The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1853.
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this society may be reckoned at about six millions : those
of the missionary societies at above six hundred millions,
perhaps near to eight hundred millions. This makes a
vast difference, as touching the objects in view; and con-
templated in this light, our society appears not only com-
paratively trifling, but to many minds practically useless.
The thought intrudes, if the word be not spoken, why have
a separate society at all—why the needless expense of an
additional committee, with its rooms, and officers, and
deputations, and meetings ? Why not arrange one branch
of the great Church Missionary Societv for the carrying out of
this little Jewish work ? My lord, this is not merely
imaginary. In point of fact. those who look upon Jews
simply as sinners like Gentiles, and who look upon our
society simply as a missionary society, are not in general—
of course there are exceptions, but generally such persons
are not—found among our active supporters. The clergy
who think thus do not generally preach for our society.
The laity who think thus do not generally subscribe to
our society. There is another feature in our case which
tends to diminish the interest excited by this society, and
consequently to keep down the amount of its support. It
is this. The results of our operations, though very con-
siderable, are such as never in any one place to make any
considerable chew. When a missionary society among the
heathen proves successful, when by the grace of God upon
their proceedings converts
,are made, presently they have
a congregation of converts to shew ; because, there being
no Christian Church within reach for those converts to
join, they are compelled, by the exigencies of the case, to
form a church of themselves. But when this society, work-
ingamongJewsthroughout Christendom,proves successful;
when, by the grace of God upon their labours, converts are
made, immediately theyjoin themselves to the nearest Chris-
tian church, they become members of that church, they
are lost sight of, and the Jews' society, to which, under
the Divine blessing, they are indebted for their conver-
sion, has nothing to show. Her children are adopted by
the Christian churches on every side, and she herself,
after all the pain and labour of an anxious mother, seems
to be left in continuance without children. This makes
a vast difference, especially in the eyes of those who like
to see something for their money. Thus, both with re-
spect to the persons aimed at, considered numerically, and
with respect to the results attained, considered visibly,
our society labours under manifest disadvantages. What
is there, then, it may be fairly asked, of a compensating
character, on the strength of which we ground our spe-
cial claim ? What is there peculiar about the Jews, en-
titling a mission to them to the attention, interest an d
support of the Christian Church? To answer this ques-
tion aright, we must have recourse, not to the speculations
or reasonings of men, but to the word of God. There
we shall find the Jews spoken of as no other people are
spoken of, whether with reference to the Christian duty of
seeking to save some of them by the preaching of the
Gospel of Christ to them, or with reference to the Chris-
tian instruction in the ways of Godto be derived from their
history past and present, and from the revealed purposes
of Jehovah concerning their future-. Touching our mis-
sionary duty towards them, they present on the pages of
the New Testament a plain priority of claim on our atten-
tion and our exertions. Why, in describing the Gospel of
Christ, does the Apostle call it " the- power of God unto
salvation,/ the Jew first,and also to the Gentile ?" (Ap-
plause.) Why, in describing the judgment of God, does
the Apostle announce " tribulation and anguish upon
every man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the
Gentile ; and glory, honour, and peace to every man that
worketh good to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile ?"
Does this mean nothing ? Who will venture to say so ?
And what then. does it mean, but that even in these days
of Christian missions, and up to the great day of the
coining of the Judge, the Jews are spoken of, by the Spirit
of God, as a people distinct from all other people. Why
this should be, is another question altogether, and a ques-
tion which does not affect our argument. It may be as
difficult to say tekr they should at any time- have been a
peculiar people, as to say why they should at any time con-
tinue so. The fact that they have been such is undeniable
by all who believe their senses. The fact that they shall
continue such is undeniable by all who believe prophecy.
Our Lord himself, when announcingthe order of the great
Gospel Mission, stamped upon the Jews a clear and unde-
niable priority of claim. He said the gospel should be
preached to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem: (Hear,
and applause.) The best comment on a right and full
understanding of this will be found in the history of the
apostolical mission itself. Dr. M`Neile here showed that
the Apostles commenced to preach at Jerusalem, so that
in the first instance, geographically, chronologically, that
was adhered to. Whatdid Paul, the apostle of the Gen-
tiles, do ? At each place he visited, Antioch, Thes-
salonica, and Berea, we found by the Scripture
record that he first entered the synagogues.
So much, he said, for our missionary duty towards the
Jewish people. And now with reference to the instruc-
tion in the ways of God which we receive from their past
history, their present position, and their future prospects,
as delineated on the page of prophecy. I request atten-
tion to an apparent inconsistency in the language. of St.
Paul concerning them. Speaking of them as his own
flesh, or his kinsmen after the flesh, he expresses earnest
anxiety about the possibility Of saving some of them. He
says,.Rom. xi. 14 : If by any means I may provoke to
emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of
them." And yet he asserts positively in the same chapter that
"all Israel shall be saved.'" Does not this look like a contra-
diction ? Or, if not a contradiction in terms, yet some want of
sincerity in the Apostle. If he had full and sincere confi-
dence in the assurance tnat all Israel shall be saved, whence
his anxiety, and why in that anxiety should he propose as his
object the saving of some?' And on the other side, if be con-
templated indeed the possibility, and only the possibility, of
saving some and only some, how then could he absolutely
assert, as he does, that all Israel shall be saved ? This
apparent' difficulty leads to-real instruction. The early. Chris-
tian writers in the Western Church had a saying, which was
forced upon them by such seeming contradictions—" Distin.
guile tempora, et coneordabunt Scrippene.,,..Distinguisli the
periods referred to, and then the Scriptures will harmonise."
The history of the Jews must be divided into three great prin-
cipal periods :—First, the period of typical religion, which
hadjust expired in the days of St. Paul; second, the period
of dispersion and degradation, which had just then com-
menced, and is not yet ended; and, thirdly, the period of
national pre-eminence and glory, which is to begin when their
king shall appear in his glory, that is, when Jesus of Nazareth,
the king:of the Jews,. shall return from heaven, in like
manner a& he was seen going away into heaven. When St.
Paul expresses his anxiety about saving some, lie speaks of
the second period,.during which the nation is dispersed and
degraded, but during which it is possible that some in-
dividuals from amongst them may be saved, Blindness
is indeed-come upon them but not necessarily on-. them all.
It is only in part; and not for ever, but only for a-time.
Then lie speaks of the third period, when, as he says, the
Redeemer shall come to Zion, when the blindness shall
be removed, and. so " all Israel shall be saved." It is a
bright, and.blessed thing, in the midst of darkness and diffi-
culty and discouragement, to see and know that there shall be
a prosperous and happy termination of it all. But while this
cheers and animates in the anticipation of the future, it does
by no means emancipate from the calls of urgentduty for the
present. This-describes exactly the position which St. Paul
occupied, and which we, after his example, desire to occupy
with reference to-the Jews. Darkness, difficulties. and dis-
couragements abound, for they area rebellious,stubborn, and
prejudicedrace. There is a bright prospect for them for the
future opened and certified by the same word of prophecy.
This is cheering in the anticipation •, but it by no means in-
terferes with the urgency of present duty towards them. All.
Israel shall be saved ! yes, at the Lord's coming, and without
any instrumentality or co-operation of ours. But in the mean
time, before He comes, how can and of them.be saved except
by our-instrumentality? There is but one. Saviour, and but
one saving faith, whether for Jew or Gentile, and there is
but one way of propagating that faith. It comes by hear-
ing—by hearing the Word of God.. Thus our attention
is. fixed upon present duty towards the Jews as in-
dividuals, if by any means we may save some, and our
hope is-fixed upon the sure word of prophecy concerning the
Jews as a nation, that all Israel shall be saved. Now, my
lord, whether we are able to point out any logical connexion
between the two things or not, we-cannot be mistaken with
regard to the matter of fact, that whenever this view of the
subject is taken, and this distinction between the Jewish
periods past, present, and future is entered into; there the
whole question is invested with an additional and an ani-
mating interest. Instead of dwindling into comparative in-
significance as a mere handful of people contrasted with the
masses of heathenism, the Jews. becme °magnified in our
eyes as God's witnesses in the earth,, monuments of the se-
verity of his chastisement, pledges of the unchangeableness
of his love. We trace them in all history. We behold them
in all nations. And need I add, that they occupy a most
conspicuous prominence in the field of prophecy? Throughi
-
out the sacred Scriptures, other nations and other topics-
are subsidiary to these. If Sennacherib, the Assyrian,'
be introduced, it is only that he may perform Jehovah's
pleasure upon 'the Jews. If Nebuchadnezzar, the Chal-
dean, be presented to our view, it is only that lie may
execute the predicted judgments on the Jews. If Cyrus,
the Mede, be a subject of prophecy. it is only that he
may liberate the Jewish captives, and give orders for the
re-building of the Jewish-temple. And, in the prophecies
which remain still to be fulfilled concerning the mountain of
the Lord's house in the top of the mountains; whatever may
be the prelude, whatever introductory notices may be- given
concerning the calling of the Gentiles, or the resurrection of
the Church; whatever tones of terrible solemnity may be
sounded announcing the destruction of Antichristsand his
confederacy of apostate nations, the sacred harp seems
never to rise to its true and real richness of harmony, never
to vibrate in its perfection of bright and joyful anticipation;
never to swell into. the full diapason of rapturous vision, till
its theme is,—the King, the King in his beauty, the King in
his gory, and,. Jerusalem, the city of the great King, the resi-
dence of Messiah, the joy of the whole earth. (The reverend
gentleman resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic applause.)
At the conclusion of Dr. M'Neile's address, a hymn was
sung, in order to allow the collection to be made.
The Rev. JOHN Scorr, London secretary to the society, on
rising, was received with applause. He said, at so late a
period of the evening, he did not feel warranted in entering
so fully into the subject of the society's operations as he
would otherwise have felt called on to do. After the eloquent
address of Dr. M'Neile this was the less necessary, as in that
address the sympathies of Christians had been so eloquently
besought for the Jews. He gave an interesting description of
the operations of the society in different localities, including
the missionary stations in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, and
Jerusalem, in all of which he traced the beneficial effects of
their operations. He concluded his address by an earnest
appeal to the sympathies of the audience on behalf of Jewish
conversion.
Dr. KERNS followed, and likewise apologising for any
attempt at making a protracted speech at so late a period of
the evening, contented himself with narrating some of the
more important facts which bad fallen under his own obser-
vation in connexion with the society in America.
Dr. WNRILR moved the thanks of the meeting to the
Lord Bishop for the uniform kindness lie manifested, and for
the trouble he took in presiding over so many of their meetings.
The Right Rev. CHAIRMAN expressed ihis gratitude for
the compliment paid to him, and begged to assure the meeting
that he looked on it as both a duty and a pleasure to come
among them.
The meeting then broke up.

THE CITY oP GLASGOW steam-ship arrived in the Mer-
sey on Saturday, from Philadelphia, with a large number
of passengers and $lOO,OOO in specie on freight.
WELLINGTONAND BLUCHEIL—The celebrated pictureof
the meeting of the heroes of Waterloo will be on view at
the Lyceum only two days longer, as it will be removed
on Thursday.
TESTIMONIAL.—A handsome set of silk robes has been
presented to the Rev. T. Robinson, incumbent of St. Bar-
tholomew's Church, by the head teachers of the day-schools,
and the late mistress of the girls'-school, in connexion
with the church.

DEPARTURE OP TUE AFRICA.-- On Saturday, the British
and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Capt.
Harrison, sailed from the Mersey for New York, with the
usual mails for the United States and British North
American provinces, 140 passengers, and a large and
valuable cargo of general merchandise on board. Amongst
the Passengers per the Africa were his Excellency the Pe-
ruvian Minister of Finance, and suite,and Sir Allan 111`Nab.
LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY--Those who can
appreciate the beauties of instrumental music in the per-
fection arising from the combination of first-rate talent,
will, this evening, have an opportunity such as is rarely
afforded. The London Orchestral Union comprises the
most finished performers on each instrument, and from the
excellent training which they have had together, the
result is, the...most exquisite harmony.

Scitlis'
Guist AND MARIo.—The great feature at Mrs. givie
brick's annual concert on Monday next, at the IC_,l"itable
Hall, Bold-street, will be the singing of these la.- cops
artistes. Madame Grisi will give Casta Diva, the fata
song in the opera of Norma. o,;fi t 11,rew
ST. PAUL'S, PRINCES' PARK.—The Ina, ."-- Cell ,111.•
organ at this church was opened on Saturday bY 31,
John Evans, the organist. We may con e
Campbell, the donor, on the excellence of his gilt, "the
reflects great credit on Mr. Banfield, of Birmingliata,
builder. ..-, I,y, E' id
DEATH OF ALDERMAN HOLMES.--JOIM rioi..-e,,)
alderman, and one of the oldest 'members of the Tertla
Council, died on Saturday,at his residence,No.ll, Ec dot
Brow, in his 80th year. The deceased was the fatherdeacel
of a Yorkshire family ; but nearly a century ago istrade
with the Isle of Man, which his sons may
settled in Liverpool, and entered into the herring „j
to have monopolized. They have, however, heell so
netted with the Isle of Man for a great many year of
Mr. James Holmes, the third of the four brotherS,th
whom the alderman was the second, has long plod.the
head of the principal banking establishment in the itli
Alderman Holmes was for many years a partner pith
his brother Henry, who diedabout five years a`r°' J
1. , sa
amassed
great wealth, not only by their ban,"l2s dye.
herring business, but the manufacture of a celebraw",_,, oil
The deceased was for thirty years connected with ta1.„61
Highway Board, and he has been member of the Cou'o
536
since the passing
of the Municipal Reform Act iit 1 „irk,
the time of his death. He represented Evertou aad,,,,P; for
ahnost be 5;
dale Ward for many years, but latterly he was we'll"- for
St. Paul's Ward. He was also the senior magistrate t
the borough. He was elected mayor in 1849. The flag 501
the Town-hall has been lowered half-mast in memorY, A
the deceased, whose vacant place at the Council Para ""
most likely be filled at the meeting on Saturday.
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LATEST INTELLIGE EEC

MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER •24'

BY ELECTRIC TELEG-RAf;etli
LONDON.—On 'Change, the Tallow market 6005, pig
at rather lower priees ; 68s. 3d. on the spot. Rote.
Iron active at 675. to 675. 6d. cash ; mixed nun'bc,ll.r Oa,
The Sun says, it is rumoured "that the Era',"th
Empress of the French will visit London next 111,°1;,,;•ter',
preparations are stated to be making, in official.,„%ollf
for their reception, which will, no "doubt, be
splendid as far as the city is concerned."

THE EASTERN QUESTION. desrateb
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING.—The mysterious ~repl,l
from St. Petersburg is now said to be the EttiPer°r'oll.
to the collective note of the French and Englis,ntestst;
ments. Nothing positive is known as to the "'
but the belief still prevails that they are not Pl,esl;pl.4
Another account says, that the Emperor of ligssitted
to the collective note of England and France iS
refer to the interference of those powers, in ter e•
siderable bitterness ; and that, after alluding ill
disappointment to the failure of the attempts atlo-hiel`
tion, for which it gives Russia alone the credit; ea°
instead of tending to an arrangement, have only se' rend
GI
widen the breach between Russia and TurkeY•
rates the hopes formerly expressed, that 80g1,,450:
France will cease to interfere in a quarrel
concern them, and concludes by declaring, that as
the Czar himself, he has a sacred duty to perfora, otea
he is bound to carry out to the end. The above is fert,il4
to be an outline of the note; but great mystery 1b
on the subject, and nothing positive has tranaPire"*.ti,ll/
mediation of Prussia is declared, on good author:oo
have been accepted by England, France, and -76111/e
Expressions-of a hope that the peace of Eurore nf tbo
maintained, are still attributed to the Emperer
fof
French, and some of his Ministers.
The negotiations in London of a• Turkish Rotalr
£2,500,000, at 10 per cent., is mentioned in the
tinople letter of the Times. tyP
which
The Russian troops are suffering dreadfullyfrondent,
VIENNA, SUNDAY EVENING.— The- correspothe Morning Chronicle telegraphs, "Constantinpled,p
inst.—The combined fleets have passed through ° e
danelles ; they will proceed up to Constantinople °l3
one. Hostilities are to commence forthwith." .og,
BUCHAREST, OCT. 15.—Omar Pasha is PreP,r,-.10_4(e
cross the Danube, near Ibraila and Widdin. Bnu"-;I2P.
been constructed to the islands nearly opposite those
which Turkish troops already occupy. rota:
A second edition of the Times states, that St. Petece bect,
advices of 15th and 17th say, the Minister of Piol-nritis?,
by command of the Emperor, assured the leading 'leo'
firms that the persons and property of British 10101
would be protected'; and that it was not his intell. 1,00
the event of hostilities, to detain British ships by
stloio
provided the British Government did the same bY
b'rr
vessels. Ile
The Sun city article mentions a rumourthat tg.
tish ambassador was preparing to leave St. Peters

IsTEWMARRET, OCT. 24.
CRITERION STAKES.—PDReIOIII, 1; Itosalille,2.
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HANDICAP PLATE.—Gladiole, 1. Eleven ran.
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LATEST BETTING. . oreStr 50
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STA KES.-10 IG against mo;
11 to 1 against Nabob; 12 to I against Sealiorse, ta bv;i3
d Gene b°
1 against Balrownie ;20to I against Cineas an ajort,,,v
taken ; 30 to 1 against Talfourd and Indian "'„,„" jost
taken ; 40 to 1 against Grey Tommy; 50 to 1 s.-7 sg'"
pheasant ; 60 to 1‘ against Little David; 500 t°
Mountain Deer. ixoto 1° agaUP
DERBY.-40 to I against Atlantic, taken; I
Game Lass, taken.
Brgr. ent
FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE ---itmprovo
English Securities are very steady, at a t Pet?,
Consols opened Pli buyers ; and although 101 S V 1
partially affected by the afternoon news, were event as%
40/
t sattl
supported. Railway Shares quiet and steadY, *b- ataw•-_,
quotations. Gold, Land, and Bank Shares life/lt—vree-4
change. In the Foreign market, Russian yieldi9gl":"4 fee'
of sales declined.Dper cent. Mexican
that a dividend will immediately be paid. P
CLOSING PRICES. 5150
Consols, Account .. 91i ilßank Stock ........ .
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Three&Qrper Cents 921 that
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FOREIGN STOCKS.
Mexicans
Do. Threes
Spanish Deferred 2li Swedish ..... .. • • •
Do. Threes 44
RAILWAY
Amberg.,Nottivigham,
and E. Junction —
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian .. 4S 91

1 4
SHARES. ,
London &N. Mesw, 10 41
London & S. Westerti
Manches., Shelf., ain
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Lincolnshire ..... •• 51
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Midland Halves.•••
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Do. Preferen,,..6lo
Norfolks ........ •• •
North Staifordsliirf,;,
'Shrewsbury and PP
mingham ... .. •• r. !"/
Do. L. &N. IN- gus•er 2 ;
S. Eastern and Do, I.
York, Newcastle, all 6,
Berwick .. •• • •• •
Do. Extensg"„
Do. Prefefe°o'l 414111
York and N. 311d„18,e
Do. Prefere'"
SHARES. „
Noveau Monde Nugget ........ •"„ /
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Cordeliera
Ave M-aria
Carson's Creek
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Port: Philip
LAND SE:AR:SS.
AusralianAgricultural 32 4 (Peel River ...••' z
S. Australian Invest. 14 iSoutli Australian
Crystals

Do. Preference 9- 8-
East Anglian
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 6O 2
Eastern Union A -
Ditto B and C
Edinburgh•& Glasgow 57 9
Great Northern 74 5
Do.
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Great Western
Lanc.andyprkshire. 6ii 2

Do. Fifths 1 i
Leeds Northern —
London,Brighton,and
South Coast 93 4
MINING

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CORN MARKET. fvs dli
We have a scanty show of English Wheat, I,ll`, )dirtillClef
of Foreign, The trade opened firm, and prices tts, u'os;
to 25 per quarter; Foreign held firmly at full tern: IV lot
and Beans sold slowly, but rates are maintaiaett;ter 00100
trade is firm, at an advance of 6d. to Is. per 4_l, tie
Monday's prices. Peas sold steadily. TOvrar'o to'',
English, Foreign, and cargo Wheat was taken at coct
of 2s to 3s per quarter. Fine malting BarleY,4s6'
36s to 465. Oats 6d to. Is decline. for e 6
,
.
English. Irish. O 'n"
Wheat ........ 1913 SSEn
Barley 2420 400 169..,
Oats l3B 10407 II
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Malt 3766 64
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Beans .........
Peas 251 101 'lle°
Flour ...... 3806 0
iof r ar,
From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.—The 5 se eve
211' de, P'
from Essex and Kent very small, and sold at a 10— r„ eiel ce,
advance upon prices of Monday last. Having ',O 1, Don07.
ance of country buyers, a good retail businegosill:cer cl t
san advance-of 3s upon last Monday's rats to 'l5 per 5s c 1;
fully last week's terms. Beans scarce: go/ is ri2e
dearer. White Peas unaltered in value; nlOll.
higher. Oats Is to 2s dearer. Town.rnau'
higher ; barrel is dearer.

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LONDON WOOL SATO. 0'" od "Of
ices dgo oti t
The sales progress very heavily, and l'ro-td,l° veil i 0
declined to-day; inferior Wools are 241 to ,14„, was foree
to 2d under the previous series. The bido"yTuclibe
and the sales of 2,000 bales not got throug.
o'clock, nearly two hours over the usual ti". 5°
' rr• ilgs'ok
PRODUCE M 110', yellos 445,j 0
- ' no. InPs 44 ;4
Sugar: Several sales of Foreign in I)°,•own Lu aro' is %
225. to 265. Refined is little wanted. o,ed , The
tois tee
Coffee : Little passing, but no decline. ~,l‘., . East iand 11
good, and prices are well supported. l'i'deicancl, "
are demand. Cotton: There is little
tifi'
are unaltered.
TALLOW INlAltit"' casks 53",.1e5016
07 146 he
The stock is 22,573 casks, against - , ~ 474
last year; deliveries 3,882 casks, ,
4
time last year. ---
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lARKET. . to i ,
CATTLE 3 dil ,
against -,
Beasts and Sheep sold more rea ),
uanndultienres3. 0
4,
4,41
at advanced prices. The Calf trade is
25 ~, to .
1,
Beef 2s (Id to 4s 6,1 I Veal ...... _ tcCl t 4:
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Mutton
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Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts..
Cambridge,
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ampton Beasts .......
Scotch Beasts ...................
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Do. Calves ...................... . •
Do. Pigs
Spanish Beasts
Do. Sheep
French Beasts

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MANCHESTER STOCK ENCIIAS pst
Eastern Counties, midland,
11' •58# I ; SOOll
and Dover, 17 5-16.

LEEDS STOCK EXCHANG"' hiVesle
Laneashi re andYorksh i re, (11i ; London and 1`1""
101 i; South Eastern and Dover, 17 3-16.

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