TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1831. INSOLVENTS. BAKER, T., Folkestone, Kent, carpenter. merchant. BANKRUPTS. BACON, J., Worthing, Sussex, wine-mer. CUTBUSH, W., Wilmington-square, Clerk- CALVIN, J., Worcester, hatter. CLEMENTS, G., West Derby, and W. Cle- EGGLETON, H. D., Charles-street, Trevor- GREGORY, W., Leeds, lace-dealer. HOLLINGS, J., Morley, Yorksh. grocer. MARTIN, C. E., New-st., Dorset-sq., Mary- MASSEY, G. L., Portsea, linen-draper. SAXON, J., and W. Royston, Handforth, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. tanner. LONDON MARKETS. MARK-LANE, CORN-EXCHANGE, DECEMBER 19.—Our supplies, since this day se'nnight, of English wheat, barley from all quarters, English oats, peas, and seeds, have been but limited; of Irish, Scotch, and Foreign wheat -English, Scotch, and Foreign beans-Irish and Scotch oats-English, Irish, Scotch, and Foreign flour, and Foreign seeds-moderately good. This day's supply of beasts was great and good, but though it is considered to have been that of the great Christmas market day, it was neither greater nor of better quality than that of this day se'nnight, especially when it is considered that about 800 of the beasts were turned out unsold from last week's markets. but fully equal to the demand. The trade The supply of small stock was rather limited, from Friday's quotations. At the cattle show, was throughout dull, at but little if any variation those of the prize beasts that have been sold have produced about 4s. 8d.; of the prize sheep, 5s. to 5s. 4d. per stone. Beasts, 3,549; sheep and lambs, 16,880; This day's market was tolerably well at-calves, 110; pigs, 150. tended by the buyers of London and its vicinage, but very thinly by those who reside far from town. As the supply of English wheat was limited, and the duty on that of Foreign growth 25s. 8d. per quarter-a rate that is next to prohibitory, the wheat sellers were, at MARK-LANE.-Friday, Dec. 23. The supplies this week are moderate, but the commencement of the market, rather the market is dull at Monday's prices. stiff to advanced prices; but as these were, if at all, submitted to in but very few instances, the trade throughout might be considered as dull. With wheat, barley, oats, rye, malt, seeds, and flour, at last week's prices; with beans and peas at a depression of from 18. to 25. per quarter. In seeds exceedingly little was doing. THE FUNDS. 3 per Cent Cons. shut. Consuls for Account (Thursday), 84. UNPARALLELED! CRUIKSHANK'S Illustrations of a POLITICAL ALPHABET; with 32 pages of letter-press. Fifth edition, corrected. Price 6d. ! Each engraving is worth the price exacted for the pamphlet.-Satirist. The illustrations by George Cruikshank are sketched in his best style. The work pleased us for very laughter.-Entertaining Press. Droll and appropriate. We dare say it will become a horn-book with the multitude.Atlas. This pamphlet, with its notes and pungent graphic illustrations, is even more dangerous and powerful than the Lord Chancellor himself, to all who deal in boroughs, pensions, or sinecures.-Morning Advertiser. This day is published, price only SIXPENCE, a New Edition (the Firth) of COBBETT'S TRIAL, with extracts from the Preface to the American edition. The true history of the Special Commissions comes out here. The report of this deeply interesting trial ought to be read by every man in England. The price is but Sixpence, and it is more than worth the money.Manchester Advertiser. Also, for December, price only SIXPENCE, Effingham Wilson has just published, in a handsome 8vo volume, illustrated with numerous spirited etchings and wood engravings, HE PARSON'S HORN-BOOK. By the Price 10s. 6d. bound in scarlet cloth. CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. FACTS RELATING TO THE PUNISH- Also, by the same Author, I. SWING UNMASKED; or, the Causes of Rural Incendiarism. A true picture of the state of things in the rural districts.-Spectator, Dec. 18, 1831. II. Second Edition, price 3d., or 2s. 6d. per dozen, A clever, interesting, and useful pamphlet. Containing 48 closely-printed pages. Amongst other articles will be found:-A Full History of the Internal Management of "The Times" newspaper; "this is an ex--Times, Nov. 22. traordinary exposé.' POLITICAL UNIONS, London: Effingham Wilson, 88, Royal with a great variety of information. With Exchange. this Number is given GRATIS eight pages extra! MR. W. EAGLE'S PAMPHLET. This Magazine should be in the library of the rich and the poor.-Morning Advertiser. London: W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row; Just published, the fourth Edition, Price 6d, J. Cleave, 27, King's-street, Snow-hill; Wat son, 33, Windmill-street, Finsbury; Purkiss, Wardour-street; Clements, Little Pulteneystreet; Richard Gorway, 11, Crown-street, Soho; W. Lovett, 19, Greville-street, Hattongarden, and all Booksellers. A TITHES are the PROPERTY of the PUBLIC and of the POOR, with additional observations. LEGAL ARGUMENT, showing that Saunders and Beuning, 43, Fleet-street, END OF VOLUME LXXIV. Pritted by William Cobbett, Johuson's-court; and published by him, at 11, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. POLITICAL REGISTER. VOLUME LXXV. FROM DECEMBER 31, 1831, TO MARCH 31, 1832. INCLUSIVE. LONDON: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 11, BOLT COURT, FLEET STREET. 1832. TABLE OF CONTENTS. VOLUME 75. No. 1.-Manchester Lecture, No. I.-Pretty, No. 8.-To Mr. Denison on the Church.-Pe- No. 2.-Manchester Lecture, No. II.-Charley No. 3. Manchester Lecture, No. III.-Tithes Anatomy. No. 4. To Mr. O'Connell on his Speech against No. 6. The Church in Danger.-To the Hamp- No. No. No. No. No. tition to Parliament for the Abolition of the Protestant Church Establishment in Ireland. - Church Reformer's Magazine.Debate on Tithes.-Burdett become an Aristocrat. Rotten Borough of Westminster. 9.-Cholera Morbus.-Irish Lamb.-Rich and Poor.-Law Reform Commissioners' disregard for the Property-Rights of the People.-Huddersfield Petition.-Amusing Trial.-New House of Commons.-Irish Tithes.-Debate in the Lords.-Change of the Wind. VOL. 75.-No. 1.] LONDON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31st, 1831. ERRORS IN LAST REGISTER. p. 770. Five lines from bottom, read early rising, and not "early hours." p. 771. First line, second paragraph, read far, and not "for other matter." p. 798. Last line, first paragraph, docks and not" dark." not p. 799. Read Right Honourable ruiner, and Manchester, 27th Dec. 1831. [Price Is. 2d with regard to the line of conduct which I intended to pursue relative to matters connected with the election, whenever it should take place, at Manchester. This, however, was not all that it became me to do, having come two hundred miles from London, and in the face of the cholera morbus. In short, it was determined by myself, as well as by friends here, that I should give SIX LECTURES, at the Minor Theatre in this town, on the 26th of December and the five succeeding evenings; in order that I might, in person, from my own lips, and in the hearing of the inhabitants of this great scene of industry and seat of intelligence, maintain the truth, the soundness, the justice, the necessity, and the easy practicability of the THIRTEEN PROPOSITIONS which I put forth some time ago addressed to the reformers of HAVING received the Bishop's Prayer Manchester, and which gave such great and Charley's Rescript at Birmingham, I offence to old SERJEANT BEST, and to felt bold, as Jonathan says, clapped them LORDS FALMOUTH, CARNARVON, and into my side-pocket, as near to iny heart LYNDHURST. Accordingly, upon last as possible, and on I came to face the evening I gave the first lecture, of which cholera morbus. I arrived at Manchester I am now about to insert a report, as on Wednesday, the 21st December; on correct as my memory will enable me Friday evening I met a committee of to make it. These are called lectures, clever, public-spirited men, who are though they are in fact speeches. To making preparations for those measures give the exact words is what I by no which are necessary to the causing of means pretend to do. The substance is me to be elected a member for this town. all that can be interesting to the reader, I was very much pleased with the con- and that I shall give with tolerable corduct of these gentlemen, generally young rectness. My intention is to publish all men, and I was particularly pleased at these six lectures in the Register sucthe absence of those things which indi- cessively, one week after another. My cate a love of drink. I should despair readers will then have before them, not not only of effecting any good myself, only a clear statement of my intentions but also of seeing any good effected by and my resolution with regard to my any-body else, if I had been invited to a own conduct, as connected with this recommittee engaged in this business, form; but they will also be in full posshowing a fondness for that species of session of the motives by which I am : indulgence which is at once the disgrace actuated and of the grounds upon which and the ruin of every cause into which I proceed. In short, these lectures, it at all intrudes itself. To these gentle- when completed, will form my declaramen, I shortly, yet explicitly, stated my tion to the country; my declaration to views with regard to the duties which the people and to the peers and the would impose themselves upon a mem- King (if they think it worth while to ber of a reformed Parliament, and also attend to it), of what SHALL BE B |