40s. to 50s.; Barley, 22s. to. 278.; Peas, 26s.; and Oats, 20s. to 24s. per quarter. Wisbech, Oct. 11.-We had but little doing in the Wheat trade, prices much the same as last week. Mustard-seed a trifle higher for best quality; Rape-seed without alteration; and Oats rather brisker demand, but not higher. Boston, Oct. 8. We have had a plentiful supply of Wheat at this day's market, particularly the New, and sold as follows:-Wheat, 42s. to 49s.; Oats, 18s. to 22s.; Beans, 33s. to 36s.; and Barley 22s. to 28s. per quarter. Wakefield, Oct. 10. The arrivals of Wheat this week are rather large, but of other descriptions of Grains the supply is small. 'Old Wheat and fine New were in re quest, and fully supported last week's prices; but inferior sorts of New were difficult of sale, and rather lower. No alteration to note in Barley or Oats. Shelling being scarce, was taken off at an advance of 6d. to 1s. per load. Malt very dull sale, and lower. Rapeseed was much in request, at the prices of last week. Malton, Oct. 11.-Our market continues without any variation in the prices of Grain since last week. Wheat, Old, 54s. to 56s.; New ditto, 48s. to 50s: per quarter, five stone per bushel. Barley, 26s. to 28s. per quarter. Oats, 10d, to 101d. per stone. t BUTTER. 1 About this time last year, an individual purchased more than 100,000l. worth of Butter, on spe culation; and a great many others purchased smaller quantities, in-duced by his example. It was 260 found, however, that the stock was 21,580 too heavy and prices too high, to board, Carlow, 78s. to 80s.-Waadmit of any advance: and the terford, 74s. to 76s-Dublin, 75ś. speculation failed. And yet, with-Cork, or Limerick, 72s. to 73s. prices quite as high, and the stock Landed: Carlow, 80s. to 82s.— greatly surpassing that of last year, Belfast, 78s. to 80s.-Dublin, 77s. there have now been persons des- to 78s Waterford, 75s. to 77s.— perate enough to enter into ex- Cork, or Limerick, 74s. to 758.--tensive engagements. If the con- Dutch, 88s. to 92s.--Other foreign, sequences fell upon themselves about equal in quality to Waterford or Limerick, 66s. to 70s.; and alone, they In CHEESE. There is still a brisk demand for every thing good. Old Cheshire New they might be left, to bear them: but it is not so: a numerous of this there is a great abundance. class of industrious men are injured by their proceedings. other branches of trade the merchants employ the brokers, but in this trade the brokers employ the merchants : nay, in some instances, they set them going, and keep them (fine), 78s. to 82s.; good, 70s. to going, as long as they find them use-s 76s.; new, 58s. to 64s. ful, and then suffer them to fall back Derby, 56s. to 645.-Double Glouinto their original insignificance.cester, 58s. to 64s.; Single, 48s.. These brokers are clever fellows, and are every way qualified for making use of such instruments. It is not an uncommon thing to hear them boast of their own gains, and at the same time laugh at the losses of the merchants. Under such cir cumstances, it is no wonder that prices rise one day and fall t the next any apparent cause: and we shall not be surprised, even now, though every thing seems to 60s. POTATOES. SPITALFIELDS.→→→per Ton. Ware 10 ....£20 to £3.15/ Middlings....1 10 115 Chats. .1 10 0 0 A against it, if an advance take place HAY and STRAW, per Load. Smithfield.-Hay....84s. to 97s. Straw...40s. to 46s. Clover..90s. to 105s. St. James's.-Hay....75s. to 110s. Straw...42s. to 54s. Clover 100s. to 120s. Whitechapel.--Hay....80s. to 110s. Straw...40s. to 46s. Clover..90s. to 126s. HOPS. Maidstone, Oct. 9. were fortunate in growing some are all offering their samples at market, but we scarce hear of a sale being made. The prices asked are from 107. to 147. per cwt., which the buyers at present not being inclined to give, nothing is done, Duty called 20,000l. Worcester, Oct. 4.-Only one pocket of Worcester Hops of this year's growth has yet been brought to this market, for which 127. 12s. to 147. 14s. have been offered, but it has not yet been sold. Prices are rather flatter, and the sale is dull. 1822, 87. to 10l. 10s. 1821, The Hop picking and packing is now quite over, and the few planters that 41. 6s. to 51. $ VOL. 48.-No. 4.] LONDON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1923. [Price 6d. Published every Saturday Morning, at Seven o'clock. ΤΟ THE PEOPLE OF KENSINGTON, CHELSEA AND FULHAM, of Monday last, at Bow-street, proves, however, that their extor tion has been such as to match their long and well-known inso→ lence. This decision and the proceed On the Extortions and the Inso-ings which led to it are of great lence of the Turnpike-Toll importance to the whole kingdom, Collectors and Renters; and and especially to those who live also on the conduct of the Trus- in the vicinage of the metropolis, tees of the Turnpike Roads. all round which this extortion has been so long in practice; but, Kensington, October 23, 1823. perhaps, of all the numerous vil MY NEIGHBOURS, lages in this immense circle, none have suffered more injury from THE insolence of many of the gate-keepers on the roads of these this cause than the three villages populous villages has long been mentioned at the head of the Leta subject of complaint with those ter that I have now the honour to whose affairs compel them to go address to you; that is to say, of through the gates; but, until of all the King's Christian subjects, late, it does not appear to have none have suffered more from been suspected, that they were this impudent system of Jewish guilty of extortion to any con- extortion than we have. siderable extent. The decision A circumstance which adds G Printed and Published by J. M. COBBETT, No. 183, Fleet-street. P considerably to the indignation that | tion pinches a description of perwe naturally feel on the occasion, sons, who, above almost any class that I know of, merit, not only protection from wrong, but all the encouragement which the rich are is, that the injury, the loss, from this scandalous system of extortion has fallen chiefly upon the 1 owners of ass-carts and one-horse able to bestow on them. For, here carts. I am aware, that, ulti- is a class of men, just emerging, mately, and generally speaking, just raising their heads up above the toll, like most taxes, falls upon the state of mere daily labour; the consumer. A carter, who was just beginning to get a little probargaining with me, the other perty; just beginning to conceive day, about bringing a load from a hope of being able to secure Isleworth, reminded me of the themselves and their children from tolls he had to pay; and, he told the pauper-list; and, building this me, that if I would pay the tolls, hope, too, not on the chapter of gamble of any sort, but on the acquirements of their incessant labour. Extortion is always hate he would do the job for so much. I; therefore, in that case, paid the tolls. But, in the case of hay, straw, garden-stuff, carriers' loads, ful; it is always worthy of severe reprobation and punishment; it is in its very nature excessively and the like, where there is no bargain to be made with a particalar person, the toll falls upon odious: what, then, must it be, greater part of cases, the extor- and exemplary families a pound |