The Sun. — London, England, 1820-05-30 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN. PAIILIANIENTARY INQUIRIES. MR. EDITOR—AS the Agricultural, Manufac tnring. and Commercial interests seem all desi rous of Parliamentary Inquiry, and all equally anxious for Parliamentary relief, it may be an useful hint if we can sbew them that a private Commi , ree of Inquiry in their own bosoms is likely to do them more real good, or at least will tend Inure to quiet their discontent during an un avuidable change and revulsion of circumstances, than any thing that can possibly arise from Parlia mentary investigation. We have risen to what we are under Parliamentary care, indeed to pre vent us from hurting ourselves or others, but without any of those appeals to Parliament now so loudly called for; and it is therefore more than probable OA what our own exertions have hitherto crone, they may still do. As far as na tional distress arises from circumstances witl)n ourselves, in ourselves we must seek :he re medy ; but neither we nor Patliament can remedy such portion of that distress as arises from ex ternal causes., We can neither regulate are affairs nor the policy of other nations—let us then try to regnl:oe our own. in this attempt Parliament, in. deed, may aid us, but we cerium expect either it or Government tO ork mit ar. lee, t►or ought we even to ask for their assiitance until ►ve have done all that we can do without it. 'Till then assistance would be rmrely interference ; and would probably do ri►nre barn► than good ! 4 As for AGRICULTURAL INQUIRY, it needs not the aid of Parliamentary investigation. The only immediate causes of Agricultural Distress are a fall in In . icts, and a diminished demand, without a proportional diminution of charge in raising produce, or with that charge remaining stationary, or with tbat charge inc.:easing beyond tile former ratio. let the Agriculturist ask himself can Par liament raise the price, or increase the demand ? During the War, Government went into the market with 13 or 14 millions annually. When Peace came that expenditure was unnecessary, and was draws from the market. Dirieg the War, Government was expending 150 millions au totally, including the interest paid on the National Debt. Now they only expend half that serer.-- But can Government or Parliament bring back that competition in price and demand in conseinp floe, by any other mode than that by which they were formerly occasioned—namely, by War ? If they can, let the quetiat point out the mode.— 'Tis worse than futile to deceive ourselves and others, by asserting that they can, unless those who assert it, or expect it, will say How? itilt it may be sail that Parliament can relieve the former by a diminished taxation. If by that is meant a general diminution of taxes, let ns ask ourselves where or how ? We do riot raise taxes enough for the expenditure; but where is the ex penditure to be reduced ? Can we reduce the 45 millions of interest for the National Debt ? If we do, we shall in the first place increase our paupers ; besides which we shall check present circulation, bud destroy future credit, Ate we, in fact, pre pared for the ruin that would ensue ? Then how shall we reduce the other 30 millions ? Can we take off 10 millions, or five, or ONE ? But sup pose five millions of taxes, generally speaking, could be taken off, and that diminution to be equally divided, what relief would it afford to the Farmer ? Would even a reduction of TEN mil . - lions of general taxes do the Farmer ball the good that would result from an increased demand to the amount of FIVE millions thrown into the Agricul tural market ? But some Farmers may hope that Parliament will take off the taxes that bear specifically on Farming. If Parliament does so, without being able to diminish the expenditure in proportion, then they will only rob Peter to pay Pa►►), and will take out of the consumers' pocket that money which he, otherwise, might hive spent with the Petitioner Can Parliament relirre the Farmer in regard to other charges ? Can they reduce the rents ? Can they reduce the Poors' Rates ? Can they reduce the price of articles of wear and rear in the farm house and in the field ? If ihey cannot, what then Can they do Can they grant a bounty on expor tation ? It they do, Who must pay the bounty, and who will buy ? Can they pass a new Corn Bill, and double the importation price If they tic,, will the Farmer sell wore, or as lunch Corn, when the price shall be 100 s, as now when it i. 78,!. ? It they can do none of those things with pro priety, for that is the point, what can they du ? " P;othing," I believe, must be the answer, at least nwhing in a direct wAy, though they may pass bilk on specific subjects,. But then, these subjects mug , first exist independent of Parliament. An Act ut Parliament may regulate; but Lc who expects it to create will be dis:sproiuted. Where filet, is the Farmer to look for relief answer is rei“ly—in himqeit ! If he cannot rai toots, he inti.2,t tbminiA as far as he can, his Agricultural expenses. If that cannot be (lime to the extent of giving him such profits at he hail when priers Were high, lie must then diminish Isis own expenditure, and live as Farmers lived when Aglicultural profits were no higher than at present. "This may appear harsh ; but it is only what other classes of the community are forced to do, tinder circumstances that are beyond Our im mediate control. If large farms will nut pay a money cApiral, they must be reduced so that labour will 'num a principal part of the capital. Where ever wheat cannot he raised so as to pay the ex pense, other prodoce mutt be cultivated. Lands must, 111 short, be brought back to ihrir costomary produce before the war ; and that may he done without retiograrliog in Agricultural improve m, nit ; manilal labour must be brought back to its former standard ; and fetter horses must be kept. Even whrre cat:le labour is necessary, oxen must be adopted, as far as possible. In doing all this, the tanner's son intuit give up his goo and his hunter, the farmer's daughter must give tip the ptattalorte for the churn, the drawing.toom for the dairy, and the country race ball for a Tide on Dobbin to market ; the fartnet's wife must exchange her silk gown for a Norwich s , ntr; and the tanner himsclf driA horne birewed Instead of home made port ? The remedy is desperate ; hut the disease is dettpurre ; alter all, it • 11l only be a return to that plain na tural stare whit h existed in Agriculture betore (nice(' and artificial rise in prices. Such F a rmers and their families as like n ) the remely, may decline it it they can. I test 'tot tO off. nit, to hurt their feelings ; but, if home truths probe deep, the better chance there is of curing the wound. In a future communication, I sball notice the Aittuuittaturer and Commeiciaiist, aiid remain, fl'our's, IGNOTUS. COLIONATION CLAIMS. At the Pied Poildre Court sitting b y Special Commission, and by adjournment from , last Bar tholomew Fair, for the investigation of all minor Claims at the ensiling Coronation, the following demands have been made Mr. Alderman Ho? claimed the right of pro •iding all Wood to be ►►sed in necessary articles in the department of the Groom of the Stole, and to attend the same, and to have the same for his Fee. Mr. Common Councilman SLOP claimed the right, " as his father had fought for the House of Brunswick," to be Champion, and to ride into the Hall cased in brass, offering to fight the Par son in support of his claim. Mr. Alderman SHAWL claimed the right of sup plying the necessary woman with Lawn, and claimed the same as his Fee. lie further claimed to enter the Hall as the Champion—of Reform, upon a Tothillfields charger, in the costume of a Bashaw, and ornamented with the three soldier's horses black tails which be saw in Giltspur.street, and to have the ass for his fee. Mr. Reformer and Sinecure Morrnovs, claim ed the right of presenting on Essex Cal; to his Majesty, its right of Lis manner ; and to cry Baa for his fee. The Landlord of the Saracen's Head,Snow-hill, claimed the right of bringing up all 'curious folks to see the Coronation in his own Coaches ; and for hi s f ee to h ave , as a ne w sign post, one of the portraits in the painter's show window, Ludgate bill, which at present only serves to f►ighten children. and turn the milk of the milk-m, id 3. Mr. Common Councilman Hour's claimed not to be a " myrmidon" upon this or any other occasion. Mr. PARMMAST GHERKIN claimed to supply all the pickled mushrooms from the ei , y, at the Co ronation ; but he was told that the city mush rooms are already in a sad pickle ; and having been served but are not likely to be served up. The Botley political Farmer claitned the right of brushing his Majesty's coat, previous to his Coronation; but this being inadmissible, he claim ed the right of brushing and of turning his own, with a seat in the King's Bench. He was an swered that he already enjoyed those rights ; but was allowed twopence for his fee. A Borough Member claimed the right of carry ing a Broom atter the Canopy, supported by the Barons of the Cinque Ports, and to kick up a dust for the same, and to have a fee for his dust instead of the dust for his fee. The Lord of the Manor of Glastonbury claimed the right of appearing before the King in a new White Hat ; but he was told to content himself with his Old Hat in Ilchrster Castle. He also claimed the right of taking his neighbour's wife, and of sending in a bill for eighteen month's board and lodging for his fee. This, he %vas told, be had done already ; and could not be per mitted to do so again, at least not for two veers and a half. Sir FGANKY SLYGO fled the right of grind ing all the Cakes in Middlesex at his mill of Isle worth, and to live Middlesex for his fee. Re ferred to the Bailiff of Westminster. Jourr CAM claimed the right of presenting n classical Speech to his Majesty ; and to have &elect'? e Prvfanis for his fee. Grautttl. Adjourned sine die, FOLt rMM►: SUN. Tht. Country has lately witnes sed an awful proof of the influence and effect of those demoralizing principles, which have more or less affected the security of the Altar and the Throne, and invaded the sanctuary of the domes tic hearth. While Ailieism and Infitfelity have assailed the Word of Troth, Republicanism has sapped the foundations of Liberty, and compelled oar Legislatots partially to abridge those Privi leges which could only be preserved by confining their operation within proper bounds. I have fre quently been digusted at the impotent attempts which have been made to gloss over the conduct, and extenuate the crimes of such cold blooded wietches as those who,e lives have so recently been justly forfeited to the Laws of their Couirry It is difficult to conceive from what motives such a line of proceeding can arise. There is a certain class who pretend to see no danger, although Treason unfurls its noon-day standatd, and aa,as siltation holds its midnight conferences—althongl. daily, nay hourly, the vilest attacks at e math!: upon our National Faiths, arid the Institutions of our Ancestors are ridiculed and despised. phis species of bravado is surely any thing but patrio. tism, ai.d the (fleet which is c,lculated to pro duce noon the minds of the illiterate, is truly la mentable. It is out of the course of nature that any human Institutions can when assailed, except means of resisting the assailants he resort eit to . Fl at s this been done at an early period of the French Revolution, that stain upon Ilis toty could not have brought Monarchy to the ceaffold, acrd banished Legitimate Royalty—l - noel► fess would its effects have extended beyond the im mediate scene of its crinbies and spoliat ions. To the temporising policy which was pursued when its ravages first commenced, all its subsequent hor rors may be attributed, and had the Ministers of the British Crown, oust , , a late occasion, ne glec,ed to have profited by experience, and left or dinary laws to have met extraordinary emergencies, it is more than probable, that, ere this, we should been engaged in a severe struggle for oar national liberties. Instead of the English Flag of genuine Liberty, we should probably have been compelled to have witnessed, certainly not to have fought under Republican Banners, and, the non sensical jargon of a Tribune might have usurped the functions of the British Senator. Surely it is both disingenuous and childish to instil a belief into the minds of the lower orders of the people, that any efforts which Ministers may use to de fend the Constitution against the envenomed shafts of her Republican and Infidel Enemies, are only so pinny advances towards the establishment of an arbitrary system of Government. The worst enemies to freedom are (generally speaking) those who are the most clamorous in its defence; and while they pretead to bask in its sunshine, and tight under its banner, they an trcquently instrumental in obscuring the one and thinning the ranks of the other. May 30. DRITANNICUS. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. TURA /RE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.--(First Timr), Virginins: Virginias, Mr. Kean; Appius, Mr. Rae ; Plantia, Mrs. Glover; Virginia, Mrs. West. After which, What Next ? THEATRE ROYAL, C:OVENT-GAROCa.—Vie iuiusc Virginias, Mr. Macready; Icilius, Mr. C. Kemble; Virginia, Miss Foote; Srrviu, Mrs. Faucit. After which, The Battle of Bothwell Brigg. • * e For the Sill? OWNERS' PUN MON:, &c. see the First Page. PRICE OF STOCKM TIM I,AY AT OSE o ctucn. Bank Stock 3 per Cent, Red .. 68i i Bank Lung Ann. 3 per Cent. Cons. 69i/ India Bonds .... 90s. 18s. pr. 3/ per Cent. . 77i Excli.Bil is, 2d.....1 is. Bs. pr. 4 per Cents St; 854 Cons. for Atcount .... 70144. ______ MA! LS. Mil)lin, 1 Wat•rfnrd, 1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Holland, 1 Gottenbutgli, I Frat;er. Gottenburgir, I Hantbu • sgli. HIGH WATER AT LUND( )N RRI UGE TO-MORROW. Nlurniisg, 30 minutes after 4. I Evening, 53 minutes after 4. THE SUN. acmgm Quis nicENE VALSUM AUDNAT ? LONDON, TUESIMY, [I4Y 30, 1820. We received this morning the Paris Papers of Saturday last. In the Chamber of Deputies on Friday, M. LAINB, the Reporter, made his reply at great length, respecting the Election Projet, after which the deliberation was commenced on the articles. This continuation of the discus sion may last perhaps as long as the reading of speeches on the whole Projet. After five speeches had been delivered, the discussion of art. I. was adjourned till Saturday. The following are Ex tracts : " PARIS, MAT 27.---Yesterday a deputation of the Chamber of Peers presented to the King the Projet respecting the financial accounts of ISIS, agreed to in the Sitting of Thursday. His Majesty transacted business with the Minister for Foreign Aff4ir3, and the Duke de Richelieu. The King gace a private audience to Lieutenant- General Count Rapp. " We learn from S•rasburg by the Telegraph, that the Duke d'Angoulcme arrived there on the Thursd,ty evening. About 2,000 cultiva tors escorted his Royal Highness horn Saverne to Strasburg. In the evening the whole city was " The Marchioness of Bute quitted Meurice's Hotel on Iltur;day, to return to England. " The Duke de Frias, the new Spanish Ambits , sador to the Court of Lon.lon, arrived on the 22d inst. nt :innudeaux, on kris way to Eogit'uti• " A 1. rochtoe, entitled Panorama, by M. La cretelle, :en. ha: bees zeized by order of the Pro- CU inn' du Roi, and b an d e d over to toe Jail d'lnstruction. " The Duchess de Berri gave a private ence yesterday to the Prince de Castelccal6)ll'e Neapolitan Atublasador, recently arrived fr°lll [,option. " A Colony of tcvelre Chinese, establishe'l 11 Brazil since the residence there of the 1 0 * ' ) Portugal, have devoted themselvts with SO ' 1)14 ; success to the cultivation or tea, th , it th ere : notv 3000 trees in l u ll he a ri ng , nr d the tion ptornises to become more and more f l°°l.is' ing, FIVE PPR CPNTS. Friday . 4F. GS c' FRRifl sTor:x. - Of the 22d March, 1817 lO2 f. 85 C. 22d March, 1820 9O f. 95 erg M " ADRID, MAY 16 —Arci,r ( fing I d. fft firm) Cadiz the number of persons severely W °11 : 1 1 ed by the f4l of part of the Amphitheatre at for fight, is nearly 100, of wh- on 8 )0 a re d e ' l ) upwards of 4 0 4) others wer e m o r e or less otO l ' llfie or contused. D oti " Nu F. xr stei, MAY Ig.—The Emperor -0 Empress of Austria arrived on the 13th Prague," We beg leave to direct the attention 0 ' Readers, particularly our Country Readers, t at.) Letter of our excellent Correspondent, / 0011;9 ,1 in our Paper of this day.—)t bolds forth b r i t counsel Co the modern race of Farmers an d s families, which, if adopted long ago, wO Oll r great degree have obviated those distres sesP which the Agriculturists now unavoidably ca plain. oft It was stated yesterday in a Morning r I I that when Lord Corarrots, as Cliaitmatt tit t he PITT CLUB on Saturday lasi, at Merchant 'l' tors' Hall, proposed the usual toast of the 111 , 5 : / tuition--r'' Lie PROTESTANT AS : 1 "On the North side of the Hall there were 011°9 ,,,l dozen persons seated together, who conO etic o ,, a clamorous uproar. The remainder of tbe %, patsy then expressed their dissatisfaction, " io it clamations of ! and by holding 1 1 1' e t hands, as expressive of the necessity of sil elPc sc if Now the Editor of THE Sue; can take upon hil d %!l, to say, that be sat on the North side of the to towards the middle; that he w a s a , te oliv e every thing that occurred on so interestio: s f occasion as a Festival in honour of the and most disinterested Statesman that ever ex' that lie beard no- ''clamorous uproar," 0 9(1 r , conviction is that nothing t e n di ng to suc h 11;s0 is der actually took place. The Paper alludeci ta e i cautious in its relation, for it does not state ip ° ther this imaginary " c l amorous u p r oar" f it opposition to the toast in qu es ti on , or whelbe of was a shout of applause; but as it is ge ner d rumoured that that Paper is wrongly. cool° , 0 # with C A TH OL IC INTERE S TS, /11111 IS StatlOC l) A ° , l , cate for CATH OLIC CLA3:4I, it 111BV be -11ter der that it intended to insinuate, that ts hat iA 51) 0 0 rj " a clamorous uproar" came from. such O r o sil rounded People as are not philosophic en t ea to be indifferent to the support of the F.Ts s tabl is Church, and ready to endanger its destruet i° , o ) the admission of POPERY to a share of Power, while it has the fullest toleration religious principles and ensnaring col ° 1(0 0 But if any thing of clamour could have ari s e ll the proposition of the toast, it would, we a rc ia P ,o 6 suaded, have been an unanimous shout of a:* ( i: that sitc a toast continued to be, as we (1(15 04° ' ' 1 will always remain STANIDARD. and Fs- , N TY' 4, TAL among those which belong to as an Institution tar the Protection of n dc to' of TIONAL FAITH, and the eternal exclusion arttHo' PREY from any participation in Legislativ e o sS rity. There is another point which we ( ` ' r ,so think it proper to pass over in silence. A fte doi health of the learned, amiable, and 1401 19 l; of PETERBOROUGH was drank with uttivers4 tor plause, a Gentleman expressed a desire to ca ll a song, and mentioned that of " The itiqf Igl e i Church," which was always given at the to ceill o ct , the PITT CLUB, and received not with '` uproar," as insinuated, from " some doses' Ir to but by such thunders of applause, and 5u : di' pealed acclamations, as demonstrated the tr kl io it t racter of its Members, and proved (b ejl or pf e zealous, firm, and decided supporters of ° sent Establishment i.t Church and State, slid( e Present, for if POPERY should ever regaig' f des- „l it' e in our Legislative Counsels, the won t t ,y lion would immediately commence, li" d ' ll .1041: gradual progress of conversion and on(leroi,tite r 1,5110 tits an attempt would be made wholly to 6-- „f tbe so " PROTESTANT ASCENDANCY" oae e ° props of that CONSTITUTION which t e lid 01 40 we have often said, the freest ond 1 . 1 o tt' People on earth, and the admiration ' f Countries. 141 s tet a The KING left town for Witul' ar at ;. J P afternoon boot four o'clock, escorrey ' of Lancers.