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Writinc. withrmt which mini, urp ~ ;,, SEP ENT - H E P 0 RT. rHE COMMITTEE . APPOINTED TO COI sIIDER OF THE PRESENT HIGH FKICF. OF PROVISIONS, AND TO REPORT THE SAME, WITH THEIR OPINION THEREUPON, PROW TO TIME, TO THE HOUSE :- Have proceeded to consider of the present state of the Corn Trade, with a view to inquire into the abuses.supposed to exist therein, and to examine any regulations which it might be thought expedient to propose, in order to the more regalar and satisfac tory management of the business in future : they now offer the general result of this investigation to the House, together with the evidence which has - been laid before them (to which they 'beg leave to refer for more,detailed information), with a view to prepare for the subject's being resumed, in a future Session, under circumstances, it is to be hoped, more favourable for legislative interference,. 'on a point of so much delicacy and difficulty, as the permanent re - gulation of the Corn Trade. Your Committee have found themselves obliged to confine their inquiries, principally, to the Corn Trade in this Metropolis; the s utte Of which, how ever, in seasons of dearth and scarcity like the present, cannot but have a very material effect on most of the markets throughout England. ;It 'appears froth a variety of evidence which is annexed to this Report, that, stridly speaking, there is no regulated, public corn. market at this day ex isting in the City of London ; the Corn Trade therein being wholly carried on at the Corn Ex change, in Mark-lane, which was-erected in a con fined space, and on a limited scale, about forty or fifty years ago, for the accommodation of the Factors and Dealers (who,•before that time, carried on their business at Bear Quay, exposed to the weather, and other inconveniences), at the private expence of in dividuals, and is consequently private property : that this property is divided into about eighty shares, most of which are held by Fadurs or dealers in corn ; the' estate being managed by a committee of three trustees, chosen by the' proprietors, to whom Mr. Smiton is secretary, and is likewise Inspedor of Corn Returns in London, eldted to that office by the same body of Proprietors in virtue of the statute 31 Gao.lll. c. 30. This committee have the un controuled disposal of all the stands on which the samples of corn are exposed to sale, and which are limited to the number of seventy-two ; sixty-four of them being leased to Fadors or Dealers, and the remaining eight appropriated to the rse of the Ken tish hoymen.. Although it is stated to your Cotn_ mittee, that the possession of these stands is never transferred for a valuable. consideration, as the lease would thereby be vacated ; yet there seems reason to believe, that in some instances large sums have been given for such an accommodation ; without which it appears' wholly impracticable for any one to carry on the trade of a Fador or Dealer in corn to any material extent; though the EXchanse is in. deed considered as open to all who come t 6 buy and sell ; and there are instances 'of persons attending the market at times, who bring with them their samples in their pockets. It also appears to your Committee, that the Fac tors and Dealers . are at liberty. either to expose all their samples at the same time on their stands, .or as few of them. as they think fit ; .so that in fad a buyer has no means whatever of -lodging from the appearance of the samples exposed on the stands, during any period of, the market, what the supply is :,added to which, it does not appear to your Coin.: mittee that any public authentic rn9de is at present provided for communicating to the frequenters of the Corn Exchange, what the adual quantifier. of Corn imported coastwise, or from abroad, at an; given period, really are ; nor what part of it is in a merchantable state, and fit for immediate sale ; though, it is true, that persons carrying on the business on a great scale, and having large connec tions, may, with more or less trouble and difficulty, acquire the necessary information on these points, by a reference to' the entries at the Custom-house and COcket-office, and by a comparison of different returns ordered • to be made, by law, for various purposes. It further appears to your Committee, that in some instances Fadors' import largely, and evendeal in British Corn to 'a great extent on their own ac count ; but that several of them think it more pro per - to abstain from such a pra&ice, considering, as it has been stated by some of them, " that the bu siness of a Corn-factor is perfealy distina from that of a Corn-merchant, because .a person who receives Consignments, and deals'at the same time on,his own Account, may not always be inclined to serve his employers ,with that .impartiality he • otherwise would. do." There is reason also to. apprehend, that in some instances Factors, having large quan tities of Corn of their ;own to dispose of, may be tempted to employ the superior knowledge and in. fluence they possess in the market, for the undue adVancing or maintaining the prices of the article, in times of earnest demand and inadequate supply, to the disadv::ntage of the . Public. This 'practice, however, does not seem altogether of modern date ; though your Committee think it not improbable, from the increased importations which have taken place within a few years past, that it may have been carried to a greater extent within a late period. It further appears to your 'Committee, that a pradice has prevailed, for a considerable time, of purchasing Corn with a view to sell it again in the same or some future market; at an increased price, by per son§ who are called jobbers ; but it- should seem that theso transactions principally apply to the trade in Oats ; and there, is even . a considerable difference of opinion among those who have been examined on this _point, both as to the extent of such a proceeding, and the_ number of individuals concerned. • Such being the leading faa,, as they appear upon the Evidence, your Conunittee beg leave to observe upon them : I. That the present corn Exclvinge is much too confined for the business carried on in it, which has of late years increased considerably. • That the number of stands is too small for the fair and rea. sonable accommodation of all those who may hLve business to transaa, and that consequently the pre_ NM 1 • " open one ; Competition is to a certain degree pre_ ,vented, and the Trade thrown into too few hands. That from the Exchange being private.property, and principally, in the hands of Corn-faCtors and Dealers, .there is some reason to''suspeCtipartiality in the manner of transferring'' and' leasing the stands, That considerable inconvenience results to the Pub lic from the want of a sworn Clerk or Superintend_ ant of the Market, appointed by some compe tent and impartial authority, and placed, by means of an adequate compensation for his time and trou ble, beyond the suspicion of undue influence ; by the want of an open and correil register of transac tions in the Market ; and from there being no re gular hours prescribed for opening and closing the Exchange on every market day. With a View to remedy these material inconve nierries, your Committee recommend, that effeCtu al measures should be 'adopted ; early in the next Ses sion of Parliament, for enlarging and opening the Corn-Market in, London, either by removing it to the West Side of Tower-Hill, near the River, or by extending the Exchange in Mark-Lane, by the purchase and pulling down of some of the Ware houses 'and Premises surrounding it, according to 'a plan mentioned in the Appendix, the expences of whiCh alteration might probably be provided for without much difficulty in so opulent a Metropolis; for appointing, by eleCticin of the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, or other competent and unsuspeCted au,_ thority, a proper -Clerk or Superintendant of the Marker, to be responsible to the, Corporation ; and for establishing a correft and Public Register of all transaftions therein, and regular 'hours for opening and closing the, same. 11. That it would likewise be advantageous.' to the Public, if .FaCtors and Dealers in Corn were com pelled by Law to expose all the Samples intended to . be by them offered for sale on a given day, at the same time, publicly on their Stands, at .the opening of the Market, marking on each bag the quantities to which it related ; abstrans of which marks should be delivered to the Clerk- of - the Market, for.publie inspection, before its opening ; and further, that it would, be adviseable that some, regular and Authen tic publication should take place in the Market; of the quantities of all Corn arrived coastwise, from abroad, or in the River, within a given period, either by Returns transmitted from the proper Qffi cer at the Custom-House, or Cocket-Office, to the Clerk of the Market, or otherwise, as, might he thought expedient. And, with a view to the same object, it might be proper to provide for the con stant and impartial inspedion of the quality of all Corn on hoard Ships . , or in Granaries, in order to Ascertain whether it was, or was, not, in a state - fit to be "brought into the Market for Sale and. Con sumption. ' 111. That it would be expedient to prevent Corn factors from becoming Dealer s on their own account ; and, with that view to place them on the' footing of Brokers in other Trades carried on within the City of London, by obliging them to give Bonds to the same effete. Your Committee cannot' but think, that such a regulation would be found advantageous upon the principle alluded to in a preceding page of this Report, and they have the aatisfaftiou of per_ ceiving, from the evidence of some very intelligent Factors, in a considerable line of business, that no material detriment or inconvenience could arise from it to the persons concerned if adopted, as it ought to be, with full notice, and applied to the regular and uniform course of Trade,, and not to any particular and critical emergency like the pre_ Sera. - IV. Your Committee cannot hesitate to declare an opinion, that the practice of purchasing Corn to sell it again, in the smile or some subsequent Mar ket before delivery, and consequently before the payment becomes due on the first sale, with a view to a possible advantage on the difference between 'the first and second price of the article, ought to be discouraged. If any effeEtual measures could be proposed for preventing such speculations in Coin, without materially affeding the usual course of Trade, or interfering with the fair and neeeesa ry means which must exist in conducting Com merce on a great scale, and in an advanced state of Society, they might very properly and tea- SOTtably be adopted.. For it is obvious, the Price of any Commodity must be enhanced by every intermediate profit which is talrein in its . paSsage to Consumption, beyond such as necessarily arises from the more convenient and speedy modes of conveying it from the first hand to the consumer. —Whether these .are, in particular cases,- useful . or superfluous, is matter of very difficult discrirni natibn in a Legislative point of view, and the deci sion must i 7 general depend on an examination and knowledge of an infinite variety of circumstances. — . -On one hand the Statute Law, expressly allows the buying of Corn to sell it again for profit, by the precise words, of the Ail of 31 ,GEO. HI. c. 30. sec. 2. ; and, on the other, the ancient Common Law of the Land'prohibits any one from buying of Corn, or other dead victual, in any market, and selling it again in the same marker, or within four miles of the same, which constitutes the offence of Rcgrating. It has, however, been suggested to your Committee, that considerable benefit would he derived, and no inconvenience sustained, from pro.: hibiting the re-sale of Corn in - Mark-lane till at least four weeks had elapsed from the time of the first purchase (to be ascertained by the Register, or by the Meter's Book) ; it being presumed in this case, that by the course of trade,' the Corn would have been actually delivered to the original pur_ chaser, and the price paid for it, before it could be a 'second time offered for sale, and consequently that such speculation of the kind alluded to would be much embarrassed, if not wholly prevented. This proposition is certainly deserving' of attention, and proceeds from several respeCtable quarters ; your Committee therefore think they cannot forbear to refer it to the future deliberation and superiorwis. dom of the House. Upon the whole, though your Committee are of opinion, that the state of the Corn Trade, in this Metropolis, admits of and requires regulation and improvement, with a view to the more convenient, open, fair, and satisfadory mode of carrying it on; and although they are inclined to think that prac. tices have at times prevailed, inconsistent with the perfed justice due to the Public, yet that these have extent, or to have contributed materially to enlian , :t the Price of Bread Corn to the enormous amount which it has most unfortunately maintained for 3 long time past. The original cause mist be sou ght for, principally, in the dearth and scarcity produced by such a succession of unfavourable seasons, as is not to be paralleled in the modern History of Great Britain ; which has ren&red the supply inadequate to the usual demand. Other circumstances have undoubtedly contributed in a degree to aggravate the distress the Country has been obliged to en-. dure ; the return of, Plenty will, it is hoped, re move this evil ; but your Committee cannot con clude without observing to the House, that it is during Plenty that it is most fit and safe to provide against the probable recurrence of Scarcity, by wiso regulations, by wholesome and well considered Laws, and, above all, by every praCticable and ra tional mode of encouraging and improving Agricul ture within the realm ; upon which, under Provi. deuce, every great nation must depend for its exist elite ; and without which Commerce and Manufac tures are of little comparative advantage. THE SUN. acitim gcts DlCxv.t r L 0 NDON, tf YY, iSor. TRUE: MAJESTIES and all the ROYAL FAMILY' after breakEtsting at Mr, .ROSE'S Cottage, near Christ Church, embarked in the Yachts, about rz o'clock yesterday, and immediately got under sail, with the Frigates which were to convoy therm.--- The wind was quite fair, and the weather remark ably fine : they would certainly reach Weymouth early in the afternOon. ON Thursday Mr. MERRY left Town for Finis. He reached Dovtr that night, and embarked yes terday morning in a Flag of Truce for Calais. WE have the satisfaftion to announce the arrival of the Oporto Fleet,, consisting of Eighty Sail, which passed Portsmouth yesterday for the Downs, under convoy of the Consthlice Frigate. The Hamblirgh Mail due on Wednesday, is not arrived. Mr. ADDINGTON, Chancellor of the E7,:chequer, Wgave a grand dinner y es t er d ay at his residence at imbledon.. The company who honoured the Prime Minister with their presence, agreeable to invitation, were Prince CAsTELc 'CALI, the Duke . of PORTLAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earls ezz aTH Am, Wk.. - imOR LAND, ID.. V . Nr E NT; Coutit, BERNSToR FE, Count WORONRO, C ount F. BERM- STORFF, Lord HAWICESIIHRY, Lord HARVEY, LOTCI 'HOBART, Lord PELHAM, Mr. PITT, Mr. N. VANE SITTART, and Messrs. HAMMOND and DRUMMOND. Earl ROSLYN leaves town on Monday for Wey mouth, on a visit-to His MAJ ESTY. His Grace the. Duke of PORTLAND is also going down to Weymouth. A Council on Appeals and Prize Causes waS yesterday held at 'Whitehall, Earl ROSLYN attend.. ed. 'ln several of the Papers of Lower Germany, the Conn of Sweden has been accused of not having made any efforts to defend the Sound against the English Fleet. 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