The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-07 00:00:00

hia —As the agriculteral distress fs sew folly admitted,
mid a great part of the turners are already reined, wad their
landlords (the Noblemen sad conetry GeatSemen) mere moo
be involved is similar difficulties, and the *iodises of the
Legislature sad the science of the political economises hart's(
been in vain resorted to for relief, it become* us, as resi.
dents of this greet metropolis, to coalface w►ether the
misery be likely to (Mead to osraelees. sad by what amens
the calamity may be averted. If the Mohican* awl coquetry
Gentlemen can no longer receive any, or only very reduced
rents, they easoot longer employ or pay the Lundell trades-.
sass. The machneakers seat dimmise their wartime., Om
tailors, shoemakers, lee. their the wrens sod
coffee-►ouses well be half deserted, and the waiters sad at.
teadsats, will be thrown out of employ; leanmeraide wree
mints of all description will be discharged ; mid where mad
bow are all these person! In be wealateheed ? 1 weed sot
add, that the misery will be felt throoghont the w►ole of this
now llourishing metropolis if some remedy be nut reverted
to. Now the remedy I propose to alleviate, if act wait, to
avert, the impending distress, is, tio lower labeler, sort every
article ofisoissomption that •ill admit of it, at least 110 pee
me* .Let tile eimehmalsot, the tailor, lire ahoessoluse, the
tams and stelawiteeper, mad ..nary descriptions oUillete-
keeper, lower every article 211 percent.; reface lbe wages of
sereseds of every clam 20 per cast.; let the expenses of the
law sad all other prefeesiows be redeemd in the same pro-
portion. The expeeses of {ravelling will admit of w similar
deduction, as the pommies' for hones is already redmed
one-half, and the food of man 35 or 40 per cent. Prom the
present low price of barley, and the reduction, of (All malt
tax, the brewers cameos hesitate to lower their prices. The
arm oajection I asticipme to this proposal will come fiom
the masters of the workmen (Not un thei► owe accuort, fur
they are is geiseraleidightewed wow), bet from the apparent
difficulty of reducing the wager is a plopintionate
The coachowsker, the tailor; fee •.1 tell you tint they cau-
sed adopt it (however weans' t►ey may be). because their
workanea are all is sociteses sad claire to imitations each other
if a redectioa of wages be attempted, sad that their men
will all strike work. .How the* is this• combination to he
destroyed' The aoswer is very plain sad *mole ; let their
customers lay its • sufficient yuartity of cloth* tic. for six
moothe; before the expiration of that period the fowls of
doom societies will be tabulated, sad the men ready It, voile
at web reduced prices as the redectiau of 20 per eerie. would
require, as the articles *memory It. Vie mandenartee of their
families will have experiewead a proportimmie diminution
in price, and bread sad west are already below it ; so that
iuend of weasterts of theist beteg drive. fu► rant of em-
ploymeet to their perishes, they wield be able to umintair
their families as well a. tarry did when they received higher
wages, mid paid propuesinisably higher price. for their food.
I am, Sr,
Your very °Mahout bumble nerviest,
A CITIZEN.