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ladded er of 104 Imo each an extent, ln 119 *WI,*
• "It took platy to the prim, that tam,. milleralpfefwggp.
• ty issjored, and Several totally ruined.
I,le nets fur theports of this country tate4l6l.l,
did not operate in lenteeari N—No; it has been risiihilled far
years rnanAfactured foreign coat -is admissible into
bailout, at any time.
.Lia what part of the rot was this orderiseuei —I casnit
paw retiolleet; it was early in the year.
Was Pattleneent sitting at the tone ?-11 ihia;lt It most ;
'at she time that Ow poets fur foreign corn weft opea, a great
deal of English and Scotch assnufactored Boor was coming
tam Ireland; mod when this vast import of American 41! air
wee poured in upon u., the Government saw the great hijuily
the millers were laboltring under, and they gave order, to
rheCourtntsaioners of the Coation-huisse to send out Instrne-
tines to the ditTertut porta in the kingdom, to wive n tiee
peat nu more American guar ahunld hr received Ibenm
bawd after some few. I believe six days, giving • vole •
lade to Amerira. The very neat Jay after that order Woe
'gives, it was found that a Bill bail passed in Parliament,
Loading that the Insets were to criminate open to admit fo-
-reign flue till November ; and immediate'', idealise ihiltydc-
Maas ultre sent nit counteraetrag the former orders till No-
•easher, which had the street of di cliniug the prices; so
Misch that considerable micatitie• of that wheat and floor
which was itispottert from Prigland and Scotland were teat
lees.
s• • 'Did the miller, of Irelsad make • remonstrance upon it
...1.-Thry dist ; and it was in consequence of that rennin-
smanee, that the order was green to prohibit the impost.
Did they ever petition Partianont upon it ?—No ; I be-
bear its y only petitioned Government.
le poise reinter evidence you have stated, that you would
be perfectly satisfied with the present enter law, if it gave
the protection which it professes to give; do you allside in
that answer to the manner in which the averages are taken?
wieil
Have yon grad the Bill now before the Rouse have.
• Vet you approve of 11;10?-1 do; as I think it will gig.
ample and toll protection to the agriculture.
• The pretest cora law with the pretreat Bill fur taking thst
averages wilt, Vera elitist, be • sufficient protection fur Ire-
laud ?-1 think it will.
Would yen prefer, in the place of the present law, a duty
on the import of foreign corn to the amount of mew), shit.
longs a quarter ?-1 would rather have the protection shim
hive a duty.
Would you prefer the present corn law with the new Bilt
foe regulating the averages, to a protecting duty of twenty
shillings a looter on wheat?-1 think it would be better.
• Wont/ it be better than thirty strolling' ?—lf we are to
judge according to the present wires in Europe it would be
equal to that.
Would it be better than a defy of forty shillings?-1 think
it is • mine eligible protection than aup duty, and of all
others moat likely to satisfy the people ; I refer in my an-
swer to Ireland only.
Do you think it a better protection than * permanent duty
permanent duty of 401. would be a greater pro•
trction undoubtedly.
Bet you du not think that 30s. would ?—I declare I can-
not say; it mum depend on the priers of corn in Europe;
1 should imagine ins. a very considerable protection.
Do you think 30s. a quarter, would be an opal protection
to the present corn law, with the new Bill which you have
wen?—Oar consideration, 1 have uo hesitation in saying that
it would.
Do you think 20.. world'—lt is very difficult to say, but
I think it wergild very nearly, as far as my mind carries ;it
Makes a very material difference paying down ?Os. on a
wiartern of Corn ur wheat, when it comes in, with all the
vibe, charges.
Upon the whole, if you had your choice to keep the pre-
sent law with the new bill of averages, nr to have a duty of
20,. which shUuld you. prefer ?—I should prefer the present
ew with the slew •veragra; I conk.' I am sin advocate for
slaty, notwithstanding that Mink it would be most efficient,
410: as 1 think any duty would have the effect of endanger-
tug, the perpelnatiog rif the bill, this is my object. ; 1
"'think twenty shillings might be a protection, and in general,
•O rob +lily adequate to the improved average.
• If acf en 1.111 had been passed iu the year 1813, that is,
two VeAlll before the present corn laws passed, giving a pro-
• (rectum price of 80s. what gem nal effect would that have had
upon the agriculturai interest of lo lend and England
certainly must have a tendency to 'increase the az, iculture
• to proportion to the pent. ctinn ; the mule pun protect it, the
more it will increase, I should imagine.
Did there countries suffer any urerroverricnce from such •
16;4 nit being peeped at that pr rind sou 4atteded they
did; the Imager it has been protracted a lice the peace, the ,
more the country meat have hero sustaining a loss, more Of
.;
, /es., during that period.
It being the year previous to the peace of 1814, wag 11
. not very desirable, that such • hill should have pawd
is fear the trade with the continent was opru No doubt of
it ' • we have been suffering ever since in consequence..
Was there out a great deal of suffering on the part of the
norreir Retool interest, the miller's interest, and other persons
locneeted with the corn trade, between the year* 1813 and
1814 —The list three or four years have been the wont
pees in the corn trade that 1 TPCoiirCl.
t as MA there great suffering between 1813 and 1815 ?is..
I Ihll 11 /1 now recollect.
If Ireland is newly able to compete with America in the
(militia of CIHII, and the per:terrine disadvantages which she
esperiencra in foreign markets, arise from the greater charge
of freight, why should Ireland require .is other prolectiou
fur her agriculture than it duty equal to this difference of
freight ?-Iseland would have a character to establish ; there
se a prejudice against her mannfatatire that would operate
vms numbs mild the prejudice be removed.
Then if it were riot for this prejudice, she world require
Do other protection than one equal to the difference of
fought allould imagine nut ; I thank that is a very fair
coirefueiurL
(://111 you foes any (minion of what duty would be cqtriva-
lent to the difference ed freight?-1 causal.
I. 0111 the cure that is imported into this country from
Ireland, for the must part, paid fur by English manufactum
imported into Ireland ?-1 cannot aoswer that question; bet
certainly the English manufacturers must receive • causi-
eloahle benefit from is.
Do nut you think that the great quantity of ahrwillee rent
drown from Ireland to this country is erne of its great dived-
*e wage., soil one of its great misfortunes?—lt mast be •
great mato tune to the country, no doubt of it.

PIRACIES IN THE WEST INDIES.

LFrent the 1VnIlona! Inlelligencer.]

We are sorry to see th►t the West Indian seas
tiro yet iofcsicti wilt pirates. The following is o►.e
et stvroal accounts of their deprodstioni which have
recently been published :

NORFOLK, AUGUST K.
Captain blarriner, of the schooner Mary, from Barayost
(Cabe), .totts, that on his ontharil bound pelisse, be was
taken ant detained two eltys by Commodore Dobuur (wader
Ole ettented name of John Porter), a the slop Victoria, who
look such of hit provisions as be stood in neeJ of, for which,
boweeer, he Immorality paid him : bat his erew plun-
dered-the cabin of within, smell articles, three muskets, two
tasters*, nod his sigma flag. :Captain Marriuer also ioforent,
that three days pioneers, to his enteral at Bateau*, tine of the
squadron of Commodore. Ater, made her escape from his
emaimanif, and the error efelivi red h. r up to the Gaveruor of
Cabs. Sbe bad we hoard a rich cargo of My goods. valued at
70,ettin dollart,weeirle the (Weenier directed to be bold and
divided amuse the crew ■nod flume who went to assist in
bringing her into port, which was effected the day the Mary

last, nil a4tNM dip, the 10•48 Asimers, ei. OW %Mk her
pike. v 'then seised hp seam of Piesiiteed /yep,
and, semsedisier to the lettere essinklmi yesteediay, have since
hems Condemned. A remarkable instance or the extent to
um depredations alluded to are carried in the seas of
'the *Mt 'lodic, is communicated by the arrival of a Vend
(tie Cesar., Fidler) at Liverpool. This ship sailed from Ja.
weskit. owl* illth of July, mid was boarded ou the 93d by
the Ham? a Buenos Alma's armed brig, which had bees oat
.filar liohnitia, Sod during that period had made sixteen prises.
'OUR COLONIAL SYSTEM.

The following article appears in the Quebec Ga-
zette of the 9th Atwood :
TRADE AND THE CORN LAWS.
We understand that it M intended by this inhabitants of
differeat ports of this province to petition his Majesty and
bush Houses of Parliament oo the subject of the existing re-
! gislationsaffecting the trade of this country.
It is well kaoline that it is bade that enables one individual
Yo apply hinittelf exclusively to any one branch of auditory,
and yet by the 'woos of an exchange of that part of its pro-
duns which he dam sot require for his owe use, to supply
himself with all that le necessary, useful, or comfortable in
It is thus that trade or exchange of commodities between
individuals of the some couestry is isolispenrshle to individual
enjoyasest sad general prosperity. Trade, between different
countries, tiperates among communities in the same way as
among individuals of the same cuuntry--vivi bee the Indosts y
and teems,. the wealth and comfort of lite individuals of
which each ip composed.
The power of regnisting the trade of the Coluobs, width
belongs to dm BMWs Parliament, is in fact a power over
the fsetotaseethe industry, and the prosperity of every indivi-
dual in Oho Cohalls. It is • magic wand, at whose motions
morillinlinnop Weed up, and our prosperity vanish like a
vaunt,.
goner Wimp to Great Braids, and we would be the
loot at quessiosrumu Wog that is established by law. Neither
bent neannenilidiebeiliipp lesson to mimplaia of ill exercise
or Illollbets.
Paws, after Ift years' war, imitate debts, taxes, and paper
systems, have occasioned great changes in the state of trade
all over the world, and particularly in every part or the Bri-
tish doinisions. There has heels an universal derangensmil in
the money prices of every thing, creating issermerable hoots
aid difficulties is effectiog the exchange of the commodities
of one country against those of, another. sod cutiaequeot in.
esmsesleisees and distresses in all. Changes of existing Viss
have hero effected to meet this state of things in Great Bria
hats and Ireland. The Celestes have, however, been lost eight
of altogether; or, if any legislative acts have been made,
woutinstly affeethsg these, the change Aar Urn to their die-
odes/wisps.
Inosber made op above rise half of their exports, or, in
other worda, they were supploil with rows half of the foreign
triode which they required in exchange for their lumber. An
altrration has hewn made by tlw Act of the 28th of May host.
which must greatly stssoloish this trade, if not destroy it alto-
getber. Wheat, eraniber ogyssultoral peados*, made op •
pest pusportio• of the ressaioder of our exports, or artic.es
to be glees is mining. for Illeropeas goods. The stair of
trade to which we hove alluded, and which has produced
such a fall is the price of train, hos is consequence of the
regulations of ths British Parliament exclinled our agricul.
torsi produce altogether from a marLel. The grauaries of
our foreners, and the stores of our neeichants, are now
loaded with wheat, sad no price whatever can be oh.
hind foe this article, which is of a perishable astert, and

ditaisishier he iatries4e vales daily ; while a great number
of lbw &mem batriog beets se iinprodrat as to get into
debt, eakelstiair ea the usual price fee tittle groin, are in
danger of seeing their beads, their houses, 'brit rattle, im-
plements, and furniture, altogether devoured iii the coitus
of law, or sold fur Rot one half their visual iralne.
If ibis state of things were solely the result of natural
causes, or of our own art., it would be silly end useless to
petition ; hot, partially at least, it is owiug to the operation
of British statatea.

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These 'statutes restrain es from trying to obtain a market,
r and making oer purchases all user the world ; they restrain
foteignere from estmieg here to perched* or sell, should they
he so inclined they obinge sale have our goods carried sole!,
in &Wish ship,. In short, they establish a monopoly of our
trade in farmer of Great Bellaire : they oblige us to boy awl
sell there; sod thee, by the operation of the corn laws, they
enact, in effect, that we shall nut buy or sell at all. It is not
the monopoly to which we object; we adhere to the doctrine
and laegivige of the Act of Parliament which declare!, that
" the power of ergo Istilig the trade of the Colonies is violent 131
to the general welfare of the British empire." It is the par-
tial interdiction of all trade,by the operation of the cone laws,
of which we colonials,. Foreigners bare so right to enamplain,
because Great Britain es, mars no general control over their
trade; and every natiou of right makes such regnlat !MIN IL.
it thinks proper with respect to the admission of los rizo good'
and foreign produce within its own territory. This sight,
common to all, I them upon a parity, with means of re-
taliation and ilefenre. But we have no such right, lir are
British subjects, and mint solonit to the regolatums of the
British, Parliament. We have no defence, no means of pro.
tection, but in the wisdom and equity of she British Govern-
ment, to which we have a right to appeal, as British subjects
obedient and tree.

While our surplus wheat, beyond what is required for our
own consumption, is lying, as we have stated, in our grans.
ries and sto►es, without I be possibility of obtaining any price,
the same article is selling at New York et • dollar a bit ital.
In commies chit By Itgriculharal, it is the export price that
fixes the home price. Were the same markets open to our
merchants as to those of New York, wheat at Quebec ought
to bring as much as at New York.
The British Parliament iu the existing corn law made a
distinction between the British Colonies ■ad foreign coun.
tries, by odinitilog oar wheat for consumption at 675. ster-
ling per quarter, while foreign is e-rbided at 80s. This dis•
tinction, by the late fall of price, which is likely to he pertoa•
nom, is now also avail ; so that, in isoint of fact, we are ex-
cluded with foregoer', without the advantages which they
enjoy from the absents of the commercial rest, ictions im.
posed on us by British statutes.
lit the present state of the agriculturists in Great Britain
we should be loath lo ask any thing which would increase
their burdeus or diminish their profits. Wt. have ressoh to
believe that the average of our surplus grain, and our ex-
ports of the last twenty years, even if the whole were to go
to Great Britain, will be found not to amount to two days'
aonattmpttua of the people of that country, a trantity which,
even if it were admitted on the some fisatilig is the produce
of our fellow-subjects at Lome, while it would br tinpurtant
I to us, would scarcely be fell to the market their.
Quebec, Aupusi 7, 152 4.

The Srecon Circuit commenced at Presteign on
Monday, the 3d inst. befine the Hots. Mr. Jtotice
WINGFIELD •iid die lion. Mr. Justice CASUERD :
it was without a calendar, there not being :t poi-
soner to form one. 'Else Leatued Chief, in Isis
charge, congratulated the Gentlinien the Grand
Jury and the county on this happy circumstance,
which he could 110 i but in n girds inensure impute
to the Magistracy of the c,on tit), and to the im-
provement of the tinier, by a re-uprising of the
sources of labour. 'file county of Radnor bus
executed part of a most liberal Om fur off-ril-
ing suitable aocoasmodation to the adrisinisomoiloto
of public justice, by the erection of a very licat
and substantial building, iis a healohy situation, for
the united purposes of a Cuurty Gaul and Rouse
of Correction.

FRIDAY, Sinuses 21, 18!h
At a meeting of the Proprietors of the Bank of
England, held yesterday, for the purpose of consi-
dering a half-yearly dividend, a question was asked
respecting the new Bank notes, when the Chsirman
answered that the result was ate ENTER, ramie.
We do not think it very-extraordinary that a min
should not be able to make an inimitable hank note.
The Chairman also stated, that the Director, were
must anxious to give every facility fur the exchange
of metallic currency to the holders of notes, nut
alone of the small, but of all others of their notes.

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The present Ministers have 'hewn themselves no
more occasionv than one so exceedingly ready to
punish an obnoxious individual, withuut the for-
mality of a previous inquiry, that the recent dis li
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missal of Sir ROBERT WILSON from the army es-
cites less surprise than might otherwise have been
expected. Every one looks upon the event as a
part.of a system which has been for a long time
efficiently though silently operating, for the pur-
pose of establishing within the whole frame of the
Government a strictness of discipline and subordi-
nation, and of reducing to the level of a mere
mit:bine every individual subject to its control,
whether in a civil or a military capacity. The
Marquis of LONDONDEERY some time ago in the
House of Commons distinctly avowed that the
Cabinet was pursuing th a principle, and defended
it upon its supposed power of giving energy and
effect to the operations of the Government. This
is precisely the principle upon which a despotic
government is formed and proceeds, and can be
suited only to a nation of slaves, where the iodivi-
duels raised by the caprice of their masters to
occupy a certain place or station in the system of
public affairs are contented to act at the mere tools
of power, end to surrender every pretence to the
exercise of their own sense and discietiou for the
comfortable privilege of some time longer wearing
their heads. What is despotism but a government
of terror? and whether the terror applied relates
in one country to the probable hies of life, where
human life is counted as of little worth, or in
another modification of society to the probable
deprivation of those comforts and conseniences
which give life its value, the actual nature of
'despotism remains unaltered. Agents will not
be wanted under the Government in either coun-
try to execute every project of power with re-
lentless punctuality, and . the sense of propriety
which in a free form of government prevails ge-
nerally throughout *very department, and often
modifies the asperity of power, cannot be expected
to operate under a system where no merit is recog-
', allied but that of a blind sod desperate obedience.
' We often in the thoughtlessness of familiar convey.
motion hear it remarked by the friends of the present
Ministers, that a government is perfectly justified
in granting offices within the State exclusively to
those who are kniiwn to he the friends of the exist-
Wog Administration. There is, however, very little
-justice and no wisdom in such an observation. This
• absolute preference of persona holding particular
of . • upon the relative merits of the rival parties
in l'ailisment, is an effectual means of leapetusting
political divisions, mid of causing the Goverotnein
• to be administered with party feelings, or at least
of exciting a dangerous presumption to such an
effect. ‘Vhat would be besotted folly in the case
of a King cannot he wisdom in that of his Mi-
Misters ; yet what would be thought of • King
who should profess himself the King not of his
whole people, but only of a particular party, and
that lie excluded one portion of his subjects al-
together from his favour, while he avowed that every
species of merit was centered solely in the other ?
Such, however, is precisely the conduct of Ministers,
who select their officers, civil or military, riot with
reference generally to their personal churactess or
capubilitica, but according to • certain stundard of
paditical feeling; but still more reprehensible is the
act of dismissing valuable public servants f
their emplolments, because they might chalice riot
to be so tractable in their disposition' as is required
by the despotic principles of these jeslous deposi-
taries of authority.
With respect to the cause that immediately led
to the dismissal of Sir ROBERT WILSON, the
Ministers obserren mysterious silence, but their
agents take an unmanly advantage of the circum-
stance to throw out hints and surmises trefavoura.
Isle to the gallant General. The moment selected
for inflicting upon S.r ROBERT WILSON this severe
intni.innent twetn+ not to have been well chosen, fors.
as the g.lbuit soldier (we must no longer call him,
General) is slow abreast front the country, be is de-
prived of the opportunity of rebutting on the instant
the pre stnniri ions that are raised against him. At.
tempts in the mean time have been made to account
for the circumstance. It was first stated that be
was suspected of longing suggested the plan of
obstruction uilopted by the populace on the day of
the Q!EEN's funeral. A new explanation is given
in another part of our Paper, in which it is;

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