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London, England, 1820-06-19 00:00:00

CORN RE7'URNS.

Sir Nicholas Colthorst has nddre►sed the follow-
ing letter to the President of the Committee of
Merchants, enclosing one which has been isau.tl by
the Board of Trade% in reply to resent! COMIU11:111..
C11%19011 on the subject of o recent error in the calcu-
lation of the average pliers of Grain in England :

London, Juse 3, 18?,i),

Sot—As I conceive the subject to which the enclosed let.
ter refers is one iis which the mercantile body most natu-
rally he interested, I take the 'tingly of sending it to von
for your awl their information. It is an answer to a letter
which I felt it my duty to write to Mr. Rubinson', the Pre.
silent of the Board of Trade, sonic we, ks alto, relative to
what appeared to me to he an extraordinary return of the
price of Oats isi the cuisoty of Monmouth, es it appeared so
the Grnelle.
The question of the overacts M now under the considers.
ti 3333 of a Committee of the House of Continuos, aid they
will, I trust, devise suds measures as will prevent a recur.
recce of similar mistakes is future.
1 have the honour to remain,
Yours very fisettsfullv,
NICHOLAS C. co ur FiURST.
The Preshiest of the Committer of Mercliaute,Ciok.

Oilier of Committee of Priory,
Conseil fur Ts-stk., Whitehall, Jane 1,1820.
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Sta—By directions of the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Coasted fur Trade, 1 have the Wooer to 'equalise
you, in actiwer in your Idler un she subject of the price of
Oats in the comely of Mmuseusdh, as militated in the week
ending Sib April lasi, the their !Lordships dill not fail to
make immediate inquiries into the subject. It appears from
this investigation that the vetoers' is question was erroneous,
the Inspector at Pontypool having made his retorts arrogat-
ing to the ctuOmeturp noirisore, luster.' of She iVinehester
measure, although in conseq aaaa e of directions given two
years ago by this Committee, he had been furnished, in rota.
nom with all the Inspectors in the Comity, with a new print.
ed Com, calculated to pervert the occurrence of such errors.
The price returned might to have heels 325. per quarter,
instead of 40a.
I sow (maw to arquaiut you, that, in consequeure of Ibis
mistake, a communication has been made, through the *ere.
tail of State fur the Home Departeseist, to the Idled lieute-
nant of the County of Monmouth, requesting him to call deo
attention of the blagistratas (to whom the cognomen., of this
tastier properly below'•) to the rootlets of the lospertor in
question, will, a view to prevent ■ repetit' of the error,
tool the herds of this Committee have ►very reason to hope
that the itil,riertnee of the Heads of Illsgo.lratits will have
Ilse effect of eusitriog a tome carotid clecaliou of the law
hereafter.
I should al•o observe, that by way of further preesolion,
directions have hero zivets to the Country Inspection, to put
up fbsonie CIIIMIIIICIIOIII, pert of the snarket.place in each
tow,,, a dapticale ropy of every Irtillfll effllllllllllillYl by limns
to the receiver of Corti Itetticits. which will, it is presumed,
afford the means of ilet.:ctiug ow the spot soy errors which
may hereafter OCllir.
I have the hummer to lee, with great respect, Sir,
Your joust obedient Isosuble Servant,
THOMAS LACY.
Sir N. C. Coltieurst, Bart. Ste. Ice.