The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-17 00:00:00

adduced the argument of the increased imp:ill of
provisions as a proof of the success of the policy of
tr(e trade. Is it necessary to repeat that the fact of
this increase in itself proves nothing? The argument
against the repeal of the duty on corn was that our
supplies of food would be brought trout abroad. How
on earth does experience contradict that argument
when it proves that they have been so? The asser-
tlon of the Protectionists was, that the effect of this
foreign supply would be to substitute the produce of
other countries for that of our own. The contro-
versy was not as to the increased importation
from abroad, but as to the diminution of the produc-
tion at home. Our readers will bear in mind the
boasts of the increase of the quantity of food consumed,
founded on the increase of the quantity imported.
Will it be believed that yesterday the great organ of
free trade confesses that 'these' boasts were made

without any data to warrant them? No man can dare

to assert tint; our. people have been' better fed under-
freetrado who is: not prepared to tell us what is the
quantity both 9f corn Imported and of corn grown at'
hoe. The aggregate of:.these quantities constitutes the
nu
tonal supply. • No Protectionist ever denied that the
portion of the aggregate which consists Of foreign eup-
plies would be increased by free trade. The controversy,
Ve
e eriattid,,wacia only as to that derived -from our own
would not be
who assured
fields.
assertion that the foreign• supply
proceeded-from the free-truders,
import of foreignthat our expectations Of en excessive
Times, however, grain would never be realised. 'The
impouible, by any Yesterday
explicitly tells us that it is
ascertain whether theauthentic means of information, to
people has inc teased or ._,P(lrtaption of bread by our
is'3,othresnredly
has
pied;:thiiroshed under free trade. Sir
Fitzroy Kelly
diminibhcd. " We do not beiLelf
,to prove that it has
gs that he can, and we do not believn' ilwrites the Times,
because the data of such a
ccoulatihtlts he can, simply
istenne." This is the confession of a
journal
not 'in ex-
triumphantly &seared- its
ronaadl that tip
to yesterday.
the consumption of provision beyond all question!l that
increased—a journal that referred had
to the statistics ° f
importation as incontestably . establishing the . fact
of
the increase; and, yet now, when -challenged' to the
proof, that journal endeavours to escape-the conviction
of its fallacies, under the pretext'that there' are no ditt,
from which the calculation can be made!! Let us, if
I this be so, is the name of common honesty, him 40

I patched.
..JLlVerpool
When made up liiT
PLACES From what
General Post-officer port dia.-, when
London. due.
--- 1--.....---___
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April 20
America (by U.S. pkt.) N April 20 .. •• ,Liverpool .• April 25
America (by Brit. pkt.)N April
America (by U.S. pkt.) M April 26 .. • • 51outhampt,
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month IPlyreot,tti May
a
Alexandria* ••..•• •• S 19th 84 30th of me. Dover ~. April 18
Belgium, ._ •, .. N, Daily • • • . • • Dover . Daily
Brazil ... .. M of the month Southattopt. May IR
Buenos Ayres .. .. Id ;9th of the month ISonthaniPt. May 16
California(viaCharres)M 2d & 17th of month -°u•uS •,-,
,aMpt. April 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. may
3
Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of mo :Dover .. '-''
April 20
Central America .. Ml2d & 17th of men. ISouthampt. April 20
Channel Isles .. .. N 'Mom, Wed., &Fri.iSoutkarapt. Tu. Th. 1341
Chili .. .. .. . 111117th of the month ,South _ arapt. April 20
Franco .. .. M& NI Twice daily .• ••11Jover .. Twicedaily
Greece* •• .. .. Nl7th 17th27thofmo Dover .., April 20
liamburgh .. ... NjTuesday & Friday London .. Tti„„. sat.
Holland .. .. ..' M Wednes. & Satan London ~, "
Mon.Tbor
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. April 20
Ireland .. •. M& N Twice daily .• • • 1101Yhe,td • • Twicedally
[ndia(via Sonthamp.) 111,20 th of the month Southampt. April 21India (via Marseilles) NI Bth&24th efmonth Dover .. May 1
Mediterranean (via i
Southarrntou) •• M 20th of the month Southampt. April 21
Mediten anean (via - 1
lith'Dover
Marseilles) .. .. NiBth& 24th of taD •• May 1
Slexicc• .. .. ..31 25 of the month• . Southampt.'May 5
Madeira .. .. .. M 9th of the month 'Southampt. May 16
Malta* .. .. 1 7th,l7th.l9th,l7th 1 Dover April IS
1 & 30th of math ,
Naples* .. • • .. N sth 15th 25th ofmaiDover ~ ;April 22
• , 'D ver 1
Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th25the MO, 0 ..
,April 22
Peninsular.. .. .. M 7th 17th 27th of molSouthampt. April 26
Peru .. .. •• .• M 17th of the month Southampt. ;April 20
Tuscany* .. .. N 15th u 5 th (Ono Dover • • 'April 2,
West Indies .. .. MA7th of the moth Southampt. April 20
West Imiies (except I I
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the merit) —,Southampt.,May 3
* The mails to those c onntries thus parked (*) are conveyed by
French packet via Marseilles.

THE COMMANDER OP TEE BIRKENHEAD.--The, in-
telligence of the loss of the Birkenhead frigate has thrown a
gloom over the inhabitants of Invetieitbing, her brave com-
mander and his family having resides in that place for many
years. Mr. Salmond was many years in- the navy, long ac-
stievrevliyooeomfphliosyeood,osiontr_
and is the third
a thimrdidsbrholphmeraowt fell in action withho has diedin the
an American frigate, during the last var ; and the second died
some years ago, when in command d
a frigate, after a few
hours' illness, fronkrnalaria. Mr. &bawd has left a wife and
4 young family.w.Zdin4urgit Witneai' '