The Sun.
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copies as he might think fit. It did not :matter whether I
the publication took place with the sanction of the
author or without it. A moiety of the work
had been published, and that moiety was publici jurig
11 France and America. Foreign competition in foreign
markets was, what every English bo,ikseller or publisher
would be exposed to as long as the law remained in its pre-
sent state. If full inquiry were wanted by the plaintiff
the case might be sent before a Jury. Let the injunction
be dissolved, and then Mr. Colburn could have a full
and satisfactory investigation before a Jury of his country.
In conclusion, the Learned Counsel trusted that the Court
would eiller dissolve the injunction, or put the matter in a
train of investigation at law.
The VIOE-CHANCELLOR proceeded to give judgment.
The material question of the case was the true con-
struction of the agreement which was entered into
between Mr. Colburn and Captain Marryat, what it was
that Mr. Colburn acquired as against Captain Marryat,
under the words of agreement. Captain Marryat, by his
answer, admitted that he bad consented to sell upon the
terms of the agreement ; and to his Honour's mind
it was quite clear that the true construction of that
agreement was the one put upon it by the plaintiff,
His Honour was extremely unwilling to say anything that
would hurt the feelings of Captain Marryat, who had con-
tributed greatly to the amusement of the public, but lte
must say with respect to the answer of Captain Marryat,
t.lat where persons had been in the habit of largely
exercising the imagination in writing fanciful works, that
they fell into the habit of stating things in a
different manner to that jog-trot way that they would
be stated in by a lawyer. He had read Captain Marryat's
answer both in and out of Court, and he must confess he
oas unable to make out what Captain Marryat meant by
his .story about the agreement. He was extremely sorry
that
,disputes had taken place between persons in the
situation of life in which Captain Marryat and Mr.
Colburn were placed. At the time the injunction
was applied for, he (the Vice-Chancellor) was of
opinion that Mr. Colburn was entitled to the injunc-
tion, and he continued of the same opinion after hearing
the laborious and enlightened arguments that bad
bt`en offered to the Court on Captain Marryat's behalf.
At tlie same time, he did not see, especially as Captain
Marr)•at appeared to desire it, why there should not be a
direction. given, so that the validity of the agreement
has to the extent of it) might be tried at law.
The only qoestion was how that could be.
Mr. KNIGHT Bauce...-It can only be done by means of
admission.
Mr. JACon—The way will be' for the defendant to admit
that he has sent a copy to America.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR—IC would b.!' necessary to ad-
mit that some damage had been done.
Mr. KNIGHT BRUCE—Then, Sir, as to the eats

The VICE-CHANCELLOR—I have given my opinion
upon the case as it stands before me. But if there is to
1), a question in a Court of Law, they may look at i'l a
different light. I think, therefore, I ought not to say any-
tillog about the costs until that question is determined.
Mr. KNIGHT BRUCE—. Oh, Sir, we are in no hurry, we
can afford to wait for the costs.—(A laugh.)
The result of his Honour's judgment is that the in-
Junction is continued. The costs are reserved, and the
parties are to consider of the best mode to be adopted to try
she question at law of the validity of the agreement.

THE CORN-LAWS.

TO THE EDITOT? OF THE SUN.

SIR,- —lf The Sun cannot enlighten on the Corn-laws, how
vain to e.cpect my taper will do so ; but there are places
Where the o-rb of day cannot enter. I advocate their repeal
On the group 4 that it would immensely benefit the la-
bouring poor, ai`d inflict only a partial and a trifling loss
On the landowner. I will remark in the first place, on
the advantages that would result to the labouring poor,
and I think I need not stop to prove that it would lower
the price of all kinds of p:ovisions, but will proceed to
show that it would be the means of providing employment
to our unemployed poor ; and in order to simplify the
Inatter, I will confine my remarks to the article of wheat.
It is notorious that wheat can be grown abrovi, and imported
into this country at a less price than it can be grown
for here, to the extent we require it. It is not necessary to
determine to what extent we should become importers ;but
in proportion to the extent would be the benefit to our
-labourer ; if we import largely, the benefit to the labourer
vrould also be large. I arrive at this conclusion in the fol-
liowing way :_The amount of manual labour employed in
the cultivation of wheat does not exceed 18s. per quarter,
'/hile the amount of manual labour employed to pay for
%"Iteat of foreign growth would not be less than 365. per
quarter. Now, supposing that we should import only to the
ea tent we diminish our own growth, it would give em-
ployment to double the number of hands. But we may
Presume the diminished price and increased employment
„Would cause us to import a much larger quantity, and to pay
for the extra quantity thus imported would give employment
to
oar present surplus population. It is, I imagine, scarcely
!teeess ary to observe, that the rate of wages is not regu-
lated .by the price of provisions, and that a fall in the price
of provisions may not necessarily be accompanied with a
fall in tile price of wages. The price of wages is deter-
minedby the proportion the supply bears to the demand ;
if the supply be redundant wages will fall ; if, on the
other baud there be an insufficient supply, wages will
rise. Under a natural state of things we should antici-
pate a considerable rise in the prices of wages ; and that
this would in some instances be the case, I have no doubt ;
but that it would be the general result, I much question.
Tihe.operation of our old Poor-laws, and the benevolence
°litany of our farmers and others, have prevented wages
fl'arn falling so low as they otherwise would have done ;
4.4 d stt the present moment, the same effect is produced by
t'use.s which are in a degree of a temporary character,
!14., the employment afforded on the railroads ; and
it won:
d therefore, be unfair to hold out the pros-
Peet of a general rise in wages ; but I think I have
Bald enossgh, to show that the labourer would be
"11-tensely benefited by a free trade in corn ; and as
a -ecn
b essary consequence, benefit all classes, not excepting
the fanner. I have now to show that it would inflict only
,
i; Partial and a trifling loss on the landowner. I say par-
"al, b, -cause much of the land in the vicinity of large towns
would be increased in value thereby, and because much of
Ttir poor land, vv:sich at present yields only a small rent as
udage, would become of much greater value as pasturage,
and wh,;ch would be required to supply the increased con-
alitoptice 1 of butter, cheese, milk, meat, vegetables, &c.,
ewlsequt 'nt on the extension of manufactures and corn-
rneree,___l say trifling, compared to the loss they may have
to stistain, if, by persisting in their injustice, they madden
the people to rebellion, It is trifling, compared to the
P,ectiniary loss the present system inflicts on the rest of
the community. It is triffiug, compared to the mo-
ral devastation it is scattering over the land : my heart
sickens contemplating the mass of misery it inflicts on
the suffering poor !—the numbers it has forced to
an untimely grave I It is trifling, compared to
their immense income derived from this source.
itt is finally trifling, compared to their representations of
th eir probable loss. Some seem to expect that a free trade
in clorn will nearly assimilate prices in this country to the
lowitst n, arket in the world, forgetting that the freight, the
insurance, the interest of money, the merchant's profit, &c.
are n early equal to 20s. per quarter, thus giving our land-
"rne..s, a protection to that amount. It must also be re-
marked, that the low prices wheat has been selling for in
the eon.tinental markets, is no proof of the cost of its pro-
;:::4nt.; their markets have been unnaturally depressed,
b 3 the circumstance of losing Great Britain as cus
arners (;;no the six years ending with 1830, we imported up-
wards of .twenty-four milliot,s of quarters of grain and flour,
put for tbA • few years before the last, we almost ceased to
I.nlP°"t any,), and partly owing to a succession of abundant
crtu7a. the smile cause which produced in this country the
prie:l\:,Prict sof 1834, 1835, and 1836, when the average
quote; W beat for the three years, was only 445. Bd. per
ternat ttl'e!lmaZdre_this, too,
.under our much vaunted perfect Us-
th
pr ice snsilsteady prices. We may also fairly assume,
nidePaebrltyto the extent required to materially lower
beei - this country, the cost of production abroad would
ttiyheoduist: enhanced ; thus affording further protection
iacnqtcywner. There is also another protection, viz.
our .-nar, we should experience in finding a market for
• ufaetures to the extent required to pay for a very
the
importation of grain. At every point the working of
ie f-roe tr ade system can be viewed from, protection to the
landowner vresents itself. There is, however, one fact of
Which I wish to remind the landowner, viz., that at the
Present moment there are nearly one million of acres of
Poor arable laool under cultivation, which yield them no
rent, but being ;Re together with good land at a certain
rent for tile :bole, continues to be cultivated, the good
Paying fot• the poor what will they lose by throwing this
oat of cultivation am,
A WELL-WISHER TO BRITISH
AGRICULTURE.

DatußY-LANE THEATRICAL FUND.—The
tnnive rsary of this benevolent institution we; celebrated
eestert lay evening at the Freemason's Tavern .%.,y a party of
upwards of two hundred gentlemen. His Royal 1-tghriess
Zite Duke of Cambridge presided. The usual loya' and
'atriot' • toasts were drunk with all the honours. Mr.
4
ley addressed the meeting at considerable length, and
"etailerlthe progress made by the Society since last year,
411,14 announced a donation of 100 guineas from her Majesty.
,- he subscriptions announced during the evening amounted
;,.° nearly to 1,000/. ; 25/. from the Dulre of Cambridge ;
,"'„e, Duke of Sussex, 10 guineas ; the Duke of Bedford,
-2`4t; ; Miss Burdett Coutts, 50/. ; the Duke of Devonshire,i
10/. ; Lord Sa toun,
-"I' ',llia Marquis of Conyngham,
5,1' ; Ltight Hon. G. Ponsonby, 5/. ; Mr. W. H. Whit
nread, la ; Sir William Curtis,' 5/. ; Thomas Hill, Esq.,
t 51. ' Charles Dickens, Esq., .5/. ; B. B. Cabbell, Esq ,
10
guineas • and Mr. Bunn, l 0 guineas. A large party
HProfessionals was present. including Mr. T Cooke, Mr.
illa we
"°bbs,s Mr. Stansbury, Signor Giubelei, Mr. Balfe, Miss
Miss Rainforth, and Mr. Rice.
Another night when Mrs. Siddons had occasion
to dcain " the poisoned cup," a ruffian bawled out, to the
overth row of all order in the rest of the house, " That'.
right, Avfolly, soop it oop, ma lass 1" And in one of her
most beamiful scenes of pathos, a cropper arrested the at •
tentien of one of his fellows, seated in a distant part of
the theatre, by inquiring in the voice of a Stentor, though
at the same time with art affectation of sentiment, " Aw
say, Sammy." ,( Well I" " How's thy poor mither ?"
N
tu 80 many annocances from the vulgar part of the
audience, it was natural that Mrs. Siddons should be dis-
gusted with her engagemoit at Leeds; and on the drop-
ping of the curtain at the close of her last night's per-
formance, she clasped her hands in thanksgiving, ejaculat-
ing,,. in her most tragic tones, " Farewell, ye brutes ! and
for ever, I trust : ye shall never torture we again, be as.
'Hired.' And it certainly was her last appea:-ance there.-
-Mathews' Memoirs.
) LOSS OF THE " GOOD INTENT."—Con-
siderable sensation has been created here in consequence of
Ow loss of this smack, the joint property of Messrs.
trate% and Clark. No tidings having been heard of her
for five or six weeks, the worst fears were entertaineefor
her safety. These fears, we regret to say, have been but
too well founded, for they have been realised by some of
her sails having been lately picked up at sea. Her crew,
we utuderstand. consisted of four persons, all of whom were
relatives, and who have all doubtless perished.—Dover
Chronicle.