The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-09 00:00:00

stomachs !

The git of the Report is, that the Agriculturist
cannot, under existing circumstances, ,afford to
sell corn at less than 80s. per quarter ; in otirer
words, that it was the opinion ,of a host of in-

terested witnesses, that the , People of England
ought to pay for the pure,deiight ofpurchasingfrom
a Countryman, fully one third more than the price
at Which they could obtain the same article from a

stranger. Now, we assert, there is a better way
of settling this affair ; and that is by lowering the
rents, and then the home grower will be able to
supply the home consumer at the same rate at
which he can be supplied by-- a foreigner; On
these terms the people will deal, in preference,
with their neighbours ; but they cannot really be
expected to pay a shilling for what should cost.
only ninepence, for that national predilection.
We have not space to-day to follow the other
ramifications of the argument for high prices ; nor
indeed to enter deeply into the subject ; to which
however, weshall again and again return.sOnly one.
other point shall we notice at present. We are told,
that we should hot discourage the internal prodhc-
tion of a sufficiency to maintain our own popula-
tion lest the evil day should come when. a natural
scarcity, arising from bad harvests, ivould reduce
us to want. To, this we reply, with an • able ;
Writer, " to the inflictions of Providence, when-
ever we are visited by diem, we bow with all hu-
mility; but can it tail of 'occurring on 'a slight
consideration, that the system here recommended
in order to abate the rigour of adverse seasons, is
the only one that can make them really destrue
tive

Well might the author of this observation have
gone much further. Well alight he have en=
quire(' for what we should a priori voluntarily af-
flict ourselves, lest a similar affliction shotild•fall
upon us :
.Why we should impose the evils
of scarcity upon ourselves in the midst of abund-
ance for fear those evils might arrive Of their
own accord ; .why we should pay double prices
when there is no need of theta, *cause the time
_ might come when we shoul&of necessity have to
endure that misfortune. This is like telling: a man
that he ought to electrify himself to death ii
contemplation of a thunder storm, lest he should
be struck dead with the electric fluid in the'ap-
proaching volleying lightnin.
As we have said, we 'Shall often recur to this
subject ; in the meantime we call upon the le-
gislature nut to enconrage the idea of acting upon
this Iteport.,---The ,People cannot, ought not to
have uncalled for burthens heaped upon them. The
war has left us xvitli a load of debt and taxes
"to" discharge—throagh these we are prcpared
to struggle, as.they have been the inevitable re-
sults of the noble contest we have waged for our
own independence, and the welfare of mankind.-
But we must have no addition of unnecessary
loads--it is the last straw that breaks the Camel's
back ! • -

His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, ac-
companied by the Marquis of FiErurroßti, attended
Divine Service at' Alcester Church, Bagley, on
Sunday last, and heard an excellent:scrmon upon
religious schism, preached by the worthy Rector.
The Church was crowded to excess by Nobility
and Gentry, including the large party now on a
visit to the Noble Marquis.
The Duke of
,CUMBERLAND'S marriage is ex—
pected shortly to take place ; it is supposed that
his Royal Highness and his Bride will visit Eng-
land the latter end of this month or the beginning
of the next. '

M. STRATFORD CANNING, Ambassador from
England to the Helvetic Confederation, arrived
Aug. 28, at Geneva.

The Duchess of Ittcumosn and Family are
expected to leave town on Monday or Tuesday
next, for France.

Our worthy Representative, the Right Hon.
GEORGE CANNING, arrived here yesterday on a
farewell visit of a few days to his friends, pre-
viously to his departure to pass the winter with.
his family in the neighbourhood of Lisbon.---
(Liverpool Courier, Sept. 7.)
The petitioners against the return of Mr. Cot.
LET,' for Grampound, not having entered into the
neceessary reoguizances within the time prescribed
by law, the petitions have fallen to the ground,
and that tlentleman's election remains unques-
tioned.

Au hotel is said to have been hired at Vienna
for the CroAll Prince of SWEDEN'S residence dur-
ing the approaching Congress.
In the General History of the Prisons during the
Reign of BUONAPARTE, it is asserted, that %vithin
no great length of time, from forty to forty five
thousand -.decrees - of the seizure of individuals
Were issued by the Tribunal of Commerce at Pa-
ris alone. This, fact is sufficient to prove the de-
plorable state of our contmerce at the period in
question. •_ _

In Poland;lvhere the Jews are very numerous
and rigid in the observance of their religious du-
ties, a powerful conviction is entertained that the
period of the restoration is close at band.

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rti'l VA N

A!‘iitniCA7 PAIVATEER.-.7.-The four American
•• •
Privateers which have Been 'so frequently seen
Cl''uizing in the Chop's of the Chinnel; continue
to commit thei'r d'epeedations on 'Our lionieWard*-
VOU'od 'trade. T6-daY Ymve an account of one-
. . . • ,•
of m the, the ChasSem°, haVing captured two very
valuable hjOrneWard.-bontitl. *Vii. the
JaMes, and the Atlantic, i'ati; of London, from
Buenos Ayres ; she hai also 'rake)! the Christian;
of Kirkcaldy ; the latter veisei the ChasSehr ,
gave UpaS a cartel; aISZ the Eclipse, of Greenock;
Commerce, of Poole ; Antelope, of Guernsey;
'schooner FoX, of route ; Prudence, or Aberdeen;
FaVaritC, of Fraserburgh and trig Miliquis Corn-
wallis.

Tht Ikithin document Was delivered to us by the.
Commandei. of th 4 Chasseur, American priateer,
of 20 guns and 120 men, on hoard the said priva-
teer, at 'ea,-the'24th August last ; signed T. PIKE,
Cothinander of the Commerce, .and T. S. JAMES,
Oivner of the Christian.

DEAL, SEPT. B.—Came clown froth the River
the indefatigable, BOWLES, bound to liebny Bay,
with convicts; St. Helena,, ATKINSON, for St.
Helena ; and the Barbara, Olin, for Quebec --A
Deal boat is just returned fotn the Queen's
Channel. The boatmen state, thaLseveral of the
West Indiamen cut from their anchors this morn-
ing, and proceeded for the River, in consequence
of it blowing very bard from the N.E.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. B.—Arrived his Majesty's
ships Faint!, CephalUs, and Weazle, from the Me-
diterranean, and are put under quarantine.—
Saile:l his Majesty's ships Forester, Charybdis,
and Banterer, with a convoy of transports for
Cork, and supposed from thence for America.—
nd N. N. E.

HARWICH, SEPT. 8. —Sailed the Auckland
packet, with a mail for Holland ; Earl Leicester
packet, with a mail for Cuxhaven ; and the Ac-
tive, with a mail for Gottenburith : the two latter
have since put back.—Wind L. N. E.
Vismckyrn, SEPT.7.—Came in hiS Majesty's
ship Rolla, Woodlark, and Insolent sloop of war,
with about 40 sail of vessels under convoy, from
Bourdeaux and' other ports in the Bay. Sailed
the Baring transport for Ireland, with pact of the
South Cork Militia.—Wind N. W.

LIVERPOOL, SEP'''. 7.—Arrived the Hawke,
LIVINGTON, from Lisbon. : Sailed the 10th Aug.
under convoy of his Majesty's ship Kangaroo,
and parted- from her • on Saturday last, all well,
in company with
.the Malta, BALE, and the Ca-
therine, PARR, for this port.
RAMSGATE, SEPT. S.—Arrived the following
transports :—Jane,, .73 ;. Duke of Bedford, 630
Fortitude, 67;. Susanna, A. M. Friends, IL;
Rover, G. L.; and the Albion, J. A.—Sailed the
Venus, C. G. and the Laurel, A. Y. with troops
for Ostend..•