The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-18 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, MARCII 18.

There was a full market this morning of all descriptions of
Cattle, and prime meat obtained last Friday's prices•, but those
of inferior quality were not much sought after, in consequence
of which the prices of every sort of Cattle are lower.—The price
of Hay remains the same.
Beef 2s 6d to 3s 4d Veal
Mutton 2s 6d to 3s 10d I Pork 2s 2d to 3s 10d

COMMERCIAL REPORT,
FROM THE lITH TO THE ViTH OF MARCH 1822.

The transactions in Rums have been most extensive, accom-
panied by an advance of fully 3d. per gallon, which, with the
previous rise, establishes 6d. per gallon upon the lowest point.
Leeward Island Proofs command Is. Bd. and Jamaicas 16 over
Proof 2s. per gall.—Sugars have continued in good request,,and
are gradually advancing from the minimum point in Nov. ; the
present currency is from ss. to 6s. higher ; Jamaica Brown 565.
to 6th. ; Middling 61s. to 665. ; Good and Fine 68s. to 765.
Refined Goods experience a lively demand at 2s. improvement ;
themarket is but inadequately supplied ; Single Loaves Brown
ik/s. to 835.; Middling and Good. Middling 84s. to 875.; and
for Fine 995.; Molasses 24s.—Coffees have deteriorated in value
from 2s. to 3s. per cwt. 1556 bags of Cheribon having been sold
at from 102 s. 6d. to 107 s. ; and 800 packages of Havannahoo2s.
tollo6s. 6d.; goon cleanJarnaicas, however;form an exception, and
continue in demand for home consumption.—The supply of
Carolina Rice being considerable,. prices have fallen to 325._,
Scarcely any business transacted in Tallows, in the expecta-
tion of a discussion in the House of Commons last night, with
reference to an augmentation of duty, which, however, is post.
paned till Wednesday next.—Cottons remain as per last.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

EATRACT3 FROM THE DII Ly MORNING PAPERS,

March 18, 182'2.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
We have received the Paris Papers up to Fri-
day. The sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
on Wednesday was occupied with the discussion
of•the budget. In the course of the debate M.
Benjamin Constant warmly censured the conduct
of the present Administration, whom he accused
of endeavouring to excite a belief that France
was in. an agitated and disorganized state ; he
also reprobated the employment of the gendar-
merie in the late disturbances with respect to the
Missionaries, and concluded with voting against
all the articles of the budget except those that
were absolutely necessary for the observance of
good faith and the maintenance of credit. His
speeCh was so ill received, that when he after-
wards ascended the tribune to speak to a parti-
cular point, the whole right side of the Chamber
rose simultaneously and retired, exclaiming,
" We have heard enough; you are a rebel, an
abettor of sedition, an inciter of disturbances, the
friend of General Berton, the apostle of the
revolutionists of all countries !" The tumult
and confusion became excessive, and after the
expression of a great deal of personal animosity,
the President at length adjourned the debate to
the following day.

[AIORNING POST.II
Paris Papers to the 15th instant reached our
Office yesterday, the contents of which are some-
what interesting. In the Chamber of Deputies
there has been another of those tumultuous sit-
tings, which are at once a disgrace to that As-
sembly, and to the country. The question was
the Finance law on the Budget, and Mr. Ben-
jamin Constant happening to take a strong oppo-
sition view of the proposed expences for the
year, in which he touched upon the Missionaries,
and the late disturbances among the Law Stu-
dents, was assailed by the whole of the Right
Side, with cries of " You are a Rebel, a factious
character, a promoter of insurrection, a friend of
Gen. Berton, an Apostle of Rebellion in all coun-
tries, and the blood of the rebels will fall upon your
head." To these charges, preferred, we are told by
the Gazette deFrance, by theUltras,standing round
the tribune, and apostrophising the orator with
looks and gestures of indignation, Mr. B. Con-
stant replied with unsubdued spirit : " The blood
which has been shed will fall upon those who,
by astucious laws, have robbed France of all
her guarantees--it will fall on those who have
abused their power, to attain their ends—in a
word, it will fall upon you." The confusion was
then at its height, and the President put an end
to the sitting.—Whilst the Senate is a prey to
such indecorous commotions, the metropolis itself
is not perfectly tranquil. The attacks on the
Missionaries and the Churches where they preach
continue, and public order is only maintained by
bodies of soldiers stationed in various streets and
squares. This is a state of things which cannot
last long without leading to greater dangers, but
which has hitherto put to a satisfactory test the
fidelity of the troops of whom the French army
is now composed. The Peers have passed the
law for regulating the Journals by a majority of
12.4 to 83.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
We have. been given to understand that the
Agrieultural Committee, after voting Resolutions
egnirdcing the regulations to be substituted for
those in the present Corn Bill, were far from
feeling themselves at ease on the subject when
they met next day. First one Member and then
another began to state, that on farther consider-
ation of the matter, he had his doubts whether
their situation would be at.all improved by these
regulations. One subject seemed to many Mem-
bers to present great difficulty, namely, the dis-
posal of, the foreign grain now in the country,•
imported on the faith of Parliament that it should
be allowed to be taken out of the warehouses when
the average reached 80s. The importers have al-
ready sustained a heavy lois by the improvement.
in the currency, which has in reality raised consi-
derably the value of the average. The change
in the manner of taking the average was also ge-
nerally allowed to have the effect of raising it
considerably. But to tax it on the principle of
the proposed regulations would be to commit the
height of injustice. This, however, was what was
proposed by Lord Londonderry.—The proposal
was instantly objected to by several Members;
and it is but justice to the Country Gentlemen
in the Committee to say, that they generally set
their faces against it. It was contended by Lord
Londonderry, that the hands of Parliament were
not tied up from subjecting this as well as any
other subject to fresh regulations, and lie sug-
gested the propriety of consulting the At-
torney and Solicitor General on it. The

power of Parliament, however, and the jus-
tice of the measure, are very distinct things.
His Lordship was told, that if it were wished
to find a loophole for escaping from their obliga-
tion, the Attorney and Solicitor-General might
be consulted ; but if they wished to be governed
by the principles of honour and good faith, their

course was extremely simple, and they required
no Attorney or Solicitor-General to tell them
that the capitalist who imported and warehoused
foreign corn, after the passing of an Act allowing
it to be thrown into the market when the average
exceeded 80s., was entitled, in so far as that
grain was concerned, to the protection of Parlia-
ment. Lord Londonderry did not, however, seem
to acquiesce in this view, though it was generally
shared by the Committee.—The Committee are
now as much out at sea as ever with respect to
the subjects before them ; and from what we can
hear„it would not surprise us Haley separated with-
out being/able to agree as to any practical measure.
Something the state of the country imperiously
demands. It is not, however, by securing to the
grower the monopoly of the home market by the
imposition of high duties on foreign produce, that
the country is to be saved. Yet day after day
pamphlets issue from the Press; strenuously re-
commending such a monopoly. We have already
more than once enlarged on the mischievous ef-

fects which it is calculated to produce. Our
limits will not allow us to enter on the subject at
present, but as it is of paramount importance, we
shall take the first opportunity of returning to it.