The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-04 00:00:00

hardships
to which all the labouring population,
not °lily of this country, but of the whole world,
Ire subjected (for the circumstances even of the
hest employed and best paid workmen are cir-
cumstances of privation and difficulty), arise
sok
IY out of the low prices of labour, which low
Prices arise solely out of the great abundance, or
slat, of labourers in the markets. Here, then, we
have,o on the acknowledgment even of Mr. HOB-
aticsEl the true solution of the distress to which
o classes
of the people, in every country of the
this
"I are at this moment exposed.—And yet
sios unirersal distress, it is evident, is occa-
to lied by those very circumstances which ought
ass Produce universal prosperity,—and which most
urealbut ,y would produce universal prosperity,
for the false systems of Political Economy
t
Ourwhich the world is now governed !--It
scie to be beneficial to society, that, owing to
oc.ntifio improvements, the necessary labours of
ib"Y can be performed by a smaller number of
bt
ofurers than
formerly,—that, of the actual n um-
„iorof human beings in existence, there are many
e than are required to be devoted to unceas-
tOi
and that therefore the amount and seve-
pErtY of labour may be mitigated to all,—that the
t °heti ve powers of mankind are so ex-
oinsivelY increased, that the greatest abund-
evce Dart food, of clothing, of furniture, of
to", icle of necessity, convenience, or
atjt4rt) which is desirable to man, may be
all times created, and placed at hu-
mantss diSPOSaI ! Surely, it is owing to something
th,,entially wrong in human arrangements, that
po'se blessings fail upon us as curses !—that the
th WE I? of society is the cause of its DEBILITY,—
j4t the GLUT OF WEALTH iS, in fact, converted
° the GRIPE OF POVERTY ! ! !—The Ruling
c'tle,°ficomists say, that the distresses of the agri-
tural and other classes are owing to super.bai
ua]. circumstances,
in a mercantile sense ; and so,t under
they undoubtedly are.—
u
t) the endeavours of society should be di-
arcted to the formation of new and improved
orrangements, by which the existence of abundant
"en supe? abundant WEALTH AND POWER
Wray be
rendered CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL
etit°sPEarrv, instead of absurdly looking for a
RE TO THE EVILS OF POVERTY, in the DIMINISH-
ED
PRODUCTION OF REAL WEALTH!!—However,
these considerations for the present, and
it return to. the question of taxation :—Unless
cart be shewn that taxation gives birth to a
reat number of human beings that taxation
occasionswealth,—that taxation occasions a glut of all
t Inds of commodities, and even of men themselves,
be created ;—it is obvious that taxation neither
°Occasions the low prices, nor the abundance, out of
rich low prices have arisen, and to which Mr.
p
▪ torlitousE acknowledges that the existing distress
lS solely attributable !—ln short, it is obvious that
between
taxation and the distress, there exists
11.0 connexion whatsoever !—We are aware that
't will be said that the taxes take away a large
Portion of the produce of the land, and of the
Products of industry, in every branch in which it
Chas employed.—But, is it not evident that, if
e portion of produce now taken away by the
taxes Were left in the ha4ds of the producers,
the GLUT, which is already so ruinous to
them, would be increased; and, that their DIS-
-It,ltEss, arising, as it does, from the abundance
'it their products, would be aggravated by
the cessation of that large consumption which the
T•
uxes occasion ? If, under actual circumstances,
It Would be a remedy for the National Distress
t° Permit a larger portion of products to re-
Tajo in the hands of the producers, is it not evi-
dent that the State possesses, in its unemployed
auger population—in its unemployed scientific
Power—and in its unemployed, or imperfectly
cultivated lands, the means of producing a clear
stjueLus of REAL. WEALTH, much greater than the
tahole amount of that which is now consumed by
taxation ?—ln Ireland alone, on the assumption
that it contains a million of unemployed la-
bourers, there is an UNEMPLOYED POWER, capa-
roperly directed, of discharging the
Whole of the expenses of the Empire
We are well assured that the King had formed
a determination to visit Scotland soon after the
"icing of Parliament ; but was dissuaded from his
lurpose
the advice of his Physicians. llis
L!AJEsTy has even since expressed a wish to carry
"its intention into effect ; but it is understood that
the same advice continues to prevail, and that of
course there is but little prospect of his MA-
JEsTY's undertaking so long a journey for the
Presen t.—(Mornin Post.)
Yesterday the Duke of YORK visited his MI.
ltsry.
Yesterday the Marquis of LONDONDER.RY,ViS-
001111t
ELVILLE, and the Marquis of HERTFORD
.had audiences of the KING, when the latter de-
livered to his MAJESTY the Order of St. George
;111d the Garter, worn by the late Marquis of
it'rPottn, his father.
The Duke of SussEx, in stepping into his car-
Tag; a few days since, severely sprained his foot, and is at
.-reunt confined to his apartments.
Letters have been received in the United
states from La Guayra, dated the 11th of May,
ating, that the naval force employed against
• Puerto Cavello was too small for the reduction
°). that place, in .consequence of which Commo-
rredore in
Daniels was about to proceed to the United
quest of supplies. Subsequent letters
have been received in London, announcing, that
k Considerable quantity of arms, clothing, naval
stores, and a small naval force had arrived. A
;Cry singular suit had been instituted against Mr.
"PniNs, Vice-President of the United States,
respecting the balance of an account of disburse-
ments during the late war. The Vice-President
examined the witnesses personally.
Advises have been received from the city of
Santo Domingo, dated May 7, mentioning that
eve•
ry thin
was tranquil there ; but the Spanish
I,l,ihabitantsg
were emigrating to the Main and
Puerto Rico, being unable to brook the dominion
ot a Black Government, and the irregularities of
Its commanders and troops. The duties on im-
ports and exports had been augmented to 50 per
Cent., And the cutting of mahogany prohibited.