The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-28 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1822

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.
Monday, March 4, LONDON'. Nllll.. 5, 27, 39, 89, 218,
223, 289. Com. Boys'
Sch. at 7.
COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 64, 72, 97, 102,
• 1.48, 191, '202, 219, 233,
267, 311, 369, 372, 398,
423, 425, 437, 455, 498,
502, 503, 509, 524, 541,
'553, 558, 632, 638, 643,
644, 680, 710.
Tuesday, -5, LONDON. Nos. 9, 240, 281, 287, 316,
381.
• COUNTRY. Nos. 21, 127, 167,1 70, 180,
184, 196, 204, 285, 385,
387, 471, 476, 477, 497,
-501, 507, 512, 528, 532,
'644, 551, 557, 559, 579,
-4442, 63:4 649.
IVeduesday, -6, LONDON'. Nos. 35, 75, 220. Quar.
terly Corn.
COUNTRY. Nos. 54, 84, 95, 121, 124,
126, 129, 146, 164, 207,
229, 291, 339, 400, 465,
468, 472, 487, 491, 505,
513, 526, 529, 563, 577,
561, 585, 606, 656, 690,
705, 711, 713, 725.
Thursday, -7, LONDON. Nos. 25, 34, 61, 122, 239,
277, 325.
COUNTRY. Nos. 51, 70, 113, 171, 132,
234, 416, 420, 451, 453,
466, 469, 506, 518, 555,
560, 561, 586, 599, 627,
670, 679.
Friday, -8, LONDON. N 05.128, 161, 275.
• COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 282, '233, 533.
Saturday,-- 9, LONDON. * * *
COUNTRY. NO. 358.
IRELANEL
Monday, March 5, Conic. No. 347.
Tuesday, 6, CoRK. Z4O. 95.
Wednesday, -7, CORK. Nos. 1, 41.

LONDON DISTRICT.

TILE GIRLS ScirooL.—The Anniversary Dinner of this
most excellent Institution was held on Thursday last, the 21st
inst., in Freemasons' Hall, in which many judicious alterations
have recently been made, under the direction of the W. Brother
Soane, the Grand Superintendant of the works. The M. W.
Grand Master, 11. R. 11., we regret to say, was prevented at-
tending by severe indisposition, and his place was filled by the
Prov. Grand Master for Dorsetshire, i% m. Williams, Esq.
M.P., the Treasurer, who took the chair at six o'clock, attended
in procession by the Stewards and Grand Officers. About 250
Brethren and other Gentlemen, the supporters of the Institution,
were present. After the cloth was removed, and the King, the
Grand Patron of the Order, the 1%1. W. Grand Master, li. It. 11.
the Duke of Sussex, and sorr4other toasts had been given, the
Prov. Grand Master for Dorietshire, Br. Williams, rose to
propose Prosperity and Perpetuity to the Freemasons' Royal
Female Charity, and in the course of a most powerful and pa-
thetic appeal to the feelings of the company, he stated a fact
which is well authenticated, and which deserves to be
recorded, both as it reflects the highest credit upon those
to whom the management of the school and the instruc-
tion of the children has been intrusted, and as it affords a
strong and interesting illustration of the force of the prin.
• Ciples upon which Masonry is founded—that no instance had
occurred of a child educated in the school having deviated'from
the path of the strictest rectitude and virtue. The whole of
the Address was received with the greatest applause; and the
-6111kit5iVeteatittiiittas introduced, and a subscription-amount-
ing to upwards of 5001., was collected towards the support of
the funds for maintaining this truly excellent and :Masonic
Institution.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

EXTRACTS FROM THE D lI,Y MORNING PAPERS,
February 28, 1822. -

[NEW TIMES.]
The House of Commons was engaged last
night in the discussion of a variety of public bu-
siness. A petition from Greenock, relative to
the imprisonment of Henry Hunt, gave rise to
some remarks upon the state of Ilchester Gaol,
and it was ordered that the evidence given before
the Commissioners should be printed. Mr.
Creevey then moved for a return of the profits
which have accrued to the public, through the
abolition and regulation of offices under the Act
passed in the 53d of his late Majesty. The Mar-
quis of Londonderry replied to the speech of
Mr. Creevey, but did not oppose the motion,
which was agreed to.—When the House was
about to resolve itself into a Committee of Sup-
ply, Mr. Hume moved for further intruiry into
the Navy Estimates. Unfortunately for the
Hon. Member, he fell again under the lash of
Mr. Croker. His motion was negatived by a
majority of 129 to 78.

[Tut: Times.]
The long debate, or rather discussion, in the
House of Lords, on Tuesday evening, will be
read by those who have leisure, or can take an
interest in such matters. The great majority of
the nation, not perceiving that any improvement
has taken place in the condition of the agricul-
tural interest, will hardly believe that it has been
the subject of such investigation. It is most cer-
tain, that if the agricultural distresses could be
removed by the quantity of investigation that is
applied to them, the evil would not long exist.—
The quality of that investigation is a different
thing. It is almost incredible that men should
gravely set themselves to prove at this time of
day, that " taxation does not occasion the
low prices." Who ever did or could assert
such nonsense ? The truth is, that the effect of
taxation upon prices would be to raise them,
inasmuch as the farmer must endeavour in some
degree to force up the price which he receives
for his produce to an equality with the various
demands upon him, of which taxes are the chief.
The plain statement of the case is this—not that
taxes produce or generate low prices ; but, the
prices being low, taxation takes away an unjust
proportion of those small prices out of the far-
mer's pocket, leaving him but little or nothing
for the support of his family. It is, therefore,
the heavy taxation and the low prices existing
together, that produce the distress. Take away
the heavy taxation, and low prices may suffice.
Raise the prices (which God-forbid should ever
be done, for others are to live as well as the
farmer), and heavy taxation may be borne. It
would be as absurd to go about proving that rent
does not produce low prices, as that taxation does
not produce them. But can it be denied that while
the prices are low the farmer is less able to pay his
rent? We should hardly think it credible, if the
fact were not staring us in the face, that men
should think themselves under the necessity of
fetching arguments from the north of Europe and
the south, to show that taxation does not produce
low prices. In Switzerland, it is said, the people
are now suffering from low prices, where the tax-
ation is not to be complained of. Be it so, we
reply; but we should like to know what would
be the case in that country, if, while the prices
continue thus low, a vast load of taxes, equal in
proportion to those of England, were suddenly
imposed—would not the miseries of the farmer
be aggravated beyond all bearing—would not
the insufficiency of the existing prices be felt in
the exact ratio of the increased taxation ?

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The Debate last night on the motion of Mr.
Cmevey, respecting the Act for the remunera-
tion of persons who have held high official situa-
tions, was highly animated and instructive ; but
the length to which our report extends, and to
which we must refer our readers, will not allow
us at present to enter into the consideration of
the subject.—We expressed our confidence at
the time that Mr. Croker would soon have cause
to regret the attack which he thought proper to
make on Mr.ll ume,on Friday, and last night proves
the correctness of our anticipation. We knew
that the diligence and• accuracy of Mr. Hume
would never allow him to be guilty of the blun-
ders which the Hon. Secretary attempted to
fasten on him; and that this attempt, being un-
supported by any foundation in fact, would only
recoil against the author of it.—Never was
triumph more complete than that of Mr. Hume
last night ; and his humbled adversary must have
been an object of pity to his friends. He even
went so far as to assure the House, at one time,
that he was not repeating a story invented for
the occasion! This is a very singular sort of as-
severation for an Honourable Gentleman to make
use of. The consideration of the whole of this
conflict between Mr. Croker and Mr. Hume can
hardly fail to suggest the reflection that an un-
known and a known assailant possess very dif-
ferent advantages.