The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-20 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE, August 15,
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG-
LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby gife
Notice,
That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be
held at their House in Leadcuba 11-street, on WEDNESDAY,7
the istllnstant, from Niue o'Clock in the Morning until
Six in the Evening, for the ELECTION of A DIRECTOR
of the said Company, in the room of John Inglis, Esq. de.
ceased. JOSEPH DART, sec.

U"- TURNER'S BLACKING.-
TO A GREAT MANUFACTURER,
• IN ST. GEORGE'S FIELDS.
Southey and Scott suspend your clacking,
• And hear ine sing of TURNER'S Blacking.
Tis worth against all others backing,
Who vainly vie with Turner's Blacking. •
In George's Fields I watch'd the packing
• Of kiamper Turner's Blacking.
And wisb'd (no wonder !) I were snacking •
A quart or pint of Turner's Blacking; • - •
But, all ! poor Potts must be lacking
Such luxitries as Turner's Blacking, •
Oft are the fair their Beaux attacking,
'Who will -scot shine in Turner's Blatking.
• • This to their pride is truly racking,
Yet credit brings to Turner's Blacking.
But most refuse to take what's backing,
So chartn'd are they with Turner's Blacking.
The Sailor; while his vessel's tacking; •- - •
Sports a neat shoe ,Cith Turner's Blacking.
The hardy Soldier; bivouacking,
, • Defies the damp with Turner's Blacking..
:-And :when an hostile City Sacking, •• - •
His Boot shines bright with Turner's Blacking.
Far as Japan may he be tracking, •
Who helps his way with Turner's. Blacking."
So pliaat, soft, and free from cracking,
The leather keeps with Turner's Blacking !
Oh ! 'tis a falsehood huge and whacking •• •
' To say :a word 'gainst Turner's Blacking. •
Then haste, I pray, and fear no quaoking,
On Boot or Sii-oe.its Turner's Blacking ; • - • -
Whilst he his labour neser slat Ling
•
. Makes such'lnestimable Blacking.
Friends.will be kind enough to request their Carriers and
Servants to ask particularly for TURNER'S BLACKING, the
country being inundated with a great quantity of trash, which
some please to style "Japan Blacking." •
N.IS: This elegant Composition may be had of the Grocers,
Stationers,Perfumers, Iron loungers, Druggists, Boot-aihkers,
and Shopkeepers in general, in this Town; and alt .others
'throughout this Country, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
ASK .FOR 'TURNER'S BLACKING.
At 6d.— I s.-1 s. 6d. each..

Blacking Yanufactory, ► 14, Lnidon-road, •outhwarb.

CITY, MONDAY- EVENING.

The large quazitity of Grain previously on sale in Mark-lane,
has, during the last week, been augmented-by 10,475 paters
of Wheat,' 318 quarters of 'Bailey; 9,841 quarters of Dats,-and
2,210 quarters of the same article imported from the centre of
starvation and misery, unfortunate Ireland. There is also an ad-
ditional supply of 6,963 sucks of-flour. The natural consequence
of excess of supply is taking place, and a decline of ss. a quar-
ter must be- noted on the value of Wheat since this day week.
A few more large arrivals will reduce pricei so much farther, as
to create a consumption in. some 'quarter 'or other; 'arid-then
agriculture as well as commerce will be benefitted by an ins
creaied demand.---The agriculturists Must • now-tie ftilly 'con—
vinced of the imrossibility of obtaining relief to their distress
front advanced prices. Foreign Wheat has not interfered with
their monopoly of the British market for at least twelve months,
and still their misfortunes increase, and are likely, to be heavier
the ensuing season than ever. The continually declining value
of the necessaries, of life in the United Kingdom for a long
period, is a sufficient proof that the produce of the fields
has during that period been greater .than the population is
capable of consuming, and an attempt to 'hold prices above the
average value in Europe can only be attended with the total loss
to the growers of the excess of their production. In the pre-
sent state of Europe, with a Metallic Currency, one. of . three
things must occur in the United Kingdom. It must either
become the interest of the agriculturists to produceograin so low
as to encourage its exportation, and if they can effect this, then
the increased quantity which they will grow will be fur more
valtiable to 'then than any profits they could reap from high
prices, attended, as they must be, by-additional Moors' Rates,
and by discontent and wretchedness amongst the peoples-:-
Another thing may occur which may much increase the con-
sumption of agricultural produce at home. In political econcs
my nothing is more readily admitted than that the people should
be allowed to consume. whatever can be grown at home, if not
lower, at least as low as the same article can be imported from
foreign states. The policy of England, however, does not yet
admit of this advantage. There are most absurd laws attend-
ing the Distillery of Spirits, hostile to the best interests of
Agriculture, and equally hostile to the interests of the people.
It is a well ascertained fact, that the present distillery laws in
England do not admit the production of a palatable spirit,
until it has been rectified into British gin, and from this cause
an immense quantity of smuggled and also oflawfully imported
foreign spirits is consumed in England; whilst, it' the law per-
mitted it, good spirits could be made at home at considera-
bly cheaper prices.. If the law allowed the manufacturing
of good and wholesome spirits, a very great consumption cißri-
tisli grain would be created, and the expence to the consumers
would not be so great as that which they at present pay to fo-
reign nations for an article which could be produced at home
of equally good, if not superior quality. The consumption of
British grain may also be much increased by a total change in
the present system of licensing public houses. The consumption
of beer is very considerably limited, because its price is much
enhanced by what is absurdly and unjustly denominated the
vested rights of public houses. The great majority of pub-
lic houses are public grievances, and many of them are the
receptacles of every kind of vice. The public brewers have
however paid high prices for some of them, and ,iley assert
,that injury would be done to their property, if the people, after
paying the regular duties to Government, were permitted to
purchase beer where they could obtain it cheapest. The pubird
brewers, however, whilst they complain that injury would be
done to their property in licensed houses, if the beer trade were
thrown open, make no mention of the princely fortunes which
they have gained by a monopoly of the beer trade acquired
by their vested rights in public-houses solely, and certainly not
by the superior quality of their manufacture. During the
last 29 years, many of them have doubled their Brewing opera-
tions, besides finding themselves possessed of large landed
estates, purchased out of profits obtained entirely through the in-
tervention of licensing Magistrates. It is to he hoped that Par-
liament will, early in the ensuing Session, turn their attention to
'the Distillery and Brewery Laws. The united interests of the
Agriculturists and of the productive classes loudly demand
an alteration. A free trade in both would create an additional
consumption of at least one million quarters of Barley, end the
people would not pay half so much for Beer, and certainly not
more for Spirits than they do at present, whilst the Agricul-
turists' would receive fully one million sterling by the altera-
tion. Smuggling, that source of every iniquity, would be
entirely annihilated, and the Government duties would be
much increased, and the expence of their collection greatly re-
duced. Low prices also will enable the manufacturer to obtain
good wages for labour, which is exported,
.and the agriculturist
will be more certain of receiving pay for what is consumed at
home, in place of contributing by Poor's Rates for the support
of men who, under present circumstances, cannot by any ex-
ertion of industry obtain a livelihood for their families ;old for
themselves. The British Funds have undergone very little
alteration this day,. Bank Stock, 2516 ; Reduced 3 per Cents,
814 ; the 3 per Cent. Consols are 803 ; for 34 per Cents. the price
is 92g ; the old Fours are quoted 99g; and the new Fours, 99g ;
India Bonds, 67, 69 ; and Consols for the next Settlement are
8014, there being nothing for continuation. The, public at-
tention is still attracted by the Foreign Securities, and a great
deal of business continues to be done in them. The French
Fives are 93. 50 a 93. 75. Prussian Old Fives 89, and the New
Loan 863. Columbian Bonds are 864. The Spanish are dearer,
and a farther advance may be expected. The Old Bonds are
844, and the New 638. Danish Fives are 873. Neapolitan
74g. Russian Metallic Fives are 80, anti M. Rothschild's new
Russian Loan is 834 a A. Austrian Metallic Fives are 79,
and the Chili Loan (144 6 h i.--(Morning Chronicle.)