The Sun.
London, England, 1815-03-02 00:00:00

vcral Mew Lets annooticed ri rit detern;ipation to
oppose the' 13il1 in every stage, and others de-
clared that thimgh they had thus far supported
the abstract principle of the measure for protect-
ing the Agricultural interests, they (lid not con-
sider themselves pledged to' agree to the rite of
80s. for that purpose.
Thus then the.question will take something of
a new shape, and in Ect, the only point on which
the public generally is interested, viz. the amount
of the Protecting Pricc, will come to be specifically
decided.

To the Legislature as to the people, on this most
vitally important
.point, we. humbly, earnestly,
and anxiously recommend deliberate procedure,
impartial reasoning, and inyesigatiOn founded 00
a►ithmetical certainties, instead of loose assump-
tions and baseless conclusions. We have attend-
ed with pain to the ratiocination on both s:(les.
The extreme arguments of each are mutually con-
vertible into tiieii• opposites, and in these ex-.
tremes both are wrong. An opportunity may
occur of dissecting these matters to the extent
they merit ; in the ►neanti►ne, we desire only to
state a few of the axioais winch form the ground-
work of our opinions., and upon which we are
prepared to maintain them.

7 Ist. There is uo doubt, in any rational mind,
that the Agricultural Interests must sod otrght to
be supported : otherwise a National Bankruptcy
must result from the shock they would receive
from absolutely free importation.
2d. The question is, then, one of Ivan tum—and,

3d. The 'quantum ought to be ascertained
with regard to these two grand principles•—to
preserve the capital invested in agriculture in
that state of elevation which will enable it to meet
its proportion of the, demands of the State, and
afford_a fair re►►►uneration to the class of the po-
pulation it involves—to afford', at the same time,
sustenance, which is the criterion of the price of
labour, to the manufacturer, at as low a rate as
possible, i❑ order to enable our commerce to rival
that of foreign nations in foreign markets.

Calculations on acknowledged data, and applied
•
by enlightened men are alone necessary to fix the
zero of this momentous political scats. Our in-
clination' is certainly towards a lower rate than
80s.; and our ideas are strongly in favour of a
graduated scheme and of a terminable enactment.
But we do ❑ot apprehend any thing like ruin to
our inanufactures, and, far less, any material in-
jury to the labouring classes, even should the
propositions now before Parliament pass into law.
If half the ills predicted of the Bill take place,
they will very speedily cure themselves.

It is of all things the most to be deprecated,
the excitement of anarchy and mob legislation.
Why tell the people that their bread, will be
at a high price, without telling them that
their wages will be proportionably high ? Why
tell them that the necessaries of life are only halt
as dear in France, without shelving them also
that •the labourer in France is nut paid half so
much ? Why not shew them Poland—the cheapest
country, with the most wretched population in
the whole world ? %Ire have not room to pursue
our subject, but it is one of such moment, that
.we must daily resume it.

There was a quarrel in the House of Commons
last night between Mr. WHITBREAD and Mr.
Davis.llaxr The former, the Thersites of his
Party, is in general so very personal and virulent,
that we confess we are astonished that his Parlia-
mentary License-. protects him from being oftener
called, to account. Ike have, just had an ex-
ample of the fatal. effects of intemperance
of tongue in Ireland, and we could wish that cer-
tain public Speakers on this side of the water
were,as little.pione to give offence as to,diselaiin,
apologize, and retract, after they have Offended
against every rule of good manners, and outrag-
ed every honowrable feeling. it rests with Mr.
WHITBREAD to what extent his prudence may
push his vigorous species of argument. On
reading the debate of last night, we confess it
appears to us that be went purposely out of his
way to insult almost every Minister of the Crown
in a personal and injurious manner.

Accounts received- at:- Paris from Martinique
state, that intelligence bad been received there of
Lima having been taken 11- the insurgents, and of
a great number of the European `Spaniards bay-
ing been put to death.

It •w'as reported at Bermuda, that the Expedi-
tion under Admiral COCKBURN, Which had suc-
ceeded in taking Cumberland and St. Mary's,-was
to proceed higher up the river to the attack of
Savannah, and that it consisted of 1500 troops.—
We rather imagine it will continue its operations
down the Coast of Florida.

Yesterday Lord MELvLE held a Levee at Ids
Office, at dire Admiralty, and gave audience to
Admiral GEORGE CAMPBELL, Captains SHERKIDT,
GLYNN, BUTTERFIELD, CHETU BRoANING,-Bw.
On'Tuesday a Cabinet Council was held at the
Foreign Office, which was attended by all the Ca-
binet Ministers.—After the Council broke up, Mr.
liftowN, the' King's Messenger, waS forwarad
with dispatches fur Vietraa.