The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-28 00:00:00

NEW rosT oPPItE.

A Copy of the Plan for a new Post ()thee, anti an Estimate
'of the Expences, were brought np.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wished that
there should be a Select -Committee appointed to inquire into
the expences of ItuiklinF; a New Post Office.
A tf.entletuan asked, what was it supposed would be the
difference of expellees between building a new. Post Office and
enlarging.lhe old ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he thot,ght
*hoot 60,0001. -

Mr. PONMONBY should not object to the measure, if the
Committee were invested with powers to inquire both into the
expences of building a nett• Post Office, and repairing the
old one.

After a fen' words from 111 r. Long and Mr. Baring, the
Committee «•as agreed to.

The Frvehold kitlte Bill was read athird time, and passed

CORN RETURNS.

Mr. FItAxKLIN LEwts moved for an Account of
the Average Prices of Wheat per quarter, and
Wheat per sack, from 1759 to 1814.
Mr, Alderman ATKINS observed, that it bad
been said, if Wheat was SOs. a quarter, the loaf
Would be 16d. He was sorry to think such a re-
presentation !I-ad been made, as he did not think
the Loaf ought to be more than a shilling.
Sir JAMES SHAW said, if the average price of
'heat through England was 80s per quarter, the
price of fine flour wpuld•be 95s.'a sack, and the
Quartern Loat should be 144 d.

Mr. RQBINSON thought the conclusion of the
worthy Alderman ratherixtr 'ordinary, that if the
in►portation of Wheat were SOs., the Quartern
Loaf should be 14d.

Mr. BARING said, that the Nvorthv Magistrate
could make out his case, that when Wheat Was
60s. per quarter, the Loaf would be 14d. Fix;ng
the price so high was nothing but giving money
to the Corn grower.

Mr. BRAND thought the loaf need not be 14d.
though the average price of wheat should be 80s.
He had bought the worst samples of wheat within
30 miles of the Metropolis at five. .a
bushel. The deficiency in the quantity of flour
was about a third ; but the quality of the bread
wax, as good as that of the finest flour. At that
price for wheat, he found that the consumer ought
to have his bread at !Al. the loaf, after a sufficient
allowance to the baker, mealman, &c. lie was
satisfied that there was some great abuse existing
somewhere, after the wheat left the farmer, till
.it reached the consumer. This was a sublett
which ought to be well enquired into. At 80$.
a quarter for wheat, bread ought not to be a shil-
ling the (pattern loaf. The only object of the
Resolution.wal to givr .sufficlent confidence to,
the agriculturist to expend his capital, and his la 7
boor, in the production of the first necessary of
the country.
Alderman ATK!NS said, that it was impossible
for the importer ,mealman, or baker, to keep up the
price of Bread for any length of time at present.
The average price of London for the last six weeks;
bad varied but 2s. when that of other places had
varied 21s.

Mr. CALCIIAFT said, that if the Hon. Gentle-
man (Mr. Brand) could sell the Quartern Loaf at
‘vhen he bought his Wheat fur ss. the bushel,
surely he should double the price of the Loat when
he would give Os. a bushel for Wheat.

Mr. MARRY.vr (lid not know whether there
was any collusion any ‘vhere,- but if there was it
ought to he inquired into.

Mr. Lewls said, when the price of wheat was
795. 841. the quarter, flour ought to be 665. 841.
the sack, and the loaf a shilling.
Sir JAMES StiA'A' said, that all the Magistrates
concurred in thinking it
,tairest to strike the,as-
size on all arerage of flour, and that striking it on
the wierage or wheat would be dangerous, where.
upwards of a Million of mouths were to be daily
supplied.

liosE said, that the price was invariably
higher in London than in the country towns. He
had at one time thought this owing to a mono-
poly : but there could be no monopoly now, be-
cause of the free importation into London. In •
deed. he could not as yet satisfy himself as to the
cause of the difference.

Mr. LEWIS conceived the difference to, arise
front the difference of the weight of the sack of
of dour in the country and in London. In the
former it wRs 4301 b. and in the latter 37111).mill:-
int; a ditTereimee-of Glib. in favour of the country.
This he thought to be tie true cause.
Lord AIICVIII3ALD HAMILTON wished to ask the
Right Lion. Gentleman whether he intended to
propose any -alteration, and what, in taking► the
Average Price of Corn ?' It any alteration was to
take place, he would have no objection to reduce
the price from 80s. to 745. 755. or 765. ; but ill)
alteration should take place, he did not think the
price could be lower than 80s.

Mr. RoßiNsoN thought •it better to leave the
Averages as they were He was sensible that
there would be many objections made on this head,
but the more it would be examined into, the more
<litlic►iit, he thought, it would be found to alter it.
Wirth respect to a question put by the Noble
Lord, he would.anslver that British Corn did not
exclude Scotch Corn, though it did Irish.
The Accounts were then ordered.'

NEWSPAPER

Mr.WHITBREAD MOM, loran account of News-
papers sent postage free to the Colonies, and
other places beyond the British Isles : also, for
an account of the numbers of Foreign Newspapers
impored into this country from France, and
other parts of the Continent, by the Foreign Post
Office ; also for an account of the number of
ruleign Newspapers sent from London to the

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ts3ltfet parls of treat Ilritnii, rciWigt lite ; 10(1
also for an account Of the Tiantity of timtampt
paper, ‘,4detlier by package's or otherwise.—
Ordered.