The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-30 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

MAIDSTONE, Mir 28.—The sharp nights and cold winds
during the last week have totally stopped the growth of the
bine, the leaves are considerably contracted and turned quite
yellow, and the heads of the plants are stiffened and made
sticky by the frost. The Golden and Canterbury sorts appear
to. have suffered niost. The fly increases in the sheltered
situations.

THE COIONATION.—AIthough the preparations
for this magnificent ceremony are gradually, pro-
ceeding in Westminster .Hall, yet we are well as-
sured that no directions whateVer have been
giVen on the subject from the Loan CIIAMBER.-
LAIN. All that has been -done is merely prepa-
ratory, and confined to minor details, and to the
substantial repair of the Hall.- In Westminster
Abbey every thing remains in the saine state in
which it was left in August last, and conveys
only a faint idea of the splendid scene which
will hereafter be displayed. Under these cir-
cumstances, it may be inferred that the ceremony
cannot take place at the early 'period which the
public haie 'been erroneously led to anticipate.
It will require several weeks to complete the
arrangements, after his MAJESTY'S pleasure shall
be known. The works which have already been
completed, have been carried on with the most
studious regard to economy. The whole expence
will not amount to.more than 22,0001.—(11/. Post.)

COVENT-GARDEN TucvntE.—The profits of
last night's perfOrmances were in aid of the funds
of a very useful charity, called the 44 Philanthro-
pic Institution;" the managers of which have
made this their medium of appeal to the benevo-
lent feelings of the publiC. The play was Henri
Quatre, with the farce of Too late for Dinner;
and a melange of vocal music, which combined
the talents of the most eminent singers. The
LORD MAYOR was present and the house, we
are happy to say, overflowed in every part.

DUEL.-(Bruxelles, ItlaJ 7.) A meeting took
place here on Wednesday morning last, between,
Major Baron late- of the 7th Hussars, and
Mr. W— A—x, formerly of the Royal Horse
Guards, Blue, which bad nearly 'been attended
with fatal conseijaenCes to one of the 'party. The
ball of the latter Gentleman perforated the Baron's
coat, waistcoat, and neckcloth, grazing the breast
in a direct line with the heart, but fortunately
did no further injury. - The affair was afterwards
amicably .arranged by the interference of the
seconds. We understand that the cause of the
meeting originated in -a dispute which occurred
the night before, :at a ball,. respecting a fair
Lady, to the honour of whose hand both parties
laid claim.—(Morning Post.)

TRAVELLING.-In the time of Queen Et.lz A*
uErrn, when persons demanded passports with the
design of travelling on the Continent, they were
usually questioned respecting their object by
Lord BURLEIGiI or his secretaries. If business
or health called them away, passports were, for
those reasons, given them ; but if it was a mere
curiosity to see the world, as it is called, that
moved them, a desire of becoming acquainted
with the manners, customs, arts, and antiquities
of our neighbours, they were strictly questioned
respecting their knowledge of those things in
their own country, and if found ignorant, they
were told to travel first at home, there being as
much to be known in England as elsewhere, and
it being disgraceful to the nation that persons
unacquainted with their native country should
expose themselves in foreign nations.

On Monday last, No. 14,011 was drawn a
Prize of £21,000 Consols,, and sold by Brsx, in Shares, viz.:—
One Quarter at - - . Carmarthen
One Quarter in - - - London
One Eighth in - - London
One Sixteenth at - Bath
One Sixteenth at .- - Edinburgh
One Sixteenth at • . - Maidstone
One Sixteenth at - . Marlborough
One Sixteenth at - Margate
One Sixteenth in • - - London.
Bish also sold the following Priz3s, all drawn the same day :-
11,331 - - £l,OOO 7,269 . £2OO
1,616 - 220 19,584 - 200
3,317 - - 220 11,476 110
11,367 - 220 118,521 _ 110
16,673 - - '220
Ticket and Share Chances
4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-C.
all drawn 14th June.

ire on sale at Bisn's Offices,
oss, for the 3,002 Prizes, to be

The extensive estate of JAMES LouGuAm, Esq.
of Kilkenny, the banker, who failed some short
time ago, although heavily mortgaged, sold last
week to a Gentleman of the name of MAHER, for
eighteen thousand pounds.
Yesterday, being the Anniversary of the Res-
toration of King CHARLES, the sprigs of oak
were very conspicuous in the button holes of pro-
menaders. At one o'clock the Park and Tower
guns were fired. No business was transacted in
either House of Parliament.
Sir CHRISTOPHER flAwKiNs. Bart. is returned
Member of Parliament for St. Ives, Cornwall.
An elopement from Horsham took place a few
days ago—Miss T—t, on a matrimonial excur-
sion with a gallant son of Mars, a Mr. G—e.
The young Lady dropped a note at the chamber
door of her mothrr, which informed her that her
.daughter would be a wife ere they should have
the happiness of meeting again.

FOR THE SUN.

To J. S. GOOCH, Eq. M.P.
=AMMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTORAf.

AFFAIRS.

SIR—It is reported, out of doors, that the
protecting duty proposed to be paid by the Landed Interest on
Foreign Corn, is opposed by some Members of your Honour-
able Committee, on the grounds of our Agricultural Interest
being in a thriving state. Now, as every practical man must
know that, on an average of years, and under our present cir-
cumstances, Corn cannot be produced in this Country at 25
per cent. above its present market price, and that every sound
political Economist must also know that the Landed Interest,
including mines and fisheries; is the root of nearly every other
industry of the British Empire, consequently such mcn would
say that the natural result of such prices must be that not only
our Revenue, but-nearly every British interest and industry
must diminish in security, value or prosperity in the ratio of
the diminished price of produce.- Therefore unless
our laws give our Agriculturists sufficient confidence to induce
them to keep our people employed, and to enable them to com-
pete with foreigners in our market on equal terms, and thereby
encoitrage holding a stock of Corn when we have a super.
abundance sufficient to meet a failing Crop, the coun.
try will not only be subjected to famine, and her indto.
trious people become paupers, but if we succeed when our own
crops fail in purchasing foreign corn, the payment of it will
drain our country of all its metallic currency and bullion. I
therefore conclude, as those arguments have not been urged,
that your opponents are neither practical agriculturists, nor sound
political, economists, hitt you should have proved yourself to
be one, if_ not both, by not only stating all that I have
above said, but in addition to have asked your theoretical
and sophistical opponents if they ever knew a country flourish
beyond the ratio of its agricultural prosperity (with the excep-
tion of its carrying trade) and this latter trade our Fast India
Charter, American treaties, and high taxation prevent our car-
rying on.' You should also have told those Gentlemen that the
British manufacturing,- commercial and shipping interests were
not only equally interested in your protection with yourselves,
but thatthe public creditor, sinecurist and pensioner were more
so, for if your interest stagnated nearly all the other British
interests would do the same, when, perhaps, the name and
substance of the latter three would evaporate in air ; but the
stability of your superior interest no revolution would affect,
and that the British Empire has always within itself the means
of returning to 'Prosperity when guided by wise statesmen ;
consequently it was the dutY of the proprietors of those
branches to have guided more than the root itself, and they
ought to be the first to have applied to Parliament for the pro-
tection in question. You should also have told your opponents
that however much our_ Revenue has fallen off, still its present
state would not have been preserved, had it not been for the
confidence which the Landed Interest placed in the Legislature
of having its interest protected from foreign competition during
this Session of Parliament ; and without a change of measures,
after this year, our Revenue must be diminished at least 10 per
cent. per annum. You should also have told them that the
rental of our Corn Land is less than one penny of each guar-
tern loaf which such land produces, that rent is laid out in re-
venue and labour, and that it would be to the advantage of the
Public (if the price of the produce could afford it) if the rental
were doubled, as the demand for, and prienof labour, and in.
crease of Revenue, are always in proportion to the rental of
land when paid out of profitable agriculture ; that our exports
and imports are limited by our consumption ; that the profit-
able employment of our people limits our consumption ; and
that the two latter commence with, and are.alwaysin the ta-.
tio of the prosperity of the Landed interest ; that no contract be-
tween tenant and landlord can be long binding, unless the pro-
duce of the soil gives to the agriculturist remunerating prices;
that agriculture being the root of our branches of industry, does,
by the demand for labour which it creates, always put more
money into its customers', pockets than the price it takes for
the produce of the soil, like the root of a tree, which first
gives sap to its . branches, and afterwards collects it back
for its own support, and for the reproduction of branches ; that
a great revenue can only be supported by a great income. That
if (as I believe) COLQUHON be correct, our natural foreign
trade is only about 1 per cent. per annum, compared with the
amount of our aggregate industry ; still we are making more
'fuss about this foreign trifle than we do about the invaluable
99 per cent:of our domestic and colonial industry.

It should also be considered, that while we have an excess of
labourers, we cannot import a foreign article (the like of which
we can produce ourselves), without depriving of profitable ern,
ployment an equal number of our own people, and turning them
on the Poor Rates, as would have produced that article, and
who would have.given national wealth and political power to
the British Empire. into the bargain.
Yet, upon the whole, I conceive that the opposition given to
your application is as justifiable (but not on the principle on which
it is opposed), for asking protection only. for a single interest,
in lieu of asking it, (like profound and enlightened statesmen),
for every property of the British Empire, according to its re-
spective value to the state ; this would not only have given
your interest, more than you are now asking, but would have
caused ninety-nine thinking good men out of every one hun-
dred, to have joined .you in your application, whereas your pre-
sent one will. cause. many to act against you, and if you
were to succeed in your present partial application, it would
not have served your end ; for, unless the interest of our
Colonies, Shipping, and British Commerce were equally .pro,
tected, their misfortunes would fall on your interest through the
Poore Rates ; but, as the saying is, " better late than never."
I therefore again strongly and respectfully recommend you to
abandon your present application to Parliament, and act like
profound statesmen by substituting in its stead an application
for the protection of every property and interest of the Bri-
tish Empire against foreign competition, according to its
superior value to the State over foreign property of the same de,.
scription,When imported here, and lay a duty on foreign articles
according to such superior value to the State. You will find
calculated in my " Conversations on Political Economy," the su-
perior value of
,British propew; to the State ; but if not found
perfect, I will supply you with its deficiency when called on. 1
must also observe, that if a particular interest or calling is in
distress, it does not always follow that such interest or calling is
entitled to legislative relief, for its depression may be general
good,- nor is the prosperity of a particular branch of trade or call-
ing always a public good, but on the contrary it may be a conse-
quence of a public distress, for, owing to the monopoly by the East
India Company of the tmde in tea, the want of competition may
give that Company a fortune in the sale 9f its tea, or that the
once rich consumers of wine, . spirits, or high-priced teas may,
from poverty, substitute in their stead the use of inferior teas ;
this would create an increased demand for that article to such a
degree as would give the Company and Tea Brokers fortunes
through the comparative increasing poverty and distress of the
Public. Yet such Genslemen, from not tracing the operation
of the cause from the root to its branches, may think that the

country was in a flourishing state, although in reality, their
prosperity would be a proof of the consequence of national dis-
tress. if all our food consisted of Tea, then an -Intreiuied
consumption, combined with its increased value, would; if it
exceeded a pgund increase of population, be a proofof public
prosperity, but this Tea concern, much as is said of it, itatly
as about 1 is to 100 of the value of our annual industry, accord-
ing to Commuourf.

It is not what is the distress of an interest or calling that
should entertain the Legislature's consideration, but of what
value is this or that interest or calling to the State that slici•ild
be considered, when such interest should be protected from fo-
reign competition accordingly, and then let commerce be as free
as air. I beg permission further to observe, that, in my opinion,
we have only two ways of removing our present distresses ; one
is, by the adoption of a due protecting system, as aforesaid,
thereby to raise the nation to prosperity, and to pay every man
his due; the other is, to promote our present irregular aid un-
protecting system, and increase it, if possible, in order to cause
the evil the sooner to work its own cure, and (Phoenix like) rise
again from our ashes; for if opposition be made without a change
of measures, we may stagger on for 4 or 5 years longer in our
present miserable state, when what then may remain will be
hardly worth preserving. I remain, with great respect,
Your very obedient Servant, •
(Signed) JOSEPH PINSENT.
22, Birchin-lane, May 24, 1821.

N.B. British Statesmen, in deciding on the comparative
cheapness of a British when compared with a foreign- interest
or article, should fix as an invariable rule for their calculation,
that interest or article, which in its supply or prodortion
gives the greatest portion of profitable employment to outpeo7
ple in the aggregate, is always cheapest to the State, although
it may appear, for want of
.due consideration, to-be the dearest
to individuals, as our revenue, tithes, taxes "and pooirates,
can for a continuance only be paid, and oufnational Wealth
and political power increased or diminished, but in the ratio of
the profitable employment which our people receive huhe ag-
gregate.
The wimt of attending to this essential rule has berg, and is
the cause of our statesmen sacrificing our domestic aid eolorial
interest to unnatural foreign trade. • . •

REGISTER OF FASHION.-

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

On Monday evening the Marchioness of " Lansdowne opened
her elegant mansion, Lansdown house, Berkeley-square, to
the HAUT TON, with one of the most splendid enteitainments
given this season. . The elegant suit of drawing-romps, the sta-
tute gallery, and library, were most brilliantly
The grand dining-ronm was appropriated for refreshments,
which consisted of every delicacy, the rarest fruits, pines, grapes,
peaches, strawberries, &c. &c. with all kinds of wind. The
company began to arrive soon after ten 'o'clock. There were
upwards of 1000 persons of the first distinction and fashion
present.
The Hon. Mrs. Howard had a grand musical.party on Mon,
day evening, at her house in Grosvenor-square, which was at-.
tended by nearly 400 distinguished fashionables, among whom
were=the Dukes of-Wellington, Devonshire, and Graf ton ; the
Duke and Duchess of Portland, the Duchess of Northtimber,
land, Count and Countess Munster, Count and Countess Saint
Antonio, the Marchioness of Salisbury, Countesses Bridgewater,
Mansfield, Galloway, Morley, Lonadale, Darlington, Camden;
Dartmouth, Mount Edgecumb, Clare, and Sefton ; Lord Valle,
tort Lord Charles Somerset, Lady Cornwallis, the Ladies Pratt,
the Ladies Molyneux, &c.
Yesterday the Earl and Countess De la Warr. gave a grand
entertainment, on the christening of their infant son, at their
house in Upper Grosvenor-street. A sumptuous dinner was
provided on the occasion ; at which were present the Earl and
Countess of Aboyne, the Ladies Gordon, Earl -and Countess
of Plymouth, Earl and Countess of Verulam, Earl Morley,
Lord and Lady Atnlierst, &c, In the evening' the Noble
Countess entertained -a large party of her distinguished friends.
M. A. Taylor, Esq. M.P. entertained the Duke, of -Devon-
shire and a distinguished party, yesterday, at his house in
Whizehail-yard. . •
Lady Robinson's rota on Monday evening, • -in Albemarle;
street, was very elegantly attended.
ARRIVALS.--Lord and Lady 0-, A. Cavendish-, from. Backs:
Lord Rivers, in ••Grosvenor-place, from his seat near-New-
market.; Sir C. Saxton, Bart., at the Albany, from Cheltei
ham; Sir David and• Lady Gould, at the Waterloo - Hotel,
Jermyn-street, from Berks Sir Charles and Lady :SOPhia
Kent, at ditto, from Lincolnshire; Lord Nortlkeote, .at 'the
Bath Hotel, Arlington-street, from Hants ; Ado&al'DtUlallY,
at ditto, from a tour. . . • • -•

•
DE P:ART U itEs.—The Marquess and Marchioneis of -glik.a
and family, from Miller's Hotel, Jermyn.street, for Tans the
Earl of Ashburnham, for Ashburnham-place, Sussex.; :Lord
and-Lady Cranborn, for Hatfield; Hon. John SoitseraCs,
for the Priory, ,Sussex. -