The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-23 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

AGRICULTUJIA Di LEM NI .
Ma. EDIT° lt,—The candid and intelligible
issue joirted by Lord LItiER.PO W. with Lord LANs-
no it will, I trust, briurthe Agaicultural ques-
tion into a small compass.' The Tnain point for
deliberation, and for .future legislative interfe-
rence, certainly is, " whether tl7e distreSs arises
from extra PRODUCTION, crinfra CONSUMPTION,"'
that is, cwteris paribus, and .in due proportion
to the difference in numbers of the population.
There are one or two points, .1111>n-ever, which
will tell both ways ; yet withimt impugning-
either theory. In the first' place, then, there cer-
tainly is a decrease in consumption since the
Peace ; but then that arises from Ilia cessation of
warfare, from Governmentceasi,f,- t.o come into
the—rnierkt`with boor-Piiridtarti mtrii -
nually Oa that • point, we will accord to
Lord L A NSDOWN a decrease of consumption; but
'what does his argument gain by it .2

There is another, and a very important point.
know that the Farmers, at the present price of
Wheat,, cannot pay for tillage, and poor's rates,
and rents. But, MARK !! ! that only proves tha,t
they cannot cultivate the same quantity of land
wider Wheat in PEACE that they can duripg
WAR.!

This comes at once to the great error of the
present day—the measuring of agricultural dis=
tress by the price of Wheat, and ',calculating
agricultural expenditure upon the cost of Wheat
prothiction, not only upon 'land which'nature in-
tended for Wheat, but also upon those poor soils
which were forced into Wheat cultivation by an
extramdinary War demand. •
Let-us then compare the price of Wheat with
the expence of Cultivation upon a fair Wheat
soil—that is the fair criterion.--Let other soils
be cultivated, as forty years ago, with such crops
as they are fitted for by fair tillage. To do so
will, perhaps, require a reduction of Farms,
nay perhaps a reduction of Rents, upon poor
soils, more than 25 per •cent.. But Landlords
must remember, that, in many instances where
they now grumble at that reduction, they have
actually raised their rents 300 per cent. within,
the lait 30 years ; from TWENT Y SHILLINGS to
THREE PouNps per acre !
As for the NATIONAL Debt, we shall find it
lighter by a return in. Peace to a Peace System,
than by forced attempts to preserve War Prices
without a War Expenditure.—TlC

.IGNOTLTS.

- - UNZlwas-U-C--"LTR3NCE.-
CAMBRIDGE, FEB. Brougham,
Esq. B. A. of Jesus College,-has been elected Fellow of that
Society.
The Rev. Henry Wm.. Rous Birch was last week 'instituted
to the vicarage of Yoxford, Suffolk, and to the Rectory of
Redfield, on the presentation of Lord Rola&
The Rev. Sterling Moseley Westhorp was last week insti.
tuted to the vicarage of Sibton, with the Chapel of Peasenhall,
Suffolk.

CITY BustNEss.—Yesterday„a Court of Com-
mon Council 'was held at .Gnildhall„ which was
very numerously. attended.—The: Loan MAYOR
laid before the Court_ a Resolution, of Thanks
from the City of London Auxiliary Bible So-
of
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munication to the Court from the Commissioners
for Public Charities, _which, was referred to,the
Committee of City Lands.—The CoOrtproceeded
to consider the Report of the Conimittee for Ge-
neral- Purposes, on inquiring into the nature and
duties of Receiver of the Orphans' Dues' and
Metage Duty on Coals. A very long discuS-
sion ensued between Sir William Curtis, Mr.
Hurcombe, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clark, Mr. Brown,
Mr. Alderman and' Sheriff Waithman, Mr. Fa-
veil, Mr. Oldham, and several other Members.—
A motion was made to agree with the-Report ;
the previous question was moved and negatived,
as were two amendments, and the Report was
finally agreed to; it vas referred back to the
Committee to consider the best mode of carrying
the same into effect.—The Rernernbrancer stated
that a notice of motion had been given in the
House of Commons for leave to; bring in a Bill
for r.ypealing part of the Act of Charles I I. passed
after the rebuildiug of London, which restricts
proprietors of wharfs betveeen ;London Bridge
and the Temple, from rebuilding-or erecting any
walls of a particular description in that line of
the City ; which was referred to the Committee
of City Lands, to take such immediate steps as
they may deem necessary, and to report thereon.
The •Reenembrancer stated, that a Select 'Com-
mittee of the House of Commons had been ap-
pointed relative to London Bridge, when the
Court agreed to a Petition to Parliament, pray-
ing to be-heard before the said Committee; and
it was referred to the Bridge house Committee,
to prosecute the sameas they should be, advised.

To Commercial Gentleinen-Want6d, an active,
intelligent, and Well-informed Traveller, who has
travelled for a.respectable Wholesale House in
London, not less than 12 or 18 months, and has
been accustomed to do business with Druggists,
Ironmongers, Brushmakers, Perfurners', andßoot-
o akers. ~ To prevent unnecessary 'trouble, the
expellees are-Twenty-four shillings per day; and
salary One Ihmdred Guineas a year.—Security
required; aPply by letter only (post paid).
Blacking Manufactory, ItlCHAltt) TURNER,.
114, London-Itoad, Southwark.

Tun DUKE or iticirmoNo.—Dr:V.xluttN left
town on Wednesday to attend his Grace, .at his
seat, Malcolm, Sussex. The report yesterday,
we are happy to state, is of a favoUrable descrip-
tion.