The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-20 00:00:00

English ports to Corn and grain at all times would
tend to equalise prices, both here and abroad, as much
by enhancing the price of foreign Corn, as by lower-
ing that of English grOwn Corn ; so that with a pro-
tecting duty, freight, insurance, and ether incidental
charges, the foreign farmer could not sell his Corn in
the. English markets at a price very far below that at
which the English farmer, aided by the Corn Laws,
now imposes on his own produce.
Let it be remarked how.speedily the opening of the--
British ports has been followed by enhanced prices of
foreign agricultural produce. With this remark before
us, and a recollection that this effect has been pro-
duced by a law Whose operation is limited in point of
time, and which is variable, changeable, and unstable,
and likely to be rendered totally inoperative by its very
tendency to enhance the prices of foreign corn, is it
difficult to conjecture what would be the effect of such
a law if permanent 'and constant, steady and uni-
form in its operation, and subject to no alteration or
revocation, save at the will of the power which ori-
ginally enacted it ? There cannot be a doubt, but it
would have the effect of adding materially to the en-
hanced prices, and raising them still nearer to a level
with the • prices of British grown corn. For is it not
obvious that the purchasers of foreign corn are checked
in their dealings by the consideration, that the vor
created for the corn by the opening of the nrirhh
ports, maybe, nay must be, at some, early period closed, -
and that thus they may be left with large ies of •
corn on their hands, without the means of dis quantitPosi"g
thereof, save at prices below the original cost
We are desirous to impress these considerations ou
our Agriculturists; they are the natural inferences
drawn from certain facts, and it is not a little sing;
to remark how entirely they agree with Mr. Jitcoa's
report on the foreign corn trade. Mr. JACOB, nude
his report from actual observation; the foregoing re'
marks are merely the result of certain filets. The
slight g
accuracy of Mr. JACOB'S report has been d\o‘trtebrteedi;
but it surely seems on very
not too presuming, we would say that our orounds. bservatio.ns
1 satisfaction
support the report, and it is with no smal. whe
we cite the report to support our observations. J..'
result is to justify the opening of the British Ports to
protecting measure
the importation of corn at all times with a mode.rate
le and the
the requests of a patient and suffering Peq
dictates of sound policy, calling on every wise uovern-
eP of food,
ment to furnish their subjects ith abundan •
ofdnuatytionaWl reelicelfa,imbuttlaslisanjoutstaa a aa'e"atoY
i.
So far as England is concerned, it is no small consile
deration that she should endeavour to assin' late the
to
and that at prices as cheap as circumstat ewoe snei i lssl t .
prices of her agricultural, and such like Prtncl,uce'wei,
those of neighbouring nations. It is a duty sue °er
to herself, as desirous to i-etain her subjects within ".0
dominion, and to those subjects who would
live under her government and protection, ifthey [ow,
The estrangement of Britons from their ►native 151:100,
moment. Thi time may, however, arrive,
may now be warded by some as a subject of littliet
will be regretted in sackcloth and ashes ;" espectslq
if by any untoward misfortune, Britons should Idn,e,
that tone of high mindedness, which so proudlY,
ny(iellexi geammt
etrdiijceh
imil(olstusi spoils
rya
thesevo,l
tinguisbes them from foreigners, and which, inuel,
t
ed
t't
iscEluefonspt'sliefielrueilssiaulhtais tetvneoaea
miwtudiameoerdg
rne.
rten
act
eleeß:,
ynal eiasaldttoni :deb?bjt,
uotei Li] g
bhott ay r tfi o
tstti
rreq,
are-
and most wealthy nation upon the earth. Bitt
opt.
are gifts of a dangerous character, and are °
benefits, whilst used with wisdom and discretion ;
prefer
7ti.
of
they become doubly dangerous, if by the costa
example, or the force of habit, foreign manners bee°, ja
engrafted on the British people. Let it never be
of England, as of degenerate Rome—
Nunc patimur longs. pacia dds--

Nullum criinen abet faciausque libidinis ex quo
Paupertas Romans petit

Prima peregriuos obsczens ptcunia mores
Intulit, et turpi fregeruut secula luxu

Accountspiviti King °-
ve,tfir,f4,om ----Africa
state
that
t--the
AtIIANTEES was ---'--s
again in the field, d had f°1168)::1::
battle with the Amu ms, the most faithful of the 13ritisn
Allwiese, ablaulvehtaidlisendtairey on
lryeedeeivfeeadtead th.em. 1
tier
fro
Longford,whiehafio
e state.
of
county of the
tracts,aepl o r andablprivate e
which the following
brutality of the lower classes in °tffy, owing
that c
tenants on the same' estaintge tob some. knowledge:
to the total want of education and religito - ne ble
" A tenant upon the , hied)" remr—tm
ricd:felaid, additionalanci evidencetheiliora 1 fileai are
vaee:ili
estate m a fre to thre,e other,..
family in the county, ow'
companied by several despe'rateNice
menA so unmercifully, as to leaveml oPne of ;heat for
flortii,
An individual, however, in one of the 1'01144' feud
ntbately gave the alarm, and the policeofficer soot.
o,e,
e ringleader of the gang concealed police` some 1)1
is :if(
with a thick bludgeon by his side, 0 the end
which a bayonet was tied, and secured hilt); the e% PI
escalped. The fen" . has since been commi.tt,
tittle
gaol to take his trial
; but although there lOOO.
_of his being hanged, he declares he couldl)iico,
die a thousand deaths than betray any of . his net° I
and thus endanger his h other
„
Another tenant upon the same estate was
of Copts f
day carded,
for some infringement of the 111%va 0,04 a.
Rock;
but as you may not understand the 01 „loot
this word, I will describe the barbarous punishment whoni
signifies. A number of nails are stuck through, a Pi.eee.liwitil a
about 8 inches long, and 4 wide, ~vhich is drlire)obe tio,
hammer upon the neck of the unhappy. wretch t downo the
a tortured, and then dragged with Into force ~o, it.
s hack, carrying of course flesh and sinews all be%:,),01Y
This is a very common punishment inflicted 011
r_ Catholics who have become Protestants."
nj n !lan:tens ir
ainTi.sieesa\ dead.

The following
ri..E:tiaelnreg,
ter London,
g M°‘
is from a French Paper ---- 4100'
Consul-General from England, set ofr ‘-)n, , evew
,I.):. 1",, and returned al,
rain 011 SittOrl:tie
,ii,,
'etigss. ion" C were well-infortned in speaking of tilose of
lona between our Commissioners and t'Ll „lace
; it appears that these discussions t 005.4,,,,,
sun
consequence of an English Governor elwn flhe
which he had received a bill of exchange
2" he had advanced thirty years ago La Cl° °. e, ia
Governors of our Colonies for the puhlic servifroy
on tbevr'elich
may of France ; the bill was accepted by the,' 1, dig
Government, but that by some negiect'of the clef.
bill Was mislaid, and the Minister now disPotes Its Ott
044 ; when . further .particulars shall come So
1 knowledge we shall give theme