The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

CORN TRADE.

[FROM THP. GLASGOW CHRONICLE.]
RENFREWSifIRE MICHAELMAS HEAD COURT.
0 Tuesday the Michaelmas Ilefid Court was
held at Renfrew, when James Oswald, Esq., of
William Mure,- Esq., younger, of
peal "'ell, James Corbet Porterfield, of
Captain James Stirling, -R.N., the
1". Richard Westenra, 'the lion. John .Craven
Westenra, John Benny, Esq., John Napier, Esq.,
"41 Alekander M‘Lean, Esq., were .admitted
11P0It the roll of Freeholders.—lt was then in-
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qulred if any other business was before,the Court.
JotiN BlixwELL, Esq. ..z‘f.P., said he had underatOod that
t/thirealtoldersepaesent were that day to give their opinion upon
t"e Una Laws. lie had lately been consulting
.his friend Mr. •
f"mson and a numbei, of commercial gentlemen, and he
'c'l.4`l..li‘kihere sea-, a. -consiel erablee. discrepaneey Of opinion on, •
let,
4ue3gekl- Ile knew it would be brought before Parliament
during the ensuing session, where it would undergo a warm and
in
teresting discussion. It was seldom disputed that the Glen
Bill oPerates to the bust of the commercial classes, and in his •
ophsion it operated materially to the injury of both the landlord
and
the manufacturer. Every three or four years the ports were
°Peed by a bad harvest, and then there were such vast qUanti-
tie3 e . - • .
0. grain Poured into the country as reduced the prices be-
e,;ttii their natural level, and thereby rendered the farmers to-
i-"Y unable to pay their rents. Some gentlemen were of. opi-
toMa,that it Would behest to abandon the restrictive system al-
ter-tc:er, and at once adopt the principles of free trade ; but
th'en he considered' hat the burden of the poor,the support of
laneotoihdrell, yeomanry cavalry, &c., came lave the
, he thought it was evident that he should alittle
mcluoir,e, than ordinary protection. Ile thought that a protecting
sae! eta ss. or Gs. lower Upon wheat than the present prolnoi-
Prices would ensure prosperity to the manufacturers, and
could riot be 50 prejudicial to the landed interest. Though he
5 was favourable to a protectinuty, he could not consent to one
tilinge as was advocated.by Mr. Curwen, and some other
tabecl agriculturists ; because, in his opinion, it would ope-
et4,'lk„e a poll-tax upon the people, and would be as had as the
no." "iri• He was for a fair and moderate duty, which would
the,
°Perste to the prejudice of the manufacturers, and would at
," same time afford protection to the landlords. He thought
wotild be highly proper both for the landed entlemen and.
the
foremwercial classes to lay their opinions on this Subject be-
the House of Commons and his Majesty's GoVernment,
tugm he should
resent. be very glad to hear the mind of any of the
.gen-
ern p
'Vit. ALEXANDER. aaid, he epproved of what had been said
. Maxwell, arid should be very glad if the county would
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Af`tand give their- opinions,on this interesting subject. Like •
he•; aiaxwell, he had talked with -a number of his friends, and
hist'llind that they were all in favour of a protecting duty. - For
aat,t,°". Part, he conceived that a protecting duty would be more
antapous for both the agricultural and.commercial classes. •
try +l.;, si"Ellts said, there would beno prosperityiin the corm-
fulieoa. toey got a protecting•duty. He was anxious to see a
son meeting of the county to give their opinions. Mr. Thom-
(sel wias very Well qualified to give-the minds of the commer-
give cOss'ei, and Sir John Maxwell and Mr. Alexander could
two•-etf e-n Pinions of the landed interest, and committees 'of the
on soeuaes should be appointed to • correipond with each other
,ably at,'" ,subject. The interests of the two classes were insear-
-00.1 • 'lt was evident that their estates would not be
they w,rt..,..value, were it not the the manufacturing classes t
rate to eall embarked in the same ship, and ought to en-ope-
the eo Ptolriote each other's prosperity, He considered that
.try, Mee-bill was the greatest curse that ever befell this coup-
- clued 'LP was in Parliarhent: when
,it was passed, and was ac-
eto bti,' voting or it, and the people several times threatened
he hortafe. 'lle did not then give his opinion, because •
~,te-T11(1.not be bullied into any thing, but lie never gave his
Aiwt„,,this pernicious bill.
had er'• -1.1103150 N said, the corn-bill was very_unpopular ;it
aused more misery and discontent than any other Inca-
-211-re off,.
were la Majesty's: Government. and those, gentlemen who
best informed uponthe subject were Most againstit.
aurle r. sPEIns-Wished to know .what they intended to do. They
thej 'mild not allow, the matter co be aboutft making
lae-i;„olsservations. The county was•to meet Toads on the
the "esday of this month, and •thesubject might be discussed
.b 8e He was anxious that it should be considered on that day,
orreuse it Would save Sir M.• Shaw Stewart, .and Mr. Wallace,
and other gentlemen, from taking a long, journey at
As..nclernent season of the year.
in After a short discussitm about the most proper mode of call.;
, a i:neeting of the county gentlemen, and how it
opon of
`,e,c9namercial claSSes could- be best obtained, as the Convener
could not calla meeting of the respectable manufacturers along
with the landed' gentlemen, .
tra MAxweia. Said that if -any gentleman would take the
eo_uble to turn over the roll of freeholders, 'he Would see that it
ire'llittlined a body of mostrespectable and intelligent commercial
pions emeen, and he thought by a full county meeting the opi.
_ot both classes might be pretty accurately ascertained.
s•ALEXANDER said he thought it would
,be best to ad=
L4Leaa a requisition to the Convener in the usual way.—Sir John
Varrxwell and Mr. Speira approved of this Suggestion,- and Mr.
of tor .(';'•e a Requisition for the ourpose of calling. a Meeting
Peace :Noblemen, Gentlemen, treenolders,' Justices of the
alelea....onsmissrioners of Supply, and Magistrates of Towns,
• titni th"-esw, ruesday-, the 29th inst., to take into conSidera-
tlie Laws, which was signed by the
,Gentlemen, and
-.teem*, broke uP•