The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-02 00:00:00

alarming increase of the price Of Corn during the
period when Parliament might not be sitting.

Lord L117E101061. lathe-1,44)er, and Mr. CANN 1144
in the Lower. House, spoke in the most feeling terms of
the severity of the sufferings of the Manufacturers, but

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deprecated. the idea of. extending,irehef to them by
any direct ,Phtliamentary:.-Grant,-,: S,ucli a rneasure:,
would be dangerous as a. preceOpt, and would not
meet the object so well as relief ,arising from contri-
butions distributed by a Committee ; but they ad-
mitted, that however proper the principle of .non-inter-
ference might be as a general rule, there were times,
such as the present, when that rule might be justly
dispensed with, and those means adopted which were
best calculated to remedy existing calamity ; and, with
that view, although His Majesty's Ministers still
thought that the time was- not fitted to discuss the
general policy df the Corn Laws, they.considered, that
without prejudicing the 'question, the, quantity of
warehoused Corn in the sea-port,tcAvms,amounting to
250,000 or 300,000 quarters, milit.be allowed to. be
brought to market, on paying a duty - of 12s. a, bushel,

for which- they would introduce 4 13i'd this evening•
The introduction of this quantity could not hurt the
agricultural interest, but it might do away with the
feeling which prevailed—.—Df the pople starving in the
midst of plenty.

Tlio 1)tl ur measure they would ,propose was, that
provision should. be made ,to invest -the Government
with discretionary power to allow, either partially or
generally, the importation of foreign corn, during the
recess, if circumstances should arise, to render such a
measure necessary., The manner itt, which these pro-
posed measures was ,received by all Members of the
House does thern,the highest honour, and proves the
disinterested feelings for the 'welfare of the whole com-
munity, which actuate the proceedings of both Housed
of Parliament.

It was, indeed, argued by some Members that*.
measures would not afford any sensible relief to th
manufacturers, as their distress arose not so much from
the high price of bread, as the want of employment.
This may be true, and therefore we think that the pro'
posed measures are the best that could be adopted,
because while their immediate tendency will
be to re-
duce the price of food, their ultimate effect will be to
increase the means of employment. The Corn taken
out of . Bond • will be replaced by further quan-
tities, which will be paid for .by articles of our
manufacture ; and, as, after the unequivocal
Adznis-
-60119 of the Minister of the Crown, that the gene-
ral system of the .Corn: ~Laws is not applicable •to
the present circumstances of the country,. which have
theellce niut
anticipationSe
so materially apterieri9aldlof altered since their enactment, no doubt
can be entertained of an alteration of theie laws at an
ill im-
inediately comm
tioni mid- orders will be given for manufactures, the
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value of which will be repaid by future importatio 9f
corn of foreign
growth: Under thesecirctonstancee
p the
we cannot,: but: congratulate the Coulitry.
measures proposed to-- 'tit-adopted by big I‘ll -
sllwsi°n;speculation of
such an
ai
Jiy Y's Government, and we: entertain;9th• 511t64,
Anxious expectation, that while the
;4Oriations of His MAJEsrit,- and•the liberal contribil-
Itiona which may fairly 'be caleulatik npon front the
A,TeetinirvAieli 'is this day to bebeldi will alleviate the
extremity of distress experienced by the manufiibtorieg
districts at itis raiment, the emplorrient, of thew ork"
the
men Wi 11, at no distant period, 'be renewed, and
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comfort -and. order before existing among those use
classes of society be in a great measure re-establisbol'

dire
.are happy to
_state. that no fresh instances of
outrage appear to have occurred in the matlufacturing
districts"; but, on the other hand,, that. symptoms °C
returning order have been manifesto& 'The generality
of the poor people see the folly of their hostility to
the machinery, -.by means of -which alone they ca" be
permanently redeemed from their. present 'lacute Oif
misery and want ; and the energetie-measures
►
have been taken to put down: the disturbances, l'ai'c
had their due effect upon the Minds of those Ilb°
wickedly excited others, or were thoUghtlessly lea
Irl'
themselves, to the 'commission of lawless oath
hos.
latest.accounts 'which have reached us from ganc
ter and other parts of Lancashire, represent InatterS
fl'aSsurtling rather more favourable appearances'

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In the I-lOuse of COmmons'last-night, Mr. jOIEI
is reported to haire made 'ivhat-apiiears-to us,' fithcr an
'extraordinary speech. lle cool wcnted. °,10)
Ministers to give up a portion of their large,salaiesbo
the relief of the Lancashire 'sufferers. Notitiogicoi
in worse taste than an appeal,,Of this' sert.'i;tlre ie'tkr°
no doubt, that his Majesty's Ministers,will' cool' I°l-;
ward according to their ability—hut;' if they wore 0,1':
to give the surphis,Of these large after par'
et'
the unavoidable experiCcs of-their .station, we susPe
that the amount would not 1.4 great. Indeed, if
0.
are not much mistaken, tlic4o "Pe"ces not' only
te
slime their safari* but encitotfehlargely on the-Privi.afr.
fortunes of most of His MtilisifS Minister. leis
ES finding the,House impatlAln„at, soine °
trOyuiti
assured- them - that; be null'''. -never
them with another ,specch.. He would n°t' wererat
t
inch a House, no, not , his Constituents
or
to pay hiin a thousand a year. Whether tweive.
t
••fifteembundretl a year tempt liiikl;h6'llas no
wl'
formed the wOrict;—but fathotithan wiritherold ct'ste
restored of paying Members of Parliament, we 11°I.