The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-08 00:00:00

COURT Cliti ULAR.

WIN )SOR, SUNDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert,
and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe Coburg
Gotha, and part of the Royal suite attended Divine Ser-
vice in the Chapel at Cumberland Lodge. The Rev.
41. J. Cooper officiated.
In the afternoon her Majesty and her Illustrious Con-
", and the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe
Coburg Gotha, and the whole of the suite, promenaded
f°l' some time on the East Terrace of the Castle, amid
the delighted company.
We have authority to contradict the report of the em-
barkation of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
for the Continent on Tuesday next.
.' lei' Majesty the Queen Dowager and suite arrived at
„ terminus of the London and Birmingham Railway, in
Ptston-square, soon after ten o'clock on Saturday morn-
ashin two carriages and four, from Bushy Houso,
y-park, Her Majesty, attended by the Count( as
°t. Sheffield, Lady in Waiting, Lady Mary Fielding, and
the Earl of Denbigh, Master of the Horse, left town by
special train, at half-past ten o'clock, for Gopsall Hall,
- 4icestershire, to honour the Earl Howe with a visit.
Several of the Cabinet Ministers went on Saturday
Afternoon to Blackwell, and partook of a white bait
tinner.
riespatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
°Mce from the L0r..1 High. Commissioner of the lonian
Islands, and also from the Governor of Malta.
Yesterday morning the Queen and Prince Albert
Walked to Adelaide Lodge, and returned through the
Little Park to the Castle.
Her Royal Highness "the Duchess of Kent, Mr. and
lady Mary Stanley, and the Hon. Miss Stanley, and
r, and the Hon. Mrs. George Edward Anson, joined
the Royal circle at dinner yesterday evening.

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ANTI-CORN:LAW LEAGUE
to the DUKE of WELLINGTON.
The Anti-Corn-law Deputies now in London, fur the
Purpose of procuring the total and immediate repeal of
.941 Corn and Provision-laws, have, in compliance with
the
suggestion of your Grace, prepared a brief statement
or •
their case, which they beg to submit to your Grace's
attentive perusal.
The Corn-law is framed to keep up the price of corn
ac a higher rate in this country than the natural price.
:he only way in which this can be effected is by making
rn scarcer here than abroad. The Corn-law, therefore,
tg
° effect its object, must make food scarce and dear.
The middle and upper classes of society being able to
t
st°nsUrne the same quantity of bread under any circum-
tillnees, the effects of scarcity and high price fall upon
working classes and the poor. Upwards of twenty
',Miens of our population consist .of working men and
ieir families ; they consume, probably, three-fourths of
the food produced in this country, so that it is out of
wages that the increased price of food is princi-
IY paid.
I. he House of Commons has repeatedly declared by
Ls votes, and the reports of its Committees, that it is
sotiii in the power of Parliament to regulate the wages of
our, yet a law is maintained for securing an artificial
Price for food out of the earisings of the working classes.
four Grace is aware that the Corn-law is defended
fn the ground that wages rise and fall with the price of
trcl; The erroneousness of this statement is shown by
the facts--That the rate of wages rose during the
eaper years 1835 and 1836, and has continued to fall
rapidly during the last three years of dear food ; wages
Ireland are 6d. a-day, with wheat at 60s. a quarter ;
itn
nd wages are 4s. a-day in America, with wheat at 40s.
quarter.
The Corn-law is said to benefit especially the agricul-
tural
labourers; but their wages are in ordinary times
lower than those in the trading and manufacturing dis-
triGtts, as a proof of which we call the attention of your
Grace to the fact that there has been a constant migra-
"n of labourers from the rural to the manufacturing
,
"'Unties.
It is said that the repeal of the Corn-law would throw
that
out of cultivation. The Deputies are of opinion
at it would not have such an effect, and they appeal to
the superior practical judgments of Lord Spencer, the
t! Lord Leicester, Earl Ducie, and ether high autho-
rities, in support of their view.
at is contended that the British agriculturist is not
fse to compete with the foreigner. The British menu-
se._ turer is obliged to compete with foreigners at their
4
hlvn doors abroad, and why should not the agricu turist
able to meet their foreign rivals in this market ?
,The costs of freight and other charges for bringing
t neat from the place of growth in Porand or America,
ig I=ngland, is upwards of 15s. a quarter. This expense
no-
thingss natural protection for our agrieulturists, which
el) can deprive them of. If our poorer soils produce
ti °et three quarters of wheat per acre, here is a protec-
tut,against the foreigner of 2/. ss. an acre. This na-
wo.::,Protection, even under a perfectly free corn trade,
rio`uu Place the English manufacturer under a most se-
Itdisadvantage.
Th: is, asserted that the manufacturers are protected.
ea,turotection is nominal, and not real. The manu-
dutiCrs have repeatedly petitioned that all protection
86,4 Lip called, imposed professedly for ,their benefit,
Son, e abolished along with the Corn-law.
Up prig Persons seem to believe that the Corn-law keeps
Corn-late ces generally. This is a grievous error. The
n„ the does not keep up the rate of wages ;it keeps
Of price of nothing but food ;it depresses the value
! England besides. Manufactured goods are cheaper
itt than in any other country,
The Corn-law has been defended on the ground that
6!le land of this eountry bears exclusive burdens—such as
!tthe, land-tax, church-rates, poor-rates, highway-rates,
and county rates. The tithe never did b‘ long to the land-
:per, and therefore he cannot be justly said to pay that
111 h has always been the property of the Church. The
r`nti-tax which was settled in 1692. and has not been in-
, lased to the present day, notwithstanding that the
faller
of land has increased probably sevenfold, bears a
,—"aler proportion to the whole amount of taxes in this
L°Untry than in any of the continental states. The
‘*''), ling and manufacturing popu'ation pay their own
"ureh-rates; the cities and towns maintain their own
:treets and highways; boroughs corporate support their
Lgin Police and maintain their prisons; towns not incor-
Zated contribute equally with the agriculturists to the
t,nntY rate. It is, therefore, demonstrable that the
found
pay their full share of local rates. But it will be
"`the
that the landed interest are exempted from many
general taxes paid by the rest of the community,
grs. which we need only enumerate probate and legacy
Mies.
It is contended that the repeal of the Corn-law would
4,,Pire the home trade. It is impossible to separate the
I,vlt
tre from the foreign trade. A great part of the home
s4O is carried on in the large manufacturing and trading
z 0,..
'ns- Manchester is a larger consumer of its own
tett
on manufactures than the whole county of Bucks.
You cannot increase the home trade without increasing
rur foreign trade, or extend your foreign trade without
eliding your home trade. They are one and the same
thing.
Alt is alleged by our opponents that the object of the
riti-Corn-law League is to obtain cheap food, for the
Purpose
of being able to reduce wages. We have fre-
Inently declared that we desire not a reduction of
I ages, which reduction is rapidly going on at the pre-
nt time, hut the maintenance of wages ; not to be able
ob.compete with foreigners—that we already do ; our
Ject is to exchange our productions for the corn and
Provisions of other countries, and thereby to extend
tide, augment the supply of food, and increase the
d% land for labour.
We are told that, if the Corn-laws were repealed, it
Would be impossible to pay the interest of the national
t ht- The bulk of the state taxes, for meeting the in-
rest of the national debt, and the other expenses of the
ti?rernment, are paid by excise and custom duties
I'(41 tea, coffee,a sugar, tobacco, soap, malt, and
ther
articles of general consumption. The tax
It
41 corn yields no regular revenue to the state.
,1 the trade in corn were free, by which food
zeuld be obtained at a more moderate and steady
price, the people would have more money to spend upon
Lk sugar, &c., and thus the revenue would be benefited
1835, when corn was 395. 4d. per quarter, there was
an loverflowing Exchequer. During the last three years,
Whilst wheat has been upwards of 605., and population
Master by nearly three millions, there has been a defi-
c
~ient revenue. It will be found, as a general rule, that
ttillenever food has been abundant, and consequently
eap, the revenue has flourished, and vice versa.
The, Corn-law is defended on the ground that it would
f dangerous to depend upon foreigners for a supply of
1,,°°4- In 1810, when we were engaged in war with al-
tl.nst every European power, we importea 1.491,000 quer-
-:1;4/01 wheat, nearly half a million of which were ob-
tained from France alone. In the ten years of war, from
i 45 to 1815, during part of which period we were engaged
wards
hostilities with the whole world, we imported up-
- of five millions of quarters. No country could
"' prohibiting
the transportation of corn to England, unless by
rullibiting exportation altogether ; for when once a ship
Cs cleared out of port, even fur a coasting voyage, it is
Yend the control of its Government, and may convey
gttrgo to any destination.
i"e would especially call your Grace's attention to the
'lnestion, as to how the increasing numbers in this
country are to be employed and subsisted, unless a free
te°Pe be given to our foreign trade? The agricultural po-
ta Lation continues to increase, but the land does not offer an
f erQesing field for their employment. They have hitherto
°Und a resource in the towns. If this outlet be stopped
tts_
landowners
land must support the people in idleness. The
Zitlowners must either allow the increasing population
Z.,hecorne their customers in the manufacturing and
. 11`uin towns, or submit to maintain them as paupers in
the Place of their birth.
„_ e would also direct the attention of your Grace to
"nes increase of local rates during the scarcity and high
Price of food, particularly of the poor-rates. The dis-
n2ntent of the people has also led to an augmentation of
enacted
army and of the rural police. The Corn law was
rfteted amidst tumult and bloodshed, and similar scenes
itve atten&Kl the frequent recurrence of scarcity under
operation of the law.
Te have arguel the question thus far as one of policy
and expediency ; we finally, and above all, refer our
ease to the standard of eternal justice, and we appeal
froth the decision of Parliamentary majorities, Govern-
izi
tilts, and Ministries, to the God of Justice.
Signed, on behalf of the Conference,
P. A. TAYLOR, Chairman.

DEPARTURE OF THE BRITANNIA STEAM SHIP.—
441vERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.—At about half-past
five last night, the Britannia weighed anchor, and pro-
ceeded on her voyage to Halifax and Boston. She carried
ant a very large mai
Sir .1111 an Di‘Nab. 1 aria eighty passengers, including
LONDON BRIDGE.--11l consequence of the partial
repairs which the carriage road of this bi:dge is about to
'ilitdergo, the following notice was on Friday
.4._`sued by
/Jae L y
ord Mayor :—" Notice is hereby given that on 2cci
after Monday, the 15th day of August instant, no car-
riage, cart, waggon, or other vehicle, will be allowed to
Ls over Londo4-bridge into the City,—By order of tha
l 4 Mayor."