Star.
London, England, 1814-09-13 00:00:00

Nothing could, be name natural that that-their Lana-
lords should desire to participate in their gains. The•
unleased farms. of course, rose progressively from
year to year ; and those on lease; as the leases expired,
were raised in proportion—and tife fact is, that had
corn risen to three times the price it attained, the rents
would have risen:precisely iniptioixirtion. This is self-
evident. Ought then the increase of rents, occasioned
by igvelititions circumstances to be perpetuated ? and
by Act of Parliament too ? Let Corn find its own
price, and land and rents will in time find their price.
But then our Landholders will have smaller incomes
than they have at present ! True ; but they will also
haveless occasion for large ones; for a reduction in the
price of Ct7.l will reduce the price of labour, and con-
sequently of every necessary required for their fami-
lies. Nor must it be forgotten that the Landholders
have, no right to free themselves from their share of
-the burdens that hare been incurred by the war, and
to throw them on the rest of the community—that the
Landholders have no better right than other men to
enjoy a perpetuity of increased income, occasioned by

lettuttous ctrcumstances is self-evident. Let us then

contrast with the' foregoing statement one founded on
the Peace-rent of 1792, which, according to this witness
was then 81 for land, since raised, by the operation
of the war, to 82 per acre. We shall not question
the accuracy of the items of expense, which, however,
we dare say. are not under-rated; but, as all of them
depend on the price of corn, and will be reduced pre-
cisely in the same ratio, we may by the simple rule of
three ascertain what would be their amount at any
rate of corn less than 10s. or I Is. assumed In the
foregoing statement. Let it be well tuned by the
Reeder, that according to the foregoing statement)
the fanner at the former price would lose £l4. les.
per annum on every 80 acres; and at I Is. per bushels;

his profits would only be 1118.
: Let us take wheat at 7s. per bushel, and the sits
sad dower in proportion ; and the land at the rent of
1792• and see what would be the resok to the farmer,
reducing his expenses in the seine ratio. Then vs
oall•ha're for

4511111u4hels of Wheat. at IL.
730 lausbeli'of Oats, at 4144 11-sths
Orler, 15 Acres, it 2*. 16..

,C 157 110
. U 4
44 0

' Wisplt Produce • - 287 14
As these prices are taken-at 7.loths of Mr. Bawer's
est:Wire, let us estimate thw expenses by the same
rate of redUction, we shaP then have 7.lotbs of
£905.; 10s. for
,isepvissies*ss. 'rsapist N. Acta •
Bait at ies ges OA -
Tafel Ihipassas and Rest . rrs 17
kasillit 111 LlV4illf of the cultivator the difference be.
tweak. '

7WII it* Produte
Uptown and Rest

ProSt re tht Farmer of
loitead of a Lou of

• •

• AO 17
60 •

X 287 14 0
• 2111 it 0

13 17 0
11 10 t 0

The whale Difference will therefore be

28 T•

In favour of a 7s. contraged With a 10s. price for
wheat.—Let the Farmer and Landlord adjust their

respective interests in this surplus, and not combine
to put their hands into the pocket of the rest of the

community.
The same kind of fallacy that has been detected in
the foregoing estimate mote or less pervades all that
appear in the Parliameatary Reports. It seems to
be very generally takes for granted, that the farmers
mat towlines Se fury liss sans Isigi•rents that were °eta-
aimed by the landlord taking advantage of the high
prices which the *sr enabled them to abatis for
wheat.; and all the calculations and most of thoqueu.
ekes seem to be artfully turned to shew :ghat pins
the farmer should obtain to rouge him to **minas Da
pay the high not which was laid upon him when lie
.could demand and obtain. Mania" Rican.. for hit
prodace, .

Jo
Lind and rents, Ste ever* *time MO of property;
illonld be left to find their own kveL Only bformine-
tion of the price of labour (that is by a veduction of
the price of com), can the &Ifni insonfacturte be
brought into successful rivalehip in foreign ularketsi
and only by successful rivalship-can the nation main-
tain that superiority which will keep our artisans em-
ployed. Reduce your trade, and you reduce your
population.—Reduce your population, and you re-1
'duce your revenue.—Reduce both of these, and many
of your fields must lie uncultivated for want of mouths
:to eat the produce.
_ _

The attempt to keep up the price of corn by Legis-
lative enactments, is one of the most barefaced at-
tempts tn.plunder the community in general, for the
benefit of one class, that we have ever witnessed; but
it will not,be permitted.
In fact, the amount oldie Imposition attempted to
be. practised upon the Public.is greater than we have
stated it; for before the war the price of wheat was
6s. per bushel, and at that price the Farmer and
Landlord had a living profit. In our calculation
above, though we have spoken of going back to the
peace prite, we have actually allowed, Is. or an in-
crease of nearly, one-third above the old prices. What
would these men have ? Do they think to bamboozle
the rest of the community with figures and calcula-
tions ? Let them be assured, that Coder is under-
stood at least as well by our Merchants and Manu-
facturers as by the Landlords themselves, even when
assisted by their Agents and Lend-surveyors, who
cut such a prominent figure in the Reports before us,
sod who, we doubt not, bare red reasons fir wishing
a continuance of highlents. Bat they shall not get
it all their own way.