Star.
London, England, 1826-04-29 00:00:00

FOREIGN CORK•

The Report presented to the Board of Trade by Mr.,
Jacob, on completing the objects of his agricultural
missions to the north and east of Europe, has just been
printed by order of the Hcru+e of Cfmmons, and is a
document of great value and importance.
The instructions from Government to Mr.. Jacob
defined the purposes which he was sent to accomplish,
but did not embrace the whole of those to which he ac-
tually directed his attention when abroad, or the collate=
ral subjects of public interest on which his inquiries
have been no less assiduous and successful, than on the

questions officially and more immediately presented to
him. He was enjoined to examine the state of the corn,
trade " in those countries whise productions find a vent
by the Vistula into the Baltic." Poland in all its pro-
vinces, especially those under the Austrian and Prus ian
sceptres, came within the line of hi, mission, which was
also to comprehend the transit trade, with the maga-
zines at Hamburg!), Konigsberg, Memel, Elbing, and
Riga, the prices which grain has usu illy borne, the
quantities raised for exportation, with the capacity of
the corn countries to increase their supplies, by means
of added capital and of more extended cultivation, as,
well as the probable increase of quantity or price which
might he created under the stimulus of a market in
England' always cirri to receive their surplus produce.
At for the actual amount of wheat th.rt could at
present,be exported from the Baltic ports, it is far from
being such as would justify the alai ms expressed by.the
English agriculturists. Mr. Jacob states, Oat of such
quality as would suit the English market in ordinary
times, the whole stores of the Russian, Prussian, and
Danish magazines, together with those of Hamburgh
and Bremen, would not exceed 556,330 quarters, or
about ten days' consumption for the inhabitants of
Great Britain.

In the maratime provinces of Prussia, Mr. Jacob
calculates the cost of production for wheat to be Ms.
charges of shipping, and merchants commission, &c.
2s. 9.1. freight, primage, and insurance to London, Bs.
lighterage, landing charge, and commission in England,
Is. 3d.—in all, 435. But though this was for a given
year, and on a particular estate, so far as concerned
the cost of raising wheat, it is affirmed that lists of
prices from 1791 to 1825,.inclusive, yield an averave
no. materially differing from that just stated. A cal-
culatim formed on similar principles as the former, and
from data supplied by the condition of Russian Poland,
'it appears that wheat grown in the provinces about
Warsaw would cost in England (exclusive of any duty)
about 48s. sterling.
As we proceed further south in Holland, the soil and
quality of the grain imprtre, but the charges of convey-
ance are augmented also.' Thus, though at Cracow the
cost of wheat may be reckoned at no more than 22z. 6d.
the carriage into store at London amounts to 22g. 6d.
more, making an excess of 2s. 6d. beyond the price of
wheat imported Man Prussian Poland.
If, however, a new demand should arise from a law
admitting the free importation here, it is supposed that
the expenses of freight to this country would be in-
creased at once to 30 or 40 per cent. and that, if the
quantity required should not exceed sis days' consump-
ti n of Great Britain.

Upon this'point, respecting the pos•.ibility of a more
extended produce of Polish wheat, arising out of an in
creased demand for the article in England, Mr. Jacob
says confidently, that little if any increase in the pro-
duction of corn could be looked ft r. Owing to a want
of materials convertible into manure, a I'ing exportation
of grain, and a totatinn of culture tending to aggravate
those evils, the soil is much exhausted, and the power
of supply has sensibly diminished. So that, even with
the stimulus of bad harvests ..nd raised prices in other
countries, the export of Polish corn fell off from 438,000
quarters, the annual average during the eleven year'
beginning with 1795 and ending with 1805, to an
average in the eleven following years of 152,000 quay
tern; and when foreign corn was legally importable
into Great Britain, stimulated by prices much higher
than the average for ten years past, the largest quantity
introduced into the kingdom did not exceed acne days
'consumption in the year So much for the fears of our
agriculturists.
Mr. Jacon draws a m• lancholy picture of the general
state of agriculture throughout the continent of Europe;
and it is his concluding allegation, that no importation
would take place from the Baltic into the United King-
dom, at such a price or in such a quantity, as, with a
duty of 10s. or 12s. per quarter, could reduce the price
of British wheat below 60s. or 645. In fact, that if such
a duty were imposed oa foreign whea., no inducement
would exist for the grower to attempt a more extended
cultivation of it th 411 at present.

The University Club, it is said, is about to increase
its numbers, and erect a new House opposite the point to be occu-
pied by the United Service Club.
Yrsterday morning Mr. Craws, the KING'S Messen-
ger, arrived at the Foreign Mice, In Downing-street, with de-
spatches from the Hon. Famsantox Lana, the British Ambassador
at Madrid. Some importance is attached the despatches, owing
to the Messenger travelling with extraordinary speed, having a
chaise and four horses.
The King of PRUSSIA has re-established in the Rhe-
nish provinces the privileges of the Noblesse, which were
abolished at the time of the French Revolution. ,
A dramatic Fancy Ball was given Last week at Bath,
in honour of his Maisravv's birth-day, which was at-
tended by a brilliant assemblage. The company were
arrayed in every costume that trillion could supply.
Letters from Macclesfield, received yesterday, repre-
, sent that place as enjoying tranquillity, but the distress
of the weavers is described as dreadful.

A public Meeting was held in Dublin on Tuesday,
at which resolutions were entered ipto to institute a sub
scription for the relief of the numerous unemployed and
distressed weavers in the vicinity of that city.
The Netley cutter (tender to his Majesty's ship Se-
idl RAMIE), on the Irish station, has captured a smuggling
brig, with tobacco, supposed to be worth 400 W.
Caserta, APRIL g6.—The unfortunate men, Ara
ham Mona and Philip Afacgavon, who were respited
from Saturday, underwent the awful sentence of the law
this day, at the new drop in front of the city gaol, for
the crime of aggravated highway robbery.
The Society held in Hatton Garden, for-the Encou-
ragement of honest Female Servants, bekkheir annual
meeting yesterday, when the most gratifying report of
the effects produced by the Society was made.
Very stiict orders have been given to the keepers of
the gates in St. James's Park, not to allow any carriages
to pass through their gates of persons who have-not re-
ceived permission, and without shewing their tickets.
The anecdote of " Jos KELLY and his Dog Worry."
titer's innisisensow, is to the life. Captain Kaux was the sou
et widow in his day-chased for his vocal and convivial powers.—
No sun mate tail a better Irish story ; be sou a brother of the
selelonmel Composer, DISCRAI;IL KIILLT.