Star.
London, England, 1826-08-21 00:00:00

THE CORN LAWS.

At the Annual Meeting of the Doncaster Agricultu-
ral Society, held on Friday last, the show of cattle was
inferior in point of numbers to any former exhibition
there ; some very beautiful animals were, however,
shown, and there is no doubt that in (cure years, when
an early harvest does not interfere, as it has done this
season, with the Meeting, and when food for stock is
more abundant than at present, the Doncaster Cattle
Shows will again compete with the first exhibitions of
the kind in the kingdom. - •
After the removal of the cloth, the health of the
King, the Royal Family, dtc. and the usual Agricultural
toasts and sentiments were drank, each giving rise to
appropriate observations from the Presidentond others,
yet considerable dullness seemed to pervade the meeting,
until the health of W. B. Thomas, Esq. of Chesterfield,
a Member of the Scarsdale and High Park Agricultural
Society, was proposed from the Chair.
The toast was drank with enthusiasm, and Mr.
Thomas, after returning thanks for the honour which'
had been done him, took occasion to express his sena
ments on the alterations which it was understood would
be proposed in the next Session of Parliament in the
existing Coin Laws. He pointed our, in clear and
forcible language, the impossibility of the English far-
mer competing with the foreign grower, if a free trade
in corn were permitted, weighed down as he was with
the payment of high tents, taxes, and tithes, and ex-
pressed a hope that the embers of the Legislature
would look at the question in all its bearings, and- not be
led away by the clamour of the manufacturing districts,
nor by the opinions promulgated on -the exchanges of
our mercanti,e towns, but afford to the agricultural in-
terest that protection which it bad a tight to expect and
demand.

Lord Ammar explainecrthe plans proposed for the '
protection of the agriculturist, hy the impositiOn of cer-
tain duties on the importation'of foreign corn, and de-
clared his conviction that the farmer need be under no
alarm, for should the proposed alterations take place,
his interest would not be lost sight of.
Lord MILTON then rose, and, at considerable length,
defended the measure which was about to be brought
forward for the alteration of the Corn Laws. It was a
question, he said, between the Legislature and the landed
proprietors, and one in which the tenant firmer had
little or no interest. Those who thought otherwise he.
considered to be under a delusion. The tenant for 14
years might be said to be in some degree interestediend
the tenant for seven years woe still less so; busi.the
tenant at will had nothing to do with the question,
which, as he before said, lay between the Legislature
and the landed proprietors. In case of any material,
alteration in the Corns Laws, the landlord and tenant at
will, not being bound to each other, were at liberty to
enter into fresh agreements, and therefore , the tenant
bad no cause for complaint. A reduction in the price
of Corn would lead to a reduction of rents, and thus the
landlord would ultimately be the sufferer; but he (Lord
Milton) looked at the contemplated change in a more
extended point of view than as merely between landlotd
and tenant—he deemed it necessary to the prosperity of
the commerce of the country. Foreign countries, which
could not pay for our manufactuses in money, could
barter with us in corn; and if a sufficient duty were
laid upon their corn to protect the British agriculturist,
the measure was one of policy, and ought to be carried
into effect. His Lordship made some further observa-
tions, with a view to convince the farmers that the tenant
at will had nothing at all to do with the question, and
the tenants on lease very little, and then sat down, these
unpalatable sentiments having been hissed frequently
during their delivery.
Sir W. Comte said, that though he agreed with the
Noble Lord who had spoken, as to the propriety of an
alteration in the Corn Laws, jet he differed with him
entirely as regarded the interests of the farmer. He con-
sidered that the interests of landlord and tenant were
inseparably connected, and that they must stand of
fall together. He had been absent from England some
time, having only arrived from the Continent last
night, and had therefore not given the' subject that atten-
tion which it deserved ; but it appeared to him that the
importation of foreign corn, under such a protecting
duty as would secure to the English grower a fair re-
munerating price, would be preferable to the present.
Corn Laws, as preventing those sudden and great fluc-
tuations in the pries of corn to which we were now liable.
S. Wstutak, Esq. now rose and proposed the health
of Lord Milton: no sooner, however, was the toast
announced, than about one-fourth of the company
simultaneously rose and left the room without drinking
it. His Lordship's health was drank by the remainder,
but the Noble Lord, evideatly chagrined by the treat-
ment he had experienced (although some of his friends
vied, good humouredl,y, to persuade him that it was
not through any disrespect towards his Lordship that
so many of the company had departed), soon afterwards
quitted the room.

The Chairman, accompanied by lard Althorp, Sir W. Cooke,
Sir John Byng, Bce. &c. shortly afterwards retired, and E. B. De-
nison, Esq. was called to the Chair, under whose presidency a port
of the company were kept together, in perfect good humour for
some time longer.

Mr HERBERT TAYLOR, Military Secretary to the
Duke of You, kft town on Saturday afternoon, for the Knre's
Pavilion, Brighton, one visit to the Ruyal Duke.
The Countess of &hal is recovering from her late
indisposition.
A King's Messenger was sent off from the Foreign
Ogee yesterday everting with dispatches for the Continent.
Mr. WARP, Secretary of Legation to the Embassy

at Vienna, left Brussels fortbat capital on the 18th. Au macaw-
A 11mA/A AT BATT's Horst., DovEs STREET—Mrs. dinary courier, with dispatches from the Duke of Dasettuuus, from
Prague and family; the Rev. Mr. Bogue • Right Hon. Lord Moscow, passed through Brussels on the 17th.
Milliara Russell; Captain Coghlan, R.N. and Captain and Mrs. In a Country P4per lAA week, we observe the mar-
rpCo•
.t• Departures--Eatl Lismore, for Ireland; Ms. and Mrs. riage 3fr. Samar to Miss Anion This must have been fa
liathsvn for Dow. facan et" Jaawwy end Mop"

MAMATg, ALGIUt 10.

His Grace the Duke of %unarms, left Htma's
•
Royal-Hotel this morning at sir uklock, to accompany
his niece, Lady BUISOHERSH, to Dover, where her Lady-
ship will embark on board the Lightning, Government
steam packet, for Boulogne, on her way to Florence, to
join Lord BURGH it asn. The travelling carriages and suite
of her Ladyship were embarked in our harbour, and the
vessel started from this place about a quarter before six
for Dover. His Grace returns to London, after seeing his
niece embark.
The Countess St. Awrouto arrived at Howit's about

an hour after the departure of Lady BUROURIMI, and
immediately went on for Dpver, in hopes of seeing her
Ladyship before her departure, having travelled all
night from London for that purpose. The Countess
returns to Margate, upon a visit to the Marquis and
Marchioness of Woacearza, who, with their son, Lord
GLAMORGAN, are staying at the Royal Hotel, Lady
MARIZOROUGH and Miss BAGOT took their departure
at lOo'clock, accompanied by Lord 'FITZROY Sommer.
His Lordship returns in a few days to join his amiable
Lady, who remains here with the- Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Woncesran. The Noble Marquis his taken
No. IS, Marine Terrace, and is likely to stay at Margate
the remainder of the season. The Marquis and his
party yesterday visited the Clifton bathing-place, ex-
cavated out of the chalk rock near the fort, and expressed
themselves pleased with the novelty of the situation. •
Mr. Secretary Pus and Lady' inspected the above
place a few days since, and expressed themselves much
delighted with the charming prospect from the alcoves
and terrace.
Amend* Arrivals at Hewe's Royal Hotel, within the last
week are—His Once the Duke of Wellington; the Marquis and
Marchioness of Worcester, and Lord Glamorgan; Lord and Lady
Maryborough, and Miss Ilagot ; the Earl of Stair, and Colonel
Morgan; Sir George Bunpfyid; Countess St. Antonio; Sir
Charles Nightingate; Sir H. Aylett and Major Askew; Captain
Boswell; P. W. Buret% Esq. G. Phillips, Fag. M.P. Messrs. Mil-
lington; Roland, Tomkius, Lawdlsam, Davis, Lee, and Henriques.