The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-06-24 00:00:00

ON. TIM VORX.

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TO THR SOITOS Of H$
• sift,— Should you 'think the-
4ortby a, pigs is your truly _
be obliged by their Insertion, aed'imlmtta
ably and satisfactorily answered. 'raw
Bill is likely to be btonght late
mope, to.regulate the price of
Az a minimum upon it); by Is)
upon the infportation of that necessary
we can never expect to hare bread
than which we are now paying
circumstance seems so closely 1
irVstem already adopted by the
shall feel little surprise, should
take place.
As land, within these verj few
places, wore than doubled itself
produce thereof has kept pace
shall be much indebted to yen,
resendents, to particularise the
It has been observed, that the.
fictitious money from country
accelerated this evil. True it ,
can be found, end paper will cement
fidenoe and credit*. lead, which
the first necessity, say, in time,
as too dearly purciased, when
for the precious metals shall
valise. That many speculators
have risen from almost indigence
dewy, by means of banks, is
with the advanced price of corn,
description bear an equal proportion,
ie, deplored ; but where, Sir, _
the remedy? Has it bees this extraordil
previsions, or has it bees the lamestal•
tires, which has caused the great
yake their farms, that by their '
they (in fact) are exonerated fry
thing, egg, I would wish to
thankful to be set right, should
thing Irian improper light. Now,
here land, which, six years since,
10,0001. per annals, and I hare
half more, my lames will be segmented
per annum. Out et my fanner
tax, one-tenth, or 10001. to Government
my additional income I pay SOM.
hare an additional four thousand,
its .;r47 my other taxes with, and ,
ppearance, or wren make a better
eetsaisted. It may be said,
tbn taxes, and* Gentleman,
kUisimient, consumes such of
a true: bat do I use snore on aces**
price ? Certainly not; and meet'
ire produced from the laud of
the increase of my estate, that i
additional fail upon my tenant
individual of the country? If _
partake of the produce of my land
then 1, or those, who remunerate
pay my taxes ? If it really falls
consumer, the case is as obvious
mine is a certain income, dependi
tion whatever, while that of
varied in • a thousand different k
trade, losses in the. same, increase
&c. &c. Now, Sir, should this '
mentioned, pass, its operation
and lower classes is tb be dreaded
an unlikely thing that men, 11w
largely by the increase of their
of the public, should, as forming
lative body, endelfour to provide
that may take place to their omit
the case of a general peace, or
trade. Should peace ensue, the
ne*, as well as that of this
in its produce; sad if thin Sal
the value of laud must NI cassidelabli
the latter unfortunately el,bow
who will be out of employ, Inset
this hard-hearted AM Ceni,
very nearly Os its present diatom's.
which makes labour still budgie
from the fireside Of ties trulr
cheering smiles width fokuserl#
tigues of the day. When apeakilit 4‘
of the laborious poets, it is goserally
they live better now thee net
the increase of their wages ; but,
—let us examine a little, and came
to this " just and necenaryl"
it has assumed a variety of shat
price of provisions was about one.thisid
.eilt value; beef, I hare bought,
at three skillingsland sixpence
.7-
ribs, rumps, and batk•loins together;
would be leis of coisme: these
shillings and more per stone.
threepence and 3ld. per pound,
now sells for ten-pence mid 10Id.
pork, &c:- iti tl.-.; same proportion.
tiriable in its price, I have bought
per pound, of from 18 to 22 ou-
allowed fur sale, under that
Corporation of this town, alts
sixteen ounces (although they trice
time before, their right of seizi
same weight which they now allot
of only sixteen ounces has sold ,
at Is. Bd., Is. 10d., and Zs. the