The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-11-05
FROM A LONDON PAPER.
FROM LONDON PAPER.
ADDRESS
TO THE
GRAND JURY OF BOMBAY,
OCTOBER IL, 1904.
Br SIR JAMES MAcrNqosH, RECORDER.
ADDRESS
OCTOBER IL, 1904.

Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury, heartily congra-
tulate you the imail number of crimes which have
occurred in our little community fince had aO the
honrur OF addreling you, of that fmall number do
not obierve that there any reipeaing which you
can need that legal information from me, which
thali always be ready communicate.
l might, therefore, have fuffrred you to proceed
60 the dichsrRe of your duty without farther inter
ruPtion, II | had not thought it important TO the in
teFeit oil humanity, to embrace this opportunity of
making public Tome facts, of fuch a nature that it
ieened TO me tit promulgate them in the moi au-
thente form, and on the mott folemn oecaion known
smoBg
When we are afembled to adniniiler criminal inf
fioe- to perform the highet and mott inviduous,
though mut necery functions Of political authority
1t is eonoasory reflect, and it cannot be unbecom-
ing 10 obirEve that the pleaing duties of boun-
ty aud charity have not been forgotten and that the
Britih government Of this territory is as forward to
relieve the nii.ries as to punh the crimes of ia b
jeeis.
You nun already have perceived, that am about
to tpeak OF the uccefsfu exertions which have been
made TO avert the calanties Of famine from our own
dominions, and to alleviate the fuiTerngs of lhole
wretehed emigrants who have fought refuge among
US from tile ianine which has laid waite the neigh
---''es eantinest
what the cauies are which in all ages lrem tn
rave rendered famine 10 frequent and 20 peculiarly
indeed, Of great practical importance, but not very
ht to be examined IN this place, and to which have
not THE mes Of giving Satisfactory anfwer. One
sereral obierva.ion however will venture TO make
Inc lame unfortunate fate of things exiHed arnong
our ano=iiors IN Europe four or five cenurie, aoo
ne lame nnfsVourabie feafons which now only pro-
olee icac'y, then almoit uniformly produced fn,nq
various eaues have doubtless contributed to the re,,
ard happy change which has fince taken place. al
81 them connected with the progrefs Of European ma
On ~ the arts, nltutons, and manners Of CIVILIZED
:, but the principal czuls is beyond all doubt, COM
a e. for only one Of two eIpedicuts agAinh dearth
an ~ imagined etbey zsg6 eoaf,rC kG food, or
:. -, 4f,oesS @oyf and, in geuersl, both rnnR he
a,ah;,. d-we muf have recourfs both TO retr.peb
,su, and 20 importation. Both thefe purpoles are
gsaedb, 'oarmeTee. The home trade in grain re-
luce, conform Son and this it does bytAat very ope
a,;o ~ enhsu. log its price which excites 90 much
.I.n,onr Among he vulgar Of all ranks aud the TO
Elm trade IN 'iin makes the Abundance of one
.o,n,r,, c,,.iS the wants Of another. Thus famine
|. banig,ej from wi az may properly be called the
commercial world ST. powerful aud 70 beneficial are
he eoere. Of that great eivzing principle Of COM
,ns,ee. rh;.h counreraefcj it every where Is BY
he nutid prtudices Of tie ptope, and by the alb
f,rd and rnifche>ous interference Of governments,
IA. yr, accomplished 20 grea, revolution in the cor
s;,;on Of ro large par, Of mankind, totally
sn,p, them from the head of tis greatsa sal-mty