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of India with England, mixed up with 
confused ideas about India bonds.’ ‘The 
absolute result, to England, from its, re- 
lation, with India, on. an average of the 
last ten to fifteen years, has not been less 
than from, five to six or seven millions 
pounds sterling per annum; that is, 
there has been an excess of the products 
of. the soil and labour of India, to the 
money, value above stated, annually im- 
ported into England, beyond the value 
of what has been, exported from Eng- 
land to:India,, If Mr. Say has thought 
at all, of, the induction of the products 
of India into England, he has thought of 
it, in.a trading sense; but the induction 
does. not take place, entirely, on trading 
principles, but on principles which vir- 
tually resolve themselves into tribute, 
though, without the name or imputation 
of tribute... I could make this part of 
the subject more clear and satisfactory 
by, amplification; but it would exceed 
the, limits. of your columns to do it 
justice ;,-I must,. therefore, forbear en- 
larging uponit., 
With respect to the Poyais question, 
I shall.say, but. little ; I notice it, as a 
mere.echo. from. the same unworthy 
source, from which the preceding article 
was derived. OF either party, involved 
in the question, I know nothing. The 
question at issue, however, seems to be 
this: -Two parties come in collision 
with each other, one stronger than the 
other; the weaker party charge the 
stronger with depredation committed : 
and what follows? The party accused 
institute an inyestigation of the charges 
alleged against them, and report them- 
selves not guilty. May be so. But I 
jnust say, and I doubt not but that, on 
reflection, you will concur with me in 
thinking, that a grosser insult was never 
offered to common sense and the under- 
standings of Englishmen, than to hold 
up a party reporting themselves inno- 
cent of charges alleged against them, as 
a proof of the charges being unfounded, 
and thereby subjecting the complaining 
party to the most unqualified invective. 
Moreover, compare the Poyais ‘adven- 
ture with that to South Africa, or to 
the Spanish loan in 1823, “ Fair play’s 
a jewel.” 
The article under the head of “ Po- 
litical Affairs,” being of the most ge- 
neral nature, merits more earnest re- 
gard. It is not a mere echo of one ; 
for the same expressions have resounded 
from one end of the kingdom to the 
other, and graced or disgraced (it re- 
mains to be seen which) the columns of 
Observations on Editorial Responsibility. 
(Jan, 
every existing " periodical” publication. 
pretending to generalization / ands ifthe 
axiom be just, “that, what every body 
says is true, must be true?” you’ = 
perhaps’ plead’ truth in’ arrést ‘of Gud 
ment ; but’ the inférencds aiid eonelw- 
sions, which you have Urawn frei eer 
tain items, are not ‘triie. © "You ‘Say'that 
the account of the last quarters: teve- 
nue is replete with matter for universal 
congratulation: that the augmentation . 
in the Customs is—so! much ;' ‘and! that 
they bear unquestionable testimony-to 
the increasing comfort’ of the’ British 
people. Would to God that‘it were 86'! 
—but it is not. It is ‘true’ ‘that’ the 
commercial operations of the'last twelve 
or eighteen months exeéed’ in- extent 
those of any former -period : but’ what 
doesit prove? Commerce’is ever long 
stationary ; it has made the same ‘order 
of advance, times'and oft, “and, with 
every alternation, left the great body of 
the British people involyed in ‘deeper 
and still deeper misery ; and, assurédly, 
the next alteration will be’ more’ fatal 
than any of the preceding 9) 9°) 08 
The following is a list of the!several 
articles which produced’the iereasé of 
Custom’s duty in the last year, 012." / 
Timber, Deals, &e2 J.) 0s. £242,500 
Coals and Coastways:...+/ .131;600 
Cotton Wool .... 2... .5..017770,000 
Sheep’s dows... scwiend [58,000 
Hemp ..... waidees Lp oe 38,000, 
Ashes and Barilla ......- (94,000 
Barks Oak, & a0: 5,ele <farep- mer Ah etu: 
Turpentine .....-.+2...-- ,, 16,000 
Mahogany ....-.,2--ee++ 13,000 
Indigo..... nta'e’s och els oreia’s ova CUNEO IORT 
TOTAL. ... 200244 1. £E68E500 
440,000 
Sugar Os) oh. FE. IG! 2 p 
Molasses *¢ 2.¢006).283 20.ybod1 dee 
heese and Butter...... 4. 15,200 
Wine ..... ejeecey Setesiegtier vIOt NON 
Raisins: cmavsisersqe temas oe 
Oranges and. Lemons,......,... 10,270 
Torat ..22 2.4.0) £1,273,770 
Nor what is there, in the first division 
of these articles, that implies’ dny ‘in- 
crease of comfort to the British’ people. 
The vast increase in’ sugar, ona primé 
facie view of the subject, does’ seem’ to 
imply something like an’‘incréasé’ of 
comfort, but it is fallacious, for large as 
the increase may seem, ‘on'the preceding 
year, it only excééds the year. 1817 by 
54,9287, and the’ year 1808) sifice’ when 
the number of consumers/have increased 
nearly 30 per cent., it only exceeds: by 
202,4667, which is only’ 5 ‘percent #and 
further, the amount’ of ‘duty paid!is'not 
evidence 
