In  Bohemia,  the  farmer  can  ge^  only  a»
eighth  of  the  price  which  he  received  for
his  com  durinff  the  war.  When  such
large  portions  of  the  world,  therefore,  era
thus  ctrcttmatanced^  do  not  let  ua  showr
so  little  of  the  character  of  EoolisfaDaeia
aa  to  tbiak  only  ol  ouraelves ;  and  dm  not


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iBtuB  be  the  first  and  loodett  to  com*-
plain,  or  be  ioduced  by  a  partial  eTtl»  to
overlook  the  ▼arioos  and  valmble  blesa*
iDgt  we  still  enjoy.  But  to  return  to  my
argument  on  the  oecetsity  of  some  modi-*
fication  of  the  lair^  which  may  prevent,  if
possible,  any  overwhehning^  importation
SnSrdgn  Jm.  and  make  W  Wort.,
tion,  if  at  all  required,  more  gradual,  and
commensurate  with  the  real  wants  of  the
country,  1  beg  to  observe,  that  the
danger,  against  which  I  am  desirou^  to
guard,  is  not  either  improbable  or  very
remote.  The  changes  of  the  seasons
have  of  late  years  produced  great  varia-
tions in  the  prices  of  com  in  this  country*.
Even  in  the  autumn  of  the  last  year,  it
wea  at  one  period  very  probable  that  the
ports  would  be  opened.  In  consequence
of  the  badness  of  the  weather,  corn  rose
for  a  time  with  great  rapidity ;  but,  on
the  weather  improving,  the  price  rapidly
descended.  I  remember  that  when  I
passed  through  Grantham  market,  in  Sep*
tember  last,  on  my  way  from  Ireland,
corn  was  selling  at  one  hundred  shillings
a  quarter.  This  is  one  instance  of  the
way  in  which  the  averages  may  be  acci-
dentally affected ;  and  on  a  question  of
such  vital  importance,  as  little  s»  possible
ought  to  be  left  to  the  influence  of  chance.
