h the Englishman;
the unsuccessful applicant takes back his goods, or visits the market no
more, and confines his future operations to the home supply of his own
country, which in a short time, from competition and want of a foreign
outlet, fail to realise a remunerating profit; trade is gradually
relinquished; the people turn again to the more extensive cultivation of
the land, and England obtains another customer. This is no "castle
building," if there be the least affinity between the results of great
things and small ones. If a grocer want a coat he will have it from the
tailor who will take sugar and tea in payment, in preference to
patronising one who requires pounds shillings and pence, and the owners
of land in all countries will take right good care that they derive some
sort of revenue from their possessions. I say, I think my premises are
no "castle buildings;" neither do I think I am indulging in aerial
erections when I predict that, under Free Trade, England, with her
capital, and energy, and enterprise, would shortly become the world's
granary, profitably supplying from her accumulated stores the
deficiencies resulting from bad harvests, or other casualties of her
continental neighbours.

Your obedient Servant,
G.W.G.

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_We are much obliged to J. Livesay, of Preston, for his suggestion,
which, however, if he compare the_ ECONOMIST _with other weekly papers
he will perceive to be unnecessary. We presume we are indebted to Mr
Livesay for copies forwarded of his excellent little paper the_
Struggle.

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R.B., Bristol.--_From the great press of room last week we were
obliged to omit everything that did not appear of very pressing
haste. In the Preliminary Number we have used no statistics but
such as we have derived from official sources, and we shall always
be glad to give the authority on which any statistical statement is
made. The statement of the quantity of sugar exported from Java and
Madeira, page 10 of the Preliminary Number, will be found in Part
VIII, 1838, page 408, of the_ Tables of Population, Revenue,
Commerce, &c., _presented by the Board of Trade to both Houses of
Parliament, from 1826 to 1837;--and the quantities, from 1837 to
1841, are derived from the Dutch official accounts._

H.H., S---- court, London.--_The returns showing the quantity of