In the Standard of this evening, we find two speeches
delivered by Lord STANLEY at a recent meeting of the Lancashire Agricultural Society at Liverpool. Lord STANLEY, who was in the chair, told the company, that relief might be afforded to the agricultural interest by the equalization of local burdens ; hut he added- " I should consider myself as shrinking from the duty I have to petform as a representative of all classes in Parliament, if I did not say that the expectations sometimes entertained, that Parliament either ought, or that Parliament can keep up high prices of agricultural produce, for the exclusive benefit of the agricultural interest, are altogether unfounded." So much for the Corn-laws ! Lord STANLEY WitS right. Parlia- ment cannot "keep up high prices of agricultural produce." At present the duty is 47s. 8d. per quarter, but the selling price is only 39s. 2d.
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