At a great mesting of the inhabitants of Stroud, held
on Wednesday last, to patition fir a total rt acal of the ('urn-lawn. Mr. Stanton, the Chairmau, rcml the Fillolving important letter from Los:1361m Russell-- " White:stn., January at, 1839. "My dear is out of my pourer to ali.witt myself from 1■011(i011 at a period v.le.a the se.i,sieit of Parliament is ha nc,aly api,i,.acIthig. I should
otherwLe have felt it Mem:Mott upon me to littctol the or my eon-
h:iteeot subject or the Com-lags. r kit e ,tipport to the bill of 18:2), ciiit-i,lcrkg it an improvement on the forint r proftiiitory system ; but it is my opinion that n moderate fixed de!;; a all be mire lob antageous, not only to trade and mannfitetures, hut likewise to agriculture, than our present fluctuating scale. It is desirable not to alter too frequently the laws by which the direction of capital and the channels of industry are regulated; but it is also desirable not to maintain at system of duties which, its experience has shown, increases the high prices of dear years to the cossamer, and depresses the low prices of cheap years to the producer. "I give you this as toy Individual opinion; but it is one which I shall be lead)' to support by my vote in the House of Commons. 1 reni..i a, my dear Sir, yours, very faithfully, J. RUSSELL."
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