‘I am, dear sir, ‘Your sincere humble servant, ‘E. BRISTOL.’ From Lord Bristol (Bishop of Derry), objections to my proposal for selling all lambs at Harrington Fair. ‘Ratisbon: Jan. 17, 1793. ‘My dear Arthur,—Why will you make me a request with which I cannot in prudence comply? And why must I say _No_ to a man whom I wish only to answer with _Yes_? You are as great a quack in farming as I once was in politics, and therefore, knowing the force of the term, I must be on my guard against you. ‘_No_ reform, dear Arthur, at this time of day. Ipswich has an old prescriptive right to our lambs—we have sold them well at that market; buyers are accustomed to it; have their connections there of every kind; may very possibly not come to Horningheath for many years. Let the buyers advertise that they wish to change the market, and I, though a great heretic against most establishments, will be none against them. Adieu! magnanimous Arthur. Reserve your prowess for a greater object than distressing poor Ipswich by bereaving it of its ancient patrimony. ‘We have a sheep fair here, too, at Ratisbon, but of old horned rams, and not of young Suffolk lambs. ‘Yours cordially, ‘BRISTOL.’ From Thomas Law, Esq., who resided long in Bengal, on the application of the Corn Laws. ‘Weymouth Street: Jan. 5, 1793. ‘Sir,—I have fortunately obtained the perusal of your “Travels,” and the sentiments conveyed therein so totally coincide with my observations of eighteen years upon the extensive continent of Asia, that, upon your arrival in town, I shall be happy to convey to you any information in my power respecting the agriculture of Bengal, Behar, and Benares. ‘When a member of a grain committee during a drought, I pursued your system, which coincides with that of Adam Smith, viz.: All our object was to prevent impediments to the free transport of corn, being convinced that it would be removed from an abundant province to one which was less productive, and, like water, find its level, and that the interest of merchants would convey it from cheap places to dear ones, and thus promote the general good. I could impart to you many fatal instances of the intervention of powers by fixing the price and by forcing corn to market.