The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-23 00:00:00

THE VICE-ROYALTY.

" Ridiculutn acri
Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S LESSON.
Arthur Young, some seventy years ago, said, " 1-0 hge
tory of Ireland was a history of jobs." It is so still.
are so many parties or factions, few for the common Tie
e
but most for themselves—Whigs, Tories and UltramoOlith
The first combines a very few of the great families+
the bulk of the Roman Catholic gentry and prOfe6°9ll :
men. that hold " braw berths," and will per fas To°
stick to the loaves and fishes. The second includes the bu.-
of the aristocracy, landed gentry, and a large number of the
more respectable of the middle class. While the last tell%
the hierarchy and priesthood, wii h a fair share of the Wid'os
class and the whole of the people professing the 11°°3„a
Catholic faith. There are few Radicals in Ireland, $0
none of the Manchester school, but we have Orangelli
determined to keep up British connection, Feniane “Ing
determined to overthrow it, and Ribbon-men chiefly itita%..
for shooting landlords, agents, bailiffs, and their °wail" of
bours found guilty of taking land. The questio3lls4
dispute in the Irish Church, national education, out-o'd
relief, the agrarian laws, or those of landleid_eilliio
tenant, and the fair execution of the laws .4'l°oo
and South. As to reform or any change ill,hred
Legislature, the people don't care three straws or
rows of pins. I will therefore take the questions se/4(l'4.°i;
Ist, The Irish Church, as this is a branch of the V
Church of Great Britain and Ireland, so interwoveoLitp
the Church and Crown of England, it would be strielut"'
0%
touch it; besides, nineteen-twentieths of the lands belt
to Protestant proprietors, who would reap any boo"
the change, and not their tenants. ie
Next, National Education. This is a vexata q-e nje4
the ultras of both sides opposing the system, while 111',111
rate men of all politics approve of it. No change 813,49101
be allowed from the plan laid out by •' Scorpion'. 515'06
and the originators
,of it, 2'ros Tyrius co ought to be
practice of the board.

The third question is that of out door relief. Bpi
should not be allowed, as it would swamp the tellj its
farmers, but the poor should be more liberally treateper
door. If landlords and upper class farmers or grazier° Re
formed their duties they would give much more OP to
ment in drainage and other works that would atel/letel
people (who are willing to labour if they only get it) t°-1).
out of the poor houses, Yuu must impress on tlo
necessity of self reliance, and that all have their 0/
well as their rights. Ott°

The law of landlord and tenant is a troublesome-
o ife
Here the landlord does not build or make permalleliplif,
provemenis as in England and Scotland, and gene"
gives no lease. Consequently the tenant having 12°
in their holdings will not do anything. Owiaers
lands should give 99 years' leases at the gC1:01:
„
ment valuation—of good lands—where they 12381c-011:
provemeats, 21 years—and of farms, where the h`.. ter
build houses and improve, 61 years' leases. Wit,;oll°,/
certainty of reaping the fruits of their labours the *-00
would exert themselves and equal those of the 00;
country. Agitation would cease, supplanted by edloo?
ment, and people fairly treated by the landowners
‘6teelf
look with respect and affection to them. Ab°l-011r,
who lay out no money in the country might be fe'rj,
jests for extra taxation, but such landlords ae, 0001,
Derby and Palmerston and other proprietors Pell°poilir
the dtities should be exempted. In the North of ireo9
system of tenant right commanding the conoePter 1/1„
tenants and the public prevails, which makes 151%0_,
oasis in the desert. In France, where proprietor-A
unable or unwilling to reclaim the waste lands, the °a t 11",
meat compulsorily bought them. It is to be J2°P,l7a,tori'l
Irish landowners will offer 99 years' leases at the
ment valuation, which would prevent the nece°lll.4ol
Government interference.
The water power in Ireland is equal to anYll:4t,ll
of manufactories which in the flax, linen, and oei;,i
woollen business may be brought to profitable 11,80'"-
Landlords can forward this by granting long le
nominal rents. PIO

The coast fisheries will demand your attention apt''
i
thing should be done to protect the spawn and Prts:
shipment of small oysters to foreign countries, why.
could be more profitably laid down on our own. slat;O:
Lastly, the fair execution of the laws is the Ole 111;6"'
that will make the people observa and revereneewth-icr•iii
If that can be done in Dublin with imputtitY
BAfast will be punished, then the aggrieved 13°'"Iiiito,'d
take the law into their own hands, and what tbe„t
O'Connell called " wild justice" will be carried
motto should be " Fiat juEtitia collum mat." fors
As your tenure will be very short I have 81 lope
short sketch, hoping before the Viceroyalty w t 9 es
lished that you will be able to effect the improvePe-
0 itt
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merated.
Lord Wodehouse thanked Sir Robert for the '-1 0;62
formation, and might require some more particular'oestrot
the Secretary promised to give him. Lord Pah/I°oog
the other members of the Cabinet approved of th°
so ably made.--Cork, Reporter. of
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AM Or at
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" The Morals of Mayfair," &c—" We do not boil! iitel4lo)
nounce this novel one of the best that the presett'tit
season has produced. It is a skilfully work tine
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vise all readers who are on the qui vice for sowet80
theeld
rior to get The Ordeal for Wives,' and We Pr°,11311,3
pleasant task iu perusing the three volumes. •Lf
poilosod
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evinces great knowledge of human nature•
be'couotit'
much surprised if thiEtboyel does not rapidly
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