The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-12 00:00:00

remedy !"

Let the country mark this well. We have
stated repeatedly, since the publication of the
Agricultural Report, that, unless an effectual re-
medy were applied, this was the result to which
the depressed condition of our agriculture must
inevitably lead ! But, we cannot say that we
" look forward," with Mr. RICARDO, to such a
result, as " a remedy."—The remedy would be
worse than the disease.

We have now the power of always producing
abundance of food for supplying the wants of the.
people, and of providing against seasons of scar-
city. Let the causes which are now in action
continue to work, until " much of the land is
thrown out of tillage," and our remedy will be
the utter and irretrievable ruin of vast numbers
of farmers—the reduction to beggary of vast
numbers of landowners, by the general depre-
ciation of landed property, and the restoration
of many estates to a state of nature—a production
of food, inadequate to the wants of the country,
—and high prices from partial scarcity!
We confess that we do not even expect much
benefit from the plan which is to be submitted
by Lord LONDONDERRY on Friday. The sub-
ject is not yet understood, either by the Legisla-
ture or by the country. The "very elements of
our national system," and indeed the very ele-
ments of society, must be explored, before the
real causes of so much derangement and counter-
action are detected, and before the prosperity of
all classes of the people in any nation can be
permanently established.

The previous question, moved-by Lord LoN
DONDERRY, was carried by a majority of 104.

IRELAND.—The accounts this morning. are
are
more favourable. There have not been any new
outrages, except in Limerick county ; and these
were not numerous. Arms continue to be sur-
rendered in the Macroom district. The mass of
the people in the parish of Clondrohid haVe
taken the oath of allegiance. A Gentleman
who had been the bearer of a proposition from
the peasantry of the western parts of the County
to the Castle of Macroom had proceeded on
Sunday week to meet them at the parish chapel
of Inchigula. By appointment, Mr. JAMES
BARRY also went to the same place, and both
Gentlemen repeatedly addressed the congrega-
tion "on the wickedness and inutility of perse-
vering in resistance to the laws, strongly urging
them to -deliver up their arms, and take the oath
of allegiance. They added, that Government
would give to every person, who should conform
to their advice, a certificate, which would in-
demnify the holder from every charge that
might be brought against him, except for
crimes of a very atrocious and aggravated nature.
The peasantry were allowed an interval of three
days.to consider the proposal. The messenger of
peace then went to the parish of Ballyhinging,
where he prevailed on some persons, more imme-
diately under his own influence, to deliver up
some stands Of arms, and take the oath of alle-
giance. He reports that the spirit of the inhabi-
tants of Ireleary is repentant. Still, we see no-
thing like a general surrender of arms from any
of the parishes. Lord BANTR Y, it is said, has
sent a message to the people of Ireleary, inform-
ing them, that if they would appoint a day, his
Lordship would come amongst them without sol-
dier or constable, to receive their submission to
the authority of Government.

• The Jamaica Chronicle of the 21st -of Dec.
gives the following Answer from the Lieutenant-
overnor to the late Message concerning the
discharged black troops :
Mr. SrEAKER-44 I am commanded by the
Lieutenant-Governor 'to inform the Ifouse.e, in
reply' to their Message of the sd inst., that his
Honour adopted the most immediate and effica-
cious means of diminishing the alarm which ap-
peared to be felt by the House in regard to the
disbanded soldiers of the late black corps, by
surrounding with a military force the spot where
a number of these persons were collected, and
thirty-four in number, amongst whom some state
themselves to be of free condition,, were appre-
hended, and are now in confinement. The
House must be aware that the Lieut.-Governor
has no authority to send the disbanded soldiers
again out of the Island at the expence of his
Majesty's Government; but if the House will
defray the charge of sending them to Honduras,
an opportunity now offers of removing them to
that settlement. I am commanded by the Lieut.-
Governor to assure the House that he will avail
himself of the first opportunity' of transmitting
their Message to the Earl of BATHURST."

The Courier Francais says, that a courier had
arrived at Paris with the intelligence of the
rejection of the Russian ultimatum. The dis-
patches brought by him announce, that the
answer is given in-unequivocal terms.
The Lord Wellington packet has arrived from
the Brazils. Left Pernambuco, Nov. 1g; Babia,
N0v..9.2; and Rio Janeiro, Dec. 13.—The late
VICEROY of PE3U is arrived in' the ship Har-
thony, at Liverpaol, from Paraiba..