The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-18 00:00:00

prolix and uninteresting of any we ever 14 ea ,
even upon Scotch questions. If all the otherz ills
that are yet pending are to be analysed anis-
sected with the same scrupulous minuteness; as
the one which last night was so thorougt
handled, the House may prepare itself to sit till
Christmas, and not have done even then. The
Scotch have always been allowed to be aniinde-
fatigable people, and they Are equally so the
Senate as elsewhere, no matter what side they
take.

• [MORNING CIIRONICLE.]
We understand that Counts Martinengo and
Flumburiarii and Dr. Rossi, have left Paris for
this country, to lay the complaints of the, lonian
Islanders before the Throne and the; British
Nation. Perhaps they are by this time in the
metropolis.—The business of the lonian Islands
(not omitting Parga) forms altogether an ugly
blot on the history of this country. Indeed we
know no- one bold enough openly to defend the
proceedings in that quarter. From the apathy,
however, displayed in the House of Commons at
transactions which have excited the most indig-
nant feelings against this country, in most parts of
the Continent, oue would suppose that there is
no longer, any sensibility -to national honour
among us. We do not require the presence of
foreigners with representations to enlighten us on
the subject. We have only to look to the official
papers published by the Government itself,—we
have only to look to The Gazette.—Why it was
Nit the other day that accounts of Courts-Martial
in the lonian Islands published here, told us
that the principal natives of thew Islands had
been seized and imprisoned, not as criminals, but
merely as hostages. Why, our allies the Turks
never go such lengths. And yet no Member of
Parliament takes the least notice of these things.
They are considered as mere ordinary occurrences

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—as. part of a regular system. In former times,
such an unchallenged verdict of a British Jury
as was. given against Sir Thomas Maitland, for
having, "' contrary to the Articles of War, with-
out the order .of his Majesty, and without any
sentence by a'General Court-Martial, or autho-
rity -from his Majesty, or the Commander.in.
Chief, issued and published a certain General
Order, by which he, Sir T. Maitland,• as Com-
mander of the Forces, directed that the pay
of Lieutenant-Colonel De Bosset, as Inspect-
ing Field Officer of Militia, should cease ;
falsely alleging in the said Order that his
Majesty had declared the services of the
plaintiff in that office to be inexpedient." Stich
a verdict, we say, against a man in the high and
confidential situation of Sir Thomas Maitland,
would at least have excited some attention in one
or other of our Legislative bodies. But as it
did not, we can hardly be surprised at the
dreadful measures which have since been pur-
sued in the lonian Islands. Is it supposed that

the neighbourhood of Turkey forms a justifica-
tion for the Turkish system ?_ Or is magnitude
of abuse the best means of silencing complaint?

• [MORNING POST.]
A. short conversation occurred in the House of
Commons last night, relative to the, present state
of the • unhappy peasantry in the South-west of
Ireland, to which We„,Mast particnlarlyjnireat
public attention. We are as conscious and as
gratified as we ought !to be, that the people of
England have-already made. great and most be-
nevolent exertions to relieve their starving fellow
creatures in the Sister Country; but we regret
to say, that much more remains to be done to effect
the humane object of saving'. thousands of men,
women, and children from dropping down and pe:
rishing of absolute hunger. Mr. Vesey Fitzge-
rald, one of the Members for the county of Clare,
in consequence of the dreadful accounts which
he had received, put last night a question or two
to Mr. Gbtilburn, which elicited facts and infor-
mation on this subject of the, utmost importance.
Mr. John Smith, Chairman of the Committee at
the City of London Tavern, stated, with an op-
pressive sense of feeling, which must have
made every human eye glisten, and every human
heart shudder, that the authentic accounts which
arrived yesterday were. of the most appalling
description. From sources beyond all doubt,
and after a survey of several Baronies in the
County of Clare, there are now found in that
county Ninety-nine Thousand Six Hundred and
Thirty-nine persons, who have no possible means
of existing for many Months but on charity. In
the South-west part of the County of Cork,
there are One Hundred and Twenty-three
Thousand persons in the same horrible situa-
tion ; whilst in one Barony of the County of
Clare many have already perished .of hunger.—
Mr. Spring Rice likewise stated, that in the
City of, Limerick there are several thon-
sands of beings also without a hope but
charity,; and these facts were corrobo-
rated by Sir Edward O'Brien- and, Mr. Vesey
Fitzgerald, as well as admitted by the- official
authorities present. Is it necessary, in this Chris-
tian land, and to this generous and religious
people; to add a word of comment ? We cannot
possibly communicate the effect which' these
statements made upon the . House of Commons ;
the silence was fearful, and the subdued and
afflicted expression of, voice with which the
:Members uttered their words, showed how
deeply and painfully the calamity was felt by
all. The subject was too dreadful to be dwelt on.

[BRITISH
The Salt Tax was again noticed in the House
of Commons last night. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer is entitled to credit for the modifica-
tions of his original plan. He has consented to an
abatement of the severity of its pressure upon
Ireland and Scotland ; he has also proposed a
mitigation in favour of the fisheries, but the inte-
rests of the country require he should do some-
thing more. Indeed this tax, as now cut down,
will barely suffice to defray the expences of its
collection, and the revenue will lose nothing by
doihg it away altogether. A very respectable
meeting. of sean-owners and others, engaged in
the pilchard fishery of Cornwall, was held at the
Red Lion Hotel, Truro, on Tuesday last.—
Joseph Banfield, Esq. was invited to take
the Chair, but on account of his advanced
age declined that honour, and Philip Balls