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exist in Ireland at present for such a system of relief as
exists in England. But the suppression of vagtaricv,
and the subjecting property to various charges for the
poor, will im time restore Ireland to a more healthy
state. It is well observed by the Commissionen—
" That it is only of late years, and by slew degrees, that
the English constitution has been allQwed to diffuse itself
through the mass of the people of Ireland. For nearly the
whole of the last century they were governed by a code,
the policy of which was to keep in poverty and ignorance,
and which was perfect for its purpose."
Without the able-bodied arc removed or employed,
there can be no peace in Ireland ; and without peace,
capital will never be.embarked in Ireland. There is,
as the Commissioners observe, " a rising spirit of im-
provement ; but it must be stimulated by sound legis-
lation, or it cannot speedily relieve the country from
the lingering, effects of the evil system of former
times."—Morning Chronicle.

"Le coquin est toujours heureztx," exclaimed
Moreau, in general reference to the prosperous for-
tune of Bonaparte in his destructive career, and with
particular application to his own mortal wound hap-
pening at the period most opportune for his old enemy's
advantage. Yet, with all his success, Napoleon was
then rapidly tending to his ruin. Looking merely at
the present moment, it might equally be said of our
Ministers, "Les coquins sont toujours heureux." Now
a garter or a red riband becomes vacant ; then a
general officer leaves a regiment at their disposal ;
next, a Bishop of Durham, and last, a Bishop of
Ely dies, and two magnificent episcopal prizes swell
their heap of patronage, to say nothing of two most
vivable make-weights in the sees of Killaloe, and
Lichfield and Coventry. And yet in this full
career of luck we sec the seeds of their downfall.
That fatality of error which clings to them like the
curse of leprosy—that want of discrimination which has
become a synonyme for Whig-judgment, will, ten to
one, neutralize the good which has accrued to them, or
turn it into bane. They cannot even make a proper
appointment in a proper manner. Like people who
use their left hand when others use their right,
they offend the eye, though what they do may not in
itself be ill-done. Thus in the case of Dr. Hamp-
den, they rashly set a whole University by the ears,
where a little previous consultation with those who
ought to have been consulted, might have induced ex-
planations conciliatory and satisfactory to all parties.
In the appointment of an Irish Bishop, where two
men, perfectly unexceptionable as regards themselves,
are presented for their choice, they select one—not
because he is more learned or more estimable than the
other, but because a Papist and a Repealer bids them
select him. .We will not anticipate what will be the
pretensions which will be by them considered para-
mount claims to the splendid see of Ely : we will,
however, anticipate that the choice will not fall on the
fittest claimant. But their measure is not yet full.
They must still go on, slaves one day of English Ra-
dicals, the next of Irish Agitators, and yet fulfilling
their behests with such occasional reluctance as to jus-
tify the ingratitude and to excite the suspicion of their
tyrants, till at last something will be demanded which
even a 'Whig Cabinet will not dare to concede ; and
then, after a brief ar.d sharp struggle, the cause of
liberal Conservatis'in and rational government will once
more triumph.-.....Times.

Events have clearly proved that what were called
the " securities of the Protestant religion," which were
appended to the Bill, that gave to the Roman Catho-
lics the full enjoyment of political power, were decep-
tive and illusory as we predicted they would be found
to be. One of these "securities" was to prohibit the
assumption of episcopal titles by priests of the Papal
church ; yet ever since the passing of the " Emanci-
pation Act" we find that they assume those titles more
openly and ostentatiously than ever. Since that Act
passed ten Protestant bishoprics have been suppressed
in Ireland, and to every one of those a Roman Catho-
lic priest sets up a pretended title ; and, no doubt, looks
forward to the time when he shall add to the spiritual
dignity the still more covetted temporalities. Another
" security" was the prohibition of all new monastic
establishments for males in Ireland, or of any increase
of members in those establishments already in ex-
istence t yet we find that since the passing of that
Act there has been a more rapid progress made in the
erection of monastic establishments in that country
than had taken place ever since the Reformation. The
political changes which have led to the suppression or
curtailment of the monastic system in France, Spain,
and Portugal, have greatly multiplied the tribes of
Popish monks in Ireland ; and our " Protestant" Go-
vernment, instead of endeavouring to carry the law
into effect, and to prevent the mischief that must arise
from those institutions of spiritual bigotry, ignorance,
and fanaticism, to pure religion, morals, and civilisation,
connives at, or openly encourages, these symptoms of
a counter-reformation. The Duke of Newcastle, in
moving the other night for certain returns respecting
the increase of Roman Catholic establishments in this
country, stated that by the Catholic Relief Bill, it was re-
quired that annual returns should be made toParliament of
Jesuits and other regulars of the Church of Rome coming
into this country and being allowed to remain upon being
duly licensed. That provision of the Act, which was
another of the Protestant " securities," has been com-
pletely evaded. Lord Melbourne certainly gave a cu-
rious reason for not having the law respecting the re-
turns enforced. It was that the becoming a professed
member of a monastic institution since the pas Sing of
the Relief Bill, was a misdemeanor, and in conse-
quence of the persons so violating the law being sub-
ject to a criminal proses ution, it was impossible to
obtain the required infurrnation. So then the very pro-
vision of the law which was to give practical effect to
this " security" prer;,ents its having any practical ope-
ration at all. ThiF, is stranue logic for a Minister of
the Crown to w,e, but it sufficiently shows what we set
out with sta:ang-,
that the boasted " securities" are
altogether deceptive and illusory.—Morning Herald.
The st(An impartiality exercised by the Government
in the ar2pointment of Municipal Magistrates has given
the ut'inost satisfaction to the country, and is deserving,
of tie highest commendation ; for next to the enact-
ment of just laws the first duty of a Government is to
secure their honest and unbiassed administration. As
might have been anticipated, the conduct of Ministers,
in this regard 2 has called forth the most acrimonious
vituperation of tine Tory journals ; and it is but natural
that those who draw the breath of their vitality from
corruption should see with alarm the operation of a
system designed for the sweeping out of abuses, and
the p uriacation of the body politic. Hence calumny has
become most uproarious in its clamour, since Sir R.
Peel and Sir R. Vyvyan skulked from maintain-
ing their accusations against the Secretary of the
Home Department before a competent tribunal—
accusations which reflected ignominy only on the
accusers themselves, whose partisans, in the exacer-
bation of their rancour, now endeavour to substi-
tute audacity of falsehood for authenticity of fact.
The gravest enarge is in reference to the rejection of
Mr. Daniel of Bristol, who was recommended by the
Town Council of that immaculate body, the Bristol
Corporation, for a seat on the judicial bench. The
chief qualifications of this gentleman for office may be
briefly enumerated, and we should be sorry to deprive
him of the benefit of an impartial statement. He is
upwards of eighty years of age, the greater part of
wkiich was spent in most strenuous opposition to the
'progress of reform ; his hearing and sight are impaired,
and though for poetical purposes it may be well to
paint Justice blind, yet for practical use we certainly
should prefer a man in full possession of his facul-
ties ; but as this is simply a matter of opinion, we
shall leave the Tories the enjoyment of a poetical
licence. As it is an unpleasant task to rake up
the frailties of this poor old gentleman, whom fac-
tion has merrAessly
and necessary dragged from the repose suitable
hry to his declining years, we shall not
dwell on his incompetency, but rather direct atten-
tion to the deplorable condition of that party who
bring forward such ridiculous and contemptible accu-
satlons. A few of the Tories of Bristol—the leaven
of the old corruptionists—have presented an address of
Condolence to their rejected associate. An evening
contemporary, more celebrated for its sophistry than its
sense, appeals to the public " to visit Lord John Rus-
sell's corrupt conduct in the case of Mr. Daniel with
the resentment due to a national offence." No doubt
the public will respond to this invocation; but not in
the manner alluded to. While the opponents of re-
form continue their denunciations against the Govern-.