The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-27 00:00:00

affairs in Saxony, when a Minister was sent
there by his Lordship's own recommendation ;
and he defended the expensive appointments
to Saint Petersburgh and Vienna, by expatiat-
ing on the vast influence of these Courts upon
the political affairs of the world, as well as, the
high rank of the Ambassadors, and the great
scale of the diplomatic establishments maintained
by them in this country. Lord HoLLAND, while
he admitted in some measure the argument
of Lord LIVERPOOL, with respect to Austria
and Russia, denied that any thing in the
recent 'circumstances of Switzerland could justify
the great increase of expence which had taken
place in the appointment to that country. lie
differed from Lord KING as to the necessity and
importance of preserving our relations with the
Netherlands, by maintaining an embassy at the
Royal Court ; but here,-too, he expressett a de-
cided objection to the increase of salary. He
totally denied, indeed, the propriety of augmen-
tations in any of the diplomatic allowances, ex-
cept that for the Embassy at the Court of France.
Lord KING'S motion was rejected without a
division.

Lord HoLL,Asn took an opportunity, in the
close of his Speech, to express, in warm terms,
his hope that the Turkish despotism would
speedily be brought to the ground ; whether the
blow came from Greece or Russia he cared not,
but he hoped, as a man and as a philosopher,
that it would be struck with effect. At the same
time he considered it the best policy of this
country to abstain from interfering in the conflict.

Lord GREY having asked whether Ministers
had any further measure in contemplation for the
relief of Agricultural Distress, and not finding
that any new proposition was likely to he brought
forward, gave notice of a motion early after the
holidays, relating to this subject. and to the mea-
sure from which alone, in his opinion, relief could
be expected, a reduction of taxes.

he case of Mr. HUNT, which has so strongly
interested the feelings of Opposition, since the
beginning of the present Parliamentary cam-
paign, is appointed for consideration this evening.
If the House of Commons should decide upon
petitioning the Crown to release to them this in-
dividual, on the ground of his being " more
sinned against than shining," we trust they will
not forget to inquire whether any other male-
factor, now confined under sentence, has suf-
fered by the carne oppressive Governments for
all such persons will of course be as much entitled
to the intercession of Parliament, and to his MA-
JESTY'S clemency, as the hero of Manchester.
The same plea will of course be advanced with
equal justice in future, on behalf of other of-
fenders who may prove themselves to have suf-
fered under oppressive prison government. The
manner in which this point shall be treated by
the philanthropic, members of Ogposition will
afford a good test of their charity, impartiality,
and purity of motive.

IRELAND.—The sixteen capital convicts, con-
demned to death by the Special Commission for
the County of Cork, whose sentences have not
yet been executed, have been respited. We
trust that this merciful dispensation will produce
a beneficial effect upon the minds of the ails:
guided peasantry. There is still no general sur-
render of arms ; and therefore, though the out-
rages have greatly diminished, either from the
terror of the Insurrection Act, or from the ne-
cessary attention which the peasantry must, give
at this 'season of the year to the cultivation of
the land, no reliance can be placed on the pre-
sent state of comparative tranquillity.—At the
Cork Special Sessions, on the .9.2 d instant, James
Regan was convicted of an offence under the
Insurrection Act.—Several other prisoners were
acquitted. •