The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-20 00:00:00

on the Continent of Europe, that generation had almost passed
by, which hid witnessed for a brief space the horrors of war,
and that now rising had experienced the blessings of peace; ,
yet it had had the means of contrasting she horrors of the
one with the blessing of the other. He believed that en the
Continent, also, there was a g ppeneral areciation of the blessing 3,
,of peace, and a sincere desire that the tranquillity Was not to
be frivolously and uselessly., endangered. He could not sal
that he locked with satisfaction one the state of our relations
with toreign countries. Amongst the Powers of Europe there
was one with which, in his, humble judgment, it was mere
essentially necessary for this cc:until -tobe on terms..-roe
t-
amity merely, but of cordial co-operation and union.. • B&W,' ',el
s'
ferred to that great neighbouring state with which wi a
late been on good terms. Throughout,the world, and Weyer?'
quarter of the globe, there were- numerous points of :costae
and which, in the event of my bad understanding hetwee°
England and France, would be turned into points "of collisions
He did not intend to offer any lengthened observations on thts
question, but he certainly could not refrain frdm expressl
his regret at much of what was contained in the correspowas
ence that had taken place between her Majesty!s-Governinean`
and the Ministers of the other Governments. Up to a &riled
period they had acted on a feeling of mutual confidence, a°
there was a probability at the present moment of an interrue:
thin in that state of amicable feeling, from this course 01!! ss
having been persevered in. He also must deplore that between
the representatives of the respective countries interested ~!!frie
the question to which this correspondence referred (the tesrby_!•ie
riage of the Infanta of Spain), there should have been so tore
recrimination and exhibition of petty feeling. He must con!!! '
that he was of opinion, that what had taken place se rev)!
enee to another question, had effected this subject, namelie
what bad taken place with respect to Cracow. He did bad
mean to express any opinion on the annexation that .
taken place, but he had no hesitation in saying, that there Air
insult and discourtesy shown towards the Government ;ee .!
that, if France and England had been on amicable terms, Ise. ; •
that insult and discourtesy would not have taken Peels,
Now he approached a question which was unfortunately Pore
in, cresting and important to the people of this country.7e,
anything that could be connected with foregin policy.
ted.'
tie,
ferred to that awful visitation which had afflic IP"i ,
one side to the other, the sister island. He was coadel,
of this, that for the prevention of the present evil, or the Pl_, er
liation of the present misery, and for the purpose of re q l_abSs
this country from the guilt of permitting a large portion el !so
population of Ireland knowingly to starve, that there Was tbe ~_
sacrifice and no eff .rt which Government might call urfl to, ",
people to make which they would not willingly se(l"tekeir
whether these might originate, with the members ei •'
Lordship's House or the other House of Parliament, an"e
re' of tb
would further venture to assert that the sentimentsthe
presentatives would be echoed by the public sense °f
I;etesr.
country. He spoke not in any captious spirit of the:1101e
which had been already taken by her Majesty's Goveroe'ess fee
He knew that the extent of the visitation had in a fires teelboa fi
sure come upon them by surprise,—he knew "of 1;1
that visitation came, there was a dialog' co
~eis
obtaining correct and trustworthy information era, =
the subject; he knew that even the best efforts of Gereesee
meat there would have much of local interests to overeSe...:S:
because the best reparations of the Government would he ta; r
than counteracted for the petty purposes of local adealt ot
He knew—and he spoke it not disrespectfully of the Peer,oeei
Ireland—that in the administration of relief, and more los
cially when that came from the public purse, that the di.ti.ooe
thin of these funds demanded a degree of circurespearbeie
required in any other country. That great errors had aired ,
committed by the Government no further proof was teldoolo
than the speeches of the mover and the seconder of the Ar 01/ tr
and the passing of the Labour-rate Act had ba'sselele
the effect of diverting work from channels in tit
it could have been more profitably employed. At aertiool
when every landlord was using his best ea'oo
to meet the calamity with which his teteastrY
ad
threatened, a power which he could not withstand /Ate sec
to prevent his employing his capital in the mode Most
b&
tageous to himself and useful to those around him; itn,d postie
compelled instead to employ that capital in filling uP 'lll, 0.1
cable hollows, lowering invisible bills, and the effect Of
enormous sums of money were scattered for the Parre;hlo9
making the face of the conntry absolutely iMPIITeriSis
Well, then, his Noble Friend, the mover of the _iN
said (and he, Lord Stanley, might be perraitted4o.
that he did not concur with those who censured the L.:',A+
ment for the course they had taken) he thought that theLDs
Lieutenant of Ireland was justified, in the circtunstallTota
which he had found himself, in exercising a wise there efeiS jf•
remedy the effect of a law which he found so inconclusive, 101,
when his measures went beyond the strict letter of the to ths
He had no fault to find with Government for abstainiese,'-tbet
exercise of their discussion from calling Parliament tTropell
earlier than they had done, but if there were ViD.t pre. '
which he should be disposed to take exception to the pt'd to.
ceedings of Government, it was, that they had adheteei`j-riesst
closely to the principles of political economy. The r 50.0.
of political economy were framed, no doubt, to meet' for se ti
circumstances and general evils, but it was impossible oeei
man to say that eireumstences should not arise of so gr,telsiel"
important a complexion as to compel Government to di toils!,
the doctrines of political economy, and act accordinfloares!
dictates of political experience. Now, for instance, thelieheere
from one paragraph in the Speech which had been ",'"epis'e.e
from the throne, that means had been taken to lessen ',Le" 07
sure of want. What those means had been, he P—rost
they would hereafter learn, but it was
fest that there were large and PoPu'elerret
tricts in Ireland whose sufferings had been coesltbreor
augmented by the unhappy omissions of Governments I aor,
the zeal they had exhibited in favour of political ecodeldeaen
trines. Now, had Goverment established granaries sole eo7,'
in these large and populous districts, where the PeeP tee •
have purchased food at reasonable, but still profitable r:et
would have had the effect of throwing into the Inttift/
stocks of speculators who were waiting for famine ,f we;
( Hear, hear.) He regretted that they did not ova the tent
selves of their power, where there was an intention oo ket
of certain individuals to withhold supplies from the of el ere
the purpose of raising prices higher. He heard I°ll Vier
of 14
Friend on the cross benches (the Duke k
lington) say that these steps had been ,tebeeert.
eulpieinpvlieoedsst tetailvttaetndht,iasogrebitseh...ae:
itlrsol7e.
teghuhau;e,:is,:l:itaied.; e.nisi,,atchthoeeutrheneetarrffeyesecta. Government.r he
scarcity
beenoef believed
terence, such as he had referred to, had been attemPs—A eve.
twoasmnakoee,ffworhtiewhhiwcohutlldienoGt obveerrnesolpoeljel?
to relieve the distress.—(llear. ) There were two or I/hi-ell' -
sures which had been distinctly referred to in 15
One of them was stated to be tenee7
for itee_4o.,
sure, and referred to the increasing
period the facilities for the importation of foreigunSt.
There was another measure, which as he stated wa's
understood to be contemplated by her Ma ie
jesty's Goverl
but as a temporary ran:elle, and which, in that cbarsen tee
agreed would be less open to objection than a forme:fir,
troduced. He meant the temporary measure to be '1;1,4
for the purpose of affording a greeter amount of to`u.baf
this country. He believed that if they examined in that;
turns of the amount of corn in this country, and oA bes!,lo
jest there were many conflicting statements—(H
they would ind that the amount of corn in this COo mow
much underrated. There could be no doubt that ieiptoses;
there was a very large proportion of corn waiting for;thstLt,
tation to this country, and there could be no dOO5 kept
transportstion of large proportions of that corn was to ,s.
by the want of sufficient 'tonnage to bring it or beeS.„e
country under the existing laws, and the result hatthere fits
enormous disproportion in the price of corn grown 0 p'Ll,
of corn in this country.—( Hear, hear.) Lartope;ski
were realised by the corn traders and
there et;
and as a temporary measure be did not think thattoo
be any general feeling of opposition to the introdeoehopeOrco,
large proportion of tonnage into this country. ell be 400
they would not think that those connected with tc, to lee, $
tural interest were in the slightest degree oppose
ef eble".4o
the consideration of the medium of protection, "to eSrkei
would de Live them. He did not, however, wish, 1: 00
any positive opinion with reference to that rail tespet
been admitted, and he was glad of the admissl° the east/
read or
greatest part of the difference of price would go r, o°l
of the foreign corn importer. For then they teolier
that the measure being passed, the supply of
•eoro to
in the slightest degree increase, or the price 10 iott,eobo
nish, and the loss to the revenue would Pod
pockets of the importers. He did not underststse o°ooloo
one of the measures referred to by her Majeek's egroreiret
ment was of a temporary or permanent nature. 1 fey '
used in the speech " for a limited period" might re f belle
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corn. If sugar were introduced for the erpose
tel tare of
in distilleries it would increase its price, all the 04° oh.
argument for the abolition of the malt tax, whireno be:O, tb
ment would not be likely to concede. It had ;opt benefit
served, that the absence of all political eeciterst to e,
land afforded a favourable opportunity for atter:111;1;0'41°e! fen
the country. He thought that althotigh the oPP°l"diele r
it was not an eligible one, and it would be imPesr-atioSta per
sweeping promises made without the fullest ce-°Pe sbee'ooo
two countries. In legislating on this subject thetie prloti
teed on two axioms. They should proceed 0° weret eohletfol
in the first place that the people of Ireland OO
landsee 0
to be supported out of the property of thebe Ioe.l
and that pauperism should be relieved there by t the Itit "'-
Ireland themselves. It had of late years beeps he 'Ol
grievously abuse the landlords of Ire! ml. b 1,.;
stand there as the defendant of the Irish laic
same
should not regard the landlords of Ireland in th,e;',Oli Tbs:f
they did those of this-country. The same dotlei-ohti.Ases
solve upon them, for they had not the same flit se,'-elrei
properties were in several instances crowded Wieolevoet
per sons, turncoats at will, who would neither line ot reid
themselves, or permit their landlords to do sts,..4,lo,'tet's
upon it in the same condition, wretched thernselr'ersll;pr‘i
verishing the land. He himself was aware of seeds hive;
when the efforts of the most considerate la°,,d/ebo rcite e
thwarted by this very character; and it shoolo oft
that public feeling in Ireland was in favour of th ecestel
landlord in this country would not be blamed 19:aeh nt' sail
ante of the evils that afflicted Ireland, untiero-ald 11-sebiett
stances. He trusted, therefore, that; they sle-ehise,oo,l'
any rash or hasty steps in reference te.„0,10 1u and
He did hope that no rash attacks would be "ther nefe,,e.
laws of real property, but that they should r,aohersetateet
mous in adopting measures of a more were', 0.0! wobirte
more cateu'ated to advance the pertnanent intereo ibis
But there was one important point bearing utlee 0401 sii'e
which had been totally lost sight cf. He belle itnot °pesos
associated companies prepared with sone t 0 reef, pp
assistance to embark large sums of money. irks t
of tr
public works, and he thought as those public W ioroe°,ooo4,l,
liarly adapted to securing the permanent ell the e°;ot ltos
people, he did hope that 'they would meet with 010;4010e
ment of the Government who ought to glee, and
cantile and political security to insure the t'eue-rtekine °a le
vestment of capital in those o_7 to lot itb
did not think it necessary for 1""'
th' t o°l re
their attention at any greater eee,ghe -s e thsi, pe,tee
must be allowed, in conclusion, to state woatoly, ees o'4o
at the commencement of his observations, tt, a teese'eted tyi
vided Government would exclude from their, sold par,o;
religious and pelitical topics which had always oed,opro
mind of Ireland, and made it unhappily the bat be th toe
provided the sole aim of their measures shoo., 4,olerd,
ment of Ireland ; he was satisfied that all 11),:t,
consideration would be sunk in a desire to east otio°
jets
the Oreeetele
merit, who might rely upon the cordial co"
who occupied the Opposition benches.
of the mover and seconder of the Address, W;tiog, ft,eo.r,
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said, thateeherseeee_leretes
with information acquired personally, or bY rotes
orde:ir-bO,l,
as it was with one of the most painful
be met with in the course of the- Way 01 eded
perience, with these addresses seld nano t° oeure",
their Lordships, he did not feel himself capeahat hip
was i 0
thing to their statements, but he rerearkeee-s-seerelsees 00,0,10
the Noble Lord's (Lord Stanley) speech! Woo, tunsbe ist
duced to depart from the rule be had. laid tot• s the eke
Lord had admitted the inexpediency of °:`,/sordshiP'et'ion `„1
fact, he bad made with himself at thielcsoo° ion, oda. but.,lo
ject, where no evidence was before their
vre,o) olsoost ;";:i
rol the reOs die
more,Noble fLororbdepfrooucnedeeddedaisnehriiess(oLfoorbdieLrainaten.
towers of ":,„,
perfect evidence, and asked their LordluelPtshe Oli at I'l9o
opinion upon it. He (Lord Lansdowne) 10 its sehte of to.
Noble Lord, would revert to the two gin the dent° affec'
ht a° to he
public, namely, those events which wig re redaj, th
e
public, pressed themselves prominently on the 3 dr ady the
their foreign relations, and those whie"e erepareuoula
state of Ireland, on both of which he
.r tee. W_o toue
proper time, to afford the fullest informate.os?„o, not,!.. thee
dress but two or three words to their Lorn_L'2lires....4r
in justification of the Ministry'. reSt