The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1941

IMPORTANT SALES OF LANDED
AND OTHER PROPERTY, AT THE COM-
MERCIAL BUILDINGS, DUBLIN.

Mr. W. W. Simpson, the eminent auctioneer of Lou-
don, has been engaged here during the last three days,
ofTerirg for Ede, by auction, the follosing extensive
property—viz. :—The Earl of Milltown's estates, situate
in the City and County of Dublin, consisting principally
of bead rents, amounting to about 3,500/. per annum ;
Estates situate in the County of Mayo, containing 7,825
statute acres, let at rents amounting to 2,6581. per
annum ; and estates situate in the County of Galway
and Roscommon, comprising 7,926 statute acres, yield-
ing a rental of about 4,0001. per anuem ; the sale of the
above extensive and vuluable estates, attracted a very
numerous and a ealihy company, and for many of the lots
a spirited competition took place, which must have been
as gratifying to the owners of the estates, as to the gen-
tleman professionally engaged to bring them to the
hammer.

Mr. Simpson took occasion to observe that lie was
exceedingly gratified to mark at every succeeding visit
to this country the progressive increase in the value of
prope
rty, mud said he could not but attriLute much et
this improvement to the beneficial effects of the tom-
perance movement, which had been most unfairly repre-
sented as one of a political character (brought forward
to serve the purposes of u party inimical to Protestant
ascendancy),mtouaenpoe f u
who
thei while, en the contrary, it was in truth, a
moral reformation, and the great • and good
shad accomplished it ought to be regarded as
o
most distinguished benefactors of his coun-
st stupendous
u
coun-
try ; Mr. Simpson added, that he had had the plea-
sure of conversing with Father Mathew (whom he
believed to be one of the most pure-minded and
benevolent men of the age), who had assurerd
him that the members of the Teetotal Society were
bound by nothing but a solemn promise, which
they might retract whenever they thought proper. From
extensive observation and careful inquiry, Mr. Simpson
said he was convinced that the movement must be re-
garded by all but the prejudiced as subservient to the
promotion of morality and industry, and consequently to
the increase of public order and domestic happiness,
and it could not by any possibility be so perverted as to
become injurious to the interests of the community,
Mr. Simpson stated that in the wildest parts of the county
of Tipperary, which he had recently passed through,
property had acquired a value which brought it fully
up to the level at that situated in what had been here-
tofore considered the more favoured districts, and this
was solely to be attributed, in his opinion, to the im-
proved habits of the people—the districts which were for-
merly the constant scene of riot and drunkenness being now
the peaceful abodes of orderly and industrious peasants.
During surveys in the latter part of last year, in the
counties of Cork, Tipperary, and Westmeath, Mr.
Simpson said he had frequent opportunities of observ-
ing the improvement in the conduct of the peasantry,
and of obtaining accurate information as to the pre-
sent state of the country, and he could not but arrive
at the conviction that in sonic localities the office of the
policeman had become almost a sinecure. As an evi-
dence of the increasing confidence of English capitalists
in the stability of Irish property, Mr. Simpson wen.
moiled that during the last twelve months he had been
successful in negotiating several heavy loans at four-
and-a-half per cent. on Irish security, and that just
previously to his departure from London he had
been offered 100,0001., by way of mortgage, at the
same rate of interest, on lauded property in Ireland.
Mr. Simpson expressed his gratification at the firm,
yet merciful, administration of the law under his
Excellency the present Viceroy, whose concilia-
tory policy had produced the most beneficial effects ou
the country ; and he added that repeal agitation, which
was incontestably proved to be opposed to the best hi-
t.rests of the country, must, from its very nature, be
transient, while the great and influential demonstration
at Belfast could scarcely fail to accelerate its downfal.
Mr. Simpson adverted to the great meeting just held
to promote the introduction of railways (which lie re-
gretted being unable to attend), and said it was most
cheering to tied men of rank and wealth, and of every
shade of politics and religion, forgetting their differences,
and uniting together to carry an object calculated to
confer such lasting benefit on Ireland. A comprehen-
sive railway communication would have the 'fleet of
introducing CAPITAL into the country, which must
be regarded as the first power, as, without it, mills
and machinery could not be erected, or steam
generated ; and the streams would continue to pur-
sue their course unappropriated to those purposes of
u iity which, in countries possessing this advantage to a
very inferior extent, were made available for the em-
ployment of the population, and the accumulation of
wealth. Mr. Simpson was of opinion that the new Poor-
law, while it afforded an asylum to the aged and infirm,
and relief to the destitute and unemployed, at the
same time discouraged tnendicity and vagrancy, and im-
parted a wholesome stimulus to industry and frugality.
He concluded by remarking on the pacific results which
would be induced throughout the world by that mighty
annihilator of distance—:lean,, which, he confidently
believed, would, under the direction of Divine Provi-
deuce, be the means of hastening the fulfilment of that
sacred and beauteul prophet y, when " swords shall be
beaten into ploughshares, and the spears into
pruning-
hooks, and the nations shall learn war no more." For
whence came wars and figlitiega amongst you r—Dublin
Evening Packet.