The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-01 00:00:00

carried into effect:—Let a man, desirous to go to our
North American Colonies, obtain a certificate from his
landlord, clergyman, and nearest local magistrate, stating
his desire to emigrate, with a wile and so many chil-
e- dren, and that he has only part, or no part, of the
'money requisite for that purpose, the Government agent
at the nearest port of embarkation should, on such a
voucher being handed to him, be empowered to provide
them wi h a passage, enclosing it again with a state-
' ment of the expense incurred, to the secretary of the
g.rand jury, to be by that body assessed on the county at
large, or, as I should much prefer, to the chairman of
the electori'tl division to which the emigrant belongs, to
be recovered by an additional rate, because
it is better for the rate-payer thus to get
rid of a whole family of paupers by at
once paying a certain sam, than for them
for ever to be a burthen on the union, while the
evil of small holdings is pointed out in a most intelligible
manner—throueh their pockets—to the rate-heyers and
public, doing more to uudermine and make unpopular
the system, than all the speeches, writings and enact-
ments of the last half-century ; the landlord, of course,
in the first instance, having bound himself in bis certifi-
cate that the holding will not again be let to a separate
tenant, .eit. will be add: el to the farm of the nearest and
most improvine tenant. late Chaacellf,r or the Ex-
chequer does not thibk tiert. any Government ought to be
intrusted with powor to gtaw for en iedetinite amount on
the Conselideted Fund, but that the ldieister t.hould
came t House of Ceneeen., repria time to tang lot the
sum, hotvev'r large, he may sr: quire. There is a ce:d
propriety in this which will erailt aoxte little Topuliirity
in the day-book and 1e,1g,14 pertiee of a conmionirc ;
in it we can all pere.e ye a holding back, a paritlYSilig of
the hand of succour t. 9 ire held out Ire.land..lnd a
clogging of the maci:ieery for her relief. No Minister
will come down to the Huus, of Commons, day after
day, or year aft,r year, with demands upon his liberality,
knowing the long and vexetiott,; debates, and, _perhaps,
divisions, to which he aili be subject, and with which
moray bills are indeed so sure to be assailed
in that Hone, and especially in certain quarters
of it. The time I may hope is past when
Ireland can be legislated for in such a spirit,
which seemingly confers what it in reality withholds,
better far to fix at once a large and liberal sum as the
maximum to which the Minister may proceed, when all
that the most pinching economist can require is a full
statement, from time to time, to be lei t before the [louse
of the monies expended to benefit the country ; I would
reiterate the necessity of a revision of the Grand Jury
Laws, especially as regares the great power of assess-
. meat, and of those relatieg to salmon fisheries, as I can-
not help thinking that almost all recent enactments in
regard thereto have much tended to oppress and embar-
rass the proprietors, while no one else is in any intelli-
gible degree; benefited, unless, indeed, such people as
would grasp and poach a property they well know they
have no other right to than what is conferred by an
unfair and unwise law. If some early enactments do not
throw these people further from the entrance of salmon
streams, this description of property will, in a few years
snore, be little worth legislating for. Lastly, Sir, I
would draw the attention of Irish Members to a force
which this country has to support—the revenue police—
the existence of which I cannot help thinking an indig-
nity to Ireland, which, happily, she does not at this
moment afford a satisfactory pretext for having in-
flicted on her. Reduce the duty 2s. a gallon on
whiskey, and then to assert, as some gravely will,
that such a force is more required here than
in England or Scotland, is in my mind exceeding
a formal imbecility? Thanks to Father Matthew, and
the great aid given to that good man by the clergy and
gentry of all creeds and classes, it is indeed not so ; but
it affords large patronage, and will consequently find
many friends and arguments to uphold it ; but I shall
still hope that the day is not far distant when justice
and sound policy will assail the existence of a most ex-
pensive.and unnecessary force ; fur be it from me to say
one word which can pain or disparage a body of men
which in zeal, efficiency, an l good conduct are hardly
to be surpassed by any in the service of her Majesty.
I should simply tejoice to see them absorbed by the
Irish constabulary or the army, where I am certain
their services would be of some greater value to the
state, and somewhat less irksome to themselves. It is
a fallacy to assert that. the greater portion of spirits ma-
nufactured in this ceuetry is consumed by the lower
orders ; it is not so. and its consionteaen, therefore, is
not attended with a ,leirtoralizing a ti, et. Conscvently
there will be no materislly ineremed demand, and no
ill effect to be apprehended in doing away with the
re-
venu,' pelice, if the du.y on whi!le ) is wisch- r-duced.
I would at tlh., anise time reduce dte,v on West India
rum, in sueh a dee...l%e, ac nut inter+ re
with the Irish distiller, would at the same tirno operate
to prev..nt any attempt at an exae-gcrated prc fit. and a
conic nt revival or extension el. are illy-^:t,ornFelt i,.n.
Should, however, old projullie, ; .;hiog UNITA
ruled:, of som=e, or a real aT,prellensien that as .4 the
pledge" wg.elrs away with time, and Provileit lheds a
greater abonriuni.-e on the lot,d, •i. •
once m,re gain I ri.(;re I
our duty; I weeld on!,!ore• you to ab.,!ish the I
principle of ittctikaJw4 the bar,net, or of
up;,olotng moralit -7. by the re- epic, ikt, wild
beats upon the in, eoltaine up•in it such a
course is unwise, as it ie .lEgr :ding to th.:, country—as
uncalled ter as it is detestable. Let me hog or some
Honourable Member in his pl:,ce in Parliament, to move
for returns of all stills, whiskey and malt, taken or de-
stroyed by the revenue police within the last five years;
also, fur returns of the sums expend,,d in the nuiiiitenanee
of the establishment; anti I would then ask
the Govern:Gent a.n I the country if the amount
of the one is at all an epival-nt fir the ex-
penditure of the other, furnishing as it tt .es one of
those many ehreeels .a-',:cif divert the Irish revenee
from the imperial tre ours', an:i resultie g only in thee;
cruel taunts again-i out eenntry, that in our union with
England we are her dseradetii n and her bane. Do
away. I I eseech yet', ith such a fovea, and spend the
money it costs tins ccuntry in a well digested system of
aericulturel, religions. and m oral training of the rising
generatiou, and
,you will reap a rich reward in the mi.- 1
nribitid industry. happiness, and wealth of a grateful'
lied a reggae rated people. If I have. in thus trespassing
upon your valuable space, overeorae a painful reluctance
and owe to you, Sir, and the public, some, apology. I :.eel
assured, m}-only motive will be permitted to plead one
ler me, better than any words can GUI..
I am, Sir, your very faithful and etedient servant,
JAMES HENRY TODD.
Buecrana Castle, County Duns gal}
?31 Feb. IS-17.

A LT EMT EG, FEB. 6.—A few days ago a courier from
St. Pet,rAurg arrived here, bringing the portrait of the
Grand Duke Constantine as a present to the Princess Alexan-
dria. At the same time, the portrait of the Princess was
sent to St. Petersburg. and to-day- the Baron Von Schroe ler,
the Russian Ambassador at Dresden, came to this court to
arrange the affairs of the marriage. An ambassador is ex-
pected in the spring from St. Petersburg direct, to ask in fe-m
the hand of the Princess Alexaadria for the Grand Duke
Constantine.
CHILD-DROZPING AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A
newly-born infmt, apparently deal, was found on Thursday
evening, about 8 o'clock in one of the recesses in the shop of
Mr.Clunes, pawnbroker, Brydges-street. Mr. Snitch, the sur-
geon, was immediately sent for, who caused the infant to be
removed to the station-house, in Bow-street, where, on exa-
mination, a ligature of list was disc ./erred tiNI tightly round
ills infant's neck. Mr. S•Atch having caused the ligature to
be renaived, ad.,pted the usual measures for resuscitation
(immersion in hut walcr,triction, stimulating the lung►, &c.)
and in about ttnee-quarters of an hour he succeeded in com-
pletely restoring the child to life. No clue to the discovery
of the depi•sitor of thr, infant in such a situati.m has as yet
been obtained.

Ctut RIOTS IN SWITZERLAND.—A letter from
Zurich, Fcbru.r t.'l,t, contaive the f 'Rowing:— "On the
15th inst.. some me:eliants of Tesitio haying purchased all
the corn in the mai ket at Veresse, no the frontier of Austria
and Sardinia, the people became discontented, and began to
hoot and s.,sault th.: Swiss merchaets. They sought refuge
in a house, wi,ert, they remained fur s,rne time; but when
they agaan-made tb-it twearance, ie enter to take tioss..,,ion '
of their oureiilile, the tumult rvcointneu,d, and their carts
were stopped anil pillaged. Similar scenes took }Cc«. at
Gavirate :Loa Seems. Tranquillity wait at lci•z!h rr-oored
by the iete:fsa-en...e of the armed force, mid ts,Neral arres'.s
were nia..e. "I. we .1 kys afterwards, a bi,d o£ y i•
peasacts, to
the i,,,,„t,c, „: :i,OlO, entered the earn magazines at Sexto
caienae, and foretll the owners to sell it below the Market
price. - alviy svela, afterward dispersed by the genda-rrneric,
pnd had t....t0 of their nunilk:r I,ITI-,1., mil s,!ver:.l woutmed.
According to the last account:, t'con Milan?. the _exportation
of grain was strietl/ prohibit ;t.'s
The recent 1.1._!...v.ant, v,,intinll if the treaty ief
Vienna, in-the zaippresT ion of ihe free state of Cracow, has
justly ,ayrakene.i feelings of indiguotion in the heart of every.
Bone-t man. lier Majesty's Government has not shrunk
from expreaaintr its opinion upon this utter disregard of the
most sacred obligations ; and we are glad to learn that a grand
public meeting, to petition the Crown with reference to the
subject, will be held,on Tuesday next, at the Freemastn's
Hall. The Marquis of Northetnnton wil occupy the chair,
supported by many .":Istinguishtd and influential persons,
and we' are sure that, tttisiderin4 the imiuranee of the
object, the meeting will t.s.c" fully anti te,pectably attended.
Morn ing Paper.
THE PATENT THEATRES —Thursday the foil )w-
-ing shares in the Theatre Royal Drury-lane were dispostd of
by auction by Mr. Lo;e11, at the Atte:lien Mart. Tne first kt
consisted of two 500/. renter's shares. They entitled the
possessor to the privilege of a tree admission, which was
transferable. .atid to a charge on the theatre of Is. 3d. per
night during every night it was open for performance. The
sum paid on them last year was 31. 10s. : and, as tratiferable,
they respectively realised three guineas per annum. They
were old for 62-1. each. The next lot consisted of five 100/.
proprietor shares, all paid up, and subject to no further
liability. There were no returns upon them, but the holder
of them was eligible to be returned on the Committee of
'Management. They fetched 10!. There were three other
similar lots, each ,:f which went for tl. 10s. Mr. Lovell then
put tin for sale a 5001. renter's share in the Theatre Royal
(that for the present 11-garden It entitled the possessor to a free admission
season having been sold), was held for
a term of
paid en it annrullly6ft
prospect of a greabilnetriThaLaiunc
y years, and the sum of 131. 10s. was
theti auctioneer
valueee r s aott.ett
these
eat
shares.there was
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company which
taken a lease of it for :xmana
gfro: gem,nt of that property had
whitste.ars, the rent for three a which
had been depositeerda,gieioadmissions were sold for the
season, these ay
possessor was entitled to a payrngitino;as to 12 guineas. The
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first offer for it was 1501., when, after 5/ per annum. The
it was knocketl down for 2054 an active competition,
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