The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-11 00:00:00

of deeper criminality when committed by a law-i
NI) and above all by a Constitutional Monarchy
than when attempted by a despot and an usurper
For whilst the one, by the nature of his autho-
rity) is hound to protect, the other, by the acci-
dent of his fortunes', is frequently urged to over.
turn the liberties of States.

[MORNING GIIIIONICLE..I
The proceedings of the House of Commons
last night were more . than usually interesting.
The irksome subject of Irish Tithes was forced
on the attention of Ministers, whose notions of its
importance may be inferred from the extraordi-
nary. length of time they have been occupied in
deliberating on it. " The evils arising from
the collection of Tithes had," according to Mr.
Goulburn, " engaged the attention of the
Irish Government from the first hour of
their , administration, a measure on the subject
was, at the present moment in a very forward
state." Forward ! Are we to understand this
with.relation to the time occupied in deliberation?
When engaged on tithes, NlinisterS seem to derive
their notions of time from the longevity of the
Church, and in measuring their steps, to forget
the briefness of the life of man. Generations
pass away, and they are still deliberating.
Mr. Peel, who could make up his mind
in a moment when it was necessary to furnish
France with a pretext for involving En-
rope iu war, by an admission that the claim'of
Austria to hold '2O millions of Italians in thral-
dote was just and holy,—Mr. Peel saw at once,
intuitively as it were, all the difficulty of the
question of tithes, and the necessity for " temper
and discretion," for avoiding partial details as
likely to prejudice that " fair discussion," 'Which
is reserved for some future generation. Mr. H urne,
however, who has much work cut out, and %chose
economy (roes not exclude time, broke down
in a moment the guards of • the Gentlemen
of the Treasury Bench, and entered unceremo-
niously on the question. " The state of Tithes
and of the Church of Ireland (he said) was one
cause of all the evils of that unfortunate country,
and of the burdens of taxation imposed on this
country." As the Government had postponed a
question of this vital nature from year to year,
and indeed had deceived him last year with such
a promise as that by which it was now hoped to
gain another Session, Mr. Ilame very properly
refused to abandon the motion of which he had
given notice.

[VIE TIMES.]
The Surrey Meeting of yesterday, of,whic
the particulars will be found in this day's Journa
came, as will be perceived, to a. ridiculous cot'
Cobbett 'made his appearance there,-
it is astonishing how small a leaven will leaven
hirge maas. The original Petition was, in matter
and form, well enough : it was but a very little
bit that the above-named worthy added to it ;
and 'through that very little bit, which really
was as much nonsense as knavery, the whole
NYas corrupted. One who had not wit to see the
rascality through the nonsense, caught with
avidity the latter, ga.ve the amendment his
sepport, and thus' the whole petition was tainted,
and' tho' petition'ers• exposed! Tto the laughter of
every—hottest and .rational' man, both in and out
of Parliament. It is lamentable to see coun-
ties' and county meetings Otis rendered eon-
temptible,"and the practice, of petitioning made
to -appear absurd. We shall here brill" show
the .stupidity. -of, the amendment as put in
the mouth of the petitioners .Without . a
i.‘,Parlittnientary reform" (it is said, suited to
Cobbett's taste, according to which, any man, is
to murder leis ureditors Who shall demand their
jest debts,) "the petitioners can see no hope of,
" that equitplo adjustment with regard to the
public' (lett, and: with regard to nil contracts
ce between nein and man, which is absolutely
cc nece3sary to defend the country from foreign
" foes, and to preserve it inn state of internal tram,
“ quality." The petitions, therefore pretending
to" he acting, under the greatest necessity, and
veeiniring inirnedlate relief front the most urgent
distress,:inform:Parliament and the country, that
they de not hope for the relief for which they
pray, till ,a certain other measure shall be accom.
plished, which measure, it is tilear, cannot imme.
diately, and it' is-almost .:certain will not soot
take place.- A pretty method of . praying for a
speedy relief ! I am.dying of hangar,, hot do.not
give me a morsel of bead till you have examined
and decided my title to a-certain contested.estate.
The agriculturists, in thus; telling the country
that they do not want relief till after the Parlia-
ment is'reformed, do certainly tea us that their
wants *re.not-very pressing.

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