The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-12 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1847.

Refreshed by the vacation which has just termi-
nated, the Parliament recommences its labours this
evPning. Considering the amount of business got
through during the first interval of the session for
\ eighteen hundred and forty-seven, we may reasonably
anticipate
se
eair energeticp neatly ate an continuation of what has been
coarnntienced: . Spring, now giving forth
the green leaf
lature a very rationialvilli naturally afford the Legis-
the cultivate fieldilsreuleg the bountiful fruition of
towards
for directing its energies
elsewhere than
vegetation as in any
con-
ceive the auspicious inoveineenitaran'ol,t: Not that we
manner justifying the
drawing its attk ntiun altogether in
w ith -
s stet island. On the contrary,geer from the
satisfied that, unless the provident care of the ar:
vernment be extended Inwards the suffering
n-
popula-
tion of that portion of the United Kingdom, the
miseries of the two past winters will inevitably la:
repeated with increased violence hereafter. unless
the precautions of the Administrative agents,
under the Lord-Lieutenant and the Cornnais:
i sariat in Dublin, be persevered in through-
out the four provinces of Hiberuia ; unless

the peasantry are instigated in every con-
ceivable way to fructify the ground by
labour; unless science and industry, and assi-
duity, be combined with self-reliance and fortitude
among the various classes of the Irish community, it
is certain—it is mournfully and horribly certain—
that the woes of 1845-46, and the still greater
calamities of 1846-47 will be renewed and probably
be redoubled in 1847-48. Every one is satisfied of
this. No one has the audacity or absurdity to deny
it. Procrastination in the tillage and drainage, and
manuring and sowing of the soil, must revive the
now diminished starvation, the now abated despair,
and the now decreased mortality of the Irish million.
Nevertheless, we are persuaded that sufficient time
has been occupied by the Parliament in exclusively
legislating for Ireland. We are satisfied that a suffi-
cient impetus has been given to the resources
of that afflicted part of these dominions by the
undivided and assiduous attention of the Legis-
lature. We are convinced that as the Lords, the
Commons, and the Ministry have so admirably
fulfilled the expectations of the multitude,
by striving to alleviate the anguish of Ireland, so
they have exonerated themselves from the possi-
bility of any blame in turning to other questions
of internal and external polity immediately upon the
close of the Easter vacation. By a magnificent and
magnanimous forgetfulness of self, England has
during the past appalling interval proved her readi•
ness to aid her sister island to the very uttermost. In
her sorrows Ireland has received Saxon sympathy,
Saxon money, Saxon food, and—what is most pre-
cious of all to the donor—Saxon time. Unstintingly
these things have been lavished upon the famishing
and helpless children of Hibernia. If we cannot ex-
pect the Milesian blood of the nation to warm towards
us in gratitude, we may at least anticipate that the
hearts of the Irish people will not be hardened against
those who have afforded them such inestimable
assistance.

Ireland must remember, therefore, during the
remainder of this session that the first Par-
liamentary energies, the first monetary sur-
plus, the first emotions of generosity, the first
pickings of the granaries of 1847 have been lavished
upon her without stint. It is surely admissible,
after these arduous exertions on behalf of
Ireland, that the Government should be per-
mitted, without the invidious aspersions of the
disaffected, to consider other matters besides the
distresses of Ireland —matters which have been
continued rather too long in abeyance in conse-
quence of the very ardour with which the woes of
Ireland were debated, and of the pertinacity with
which measures were taken for their amelioration. We
are gratified to perceive something like a direct inti-
mation that such is the intention of Parliament in
that portion of the Parliamentary business which is
already sketched out prospectively. Questions re-
lating immediately to the well-being of the British
community—questions involving the sanatory condi-
tion and educational condition of the populace—
questions bearing upon the state of our sea•
men and soldiers—questions affecting, indeed,
both directly and indirectly, every class and
order of the community, remain in abundance, either
partially solved or altogether untouched. Beyond
this, our foreign relations are still embarrassed and
complicated. Besides the Gordian knot of Ireland,
the Legislature has many intricate webs to unravel.

Political intrigue has met with a severe and unex-
pected check in the Court of Madrid; we wish we
could go the length of saying that it has suffered a
complete overthrow. The greatest change has been
effected, not only in the Government, which, unfor-
tunately for Spain, has been of too frequent occur-
rence of late years, but also in the personnel of the
household appointments in the palace, and which, as
it was of a most sweeping character, we regard as
highly auspicious for the future honour and dignity of
Queen IssnELLA and the interests of her subjects.
To the firmness, as well as the discriminating judg-
ment of her MAJESTY, which, happily for Spain in
particular, and Europe at large, seems to show itself
" equal to the occasion sudden," must every admirer
of constitutional freedom feel himself mainly indebted
for the spirited manner in which she has cleansed out
the Augean stable. The conduct also of her actual
Ministers, to whom the Sovereign addressed herself
at a crisis when the exercise of her legitimate
functions was attempted to be controlled in a most
insulting and humiliating way, will be viewed with
intense satisfaction full allowance being made
for the degenerated condition of the Court where
the scene was enacted, and the occult, though
well understood, influence by which the despe-
rate manoeuvres of the factious were sup-
ported. The odious Camarilla is at length scat-
tered to the winds. For the first time since her acces-
sion the QUEEN may be said to be disenthralled from the
fetters that reduced her occupancy of the throne to a
mere figure of speech. how long this salutary
change may last, seeing the hotbed of cabal and
intrigue which has so long infected every political
circle in Madrid, and the factions into which public
men are split, it is impossible even to surmise. All
we observe is, that a great move has been made in
the right direction, which we trust will serve to
kindle the embers of patriotism, and rouse the sons of
Spain to evince a chivalrous loyalty and secure to
their QUEEN the maintenance of her undoubted
prerogatives. It appears that after her MA-
JESTY had formally cashiered the Camarilla
minions of the QUEEN-MOTHER, and, conse-
quently, of French domination, the Marchioness of
SANTA CRUZ and the Count DE CUMBRES ALTAS in-
sultingly insisted upon the retention of their posts.
The latter, with two others, M. EGANA and M.
RUBIANES, were forthwith very properly arrested.
Ultimately, this outrage upon royalty was compro-
mised by their all vacating their places. DE CUMBRES
ALTAS was dispatched to Valencia, guarded by sol-
diers ; the Marchioness will receive her salary,
though holding no appointment. It would be out of
place to criticise such an arrangement with English
feelings and English notions of government. The
bare relation of such a posture of affairs is sufficient
to induce us to sympathise with a QUERN, who, to-
gether with well-intentioned Ministers, felt herself,
perhaps, constrained, by prudence, from not carrying
her rebuke of the indignity she sustained further than
we have mentioned.

Mr. BITLWER, it is understood, has not mixed him-
self in any way with these recent proceedings. Far
better is it that the QUEEN, aided by her subjects,
should voluntarily, and without foreign intervention,
emancipate herself from the unprincipled thraldom in
which she has been kept. M. OLOZAGA has received
a full pardon, and is permitted to return to Madrid.
This is a just and wise step. The public services of
M. OLOZAGA will not be without their value in the
present disorganized state of affairs in Spain. Great
expectation prevails with respect to the financial mea-
sures to be brought forward by the Ministry. It is
believed that they will embo ly a recommendation for
the further sale of the church and corporation pro-
perties, the proceeds to be disposed of, first to satisfy
the interest of the national debt, and next to the liqui-
dation of the principal. The clergy are to derive a
revenue of three per cent. on the amount realised by
the contemplated sales. We hope the Minister of
Finance will find himself zealously seconded in the
Cortes in his prposed attempt to regenerate the cre-
dit of his country.

Madrid papers of the 4th have arrived.

The Pacheco Ministry has commenced its career
well and boldly. It has expelled the execrable Cams-
rills from the Palace. The notorious Marchioness of
SANTA CRUZ; Don PEDRo EGANA, the Palace In-
tendant; Senor RUBIANES, Commander of Hal-
bardiers ; Colonel GUIZAS, Lieutenant of the same
corps ; and the Count DE CUMBRES ALTAS, Lord of
the Bedchamber—all appointed by Queen CHRISTINA,
all spies and agents of the wife of MUNOZ, and
consequently of the Court of the Tuileries, have been
expelled from the Palace at the express desire of the
peareidthsattantdhien
QUEEN. So accustomed had these persons been to
tyrannize over and coerce the young QUERN, that
ts_they actually refused to leave the Palace, and used
notwithstanding
insulting language to her MAJESTY, and,
appointed by Queen tßgvatlhaecier
odnisinthiess4altho,na
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dh ere3sdu,mthey
theirap -
ordin.ary duties
nor the Ministers
, alleging
Her MAJESTY sent for
MAzzaarDo and that as they had been
had RISTINA, neither the QUEEN
h power. to dismiss them.
senor _er Ministers, and General
S4L4aitßc4 soon arrived at