The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-06 00:00:00

TH'E SUN, LONDON,

• sacrificed power, but the Frenchman has done more.
He has not only sacrificed power, but, what to
ambitious men is even dearer, popularity and fame.
Never was a more striking instance of devotion to a
cause and adherence to a principle. Not in vain did
LAMARTINE pronounce the triple watchword, " Li-
berty, Equality, Fraternity." To him it was more
than empty syllables, it was his guiding principle and
the cause of all his acts. He desired liberty and
equality, it is true, but also, and equally so, fraternity
and peace. Liberty and equality were proclaimed
by unanimous France, but as she spoke her hand in-
voluntarily grasped her sword. Fraternity and
peace were instinctively proclaimed by LAMARTINE,
trembling for the honour of the revolution. His
words fraught with poetic eloquence, and burning
with heartfelt enthusiasm, were heard even above the
din of tumult, and heeded even in the hour of su-
preme excitement. Like the lyre of ORPHEUS, that
poet's voice charmed savage beasts and stony rocks.
Under the aegis of LAMARTINE, Peace diffused her-
self over Europe, and Fraternity abode in France. In
the moment of victory it was little matter for sur-
prise that the member of the Provisional Government
remained true to the course he loved. But not in the
hour of triumph only was LAMARTINE constant.
Through good report and evil report he has
upheld the principles of modern republicanism, and
for his adherence to those principles he has been
destroyed. Ere long. this truth will be recognised,
and men will blush not only that there has been but
" one" WASHINGTON, but there has been but one
LAMARTINE.

In another column of this evening's impression of
The Sun, will be found the first instalment of our
translation from the eloquent pamphlet just
published from the MSS. of M. DE LAMAR-
TINE. Similar excerpts will be given by us
until the statements of the illustrious Adminis-
trator shall have been fully exposed to public
consideration. The opinions expressed by ourselves
as to the conduct and the character of M. DE LAMAR-
TINE, ever since the Revolution on the 24th of Fe-
bruary, have been so decidedly at variance with the
views entertained by our contemporaries both in Paris
and in London, that we feel in a measure bound to
produce the whole of the facts recorded in the
pamphlet, not only in vindication of its renowned
author, but in proof also that our judgment was
neither irrational nor erroneous. To-morrow we
shall allude more directly to the tone of this noble
and dignified address.

While the state of Ireland is such as to demand the
anxious and attentive consideration of every philan-
thropist as to the means by which the condition of its
suffering population may in any degree be amelio-
rated, it is consolatory to witness some practical ex-
ertions made, which, if carried out in the spirit in
which they have been conceived, cannot fail to prove
highly beneficial to all classes. It is admitted on
every side that the great desideratum is to discover a
means by which useful employment may be afforded
to all who are both able and willing to work,
and who might, if their energies were di-
rected into proper channels, become valuable
citizens, contributing largely to the national ex-
chequer. Many plans have been devised, and many
measures have been brought forward, that will most
probably at some future period stimulate the industry
of the country, and remove the causes that have so
long injuriously affected its inhabitants. But im-
mediate remedies are required for existing evils.
We must endeavour not only to promote the perma-
nent welfare of the nation, but to afford present
relief, by which the distress may be in some degree
alleviated. Parliament has just been prorogued,
and unless some extraordinary exigency should
arise it will not again assemble until next spring.
We must, therefore, chiefly depend upon private and
individual exertion for the means of encountering the
difficulties of the forthcoming winter.
A society has recently been formed for the purpose
of contributing to this great result, which holds out
peculiar inducements to all to join in the laudable un-
dertaking. The capitalist will find a well-devised
and judicious speculation that affords the strongest
expectation, we might say a certainty, of ample re-
turns for the contemplated outlay, which will at the
same time materially promote the moral and social
improvement of thousands of our Irish brethren. The
very name of " The Irish Amelioration Society" suf-
ficiently indicates the objects of the association,
while the distinguished noblemen and gentlemen who
have already joined its ri.nks and sanctioned the un-
dertaking with their names and influence, afford the
strongest guarantee that the project will be zealously
and efficiently carried out.
The plan was originally promulgated by Mr. JAS..
PEE RoGERs, a civil engineer of considerable practi-
cal experience. It contemplates the draining and
reclaiming of bog lands in Ireland, and converting
the peat thereon, by means of a patent process, into a
cheap and valuable fuel, fully equal in every respect
to the best wood charcoal, and which may be sold at

less than one-fourth of its price. These bogs extend
over three millions of acres, all of which may be ul-
timately converted into valuable land. The peat fuel
that will be obtained in the process will far more than
meet the entire expenditure ; and in the calculations

;hat have been made as to the amount of profits tha

may be realised, no credit has been taken for the
vast improvement of the soil, and its reclamation for
profitable cultivation. It is proposed to establish
two hundred stations in various parts of Ireland for
the final drying and preparation of the peat, and its
conversion into charcoal. At each of these stations
prompt money payment will be made for
all peat that may be brought for sale by
the peasantry, at a rate that will afford
a fair remuneration for their labour. The society
will also rent or purchase bog land, and employ the
people at task work thereon, paying the wages
weekly, and thus affording the utmost encouragement
to industry, by paying in proportion to the extent of
labour actually expended. And so soon as the land
is cleared of the peat, it will be divided into holdings
of an extent suited to the district, with buildings of
improved construction, which will be let to those
who by their good conduct, industry, and prudence
have merited the boon.
The amount of capital that will be required for

these purposes is estimated at 500,0001. ; and after
allowing an interest of six per cent. thereon, and
making a suitable provision for contingencies, it is
estimated that there will remain a surplus of 160,0001.
per annum, one moiety of which will be divided
amongst the shareholders, while the residue will be
appropriated yearly to the " Amelioration Fund"—

the object of which is "to improve the social
position of the people, by giving them permanent and
comfortable maintenance, to be earned by steady labour,
to provide proper dwellings deserving the name of
houses, and opening to them and their children means
for moral and mental improvement adapted to their
habits and desires." '

We must refer to the prospectus of this admirable
society for the means by which these great objects
may be attained and the calculations that clearly
establish its feasibility. We shall contebt ourselves
with saying, that for an outlay of 500,000/. sterling
more than twenty per cent. dividend will be paid to
the shareholders, while upwards of one mil-
lion of money will be paid for labour
alone in cutting the peat, in addition to

large sums for carriage, &c., and that about three
;housand acres of land will be reclaimed in each and

every year. This is altogether exclusive of the ame-
lioration fund, which will also produce the most bene-
ficial results. We wish the benevolent projectors all
the success which the undertaking deserves, and
trust to see their efforts crowned with those happy
consequences which naturally bless an employed, in-
dustrious, and educated nation.

CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.--MF. M‘Christie,
the revising barrister, will commence his sittings at
Guildhall, to revise the lists of Parliamentary voters for
the city of London, on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at ton
o'clock A.M. It may be remembered that the number
of objections taken last year to the names of persons
being retained on the lists was between three and four
thousand. This year the objectors have been a little
more sparing, the number of single objections taken
being 1,454. There are besides, however, 518 double
objections; i. e., instances in which objections are taken
by the agents on both political sides to the same names,
and which make an aggregate of 1,972 objections.
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