The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-16 00:00:00

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Obienata

LONDON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1851

The intelligence from France received yesterday
is of the very gravest importance ; the dismissal of
the lama FAUCHER Ministry may be considered
" the beginning of the end," so far as the PRESI-
DENT of the Republic is concerned, but what that
end may be it is at present impossible even to
guess at. Our own opinion is that it will be the
consolidation of the true Republic, and we are cone
firmed in that opinion by an attentive consideration
of the career of LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE since
the memorable 10th of December, 1848. That elec-
tion was represented by the whole party of the re-
action as the triumph of the despotic and obscuran-
tist principle over the democratic ; the Legitimatist
saw in Lours NAPOLEON only the Planche
Napolionienne over which HENRY V. was to
safely walk to the throne, the part-pretre saw
in him a man ambitious only of securing to himself a
perpetuity of power, determined, by adroitly
holding out hopes of the gratification of that
ambition, to make of him a tool for the restoration of
the sacerdotal supremacy of the moat bigottd and
obscurantist section of the Roman priesthood ; whilst
the Orleanists accepted him as, at all events, a nearer
approach to monarchy than had been the previous
republican regime, and determined, as usual, to
watch the course of events and trust to circumstances ;
he himself believed and believes that the prestige of his
name alone secured his return, ant that it will be still

sufficient to carry him through all his difficulties. All
these various parties agreed in representing the Re-
publicans as a miserable minority, to be coerced, to
to be exterminated, to be expalled, not to be con..
ciliated. How false was this estimate of the weAk-
ness of the Republicans, and how giossly Louis
NAPOLEON miscalculated when he sought an alliance
with the Monarchists to the exclusion of the Repub-
licans, the whole of his Presidential career has suffi-
ciently shown. He began by nominating a Ministry
composed of men of all parties, from which, however,
ere one week had elapsed, the whole of those suspected
of even the most moderate republicanism were ex-
pelled, and which was, in fact, under the direction of
the Jesuit D FALLoux, by whose advice the invasion

of the territory of the Roman Republic was undertakoo.
There were repeated changes in the Ministry, 14._
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the sacerdotal and Legitimatist element prevailed;
each combination ; and the handing over the sup
er.lo
tendence of education to the Jesuits,
of universal suffrage, the infamous laws for gill
the press, and the still more infamous mannerthe
which these laws were carried into execution, 08,00,
consequence. Lastly, came the refusal of an as vets
to Koss= ; and having succeeded in making Lntbe
NAPOLEON thus publicly identify himself with
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despots and obscurantists of Europe, they at tir
the restriction
throw off the mask, and, refusing to perform Ohio%
part of the contract, start CHANGANNTER
as a candidate for the Presidency, and giv_ne dioa
plainly to understand that having no further °'-icoi
for his services he had better prepare to Mahe, bis
for his successor. Under these circumstances be
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oje
dismissed his Ministry, and is endeavouring seco
Republican support by proposing a repeal of theisea
of the 31st of May. Had the Ministry been dislll6.lo
before the refusal of a passage through Fta/3c'
KOSSUTLI, and had the offer of a repeal of the
the 31st of May been accompanied by an offervity
repeal of the Education and Press Laws, 61'7%00
NAPOLEON would have had a chance (and only e'te
of having his offers accepted ; as it is, since his °51134
tatious identification of himself with the Abs soy
Powers, we do not think that the Republicans ° to
shade will accept him on any terms, but wiles
with Orleanists and Legitimatists in insisting
quitting the Elysee in May, 1852.

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A few days since we alluded to the greau:10011
which bad attended Irish emigrants in every evlo
where they sought shelter and refuge, and
oa oil
they could obtain " a fair day's wages for
day's work," as affording the most conclusive talipg,
to their habitual vituperators, and also as P. tedii
that " the unquestionable evils that have 6415005fi
Ireland, must be ascribed to other sources tha;coot
arising from any alleged moral or physical dew the
of the Irish people." We have now 0 physical rice
conduct of one of (if possible) a still betterb;o,
class, one who, until within the last weeltdls ise
Irish landlord—the owner of an extensive hatsacoi4 '
encumbered estate, the representative of an
,teitil
family, whose wide-spread domains were sit'. treso
what might perhaps have been termed " the tbiti4
' district of Ireland," where the mberable in
siiiiii
sustained more fearful privations than 6111/o'`o3
virtil s eee
others in the kingdom. During these a ~,igh Pr,
the gentleman to whom we have alluded, elt""crietiork
own position was of the most trying ate-
struggled manfully and energetically to onstrit,t
sufferings of the people. As a resident Abe liiiik
an honest and impartial distributor of er.;.,
which he obtained from the bounty of !irceht
which he could procure from his own res°l- sedr:
services were of the most valuable descriptil'idet#:;
never shrunk from the arduous and Psin'uotee
which he had undertaken. But with the ye!, boikt,is
of some degree of confidence he had to to
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tention to other claims, and to consider the,
to opi;
which it became his duty, as a man Of 11°°°0001(4
honesty, to adopt. His decision is wortherefilotteo
those who assert that the Irish gentry arehegai
indifferent to the amount of liabilities which ti- ter'
contract, and that their anxiety was aftersvard.o7ooA
esti le $
trend their creditors, either by a total nee roorr
payment, or at least by a system of endless Ireteese,ll.
tination—that they would first resort to false 1)i
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to obtain money, and afterwards to avoid its
0,,
tion. Let us see how far the conduct of
who Mr'le 'sie 011
HENRY HODGES BECHER merits such ,
persions. ortl 0
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At an early age, while yet a n 400 lif
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BECHER came into possession of an 'O, (l;
estate, containing more than 17,000 aere„dis,
scended to him through many successive a-00/
tions. He received it, however, subject tc/of Of,
heavy encumbrances, a great portion where ~,,!0•1,;
sisted of what are termed " family charges4,4s(4
provisions made by his predecessors for the
Live children. The debts were large, but Se iees,-
rental. Ireland had not in these days been 9tiewrg*
to so severe an ordeal as she has since 11Pci.d.bit
land a prudent man might well conceive the P;Opli
of keeping down the interest, and perhaPs g aboariol
reducing the amount of his liabilities, or, /18.40'.3
rather say, of the liabilities affecting his es'ooo,,O,
there were no personal debts that could be dePlbeier,'
For many years he struggled on, keeping down treogiO
rest on the old debts, and incurring no new .011b/j
sibilities, while at the same time he maintal'A
position which, as the proprietor of so large anA a y,,
he was bound to assume. No man who he`hotei
demand was permitted to go away nrisallas /V
although few could know how
struggle which the proprietor of the estate:_re,
undergo to satisfy the numerous and pressi I
mends on his resources arduous a. A lil
At length the crisis arrived, that completely clidSde
the conditions of the country and set aside everfrO))
vious calculation. The food of the people, theto4
reliance, was suddenly blighted by the 1:1440,1),
visitation of PROVIDENCE. The union of Ski 4, 0,4
in which Mr. BECHER'S property was sitilatugalle.
perhaps more deeply afflicted than any cthef '0 Wilit
Under such circumstances it became useless-111:,
for rent ; indeed any application for the P lbfi,
would be regarded almost as an act of foill'ostr",it
demands, however, became far more pressing' pef, i
very time when the resources were cut 06' nesr,i,!
were not the demands of creditors, for they rellordr;
the misfortunes of the man who had so icegAefes'l
honourably satisfied their claims, but the derost7ed Of ..t
unfortunate occupants of
.the soil, who le°,cb:.,cl
to their landlord for the assistance which
would willingly have afforded to the utmost Ile silq
his ability. It is needless to say that, `All! njfileae,e
discharging the duties of a resident landlord i 1" , e r'
gistrate, arrears accumulated. h f 'od''
When he had time to look about him -e 05,
that he still possessed means, but barely' ae‘edi ' 2
liquidating his liabilities. He called his c'f,. 0,,
together, placed before them a strictly actor to "it
ment of his affairs, and asked their permissitoliji
the property. He believed that by availing h"'"ort:
the Act for the sale of encumbered estates, o''
obtain obtain sufficient to pay 20s. in the r. 00164,4
There would be little, if anything, left for 1:100i0,44
but his object was not a selfish one so far as Pe-00/;
matters were concerned, but to maintain silhpil'`
finished name and render justice to all with vfroi4SLl
was connected. Many kind offers of fbrbet.oBl9l
were made ; he was assured that every Pl-be 11
dulgence would be shown, that there wall" moil 11". 71
pressure for interest ; but he felt that hie r eiv,
would not be improved by procrastinatioao f.•
the interest was added to the debt' 000;
creditors reluctantly consented to hie, -Ekir'
tion and placed the matter in the halifecl r:,ji
respectable solicitor. The property was °noes; ':
sale under the Encumbered Estates Coneral7,s"oo/(e
Friday and Saturday last. It was divided J/30,10.„
merous lots, every one of which found purchaßebelr:
sufficient was realized to pay every man te :00...4f:
farthing, but to leave no surplus for the truly Poe v.o.''
able inheritor. Mr. BECHER, however, exPre:ilo IS:
gratification at the relief afforded, by having ":th a :
mixes so perfectly fulfilled, and contented 5d
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own removal from the position of a large leadefii,
prietor, although nothing was left to fall heel; to
We have alluded to this case contrary 010 i,
usual custom. We believe that many others 0 i';
be found in Ireland who have acted with th_eools9`
chivalrous honour, that the noble example ,918,1°P4w
by Mr. BECHER is not by any means an iseislfsiti
solitary instance, but that, on the cifet l.'
many might be found whose col' ttile
deserving of the highest praise. We,. 10/ejl,
that when persons are again speaking ()%1 eec'e
landlords, and holding them up to reproach 11:000#1,
sure as a race insensible to every moral and Pioefid;','
able obligation, they may not forget the behtiv; oiT,'t
Mr. &CHER under circumstances of pectiiiil" P :,'
culty and temptation. ,l/i
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THE NEW MINISTERIAL REFORM 13Ittc-.10;100,,
have reason to believe that there is a strong 1357,4 01 oe,
Cabinet in favour of making the vote by ballot a P'"at it E
forthcoming measure of reform; and it is tbougli'iiie9oolc
likely, that Lord John Russell may, after all, bateaccli
the views of those of his colleagues who think, tye
right of secret voting is essential to the efficiencY,°: tbo,; o'l
Bill. Be this as it may, there can be no don
era 0' ,
Noble Lord's hostility to the ballot has been i'''''' (1';
modified of late.—Adertiser. ;o 01,1
There is a talk about Mr. Labouchere be-- 0 '
'dA r
to the Upper House, as Baron Hendon. bepaV
HUDDERSFIELD.—There is good reason, tloyel r
that the telegraphic communication between Oil
Mancneeter will soon be effected.