The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

TO the ELECTORS of the COUNTY of
CORK.
A vacancy has taken place in the Representation of our
County, and, willing to labour honestly for the promotion
of our common interests, Political, Religious, and Local, I
venture to place my services at your command.
Identified, as a Resident Proprietor, with the Agricul-
tural Classes, and intimately acquainted with the just re-
quirements f each, I trust 1 ahall not be accused of pre -
sumption if I claim for myself such ability to serve you as
may be incident to local knowledge, and experience in the
important pursuit in which we are all mainly interested.
Sincerely impressed with the conviction that the security
of the Landlord cannot repose in safety on any other basis
than on that of the Tenant, I regard it as one of the first
duties of your Representative to accelerate such further
remedial legislation as will, while preserving order and:the
rights of property, effectually avert from capital and labour
the uncertainty consequent on capricious tenures.
I am equally impressed with the wisdom and justice
of prompt measures for ameliorating the condition of our
Farm Labourers, hitherto exposed to privations from which
too many of them have sought relief in distant lands. Re-
forms have been recently proposed for the better regula-
tion of the laws affecting Fairs and Markets, and for esta-
blishing an uniformity of weights and measures. A per-
sonal ;acquaintance with the evils at present existing in
those important matters will not, I trust, disqualify me
from taking part in the consideration of the remedies pro-
posed for their removal.
I deem it essential to resist, as far as is consistent with
public safety, the further increase of Taxes, general or
local, and for that purpose to enforce retrenchment and
economy in every department, and I am especially op-
posed to any augmentation of the Income Tax, and to the
imposition of assessed Taxes on Ireland. I think Ireland
has been most unfairly dealt with by the Report on the
National Defences, and that we are entitled to stipulate for a
far larger amount of the vast sums proposed to be expended
on their completion than the paltry share allocated by
the Report. Ido not acquiesce in the policy of cen-
tralization, and so far from consenting to the abolition of
the Viceroyalty, I would advocate a Viceregal Establish-
ment, far raore in proportion to the amount contributed
by Ireland to the receipts of the %Voods and Forests, and
to the Commercial rights of the trading classes, not only
in the capital, but throughout the country. I think that
the Education of the people should be conducted so as to
obviate the possibility of proselytism in any institution
supported by the State. Influenced by this consideration,
I have myself declined to vest schools built by me in any
Board which could possibly impede or diminish the salu-
tary influence of their parish priest.
With respect to foreign policy, the humble part I took
on a recent occasion of an Irish tribute to the exigencies of
the Holy See, sufficiently manifest my total disapproval of
any policy which does not tend to place the Temporal Inde-
pendence of the Supreme Pontiff on a safe and permanent
basis. In avowing these opinions with candour, far be it
from me to impeach the sincerity of those who take diffe-
rent views, as I have ever advocated the great principle of
universal toleration, and the union of the moderate and
well-affected of all creeds. I will afford to such of my,
fellow-electors as concur with me in opinion, an opportu-
nity of recording their votes, and if we shall succeed in
effecting the Independence of our County, I will endea-
vour to servo all without distinction of political opinion or
religious creed, unbiassed, as I truly am, by party influ-
ences or any other motive than an honest sense of the
public good.
I have the honour to be,
Your humble servant,
HENRY HARDING.
Firville, Macrcom, Feb. 6, 1861.

t) OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
" GARDEN—under the Management of Miss LOUISA
DYNE and Mr. W. HARRISON, Sole Lessees.
On MONDAY, Feb. 11, and during the week, at seven, to
commence with an Indian Legend, THE SONG OF
HIAWATHA, the Words by Longfellow, the Music by
Robert Stoepel. The Poem will be read by Miss Matilda
Heron, Principal Tragedienne of the United States.
Balfe's SATANELLA will be produced, for the first time
this season, on Tuesday, the 12th.

1/O YA L ENGLISH OPERA,
COVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W.

if arrlson, Sole Lessees.

THIS EVENING, and during the Week, Balfe's New
Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE :
Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Mssrs. A. Lawrence,
.1. Wharton. H. Corri, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T.
Distinp Lyall, and W. Harrison.

With the Grand Pantomime, BLUE BEARD ; or, Harle-
quin and Freedom in her Island Home. Clowns, Messrs. 11.
lloleno, H. Payne, Hildyard, and Lilliputians. Harlequins,
Messrs. Milano and F. Payne. Pantaloons, Messrs. Barnes
and Tanner. Columbines, Mdme. Boleno and Clara Morgan.
Sprites, the Zelinski Family. Mr. W. IL Payne, Mlle.
Lamoureux, itc.
Conductor—Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven.

THEA TRE-R OYAL, HAYMARKET,
Lessee, Mr. J. B. Bnekstone.

THIS EVENING- the periorraaticee will commPnge with
rrn E RIVALS. Sir Lulus O'Trigg,er, Mr. John Brougham;
Lydia Languish, Miss Fanny Stirling.
After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD
AND HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un-
rivalled Lecleroqe, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright.

Commenoe at 7.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Lessee and Draan•er, Mr. A. Harris.

THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with
RUY BT.AS. Messrs. Fechter, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray
mend. Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris.
After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled
BOBINSO'N CRI7SOE ; or,Tlarlecmin Friday, and the King
of the Caribbe islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and
Mdlle. Marie Dumilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres,
will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest.

'THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUIV
Soie Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE.

Re-apnearance of Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley.
THIS EVENING, the new drama, ADRIENNE; or,
THE SECRET OF A LIFE. Principal characters by Mr.
Henry Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. H. Butler, Mr. Villiers,
Mr. G. Vininrr, Mr. Forrester, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clifford,
Mr. .T. Johnstone ; Mrs. Keeley, and Madame Celeste.

After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza,
CRYSTA 'BELLE : or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing
THE VISION" OF A ROSE, ITS FADING AT EVE,
.AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR.
Followed by THE YOUNG WIDOW. Miss M. Ternan
and Mr. IT. Neville.

A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL,
rik, Sol., Protector and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster.

THIS EVENTNG, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. .T.
E. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E.
Thorne.

After which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Roucicault, D.
Fisher, Billimr,ton, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer.
Miss Aznes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and
Mrs. Chatterley.
To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravm-ranza, entitled
BLUE. BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF HUE.
Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford. C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar,
X. Kelly, Laidlaw, and M. Thorne.

Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7.
Box-office open from 10 till 5.
No charge for bookincr.
Private boxes, £2 28.; Family Boxes, It
OrChentra Stalls, ss. ' • Balcony, 4e. ; Front Circle Stalls, Zs. •
Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, le. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d.