The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-02 00:00:00

KENILWORTH CASTLE

As It appeared on the occasion of Good Queen Bess's Royal Visit.
For further particulars inquire of Sir Walter Scott. It is an histori-
cal fact that Good Queen Bess paid the Earl of Leicester a visit, and
` paid the piper." This, his gorgeous fete, half ruined him ; there-
fore we pity his fate, but must admire his wondrous generosity, for
all he ever hoped for in return was—half-a-crown. The Earl fore-
stalls Shakspere, by discovering " that the course of true love never
dld run smooth," for here he meets with some twenty " competi-
teens," and to him they do come " petit oars," for they prove per-
fect bears, or, snore properly speaking, bores. A Lovers' Quarrel
•n a grand scale, a sort of " tar for the million," takes place, which,
although beginning in love, ends in war, and the total destruction of
lIIE SPANISH ARMADA !
lily Warner's Fulminating Blow-up—Tragedy has now done his
worst, and Rich finding that even Rich must become poor if war
eontinues,. proposes a" Peace Congress," and brings all to a close
by making them all change their clothes—
The Earl of Leicester puts on the motley garb of Harlequin, M.
Devlin.
Lord Burleigh that of Pantaloon, M. J. Derain.
The Earl •f Essex that of Clown, Mr. C. Stilt,
And Amy Robsart dons the Robe d'Ameur of Columbine, Madlle.
Theodore.

All we have further to say for Good Queen Bess is—Vivat Regina,
and oft' she goes." " Welcome, Old Friends, 'tis long slues we
met !" "Here we are !" " How are you?"
PRESERVE AND ?relax WAREHOUSE, AND RAILWAY

11100 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.

THIS DAT —Morning, 35 rain. after 4 I Evening, 59 min. after 4
To-Moaner' —Morning, 22 min, after b I Evening, 49 min. after 4

and Childhood " with a century's gloom on infant
brows," and all the other horrible characteristics of
" the ripeness of the Art
Which cheapens men—the Elysium of the Mart,"

fill the canvass, which truthfully portrays the metro-
polis of civilization in the nineteenth century.
And this is the work which the latter half of the
century has to do—to remedy these evils, and redress
this injustice. The day is past when the history of a
country was supposed to consist of an enumeration of
its kings. The people of England have taken into
their own hands that power which is only their national
birthright. Let it now be seen that that power is
worthily vested, by its being employed in the
legitimate office of all authority—the securing the
greatest good of the greatest number. The latter
half of this century may be, and we trust it will be
more glorious than its immediate, more glorious
than any of its predecessors. It will be so, although
not another laurel be added to our victorious
wreaths, although not another discovery be made in
science or another individual triumph be obtained in
art or literature—the close of the century will
consummate and surpass the achievements of
its commencement, if injustice be expunged from
our political and social code of right, and the
brotherhood of man be practically acknowledged. It
is, perhaps, too much to anticipate such a reforma-
tion even in half a century. But it commences
under happy auspices, as an example of which
let us mention the fresh list of large dona-
tions to that benevolent Emigration Fund which is so
admirably calculated to begin the reforming
labours of the half-century. Other and more radical
reforms are imperatively required, for some of which
we look to the opening of Parliament, and all of
which depend upon the unanimous efforts of the
people. The men of the present day, the men of
1850, have it in their power to bequeath to their
posterity a state of things which shall for ever
surround this epoch with

" A purer fame
Than gathers round Marengo's name."

The social and political condition of Ireland never
presented a more anomalous appearance than at this
moment. The elements of civil strife are being put
in wild commotion from one end of that unfortunate
island to the other. The tocsin of an insane agitation
has been sounded on the banks of the Suir ; and,
`' tell it not in Gath," the welcome sound has been re-
echoed along the wild hills of Mourne. Tipperary
and Dolly's Brae have formed a congenial coalition.
Indeed, the pandean pipe of a suburban showman
never, in its loudest and most gregarious notes, con-
gregated a more motley group than has been gathered
by the "petition " of Lord GLENGALL.

The Tory bigot, the unmitigated enemy of civil
and religious liberty, who has been for ages the
willing tool of an exclusive faction, and through
whose agency that system of misrule was
perpetuated which has reduced Ireland to her
present almost hopeless condition, has at last
been awakened to the notion that he has a
country, and when he has discovered that all the
loaves and fishes are no longer to be his, he joins in
the shout of nationality and " protection." The
discontented Whig swells the cry, anxious to em-
barrass a Government that has neglected his talent or
been deaf to his importunities. The grumbling
Repealer, sick of the old shops, harks in, glad to find
a vent for his discontent through a new channel,
which gives him the opportunity of singing a song of
triumph over his ancient enemies and new allies, the
bigotted Tory and the discontented Whig Protec-
tionist: it forms half his incentive to join them to
be enabled to taunt them with neglecting the fore-
warnings of OTONNBLL.

Can it be matter of surprise that a raw levy like
this, called together for selfish purposes, and without
one sympathy in common, should be discomfited
whenever and wheresoever they attempted to rear their
motley standard? Some high and honourable names,
amongst others that of the Noble Projector of the
scheme, are, no doubt, associated with this foolish cry
of " protection," but even with these adjuncts they
endeavour in vain to hoodwink the people. But they
will not be misled by the specious humbug. They
understand the relations between rack rents and pro-
tective duties ; they understand that moderate rents
and moderate prices are conducive to the comforts of
the many, though they may retrench the superflui-
ties of the few; and they will not consent to the
retrogressive step of re-imposing a tax upon the ne-
cessaries of their fellow-man. All through Ireland,
wherever an important meeting was attempted to be
called for the purpose of carrying out the principles
of the Protectionists, the common sense of the
people universally prevailed, and the advocates of
high rents and the re-imposition of the bread tax
were obliged to retire in utter discomfiture.
Who has raised and what is the object of this mis-
chievous cry ? It has been raised by the landlord
class in Ireland, and we are disposed to think for the
purpose of blinking the settlement of the land
question. It is notorious, that in the greater part of
Ireland land is let at a rack rent, and that the
farmer has no interest in its improvement. With all
his toil and industry, he is scarcely able to work out
the assumed rent, while ho and his family drag out a
wretched existence on the rudest fare. Bread, and
beef and beer, are things to him as visionary as the
scenes of a fairy tale. If a poor man should have
happened to get a few acres of waste land
at a low rent, the moment that by his
indefatigable toil it became of some value
he was at once kicked out, or a rack
rent was laid on, thus depriving him of the fruits of
his labour, of what he had earned by the sweat of his
brow—the humblest privilege of his fallen cox-
dition.

Landlords of Ireland, you have the cure of this
crying evil in your own hands ; turn your attention
to this object of practical usefulness, and give up
delusions—for a greater delusion never haunted a
monomaniac than to suppose that the British empire
will make a retrograde move in legislation for the
special benefit of a few Irish landlords. The masses
have too extensively felt the benefit of the extinction
of the bread-tax to allow its re-imposition. The
Government of the country are aware of
this, and cannot heed your petitions or your
threats ; they are both alike vain and futile.
Cease then to delude yourselves, and attempt not to
delude others, but give your best aid to what we be-
lieve to be a willing and well-disposed Government;
strengthen the hands of a Viceroy who has on all oc-
casions manifested an anxiety to apply fitting remedies
to the social and political evils of the country. The
" protection" which the poor people of Ireland require
is moderate rents and a legalized tenant-right. The
Irish Viceroy has, indeed, at this moment, if not a
difficult, at least a troublesome period of duty. Whig,
Tory, Repealer, Orangemen, all have flocked to the
standard of GLENGALL, and each, after his own fashion,
flourishes his weapon against the Irish Government;
but we believe Lord CLARENDON is fully able for the
occasion, and will keep the even tenor of his way,
administering justice with impartiality, and despite
all malcontents encouraging the arts, agriculture, and
industry of the country.

WYNYARD PARK, DEC. M.—ACCIDENT TO V.IE
COUNT SEAUAM.—We lament to state from authority
that an afflicting accident has occurred to Lord
Seaham, while shooting in the preserves at Wynyard
Park, on the 31st of December, 1849, with his
brother and keepers. A rebound of single small shot
from a treat struck his Lordship's left eye, and great
fears are entertained that the vision will be affected.
Expresses and telegraph messages were immediately
dispatched, by Lord and Lady Londonderry, for Sir
John Fife, Dr. Trotter in the neighbourhood, and
for Mr. Alexander and Mr. Travers from London.
Sir Charles Forbes is also staying at Wynyard Park.
---,Lieut. Brooks M'Carty, of the 4th Regiment,
stationed in Anglesey Barracks, Portsee, died on Friday
evening last, after a short illness from virulent small-
pox. his remains were interred in the Military Chapel
barial-ground, on Monday morning, with military
honours. He was a remarkably fine healthy young
man, only 25 years of age, and was highly esteemed in
Ills regiment.

We are glad to mention that Messrs Speir and Co,
whose suspension in the East India trade took place in
the crisis of 1848, chiefly in consequence of the death of
the senior partner, have now realised the belief which
was then expressed regarding their actual solvency by
the payment of 20s. in the pound to all the crediton, with
interest in full.

CUAItLEROI AND EUQUILINES RAILWAY.—It is ex-
pected that in another ten months this line from Char-
leroi, and the entire line from Cologne to the frontier of
France at Erquelines, will be completed. The last
call but one will not be made until March, owing to the
necessary suspension of certain works in the winter
months,