The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-01 00:00:00

tAtitDition

SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock.

Srtla!T of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
- FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—lreland still continues the difficulty and
the disgrace of Sir Robert Peel's administration. The
former it might have been without roproach. The
latter is not merely its misfortune, but its fault.
It . is with Ministers, as with ordinary men—
they cannot " command success ;" but, by a strict
adherence to principle, and an uncompromising,
course of impartial administration of sound po-
licy, they may " deserve" to succeed; and will even-
tually, if not at once, succeed in silencing com-
plaints and establishing confidence in their rule.
rom the day that Sir Robert Peel obtained the ob-
ject of his aim, and, as head of the Administration,
selected his instruments of government in Ireland.,
down to the last appointment made by those who
govern in that country, one " untoward event" has
followed another in quick succession—all tending to
exhibit the unfitness of the Administration to restore.
tranquillity, or to confer prosperity on that part of
the empire. Ignorance of the most essential and easily-
ascertained facts till circumstances, of which a Go-
vernment should be well informed to be safely guided
in its policy, have caused blunders as palpable as they
have been mischievous. Infatuation seems to have
rendered the executive blind to consequences.
Hence, the Ministry has been damaged in charac-
ter ; the country disturbed by agaitation—vibrat-
ing between alternate fears for the preservation of
social order and hopes of restored peace. The
prosecution of O'Connell and his co-agitators was
to. vindicate the majesty and assert the supremacy
of the laws ; yet that very prosecution was marked,
from its commencement to its close, by violations of
the Constitution, and by open disregard to that im-
partiality of administration which gives to the laws
their efficiency, and preserves justice from de-
generating into tyranny. By this perversion of the
forms of law to the purposes of oppression—this
securing a pre-determined conviction by pre-
arranged violations of constitutional right, the go-
vernment has rendered itself the criminal. Public
opinion directs its
,severest censures against the ad-
ministrators of the law; while those who were con-
victed, by stretching the law that it might reach those
who had rendered themselves obnoxious to the party
in pffice, are regarded as heroes. If punished in
virtue of the conviction thus obtained, they will be
elevated into martyrs. The moral influence—from
which the admiuistration of justice derives its real
power—has been thus neutralised, if not agOlutely
enlisted with the convicted parties. No salutary
results could follow the infliction upon them of
any sentence. A nominal punishment would be at-
tributed to fear—a severe one to vindictiveness. In
either case, the Government would be the sufferer. A
virtual triumph will be conferred on O'Connell.
Whether he escape, or be incarcerated, is, com-
paratively, of no moment. At liberty, he would
be hailed as the victor in the conflict. In Kilmain-
ham or Carrickfergus, his prison would be the
centre of attraction, within which the sympathies
of -his countrymen would be concentrated. From
his cell the " Liberator " would issue his periodical
behests. These would inspire more reverence.
and be invested, in popular estimation, with
more solemn sanctions, than the proclamations of
Councils, or the enactments of Senates. At the ex-
piration of the sentence which removed him, for a
time, from the presence of his adherents, he would
come forth, wielding an immensely increased influence ;
exercising a power over the credulous and easily ex-
cited population, more dangerous than ever to the tran-
quillity- of the country and the integrity of the em-
pire. Yet in this dangerous predicament—the result
of that want of foresight which seems to have actuated
the Government in its mode of dealing with O'Connell
and the repeal agitation—another instance is afforded
of the folly which actuates the Irish executive. The
appointment of a stipendiary magistrate is to be made.
The Government is about to give an instance of its
desire to conciliate the popular feeling, by selecting for
the important post a gentleman whose superior fitness
for the office shall be manifest to all. And when the
Government does endeavour to do the conciliatory, its
success is wonderful. They look round them—weigh
the qualifications, mental, moral, and professional, of
the numerous aspirants to the honour and emoluments
of the office—and they s ilect Mr. O'Brien ! This
gentleman's claims to the patronage of the Govern-
ment and to the confidence of the people were set
forth by the Marquis of Normanhy on Friday evening,
in the speech by which he called the attention of the
House of Lords to the appointment in question. Not
only did Mr. O'Brien refuse to give the health of
Lord Ebrington, then Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, be-
cause of his avowed determination to withhold the Go-
vernment patronage from members of the Repeal As-
sociation; but he wrote a letter on the subject to R.
BiOwne, Esq., the Member for the town in
which the dinner took place. In this epistle, which
was published at the time, the most fulsome panegy-
rics were pronounced on O'Connell, and the most
inflated protestations of his own devotion to Repeal,
-were expressed.

TATTERSALL'S.-THIS EVENING,
QUARTER TO SIX. O'CLOCK:
CHESTER CUP.
11 to 1 agst Pharaoh
14 to 1 agst Cattonite
16 to 1 agst Pagan
20 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn
22 to 1 agst Vakeel
• 25 to 1 agst Scalteen

DERRY.

6 to 1 agst Ugly Buck
6 to 1 agst Rattan
15 to 1 agst Orlando
15 to 1 agst Running Rein
20 to 1 agst Cockamaroo
40 to 1 agst Cainpunero
40 to 1 agst Akbar
40 to 1 agst Grey Momus colt—taken
40 to 1 agst Leander
50 to 1 agst Mount Charles
50 to 1 agst Apprentice
50 to 1 agst Qui.Tam

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock.
The Marine Mutiny Bill and the Annual Indemnity
Bill were read a third time and passed.

NE 117 ZEALAND.
The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition
from the inhabitants of Wellington, in New Zealand,
praying for the establishment of a further armed
force in that district of the colony. This petition
had been sent over to this country in consequence of
a massacre which lately took place in Coolie's Strait.
Great apprehension existed in 'the colcny at present
as to what steps the Government were likely to take
with respect to forwarding additional military force
for the protection of the town of Wellington and
the colony in general, and also as to what steps
they intended to take for the settlement of titles to
land with the New Zealand Company.
The Earl of RIPON had to state that the com•
manding officers of New South Wales and Van
Dieman's Land had been directed to forward forces
from those two colonies to New Zealand, for the pur-
pose to which the petitioners alluded. He understood
that this force was considered to be sufficient by the
commanding officer of New Zealand. He thought the
apprehension of the settlers was greater than there
was any warrant for, but he trusted that the rein-
forcement which had been sent over would give them
-the security which they sought. At the same time
he must say, that the removal of troops in this
manner, from one colony to another, was likely
to be attended with much inconvenience, espe-
especially if our colonial empire should extend itself.
There was, at present, in existence a law in force in
New- Zealand by which the colonists themselves
could provide in a great measure for their own s-afety.
By this law, the governor was authorised to levy a.
militia and establish a constabulary force
on the same principle as that in Ireland.
With respect to the titles t© land, all he could
say was that Captain Fitzroy had been furnished
With instructions which were likely to lead to a satis-
factory settlement of this subject.
The Earl of MALMESBURY said the colonists
particularly wished a small armed steamer to be es-
tablished at Wellington. They complained, in their
petitition that the Government instructions were
not obeyed by the authorities in the colony.
After the transaction of some further business their
Lordships adjourned.