The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-02 00:00:00

EMIGRATION.

As misrepresentations have been ;m4)364'0431!
circulated respecting the conduct or the llarquese
ofSTat•roab, in reference to the SUndet 1210 gstate,
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we regret, that, in Justice to that-Noblettian, we
had not an earlier opportunity of inierting.the
• •• . •
folloWing Letter, WhiCh appeared in. the The &lin..
burgh Eue. g'Coui•clt, of the
• ' TO THE 'EDITOR OF Tilt COURANT.
• " siPTHEILLAND.gsI'A7rit-.•: -
' " t!!4l)QinOck, Sulyiltiosvg.
if Sin-4 .baveseen,in tome of the N.mpapers
stateinenia a-e 4 sort regarding. the
oiasCagintko , t, Eitaft'or 'and
Ato,ltmiktolvirof,o4e informal iu.n of your Readers,
to make a .10w remarks ou the, subject..
" It is (tie" that at-last Whitsunday a number
of individuals Were removed from their farms. Ic
is saiththay,are.Cottipelled Ao,.emigratel ;and vd..
rious strong terms of reprobation have been,ap•
plied to the policy.which produces the
.necessiry.
If, however, this were a fair accOunt"of the mat-
ter„.natriely, That .the- overflowing of a redundant
populatidn is discharged, in .order to make way for
an intelligent tenantry and improved husbandry,
is the proprietor in:such a'case answerable to the
public for the exercise-of his lawful rights ? Hu-
inanity would indeed dictate the propriety of no-
tice beyond the legal warning, so as the period of
change may not arrive without preparation. la
the present case such notice u as given almost two
ye!trs before the term of removal.
The actual case, however, was very different
from that supposed. i‘;migration was not the sole
.alternative; for the most earnest invitation was
held out to the people to remain in their native
country. Situations on the coast were offered to
all, variously suited to different dispositirons, and
possessing advantages quite unprecedented in
instances. Immediate possession was of-
fered, and no rent was to be required for either
their old or new possessions up to the time of their
removal. •

"The success of such Schemes had been already
proved. Thwe who accepted similar offers .in
former years are now engaged in the interesting
career of prosperous industry. 'lO stimulate this
industry, •and, to encourage neatness in their ha-
bitations, considerable sums are annually expend-.
ed in suitable premiums. The value of the fish+
cries in. Assiut, at Helmsdale, and I3rora, in which
these settlers are engaged, is very great and re.
pidly progressive. To all this, however, the emi.
grants obstinately shut their eyes, and their con-
duct tinder the instigation of self-will is strangely
represented as owing to a necessity imposed upon.
them.
" It has been' insinuated that Lord Staffora
might have been expected to fitrnith the menus of
conveyance to America: well known that
his Lordship, in the., distressing year .-1817, ex-
pended,lo,6oo/. in providing food for the people
on the estate. The recurrence of such evils was
to be prevented by rendering them indusrrious at
Irome ; and to this object his Lordship applied efforts
which were more benevolent, and certainly. not
less judicious than those which have been tang. -
,geared by a disposition to find fault.
" 1 am informed that. Mr. Macleod, of Cadboll;
M. P. Mr.. Mackay of Rockfield, and others of a
Committee named by the Transatlantic Associa-
tion, have refused to act.-1 am, Sir, your mosC
obedient servant,

VERITAS.7'

THOMAS MOORE, Esa.—The health of this Gen-
tleman having been proposed at a late Public
Dinner in Dublin, Mr. PHILLIPS, ►he Barrister,
was universally called on to support the toast, (his
own health having been previously drank with.
great applause), and he therefore arose and ex-
pressed himself in the following manner :

Mir Lunn—(Lord Cloncnrry, the Cbairman)--I am too,
much overwhelmed by the reception- I hive experienced,
to, be able to address you upon any topic, and yet it is
expected that I shall thank you in the name of Moore,
the must eloquent, the most inspired of the Poets of
our Country. The last time we met here was to honour
him—bow natural it 'is that our next meeting should he to
celebrate the, cause of Freedom.--for'surely there breathes not
a man mhose heart beats more warntliin that cause, or whose
genius casts on it a more splendid illumination.--(Loud ap-
plaUse.)--Indeed, it. would be difficult to select either in his
public or his private life, a quality to which we would be in-
clined to give a preference—his virtues rival one another, and
it is hard to say whether we should most admire him as a
son, an husband, i father, oria citizen. I speak only of the
qualities which are his own—as to his genius, it is from lira-
ven.,--Public report says lie has fallen into misfortune—it is
a topic almost too delicate to touch, but if be hes, I hope it
Neill hare no other consequence than giving his country art
opportunity of testifying their estimation of him.—(Loud.
cheers.)—Was I to.niake a prophecy, I would' say, that his
adversity *will only call forth nobler and purer emanations
of his spirit. When, such a flower is bruised, its fragrance
only becomes the more perceptible.—(Loud cheers.)—My
Lord, in the name, since you will have it so, of Mr. Moore,
I thank you—be has found in me but an ineloquent and in•
efficient substitute.

Last summer a swallow built her nest about six
feet towards the paddles oil he stern, under t
projecting part of the deck' of the. Marion steAm-
boat ,plying on Loch Lomond,Scotland,and had 144
several eggs, when UnfortunatelyOue blowy day the
water was thrown so high as to wash the nest,
completely away. This summer another one has
been,
,formed, and now contains four eggs.
The bird, sits :very close when the boat is. at
anchor opposite Barlett Ferry ;. and goes up every
morning, to the mouth of the Loch with the boat
and meets it at the same place in the afternoon oa
her return ; but -it is much doubted whether any
brood will, be produced, sts,the boat is absent every
week day on her passage about seven hours.