The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-17 00:00:00

CAPABILITIES OF IRELAND.

Land in Ireland is rising in value, public confi-
dence has been restored, and the spirit of concilia.-
tion is rapidly advancing throughout every part of
the country. The Protestant and Catholic Nobility
and Gentry has set the example, and it is now
hoped that all party irritation will finally subside,
and that unanimity, industry, and good fellowship,
will animate all ranks, and diffuse happiness through-
out that long distracted Island. The capabilities of
Ireland are immense. The country has every thing
within itself that mankind can require. Nature has
done much for it, and man but little. Ages of mis-
government have prevented the people from being
either benefitted by the fertility of the soil, or ad-
vancing in civilization; but there will be no
excuse hereafter for the landed proprietors of that
valuable part of the United Kingdom continuing to
be absentees. It is both their interest and duty to
remain among their tenantry, to encourage industry
and promote concord among all classes, whether
Protestants, Catholics, or Dissenters. In the city
of Cork, and other parts of the South of Ireland,
the most marked symptoms of conciliation ttro
apparent, and must lead to the most beak,-
ficial results; while, in the North, it is hoped,,
that the good sense of the people will induve them
to follow the laudable example of their brethren in
the South, and thus consolidate the interests and
perpetuate the happiness of their native country,
We are the more persuaded that such will he the
result, from the tenottr of the letter which will be
found in another column from one of the Irish agi-
tators—but at the same time that we denominate
him an agitator, we must also add,, the most honest
and the most disinterested of the whole fraternity
—we mean Mr_ Lawless. His letter breathes
spirit of the purest conciliation throughout--of re-
gret indeed that he had achieved every object
which he considered necessary for the v:elfare of Ire-
land, but of entire and unalloyed satisfaction that
so much had been done—of gratitude to the King,
whom he considers the best friend of Ireland, and
of admiration of the wisdom of the Premier, who,
without any previous intimation, conceded all that
justice and humanity required; but, above all, a
deep feeling of the kindness of the people of.
England, " whose bosoms" he states to have fouwi
" overflowing with the kindest and most getmows
sentiments towards Ireland."

It is pleasing to find such peace and eoneiliatiou
succeed the angry political storm wilich has lately
been raging; and the only wish Ny6 have to express
is that it may long continue, and be productive of
the best fruits which the best friends of Ireland
could wish.—Morniv Advertiser.

A new i4terary Journal has appeared at
Pads, ca4e.l Le Voicor, almost as large as the Times.
it is rather a clever papers aP.I is becoming a favourite.
We are informed that in many parts of the
country large tracts of land are under water, owing to the
late heavy rains.—Morning

CIRCULATION OF NEWSPAPERS.—There
is an article, in gie. last number of the Westminster Re,
view, on Ale ". Weekly Newspapers," in which it is
stated, apparently on good authority, that the total num-
-113,r of copies of newspapers printed in Great Dritain, dur-
ing the week, is nearly 500,000 ; that the daily average
consequently, more than 70,Q(10; and that, including
children and others who can read, every 357 persons
have thus one newspwr among them.
On Tuguiray thirty rank and file of the 78th
Iligy,„„nders, under the command of Ensign A. \V.
WEnn, embarked on board the Earl of Wcm ss
smack, for Gravesend, on their way to join the service com-
pantos in Candy), in the island of Ceylon. It is satisfac-
tory to learn that the regiment has been remarkably healthy,
having lost only a corporal and three privates during the
quarter ending 24th September. Nine of the regiment are
on their way home invalided, inc!uding the drom-nojnr,
and a colour-serjeant. --Edinburgh Observer.