The Sun. — 1822-04-24 (London, England)

TOBAGO, JAN. 11.—The melancholy task .de'. volves upon uS this day of recording a most unfortunate catastrophe—we mean the destruction of a great portion of the town of Scarborough by a fire, whiCh broke out in the upper story of the.house formerly occupied by Mr.SAwycu. So rapid was the conflagration that in a short space of time a large building, with the adjoining one, belonging to SANibEr, HALL, Esq., were totally consumed, with several 'other- buildings. His Excellency the Governor, after providing for the safety of his family at Government House, rode into the town, and by prompt and energetic. orders soon placed the town in safety.  IttELAND.—There is no intelligence. this morning of any importance.. The trials at the Special Sessions, held under the Insurrection Act, continue to be distinguished by that merciful spirit on the part of the Magistracy, to which •we have formerly alluded -with respectful. approbation. The • partial surrender of arms by some of the peasantry also continues, though not to such an extent as to indicate •a general submission. to the laws. The number of outrages is however sensibly. diminished.  We shall look with great anxiety fora development of the-views and intentions of Government regarding Ireland: The utter failure of Sir. Jolts NEWPORT'S motion to elicit any practically.beneticial suggestions, has only added to the intense interest with which the public mind awaits the communication of some adequate measures for rescuing the population, of Ireland froth their present. 'deplorable condition. No Fartial expedients, it. is evident, -will be -'of any avail. The very elements of,lrish BOciety must be explored for the causes .of those dreadful evils with which-it has so long been afflicted ; and the relations of the various classes of the people must reconipounded: on. a • basis that shall insure' comfort to the -poor, and security to the :rich. _The former starve. on. the surface of their coun:.try, rrcb,,thougb it be in ,the bounties of nature. The-latter ate' driven from their homes by the ferocious, „banditti who -.surround them. °rare ohli' eta tee- mitiptain an 'attitude of :,Oticedsing .against the murderons .designs of an insurrectionary poasantry,-,tra= vellin armed by day, and in danger of outrage :and aSSassination by night. We are sorry that Mr. PEEL (lid not come forward. till the close of the -diScdsSien on. Monday. Prom his intimate knowledge, of the state of Ireland,— his sound 'constitutional Principles,—his at_  . . , tachment to the Established Protestant Church, and his practical knowledge of business, we still anticipate from him the suggestion of salutary measures. We doubt not that he thought it unnecessary to exhaust his powers on a desultory conversation; the parties to which had no specific object of amelioration in view, and that he has reserved himself for the time when the propoSitions of Government will be regularly submitted to the House.  Letters have been received from Alarzinharn, dated 20th Feb., mentioning, that on the preceding 15th, the new ProVisional Government was installed, of which the fol.. lowing are members :—President, the Bishop of the, Bishop of the Diocese; Secretary, Brig. Sebastian Gnmes do Silva, a Brazilian; Members, Felipe do Barros Vasconcellos, native of Portugal; Thomas Tavares da Silva, European ; Juao Ferreira 14eal, Brazilian ; Antonio Rodrigues dos Sanoos, Euro.. pean • Caetano Jose de Souza, Brazilian ; Major-Gen. A. 'AntonfoYde Faria assumed the command of the troops.