Alexandria Daily Advertiser

IRISH AFFAIRS.

The Courier, of the 3d March, in noticing the new administration of England, observes. "Mr. Fox found it necessary on the 17th ult. to declare in parliament, against the repeal of the Union with Ireland, saying, measures might be had at first, but when once they had been carried into effect, to repeal them might be worse than to let them continue. This reasoning will enable Mr. Fox to abandon all his opposition doctrines, and we are happy to see Mr. Fox have recourse to it, as it gives assurance that he will not be the dangerous man in power it was apprehended. that he will not advocate the plans of Sir Francis Burdett, or promote the designs of the corresponding society. But this reasoning has not wholly removed the effects of his original imprudent declaration. The meetings in Dublin have indeed resolved not to press the repeal of the Union immediately; but they have appointed a permanent committee to maintain a correspondence throughout Ireland with those who desire the repeal. Mr. Fox's rash language has given birth to an establishment of corresponding societies, the evils of which may one day be severely felt. He seems fully aware of the mischief he has done, and has made a second declaration in parliament to counteract it. In the debate on India affairs on Tuesday— "he agreed we were not now to revert to original theories; but when we were examining the causes of important events which were extremely complicated in their nature, it was somewhat difficult to do so without, in some measure, adverting to such original theories. He, however, did not mean to say that any alteration ought at present to take place in the general system of Indian government as now by law established. He had occasion to state, at a former time, that there was a wide difference between disapproving of measures at their commencement, and afterwards rescinding them when they had been some time in practice. This he had said with regard to the union with Ireland. He had strongly disapproved of that measure when it was proposed, because he was then convinced it was a bad one, and was still convinced that it would have been much better for the country if it had never taken place. He had also disapproved of the plan of the government of India; but what he had said with regard to the union with Ireland. he now said respecting this plan of Indian government. It was, in his opinion, a bad one from the beginning; but as it had been adopted and acted upon, it was not now to be lightly rescinded. In ninety-nine cases of this nature out of a hundred, it was better to put up with many inconveniences arising from the first adoption of a measure, than hazard worse evils by premature and ill considered alterations and innovations."