The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-09-12 00:00:00

TUE LORD LIEUTENANT.

This morning, at nine o'clock, his Excellency
Earl Talbot embarked on board the William and
Mary yacht, under a salute from the shipping in
the harbour, on a sail of pleasure round the
northern coast of Ireland. We uuderatand his Ex-

Mr. O'Co LLLLL called the attention of Gentlemen to the
propriety of endeavouring to perpetuate that spirit of har-
mony aid concord, which his Majesty's approach seemed to
have created, and which every act and word of the King, dur-
ing his residence here, had fostered, cherished, and recom-
mended. For the Grit time in the history of this unfortunate
country, hail Irish feelings been respected, and Irish interests
consulted ; for the firet time luid all classes been treated
wilts an equal hand ; fur the Ent lime bad utlsous distinctions
and party denominations been abolished. The secret of Irish
disaffection was now disclosed, and the remedy out only dm-
covered but applied. Ireland had been, hitherto, too much
governed by the spirit of party, and its rulers appeared to
coral' the iuterests of the master-few, and to hold in some-
thing like contempt the wants and wishes of the several mil.
lion.—in short, a faction was every thing, and a people no-
thing. IVIso could wonder that the faction claimed exclusive
loyalty and that the people exhibited, perhaps, too sissaysrlap-
toms of direr isfaction and disaffection—the King seri ved,aud
the system was at once changed—faction was disregarded, avid
the people cultivated. The K lag, fulfilloag to a letter his ra-
pacity of geueral parrot, hailed all his Irish subjects as his
children; and i• return has obtained our filial affection.
With the abolition of party, disaffection has disappeared, and
loyalty become universal. We owe the mighty change to
the personal wisdom and kindlintss of the Sovereign;
and this practical lemma which he has thus taught, null
serve to esthetics, and, if accessary, to correct our future
Governors. Let them hut obey and imitate Hie King. and
Ireland, so long the weakness and reproach of the British
Empire, will speedily become its chief pride and most
certain support. In looking back to every occurrence
that had happened sire his Majesty's arrival in Ireland,
the friends of the King and of the people could not de-
sire 111 have any thing fall out, otherwise than precisely as it
did. The Kittle had dune his part nobly—the people bad done
their gratefully; and if there appeared to have beets one blot
upon the proceedings—if one apparent attempt had bees
made to disturb the general concord, it only seamed to make
this page of our history brighter, and to give an additional
stimulant to conciliation. It would be perceived that Ise
alluded to that ancient symbol of Mink brought forward
by Alderman barley; it was foolish conduct on his part,
but any one who knew the real character of the worthy
Alderman could not give it a harsher name—for his part
be was glad that the Alderman had received some cen-
sure bat he would be heartily sorry if he had been
more severely punished. He was also glad that such au-
swer was the spontaneous and unsolicited act of the Go-
venison'', and that them who suffered slid not complain.
He knew Alderman Harley in private life, and respected him
—he was au amiable loan intim circle of his family and con-
nexions—he was a worthy mats its all Ile relations of vivre
society, and be was a most attentive, impartial, stud exem-
plary public °Meer. Under such circumstances, the Govern-
ment did wisely to censure the toast, but they did also moat
wisely and most kindly to forget the indiscretion, is the COO.
trition and the merits of the individual. Mr. O'Counell then
said, that, in order to perpetuate that loyal omen which
the King enjoined, he had consulted with several of his
Protestant friend, in the propriety of forming a Clah to
be open to gentlemen of all persuasions, and to have for its
object the matters recommended in his Majesty's admonition.
In concert with these Gentlemen, he had prepared the sketch
of a plan of such a Club, which be would Bead for the meet.
ing ; its purpose was usiauimity amongst Irielsmen—stuani-
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unity was so much wanted in tbis country, that the desire for
it absorbed every other feeling. The Irish were poor, wretch-
ed, distracted, and disaffected. because they were divided;
their beautiful country, enriched by Providence with every
blessing—with a etiolate fertile mid productive, •Imis.l to
excess—with a coast indented by capacious harbours—
blessed by all the conveniences for manufacture which their
noble rivers afforded; placed as they were in the best
situation fur the eastern and western, the northern and
southern commerce of the world, why was it that
whilst ih.or country produced more of the necessaries end
eomfh,ri. of life than ally other country of fire limes its
extent in the uui —why was ii, with all these bless-
ing% and advantages, that, in this rich country, the people
were miserably poor' The answer was ready, it was
because they were divided amongst themselves. Why was
it, that from an Independent Nation, with a National Go.
vernment, a National Legislature, and • National Judicial
Power, Ireland had fallen into the state of a petty province
—her nuuble• soul her gentry banished—her Legislature
extinct—the property of her inhabitants disposed of at a
distance of more than three hundred miles from her shores?
Where was the poor man to get she memos of looking for such
remote juatice? But he would not dwell upon this melan-
choly juncture. It was uut in any human tales* to paint
it in colours sufficiently vivid to create • resemblance, and his
feeble efforts most he abortive but fur the painful and dis-
tressing experience of every Irishman. There was one paint,
however, stn which they all agreed, and that was, that the re-
wrote as well as the proximate and the all-sufficient cause of
Irish misery was the division of the people—that deviants
promised to perpetuate our miseries—our rulers seesVd even
to cherish the cause of our wretchedness, and if there ap.
petted now and then a statesman like Mr. Grant. to Bing a
ray across the desert of our bondage, his light only served to
make ourrlarkness the more visible; but the King (God blears
bin') understood our condition, sod determined by removiug