The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-30 00:00:00

MR. PEEL.

The Corponition of Dublin went up to the
Castle on Thunidey, with the IA lowing address:—

" the Lord Mayor, Sheriff's, Commons, and
Citizeus of the city of Dublin, deeply lament the lICCIAIitIII
%Inch calls upon us at this time to address you. Whru we
consider, Sir, the solid suit perinauent advantages derived to
vier country from the consummate wisdom, the spleudid
talents, and the unremitting seal and diligence which au
eminently distinguished your conduct as Chief Secretary, we
cauuut but feel. in common with all his Majesty's subjects in
this kingdom, the must beartklt regret, that such traosund.
mit merit, and such a animist worth, are flu soon to he with.
drawn from ns : we cannot but deplore the intended depar-
ture of the true friend of Ireland. Vie feel, however, some
consolation in the confidence we ceittrtsio, that in every
situation you will prove the anxious goardian of the intercom
of n country which has always most gratefully ackuuwledged
your e .lit see vices.
" Accept then, Sir, this tribute of our approbation, so
justly doe to your exalted virtues ; and be as►ured that your
truly estmeable qualities will never be thought of by the
citizens of Dubltu without reverence, or remembered with-
out regard. " lit witneu," &c.
THE ANSWER.

" MY LORD AND GENTLEMEN—After so lung • (va-
nes 1111 l wills the administration of this country, and SO luug
• residence iu this city, I cannot, without feelings of the
deepest regret, take leave of those who, (hiring my couti-
nusiiee in office, have I 1111 l owed me wills repeated proofs of
their approbation, and who assure sue, un my approaching
resignation of it, that I 11011ICIIM their esteem and confidence.
"Six years have now elapsed since I accepted the appoint-
ment of Chief Secretary. I entered upon the psi(ormauces
of the duties attached to that appointment with n full sense
of their importance, and with the apprehrusonis of any .11,11
incompetency to discharge them, which were relieved only
by a consciuusuess of the rectitude °filly iutent ions.
" I claim credit fur nothing e than having acted with
• sincrie desire to promote the selfare of my country ; and
if I have secured the good opinion of that portion of the
community which is compels tit to forot a lodgment or the
motives and acts of public wits, I ctorsisite myself amply
rewarded.

" I reflect with PiiiioraCi. on the general conctirreisce
whicb has been rsprusscil on those wastages which I have
felt it eiy duty to submit to Ihr considerati 111 l of Parliament;
and I acknowledge, with gratitude, the lateral support whirls
I have freqttently received from those will, whom I du Hot
emcee in gcueral politics. It is my earnest hope that no
disagreemeut of opinion on particular subjects—no jea-
Musics arising from adverse party coutiezion—sr II ever pre-
vent those who wish well to their try from cordially co-
operating on every occasion WI which they ran conscien-
tiously art together, in promoting its welfare.

" tin the particular question to which you hare Minded,
the maintenance of the Constitution as at present establish-
ed, I should hate been guilty of peculiar juju...ice, if I had
nut acted after mature &liberation, and from a sincere con.
eviction. I retied on the part which I have taken ua that
question, with the satisfactinu which is inseparable frum au
honest discharge of duty ; hut whirls is, at the same time,
consistent with deep regret, that that discharge of duty com-
pels me to oppose the claim's of a large and important class
of our fellow-subjects.
" With a hope and belief that the motives of my public
conduct will be justly appreciated, with deep gratitude fur
the kindness and liberality which I have experienced, and
with the most heartfelt wish for the welfare and happiness of
all classes, of the inhabitants of this country, I shall bid
adieu to it with stronger and enure generous feelings of at-
tachment to Ireland than mere obligations of ofticial duty
enuld have inspired, and with an interest in her (Odours
which will nut be extinguished ur abated when those obliga-
tions shall have ceased.
" Dubin Castle, Jody 23. " ROBERT PEEL."

At Norwich At.sizes, the Commission for holding
which was opened on Trirtolay, there are 29 prisn-
ers for trial, viz. 18 io the Castle, •ud 11 io the
City Gaol.