The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-04 00:00:00

DUBLIN-THURSDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The arrival of the second edition of The Sun, with the con-
clusion of the debate in the Lords on Tuesday, diffused almost
universal satisfaction among the friends of Reform in this city.
It confirms the good impression made by his Majesty's speech,
which arrived here yesterday, and leads us to hope that the
conclusion of the debate in the Commons will have elicited an
explanation of the words, "collection of tithes," the only
phrase calculated to produce a difference of opinion as to the
policy of the Government. The Tories, and some of the
Liberals, think they discover in these words something of con-
cession as to the principle of appropriation, hitherto deemed
essential to the settlement of the Tithe question. But the bet-
ter informed, coupling the expression with the absence of any
notice on the subject in the Commons, deem it a judicious
mode of adhering to their former policy by Ministers, while
they try their strengh before developing their matured plan
of settling this most difficult question. Upon the whole, how-
ever, the friends of Government here think that under exist-
ing circumstances, the speech has been framed with great
candour and discretion, and the more shrewd portion of the
Conservative party is despondent and confused.
As to the mention of the " General Association " by the
Duke of Wellington and Lord Melbourne, there is also some
difference of opinion among all parties. The faction say it
will be put down, and thus a blow will be given to the expres-
tion of public opinion, which will prove very favourable to
them. On the other ham', I have heard some members of
the body declare they expected not less disapprobation against
them than has been expressed on all sides ; for, they say, we
must no doubt be always looked upon as an excrescence on the
institutions of a free state, the removal of which will be ne-
cessary for the health and stability of the Constitution. Wo
deplore the necessity for our existence, and for making those
demonstrations which we have made throughout the country.
It is an anomalous state of things that obliges us to do so. Let
the Legislature remove the anomaly by placing us on an equa-
lity with England and Scotland as to corporate rights, and al-
low us peace by the settlement of the Tithe question, and we
shall immediately dissolve. But as long as both these mea-
sures arc withheld from Ireland, so long must our Association
and the agitation encouraged by.it, be kept up, as the least of the
evils arising out of a denial of justice. Such are the sentiments
produced by the arrival of Tuesday's news, and you probably
will have had the same, with much besides, expressed by our
friends and representatives in Parliament, before these few
lines shall have reached you. If, however, it shall appear,
that the settlement of Tithes is to take place on a scale less
liberal to the people of Ireland than that contemplated by Lord
Morpeth's Bill of last session, you may be assured that greater
evils than the exisience of a General Association will spring
up in this country.
The law appointments mentioned in my last communication
are said to be ratified: and in adlition to them a vacant
Chairmanship is about to be filled by Mr. Tighe, a Protest'ant
gentlemen of considerable merit, in the present position of
affairs. He is a young man, less experienced in the profession
than many other candidates ; but he possesses talent, with much
literary knowledge and acquirements; and his selection for the
situation is characteristic of Earl Mulgrave's administration, in
regarding those qualities which must confer advantages on the
community at large.