The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-05 00:00:00

IRELAND

G TO ADDRESS LORD EBRINGTON

(Abridged from the Dublin Evening Post.)

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- This day one of the most important meetings ever
witnessed in this city was held at the Adelphi Theatre.
The meeting was called in pursuance of a resolution of
the Reform Registry Association, to prepare anaddress to
our most Gracious Sovereign,imploring hersupport of the
principles of pure and impartial justice, as administered
in this country by her Majesty's present advisers—to
consider the propriety of presenting an address to his
Excellency Viscount Ebrington, Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, and to make arrangements to form a deputa-
tion to meet his Lordship on his landing at Kingstown
to-morrow. One o'clock was appointed for the chair
being taken, but long before that hour the building be-
came occupied in every part.
The chair was taken by Lord CILARLEMONT, who
addressed the meeting in a speech eulogising the Queen
and the Irish policy of her present Ministers, particu-
larly praising Lord Normanby, in whose " bosom
burned every virtue." Lord Ebrington was the
prototype of Lord Normanby, while in some re-
spects he had the advantage over him. Lord
Normanby came a stranger, but he became aware
of our wants by going through the country, and by con-
sulting her friends. Lord Ebrington, however comes
prepared upon all those points.—(Cheers.) Himself a
landed proprietor, coming periodically to this country—
living among all classes—studying our wants, our feel-
ings, and our wishes, he comes prepared to plunge at
once into that official business which took Lord Nor-
manby some time to understand. Look to his career :

has he ever flinched ?—(No; never, never.) Has he
not supported every measure that was brought forward
for the people's good (advantage)?—(Cheers.) The
Noble Lord concluded by returning his most sincere and
heartfelt thanks for the high honour conferred upon him
by electing him Chairman, and sat down amidst loud

cheering.
Sir WILLIAM CHATTERTON moved the first resolu-
tion, which was to the effect, that—" The proceedings
reported to have taken place in the House of Lords,
tending to prejudice the fair and impartial administra-
tion of justice, have filled us with alarm and indigna-
tion ; and we deem it the duty of every considerate and
honest man in this country, to use his best exertion to
disappoint the malevolent schemes of the enemies of the
present Government in Ireland."
JOHN APDONNELL, Esq., seconded this resolution,
which passed am;d great applause.
The O'CoNOR DON moved a resolution, expressive
of the confidence and regard of the Irish people in the
Marquis of Normanby.
GEORGE ROE, Esq., seconded this resolution.
The resolution passed unanimously.
Sir THOMAS ESMONDE moved, and G. Ey...Ns, Esq.,
seconded, a resolution of confidence in Lord Ebrington,
and suggested the propriety of preparing an address on
his arrival.

THOMAS DixoN, Esq., Q.C., father of the bar, rose
to propose the following address :
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY-.--In address-
ing you for the first time as Vicegerent of our gracious
and beloved Sovereign it is not to comply with the mere
formalities of etiquette, or to utter the common-places
of a professing loyalty, that we approach you. No, my
Lord, it is to welcome to our country an individual who
has already shown himself amongst the most zealous ad-
vocates of that which alone we claim, justice to that
country and to its people. It is to convey, through
you, to the foot of the throne, the expression of our
grateful sense of the careful consideration for the inter-
ests and earnest sympathy with the wants and wishes of
Ireland, which have been displayed in the selection of
our_Viceroy.

You come to us, my Lord, not unknown or unap-
preciated. We have had you amongst us as a resident
landlord. We have watched your consistent course in
the Commons' House of Parliament. We have hailed
with delight your first declaration in that House to
which you have been recently called ; and we rejoice
in your arrival amongst us, holding the delegated au-
thority of the Crown, " to administer the laws, but not
to alter them." with feelings of the fullest confidence
in your knowledge, as a landlord, of the state, the
wants and the wishes of the people ; in your acquaint-
ance, as a Legislator, with the laws which direct, con-
troul, and relieve them ; and in your determination, as
Viceroy, to combine both in the Administration of the
Government, tempering justice with mercy, but showing
to the nation at large, that, while in obedience to the
laws lies the great duty of the people, in the just, the
temperate, but the firm and unshriking enforcement
thereof must be placed the duty and the glory of the
Viceroy.

The announcement of your Excellency's appointment
to the Government of Ireland was met in various
quarters by attacks upon your Excellency's conduct
and principles, to which we do not desire now more par-
ticularly to allude, further than to assure your Ex-
cellency that we ever regarded those attacks as wholly
groundless and unprovoked. We, however, gladly ad-
vert to a declaration which they are reported upon one
occasion to have elicited from you, fraught, as we can-
not but consider it, with happy auguries for this coun-
try. We refer to the declaration that, in entering on
the Government of Ireland, your Excellency had
before your eyes the bright example of your illustrious
predecessor. It is not long, my Lord, since that illustrious
Nobleman, and beloved friend of Ireland (to avail our-
selves of an expression which we gladly adopt)
"reaped the rich harvest of benevolence from millions of

Irishmen, which marked his departure from this country."
Your principles, my Lord, and conduct through life.
have sown the seed of similar benevolence deep in our
hearts, and we trust that, by this your first welcome to
the Vice-royalty of Ireland, you will be enabled to per-
ceive that it it has not fallen upon sterile tracts, nor on
regions likely to disappoint the hopes of the careful hus-
bandman. We doubt not that, under your watchful
eye and fostering hand, that seed will continue to flourish
until you shall have reaped many abundant harvests of
the gratitude and affection of Irishmen, and that when-
ever your career (and we pray that it may be long
amongst us) comes to a close, you will retire rich in our
warmest blessings, and our most fervent prayers, as well
as followed by our deepest regret, leaving to future Go-
vernors the name of " Ebrington" as that of " Nor-
manby" is now, as an illustrious example of the benefits
which may be: conferred on a nation by men deter-
mined to do justice in all things, to administer the laws
according to their spirit and intentions, and to govern,
not for the asscendancy of any party, but for the gene-
ral
good of all.
PETER BURROWES, Esq., was proud to be even
enabled to appear as the seconder of this address, which
passed with great acclamation.
Mr. HENRY GRATTAN, M.P., moved the following
resolution :—" That we denounce as enemies, alike to
the peace and prosperity of the people, and to the
strength and security of the throne, all those who seek
to restore the dominion of faction in the exercise of
injustice and oppression towards the people of Ireland.
We demand the continuance of a just and legal adminis-
tration of the laws. We demand the suppression of
factious superiority, and we will exert all the means in
our power, legally and constitutionally, to resist the
restoration of Orange domination in this too afflicted
country."

IGNATIUS CALLAGHAN, Esq., seconded this resolu-
tion, which passed unanimously.
Mr. ST. GEORGE, High Sheriff of Leitrim, moved,
and Mr. SWEETMAN seconded, a resolution to the effect
that they invited all the friends of Liberal opinions to
come forward and express their decided and firm de-
mands for justice ; and in the course of his speech
hoped that all temperate men, who desired peace an4d
order in their common country, would come forward
and resist the attempts on the rights of the people of
Ireland.

Sir Wm. SOMERVILLE offered his full support to
Lord Ebrington, feeling as he did that that Nobleman
whilst he would eschew all ascendancy—would yield
equal rights to all pities. He (Lord Ebrington) had
ever acted on that principle, and it was his adherence to
that course which brought down the foul and savage
attacks of the enemies of the bulk of the people. He
moved a resolution that no flags or banners should be
used at the procession to. morrow.
Hon. Captain SouTHWELL seconded this resolution,
which passed.
Mr. O'CONNELL rose and was received with an im-
mense burst of applause which lasted for some minutes.
When silence was restored the Hon. Member for Dub-
lin commenced by observing, that he had a great deal to
say to the meeting. That was a period of great peril—