The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-06 00:00:00

THE LIMO V.

By the Dui)lin Papers we find, the CopQrat ;on
Dublin, at a taunter Assembly, have palsed a Reso-
lution against the Union. The following is a brief
account of the proceedings which took place oft this
occasion :
DunLau, Aettit. 30.—At a Quarter Assert:lbl/
held yesterday, Mr. Wit.t.ts stood up, and, after a,
few observations, moved, Tbnt a Resolution, passed
in the year
.tB9O by that Assembly against tha
btt n-ow read.
The deck having rend the Resolution accorainr
ly, which went generally against the Attt of Union,
then in prugress, and deprecating very strong'!" il4
injur.ous tendency upon the then kingdom of Ire.
land,
Mr.Wst.t.ts moved,. tlutt the words of the ResOl&'
tion-bead4ted as the sense of the present corpur3l
Cop. of! Dublin, with this addition, that everi ye'S
since the enaettnent of that fatal measure proved its,
evil consequences, not only to the City* of Dublin,
but to,the Kingdom at large.
The motion m,as seconded by Mr. Wii.eweit.
?Mr. GIFFARD was surprised that the Hon. Gen.
ileman did not, condescend to lay some ground of
argument for the adoption of such a Resolution.
Mr.Wit,Lis thought that tlae motion, naked as it.
was, unaccompanied by. sophism or quibble, WA
sufficiently intelligible.' He had studied no huliclat
speech for the occasion, nor was any study ecces.
sary. His topics he took from The evidence Ut hi;
senses, frotn the experience to which e‘ cry man
who heard hint could appeal; and nal fioM b4%iks,
not from figures, not from unautitenticated
or sophism; unaided by truth or 6a. Look .11b road,
lotik around you I The answer would be foutel
every street, and from every man. DitniniOW
trade. starring manufaaurers,, inereasq of absen trOs
Course of Exchange. In sheer, so many and so
various were the motives that imperiously urge 3
them to submit loyally, but firmly, to the Thrulo
"and Parliament, a Petition for si reFeal of a *Volt
_Odious and disgraceful measure, that lie felt it wour
be an insult to their understandings, to their 1.4 g
ings, and to their nunhood, to insist %teen thitin
now at large: •
Mr. GurAnn ruse to _reply. produsid
NVlritelaw's book upon the Police and Populatioyi of
Dublin, to provelts increasing wealth, fashion, 3114
.prosperity.
:•MrvParraasom supported Mr. Willis's motioll,
Mr. Nuotort deprecated the agitation a ihi
question at such_ a period as the present, though he
fully. and warmly coincided with those Lientienigla
who delivered their sentiments against the ACIA
kves ruinous- and disgraceful, and every day prcv
more and more how dotrimental it was to the }lags
dent of Ireland, more particularly to the City us
Dublin, In the present, embarrassed gam of his
Majesty's Ministers, however, when they Welt
teized and tormented by the outs with trifling Ong
perplexing motions, it did not become that Ass tll‘
bly to augment their ernbarraisment by vexatiouP
Resolutions.' He hoped, therefore, thar, for the
present at keast, .Vit. Willis would withdraw AO
Resolution,
A long and desultory debate ensued, and a ballot
was at lend, called tor; when upon casting up ttlo'•
niunbers, there appeared—

of

White bevis for Dirt Willis's moqolt
Black beam - - -1;

:Majority in favour of the, Re:v.4olon ►?,

ihich Wai carried 'with great acclamation.
Mr, NVlLt.ts then obierred, [kat. in cc. rsoque4lo4
of the late hour, he,would postpone the further cowl
sideration of the subjeet till a future day ; that thA
great principle of their detestation Q( the Union Wg4
tally established; and with that ha would fur OA
4tresent rest satisfied ; but on. some otlisx, t..414;.#4 41
e would move for a Petition to Parliament, praying
r t 3 repqal of that detested meaAtro.