The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

the position assigned to him by the English ope plhic
From this time until 1821, when, shortly after
Iriah sub-
accession, George IV. paid a visit to his
jects, no English monarch thought it worth his for
her while to cross the Irish Channel ; and then, lor
the first time since the conquest of Ireland did her
Sovereign land on her shores on a mission of peace'
The fact that during six centuries and a half, Irei
land, notwithstanding her contiguity to England
never d
never once saw the monarch to whom she owe
allegiance, and who, by virtue of kingly, office, was
the parent of his people, except in the garb of
ha
Warrior, and with blood on his sword, is one
is without a parallel in history, and which furint:t
evidence of a system of government which in"'
a conn
have been rotten to the core. Ireland was
quered country it was true, her people were turb-
-0 rice
lent, and her kings were willing to delegate
rays the duties which they found it inconveniet;
ere
undesirable to discharge. But within the Pale
t the
lived, until the complete conquest of Ireland in
reign of James I. had swept away its boundaries,
men not only of English but of Irish extraeti°ll'
who were willing to support the supremacy of 1;
land, and who might fairly claim to see occasigll7
the Sovereign who called them subjects. 0f
was not till two centuries after the plantation _
Ulster and the final subjugation of the
chieftains, that it occurred to the King of fre,lailia
that he would be only fulfilling a graceful duhuY
he
visiting the metropolis of the country -whie-,„ be
governed, and allowing himself for a few day were
seen by those whom he had no reason to do }bent to
loyal subjects. Accordingly, George IV. o
Dublin, and was received with that warm. enthusi %-
which no people in the world can so effectivelY!„Aa
hibit as the Irish. Twenty-eight years aftero;"
her present Majesty visited Ireland, and her reeerthe
was equally enthusiastic. Four years after the
visit was repeated; and now, sixteen years late, r'd is
heir to the throne of Great Britain and Irei3largou
about to follow his mother's example, and in More
fat
to.
to receive the homage of those who, at sonie
day (and may it be far distant) will be his
respect
resPtry
Considering the facilities which now exist in
to means of communication between this ecniriblY
and Ireland, the Irish people have unquestinnhan so
a right to expect that henceforth they will net t
completely ignored by their sovereigns as lairajay
times. The Irish metropolis has not perhaPse lose
attractions to offer, but it is not in search of
attractions which captivate a stranger that a iirileets
visit is made, To see and to be seen by his sti„,'aer-
-to lend his countenance to great national
takings- to make his people feel that he is PersL
interested in that which interests them, and 11,. are
individually shares in their joys and sorrow's" and
duties which will never be evaded by a wr yield
politic prince. It is notorious that no Peole„' the
more readily to the arts of conciliation deny
Irish, and no statesman or historian will clafellin tio
the English Government created for itself all
difficulties which have constantly beset it in„..lt'illy
to Ireland, by the contempt which it lat'7o‘oo'
manifested for every person and every th'";-,elici
netted with the country. That mistaken r and
has been long since changed for a sounder clue,;eity,
not only Cabinet Ministers in their official
but the occupant of the Throne, and the .I"e",,,aa
from which that occupant is supplied, have p's•
to view the sister country with different th°
certain class of the Irish people, and espeei,,,:t tb
tradesmen of Dublin, have protested aga'nner
abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant,
sure which is urged on the ground that under
country,
ing circumstances—the tranquillity of the u, the
and the ready means of communication W 1 tbe
seat of Government—the post of Viceroy"o".otYo
sinecure. But the Irish, with some Plalls,l
retort that if not only morally and constitut'i'
but physically, the two countries are uniteu:dogs,
consequently, a vice-regal government is an,
the purely regal government should be niane,,,i" r
of oa
manifestin both. "If we are to be deprive
Vice-King, let us, at all events, occasiona4,.aon of
King," Such is the language of a large 1:43,-rese"
the Irish people, and the desire which is e're,uickli,
is not unreasonable. Nothing would were ?CO"
reconcile the Irish to the loss of that wee- 00'
which is at present held at Dublin Castle. thaxito Ire-
sional glimpses of a real one. If royal "'lsle° t11,,e
land were more frequent —if in the presell",,lrke",
intervals which separate them are no longer tha'
by quarters of a century—we have little (10;rhipg
more would be effected towards acconiP"son
complete union between the two coup 1s
dozen such acts as that passed in the Yeariajesl
Circumstances have prevented her present 3t
an
from frequently visiting her Irish subiec 00' coo'
during the past three years a grief hitherto
eotire
trollable has compelled her to deny to her, 5 0
people these opportunities which they per
gladly hail of seeing her amongst them. The „
of Wales has already in this country taken e" 'Afir
sely many of those ceremonial duties which herojoil
jest is still unable to discharge, and on the °Gctrtitil
of his approaching visit to Dublin, he will plc
be the representative of his august ilinthTud, 134
Great Dublin Exhibition will, ws under6+hva" sale
°
opened by the Prince of Wales, and with ea hcr„
ceremonial which would have been observe-40e'
Majesty had not been prevented by circuill'
from inaugurating it in person.