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London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

the position assigned to him by the English people.
From this time until 1821, when, shortly after his
accession, George IV. paid a visit to his Irish sub-
jects, no English monarch thought it worth his or
her while to cross the Irish Channel ; and then, for
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, Ire-
land, notwithstanding her contiguity
to England,
never once saw the monarch to whom she owed
allegiance, and who, by virtue of kingly office, was
the parent of his people, except in the garb of a
warrior; and with blood on his sword, is one which
is without a parallel in history, and which furnishes
evidence of a system of government which most
have been rotten to the core. Ireland was a con-
quered country it was true her people were turbu-
lent, and her kings were willing to delegate to vice-
roys the duties which they found it inconvenient or
undesirable to discharge. , But within the Pale there
lived, until the complete 'conquest of Ireland in the
reign of James I. had swept away its boundaries,
men not only of English but of Irish extraction,
who were willing to support the supremacy of Eng"
land, and who might fairly claim to see occasionally
the Sovereign who called them subjects. But it
was not till two centuries after the plantation of
Ulster and the final subjugation of the Northern
chieftains, that it occurred to the King of Ireland
that he would be only fulfilling a graceful duty in
visiting the metropolis of the country which he
governed, and allowing himself for a few days to be
seen by those whom he had no reason to doubt were
loyal subjects. Accordingly, George IV. went to
Dublin, and was received with thatwarm enthusiasm
which no people in the world can so effectively ex-
hibit as the Irish. Twenty-eight years afterwards
her present Maj esty visited Ireland, and her reception
was equally enthusiastic. F6ur years afterwards the
visit was repeated ; and now, sixteen years later, the
heir to the throne of Great Britain and Ireland is
about to follow his mother's example, and in person
to receive the homage of those who, at some future
day (and may it be far distant) will be his subjects.
Considering the facilities which now exist in resPeet
to means of communication between this countrY
and Ireland, the Irish people have unquestionably
a right to expect that henceforth they will not be so
completely ignored by their sovereigns as in Past
times. The Irish metropolis has not perhaps inaoY
attractions to offer, but it is not in search of those
attractions which captivate a stranger that a royal
visit is made. To see and to be seen by his subjects
—to lend his countenance to great national under-
takings— to make his people feel that he is personalli
interested in that which interests them, and that be
individually shares in their joys and sorrows-1
duties which will never be evaded by a wise n,A
politic prince. It is notorious that no people yier
more readily to the arts of conciliation than tot
Irish, and no statesman or historian will deny tin%
the English Government created for itself all thet
difficulties which have constantly beset it in resP
to Ireland, by. the contempt which it habitually
manifested for every person and every thing Con"
netted with the country. That mistaken poile.s.
has been long since changed for a sounder one, 311,
not only Cabinet Ministers in their official capao-_I,
but the occupant of the Throne, and the few%
from which that occupant is supplied, have begtl7,
to view the sister country with different eyes. 4;
certain class of the Irish people, and especially the
tradesmen of Dublin, have. protested against ta
abolition of the office of Lord Lieutenant, a ree,;
sure which is urged on the ground that under o"
ing circumstances—the tranquillity of the countrte
and the ready means of communication with to-
seat of Government—the post of Viceroy must be ~
sinecure. But the Irish, with some plausibility'
retort that if not only morally and constitutionally'
but physically, the two countries are united, al.?:„
consequently, a vice-regal government is anomain:
the purely regal government should be made equally
manifestin both. - cc If we are to be deprived of our
Vice-King, let us, at all events, occasionally see °of
King." Such is the language of a large portion
oa
the Irish people, and the desire which is express
is not unreasonable. Nothing would more qwC
reconcile the Irish to the loss of that mock Co
which is at present held at Dublin Castle than 00:
sional glimpses of a real one. If royal visits to liCe
land were more frequent —if in the present age,l'ect
intervals which separate them are no longer mark a 4
by quarters of a century—we have little doubt IL'
a.
more would be effected towards accomplishing 0,
complete union between the two countries tha,n,,n.
dozen such alts as that passed in the year 1-bytv,
Circumstances have prevented her present Mai
an
from frequently visiting her Irish subjects, a
during the past three years a grief hitherto union"
trollable has compelled her to deny to her enti',o
people these opportunities which they alwaY.
e'
gladly hail of seeing her amongst them. The Pri
of Wales has already in this country taken on hhil"
sely many of those ceremonial duties which her Ms:
jest is still unable to discharge, and on the occasio",
of his approaching visit to Dublin, he will in Wit
be the representative of his august mother. 11,10
Great Dublin Exhibition will, we understand, "le
opened by the Prince of Wales, and with the sainr
ceremonial which would have been observed if be,
Majesty had not been prevented by
from inaugurating it in person. eireumstailc"..

COUNTRY MARKETS

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HULL.—TITESDAY. been
Since our last the demand in the wheat trade has
rather limited. English wheat meets a heavy sale at bas_,,e
late quotations—red, 35s 6d to 37s ; white, 40$ to much
5021 b. Foreign relatively dearer than English, and .I,ra•sea
neglected by millers. On the spot mixed Danube rew'our
40s ; high mixed, 46s ; choice old, 47s per 4801 b. J3-tuest,
market to-day there was a limited supply of English w"eigo
which met a limited demand at reduced prices. F",,,iiea
neglected. Most of the Hull crushers are well suPt • 0
ti°
with linseed, and consequently showed but little di9P°6l
to purchase.

_ NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—ThEsDa•
iS
The weather continues to be extremely fine, and Oien—ced
every prospect of the farmers being soon actively onilniaS
in the fields. The attendance at our market to-diV, .o,Bs
very limited. The supply of wheat from the faroler'"ade
small, and from the coast and abroad about nil. The "old
ruled slow and dull for wheat, barley, beans, peas, 11g did
flour. Oats were a little more inquired for, but pne—
not advance. Other articles were unchanged. lk
Northumberland wheat sold from 32s to 445, Norfo 268;
Suffolk, 39s to 458 ; Dantsic, 39s to 46s ; oats, 21s tom t,
barley, 26s to 31s ; beans, 36s to 40s; rye, 27s to 366;
51s to 62s per qr. ; flour, 26s to 28s per sack.

LYN.—T UESDAY. Wit
Since Saturday the weather has become changeablo, !
a higher range of temperature. At to-day's marketle so
was a fair show of wheat, the condition was not cliiirateo.
good as last week, and the trade was quiet at 13tealitiO
Good malting barley was fully as dear ; grinding VA 00
met a slow sale at last Tuesday's prices. Beans an
dull, but not cheaper. bite,
New wheat, 43s to 44s ; new red, 37s to 395; old y fof
41s to 42s ; old red, 38s to39s per 36 stone. BATT° 20,
malting, 32s to 34s ; secondary, 30s ; ordinary, 2"
per qr. Oats, 20s to 22s per 24 stone. Beans, lasSei
to 34s ; small, 34s to 36s per 38 stone. 280 6d;
The averages were—wheat, 37s 6d ; barley, -
oats, 21s 7d ; and beans, 31s per quarter.

MARKET HARBOROUGH.—TuzsraIr• r 96
New white wheat, 40s to 45s ; new red, 37s to 40s Per ir•
stone. Barley, fine, 34s ; other kinds, 26s to Best'
olds
Oats, new, 20s to 24s ; old, 25s to 28s per qr.
40s to 425; new, 34s to 38s per qr.

SALISBURY.—TIIES a fr°
The following are present prices :_Wheat realiSeos, 40.
36s to 42s ; barley, 23s to 345; oats, 19s to 28s ; el
to 46s ; and peas, 34s to 48s per qr. Best 70-
househord ditto, 9d per 81b. loaf.
the 100
The Paris Savings Bank received during dre'
fortnight deposits amounting to 674,244 fr., °'>o
imbursed 883,804 fr. The sums paid into the
eriocif
des Retraites for the Aged, during the same P
amounted to 123,002 fr.
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Births, g° °
CURRY.—On the 27th ult., at the Royal Nava- 01,;ry,
Plymouth, the wife of Rear-Admiral Douglas
f tlO
a daughter. if° °
GLYN.—On the 28th ult., at Ewell, Surrey, the
Rev. Sir George L. Glyn, Bart., of a daughte,l**, p Of;
Iforwoon.—:Con the 28th ult., at the British
burgh, the wife of J. T. Hopwood, 85(1.7
daughter.

Marriages. cot.
GRIFFIS--COSENg.—On the 27th ult., at Charraintiiarriiehte
C. T. Griffis, late 14th Light Dragoons, to Lou,l, r of
widow of F. Cosens, Esq., and youngest daliguiora','
late Dr. Jones, formerly of the King's Dragoon& 00
JEFFERY—BARBER.-011 the 21st jilt. at at St'
Stamford-hill, George Augustus Jeffery', f4l".the etfea,
House, Eastbourne, Sussex to Henrietta Malt's' tool°.
daughter of Alfred Kinsford Barber, Esq., -

hill,-Middlesex.
Deaths. rice'
Bouprzu..—On the 28th ult., at 12, Bolton-14111'00
dilly, Julius Boldler, Esq., of The Grovel
Surrey. , lilt('
CALDWELL.—On the 28th ult., David Caldwellyriscil
of 11, Clarence-terrace, Reent's-park, an B°. si'ctit
HAno of theiMK.—O late Samuel nthe inst.,lsatue lisi
at
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son 0::
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Stirling, Esq., of Din uc Ity and Auchyle. is. A
SPEEIL—On the 28th ult., at 25, Queen's-r°9Al' e
Es:t.:7LN waGOg:l theon t2ah6geteh2dBustlh4et .d.,una3litttll ns t o vi, Nort h Devon, evo n , Cb 0100
gent's-park, Wm. Henry Slatct)Er,ldEsiinsinbqurg.,tiggicih'e' aSj8:11111111'nel r:
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