The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, OCT. 1.
THE VICEROY'S SPEECH: LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
Yesterday was a memorable day. The last of the Mo-
hicans, Alderman Hodges, went up in an old coach, newly
painted, attended by the new Sheriffs, in old Shandradans,
together with half a dozen Aldermen, to the Castle, for the
purpose.of being sworn into office.
Having been introduced into the Presence Chamber, the
Recorder, the Right Hon. Fred, made a speech all about
the loyalty of the Protestant Corporation—hinting that, in
time to come, a period might arise when immunities might
be extended to the Papists ; but implying they had not, at
present, intelligence enough to exercise Corporate func-
tions. This Learned (?) person made this round-about
declaration (for there was a great deal of phrasing and in-
ference, and very little directly in the oration), in the pre-
sence of the most ignorant and stupid of mankind—the Cor-
porators assembled. Mr. Justice Perrin then made a speech
as to the duties of the Lord Mayor—an excellent and sound
discourse, as might, iudeed, be expected from that honest
and liberal Judge. In the course of his speech, he
took occasion to advert to the crowded state of the
gaols, and impressed upon the Lord Mayor the mercy, the
justice, and the urgent necessity of a more frequent gaol de-
livery. How the Recorder felt when this admonition was
given, we shall not pretend to say. But that Functionnry
has undertaken the performance of incompatible duties.
He cannot be trying prisoners in Green-street and spouting
Toryism in Westminster at the same time. He cannot be
like Sir Boyle Roach's bird—in two places at once. They
call him the leaden Mercury—but if he were the real God
lie could not accomplish his double business to the satisfac-
tion of his Constituents in the College, or the Bailiwick in
the eity.—Dublin Evening Post.
The Lord-Lieutenant then, in reference to the occasion,
and with a view to the discourses which he heard, de-
livered one of the most impressive, as well as the most re-
markable, speeches ever heard from a viceroy in Dublin-
castle.
His EXCELLENCY said—My Lord Mayor, after the ela-
borate charge just given by the Learned Judge with respect
to the various duties upon which you are now entering, I
cannot better commence the observations which this occasion
seems to suggest, or more clearly show the spirit in which I
am prepared to receive your future exertions, than by at
once stating, most sincerely, the sincere respect and regard
to your predecessor, with which I now close my official con-
nexion with him. It is perfectly true, as has been stated by
your Learned Recorder, that he has not disappointed our
expectations. It is peculiar to our mixed Constitution—it
is a peculiarity in it which, in this instance, I feel to be ad-
vantageous, that persons, in the discharge of their public
duties, are sometimes brought into contact with merito-
rious individuals, who, previously, from their distant loca-
lity and different lines of life, may have been separated,
and it is now upon the close of the first year of my dis-
charge of the high functions with which his Majesty has
invested me, a matter of sincere satisfaction that the discharge
of those duties has made me intimately acquainted with the
genuine benevolence, the sterling sense, and straightforward
honesty of purpose which have distinguished the charac-
ter, and marked the mayoralty of Mr. Alderman Morris-
son. You are now retiring into comparatively a private
station, but be assured that both whilst I continue in the
high office which I at present hold, as also at any future
period of my life, I shall always retain a lively sense of that
fee;',:ng of respect and regard to you which the faithful dis-
charge of your duties has excited in my mind. lam also
happy to take this opportunity—seeing before me your
official coaciutors during your year of office, to express my
sense of the z: al and alacrity with which they have dis-
charged their respective functions. In the course of this
year I have visited with them several institutions, and some
of the places of confinement. The same remark which the
Learned Judge made, struck myself, that the prisons are
too crowded. There 'are different modes by which this
matter may be remedied. One remedy has been
i sug-
gested by the Learned Judge ; the improvement n lo-
talities is another. That I believe is already in contem-
plas'ion ; but, by whatever means that evil may be re-
moved; I am sure that during your year of office any
disadvani,:yes which may have arisen from it have been
considerably diminished by your active superintendence.
The civic charter gives to the legal adviser of your body
a criminal jurisdiction ; and I am also happy to take this
opportunity, in the presence of the Right Hon. Gentleman
the Recorder, to express my sense of' the valuable assist,
ance I have always received from him, for the clear, elabo-
rate, and faithful reports of those cases which, in the exer-
cise of the delegated prerogative of mercy, I have referred
to him, as an assistant t6PY judgment. He has stated that
the revolving year, which has ;:rought us to a return of the
anniversary of the inauguration of !he Lord Mayor, has
been pregnant with many topics which press them-
selves upon my consideration at this moment. Some of
them are of a nature upon which it would not befit me,
strongly, or at length, to dwell. The Right Honoura-
ble and Learned Gentleman's address to me last year,
was one, the impression of which upon my mind was
considerable. I have to express the same feeling and
satisfaction at the tone and temper with which he has
now addt{essed me, as the representative of his Sovereign.