The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

REPRESENTATION OF DUBLIN.
Were the House now sitting, Mr. George Hamilton
would be really, as he is virtually, one of the representa-
tives ; and a very few days will place Mr. West also in
that position to which his untiring zeal in the came, his un-
ceasing efforts, and his immense outlay, so eminently entitle
him to.—Mail.—[How characteristic of Tory notions is
the emphatic particularization of the " immense outlay," as
forming a ground for pronOuncing Mr. West to be a fit and
proper person for a representative and legislator.]
The Trades Political Union held a meeting last Sunday,
when several new members were proposed, and amongst
them John Dillon, Esq., (candidate for the county Kildare,)
and Councillor Walsh, of Gardiner-street. Mr. Reynolds
moved the first resolution, which was one expressive of re-
gret for the demise of Mr. Ruthven, and of the determina-
tion of the people to honour his remains with a public fune-
ral. Mr. Lawless seconded the resolution in an eloquent
speech. A resolution expressive of a determination to
raise a public monument to Mr. Ruthven's memory, was
then proposed by Mr. J. A. Curran, and seconded by Mr.
Slevin. The attention of the electors was afterwards di-

rected to the probability of an early election for the city
of Dublin, and street meetings for the arrangement of the
voters was strongly urged. The sincerest regret for the
death of Mr. Ruthven pervaded the meeting, and when his
remains arrive in Dublin, which it is expected will be to-
wards the close of the week, they will be received with the
demonstrations of respect and attachment which gratitude
for so honest and uncompromising a representative cannot
fail to suggest.
ORDNANCE REDUCTIONS.—The Paymaster's branch of
the Ordnance Department, Dublin, is to be reduced, and
the Army Pay branch of the Vice-Treasurer's Office will
be affected by the new arrangements in the Paymaster-
General's-office. It at present costs 1,8001., divided among
three clerks.-11lail. _ _

ROYAL DUBLIN SOClETY.—Resolved :—That this so
ciety, conscious of the purity of their motives and acts as a
corporation, and of the strict integrity with which they have
discharged the public trust confided to them, court the
strictest scrutiny of their proceedings : and rejoice, there-
fore, that a select committee of the House of Commons,
however constituted, has been appointed for that purpose.
The following resolution having been moved :—That the
special committee appointed to revise the bye-laws be in-
structed to prepare evidence to be laid before such select
committee of the House of Commons, and that for these
several purposes, the following Members, in addition to the
Vice-Presidents and Secretaries, be added to the special
Committee :—Fenton Hart, Esq. ; Thomas Abbot, jun.,
Esq. ; Richard Everard, Esq. ; V. 13. Fowler, Esq. ; Dr.
Meyler. On which the following amendment was moved :
That the Vice-Presidents and Secretaries be requested,
whenever the select Committee of the House of Commons
shall commence their inquiry into the management of the
Royal Dublin Society, to take every means in their power
for affording the fullest information that may be required,
as to every department of the institution." And the ques-
tion having been put on the amendment, a division was
called for, when there appeared—Ayes, 20 ; Noes, 39 ;
Majority against the amendment, 19. The original resolution
was then put and carried. Corruption and Corporation
have become synonimous—it is curious then to hear the
Dublin Society talk of the purity of their acts as a Corpo-
ration—they may as well talk of the purity of corruption.
Their seeming confidence will never establish their national
utility, constituted as they at present are.—Freenzan.
A Jos.—The old Corporations being still in existence,
yesterday gave away a snug situation, vacant by the de-
mise of the late Mr. Darey—that of treasurer of the city
of Dublin—worth 800/. per annum, to Mr. Smith, son of
Alderman Smith, and just 21 years of age. Alderman
Darley, however, entered a protest against the nomina-
tion, alleging that it was illegal and beyond the power of
the Corporation, as the Magistrates have not the power
of voting. The case will be brought before the King's
Bench, in consequence of this proceeding, on the 15th
instant, the first day of the approaching Term.
REYNOLDS' FUND.—Mr. O'Connell, by his generous
subscription of 501., showed what a high value he placed
on Mr. Reynolds's exertions, and how deeply he sympa-
thised in his sufferings. We need not add that no other
living man had, perhaps, so good an opportunity of forming
a correct estimate of his character as Mr. O'Connell.—

Freeman.
No POPERY CRY. The (Orange) Mail of Monday
brings a heavy load of trash about Jesuitism, and all that.
Really, if we did not know that there are some men who
are only children of a larger growth, we should think the
Mailmeant merely to treat the urchins of the nursery with
what they call a pretty story. We can tell our contempo-
rary, as well as the Newcastle Noble whom he so loads
with praise for his motion about monasteries, that the day
is gone by when men could he frightened by the raw head
and bloody bones which the " No Popery" criers are always
bawling about. They may cry "No Popery" now very
harmlessly. The people know the knaves, and laugh at