The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-11 00:00:00

DUBLIN.-TH URSDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
" Justitia sociezati6 humanx vinculum." CICERO.

Whether the ps-iooleof Ireland be really " a justice loving people," a'
has been f'o often said laid written, I shall not now undertake to prove ;
but certain it is, that if !Menisci interest and curiosity about the ap-
pointment of the functionaries of itislice be any proof of their innate
love of the goddess Astrza or Themis—.l do not know to which of those
divinities the presidency- of the temple is to be assigned—their conduct
on certain occrsions indicates a strong inclination' that way.
The Chief
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Baron, Joy, who hail been dangerously for some t:.aiY, past, departed
:his life yesterday, after having been far precisely half a century one of
Cie most distinguished merniiers of the Irish Bar. , Di-'ring the last
s:Veil Years of that period he was Chief Judge of the Court of Exchequer
having been pronii7,tei thereto by the. E int Grey GovernrinCtit Mime",
ilately after its first fin Illation. His death is regretted by all who ani-
preciate ugh le;,al attainments and an independent mind. But
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eulogium stops here. At no time during the eventful period at
livel were his talents exercised in sympathy with the great rnajorifY
of his countrymen; touch less was be distinguished for ever approvil
of that line of policy by the a.tvecates of which he was promoted;
s.nce his elevation to the 13:11ch his excellent qualities as a Jlidge have
only been obscured by his manifest partisanship, whenever an oppor:
tun:ty of disclosing his political bias presented itself—Requiese,tt
To 1.11 up the different vacancies in stations that may be efeat;
by his death, is now the busy employment, not only of the legal
don, but of all the quid looms, who are net a few, of this metro, the,
The fillowlng are the changes likely to take place, according to le.,
most authentic, I should perhaps say,plausible rumours:—The Attorn -tr
General, Woulfe, to be Chief Baron of the Exc:iequer ; Sergeant
the'
Member for Clonmel, to be Attorney-General ; and Mr. Curry,
Member for Armagh, to be third Sergeant, vice Ball. It is Yet
un
known who will succeed the Attorney_General as representative 0'
Cashell—Messrs. Moore, Pigott, and Fogarty are respectively mei!'
doom! ; but from the best information I can collect, it is extremq
doubtful whether any one of these gentlemen will offer himself.
should say the two last gentlemen will not. But there ,are liberal rilea
enough in Dublin ready to start, should no Whig Barr:Ater be am-
bilious of succeeding to the present Attorney_General. t take
I give this as the most probable account of the changes that ss1;•
place in consequence of the Chief Baron's decease. It is right, I`,°%:c
ever, to state, that other changes are very generally spoken of in 1%
profession. It is said, thr example, that Baron Richards, fourth
of the Exchequcr, will he made Chief of that Court, the present Ate
torney-General taking his place; and Mr. Brady, thsi Solicitor, tobecorn,
Attorney-General. The professional merits, both or Mr. Richards ar
but a',
of Mr. Brady, would perhaps entitle them to this twomotion ;
they have never been in Parliament, it is thought that they will rgulain

where they are at present. tAch
The discussion between the Rev. Messrs. Gregg and Mi ire,
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has occupied so much of public attention for some days pas:.
, termitfateof
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today, to the great satisfaction of the sober part of the cm`UntAnity
all persuasions. There are, and will be, different opinions 1 try
merits of the combatants and 'their different doctrines ; but it it lei',
doubtful whether the cause of morality, truth, or true rellzion, is in' °-

least promoted by the wordy conflict, which lasted nine days
I have just heard that Mr. Blackburne, who had been Attornei'
General during the Wellesley, Anglesea, and Haddington Governments,.
has gone to London to seek the Chief Baron's place. It is said he 110"
a pledge and promise from Earl Grey's Governmorit, of which he noc'
seeks the fulfilment. Lord Musgrave came to Irela.nd unincumbered
the Ocdgei ofany predecessor, Lord-Lieutenant of 1: eland, or l'ecm_Psi:
of England; and it is not likely that he will consent to Mtv., e an excePverie,,
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made to that condition in the case of Mr. Blackburn- The n
however, is an excellent man, and a good lawyer. Undti the Pre''e•
aspect of public affairs his claims may possibly be consideretd worth 3
tending to.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.

SATURDAY.

(From our Second Edition of Saturday.)
WOODSTOCK. ; 1; We
111 r. AUSTIN replecl to the arguments of Mr. Thesiger, after which
room was c!eared. On our re admi-sion, the Chairman said the Co
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mitt ee had decided that the vote of Edward Fathers should remain °"
po.l.—The Committee then adjourned at half-past three until MOiada).'