The Sun.
London, England, 1831-01-28 00:00:00

BRITISh GALLERY.

This excellent Institution was this day opened to the
Royal Family on private view, and although it cannot
boast of many novelties, yet upon the whole it may be said
to exhibit a fair show of native genius. We shall content
ourselves with enumerating the better pictures. Among
those never before exhibited are two of LANDSEER'S
the subject of one is Too Hot; it represents a boy
making porridge for some dogs, who are watching every
motion of the lad with their noscs over the smoking
mess. The picture is beautifully painted, and is one of
the artist's happiest efforts. The other picture consists of
Two Dogs, in one frame, separated by a gilt flat. This
picture is not so highly finished as Too lot, but has
more spirit. There is a painting by HAItiCOCK running
fast on the heels of LANDBEER, 601411 it is rather too
much of a copy of his style. The subject is a hare falling
over a precipice, and followed by a dog unconscious of the
(hanger ; two others stop, and just save themselves at the
brink. KNIGHT has a good pictured a Pedlar, but not quite
equal to his Smuggler of last year. FRAZER'S is most admi-
rable, it is the subject of TENIER'S painting, his Temptation
of St. Anthony. COLLIN'S Children Nutting, iy in his
usual good taste. CONNOR has a few beautiful bits of
landscape cotuposition ; we wish he would paint in a little
more cheerful style. Although such scenes are correct,
yet they are sometimes more brilliant in light and
shade. There is a huge picture of the late King's
Wine Cooler, by LANCE, and although it is ad-
mirably painted in detail, yet who cares for such
a subject ? His picture of Fruit, close by is in far
better taste ; the grapes make you wish to taste them.
ETTY'S Storm we have as much pleasure in looking at as
in Somerset-house ; there is a beautiful sketch of his near,
which we hope to see painted large. STANFIELD'S mas-
terly
picture of Mount St. Michael adorns the walls.
We should have thought the offensive picture of the Chil-
dren in the Wood, exhibited last season in the School of
Painting, Somerset-house, would never have been ad-
mitted by the professors of taste et the British Gallery.
There is also an odd painting by one WINDER, the Interior
of a Gallery of Pictures, in which portraits of Peel, Hol-
well Carr, Lord Farnborough, and Se user, the picture-
cleaner, are introduced. CLATER and ROBERTS have
some good performances. Amongst the sculpture is a
figure of a Falconer by CAREW. lie is represented with
a crane in his hand, just killed by a hawk, which is rest-
ing upon his left arm ; the figure is well proportioned,
and the line it forms is good, but it should be more
finished. Venus, rising out of the sea, by Nixos, is an
inferior production : we presume Mr. Nucor{ is young
in his art as well as his years. Musidora, by SzarzEzz,
is as chaste in conception as it is gracful in execution.

THE CITY CHAMBERLAIN.—This morn-
ing the polling was resumed for the last time, the election
closing this afternoon at three o'clock. The declaration of
the numbers will not be given until Monday. This morn-
ing only a very few persons have polled.

Next week Guildhall will be again a scene of
great activity, as the election for Bridgemaster will take
place. There are several candidates, two of whom are in
the Dissenting interest, and between these parties the
contest will be unusually severe.

The commercial accounts from Sydney to-
day state that the trade of that place was inci easing ra-
pidly. The exports in the present year, it was expected,
would be considerably above those in any former year.--
Wheat had risen to is. 9d. and Ss. 3d. per bushel.
We understand that the Commissioners at
Antwerp have completed the estimate of the property de-
stroyed, during the bombardment of that city, in the
depots, and wbic>a was found to amount to above seven
millions of Oilers (nearly 600,0001.), and that a claim
will be made by the sufferers, both on the Dutch and Bel-
gium Governments, for indemnification. We sincerely
hope that success will attend the application.
Letters from Constantinople to the 23d ult.
were received yesterday. The foolish affair respecting the
Lord Mayor's feast bad excited great attention. It was
reported at Constantinople that England was in a state of
revolution

REPEAL OF THE UNION.

(From the Dublin Morning Register.)

THE AGGREGATE MEETING OF THE

CITIZENS OF DUBLIN.
Yesterd sy the aggregate meeting of the Citizens of
Dublin was held at the Hibernian Arena, Lower Abbey-
street, which was more crowded than we ever witnessed
on any former occasion. Every part of the building pre-
sented a dense mass of human beings, not merely crowded

in the ordinary place of accomnandltion, bt t ;linginT to
fixtures and other parts of the building which only the
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mot desperate temerity of daring enthusiasm could have
thought of occupying. About hilf-past one o'clock,
HENRY GRATTAN, Esq., took the chair, amid the loud
cheers of the assembly. He said—you all know that :.

requisition, most numerously and respectab'y signed, call-
ing for an aggregate meeting, was presented to two per-
sons very respectable in society.--(Hear.) First, it was
presented to the Lord Mayor, and secondly, to my Lord
Cloncurry.—(Hear. hear.) They thought proper to re-
fuse presiding over the meeting so intended to be held. I
do not intend to pronounce any opinion upon their mo-

tives; but I shall tell you the reason that I feel it my duty
to be here to-day.—(Loud cheers.) I have the opinions
of the ablest and best constitutional lawyers with me in

thinking that a meeting for the amendment, alteration.
abrogation, or repeal of an Act of Parliament, is a pro-
per and constitutional object. When I was applied to, in
the name of those requisitionists, entertaining the consti
tutional opinions that I do, I at once acquiesced and gave
an answer that I would come and be present at this meet-
ing.—(Loud and continued cheering.) lam happy tl.a,
have so acted ; I am still happy that my answer has been
approved of in another place, where the principles that
placed his Majesty on the throne of those realm•
are in full op rat►on. It is one of the evils we complain
of, that Dublin is deserted by the nobility and gentry; and
the reason their names are not attached to this requisition
is because they were not there to sign it.--(Hear.) It is true

that some of these ten thousand persons who have signed it

are unknown to me, but it would be somewhat strange, if

each of those persons were known to the Lord Mayor and me;
but what appeared a fact of great importance to me, each
of these signatures has attached to it the residence of the
individual, and if that list be published it will furnish an

astonishing evidence of the vast spread of opinion on this
question. In examining that list, I found the names of
many persons possessing large properties of from ten to
one hundred thousand pounds,, affixed to that document.
I also perceive that it contains the names of many persons
closely and highly connected with the trade of Ireland,
and resident, some in Wales, some in Scotland, some in
Cheltenham, and various parts of England, and in these

places where opinions on this subject was not consi-
dered to have reached, it will be astonishing to find

that those persons feel a deep and intense concern
in the condition of Ireland, and look with serious so-

icitude for the' repeal of the Union.—(Loud cheers.)—
do not speak as an agitator—l speak as one conversant

with the laws of my country; and I fearlessly say this,
that we are come to that state in which the questicn is,

whether we shall live under a free Constitution or not?—

Loud cheers.)--I am warranted in saying this ; but still

we have in our own constitutional energies the means ol

rescuing ourselves from this state of circum,tances ; and
I feel no hesitation in saying, that if my countrymen
have patience, we will, in a few weeks, have to witness
the signal triumph of the free institutions of Great
Britain.—(Loud cheering.)—The Learned Gentleman
then proceeded to the attempt made by the police to in-
terrupt a dinner of the freeholders of Meath, held last week
at Navan, he supposed by the authority of the example fur-
nished by the Magistrates of Longford Jately, and ex-
pressed his desire to see the question involved in that pro-
ceeding fairly tried, to be so strong, that he would sub-
scribe 50/. towards that object. He had been, not two►
hours before, favoured with a letter from a respectable free-
holder in the county Longford, calling on him to stand for
that county, but when he had taken his leave of the city
of Dublin, he had the pleasure to be generously received
by the freeholders of Meath, and he should, therefore,
decline to stand for any other county—(Cheers)—though
he felt most grateful for the honour tendered to him. The
Learned Gentleman concluded amid loud cheers.
When Mr. GRATTAN had concluded,

Mr. O'CONNELL moved that Mr. E. Dwyer should be
requested to act as secretary, which was seconded, and
passed unanimously.
Mr. BERWICK proposed the first resolution in a speech
of great eloquence and powerful argument.
Mr. Muarnir seconded the resolution.

Mr. J. K. OTTIWELL proposed the second reso-
lution. lie alluded to the freedom achieved by France
—to the victorious progress to liberty of the Bel-
gians, and the heroic efforts now making by Poland,
and demanded how long should Ireland be the Niobe
of nations. Ile demanded a repeal of the Union,
as the right of Ireland, independent of its expediency,
and declared his conviction that it alone would pre-
serve the connection with England. The time was now
come when the man who did not put his shoulders to the
work, and struggle for his country, should no longer be
called on, or permitted to represent the people. The
Learned Gentleman then proceeded to comment on the
conduct of the Duke of Leinster. After speaking of his
abandonment of his country, and his unfitness to dictate to
his fellow countrymen as to the course they should pursue
of their wants and wishes, be noticed
it nhe the
miserableexpressincoondition of his Grace's tenantry, and the
report that his ducal hands had dragged the roofs from the
wretched shielings erected by the ruined poor on a part of
his estate, when they were driven from their houses. Mr.
Ottiwell concluded his address by the beautiful passage
from Scott's Lay of the Last Ministrel,
Breathes there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land."
Mr. Niraisri seconded the resolution in a speech of much
eloquence.
During its delivery
Air. CAREW O'DWYER arrired at the entrance to the
Arena, but, owing to the immense crowd, could not get
forward to the platform. He sent in a note to Mr. O'Con-
nell, to inform him that he had been called in the King's
Bench to plead to the indictment immediately on the bills
against him having been returned by the Grand Jury,
and was required to . appear or forfeit his recognances,
which, it will be remembered, amounted to 2,0001.
Mr. O'Corotem. announced that the bills were found by
the Grand Jury, which immediately produced the most
dreadful hissing and yelling.
Mr. ANDREW THUNDER proposed the third resolution,
which was seconded by
O'GortMMAN Marrote, M.P., who said—Ten days ago I
was in the city of Paris—(Hear, hear)—since that I
visited the independent city of Brussels, the head oi libe-
rated Belgium—(Cheers)—l have also visited the capital
of England, and now 1 stand in the first city of my native
country, and dare I, or can I, use the language I used in
France and Belgium ?—(Hear, hear.) No, my answer is
here—here is a living testimony ; for within the last hour
the bills of indictment have been found against the first
beat friend of his country, for his efforts in her ser-
vice.—(Dreadful groailing and hisses.) Who, then, can
attempt to speak his mind freely in this country, after the
events of the last week? Gracious Heaven ! when the
mitt where genius and faithful exertions for the
principles he advocates even his enemies do not deny ;
the man whom I opposed when I thought him wrong,
but never denied the possession of an ascendancy of genius
greater than ever was exhibited by any individual of his
country—(Clieers)—when I find this man devoting the
powers of his great talents, and unwearied exertions to the
benefit of his country, can I hesitate to give him my
services and assistance to defeat the bloodhounds who now
thirst for his blood ?—(Cheers.) Am I, at such a mo-
ment, to continue my enmity to him ? No, I abandon
all my opposition to him when I find him assailed thus,
and attempts made to trample on him.—(Hear and
cheers.) I call on him to accept this assurance of my
friendship, and pledge of my support.—(Cheers.) It must
be a source of infinite gratification to those who attempt
to put down public discussion and prevent this man's exer•
tions, that they have only increased the public feeling on
the question, and attached the people more firmly to the
individual —(Loud cheers.) Nothing can exceed my
astonishment to find men whose opinions of liberty ap-
peared to me so just as his Majesty'e Ministers, attempting
thus to stifle public feeling.—(Hear, hear ) Men who in•
duced me, from reliance on their professions, to give them
other.—(Hear, hear, and don't do it again.) The Hon.
support, and go over from one side of the House to the
Gentleman continued to comment on the prosecutions in-
stituted against Mr. O'Connell and his friends, in strong
denunciatory language, and concluded by avowing himself
an advocate of a repeal of the Union, of the abolition of
tithes, and corporation monopolies, and his resolution to
give Mr.O'Connell every assistance and support in his power.
Mr. O'CoNiezee here rose, amid the most enthusiastic
cheers, which were continued for several minutes. He
said, recollect this, that the Union was brought about b)
one rebellion. There is only one way of preventing the
repeal of that Union, and that is by provoking the people
to resistance, and exposing them to the attacks of cavalry,
of artillery, and of soldiery.—(Hear. )—I will not allow
the people to be provoked to any, not even the smallest
breach of the peace.—(Hear. )—To those who cheer nit
through the streets I am extremely obliged ; but I will tell
you who lam not obliged to, those who call upon others

to take off their hate, and put another out of the way, cr
make the flags be cleared for me • those who are on then;
have as good a right to have them as I have, and the;
should not be disturbed. It is for liberty I struggle, an,
not to deprive any man of the slightest right of which le
is possessed. Let there, then, be peace, let there be tran-
quillity, let there be no breach of the peace, nor any vio-
lence whatsoever; let there be this, in spite of the paltr;
manoeuvres and wicked irritation of your enemies—let
there be this, and I promise you, that sure as to-mor-
row's sun will arise, you will see a Parliament in Dublin.
My crime is, and lam really not conscious of any ther,
desire to suppress illegal societies, and, accordingly, out
romes a proclamation. That society was never formed—
we obeyed the prec'aination, and a fourth time we were
right.—(Hear.)—We used to get indifferent coffee, good
dread, hard eggs, and soft sugar, by taking our breakfast
and paying one sbi.ling and six; ence for it at Home's.—
(Hear, hear, and laugher.)—But what happened ? They
discovered high treason in the coffee—sedition in the su-
gars—the eggs were rebellious, and I do not know, but
there were pikes concealed in die loaves.—(Cheers and
laughter.)—We were right in going to breakfast together,
and we were not less right in talking afterwards. But
they say we were an illegal society—why Davy APCleery
was one of us.—(Laughter. )—Do you know that Jndkin
Butler moved, and Davy M'Cleery seconded, a motion for
a repeal of the relief bill—it was not, I assure you, for
the repeal of the act for the relief of insolvent debtors.
—(Laughter.)—That would not do at all. I am sure
they would both dislike that an honest man would not
have the opportunity of giving his creditors the benefit
of that relief bill.—(Much laughter.)—But we had
our tea, toast, and eggs together, when out comes another
proclamation declaring "breakfast no more."—(Llughter.)
You recollect the tragedy of Tom Thumb, in which the
King says, " petition me ! no petitions." So says An
gle-ea in his proclamation, "Breakfast me ! no break-
fasts;" and we have his secretary, E. G. Stanley's name,
affixed to the bottom.—(Hear and laughter.) What did
we do? We obeyed the proclamation--and instead of
taking our breakfast at Home's, we determined on having
it at home.—( Hear.) What was next done by them?
Out comes an omnibus proclamation.—(Laughter.) Now
we obeyed that also, us I defy any one to shew that any
body or a,soeistion mentioned in that proclamation ever
met again.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) What has °centred
since ?—Prosecutions are instituted—these are still pend-

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ing—l shall then say nothing of them here, as I shall say
something of them elsewhere—in Court, and, I believe.
in Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) But the remark which I
am now going to make, I would beg of the gentlemen
who report for the Press, distinctly to note, and I would
also ask them to let it appear in capitals, as I attach great
importance to what I am about to utter,—ur TO THIS
MOMENT, NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THE PROCLAMATIONS

...-NOTWITHSTANDING THE CIRCULAR LETTERS--.-NOT.-
WITHSTANDING THE PROSECIIITIONS.--4 DEFY E.G. STAN
LEY AND THE MARQUIS OF ANGLESEA TO POINT OUT TO
DIE. ANY ONE ACT OF VIOLENCE, OUTRAGE, OR INSUBOR•