The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-22 00:00:00

JULY 22, 1847.

' —the representatives of--the ancient, legions, and em-
phatically the military representatives of Rome. Their
officers were there. They bore torches round the bier,
and many of them evinced by bearing and by feature
that they belong to the same race as the heroes who
still seem to live in the relievi of the ancient triumphs on
arch and pillar. From the Campus Martins and the
Roman Forum—from both sides of the Tiber—and from
all the Seven Hills ands! their inteijacent valleys, this
people, who grow up from infancy with the trophies of
thirty centuries of greatness round them on every hand,
assembled with enthusiasm to supplicate for the eternal
happiness of Ireland's Liberator, and to exult in the
wonders he had achieved, as if he had been their own.
I am bewildered, I confess, between the grandeur of my
theme, the shortness of the interval—not many minutes
more in which it will be possible for me to speak of itA-
between the deep sense of my incapacity to do it any-
thing even remotely approaching justice, and my strong
solemn conviction how expedient—how indispensable—
it is that Catholic Ireland should not be unaware of,
and it will not be insensible to, the share it has in
this grand event. I should have said, since I can-
not describe the funeral decorations of the church,
that they gave occupation to painters, sculptors, artists,
and artisans of every kind, who since early last week
pursued their work (I mean within the church itself)
incessantly by day and night. I have just got a
copy of the inscriptions which were placed around
the mausoleum—there were tablets also with texts
upon the pilasters round about the church. Let the in-
scriptions be given literatim, and translated word for
word. I have said that the Pontiff had privileged all
the altars—the high altar was reserved trom four o'clock
in the morning until the Requiem began—exclusively for
priests and bishops of the Greek and other Oriental rites.
From the dawn until nine o'clock it was difficult' for a
priest to get an- altar, though the vast Basilica cannot
contain less than twenty. Eve!), nittii hid' its congre-
gation of devout adorers, as priest succeededlriest in
orderly succession. Around the bier was"ratiged the
Irish in the front rank ; and, if we count, besides the
German College, the Scotch, English, French, the stu
dents of the Propaganda, we may say that all nations
were represented in his obsequies—wept for his death—
supplicated for his eternal felicity, and exulted in the
great things the Providence which ever protected and
guided this great servant of the Most High, enabled him
to achieve for his country and for mankind. But I must
pause. But this is just. Even Rome in one day could
not complete his funeral. The Bossuet of Italy—the
illustrious Ventura—could not, in a matchless oration
of two hours, say enough for his glory. His funeral,
interrupted by the glorious festival of Rome—that of her
apostles, Peter and Paul—is to be renewed again on
Wednesday. To-day the great Christian orator treated
one half of his text, as he alone knows how to treat it.
Next Wednesday he treats the second part, and con-
cludes. Then you shall, with God's blessing, hear
again from your faithful friend,

J. MILEY.

The following are the other inscriptions :
INSCRIPTION—No. IL
(Over the Inner Door, or rather Inside over the Door.)
TO DANIEL O'CONNELL,
A man to he remembered in tho praise of all ages,
And in this time of necessity ;
Who by the splendour of his genius, and wondrous fer-
tility of speech,
The lives, the religion, the rights and liberties of his
fellow-countrymen,
Preserved and battled for.
In gravest interests engaged from earliest youth,
Nothing in the abstruse affairs of the Commonwealth
was difficult to him
That he did not conquer and unravel by the acuteness and
labours of his mind.
In highest gifts and honours,
On a like pinnacle he will ever stand ;
His door was never closed to any •
But to the needy was open with exceeding liberality.
At length all the duties to his country being sacredly
performed,
His adversaries conquered, and factions laid asleep,
The Catholic religion, to which he wholly devoted himself,
Vindicated in its liberties,
From the storms of this world to the harbour of eternity,
He has betaken himself,
To the overwhelming grief as well of his own country-
men as strangers.
He died at Genoa, 15th May, in the year of our Redemp-
tion MDCCCXLVIL
He lived 72 years, 9 months, 6 days;
For age and deeds a long period;
For the protection and comfort of his pe,,ple,
Alas, too short!

111.
(On both sides of the tomb.)
TO DANIEL O'CONNELL.
One who will outlive the memory of men.
Who, by writings and speeches fraught with wisdom,
The rights of faith and freedom,
Which before seemed to be averse from one another,
_ _ _ amicably set in order.,_
In which to such triumphs a persistence,
To religion such an increase would redound,
As it were a beacon to be held out to all. •

Ele was in such popularity and estimation that he was

the first Catholic,
In the English Legislature, his adversaries vainly opposing
Who in the Comnions House obtained a seat.
And there fir many years the same popular trust he ably
discharged,
And a principal position ever held.
By whom gravity was given to judgment, dignity to the
laws—
A bridle thrown upon license—piety and religion amplified
by great increase:
These were the arts by which he aspired to Heaven.

PitICV- SD.

IRELAND.
ADDRESS- PROM THE CORPORATION TO THE LORD-
_

ANT.
DUBLIN, JULY W. LIEUTEN•
or
—The Ld Mayor, Aldermen, and
Common-Council or this city waited upon his Excel-
lency the Earl of Clarendon to day, at three o'clock, at
the Castle, " for the purpose of presenting; him with an
addres, of congratulation upon, his arrival as her Ma-
jesty's representative."
His Excellency having tal.cen his seat upon the
thrum., attended by Captain Williams, comptroller,
Captain Bernard, A.1).C., Mr. Harvey, A.D.C., Mr. C.
Connellan, private secretary, &c., the deputation were
ushered into the presence chamber, and introduced to
his Excellency, when the Lord Mayor proceeded to read
the address of the Corporation. When his Lordship
had concluded,

His Excellency -proceeded to read his answer as fol-
lows :
"My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen—l cordially thank
you for your assurance that my app;i2tment as Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland has been viewed with satisfaction
by the corporation of Dublin, and I rejoice that, in your
opinion, our gracious Sovereign has given a fresh proof
of her anxiety to promote the happiness of her Irish
subjects, by selecting, as her Majesty's representative in
this country, one who has always and conscientiously
adhered to the glorious principles of civil and raigjous
_ _ _

" Ii would, doubtless, have been more agreeable to me
if, with those flattering congratulations upon my arrival
in this country, which I gratefully accept, it had not
been thought necessary by' you to mingle topics of a
painful nature ; bui I should have much regretted it on
any account the municipal representatives of this great
city•had hesitated to express their opinions with that
entire freedom, which, whether collectively or indivi-
dually, is the unqueatiouable right or allEtritish subjects.
" I fully admit„ and deeply lament, that the social con-
dition of Irelauktil3onlOe such aluou have, Ivithout_e&-_,
aggeration, described it to be. Like you, I believe that
the terrible calamity of this year, unparalleled almost in
the history of the world, has been but an aggravation of
that distress, which in many parts of the country may
unfortunately be regarded as permanent; but knowing,
as we all do, that Ireland possesses a genial climate, a
soil of prodigious fertility and vast mineral wealth,a po-
pulation hardy, intelligent, and laborious, eager to learn
and easy to lead, that she might to any extent share in
the prosperity and progress of England, and at home, to
any extent, command the capital and enterprise of Eng-
land, and yet that her people should be wretched, her
trade langui,h, and her wealth grow less, is a state of
things alike anomalous and disastrous.
" Upon the causes of these evils, and the nature of
their remedies, you entertain, and have expressed de-
cided opinions. I respect them, as Ido every opinion,
which, like yours, I believe to be honest and conscien-
tious ; and I am sure, gentlemen, that from you I may
unhesitatingly claim a corresponding regard for my con-
victions, which are the result of long and deliberate re-
flection—which in some essential points, especially as
regards distinct legislatures for England and Ireland,
differ widely from your own, but into an explanation of
which, on this occasion, I should think it neither oppor-
tune nor desirable to enter.

"Differing though we may as to the means, we have
the same end in view; to promote the improve-
ment and the welfare of Ireland must be our
common purpose. You may possibly consider that
this imperial object can alone be secur,d by
the aid of Government and of laws ; while my
belief, founded on experience both at home and abroad,
is, that the less a government or a legislature interteres
beyond the removal of obstructions and securing Gf per-
fect freedom, the better for the community ; because
the result of legislative intervention in the affairs of in-
dividuals has in most cases been to put a check upon
enterprise, to destroy self-reliance, and to misdirect ca-
pital and industry, and among the best laws of recent
days are those which have annulled the legislation of
former times.

" To bad laws, most of them happily repealed, many
of the evils of this country are doubtless attributable ;
but, towards bringing about a state of things now most
to be desired for Ireland, neither laws nor the action of
the Executive Government are indispensable. They
may indirectly assist, but they should not, in my opi-
nion, alone be relied upon for rendering the land and the
sea more productive than they have hitherto been ; for
promoting habits of order and industry ; for giving se-
curity to capital, stimulus to trade, and encouragement
to manu'actures, which, to judge from the specimens
exhibited at the Royal Dublin Society, might, I am
convinced, successfully compete with the ma..ufacturep,
of England both in the horse and foreign markets.
National benefits such as these depend but in a small
degree upon the Government ; they must, in reality, be
the work of the people of all classes, determined to unite
for the common good, laying aside with true patriotism
those political dissensions which have so long blighted
the prosperity of Ireland, and remembering the past ouly
as a warning for the future. May we not, however, con-
sider the present moment as auspicious for the com-
mencement of a new era, when from various causes party
e roil dem, b -mrs: In acr,tnilotl.t. eihre.est.,sv-tfuL xisi Winn of
kindly co-operation and sympathy ; u hen misfortune
has taught men, hitherto socially estranged, to know and
to appreciate each other ? And, gentlemen, if, in ful-
filment of the wish you have kindly expressed, I have
hereafter the satisfaction of thinking, though without
presumptuously claiming any share in their promotion,
that, during my residence in Ireland, the social condi
tion of the country became improved, that land was no
longer the first necessary of life to the poorest peasant,
and that he no longer depended for subsistence upon the
lowest class of food—that the law was duly obeyed, and
education widely extended—that capital was invested
with confidence, and industry directed into the most
productive channels, I shall then consider that day the
happiest of my life on which, with conscientious doubts
as to my own fitness, I ventured to accept the office
which I have now the honour to hold."

tier Excellency the Countess of Clarendon and a few
other ladies were present during the ceremony.
The deputation, having been introduced to his Excel-
lency by the Lord Mayor, withdrew.

THE IRISH POOR-LAW COMMISSION.

Under the new Bill, there will be ten poor-law in-
spectors in Ireland, the designation of the office being
changed from assistant commissioner to inspector. Seven
are already employed, and the three vacancies will be
filled by the appointment of the following gentlemen:--
Mr. Burke, son of Sir R. Burke, late Governor of New
South Wales; Mr. P. G. Barron, and Mr. W. Stanley,
present secretary to the relief commission.
Mr. Senior, one of the present assistant commissioners,
is to be transferred to England.
The general belief is that Mr. Twistleton will be the
commissioner for Ireland, and that Mr. Power will be
assistant commissioner.

CLOSE OF THE RELIEF SYSTEM.

The following important circular has been issued to
the insnecting officers of the various unions:—
"Relief Commission Office, Dublin Castle,
July 15, 1847.
" Sir,—The relief commissioners have to recur to the
subject of their circular (No. 60) of 6th July, as a
matter of the deepest importance to the country. The
measurepresemntuerhelideifstressand o
must close ewnitlilrealryisbeeufonrleeslsotnhge,
and
greatest efforts are made, by timely preparation, to pro-
vide by the means that will then exist for the support
of the people now receiving rations. The Lest arrange.
ment which can possibly be made for this purpose will be
by the remunerative labour that ought to be arising at
this period, and the most scrupulous attention to
making it the means of an immediate corresponding re-
ducti,,n in the distribution of gratuitous relief. The com-
missioners have great reason to believe that this is not
effected in many places ; and that many men are en-
gaged tor others in hay-making, turf cutting, and vari-
ous works, without being withdrawn, as they ought to
be, as well as their families, from the ration lists. This
is partly facilitated, as the commissioners are informed,
by the attendance of able-bodied labourers at the daily
distribution of rations, being in some places dispensed
with on slight excuses. Very determined measures
should now be taken to relieve the lists of labourers and
their families, where work is to be had, even at mo-
derate wages, and which is sometimes refused. A very
is attended with the
active and zealous officer has obtained a great and
clearly a proper reduction on the lists, by organirsaitogna.
test of useful work, of a few hours' daily_
eduruibolic
He states—' I have got implements from h
responsible, and make the able-bodied
cleansing and sewer-
Works Department, for which the commwiotrtekt usi
nb
gangsecam e
also stone-
for three or four hours daily,
ing the town, sinking pumps,
anthde xc.;
i t and
tees . thelparom-
cbereedaskinpgla,cetdhetobrtohkeencrsetor ble ng
system genetrallye,rsancdannfinotd
btuhtatciotmclpelaarins
adopting this
fationa from man districts
the
filni sdtisn
finding the of demands
and
• largely, • b
sometimes wituout
continually increasing,.
best effects.' The Commission
even a word of explanation to account for it, as if what-
ever as asked for was at once allowed. The inspecting
offic w
officers are requested, in concert with the Finance Com-
mittees, to turn their attention anxiously to the best
means of preparing their several districts for the entire
cessation of the present relief system. Large reductions
ought to be made weekly in the estimates from the pre-
sent time.—By order of the Relief Commissioners,
W. STANLEY, Secretary."

THE HARVEST.
The usual very favourable reports have been received
respecting the grain crops. Regarding potatoes the ac-
counts are still conflicting ; but it is certain the disease
has re-appeared to some extent, although in a form
somewhat different from what it bore in the two pre-
ceding years. A letter from a landowner in the Naul,
county of Dublin, dated yesterday (Sunday), says,
" The potatoes in this neighbourhood are all blasted to-
day, although yesterday they showed scarcely au
symptoms of disease."
The following agricultural reports have been received
to-day
COUNTY OF DowN.—The crops in this
and in the whole surrounding country,
13
pre-
sent a promising aspect. Excellent continue
OW neighbourhood,
t(
potatoes were
patrick Recorder.
sold here on last market day at ls. per stone.—Down-
COUNTY OF KERRY.--
The reports of the poor-law
agingly of the coming harvest 1 g eueral.—Tralee chro-
meetings in different parts of the. county speak encour-
, nick