The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-16 00:00:00

ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN.

The Bishop of LIM EItICK rose just as their Lordships
were on the point of adjourning, and observed that he had re-
ceived a letter from-- the Archbishop of Dublin (Dr. Magee),
who wished him to inform the House Of its contents, as this not
being his Grace's year for Parliamentary attendance,. he (Dr.
Magee) could not have an opportunity of vindicating his con-
duct in that House. So long am those unfounded charges had
been confined to Pamphlets, Newspapers, and Handbills, no
notice had been taken of, them; but as the subject Lad been
brought before Parliament in the shape of a petition from cer-
tain individuals, in'which the conduct of his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Dublin, in relation to burials, had been most unjustly
complained of, it was in consequence of these misrepresenta-•
tions that his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin had requested
him (the Bishop of Limerick) to
lay the contents of the letter,
se
which he held in his hand, before the !louse.—(The Right Rev.
Ptareladtete thatjire ea
Magee, in which his Grace
magainst him were utterly without
foundation.)—The Limerick proceeded to comment
ther charges
the letter
madeterf from
on the letter, anti the high character which the Archbishop of
Dublin preserved both in public and private life; He had him-
self seen in the streets- of Dublin the most libellous placards
posted in different parts of that•eit-,,
y and had had handbills and
pamphlets thrust into his bands
.in the course of his walks, and
even at the very gate of the University, which contained the
most gross falsehoods; one pamphlet in particular, which pre-
'-tended to give a life of his Grace, was a most vile and libel-
lous publication, It was known to every one that had the plea-
sure. of being acquainted with his Grace, that from his ear-
liest years his conduct in private life had kept pace with his
superior professional. abilities : as a- son, he had shewn the
tenderest attachment to his parents; as a brother be was
the kindest of friends ; and as a friend. himself, his attach-
ment was unchangeabl2.. As a controversial writer, one of
the profoundest of the age, his Grace was entirely free
from that odium theolvieum which had been so invidious-
ly charged. on ecclesiastical writers in general ; for in all con-
troversies he was an open and a generous adversary. Here the
Right Reverend Prelate, in reference to the Bill (Irish Bu-
rials) recently passed, mentioned cases where Protestant
Clergymen had attended the funerals of Catholic Priests, and
others in which the Roman Catholic had in like manner gone
to the funerals of Protestant Ministers. In-one instance which
occurred in the City of Limerick, the greater part of the shops
were closed in consequence of the funeral of a Protestant
Clergyma ; and he was happy.-to say that the people of Ire-
land in general were not so unfriendly to the Established
Church as some persons had 'represented. The recent Bill
would leave them in the same -friendly state ; and as for him-
self, though humble the station he filled, he should feet must
happy to cultivate the good will of both religions by all com-
mendable nicans in hispower._