The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-18 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1847.

PRIVY COUNCIL.

To-day her MAJESTY will hold a Privy Council,
for the purpose of settling the Royal Speech on open-
ing the session of Parliament to-morrow. The sum-
monses for this Council were issued on Saturday.

The great meeting of the nobility, gentry, and
landed proprietors of Ireland, which took place on
Thursday last, must awaken the most lively feelings
of pleasure and gratification in the mind of every one
desirous of the well-being and prosperity of the
sister kingdom. The monster grievance of
Ireland the mutual distrust and jealousy
that has so long unhappily prevailed amongst
her children—was for once completely vanquished.
No trace of its existence could be discovered;
persons of all shades and varieties of political feeling,
of all:creeds and parties, were to be seen co •operating
together, and carrying on their proceedings in the
must harmonious manner, good-will and fellow-
ship prevailed on every side, former animosities
were forgotten, feuds were reconciled, and
the only contest appeared to be which could
labour most zealously in behalf of Ire-
land. As the Noble Chairman truly said, " they were
assembled together as Irishmen, on Irish grounds,
r,,n vAgy, .i-,;eets • their sole object was dr stood of
animosity was buried tor tnat day at least. IJet us
hope that it may never again be raised from the torilb
to which it has been so consigned, but that henceforth
the calmut of peace may occupy its place, and that
there may be an end of
"Civil dis,ension, with its vip'rons tooth,
That gnaws the bowels of the common wealth."
The most gratifying part of the proceedings was
the perfect unanimity that prevailed. No word was
uttered, no sentiment expressed that could have
given offence to the most fastidious ; the mere sugges-
tion that the pressing any point might, by a possi-
bility, occasion a difference of opinion, was sufficient
to ensure its immediate withdrawal. Every one of
the resolutions submitted to the meeting were
unanimously carried, and the assembly separated,
having passed all the resolutions prepared for adop-
tion by the committee.
The exclusion of the press, on which we have
already commented, was most properly abandoned,
and the sanction of the meeting was given to the
full publication of the proceedings. This is as it
ought to be—a good cause should' never seek conceal-
ment, should never shun the light. If the resolutions
are good in themselves they will bear the freest dis-
cussion, the most rigid investigation. Any restric-
tion on the press carries with it prima facie evidence
of something wrong or defective in that which is sought
to be suppressed. We are happy to find that the
committee discovered their error in good time, and
that they candidly acknowledged it, and acted in
obedience to their better judgment. It is a good
thing when public men are thus ready to retrace their
footsteps, when convinced of the propriety of doing
so ; it affords a propitious augury that they will be
open to reason and argument, and will not adhere
with blind obstinacy to any hastily conceived opinions.
The first resolution proposed was that last
adopted by the committee. It was in support
of the formation of an Irish party, and contained
a strong appeal to the representatives of the coun-
try to co-operate together cordially in Parlia-
ment, and to unite in advocating such measures as
may appear calculated to raise the social, material,
and moral condition of the people, to save
society from the ruin by which all classes
in the land are now threatened, and to pre-
serve the property of the country from confis-
cation : this was proposed by Mr. GEORGE ALEX.
HAMILTON and seconded by Mr. O'CONNELL, in short
and pithy speeches, indeed there were no long-winded
orations indulged in during the day. The speakers
seemed to have adopted for their motto,

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