The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

THE ➢SOORE TESTIMONIAL.

Who killed Tom Moore ? " Not I," says Lord
John Russell. " I only ruined his reputation ;
that's all." - Indeed his lordship did his work most
effectively—assuming, as one might, that such was
his design and object. On the death of Moore
Irishmen of all ranks and creeds expressed their
regret for the loss of a brilliant countryman. A
testimonial to his memory iu the city of his birth
was immediately proposed, taken up warmly, and
subscriptions towards the expense were pouring
into. the coffers of the committee appointed for
the purpose, when out came the first volume
of the life of• the poet, by Lord John Russell.
From this work it was at once seen that the " poet
of all circles." had been all his mature life a mere
diner-out—a man who had not a good word forany
one who had not good dinners for him, and even
his best entertainers were not free from his unkind
sarcasms. The subscriptions were stopped. Ex.
planation followed, but the stream was dammed up.
Many of those who paid their money would have
withdrawn it had they the power. On the small
stun in hand they ordered a statue, Sic., but nei-
ther the city nor any public body cares to have it.
At first it was to be placed near the• Bank of Ireland,
but even thotigh the corporation of .11ublin granted
the site, ice -do not think the little man's statue
would be quite safe from. the mud of the men who
fortherly swore by the author of the " Melbdies."
The papers this morning have the following re-
port :--

THE MOORE TESTIMONIAL.
"A special meetin-g of the general committee was
held at elm,-lemont House on Friday last the Eirl 'of
Charlentont in the chair. There were also present the
-Lord Chancellor, the Visnount Dungannon, Lord Tel het
de Ma. Sir G. F. J. Hodson, Bart , Sir A. Clarke,
Messrs. G. 11'1' anY, R.H.A.• ;C. Mears, G. Petrie.,
LL.D , T. Hutton, D.L., G. W. Ifetnans, J. F. Waller
LL.D., W. R. Wilde, and J. H. Smith'.
" The minutes of the last meeting having been read
and cmiErmed,
"Mr. Mulvany read a letter from Mr. Moore, the
sculptor, dated 24th April last, enclosi.ig r fr. on
Messr4. Eikiegton and Mason, of Birmingham, dated
221 April, regrotting that front unforeseen cirournefancos
.(!elay had occurred in the casting the statue of Moore,
hut that they c,mfidently calculated upon its completion
in the apace of three or four months.
" Sir George Hodson brought up the following repot t :
" We, the members of the sub-committee appointed
for the purpose of Carrying out the proposition adopted at
a meeting of the general committee for the Moore Te,ti-
=min), held at. Charlemont House ou Saturday, the 19 h
April, 1.85 G, to take measures to have the statue erected
upon the las.,fi of Leinster Haute, be; to i:epori—
" That we have conferred with the c.,uneil of the Royal
Dublin Society, and fully explained the intentries of you:
conamittee; fled that on the 16th May, 1850, the followin
'copy of resolutiOn of the council was forwarded to fir
George Hodson
" Meeting of the Council:of the 'loyal Dublin Society,
To-ursday, May 15, 1856 ; George A. Hamilton,
LL.D., M.P., in the chair.' .
l
" The proposition for placing the Moore Testimonia
upon the lawn of the society having been taken into con-
sideration, it was resolved—That while the council are
willing to recommend, to the.society to give a location on
• to lawn- for the statue of their distinguished fellow.