The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-26 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

The prospect of an approaching dissolution of Parlia-
ment, announced in the number of The Sun, which ar-
rived yesterday, has given a new impetus to public opinion.
While I write, preparations are being made to organise the
country in favour of Reform—calm and temperate, but un-
equivocal and efficient Reform. On this principle Ireland will
be united ; all shades of opinion and party differences being
unanimously merged in the great question of improvement,
conformably to the " spirit of the age." O'Connell has, in
this instance, taken a step mare serviceable to the true in-
terests of his country, than anything done by him dur'ng
his long and eventful career. He has, in fact, virtually
abandoned Repeal, for the purpose of concentrating public
opinion against the continuance of the old Tory system, and
he will succeed. None but a Liberal, and Reformer, will
have any chance, in the next Parliament, of being a Repre-
sentative for Ireland. This you may reckon upon as a cer-
tainty.
Since the meeting at the Corn Exchange, on Friday, the
Committee, then elected, have had frequent conferences,
the object of which is to arrange the best mode of diffusing
through the country a definite and distinct notion of the
principles which should unite all the friends of Ireland at
the approaching election. There will he an aggregate
meeting in a few days, in which these views will be so fully
developed, as to leave no doubt of their producing the
intended effect on almost the entire constituency of the
country. Hitherto the more intelligent and wealthy classes
have, generally speaking, held back, from an apprehension
of O'Connell's policy in agitating Repeal ; but this once
abandoned, and the cry of " Reform of all abuses" will
pervade the entire community. So that in Ireland, at least,
the Tories will be defeated.
On the first news of a Wellington Administration, we
were inclined to contemplate the change, rather with hope
than fear. But the threatened dissolution of Parliamen4-,
and incipient formation of a Tory Cabinet, have nearly dis-
pelled the illusion arising from the recollections of the
Great Captain's policy of 1829. We cannot now believe
that the Duke and his party will venture to change their
principles, or uphold ancient abuses. Neither course is
practicable with any hope of retaining place or character.
The tithe campaign, which is just commencing here, under
existing laws, if suffered to go on, must produce bloodshed
and insurrection. The probability, therefore, is, that the
Test at the next election will be " Extinction of tithes, and
continued Reform." We do not call for more than Re-
form in the Church. Establishment itself—by which we
mean such a modification as will render it respectable and.
useful. An opinion is gaining ground, that a Tory Ad-
ministration cannot, with any consistency, make the con-
cessions required by the actual state of this country. If
they do, they must forfeit character—and if they lose cha-
racter, they cannot lor.g hold place and power over the
British empire. Hence the -principle of measures by
means of men of known and tried character is, beginning to
supersede all other considerations, and to unite parties
seldom united, in Ireland against a Tory Government.