The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-29 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

ADDRESS TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT.
14.10`)54 Tuesday afternoon' some of the members of the College
th_e _eded to the Castle to present an address to his Excellency
14: rl of Mulgrave, congratulating him on his accession to
Vi dignity. The attendance upon the occasion was
tpttl %mall, and I observed several individuals who were not
~Inhers of the College, hut assumed the cap and gown with
of satisfying their patrintis,a and their aprotitt•S
imter speculation they were disappointed, no collation
l prepared for the deputation. Dr. Sadlier, Senior Fel-
Fead the address, which lAm in Latin. It adverted to
terary character of the Noble Individual to whom it was
lrated, and to the calumnies which had aspersed his
After some commonplace observations, the address
(sr-vu the fact, that an ancestor of the Lord-Lieutenant's
14 Constantine Phipps) had been Lord Chancellor of Ire-
'lttbnor had he escaped from the invidious remarks of the
4esir i" of merit. The address concluded by expressing the
ties usually embodied in such documents. The Earl of
~g,„rave returned the following answer :-
11,„ ‘sentlemen,—l have heard with satisfaction, and must
fri;;;owledge with gratitude, the personal expression of
ve3,43' feeling and favourable opinion in which you have con-
hie t° Me, as the Representative of our gracious Sovereign,
Your allp.sion to those other scenes, when, invested
14 the s Maj'esty's authority, I have heretofore been employed
Yobser vice of my country, deserves my special thanks but
!lisic`limate too highly any merit of mine in that mighty
ti h
r° 4e
It was my good fortune to witness, as an humble agent
rooting the benevolent intentions, and in enforcing the
,c 348 will of a powerful people. I ever felt that the cause
(yti strength—the result was in itself reward. It re-
nt r leaving them free.
klat 1111"Tiost grateful for your treasured recollection of my
44(1 learned ancestor, who for years filled the office of
fttl oellor in this country,' and as one of the Lords Justices
,t4eLtltlY administered th supreme authority. In different
ittehitanees and in different times, the same qualities may
S4-‘aeless be worthy of emulation ; and I would willingly
Bihe was, the victim of misrepresentation whilst in the
h-„,e of his high office, and of factious attack when retiring
dip ‘l.'44vate life if after more than another revolving century,
Ight thereby with equal justice be cited to a descendant of
kteels a true friend to Ireland, thus long remembered as the
of the oppressed, the conciliator of party animosities,
littpr`verery shape, and upon all occasions, the distributor of
4,14-,justice
as you have truly stated, in troubled times
'ape' however, in the main, I firmly believe, to progressive
ZIL/tle4,enlent ; yet, amidst much of doubt and fear, good men
-11scientiously differ. Still the best hope for Ireland,
'lc 41°114 6prely not unreas'onable, though often di.sapointed,
,4111 ro'ne natives of this fine and fertile country in their mu-
ZininVttimils should dwell less on the distinctions of individual
„NttiO4-4, Fori which they cannot agree, and more on those great
c4eir 44.1 Interests which they must hold in common, and which
/41ViSiOnS paralize and destroy.
Ll'llro„Ltrn Pleased to hear that you conceive my influence may
LAbteluisely be applied in advancing the objects of your vette-
-141 ..atitutions. You may rely upon my zealous attention
1,411 d yL_auggestion by which your priviliges may be obtained,
beet ta'4',,‘ usefulness enlarged ; as I must ever feel that I shall
41% my duty to my Sovereign, and promote the happi-
edpe le people, by confirming and extending the benefits
ation and the blessings of religion."
e deputation then retired, and the Lord-Lieutenant
N
thafterwards proceeded to the Dublin society-house, to
e exhibition of native manufactures.

THEATRE.—Mademoiselle Taglioni made
her first appearance this season, in the ballet en.
Qita SYlphide, which, with other attractive entertain-
'itB
,vs given for the benefit of M. Laporte. On this oc-
f% "le house was more crowded than we have seen it this
lkq
rand not a few were the applicants sent illumination-
th having come only a few minutes too late. It
,iltl44iie e evening of his Majesty's birth-day, a great number
04,8 eame in their court dresses. The opera went off
it4:4-4`ll,inary effect, and Mademoiselle Taglioni danced with
ip•spa:lo.race and agility, and elicited applause at every step.
rg hi— ore deux with Perrot was such a masterpiece of danc-
-44.41.13 rarely witnessed. After the ballet, Gnecco's musical
"eat7t, called La Prova (tun Opera Seria, was given.
thtileat— Zrk calculated to afford very extensive amuse-
: title !ratification, is about to issue from the press, under
Akes _ut " The Comic Essayists." It will comprise, in
"Pli3eazing every alternate month, and printed uniformly
ih,, a n °.urn's Modern Novelists," " Byron," " Scott,"
tet it,iection of- some of the best prose papers of the
tt,the ,ri 11.11inrous that hay," emanated from the p.enF
attge, cc„nieslpal wits „.: talent, tie,ritlg tbc
11 ' ,:fhe w,•••k will 1;,,, under thy: ..,upuintcutleuct.
ei,-ceect•ne' tl'sq., author of Paul Pry," " Sketches -and
°°4ltititti-`4'" ; and, it is expected, will be comprised in
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volmes.