The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-06 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Sept. 5.
The invitation to Mr. John Bright is couched in
the following terms :
"Sir,—Wo, the undersigned, admiring your public cha-
racter and grateful for your eloquent advocacy of the rights
of our country, respectfully request your acceptance of a
public banquet at Dublin on as early a day as your conve-
nience will pormit."
It is signed by the following members of Parlia-
ment :—John F. Maguire, John B. Dillon, John
Gray, N. D. Murphy, D. J. Rearden, Sir Pat-
rick O'Brien, Myles O'Reilly, John Esmonde,
George Bryan, John Bagwell, The O'Donoghue,
Edward Sullivan, John Brady, John A. Blake,
Richard Joseph Devereux, Benjamin 'Whitworth,
Colman M. O'Loghlen, Sir J. Power, Sir Charles
R. Barry, Sergeant ; James A. Lawson ; Richard
Armstrong, Ist Sergeant ; G. B. Barry, Charles
Moore.

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Mr. Bright has forwarded the annexed reply :
"Rochdale, Sept. 1.
"My dear Mr. Dillon,—l am afraid you willl think me
long in answering your letter of 21st ult. and in replying
to the invitation to the proposed banquet, which has duly
reached me. The invitation is a very remarkable one, and
I cannot doubt it represents au important amount of public
opinion in Ireland. To myself it is a testimony of approval
and kind feeling, which I estimate most highly, although
it involves me in no small difficulty, for I have been hoping
for a quiet autumn, with an absence of public meetings and
of public labour. I am not confident that my coming to
Ireland will be of any service, but as so many among you
are of opinion that something may be done to make amore
perfect union between the Liberals of Ireland and the
Liberal party here, with a view to wiser legislation for your
country and for ours, I have not felt myself at liberty to
refuse the invitation which has been sent to me. I accept
it with much gratitude to those from whom it comes, and
with a hope that in doing so I may not be stepping beyond
the bounds of what seems to be my duty. Some time during
the month of October will, I hope, be convenient to all
concerned, but I must ask you to have the precise day to
be fixed two or three weeks hence. About the middle of
the month will probably be the best time for me, if there
be no objection to it on the part of my friends in Dublin.
With many thanks to you, and to those on whose behalf
you have written to me,
"I am, very sincerely yours,
"Mr. John B. Dillon, M.P., Dublin."

" JOHN BRIGHT.

At a meeting of the Cork Town Council, held on
Monday, it was resolved, on the motion of the High
Sheriff, to present an an address to the Lord-Lieu-
tenant, and a committee was appointed to prepare
the document. Mr. Maguire suggested that the
address should contain an allusion to the measures
which are considered necessary for the promotion of
the prosperity of the country.
The Daily Express says it is rumoured that in the
case of a vacancy in the borough of Armagh, Mr.
John Vance, late M.P. for Dublin, will offer him-
self to the constituency. The friends of Mr. Millar,
the present member for Armagh, strongly urge his
claims to the vacant office of Master of the Rolls,
which the Government seem to have some difficulty
in filling, Baron Fitzgerald having declined to ac-

cept it.
The C urraghßoyal September meeting commenced
yesterday. The attendance was not so large as last
year, but the sport was capital. The Lord-Lieute-
nant will be there to-morrow, when large numbers
will no doubt be attracted by his presence.
The Law Life Assurance Society cannot be said
to neglect altogether the improvement of their pro-
perty in Connemara. A church, for which they
granted a site and subscribed the greater part of the
building fund, was opened near Ballinahinch Castle
on Tuesday, the 28th ult.
Two members of a gang of coiners have. been
arrested in Dublin.