The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-02 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
"We must ail obey the great law of change—it is the most
powerful law of nature, and the means perhaps of its conserva-
tion."—Bt; Rx E.

The arrival of Monday's mail, bringing accounts of the de-
bates in the Commons on Friday night, on the introduction of
the " Irish Tithe and Ecclesiastical Bill," by Lord Morpeth,
-affords me an opportunity of communicating through your
truly useful and respectable Journal, some of those promised
" incidents" which seem to illustrate the state of this country.
And though there is not yet time enough elapsed, during
which to collect public opinion on that important measure, so
extensively, as to enable me to state with confidence how it
will operate on the mind of the country at large,—still I ven-
ture to predict,—from observation of the impressions already
produced on certain individuals here, of all classes and per-
suasion,—that it will be so popular generally, and so satisfac-
tory, particularly to those more immediately interested, that
its rejection by the Lords, should such unfortunately again
happen, will be a progressive step towards that " destruction
of the Church Establishment in Ireland," which one party,
seeming to apprehend, loudly deprecates, and which another—
the •Government party—is endeavouring by timely reformation
to avert. In a few days the Newspapers will have informed
your English readers of the various and differing sentiments
prevalent on the subject. In the meantime listen to the views
of a moderate class of men,—of whose voice in this instance
I presume to be the echo,—not less intelligent than the direc-
tors of the public Press, and who though participating to a
certain extent in the different political feelings of the times,
hold not their judgments in complete subjection to either party.
Assuming then, from Lord Morpeth's speech, that his Bill
is mainly founded on the provisions of two Bills lately before
Parliament—that of Lord Hatherton, rejected last year by
the Upper House,—and that of Sir 11. Hardinge, more re-
cently submitted to the Lower House,—all parties here, except
the ultra abandoned of Sir Robert Peel, agree that its prin-
ciple is unobjectionable; and that though in detail it may net
please every individual interested therein, it is nevertheless
absolutely necessary for the quiet of the country, and relief of
tithe owners, that the Legislature should adopt it, or some
similar measure. As to the opposition threatened, because of
the principle of the appropriation clause, it is looked upon as
factious and absurd. And indeed it can only be persisted in
for party purposes, contrary to the resolution and sense of the
House of Commons. It is against reason and expediency,—
as fully developed by the events that have taken place since the
loth of last November,—as well as against the various pre-
cedents to be found in the constitutional history of England:
and should the Opposition succeed in their object, even to the
extent of shaking the stability of the present Government, it
must be at the risk of an immediate agitation throughout the
empire. Such agitation and excitement of the public feeling
cannot fail not only to overthrow the Tory party, who would
thus provoke it, but to become ultimately detrimental to that
Establishment which they profess to defend.
Observing on the feelings of the people of this country to Earl
Mulgrave about a month ago, I intimated that if the present Go-
vernment disappointed them, the people would themselves here-
after attempt " a different system, independent of the parties
who heretofore regulated the economy of our Constitution and
country." Such opinion was not hazarded on slight grounds.
All who are conscious of passing events, who have eyes to see,
and cars to hear, must know that there are abuses to be re-
dressed, and reforms to be made, the neglect or omission of
which will unquestionably stir up, on the side of the ',move-
ment party, if any such there be at present, the energy of that
portion of the people hitherto neutral; who, if they find neces-
sary changes neglected or postponed, to accommodate the
views of any political parties now strong and influential, will
themselves call for a new party hitherto unknown to the State
—more powerful than that of Whig or Tory ; and which, im-
pelled by the spirit of the age and the wants of society, will
not only supersede the distinction of Whig and Tory, but
establish a new political monopoly of their own—less bene-
ficial perhaps to the country than any that would be tolerated
under timely and temperate Reform. Much has been said,
and truly said, during the last five years, of the necessity of
adapting our institutions to the changes effected in society and
property in modern times. But there is an impending danger
from delay in this respect which has not been put forward so
clearly or forcibly in Parliament or elsewhere as it might be,
nor depicted in the colouring of which it is susceptible,..-that
is, the danger of allowing the " pressure from without to be-
come so powerful, by reason of the refusal to reform those
abuses almost universally complained of, as to overwhelm the
really conservative portion of all parties." Does not the Bill
of Lord Morpeth, already alluded to, contrasted with the re-
jected of Mr. Littleton (now Lord Hatherton) last year, prove
that delay only increases the demand ? The classic story,
which relates the Sybil's estimate of the decreasing number of
her books, is finely illustrative of the necessity of adjusting
this question without furticr delay ; and affords to Statesmen
a lesson on the expediency of not neglecting to provide for the
growing exigencies of their country.
As I stated in a former letter, much is expected here from
the present Government. All the parishes of this metropolis
and its vicinity have presented congratulatory addresses tos the
Lord Lieutenant, expressive of their hopes of immediate im-
provement in Ireland. Several parishes and districts through-
out the country are preparing to follow the example of the
capital. The spirit and tone of the addresses already pre-
sented, and of Earl Mulgrave's answers, are a novelty to this
country. The former exhibit a feeling and moderation not
usually emanating from assemblies of the people of Ireland ;
while the latter eloquently di suasive of agitation, and every
display of angry and party feeling, evince a dignified firmness
of purpose, and determination to ameliorate our condition,
without any regard to religious or party distinctions. Nor is
this line of policy without its immediate good effect. 'The
violence of partizanship seems inclined to abate, and his Ex-
cellency is progressing in the good opinions of individuals of
different political sentiments. A Dablin Theatre, not speci-
ally packed for an occasion, ?s no unfaithful index of this alte-
ration of public opinion. His Excellency and the Countess
of Mulgrave witnessed the representation of John Bull last
night (Monday), and were received with every demonstration of
respect by a very numerous and respectable assemblage : there
was no effort made by the Liberals to crowd the house, yet it
was filled in every part, and contained, as far as I could judge
and learn, a great numlser of strangers and country gentlemen
happening to be in town, and led thither by the sole desire of
seeing the Governor of Jamaica an.-1 the descendant of Sir
Constantine Phipps.

Mr. Bath, a young man twenty-two years old, was,
.his day week, drowned whilst bathing in the sea at Brighton.

THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WALLS END.--
The protracted investigation of this melancholy occurrence,
before S. Reed, Esq., coroner, was this day (Monday, Juno
29th) brought to a conclusion. Several witnesses were ex-
amined, but nothing was elicited tending in any way to throw
light upon the origin of the explosion, nor were any new facts
stated. After the conclusion of the evidence, and the coroner
had addressed the jury, they consulted for a few minutes, and
returned the following verdict :—" We find our verdict to be
Acci,dental Death, arising from an explosion of inflammable
air, but how or in what part of the mine it originated, there is
no evidence to show. In recording this verdict, the jury must
express their full conviction that there has been no want of
lue care and precaution on the part of those who bad the di•
rection and management of the mine." The three men and
the boy who were brought out of the colliCry 'alive are much
improved in health. Two are considered out of danger, ant,
the others are doing wcll.—Tune Atircurij. •