The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-06 00:00:00

DIJIILTLN-(SUNDAY.)

(FROM OUP. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
" The multitude, in a? 1 countries, are patient to a certain point.
111-usage may rouse their • indignation, and hurry them into excesses,
but the original fault is i n the Government."—J umus.
Never has a polhical maxim been more accurately
verified, than is th( 3 above in the history of Ireland.
If the people hay e been guilty of excesses in many
instances, most of the former Governments of this
country have not only been negligent in guarding
against, but they have too frequently promoted them,
by their partial pc 'hey. The system is now changed,
and a brighter pro spect lies before us. Let
_us hope
that the experienc e of the past may guide us for the
future, and that ti re legitimate power of the Constitu-
tion being restored 1, no faction may ever again be per-
mitted to usurp th ose rights which belong to the entire

body of the people.
The events of the last week afford a practical proof
of the great chraige that has come over us. The
Recorder of the City of Dublin, a man of more than
ordinary tact am I intelligence, has confessed the mis-
prision of treaso n of which his corporate friends have
been guilty, in ( )mitting their usual demonstrations of
loyalty to one of the most enlightened and impartial
Governors that t his country has had the happiness of
being ruled by i 'or many centuries. The confession
has been made in so exemplary and contrite a manner—
on presenting the new Lord Mayor for his Excellency's
approbation—an dit has been followed up by the
party with such conciliatory advances at their festivals,
and elsewhere ;ince, that little doubt is now enter-
tained that the t Triumph of Reform is beginning to be
felt, and will b quietly submitted to, by some of its
hitherto greate:s t opponents. There is, to be sure, a
sanguinary imp► .acable gang, which no " signs of the
times," nor se) ise of reason or justice can mitigate,
still outstandin; ;. I shall advert to them by and by ;
in the meantime, let us observe the symptoms of the

bodless revoli ation that is being accomplished.
O'Connell, - with whose achievements the world is
now acquainte( h was welcomed home, after the labours
of the Session, , amid the usual acclamation of a nume-
rous and delighted popular assemblage, who received
him, on his . landing at Kingston, without a single
symbol of pat tizanship. There was nothing in this
circumstance very novel, or indicative of the great
change wrong. ht -iu men's minds during the last six
months. Mly . a meeting is to be held on Monday,
which, if we may judge from the names of the requisi-
tionists cony( !I-ling it, will exhibit the strongest proof
yet given in this country, of the utter hopelessness of
Tory domin.at ion. You are aware, that notwithstand-
ing O'Cifone ll's great public services, he had not
hitherto c onfidence and adhesion of a great many
of the most wealthy, respectable, and influential
Catholics of I reland, or of those Protestants called the
Moderate W 'pigs. His conduct, since Sir Robert
Peel's atterni it to govern the country, has, however,
effected a colt. Iplete change in this respect. The power
and influence which he before had over the multitude,
is now extend, 3d to every rank and order of the Liberals
of every cree, 1. They no longer fear the misapplica-
tion of his it lfluence, seeing that he has generously
thrown his w eight into the scale of that truly English
party, whose triumph will be a guarantee, not only for
the immedia. to redress of all the people's grievances,
but for the final adjustment and stability of the British
Constitution and connection. It is well understood,
that the un ion of sentiment prevailing between his
Majesty's pr( !sent Ministers and the representatives for
Ireland, on tl le leading principles of necessary Reform,
is not the res: ult of any unworthy compact, promise, or
concession on either side. It is simply that which common
sense points c ,ut to both as most expedient to promote
those measure •s of universal benefit which both parties
feel to be ess€ ntial to the public good. When either
party recedes from the ground chalked out for them by
public opinion, the political tie, now fastened by
public utility, will be dissolved. . But before that hap-
pens, if ever it should take place, the Reform of the
Corporations: , and the other measures contemplated,
will have invt ;steel the universal people with full powers
for protectinc. ; their own interests. There cannot, there-
fore, be a gr( rater illusion than that under which those
Tories lie, w ho imagine that the coalition of all the
" Liberals " will cease before their object is attained,
by the total ;xtinction of their adversaries' hopes and
power. The meeting mentioned is for the purpose of
preparing a c linner for O'Connell, in testimony of the
nation's grati tulle for the judicious and patriotic aid
given by hirr to the present Ministry. You may be
assured, that more intelligence and property, both Pro-
testant and ( ,latholic, will be represented on this occa-
sion than ev, er was before, at an assemblage of the
friends and admirers of the Liberator in this country.
As to the sanguinary gang above alluded to, it is
difficult to s ay by what manifestations of their down-
fall they cat Ibe brought to their senses. You have
copied from a Morning Contemporary a letter, strongly
characteristi c of the obstinacy, fatuity, and mischievous
proceedings of that party. I don't know whether all
that is said ( )f Mr. Brewster's ejection of his tenantry
be true, as t o him; but it is applicable to a landlord
in an adjac eut county, whose treatment of a solvent,
respectable, Catholic tenant, as much esteemed, and as
independen• t, though not possessing so large an estate
in the cc ,unty, as himself, is so extraordinary,
that in con ipliance with the wishes of the injured party,
I forbear 2 iving it publicity at present, lest it should
help to pl.( nnote a popular excitement, inconsistent with
the presem t peaceable state of Ireland. And as the
cause of e, pal justice, which you have so long and so
effectively advocated, can best be promoted by a strict
adherence to truth, I think it right to inform you, that
Mr. Brew ster, however warm and zealous a supporter
of Toryism he may be, is a good ;lawyer and an ho-
nourable • man : so much so, that many who have read
the letter alluded to in your paper, are of opinion that
there mu: it be other reasons than their being. Catholics
for the e' jection of his tenants. It is well known, that
when pr( ;dial agitation existed, a few years ago, a Mr.
Watson, as I remember, brother-in-law of Mr. Brew-
ster, and . an active Magistrate, was threatened and per-
secuted i n the county of Carlow. Under the recollec-
tion of these facts, it is not impossible that Mr.
Brewste.-.r's feelings may have prompted him to inflict
injuries , on some innocent individuals, which he sup-
poses t .o ba the just punishment of more than suspected
guilt. A short time will, no doubt, throw more light
on a transaction, the details of which must be inter-
estir ,g to all who feel an interest in the peace and wel-
fare .of this country. It is not from men of Mr. B.'s
int ellect and habits that the evils of Ireland have ori-

ginated. The other landlord alluded to is different in
this respect, and I may probably give you further in-
formation, respecting both cases, in a short time.