The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-16 00:00:00

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SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS

_Our announcement of yesterday that the Marquis
NA, ellesley had resigned the office of Lord Chamberlain
was confirmed last night by Lord Melbourne and other
Peers, while the Noble Viscount stated in general
terms, that " he had the authority of the late Lord
Chamberlain for asserting, that the causes set forth for
his retirement were entirely without foundation. With
respect to the subject of
the Irish Government, he
concurred fully in the policy of the Administration,
and in the views they took of regulating its affairs, and
with this impression it would he strange if he resigned
for the reasons stated by public rumour." On looking
over the conversation which took place among
the Peers, we find Lord Londonderry, who is at
least a man of truth, say,_ that he had heard the
cause " assigned for the Noble Marquis's resigna-
tion most distinctly stated by a Noble Friend, who
had it from the Noble Marquis himself." Now,
we confess ourselves utterly ignorant of the authority
on which Lord Londonderry rested his own persuasion
of the correctness of the statement which ascribed Lord
'Wellesley's retirement from office to a disapprobation
either of the measures about to be pursued with regard
to Ireland, or of the agency through which they are to
be conducted. But we can and do state most empha-
tically, that the communication came to us from a
person of as high honour as any in England, quoting
the very expressions we inserted on the authority and
directly from the lips of the individual who had held
the alleged conversation with the Lord Chamberlain,
and he (our informant) being himself Ode of the circle,
in the midst of which the dialogue—a private one of
course—had passed. It is well known, that at the west
end of the town on Thursday night, hundreds of people
were thoroughly satisfied of the authenticity of the state-
ment which appeared afterwards in the Times of yes-
terday. Lord Melbourne's declaration, adducing the
authority of Lord Wellesley in contradiction of the motive
on which his Lordship was said to have acted—vague
though we must be permitted to call it—is one which
it becomes us not to dispute. Perhaps his Lordship
will explain why—if there be such a perfect accord-
ance between the Cabinet and Lord Wellesley—why
the Noble Marquis was not sent back as Lord-Lieu-
tenant, instead of being superseded in a manner, as he
has been, by Lord Mulgrave ? It is at least a subject
of natural curiosity, to inquire whether, in point of fact,
any objection was made by Mr. O'Connell, in the pre-
sence of, or correspondence with, ally member of the
Ministry, or ti any person who, if not a Minister, and
therefore irresponsible, has notoriously busied himself
(we do not mean Lord Brougham) in the concoction
and framing of the Cabinet, against the re-appointment
of Lord Wellesley, or in favour of Lord Mulgrave,
as being of the two the more pliant and tractable func-
tionary, and the more plastic to the agitator's touch.
That Lord Wellesley could ever have expressed or im-
plied such an approval of the policy of this Adminis-
tration as would sanction the inordinate and monstrous
power which Mr. O'Connell not only does, but must
exercise over it, with all deference to Lord Melbourne
we do not believe one word. Had Lord Wellesley no
reason whatever for resigning ? If he had, will Lord
Melbourne venture to promulgate it ? As for the vo-
lunteer affirmation of Lord Brougham, that "he
knew" of Lord Wellesley's intention so long as this
day week, and that his motives were not so and so, the
Learned Lord must excuse us—ay, and excuse the
public too—for letting it pass " like idle wind, which
we regard not." Does it never occur to Lord
Brougham that he is not exactly the person whom any
person in his senses would choose for a confidant or
for an adviser ? Times.

Never was malice more reckless in its gratification,
more regardless of consequences, more ready to sacri-
fice all interests and feelings to its demoniac sugges-
tions, than has been that of the despairing faction in
both Houses of Parliament—for the last few days.
First, Mr. Shaw made the presentation of a petition
from an individual, whose statements were falsified by
four concurrent witnesses, two of them Members of the
House, a pretext for attack on Mr. O'Connell. Next
an Orange enthusiast puts forth charges against Earl
Gosford, in which the most shameless of the Tories
shrunk from -supporting him, and which the House of
Commons, in the strongest language which its usages
allow, voted "to be entirely without foundation."
Last evening Mr. Shaw returned to his filthy
work, and under pretence of explanation in re-
gard to himself, made another attack on Mr.
O'Connell, which the latter gentleman most trium-
phantly repelled, and of which Mr. J. O'Con-
nell expressed himself ready to adduce written docu-
ments in refutation. In the House of Lords, the
rejected of Russia supported the Earl of Wicklow in
an attack on the Government, for allowing the people
of Ireland to assemble in respect to Lord Mulgrave,
and assigned, as a ground of complaint, that such de-
monstration would interfere with the intended Orange
procession on the 12th of July. And then seeming
to feel the awkwardness of his position, covered his
retreat by adverting to the resignation of the Marquis
Wellesley. How long will the nation look tamely on
while the time of its Senate is frittered away, and
public business postponed by an anti-national faction,
to the indulgence of paltry personal animosities ?
" This is indeed too bad," when so many victims of •
abuse call so loudly foi redress.—Morning Advertiser.
The conversation which took place last night in the
House of Lords, on the subject of the illegal proces-
sion, marshalled under the authority of Mr. O'Con-
nell, to meet and welcome the new Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland on his first entrance into the capital, will com-
mand an extraordinary degree of attention ; and we
venture to say that no degree of attention that can
possibly be paid to it, will be more than commensu-
rate with the deep importance of the subject. Had
Lord Mulgrave and Mr. O'Connell been in league, for
the express purpose of conveying to the people of Ire-
land a strong and indelible impression that the new Go-
vernment is based upon the principle of disregarding and ,
despising the laws, and of supporting its own spurious
and precarious authority by the interchange of reciprocal
courtesy and aid with the determined and habitual
violators of the laws, nothing, it is obvious, could
have been better conceived--nothing; mote perfectly
executed for the attainment of such a preconcertcfl
purpose, than the procession which the Earl of Wick-
low brought last night under the notice of the House
of Lords. There were assembled at this- parade, in
honour of the arrival of the new Viceroy, every cir-
cumstance by which it is possible to indicate daring
and ostentatious contempt for the authority of the
British Government and Legislature. It is forbidden
by the law of the land that processions in Ireland shall
be arranged under banners and party symbols.
These prohibited badges were what chiefly distin-
guished the procession in honour of Lord Mul-
grave. Both Houses of the British Parliament have
denounced the project of repealing the Union .be-
tween Great Britain and Ireland as one which must
be alike fatal to the Tv elfa re, the glory, and
the power of every division of the empire. The
most prominent of the flags .which decorated the
loyal calvalcade upon this occasion bore the inscrip-
tion, " O'Connell and Repeal." The Prime Ministee
of the King of England has solemnly declared in hi
place in Parliament that between his Government and
the Agitator of Ireland there is no concert or commus
nity of purpose—that they severally act in complete
independence of each other. And, as if to brand the
chief Minister of the Crown with the imputation ef
falsehood, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, ostensibly,
• at least, appointed by Lord Melbourne and his Cabi
net, permits, and, so far as yet appears, permits with-
out rebuke, flags to be borne before him through the
streets of Dublin which conspicuously display the in-
scription, " Dan's Lord Lieutenant." It is difficult
to know which is the most worthy of notice in the
whole of this proceeding—the imbecility and treachery