The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-25 00:00:00

DUBLIN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
The excitement natural to the mercurial people of this
country is on the increase every day since the arrival of the
Earl of Mulgrave. It is impossible to conceal a fact, attested
by at least nine-tenths of the people of Ireland, that since the
visit of our late good King, George IV., no event has caused
so general an expectation of benefit to this country as the ap-
pointment of his Excellency. Whether such expectations will
be disappointed, or not, remains to be determined at some fu-
ture day. Should his Lordship be so fortunate as to realize
all, the present hopes of Ireland, his renown will be im-
perishable, as having achieved more than the most sanguine
would, a few years ago, have anticipated during the existence
of one vice-royalty, however long and successful. Indeed if
he can effectuate one half the amelidration sought for at his
hands, he will have earned tho approbation of those friends of
this country, who know the difficulties he must contend with.
Circumstances seem to favour the experiment about to be
tried 'under. hig. governmen't ;•-fcedtriug. the short period he is
among ii.§,- Sonie'Oeellent Opportunities for the judicious ex-
ercise of his patrOnage'have presented themselves. Mr. Lloyd,
one
.of the.3*o Co.tunAsienßy.A,o! Nudges,. of, the Insolvent
Court, died on Saturday last., The placejs wertly,soo/. a year;
including an,allowance forAravellinvexpenaes in the circuits,
'which they make twice a, yoar.,- Ihe..vq.caney is..said to have
been immediately,, filled. up, . according to pre-arrangement, by
the appointment. of 'Mr.' Farrell;.'lC-C.;.'a Roman Catholic,
every :way iittalified‘to discharge the. duties' of that sit uation ;'
and as Mr. Farrell' had been.Chairrnfin,or assistant-barrister
for Kilke.nni;jilas -v*Caricy.in that county was With.",equal ex-
pedition filled up by "'" Marcel' Ci GerMili,r- thereby vacating'
the ~gbairman.alpp
.9f AVesinieetli: ~In Alid. meantime, Mr.
Burrows, the e*ther Cerninisiiener of ih4e-llnSOl'yeet Court, is
said to havO 'retired on a:pension; and ;his place is filled up
by Mr.• H. CinTan,,:the ,a;ssistant-barristeni4l:the county Of
'Galway ;' so that hero -ate two Cteirnissionerships, and two
' Chairmanships disposable in One week.—There 'is no doubt
of the appoiiitnierits ' to theldrffid being already made ; or,
a least; if 'Mr. 'CUrrarl' be notiyet-elevated;hd will be so in a
a fete days.: aid is'rekards.'thiiliirr of the diArilitition of GO-
Vei:enint. patronage; the public and
.the'llteiiiti Of the' prOfes-
, shin secYrn well 'pleased: -But.. curiosity iS- On..the qizi vice
,to knew: 'Who. are' to be..the, new Chairmen, or from what
description orbarristeri they will be selected. Already have
half a doien names been mentioned in the Dublin newspapers
as to-the probable appointee.i, and;' there are' at least half a
dozen more talked of in the 'Hall of the four Courts, with
equal' certainty 'of -sncceSs. "in, fact,' ivithOut knowing any-
thing of the tisfof candidai' ds -.on Whose-bleiniS'his Excellency
will have to decide, I think tlitTeiro:litlast fifty members

Asf the long robe at this moment in a very fidgetty state of ex-
pectancy, .forty-eight of whom will be sorely disappointed,
when the fortunate candidates are declared. And so
they may, for many of the poor fellows really want
such honours and distinction, albeit the income annexed thereto
(at least 6001. or 700/. a-year) were not the primary object.
I am told, however, that Messrs. Clarke and Gibson, are most
likely to be the County Judges, notwithstanding other worthy
men and staunch patriots, such as Dominick Ronayne,
M. P., and John Dalton may have done the State more ser-
vice in different ways. It would, perhaps, be unfair to make
known the secret paths of patronage through which Messrs.
Clarke and Gibson are likely to prevail. To prevent misun-
derstanding, however, I must say their patrons are right good
Irishmen ; and they are themselves liberal Protestants, whose
promotion will afford satisfaction to the greater part of their
brethren. And though there are man) other men as well
worthy of promotion, it would be difficult to name two whose
appointment would conciliate more friends to Government at
this particular crisis.
His Excellency and the Countess of Mulgrave have been
much in public since theiviarrival onvexeeption—
the College—were received most enthusiastically., *They are
to visit the Theatre this evening ;', and if the precautionary
measures •adopted •d&-Tiot prevent apprehended mischief, to-
morrow's newspapers may inform. you .pf such insults and
danger as the Marquis of Wellesley; escaped some -years ago.
It is said that some Orangemen of the- blue bottle tribe have
conspired to disturbthe recreation' of iheil'Execlientiesi and
all the respectable' people pftrptisepartieipa-
ting in their plea6ires **it hontliny derhbiistrAtion df Malig-
nity or tovidds"the ketat, majeritr of -his -*Majesty's
subjects in this part of the United Kingdcar.,l tTli,evautheri-
ties are-forewarned, and-will,:it is hoped; not only prevent any
disturbance, but seize -those who would attempt it, in order to
have them amenable to justice:

• .17

REFORMERS.MUST NOT, BE
INACTIVE. -

TO .THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The enemy, is defeated, although.eentinually meeting
with reinforcements from: quarters. whence-attacks might have
been reasonably expected. Mho could:have thought that. he
Times,. the powerful defender ef,the Reform 41j11, and stern
pleader of, the people,
_could have sunk, so deep into the mud
of bigotry, and become the _thick and thin advocate of po-
litical jesuits and swindlers ? Who ever dreamt to see ,the
close of William Cobbett's life, marked by praise of Pitt and
Peel,- and to belicold. tfiaf pen,' for the last fifty year's Hourly
in hostility to oppression now prostituting its expiring ener-
gies upon the altar of infamy ? Other individuals, too, are
asleep in whom England once tool' pride ; viewing with a
careless eye 'scenes of stirring interest, •or associating with
those between whom there formerly was no kind of feeling
whatever. Do these persons imagine that any past events
will atone for their present callousness ? Do they suppose
for a moment, that, when impartial posterity holds the scales,
the little they have done will weigh against the page of history
which shall record how in the hour of danger they basely
apostatized? The principles they espoused would have flou-
rished had they never existed; they will be blooming and ga-
thering fresh strength, and warming the hearts of the wise
and good when their slippery vindicators have gone " down
to the vile dust from whence they sprung," with nought of
all their short-lived glories but a perishable monument "to
point a moral" to future public men. Truly will it be said
that to gratify vanity, and attract attention, they enrolled
themselves in a noble cause, but that when that cause was on
the eve of triumphing, they shrunk aghast from it as if con-
scious that the sun of victory would lay bare their hollowness
and treachery. The Tories, however, find these foreign aids
useful, no doubt, but still not sufficient for their purposes.
They have been pulling at the old " No Popery," bell till
the rope is broken, and so, in the interim, recourse must be
had to something else. Sir Robert Peel's speech is printed
in a convenient form, and circulated throughout the kingdom.
This oration—the oration ter EEOXE% in the presence of
which antiquity must hide its Ciceros and Demosthenes—this
paragon of eloquence, and infallible code of politics, is to
work miracles, to inspire the drooping Tories with new life,
and paralize the efforts of the Liberal party. But the Con-
servative leaders know very well that this precious piece of dull
egotism would have per se no effect at all ; they know it
would not cause one single clodhopper to flourish his stick in
their favour ; they know that the mighty Chief has not the art
of working upon the feelings, or enlisting the interest of any class
whom he may address, because sincerity is an ally he cannot com-
mand, and to convince others, we must at least appear convinced
ourselves. Hence the organs of the faction connect Associations
with this after-dinner effusion. The walls of the towns are
to be disfigured with this inimitable manifesto, but, likewise,
numbers must be collected and formed into a body to express
their admiration of, and determination to stand by the princi-
ples it contains. It is worthy of remark, en passant, that
these clubs are being formed by the men who, a little time
ago, denounced them as illegal and seditious. These nuclei
of disaffection are composed of the religious, moral, obedient
quiet Tories, whose creed is to obey " the powers that be"—who
are commanded by the great Tartufire " never to hint at al-
teration, or raise a secret doubt by their conduct, even in the
minds of the most seditious." It is to be hoped that in all
the editions of this immortal production, these words are
printed in Capital letters, as also that awkward lapsus linguce
respecting the supremacy of the Commons, and inutility of
King and Lords ; these would be proper parts for political
parsons to choose their texts from. Such are the Tory tactics,
and are Reformers to remain quiescent ? If they do, they
will soon be tied hand and foot by their nimble opponents, and
deserve it too. It is not enough for us to feel that our princi-
ples are good, unless we are prepared to bring them into play.
They are founded on the immutable basis of justice, and must
prevail, but they are not proof against the attacks of a ma-
lignant and experienced enemy. The time for talking is past
—wE MUST ACT. When the enemies of man's undoubted rights
were in the zenith of their withering splendour, all we could
do was to maintain our sentiments in bold defiance of Go-
vernment, and to instil into the minds of our children the
value—the inexpressible blessings and love of liberty. To-
day the case is widely different—words are idle—we must be
up and stirring ; the gauntlet is thrown down—shall we not
take it up ?
When a soldier was recommended to the notice of Napo-
leon, the first question that great warrior and acute anatomist
of the human mind put, was QU'A-T-IL FAIT? " What has he
done ?" Let no public man have our support unless he can
answer to our satisfaction this searching interrogatory ; let
some deadlier proof of enmity be given than a mere speech.
Neither ought we to be somnolent, whatever be our situation
1 in life ; the humblest amongst us may do much good if he
have the will. As for the ten-pound householders they are
responsible men ; their neglect of duty is tantamount to indif-
ference for home and country. Blackwood says " the battle
must be fought in the registration courts," and Tory unions
are accordingly every where in formation. Let the Reformers
take the hint and be alive ; let them lose no time in entering
the field, and vigourously prosecuting the war—" war even to
the knife." Let us no longer be " meek and gentle with these
butchers" of our liberties, but meet them with an unbending
and stern brow. The eyes of Europe are upon us. The
Liberals of enlightened and deceived France look to us for
encouragement and advice under the evils inflicted on them by
a true Bourbon : the dawning liberty of Spain and Portugal
is as it were under our wing ; a thousand hearts of bondaged
Italy are beating high in expectation of the issue of our
struggles. Let us not show ourselves unworthy champions of
a cause so sacred ; let it net be said that like children we
longed for that which, when obtained, we could not appreciate.
We are supported by the glorious recollections of by-gone
days, and spurred on by the approval and co-operation of him
who is the pride of his own country, and the ornament of
Europe—HENßY BROUGHAM, a name rendered more than
ever dear to his countrymen, because the object of the blackest
calumny. Our cause is hallowed by the blood of martyrs, and
honoured by the curses of tyrants. Shall we then abandon it
through apathy ? Let every town, village and hamlet answer
this by its POLITICAL UNION. MILO.

THE IRISH CHURCH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

"When I see a rector with a large sum devoted to his support,
which ought to be applied to religious instruction, I point to that
rector and I may, that he is himself the surplus which some gentle-
men complain they cannot discover the existence of."— Speech of
Lord John Russell at the Devonshire Election.

MR. EDITOR,—I will go farther than Lord John Russell,
and say, that such a rector is a living example of that very
appropriation, in its worst and most noxious form, which those
finished hypocrites, the Tories, attest to be incompatible with
the maintenance of the Protestant faith. He is practically the
spoliator who turns to secular uses the income which is given
him for purposes of religious instruction.
There are many such rectors in the Irish Church. By a
return made in 1833 to an order of the House of Commons, it
appears that the number of benefices in all Ireland where the
incumbents were then resident, was three hundred and one.
That was nine years after Mr. Goulburn's humbug Bill
for enforcing residence. There are about thirteen hundred
benefices in all Ireland, and where then, may we ask, are the
thousand rectors who are found wanting in these returns?
• The world is edified by stow dealb'epioul declamation from
such sanctimonious Protestants as Lord Mandeville and, Mr:
Shaw, about the Popish and exteriiiiiihEing tendericirof the
measure contemplated by Lord Johti Rusiell; fbr insuring to
every congregation of persons professit Protestant reli-
gion, the advantage of"a' instimetbt''" But.
what, in truth, th'e' enet"bf'iliat'inleiaitte, 'ghOuld the
Legislature hive'ilie'`WlSdem blid-*ttte" to: enact it? first
and Most 'certain Oreet'wlllls.6 to Ittereaseffie nufnher of resi-,
dent efficient Christian: .teaeliers in Ireland. ' it may, in-'
deed, induce theiel'Ao- in the slanglif the'`day arse' called
" The Gentlemen" of the Church, tb tu'rit`'''their horses'
heads another tcay • in' 'quest of a profeYSion, 'or 'rather a
provision,'suittible to' thtir ifetiOns, 'fee the' dfireciiii•trade'
will no longer 'delight' their" beide 'Witk'fatileSk." :Ba-
the 'truth will' lie hetter, snore' -perteverintly;'itn'd eirec-
ttially taught. The'people'skill 'itrove'morle"intittiAtely ' ae-.
quainted with their. Ministers, and will lik'e t hm better than
their present opp&tunitles admit Of. There will be greater ;
cexifideral and mutual deriendelicelietWeeil the pAsfor'and his
flock ; and the Protestants will be all united in one.hody arid
one Spirit 'aitionl4' Viar' ficyit.beinp the case
at present, while the least cause for
,hostility'svitii.thoSetf an-
other creed will have beetf'e-ottqfleiely 6radiattd: •
No appropriatidn- of the Church revenues- tti ptrposes 'of
'general utility and improVemeht, could se-alienate the-minds
of- the laity from their spiritual pastors and masters--no re-
duction of income could " thin the land" 6f. resident eeclesi-
: astics t:• the same extent
,as the gross and unblushing rapacity
of our pluralists and nepotists has alreacii den°. What has
been th6ir syStend for't,hoaSt: Ifun'clred years;-but tine cfinstant,
undeniablei• and undenied course of appropriation ? I Yes, ap-.

ropriation of funds, designed for_the encouragement of
earning and advancement of religion, to private ialnr
fane uses.
You have only to cast your eyes aver the Ecclesiastical Re.
gister for proofs of this—there you will meet the younger
branches of the most necessitous and greedy nobility in Europa,
quartered in triple files upon the Church as spiritual rent-
chargers. There you will trace the rewards of political job-
bing and subserviency—there you will see how the Bishops
themselves have profaned the sacred fund, which they are now
so clamorous to guard intact, that they may still go on accu-
mulating favours, without regard to public opinion or the good
of religion, upon their own kindred. They have made, and
still make the Church a forcing-bed to raise np their own
mushroom spawn into a second-hand aristocracy. I could
name one amongst them, a very high dignitary, who has
openly avowed the principle on which, with one or two re-
spectable exceptions, the rest, without avowinz it, do noto-
riously act, and declared that his patronage is his private
property!
And yet the Statesman who has the courage and the ho.
nesty to say that this system must-and ought to be changed to
something more suitable to a Christian. Institution, is assailed
and slandered, as an abettor of Popery' • add 'art aceolttpliee of
unbelievers ; and that by such ohampions•of ‘ruth-est a Man-
deville, such patterns of meek sincerity as a Shaw,..and such
humble and steadfast supporters of " whatsoeier
,things are
lovely and ef 'good report" as a, Philpettsl .7‘r. ;,,.,