The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY.
The Prince of Wales arrived at the Castle at half-
past 3 o'clock yesterday, accompanied by the Lord-
Lieutenant, in an -open carriage and four, with out-
riders. A squadron of Dragoons followed the Royal
carriage. The guard of honour of the 19th Regi-
ment presented arms, and the band played the
National Anthem as the Prince entered the Castle-
yard, which was crowded with spectators, who
cheered in the warmest manner. For a considerable

time previous to his arrival St. Patrick's-hall was
densely crowded with the elite of Dublin society,
the most distinguished representatives of its rank,
fashion, and wealth, presenting a brilliant stectacle.
Shortly before the arrival of his Royal Highness
the Lord Mayor and the members of the Corpora-
tion, clothed in their rich and picturesque robes, and
attended by all the insignia which mark the dignity
of that ancient body, took place on the dais in front
of the throne. The Prince entered the Hall, and
was conducted by the Lord-Lieutenant to the throne.
His Royal Highness was accompanied by General
Bruce and Col. Koppel. The Lord-Lieutenant stood
beside the Prince, to whom he presented the Lord
Mayor, who read the following address :

" To HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALBERT EDWARD,
PRINCE OP WALES.

" The Address of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, and Burgesses of Dublin. .

"May it please your Royal Highness,—We, the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the city of Dublin,
beg to approach your Royal Highness on the occasion of
your visit to Ireland, and to assure you that your presence
affords to the people of Ireland the most sincere pleasure
and gratification.
" Recognizing.in the person of your Royal Highness the
bright and early promise of the many exalted qualities and
virtues which, while adding lustre to the Throne, have so
endeared your Royal mother in the hearts of her devoted
subjects in her vast empire, we trust that your visit to Ire-
land is but one of many which it may be your pleasure to
make to this part of the United Kingdom.
" We venture to express a hope that during your Royal
Highness's stay in Ireland the vast material and industrial
resources of our country may be observed by you; and
that you may feel, when departing from our shores, that
you have derived information and advantage from your stay
among us.

"We can state, on behalf of the citizens of Dublin, that
they would have felt it a high privilege to welcome your
Royal Highness in a more formal manner ; but understand-
ing that it is your wish to abstain as far as possible from
public manifestations during your visit to Ireland on this
occasion, we avail ourselves of this mode of giving expres-
sion to our feelings."

His Royal Highness, in a clear and distinct voice,
and with appropriate emphasis, then read the fol-
lowing gracious reply :
"My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,—l receive with most
heartfelt pleasure the cordial address, which, emanating as
it does from the Corporation and citizens of the Irish metro-
polis, I venture to regard as expressing sentiments enter-
tained by the country at large. Although, in compliance
with my own wishes, public formalities were in a great
measure dispensed with on the occasion of my landing, the
enthusiastic welcome spontaneously tendered to me by the
vast and important community which you represent was
not only grateful to myself, but afforded the most unequi-
vocal evidence of their affectionate devotion to the Queen,
my mother, and to ker family. That you should discern
in me any promise of the virtues and exalted qualities which

have so endeared her Majesty to her subjects is, I fear, due
rather to 3 our generous partiality than to my own deserts.
But you may be assured, at least, that I am profoundly
sensible of their inestimable value, and that to learn to imi-
tate them is my earnest study and fondest desire. I come
here, as I have visited other parts of the country, for the
purpose of self-improvement, and specially on this occasion
to profit by the great advantages which the plains of the
Curragh present as a school for practical military instruc-
tion. My time will be chiefly occupied in this pursuit; but
I am most anxious to acquire a more full acquaintance with
the material and industrial resources of Ireland, and yield
to no one in my sense of their importance and in earnest
desire for their increase and development."

His Royal Highness proceeds to the Curragh to-
day, where he is to remain some time studying the
details of military science.

ECCLESIASTICAL COM iISSION.

If any portion of the reported proceedings of
Parliament may by a license of speech be described
as entertaining reading, it is the discussions on the
Miscellaneous Estimates. The jumble and jostle of
the oddest subjects prepares a succession of little
surprises ; the speeches are so short and jerky, and
the reporters, exercising a discretion too seldom em-
ployed, give only the best things said; and then, iu
the freedom of an unpremeditated debate, what ex-
traordinary notions are let loose upon the House.
The few words said in the House of Commons on
Monday about the Ecclesiastical Commission—a
body instituted to redress the glaring inequalities
of Church endowments, and make the ecclesiastical
property of the nation contribute more effectually to
the object for which it is assigned—were called forth
by a demand upon the public purse for the rent of
its lodgings. Several members said the estate which
the Commission administered ought to bear this
charge ; whereupon Sir Cornewall Lewis and Lord
John Russell, great constitutionalists and good
churchmen, said the State ought to pay the money,
because it had intervened for an object of its own,
which had not been desired by the Church. What is
the fact ? Parliament, in appointing this Commis-
sion, acts simply in the exercise of the trusteeship of
Church property which it has held ever since the
Papists were dispossessed. There is no dictation,
no submission, no compromise. Parliament ex-
ercises its right, and the law is obeyed as a matter
of course. That is, it is obeyed, so far as Parlia-
ment has taken securities for obedience—not an
inch further—witness last year's amalgamation of
the York Deanery. The following sums expended
upon Bishops' palaces, under the authority of the
Commission, demonstrates the profuseness of a body
which comes to Parliament to pay the rent of its
offices :