The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, TUESDAY.
At the monthly meeting of the Corporation yes-
terday, the Lord Mayor gave the following account
of his reception by the Queen :
"As this is the first time the council has met
since I had the honour of presenting the corpora-
tion address of welcome to her Majesty the Queen,

perhaps it may be acceptable to state to the House
the mode of procedure on the occasion. I was in-
troduced by his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant

into the Queen's presence, and her Majesty re-
ceived me most graciously. In attendance on
her Majesty were the Earl of Granville,
one of her Majesty's Secretaries of State ; Lord
Sidney, Lord High Chamberlain ; the Hon.
General Grey, and the ladies in waiting. On pre-
senting the address, I said, ' May it please your Ma-
jesty, I have the high honour of presenting to your

Majesty the loyal and dutiful address of welcome
from the aldermen, burgesses, and citizens of your
ancient and loyal city of Dublin on your Majesty's
visit to this part of your Majesty's dominions.' The
Queen then took the address and said—'l feel much
gratified at the improved state of Ireland since my
last visit.' Her Majesty's manner was most gracious
and cordial throughout. I then retired, accompa-
nied as before by the Lord Lieutenant, and also
Earl Granville and Lord Sidney. We expected an
answer to the address. I will read a letter I have
received from the Chief Secretary :
" Dublin Castle, Aug. 30.
`" am directed by the Lord-Lieutenant to request
your lordship to convey to the members of the Corporation
her Majesty's gracious reception of the loyal and dutiful ad-
dress of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of the
city of Dublin, on the occasion of your lordship having in
person presented their address to her Majesty at the Vice-
regal Lodge on the 23d inst. _ _

" I have the honour to be, my lord, your lordship's
obedient servant, ' ROBERT PEEL.
" To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.' "
" It was not usual to send an answer, but to pub

lish the address in the Gazette, which had been done.
With reference to the Prince Consort, his Royal
Highness had requested the Lord .Lieutenant to take
charge of it for him, as he had to go to the Curragh.
The Lord-Lieutenant accordingly took charge of the
address, and in a few days after the following reply
was received :

"' August 26, 1861.
" My Lord,—l am commanded by his Royal Highness
the Prince Consort to acknowledge the receipt of the address
from the Corporation of Dublin, which was left by your
lordship for his Royal Highness on Friday last; and to ex-
press his Royal Highness's regret that an engagement to
visit the Prince of Wales at the Curragh prevented his re-
ceiving it personally from your lordship. He would have
been glad to avail himself of the opportunity of himself
assuring your lordship, and through your lordship the
aldermen and burgesses of Dublin, of his grateful sense of
the kind and flattering welcome he has, for the third time,
met with in this city.

It must always be most gratifying to his Royal High•
ness to witness the affectionate demonstration of attachment
to her Majesty's person and family, which everywhere greet
her Majesty in travelling through all parts of her dominions.
But it is peculiarly gratifying on an occasion like the pre-
sent, when his Royal Highness has the satisfaction of hear-