The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-18 00:00:00

tt4l.t°•flight was connected with the netionaity of Ire-
Weil What was the treatment which the Marquis of
kid esITY, claruni et venerabile nomen, received—he rho
Iyiajelsed the first volunteer corps in Ireland in
14 Roman Catholics were permitted to serve.
444'92 the Noble Marquis had refused the
1'; 't rank in the Cabinet because he would
to igl, uP the question of Roman Catholic relief;
of that distinguished nobleman by
teat") e that he had left Ireland without having con-
::: :1:4 wthase one party
party and disliked by the other. What
ilea "a treatment of another Lord-Lieutenant, whose
40d.80
Olea intentions, public spirit, and great abilities,
IIatI7LL to render everything that was good or great
hoi,sueYlrious with the name of Anglesea? Was he not
4tcl with obloquy and abuse; and did it not come
Neehel the
Cloneurry's memoirs that so far from being
tea t_ a was disposed to make every proper conces-
an the people? And, to come down to later times,
!traatZad been the treatment given to Lord Clarendon--
"ett t„hee weluld be bold to say, in spite of what had
,Por6B '"eu by the Hon. Member for Meath, who had
atirrtahet,(l the. even tenor. of his way" without looking to
testa ealgush interests, but to the common weal of the
!eke tgenerally—whai, he asked, was the treatment
'64(1,9 that Noble Earl? He would not be surprised
leionareal attacked and ridiculed by those whose revo-
Sletli); schemes he had buffied ; but when he found him
I4::riatiiite.e;eo,lneiedoc,ifonuithntiteereyp,,
Nitre 0Y persons of high station and known respecta.-
for having, in the discharge of his
edatesem,isbseed three maeistr ates from the
(Mr. Bernal Osborne) felt
Jots, high nme that such an office as that of Lord-
ti),aut of Ireland should be abolished.—(Hear.) A
~eeeutenant of Ireland, be ho ever so pure, impar-
Z ti,i4interested in his conduct, could not escape de-
-04,8 tie could only hope, by the frequency of his
~the excellence of his wines, and the extent ofd
Ctsleit lite
o n„4 7 to maintain a character for talent an
ette, -"r amongst the favoured classes who were made
eac ere of his
ne t It was an office where
elks °n
Solon, Beau Nash before
li:fore'tlrd the practical experience of a French cook
alliterS efysitrA wisdom of a Wellesley.—(Hear, e___ol-
- for T.,111 P, would ask who was the responsible
Ireland that House? In 1822 the Lord-
nettant ee • 1
elnef as in favour of Catholic Emancidation; but
4 some oecretary, the Home Secretary, and the Lreoard;
were opposed to it. There
was no
b " ulo
mister for Ireland then in the ]house. The
13'el°wever, were altered now. We now saw a re-
eGt' Irish Minister in that House. The Right Hon
tkill 041421 who now held that office was undoubtedly a
ZNy-ifiigh honour and ability, But what was the
4-ei 41,3' Ron. Member asked a question connected
keel and of the Irish Solicitor-General he was im-
him y referred to the English Solicitor-General, and
44,, was again referred to the Right lion. Gen-
Oet ne Home Secretary.—(Laughter.) It was, in
1:11(1 '01,°11.17 by a kind of Caesarean operation the querist
, utfun __ • ..
t “ any information from the Solicitor-Go-
i.relancl•—(Laught.!r.) There was the office of
1411 -t
,eerrtar
of Prey
paratory for Irelanschooll fa. Ed. Althoughnglish statesmen,
that was said to
i
le rust e
e; fur be viewed as a very high and distinguished
hi.,4 1(14,0 it a man but looked into the estimates, he
that the fortunate higheroccupant of that office was
salary thae any of the Cabinet Ministers-
-5A 0/ 9u;o/two houses besides, with the usual
Cl.ai pintete ene,_ year,
,(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mier as-
pf 8 g this fact, would any person tell him that the
ihke theuretery for Ireland was an irresponsible officer?
ilrtel ;gee lion. Baronet the Member for Drogheda was
Chief Secretary for Ireland, he (Mr. Osborne)
i'aie,l4t hopes that the great Irish difficulty would be
!Illellii,aolved. He thought that the Hon. Baronet
proposed a series of good and substantial
1'116,1)0,-3 for Ireland. The Hon. Baronet was well known
clefaMitical partisan, who was selected in 1846 to fill
'l(4 ee because he had moved the amendment which
Q, tr°Yed the late Government. He was the politi-
le'44llll„ Ltilaat had rent the. oak, but was now to be sewn
and fettered in consequence of the opera-
-1,411 a,:en, like Milo, he could do no more, he might,
t,)lttiti.„llts, palliate his weakness by pleading a desire
J.,e'verybody.—(Laughter.) But was it not no-
b o he was asked a question in reference to the
!tet:e, he would say he would be obliged to coin-
If of With the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland ? Was
ttotia„ 40terious that Bills were introduced into this
Oterr,e,'Peeting Ireland which they never
.heard more
41141:' Sae .11rd* ? These Bills were often revived by the
t
th. the suggestions of the Irish Members. Some-
-1,:e• a„ Lord-Lieutenant controlled the Chief Secre-
-0147 dud the Chief Secretary the Lord-Lieu-
elkilkd sometimes the Under Secretary controlled
.b.;41 „i'ere was another mysterious personage to be
kh, 0;4 in these performances—namely, the law ad-
s d Castle, who remained behind the scenes,
tlie-7 the strings by which the decrepid wisdom
le wfa
mandates of the fantoccini of the
k,_4l4,6ere called into operation. He heard somethingbm,
as to the great majority of the Irish people e
I°,°3 for
hisshe retention of the office. He, however:,
-„," hand an extract from a high It-
eePer, called toe Nation, which was to
t 1 proit The appeal made from Dublin to
Ir'nees in favour of the Lord-Lieutenancy
t; Sllee-414 has met with no support, except
Rilkenny, Drogheda, and Limerick refase to
;140,4ing to do with it. In the cit of Dublin only
"itet'lltaets of the Post-office Ward had declared
e."le Government Bill, and one meetin of the
tjma, 'ard, at which only 12 persons attended.' Some
the re influenced by pecuniary motives in wishing
11,ets centinuance of this office in Ireland, and some
Oeet wer
who looked at the Castle of Dublin as Ma-
Otto:" said to look at Mecca—full of hope and ex-
Ceti • *--(Leughter.) This quest on however, nail
%,),Itself to a Dubin question.—(Hear, hear.) Al
?e°oo4lltages of a port, a healthy situation, and
141.4 t° Th '
abitants and the courts of law, were
e° dependent upon the retention of
however, felt confident that a
L'N"4tloe on the west coast of Ireland, and.
'rd at Cork, would prove much more bens
SI t° and
e lreland than the best
that
they
ed 0o e, and he was sure that Dublin would. prosper
itlll'slie:re, under such circumstances than in
.the con-
Nee- °' mock court and a party-coloured vicernoy.b—alde
t's he hat looked into the Act
,of Unioanboa d
about the
3' that there was not one word in it
41 kind
ewi It 1(414 the Lord-Lieutenancy of Ireland. There
b 4(4 t of obligation in it that the Privy Council
4..„ hie° ne extinguished. In his mind, that proviso
thselig,-;',Uient to show that Mr. Pitt had intended to
11,4%:eu the office of Lord-Lieutenant. He thought
(i1P0„-hglievances of Ireland must be redressed, and
ette,l"B healed by a series of remedial measures.—
te,,,-eat) They must revise the system of poor-
all'', The if they wished to have a people and a coudn-
t4lent +ee Was another thing which they should o
sot retest slightest hesitation. So long as they left
kOky atant Church in its present state, they could
;Dar.) I,,,peace, prosperity, or justice in Ireland.—(Hear,
e7le was happy to hear from the Noble Lord
4s her Majesty's intention to visit Ireland more
tb tly for
the future. He hoped that this was a
11" 'lot merely confined to this House. He wished
taper Majesty would take up her residence there
11:° tie al months. He for one would occasionally
'l4tt objection to this Parliament holding its sit-
lap D ere•—(llear, hear, from the Irish Mem-
-017 ea4Tietlrable Members must not talk of Ire-
trak re they would of the Isle of Wight. They
()fleet that she was a nation of 8,000,000 a
Ikbe, ttyPhe, and therefore should not he treated a
frkr,,r,ultiee. The Roman Catholics of Dublin could
tqhlt-tY,wg-' that the h teful phrase " Protestant ascen-
q4treatigrat originated in tae Castle of Dublin. He
ee,t" Of milect no one national sentiment with the exist-
tr stir -40 office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. He
ttiset,t that the spirit of nationality would burn with a
hirmight when it ceased to draw its inspirations from
1 it ,t 7 atra, of Castle influence.—(Hear, hear.)
to pretaZ BRIEN, who was occasionally inaudible_ in
yrelv:/, said, he thought that the loss of this office
I.lofth would be a very serious one indeed. The
li,',4lalC„" Queen for a week or two would prove but
f,"4,(1 o,,'",PerlSatioll for the injury that would be in-
-404",t,he country if this Bill passed. The Secretary
leh°l:leeti9: Would then be obliged to depend for all his
G0448--„4 from persons coming to his office upon
thi,-'sr,e°nnected with Ireland. He thought that the
13; toei.,"t would incur a great risk by proceeding in
reL'eliet"e which they had that night proposed. The Hon.
'Bll
evt Iticluded by saying that he would give the
lily ei,tv„, opposition in his power.
,t4i,ef 1.),"-vs,'1, OLDS trusted, as representative for the
,qe!or ni°9 he might be permitted to plead an ex-
It"'°wing himself upon the indulgence of the
alliti the was the habit of the late Mr. O'Connell,
the height of his political glory, when addressingn
Its ItttaThulY of his fellow-countrymen, and exultingi
11,„` great of some popular privilege, to say This
tot for Ireland." His Hon. Friend the Mem-
el might exclaim, " This is a great night
keel% °cause, although the Noble Lord at the head
ejtks't :iternment bad now introduced this Bill, any
tramsrt,o,eraerit it was entitled to must be brought
tt 4s. credit or debit of the Hon. Member for Mona-
resid e in to deprive the people of Irelan
4,1/44 viceroy, was clearly traceable to the Hon.
te„tatel. Montrose. In May, 1823, the Honourable
tioti:Ubmitted a similar motion to the onebeforeit_
Bpd it, ei but receiving no great support he. w ht
tlieitle MaY, 1830, he repeated the experiment,
tti," tin tile House on his motion for an address.
ea't 44, rs were-115 for, and 229 against it.. In
thk°,4.),11 tllon there were only four Irishmen patriotic
hat
lan /13te with his Honourable Friend ; but now
men 'logs •
Se had, ill of his (Mr. Reynold's) fellow-country-
tam, ppos, it would seem, increased very much in
hit s`te direction ; for he found that the most
teitt!riall E"_eehes in favour of the motion were made by
te taai rethren, and that they not only supported it
e:a atheeabr:°tee, but with their cheers. His Hon. Friend
1%4 rtie, r for Cork, for instance, had followed that
ONlebeiek.ilit,,h..° ground as he alleged, of the people of Ire-
hee,""uutable to the measure; and he had the bold-
ha le of ;euuld not term it temerity—to assert that the
loheerPutilin were especially so. He (Mr. Reynolds)
eatletie,lll%flow the people of Dublin better than his Hon.
lie,,ttadieti``, he was in a position to give the flattest
k -"exit '"" to that statement which the forms of Par-
Jtre• would e •
inept
_remit. Not more than two months ago
seepet.!Y ef elng was held by the high sheriff of the
! eit
4,:uublin on the subject, and a petition was
ele_qoeia eluat meeting condemning the proposition of
hadeeer in the strongest terms; and not a fort-
ILY4' 'ice
( R of Lord
'Pee called r 9 eynoldse, in his capacity
leia table a Meeting also, more numerous, more re-
etio°ll4l4 l'untraboje influential than had eve. r before
e~ethat u In under a roof, when a similar pe-
-1,heiez......a Which he had presented in the course of the
le,"t wa sigted by 10,000 inhabitants, was the result.
it
a 1/16 answer to the calumnies' uttered against
ew-citiz
mess ,ens by the Hon. Member for Cork. But
tele`aare 4',,that petitions had not been sent against the
• the., eveow,_ -,•n at was true. But why?—simply becathe
62° "'I no confidence in the House of Commons,
.
''‘.lll" they were beghaning to think it