The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

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51EITING AT THY, ROYAL EVA! A —The meeting of the
subscribers to the fond for erecting a national testimonial to Om-
tnethorate of the King to Ireland takes place this day.
It is convened. evidently with the intent of effecting, if possible,
the appropriation of this fund to the advancement of the plan of
our valuable citiren, Mr. IlUme. We should hope there, will be
no diltireace of opinion on the propriety of using the fund for such
a purpose. If the results anticipated by the public from the esta-
blishment of a Loan Fund, and the adoption of the other parts of
Mr. home's project, and for our own part we have attentively
romidered it in ill its bearings, and we are convinced of its
eminent utility and practicability), there will be a monument.
raised up to the King, mtudi more enduring than a heap of
stones with an inscription upon theiri We know that the King
has freely surrendered up his title to the fund, and that the most
anxious desire of his Majesty is, that it should be.converted into a
fund that will relieve those, whose distress has been represented
to him. We are sorry to see a recommendation, evidently written
by some avaricious architect, appearing in an Evening Contem-
porary, and advising that the funds should be used in building a
new bridge near the phrrni x Park. now. the building of a bridge
could relieve the poor manufacturers of .Dublin, we profess our
,ignorance. We again trust there will be no difference of opinion,
but that something Ornetieoi to mitigate the distress of the poor
of Dublin may at length be done,—Atublin Morning Register-of
Monday.

Burrxa Taana.—A melding of persons interested in the but-
ter trade of Ireland was held in Townes's-street on Saturday, when
it was decided that a ease sho ild be laid before the law officers of
the Crown, to advise the export weigh-masters in Ireland what
measures should be adopted to prevent a continuance of the frauds
which have been proved W exist in many of the ports from which
butter has been shipped. The weigh-masters wait the opinion of
Counsel, to take, on their part, the most efficient and prompt
steps to retrieve the lost character of the butter trade of this enun--
try. An opportunity now offers to the shippers of this commo-
dity to, assist in so laudable and patriotic an. undertaking. It is a
melancholy but indisputable fact, that the loss we have sustained
by the decuaiie of our export and the increase of foreign butters, is
upwards of 2,100,000 L within the last three years !
Journal.

Cott. 'Nana or Dusim4.—At length the Guild of Merc.hante
of Dublin has ceased to have any interference with the Coal Trade,
This event, which relieves the consumers of coals of a
,toll of
15,0001. per annum, is the result. of the Customs Law of last
Nession...—Freenton's

01Jan:A eitost STA,KVATIOIi.—A imor woman of the name of
*dab, who lived in Watling street, had been for some time in
want of suatenance. The landlady having become troublesome to
her for rent, she was on her way on Saturday to her niece, who
resides in' Wood-street; but nature failed her as she reached
Usher's-quay, and having sat down on the steps of a door-way,
she expired !—Deblin Morning Register.
Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock, a poor man, named
George --., apparently
about 58 years of age, who was
usually employed in carrying fish for the women who sell it on the
Coal-Quay, while passing through Ratriek.street with a basket
of fish on bia head, fell et the end of CArey's-lare in a fit. Some
persons passing inunediatsly raised him, and means were used to
recover him, but although Mr. Lucas, apothecary, and Dr.
Kehoe, humanely exerted themselves, it was inetiectual, and, after
struggling for some time, he expired. It was said by some of the
persons present that they hail heard him on that morning say he
had eaten' during the last two days but one penny bun ! the
was, indeed, a miserable looking object.—reork Southern Rep.
FIRS tN THE Moureratws.—The mountains near Bray, the pro-
perty of Mr. Gartland; have been, we understand, on fire for some
days post. The ignition has extended so widely that the flumes have
been many nights discernable in Dublin. The extreme avidity of
the ground, caused by the long absence of rain, hati'made the soil,
which is chiefly peat, very susceptible of ignition ; and we under-
stand that the, present tire had its origin in the accidental tilling of
a spark of fire which a boy was carrying on the ground, which was
speedily in a blaze. Already sonm damage, as we are informed,
has been glone—ilublinliiin-ning Beiriner•

On Tueidsy and Wednesday last, the Ntreetm of Ratitkeei were
crowded with a large assemblage of PooPle, to the number of
some'boodteds, wanting employment or sonis means of purebas-
log food for their families. The shiviteepeis of the town ad-
vised them to desist until Thursday, which' they; quietly did ; and,
in the mean time a large quantity of bread Was distributed
amongst
them.
anal 244' M•P• together with the
Magistrates, Other gentlemen, and shopkeepers, entered jute
subscription, which Onl'hursday, beforetwo o'clock, amounted
to over 100/....C0rk Southern Iteportsr.