The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-19 00:00:00

IRELAXD.

THE QUEEN'S VISIT.
DUBLIN, MAY 15.—The Dublin Evening Post gives, from
its London correspondent, the following account of an inter-
view between the Home Secretary and a deputation from
the corporation of Dublin :
" At two o'clock on Tuesday, the Lord Mayor, with Alder-
man O'Brien, Mr. Ford, the Town-clerk, and Mr. Beasley,
who attended the Lord Mayor as his secretary, had an inter-
view with Sir James Graham.

" The Lerd Mayor commenced by expressing his thanks
for the courtesy of the Home Secretary in granting an inter-
view so speedily after his arrival. _

. " Sir James Graham said he much regretted that the Lord
Mayor hsd had the trouble of coming over prematurely. He
observed that he had not yet received her Majesty's com-
mands as to the day on which she would receive the address
on the throne. Her Majesty had gone to the Isle of Wight,
and would not, in all probability, return until Friday
evening, after which he would take the earliest
opportunity of learning her Majesty's pleasure upon
the subject. Sir James continued to say that he
was not aware of her Majesty ever having expressed an inten-
tion, as yet, of visiting Ireland ; she had never expressed such
intention to him, nor had there been any communication
made of the subject to the Irish Government. Ile was, he
said, aware, that when rumours on the subject first went
abroad, the intelligence had been received in Ireland with
universal joy—in the way, in fact, it might be expected
such an event would be hailed by the Irish people; but
why the tone should have been totally altered, by any
speech in Parliament, of any Member of the Legislature, he
could not see or understand. [The Home Secretary, by the
way, seemed to be thoroughl • conversant with everything
spoken and written in Ireland. He asked, how could it be
expected that he would advise er Majesty to proceed to Ire-
land, after it had been announced that the horses in the
royal carriage were to be affrighted in the streets of Dublin
with the shouts of repeal ; that the sound was to force like a
shot into the royal councils; that certain gentlemen were to
appear in their repeal uniform of the Eighty-two Club at her
Majesty's levee? [Sir James Graham here paused, looking
significantly at the Lord Mayor.]
" Alderman O'Brien observed that it was hard—he might
say unjust—to decide against the people of the entire coun-
try, because an article of a certain nature had appeared in a
newspaper.
" Sir James Graham replied : True, but that was not all.
The newspaper publication had been followed up by speeches
at the Conciliation-hall and resolutions; and there were the
monster meetings commencing again. If her Majesty went
to Ireland, and were to be met in this way, did they imaginehme
r
she could give any assurance on the question but the one
Majesty had already communicated through her Minister
Parliament?
" The Town-clerk here observed that he remembered
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he was certain that neither of those bodies, nor, indeed, any
con-
fined to the Church, the University, and the Corporation, and
of the Irish people, would do any act whatever that could, in
the last degree, offend a Sovereign so much beloved in Ire-
land. He expressed his thorough conviction that the Irish
character, for loyalty and courtesy, would not be lessened by
the reception they would give their Queen.
"Sir James Graham said, the Corporation of Dublin cer-
tainly had done everything that could be desired in the
matter. He then spoke in very eulogistic terms of the
address of the Corporatiou, as a document that was most
gratifying to her Majesty. That address did not omit a
word that should have been introduced, and he was certain
the sentiments it contained expressed the sincere feelings of
theaon O'Brienle' A remarked that the immediate object
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of their interview was to ascertain when it
would be her
Majesty's pleasure to receive the de t •
pu ation and he thanked
Sir James Graham for the courtesy' and attention he had
shown to the deputation.
"Sir James replied that, iall • •
n probability, he would be
able to ascertain her Majesty's '
pleasure on Saturday, and, of
course, sufficient time should be • given for the deputation
appointed by the Corporation to arrive from Ireland.
" The Lord Mayor and the gentlemen who accompanied
hint then withdrew.
" I must now add d •
my own decided opinion, that the Queen
has been disposed to visit Ireland, and that the carrying
that intention into effect, in the course of the present sum-
mer, will depend on circumstances to which I need not now
further allude. I may, I think, further add, that if the
Queen should not be advised to visit Ireland, it will be a
source of disappointment in the royal mind ; but it is mani-
fest that Ministers are anxious to remove any blame in the
matter from their own shoulders."
THE MAYNOOTH BILL.
It has been remarked, that the clergy of the Established
Church, as a body, have refrained from any active oppo-
sition- to the Maynooth Bill. ' An address to Dr. Daly,
Bishop of Cashel, by a small portion of his Wow, is • an ex-
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