The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-03 00:00:00

IRELAND.

ONDON, JY' 4, .
GENTLCME—
N,B L
y the testimony which you havULe born tolBl7 my
'mink conduct, you hae::: conferred upon me an honour most
gratifying to my feelings.
.I have been, and ever shall he, actuated by the sincerest
desire to promote the welfare of Ireland—and I consider my-
self amply repaid for the labours and anxiety of Office, by
the assurance which you have given me, that 1 bare acquired
your entire confidence.
I have the honour, &c.
(Signed) ROBERT PEEL.

ST. HELJERS, JERSEY, SEPT, 23.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.
Yesterday evening, at about half-past five
o'clock, after returning from St. Petei's
Bonilly Bay, &c. his Royal Highness, with Major
General Gordon and suite, went to visit the Cob ue
loyal (the Court House), where he was received
by the States. One of the Jurats, Mr. A uley,
shelved his Royal Highness wine original letters
and Papers, written by Charles 11. when
it
this island, with which the Royal Duke scenic,
mncli Pleased. He then returned to Govern
went House, where he dined. At about half.
past nine, attended by Major-General Got..
don, the Staff, &c. his Royal Highness went
to the Subscription Ball at Deal's Hotel;
given in honour of the Royal Duke.—Danc-
ilig commenced at ten. His Royal Highness
led off with Miss Le Breton, daughter of the Lieu-
tenant .Bailli ; they went down 75 couple. After-
wards the Duke danced with Miss Durnaresq, and
then with her sister, the daughters of the King's
Proenreur-General. From the great number of
Ladies who stood up to dance, it was proposed to
form two sets; this was agreed to at firsts but
then the question was, who would go into the
second set ? And, as nobody seemed willing to
forego the only opportunity they might ever have
of feeling a Royal hand, the beautiful line of se-
venty-five Ladies remained unbroken; each on the
" light fantastic toe," footed it to his oal
Highness, and each had the happiness of feeßlinyg
both his hands. All was animation and sprightli.,
ness.

At twelve o'clock all who could get places sat
down to an excellent cold supper. Numerous ap=
propriate toasts were given and enthusiastically
drank in Champaign—the excellent band of the
55th regiment playing many charming airs, Af-
ter supper the dance commenced again till two
o'clock, when the Royal Duke retired. His Royal
Highness is a most excellent dancer, -and never
once sat down, except at supper.—The subscrip-
,on was half-a-guinea gentlemen, and 3s. bd.

allies

This morning (Tuesday), at nine o'clock, the
streets were lined by the 55th, when the Duke, in
an open carriage, with General Gordun, at (elided

Mn. SECRETARY PEEL.
We recently inserted an article, under ire head
ofSti ADMINISTRATIoN, lit the highest degree
honourable to theNonLE VicanoY of Ireland, and
to this Gentleman, but we did not think it neces-
sary to join our humble eulogiums to an article
which spoke for itself, on a subject, too, in
which the conduct of both parties is so well
known and universally admired,. as to require no
additional panegyric. This day we have the far-
ther gratification of inserting a letter which was
addressed to Mr. PEEL by a majority of Irish
Membets, among whom there are many of the
Opposition Party; a circumstance, as has justly
been observed, altogether unprecedented, as well
as creditable to the meritorious person addresstql,
and certainly also to those Opposition Members,
who have thus !manifested a liberality of senti-
ment that can triumph over all political hostility,
Observing the date of these documents, we should
he surprised that they have never before rearlicd
the public eye, if the modesty of the Gentlemar
in question were not equal to'the other merits. of
his exalted character.
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT PEEL,
Secretar y Irchold. •
LoNuoN,t.v 3 ISI7.
Sut,—Five years have now elapsed, during which , you have
advised and conducted the Executive Affairs of Ireland, as
Minister of that country, with a zeal arid diligence so disin-
terested—..l firmncss so manly—an impartiality so strictly un-
shalseo—and with talents so eminently conspicuous, that you
have merited our warmest gratitude; and would have ac-
quire r the entire approbation of every subscriber to this
Letter, hut. for the contrariety of opinion which prevails
amongst ourselves on the question of the Roman Catholic

Admitting. however, to you, as we must do to each other,
the influence of conscientious conviction on this momentous
question, we are porsuaded it will not interfere with your up.
rght d,scharge of pu'ilic duty.
Impressed with the sentiment, that your public services in
Ireland are of the inmost value, we may be permitted to ex-
press our ardent hope and earnest entreaty, that no change
ref persons, which may at this time be contemplated in the
Government there, should induce you to decline a continu-
ance in yoor present situation.
You, who have now made yourself perfectly acquainted
with the course of measures fitted to the better administra-
tion of Government in Ireland—who have projected many,
and have already executed sour(' very important improvements
in the internal policy of that country—cannot be snrprised,
that those who feel sincerely anxious for the advancement of
Society in Education, Industry, and Morals, should view,
with deep regret, that the care of those most interesting con-
' cerns should be transferred to other superintentlance, before
further progress shall hare been made towards their per-
fection.
Although we do not presume to urge or expect, that in-
ducements, arising out of personal friendship to any of our-
selves, cart influence your decision upon the object of our so-
licitation yet, we cannot omit this occasion to express the
high gratification we enjoy, in having acquired an intimate
knowledge of a Character, which we esteem for private worth
as much as we admire it for public virtue.
(Signed)—Yarmouth, John O'Neill, William Richardson,
Daniel W. Webber, John Michell, H. Bruen, F. J.
Falkiner, Arthur Chichester, Nathaniel Sneyd, John
Barry, Edward O'Brien, Augustus Fitzgerald, William
Bagwell, 'J. P. Bertsford (Rear-Adnural), Bernard,
Richard Hare, M. Longfield, N. C. Colthurst, G. V,
Hart, James Stewart, Glerawly, Hans Hamilton,
R. W. Talbot, Robert Shaw, L. Evelyn, G. L. Cole,
Richard Magennis, James Daly, V. Blake, James
Crosbie, Thomas Bernard, U. Lloyd, H. R. Clements,
W. W. (atilt]. William Odell, Charles Vereker, H. S.
Moore, G. F. Hill, Alexander Stewart, Forbes, G.
Fetherston, John Foster, Jocelyn, Denis Browne,
Dominick Browne, James L. Cotter, Bective, Marcus
Somerville, C. P. Leslie, Thomas C. S. Corry, F.
Needham, Arthur French, Charles Leigh, E. P.
Cooper, B. Spencer, John Stewart, George I. Beres-
ford, H. It. Pakenham, G. Rochfurt, Frederick Flood,
R. Neville, J. Keane.