The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-05 00:00:00

UI3LIN CORPORATION ENLARGED.

(From the Freeman's Journal of Monday.)
Wylie
O we first heard of the resolution of the Dub-
-'orporatiorr, to present twelve hundred Bruns-
:e-0 with the freedom of the city, we need
eel)? ay,that we regarded the intelligence as totally
bltorthy of credit. how even the .Members of
Guild of Merchants could venture to originate
'lttperate an innovation and outrage upon the
ttelit body of our fellow-citizens, appeared to us, at
t:first blush, a problem, to the elucidation of which
Yrt't till the exclusionary acts and menaces of that
1101:taity could afford a clue. It would appear,.
ever, by the following resolution, published iii
tit Brunswick Journals, as the official announce-
A: of the fact, that it is decided, that the Irish
litiorePolis must sink into the condition of a rotten
lib, ugh, and that every friend of civil and religious
®'ire in this city, hitherto possessed of a freehold,
wilgt henceforth -become de facto disfranchised, and
eit4tevet be his stake in the representation of this
0 become a mere cypher compared with the
(Thwicker, who never stood upon Irish ground :
litile"ited--Tliat viewing with alarm the decrease in
ttt4olber of freemen of this city, caused by the heavy
P duty and other expences that individuals passing
t4tiNthe various Guilds are obliged to incur, averaging
th Individual from nine to twelve pounds, and being
h_tware of the great increase of forty-shilling freeholders,
4,Z!lre registered at the trifling expense of one shilling
IN44"Penee a-bead, we are, therefore, imperatively called
Nit Piotefitaut Corporation, to guard the honour and
1.42 r of the representation of Dublin in Parliament, by
,L,74oTg the only measure, that of adding to 'the roll of
Niheotors, now lett in our power, by which we will be
tkil at the next election to cope with a fictitious frail-
lotOoll which will prevent the disgrace from being at-
Ntla.to the Irish metropolis, of returning a Member who
for the eontwssion of the-. Popish claims, or rather
Ilktvtifall of the Constitution: Resolved, therefore, thid
to enable the Corporation so uphold its rights and
eS we. the Sheriffs and Commons, request the con•
81:4" of the Lord Mayor and Board of Aldermes, in
t 11,4 'nig the freedom of the city at large to one thousand
NotLlPtvards of iudividuals of approved uncompromising
Assran, t loyalty, on paying the stamp duty."
'er the required concurrence in this resolution
been obtained, the following Committee was
kieo to give it effect :—Aldermen Sir A. B.
y"s, Sir R. Nugent, Jones, West, C. P. Archer,
e,l,te• J. D. Butler, D. 3l`Cleery, T. Thompson,
NAT, J. Sisson, T. Franklin, Sir E. Stanley,
fallett, J. Mullen, and 11. Cooper.
tlit;lere is a most extraordinary proceeding—whe-
1/4we regard the invasion of the right of the citi-
tir°r the pretences upon which it is sought to jus-
that invasion. It is stated in the above reselu-
-4 that the measure is one of retaliation and re-
b 7 although its parallel for offence and trans-
(!:Bsl" is not to be found in the history of any
ikjPoratiou. And what is the excuse ? That the
itiit.llTal who represents the commercial and trad-
lYnTerests of Dublin, in Parliament, and whose
tv Qs to obtain leel%latiye protection for this city in
LitetY point that concerns the prosperity of its inha-
thilkutai entertains, upon one gi eat question, the
e °pillion which the Duke of Leiuster, followed
‘,Twe thousand representatives of the Protestant
filth arid intelligence of Ireland, entertains.
tiil he Corporation, however, have overdone the
Yttg• So great a treason to the Constitution, as
ikIT creation of twelve hundred Brunswick Freemen
site promiscuous batch, will not be tolerated by
Legislature, nor tamely submitted to by the in-
CtOitante of this city. Petitions will be forthwith
Iherded to Parliament upon the subject, and other
~"(iings of which the Brunswick Corporation
e out dreamt, set on foot. Besides, it must be
Itt•
I°us to the meanest comprehension, that in the
lit run the Corporation itself would be the sufferer
tthis act, if it be seriously followed up. Twelve
Ored freemen might possibly accomplish a tem-
ikr4rY object, hut under different contingencies and
11:4More rational state of society than we now enjoy,
e would become, from diversity of interests and
liik;e4itY of concert (a thing invariably achieved by
'the), a very unmanageable and refractory corps.
kit tovrn of Drogheda furnishes an illustration in
to It. Several of the Blues who had been qualified
Vlefeat the exertions of Mr. Wallace to be returned
tit that town, after a little experience rebelled against
ItZt, civic patrons, and were favourable to the man
m they were selected to oppose. In truth this
Ilt.Y measure would ensure inevitable ruin to the
it In Corporation, by effecting the forfeiture of
Lenarter,—a destiny, of course, which it cannot
t,Y"e into the heads of the Butlers and 111‘Cleetys to
Leeive.
ft,we have said that this species of wholesale en-
, kigehisetnent is unprecedented. One thing is cer-
ht4 that the several guilds will be very reluctant
twtieB to a proceeding which, with one fell swoop,
ki"nguishes their weight in the Corporation. It is
44 that they will resist the Brunswick scheme with
tc\errtination and perseverance.
tki'lle word with respect to what is called the" Pro-
sitate Corporation. We have read the various
k4treters of this municipal body, and perused a great
44 I°4 44 its ancient history, and we never knew
Y thin Popish in
its origin and in its pro-
gt g more op
(t.4sinn to maturity than this very Corporation of
shr
I°. What will the M'Cleerys say, when we
?ii„. them that times were, when Dublin Lord
14.Yors, and Aldermen, were in the habit of sending
‘il'ontild gifts to the monks and friars of this city,
14 -eating various sites and (Tants to edifices erecting
,the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary T.
At is also untrue that the number of freemen have
krieeeased, there being a much greater number now
.the Corporation books than at any preceding

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13ALLIIIASLOE BRUNSWICKERS.—We are
f:horised to state, that the Protestant Archbishop of
41,44 discountenanced the late meeting of Brunswickers
kl'aninasloe, and to add, that none of the clergy of his
notisted at the meeting.—Dublin Morning Register.
11,,LAW CHANGES.—Among the on dits which
klitYll precede the meeting of the Court, we hear it stated
t a judge of the second division is at.out to resign, and
4t the three gowns held by his Lordship are to be given to
tl:4JA:sivs Molvenr.tvr. The Soticrrint-GENEtAL, we
hear, will, in that case, be called to the office of Dean
Puelthy.—.Edinturgh Evening Post.

HIGH TREASON.—KING O'CONNELL.--
Thursday last a decent man, and of respectable charac-
wore informations before a lull bench of Magistrates,
robled at Petty- Sessions, in the town of Killarney,
.:4 4st A ATI-felt. MAIIONY, of Point, Esquire, JOHN SCAN-
0, of Fassa, and ANDREVSIORNOGH, of Killarney, Gen-
ii:4km, for unlawfully entering his house at Lackaliane, ou
4,l,ight of the 23.1 inst., une illegally swearing "to
t,47 allegiance to 0' Conuell, and to be ready, when
wmi to render same." A warrant was issued
ta
%inot the parties,u raider which Mr. MA trout was arrested,
114414 'onducied to the gaol of the County of Kerry at Tralee,
;3„,,,,,cr, Chief Constable, and a large party of the
4„,,llllltiley police. SCANLAN and MORROGii have absconded,
universally understood that a similar oath has
rltli, 'et/ generally administered throughout the County.
Alanony is,a near relative of Mr. O'CoNnstes. The
f.4itlittal was signed by the following Magistrates—the
brity of whom are Roman Catholics :—Llon. Tiros.
,AkeiWNR, DANIEL. CRONIN, DANIEL MAHONE', Rey.
..14!5+1111 HYDE, GEONGE CASHELL, JOHN COLTSJIAN,
'e " 0 -UNWELL, JOHN S. OXON, J. F. and
lIIS TOPIIEn GALWAY, Esqrs.o
—Do in EveningßLlND,
Nail.
60 RYSTERIOUS OUTRAGE IN CLARR.-1110
1.4_,1ng of Mrs. STUDDART'S Ofi Saturday night, is
ra with oue circumstance worthy of remark. The
tiel7tein of the villains guilty of such a base and brutal at-
to, Upon these poor animals, have been traced, and on
4lining the impressions they were found to be those of
i'e Iket made boot or shoe, quite different from those worn
Peasantry of the country. Can it be that we still
wolves in sheep's chatting, prowling abroad during the
I,e,leht hour, for the purpose of raising the hue and cry
der4t't 4 peaceable a district as is in the kingdom, to ren..
~inentse/ves of some value, at the expeuee of its character
2°, we advise every massalive to the interests and
th 'e
0f the country, to convert himself into a policeman ;
p: rewards already offered prove the indignation it has
Iq'4l and before many days, we will have foxes unearthed.
'PPreheusiun of one such villain as we suspect, would
it7tecoutribute to open the eyes of Government to the real
of the country..—Limerick Evening Post.

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