Mr. Canning.
The Times, 1824-09-30T00:00:00

(Froin the Dublini FreemaW': Joarod! of Sept. 2,.) Mr. Canning sailed yesterday morning from Hlwth in the Past Ondice steam-packet, htorleqein. Captain Skinner. on 'his return to ,ondonl. Ile Panccotnrict to the place of embarkation by the Lord .Mayor, Colonel Shaw, Fir Colin Camwpbell Dr. Hunter, &c. The party breakfasted witht Sir Edward and Ladv Lees at their villa, at Howvth, after which Mrlr. Canning ascended lihe hllit to view the scenery, with whlich he appeared much delighted. Aboiat eight o'clock, the Right Honourable Gentleman embarked urdcr a salute of twenty-one guns, fired trom the hit': from the favourable stare o.f tie weather at the tine, and which has continued, there is little doubt but hehas crossed the Channel in about six iours. On Frid;y, Mr. C]anning having expressed to the Lord Mayor his admiacion of' the city, and the splendour and beauty of its buildings, his Lordship assured him Lhat Ire would canrv away a very erronerous irnpession of the state of Dublin if he believed it to be prosperous, and added, that he could present to himn a picture of m Isery of whichhe coul iave but little conception it he did not actua.ly aee it The Riglt Hon. Gentleman dedclred he only wished to know the truth and on the following day he accompanied thEi Lord M'a or to the buildings of the Mendicity Saier,- in -nr- alley (tire whole of w hin Le minutely inspected), and suHt;-e- >.ly througir several of the most distres.sed parts of the city, w?hsaw a dense unoccupied, and wretched population. The misen- he wit- nessed seemed to make a deep impression on his mind, and it is to be hoped will not be forgatten when the state of freland comes to be discussefd in the Cabinet or tire Legislature. Oit Saturday Air. Canning visited the Cathedral of St. Patrick where he was received by the Hou. and Rev. Dean Pensonby, who conducted him over it, and pointed out such objects as were worthy of observation. Swift's monumert attracted his most particulac reo gard and attention. He also closcly viewed the original tessellated pavement lately discovered. On quitting St. Patric;'s Cathedral, Mr. Cannrin se out for Cart'on, the magnificent seat of his Grace the Duke of Leinster, frorn whence he went to the Romnan Catholic Col- lege of .Maynooth: and having visited that establishament. returned to the Vice-rigal Lodge to dinner. T, hes has terminated the visit of Mr. Canning. If he had a poli- tical object in view, he ccrtainly was very successful in eluding cu- riosity and avoiding discovery. *I'e shouid have mentioned chat he lefc Iris card at Dr. Mlurrav's on Saturdav. [From the Dbrliin t'orirg Post ofilonday.] StL CANNINGC S VISIT TO TiliE lEXDDICITY ASSOCIATION, LIBERTIEs OF DuBLIx-, &-c. A.t 12 o'clock on Saturday M1r. Canning called on tire LordI Mayor, lt the AMansion-house, accompanied by Lord Howard de Walden, Mrl. Stapleton, anti Sir Coain Campbell, in ore of the Lord Lieutenant's carriages, Mr. Canning then proceeded with the Lord Mayor, in his Lordship's cerriage, to visit the concerns of the 'lendicity Association in Copper-alley. where a mnass of humran mniner?r. no: to be d!escribed. prcsentcI irseif to his view. In tinis contirred situation not less than 1,4 40tJ retched. halfrnaked -creatures are congregateu. He walked through the entire, ieaning ,on rite 1 oyzv-a 'syor's arnm, when every part of the establishmnent wea brought under his observation, and fie seented greatly shocked: he declared chat so melancholy and heart-rending a sizirt he never before wirnes;sed. lie next visitedt thz Poor Scbhvl. in School- street. where upwards of six httnrAred boys andt girls a-e edrn- cated; ire inspected tLie books, atm pmut scveral inrterogatories to the persons in attendance. The Rigfht Hon. Gentlernan then pro- ceeded to another scene ot desolation : the L.ord Mlayor directed his attention to those parts oa tir liberty s ;eich trnce flourished1 in the silk atnd woolleni trades, and a rich g,ave employment to a vast p'o- portion of thic lowcr orders of tirc iTretropolis ; but wrtich arc at pre- sent without trade or intluectrx of arnv description, ani the houses it- habited by a dense populstiot; in tie 'most abject state of poverty arid warrt We itave no doubt tliat a deep and lasting impression has been made on Mr. Canning's naind by the mclancholy senese which he witnessed on this occat.ior. After leaving the Liberty, the carriage drove to SL Palrick's Ca- thed rul, where he wias rec:ived by the Veer Reverend Dean, who pointed out to him every rhmirg that vwas wrthy of attention in that ancient edifice. Mt. Canning seemed particularly sr-tick with the rnonunient of our celebrated counttryman Dean Swift; after which Mr. Canning proceeded t) Cartor. the seat of the Duke of Leinrter. MAR. CA,~N2INAG.