The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-06 00:00:00

the successive leaders of the oche
opposed the legislative union of
he believed that the intimate al

sonal than moral, which an
lisp and Irish whigs, would p
Mr. PITT, on the other hand, sa
party in Ireland congenial with
After 1782 Mr. PITT naturally
nexion. He said, "As there is
let us have a commercial one."
tuls " Irish commercial proposit
Mr. Fox, on the other hand, re .
strong party union of English an.
The existence of that friendly
islands. But for the want of s
living personal connexion—the
land, for the last fifteen years,
barrassed. We say it without
that the class of men who were fl
into St. Stephen's did vast inju
political character of their count
any good. Their social influence
land, was nominal. They had Tl.
ing influence in the House of Co
not coalesce with English radical
views were totally different. The
ously spurned them from their
societies. The whigs could not be
who had usurped their seats, an.
fled their principles. The gig
O'CONNELL, and his multifarious
them any influence. Had they
tluence in Ireland, or of talents.•
would never have so tamely submi
The introduction of so inferior
has been felt in Irish legislation d
session. We drew attention, som
notorious incompetency of the pre.
and our remarks have been echoe
leading Irish journals. Bat what i.
answer, every obvious one, which
employed. The Irish constituenc
lead them, must take the matter up
eapables must be ousted. The me
significant country squires; the
and dingy provincial dandies, m
their business. Their places must
and respectable men, by those who
their characters scrutinised.

We repeat that there must be a
candidates for the coming elect;
tuencies must not follow the bad
the county of Cork, where two ine
men are new put forward as rival
seat filled by O'CoNNELL. The to
Mr. LEADER, a respectable count
nothing more ; certainly in few re
be the member for so large a consti
Cork. On the other hand, the repeal
their obstinacy to prevent a whig f
have put forward a physician practi
town, Dr. MAURICE POWER, for the
have carried his election ! What
could such a gentleman have in an
House of Commons? He is not ex

business; he is neither a landholder o
be is unacquainted with commerce,
iv as a public man ; yet, blinded b
county of Cork repealers have ch.
cypher for their candidate. There ca
error in Irish politics than in ret
without personal influence, or the q
favour. No wise constituency ough.
social position and personal claims of
their suffrages. To send into puha..
rank, without talent, without expert
a blunder of the greatest magnitude,
to observe that some of the Irish con
resolved to persevere in the absurd c,
given them for many years an ineffici
despised body of representatives.
It is for the leaders of the libe
land to put an end to this syste
hable representatives to parliamen
party in Ireland has been for some ti
abeyance ; but now, when too large
popular party is showing an abject
politics, the leaders of the Irish libe
forward and interpose their autho
political inaction of the people, and th
of the ascendancy. If they will not d
Ireland may become worse than it h
in the lowest depths a lower still."

THE sale grounds upon which exor
foreign goods imported were advoca
cient proof had been given that the
revenue was, that they defended ce
turing or agricultural interests. Hig
tial duties were supposed to protect h.
Parliament arrogated the power of c
serving certain branches of trade.
The triumph of the free trader co
Laving the obnoxious duties abolishc•
at something higher : his wish was,
convictions on which the advocacy
was founded. His labour was direct.

acknowledgment of the incorrectness
He wished the house to declare th
create and would not protect any bran
laying on restrictions.
This acknowledgment was practical
Sir ROBERT PEEL, but only as lead-
for years had professed the new faith,
fully fought against him to spread i
congenial leaders it might be expect
house would at least show the same vi
furnish the same majority to support
question raised concerning inland prod
be expected that restrictions would f
any future project for the encouragem •
But the case occurred; and how
Parties desirousof constructing rail w:
by the unprecedented success whic
some of those undertakings, come to
leave to do so. They are told that •
the capital of the country, and that
build them. Whether it is the agri
manufacturing interest that is to
alleged monopoly does not ap.
WO not even called upon to stn
Urea they now recommend parlia
tact. An indistinct notion prevails
absorb capital. People have not
length of openly declaring that th
present dearth of corn, or the women
the factories ; but there is a notion ab
not right about them. It is true .
line as long as some of the German li
does that signify? What good can it do
man to be twenty-four hours sooner i,
he now is ? People shake their h
Brent throws out the bills. Matter-of
Make such comments as the followi
requires about 200 tons of iron per
went afraid of exhausting our mines.
this iron, wages are paid long be
road company gets its rails or
labourer, therefore, runs no risk.
Imported ; its cost and its freight are .
railway company gets it. The lando
spot to look after his own interests. \
risk in contracting with a railway cam
but these compames lock up all our mo
they lock it up? They neither make
of it. If money passes through their .
forthwith into the pockets of the iron
The timber merchant, or rather of the
these employ. They will scarcely deliv
without payment, and consequently th
scribed can scarcely be locked up, at le
company. To people of such simple mi
employed to enable a company to ord
sands of tons of iron, and some hun.
%limbic feet of timber, instead of being
Poeitively increased by its being thus
Let the railway but be built, and it
whether the company is a loser in
and if the shareholders have lost n.
can the nation be a loser ? Where is e
for interfering in this purely commere
It this simple view of the matter be
one, it would be charitable in any oppon
speculations to set us r*ht. He, of .
his finger on the particular party who
expenditure necessary, to construct a
am show which of the monsters that .
?f the monied man swallows his cash
it to any one else. The obnoxious .
detected, may ran the gauntlet betw
desirous of sending produce cheaply
manufacturers in want of cheap coals or
rush We might add the population
tricta desirous of being cheaply fed to
foes. But until we see him, how
whether he is a mouse or a mammoth ?