The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-05 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Courier of last evening, speaking of Mr. Gibson's
resignation of his seat for Ipswich, says This gentle-
man has acted in a spirit of delicacy that should enhance
the respect in which his character is held. Such men are
scarce in the House of Commons; and although Mr.
Gibson's opinions on most subjects are far less liberal than we
could wish, he has so convinced us both of his talent and inte.
grity,that we should regret his permanent absence from Par-
liament. Whether, having resigned his seat and given the
constituency an opportunity of exercising their judgment, he
may propose to present himself again to the electors of
that borough, we do not at present know; but should be
do so, he ought not to be opposed by the Liberals. If
Mr. Gibson should not offer himself as a candidate, a
staunch Liberal, we doubt not, will be returned for Ips-
wich."

The Globe makes the following remarks on Mr. Gib-
son's resignation :—" We understand it is Mr. Gibson'.
intention to submit his Parliamentary conduct to the
judgment of the electors, by again soliciting their
votes for his re-election. If our inforMation be
correct, we hope the Liberal party will show them-
selves unanimous in his support. The Ultra-Tories
will of course oppose him with virulence, if they can
find a candidate. The course adopted by Mr. Gibson has
been dictated by that high sense of honour which has inva-
riably marked his conduct ; and which, wherever it is
found, commands respect, even where its possessor is in-
fluenced by erroneous opinions. When, as in the present
case, the sound heart is united with a clear head, the errors
in judgment are soon detected, and when detected avowed
and abandoned."

The Standard remarks as follows on the Irish Muni-
cipal Reform Bill :—" There is but one even plausible
pretext for disturbing the present Irish Corporations,
namely, that the municipal system in Great Britain has
been subjected to alteration—with what advantage to the
country the change in this island has been accompa-
nied, let experience tell. We hear from every quarter
nothing but complaint—complaint in which Whigs, Ra-
dicals, and Conservatives, with the exception of the few
obscure persons uplfted to the dignity of town councillors,
arc unanimous. But if the English Municipal Reform Bill
had proved as beneficial as it has proved mischievous, it
does not follow that because a change was useful in Eng-
land it must be useful in Ireland, or because it was safe in
England it must be safe in Ireland. Our own conviction
is, that the preferable course would be to leave the Irish
corporations just as they are, and we are confirmed in this
conviction by the boast of the Irish Roman Catholic jour-
nals (we lately quoted one of them—the Dublin Freeman's
Journal) that in the corporate towns of Ireland life and
property are more secure than in towns of a corresponding
description in this island."

ACCIDENT AT THE CIRQUE OLYMPIQUE.—
M. Jules Janin, the celebrated Feuilletoniste, thus pathe-
tically describes an accident which took place some even-
ings ago at the Cirque Olympique :—" The inauguration
of gthe summer circus was last night most cruelly dis-
turbed. Eight horses were galloping under one man
( Paul Cuzent); the horse inside thrust his fore leg be-
tween the legs of the horse outside, the poor animal fell,
got up again, his leg broken, and Paul Cuzent conti-
nuing his leaps. Then took place the most mournful
drama I have witnessed at any theatre—and many have
I witnessed. The poor limping horse, mortally wounded,
alas 1 himself broke loose, leaving the other horses to
run I He came upon his remaining three legs to the
middle of the circus, close to Franconi, his skilful master;
and as Franconi, who was wholly occupied in restoring
order, paid but little attention to the wounded horse, the
latter softly dropped his head upon his master's shoulder,
looking at him with a moist eye, and showing his broken
leg ! At this sight Franconi wept, and so did many others.
The poor horse was killed to prevent his suffering. Be-
lieve me, I have seen all the Kings, all the Queens, all the
heroes of the world die upon the stage—from old (Edipus
down to Napoleon Bonaparte—never was my heart moved
so much as by the death of this horse."
FALL OE A BUILDING AT HOLBECK, Two
MEN KILLED.—On Friday forenoon, an accident oc-
curred at liolbeck, by which two unfortunate individuals
have lost their lives. It is generally known that an im-
mense building is in course of erection for Messrs. Mar-
shall, the extensive flax spinners, in Marshall-street, which, '
though covering two acres of ground in extent, is of an
entirely novel construction in this part of the country,
being only one story high, and formed of rows of immense
pillars, the bases of which are solid masonry, on which are
placed substantial iron pillars ; these are tied together by
massive wrought iron rods (proved with a pressure of 50
tons), which arc pinned in at the head of each pillar. The
covering is formed by groined diagonal arches of brick-
work ; each arch has a span of 36 feet, and a rise of seven
feet six inches. Twelve of these arches were already
turned, and the centres were removed from six of them,
when on Friday forenoon, three of them fell in with a tre-
mendous crash, at which time six
men were at work under-
neath—three escaped without injury, one was slightly
wounded, and the other two received such severe bruises as
to cause the almost instant death of one, and that of the other,
who was taken to the infirmary, in about an hour afterwards.
The other three arches from which the centres had been
removed, fell shortly afterwards; of course a strong ex-
citement prevailed in the densely populated neighbourhood,
and various were the opinions expressed as to the cause.
This being the whole of the evidence the jury returned a
verdict of " Accidental Death." The jury accompanied
their verdict with the following recommendation :—" The
jury recommend that in rebuilding the arches there should
he a greater quantity of backing ; that the centres should
remain until the arches are sufficiently set; and that prompt
and efficient means should be used to prevent the rain set-
tling upon them."— York Courant.
The English Agricultural Society will hold its
first annual Congress at Oxford on the 17th instant ; the
sittings will occupy three days. The Earl Spencer, the
President, will take the chair ; the Duke of Richmond is
the President elect for next year. The Duke of Bucking_
ham has sent in his adhesion to the principles of the So-
ciety. The University authorities have evinced every dis-
position to promote the objects of the Society, and the
Provost of Queen's has granted the Society the use of the
Quadrangle, in which a dining room has been erected Ca-
pable of holding 2,000 persons.