The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-28 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Morning Post of this day thus speaks of the result
of last night's debate in the House of Commons. We
congratulate our Contemporary on having altered his tone,
and considerably for the better :—" It is not our intention to
say one syllable in depreciation of the gentleman whom a
majority of the House of Commons have selected to fill
the chair; on the contrary, we do not hesitate to express
our belief, founded on all we have heard, and all we have
observed of the past conduct of Mr. Shaw Lefevre, that
he will discharge the laborious and important duties of that
elevated position in a manner satisfactory to the House of
Commons and to the country. We do not depreciate the
present Speaker, however, when we say that the House of
Commons would have made a wiser and a better choice
had its election fallen upon Mr. Goulburn."
The Times cointains a summary of last night's discus-
sion in the Commons, in the course of which our Contem-
porary finds room to praise Mr. Wynn for eulogizing the
" public services" (!) of Mr. Goulburn ; and speaks of the
" O'Connell party" trying to raise an " anti-academical
horse-laugh"—which is a species of cachinnation we do
not remember ever to have heard of.

The Morning Herald, alluding to last night's majority
on the Speakership, says :—" The majority of EIGHTEEN in
favour of the Ministerial candidate has been secured by a
renewal of that " compact alliance" between •' all classes
of reformers," which late events seemed to have disturbed.
All the high contracting parties to the Lichfield House al-
liance appear, once again, to understand each other per-
fectly. By what link are the members of the ministerial
majority united ? Shall we be told, by agreement in cer-
tain general principles of government? If so, we should
venture to require a specification of the principles alluded
to. We should demand information as to the principles of
government on which the Whigs, the Irish Roman Catho-
kcs, and the Radicals of the House of Commons are agreed.'
The Morning Advertiser replies to some of the objec-
tions urged against the Education Committee, in the fol-
lowing terms:—" One of the objections so industriously
urged against the Government scheme of education is,
that the Committee is composed of laymen ; that it in-
cludes no prelate 4of the Church. If it did it would be
exposed to the objection of being open to partiality and
exclusiveness. It is composed of responsible Ministers of
State, removeable for malfeasance if they are guilty of it,
and subject to the controul of public opinion, and to the
censure of Parliament. If there had been prelates of the
Church upon the Committee, there must have been also
leading members of the leading sects, for the grant is
national; and then what would have been the charge?
That the Committee was latitudinarian as well as its plan
of education. The truth is, that the Committee is not a
religious body nor instituted for religious purposes. It is
a Committee for education."

The Morning Chronicle makes the following comments
on the discussion last night in the House of Commons, and
on the election of Mr. Shaw Lefevre as Speaker :—" The
proceedings of the House were characterised by much
amenity. On all hands justice was done to the great merits
of Mr. Abercromby, and more especially to the emineLt
services rendered by him, in improving the mode of con-
ducting the private business of the House. In truth,
Parliament has drawn to itself the principal business
of the country; and property to an enormous amount
is every session disposed of in Committees of the
House of Commons. Under such circumstances the vigi-
lance of a gentleman of pure and honourable principles in
the Chair, may often be a check on the disposition to job.
for which Committees of the House of Commons have so
often, and too often, not undeservedly been reproached.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre, to his experience of the public business
of the House, adds, by universal admission, the possession
of much knowledge of the mode of conducting private
business."

The Globe of last evening, alluding to the Ministerial
plan of Education, and the objections raised to it, ob-
serves :—" It is not pretended that there are no difficul-
ties opposed by existing differences on religious grounds
to the benevolent objects contemplated by the Govern-
ment ; but we have a right to require from the objectors
to the proposed plan that they provide another for the
primary education of the poorer classes, which does not
involve their objections, and at the same time does no
violence to the inalienable rights of conscience. Until
they produce their plan, we must regard and treat their
opposition as factious, and denounce them as seeking to
promote the narrow views of party at the expense of
the public good."
The Courier remarks with reference to the electors'
invitation to Mr. Macaulay to stand for the city of Edin-
burgh—" Mr. Abercromby's successor in the represen-
tation of the city of Edinbnrgh will be Mr. Macaulay.
This we predict in the confidence that Mr. Macaulay
will not decline so honourable an invitation as that which
he has received, in the form of resolutions passed in his
favour at a most respectable meeting of the electors in
the Merchants' Hall, and in equal confidence that the dis-
tinction of representing the city of Edinburgh only
awaits his acceptance of the invitation to come forward.
Against i
Tory opposition he is perfectly safe ; and Lib-
eral division is surely not, in the present instance
and after what has
passed, to be seriously appre-
hended. Mr. Macaulay is not a man to be consist-
ently opposed by the Edinburgh Radicals."
The Standa;d, recurring to the trial of strength
on the Speakership, observes as follows:—,, We
have never denied that the Ministerialists and Radicals
constitute " a measuring cast" majority of the present
House of Commons, and therefore we can feel no dis-
appointment if, by their union, they succeed in carry-
ing the election for the Chair, but it must be by their
union ; and we cannot permit the Radicals to evade, by
any subterfuge'infamy the of that disgraceful union
which they disclaim with such solemn hypocrisy. Let
the country know that the two parties are thoroughly
united, whatever they may pretend, and that the Radi-
dcaelsigswns ppill support the Ministers upon every pinching
question, in the fear of losing their seats, as the Minis-
ter! will secretly support the Radicals in their worst
, rather than risk the loss of office."

STOCKHOLM, MAY 17.—Signor Loureiro, the
Portuguese Ambassador, will go to Lubeck
to meet the
Duchess of Braganza, who is expected here in June.
BERLIN, MAY 20.—Archbishop Dunin is now
so far recovered as to be able to leave his room. At pre-
sent we hear nothing of the affairs of the Romish Church.
Meetings to address the Queen on her firmness
in resisting
held in different parts of the country; in addition to the
the demands of Sir R. Peelcontinue to be
towns previousl mentioned, Canterbury, Wed inc
to hester,
Worcester, Dealaddresses. In Ireland the feeling of the people is still
more enthusiastic, and addresses to the Queen are pre-
paring in every principal town. Her Majesty's birthday
was celebrated in the provincial towns generally with more
than usual demonstrations of joy.