The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-20 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Courier of last evening speaks of Mr. Sheil's
speech at Tipperary in the following terms :—" It
will be seen by our account of the Tipperary elec-
tion that Mr. Sheil has been re-elected for that
county. It was so well known that this result would
take place, that although in the present balanced state
of parties in the House of Commons every new election
is calculated to excite the greatest national interest, on
the present occasion the public curiosity was allayed by
its foreknowledge of the event. Not so however with
the speech which it is the custom of the elected candi-
date to deliver on the hustings. On this point the
public curiosity was much excited. What would Mr.
Sheil say in ojice A How would he deal with
those perplexing subjects which continue to em-
barrass the Government? Would he avow his differ-
ences of opinion with the Ministry under whom he has
accepted office ? Above all, would he support or de•
nounce the fresh scheme of agitation put in practice by
Mr. O'Connell for the repeal of the Union ? On
these points, and especially the last, there existed
much curiosity to learn what opinions Mr. Shed might
take occasion to express. And how do our readers
think he has dealt with them ? He has shirked them
all. He has left every one of the political questions on
which it was most expected that he would pronounce a
straightforward and decided opinion in total silence.
With the exception of the usual abuse of the House of
Lords, and the accustomed praise of Lord Normanby, it
would be difficult to point out any parts of his speech
to engage particular attention, saving his approbation
of Lord Melbourne's Administration, which, from its
novelty, perhaps, may produce a droll feeling of sur-
prise and wonder, checked a little by the consideration
that it was befitting to the new official, if from grati-
tude only, to endeavour to speak well of those at whose
pleasure he holds his appointment."
The Globe alludes as follows to the lamentations of
the Tory journals for the successful termination of the
civil contest in Spain :—" The happy turn of events in
Spain has furnished another opportunity for the party
in opposition to exhibit its real character. The endea-
vours of its journals to damp the joy which the termi-
nation of hostilities in Spain has diffused throughout
this country, only proves that by the selfishness
of party every benevolent and patriotic feeling has been
engrossed. Aware that the successful issue of the nego-
ciations with Maroto reflects the highest credit on the
Government, the base engines of a heartless faction are
incessantly employed in directing their efforts to misre-
present the part taken by the agents of'that Government,
and the means by which they were enabled to accom-
plish the object so long desired, and, unhappily, so
long delayed. They clearly see that this event has
placed farther from their reach the power to attain
which they are constantly intriguing ; every event which
illustrates the efficiency of its policy, while it neutralises
their attacks upon the Government, renders it the more
necessary for the furtherance of their schemes that they-
should asperse what they cannot—because they dare
not—openly and indiscriminately condemn ; and by-
utterly unsupported and mere gratuitous assertions,
coupled with most daring misrepresentations, induce, it
possible, a suspicion, if not a belief, that an event which
all must hail with delight has been brought about by
means which honourable minds, alive to the character
of their country, ought to condemn."
The Standard, alluding to Mr. Sheil's speech on his
re-election for the county of Tipperary, remarks as
follows :—" But not content with applauding Lord
Normanby and Mr. O'Connell, he proceeds to critiche
the conduct of Sir Robert Peel. Instead of imputing
to that distinguished gentleman that greedy anxiety
for office which has hitherto been ascribe_! to
Conservatives by all the adherents of the Govern-
ment, Mr. Sheil is pleased to attempt to deprive
Sir Robert of the merit which is his due
for his determined stand against the surveil/at/cc
of the Bedchamber, by insisting that lie gladly seize,:
upon the opportunity thus afforded him of declining
:he offer'. He was afraid, forsooth, of the oppo-
sition which his Government would provoke in Ire-
land. This has been a difficulty which it 11,,5
been the especial object of Lord Melbourne to in-
crease by every means in his power. With this
motive he desired Mr. O'Connell to get up the simu-
lated tranquillity of which so great boast has been
made ; and this is to be his Lordship's staff end
crutch in the hour of need. The Whigs will, we
are told, keep Ireland (which means that they
will cherish and support the predominant religion
of that country at the expense of that which they
are sworn to defend and uphold) ; they have in.
duced Mr. O'Connell to pass the word for a temporary
cessation from outrage ; but the instant the Tory (i. e.
the Protestant) interest is in the ascendant, Mr. Shiel
tells us that instead of diminishing the number of troop.
in that unhappy country, 30,000 will be required to
keep the peace ! If the Tories came into office,' ne
should vote that 30,000 soldiers would be necessary th
preserve the public peace! Such is the bugbear by-
which it is attempted to deter the Conservatives, in the
event of a minority on the part of the Whigs in the
ensuing Parliament, from accepting office."
The Morning Post of this day, speaking of the mect-
ing of the holders of Bank of England Stock which too':
place yesterday, says :—" The proprietors of Bark
Stock have a visible and direct interest in the prosperity
of that Corporation ; and as they are for the greatt r
part, such of them at least as are in the habit of giving
their attendance at the General Courts of the Company,
mercantile men of first-rate eminence in the City of
London, we suppose it is fair to conclude, from their
tribute of unqualified approbation, that the Directors (,1*
the Bank of England do not show by their conduct th,t
they are very ignorant or very negligent of their duty,
whether to their immediate constituents, or to the com-
mercial interests of the country generally."
The Times observes, in the course of a leading ar-
ticle, speculating on the probability of a dissolution of
the present Parliament :—" The' country having row
got a remodelled Cabinet, likely to be characterized by
wider departures from the Constitution than have here-
tofore disgraced their devious course, surely it is not too
much to entreat on behalf of the constituency that they
may be permitted to give an opinion upon it. What
say you, my Lords and Gentlemen of the O'Connell
Cabinet ? Shall we have a bout with you after the R,!-
gistrations ? Whenever you make your appeal to the
electors, we shall earnestly recommend them to take
Lord Lyndhurst's speech as their text-book."

The Iforning Herald speaks in the following spi:e-
ful, petulant strain of Mr. Shiel, whose re-election f
Tipperary seems to have wonderously discomposed our
vixen Contemporary's aged nerves :—" Mr. Rieha:d
Lalor Shiel is reputed a great man in Ireland. He:
he ranks as an exceedingly common-place, ignorant pre-
tender to rhetoric and to statesmanship. The Whi'.4s,
however, are fain, at last, to regard him as a great card ;
and their exultation, accordingly is great, at his return
for Tipperary. We can scarcely imagine that L rd
Melbourne and his colleagues expect to ditive any
very direct advantage from elevating to office this flimsy,
frothy, swaggering spouter. His appointment is, in fact,
a sop to the teachers of Romanism—a ratification, after
the lapse of more than four years, of the Lichfield Hou,e
compact of 1835."
The Morning Chronicle, alluding to the extent of the
supplies of corn which England might derive from Aus-
tria, were it not for the Corn-laws, remarks as fol-
lows :—" A heartless aristocracy meet us at every step,
and tell us that we must renounce these advantages,
and resign ourselves to famine in adverse seasons, that
their monopoly may remain entire 1 Surely the patiel:ee
of the people of England will not always be proof against
this crying injustice, which is sapping the foundations
of our industry, and threatens destruction to our po-
sperity. If the people will only unite and concentrate
their efforts against the landlords, they must be over-
come. We warn all those who have an interest in the
peace and good order of the community, to reflect on
the danger of allowing the landowners to presume
much on the patience of the industrious classes. In
awful time is approaching."

COLLISION AT SEA ON FRIDAY NIGHT LAST.
—While the Princess steamer was on her voyage from the
Isle of Man for Liverpool, and when off Wallasey Hole,
she came in contact with the Skylark sloop, bound for the
Isle of Man, and laden with corn. The crew of the Sky-
lark succeeded in getting on board of the steamer, and the
sloop was towed on shore near the Magazine the folio-, ing
morning. She was consigned to Mr. Bristow of this town,
and we understand her cargo was insured.—Manx Ad-
vertiser.

This is the time when migratory birds are taking
their departure from this country, and when others will
visit us from foreign countries. Persona who have net ed
these flights of the feathered race state that for years past
the number of swallows have greatly diminished, as apr cars
from watching those places from which they take their
flight, and congregate in a flock on the coast. Woad-
, cocks from Denmark, Sweden, and other places wi!l
rive the first moonlight nights next month ; and fieldt,res
and various other birds will soon after pay us their uFual
autumnal visit. Some of the birds migrate in flocks, tid
others singly; some by day, others at night by moonl
DISPOSSESSING POOR TENANTRY.—If ,tie
are correctly informed, the agent of a gentleman in this
county, recently raised to the peerage, has within the Lst
week turned upwards of forty families upon the world. By
the death of a gentleman who held the land they rove; ted
to the landlord, and we understand that the instant the
poor people were turned out by force by the stie::ff's
bailiff, the agent had the houses levelled to the grot,id,
and the wretched occupants turned upon the world. We
fear this turn out to be a second " Ballinamuck
L' on," although the parties acting upon the occasion ti
with:lY in Pnlitics from Lord Lorton. If the circunasta.cus
are suet as have been communicated to us, we will puri:.rm
our part 10 the tragic scene, regardless of the posi:i.q: in
which some of those ,h;terested may stand with the
pendence of th)s county. We care not what the reli,jon
or politics of any man be ; he tyrannises over a wret. !ed
people, it is right that the pi.ACe should be made acquci,:ted
with the cause of the misery reich ensues. This I,:oks
very like clearing the lands hefore Poor-law come, iato
operation. We are informed that a pow man and his wife
who were in the highest stage of fever, were carried ,ut
and left sitting upon the grass whilst their tpvel was r Led
eel shall,,Ruse orn homvio'euvtio, uvritew
place during the ensuing visit to the earth We sincerely trust our inforniant may ;
fallen into some mistake. lekV