The Sun.
London, England, 1837-10-03 00:00:00

DUBLIN.---SATURDAY.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
" It is ilot a funth:mental part of the settlement at the Re-
volution, that the State should be Protestant, without any
qualificltion of the term."—nui he's cr to Sir 11.
Langrishe.

And so the most intelligent and candid of our Tory ad-
versaries ere now beginning to discern and admit. In this
part of the empire et least these signs of the times are be-
coming more and more manifest every day. It has been
already stated through your journal, that the faction in
this country are not so sanguine as to the result of their
late manoeuvres, as their organs would represent them.
Whatever may he their efforts on the opening of Parlia-
ment to diminish the number of the people's representa-
tives, you may rest assured that their expectations of an
immediate restoration to office, and to the distribution of
the loaves and fishes, are considerably diminished ; that is, for
some time to come. An opiuien, however, is becoming preva-
lent here, that the party are contemplating a new diversion
in their mode of opposition—namely, to submit to a mo-
dified settlement of the Tithe Question and Corporate
Reform, in order to break through the phalanx of Re-
formers of every shade and opinion who are united on the
policy of those measures for Ireland ; and having thus
dispersed in some degree the forces of the present Minis-
try, to trust to chance and variety of sentiment on other
national questions for a majority of votes in the Commons
against them. Should they so far succeed, they think their
union amongst themselves, and their superior skill in ruling
by partiaanship, would enable them to carry on the business
of Government. In -fact those persons most capable of
judging of passing events, and whose observation is least.
biased by hope or fear—and they are very few in the upper
classes of society—say the Whigs are entirely dependent for
their continuance in office and exercise of power on those
popular principles already mentioned, connected with this
country : if this ground-were once cut from under their
feet, they would -be no match for the tactics of the Tories.
And, accordingly, the latter arc beginning to reflect on tht
good policy of giving way a little in those matters. As
evidence of this the speech of our Recorder, the Right Hon.
Frederick Shaw, on presenting the new Lord Mayor this
day for his Excellency's formal approbation, is worthy of
notice. Amongst other things, strung together in a manner
so discursive, recommendatory, dictatorial, and authorita-
tive, as to betray the Right Hon. Gentleman's great incli-
nation to be the alpha and omega of the Irish Government,
is the fallowing sentence :—" With regard to Ireland, all
parties and all persons should, above all things, desire its
tranquillity, and feel a common interest that to the utmost
practicable extent thepeople should enjoy the same.laws and
right's and plivileges as the most favoured portionof the
United Kingdom—provided only that security be taken that
they shall be allowed to use, and not deluded or driven to
abuse them." Now, coupling these sentiments with the
views of some moderate men above alluded to, it seems more
than probable that Mr. Shaw and other shrewd ones of his
party are strongly inclined to surrender their ultra and ex-
clusive policy, as the only means of attaining that " share
in the commonwealth" to which they believe themselves
to be so pre-eminently entitled. Besides common sense,
as well as even a slight knowledge of the spirit of the
Laws and Constitution of these realms, must convince
them that these measures, for which the people are cla-
morous, ought not to be longer withheld, Seventy-five,
out of one hundred and five, representatives and advo-
cates of a nation's privileges must not be disre-
garded. Sir Robert Peel and the Recorder of Dublin
know right well the danger and consequences of a refusal
of the kind ; and however anxious they may be for the
resumption of power, they must see its impracticability,
till questions, to which they have been so hostile heretofore,
are settled to the satisfaction of the majority of the people.
Hence it is that the latter has sounded, if I mistake not,
precisely the same note of surrender that Derry Dawson and
the Duke of Wellington proclaimed in the year 1828 re-
specting emancipation. At the last adverse discussion of
that question in the Lords the Noble Duke gave no vote,
but left the house, after observing, that, if he could see his
way, he would be most happy to assist in the settlement of
the question. He had said the same thing respecting Irish
Corporate Reform just at the close of the last session, and
it is no wonder Mr. Shaw should be now betraying a dis-
position to chime in with his opinions. Everything por-
tends the approaching consummation, for which Ireland has
so nobly struggled. But the friends of a liberal Govern-
ment, whose concessions have not been wrested from them,
should be on their guard—taking care not to be content
with slender offerings, which are only meant to delude
them. The spirie of Orangeism is still rampant in Ire-
land, as daily occurrences but too clearly prose ; and were
the Tories restored to power to-morrow, its ascendancy
would prevail. If the present Government relax, as
same persons susnect they may, in pressing forward in the
next. Session of Parliament the Irish Tithe, Corporation,
Poor-law, Registration, and other Bills for the amelioration
of this country, and her elevation to the condition of Eng-
land ; or if they sit down content with carrying only one
or two of these measures, they will hear of complaints which
are at present suppressed, and they must undoubtedly make
way for another term of Tory domination. lf, on the con-
trary, they persevere in the course chalked out for them, es
regards this country, which more especially demands their
care, and whose wants and condition alone sustKil thc
they may reckon upon a much longer tenure of office than
their adversaries, and some few of their friends, now calculate
on. If they can wrestle successfully with the
surrounding them necessarily for the ensujp six months—.
and among these difficulties petty
.iol-,Ving and intriguing
for patronage after the old fashirn, in this country, are not
the least—they are safe, an s.; will soon have gained over to
their side the most resiiectahle and influential part of the
community, in ad.,lition to the multitude. The Protestants
of moderate opinions are daily inclining to Whig, in pre-
kronen to Tory, policy for Ireland. A signal instance of
occurred here this week. The Conservative Club of
St. George's parish wrote to a respectable gentleman for his
subscription towards the West and Hamilton Election Fund.
He wrote them a long and sensible letter, to account for his
refusal of their request, in which, among others, was the
following sentence, to the truth of which I have long since
given you my humble testimony :—" There are mfiltitudes
of o7.ol)trus-ive, noiseless persons, who are of the same
opinion with me on these matters, and who doubtless are
classed among the Tories, because they are not prominent
among the Whigs. This is a fact amongst the people and
their representatives : the Hon. Member for Truro (Mr.
Turner) will not be the only one to corroborate it. Still,
the Reformers must be on the alert ; as the obstacles-they
have to overcome are of noThrilinary magnitude, and may by
possibility be increased, if not vigilantly attended to."

The Duke of Beaufort arrived at his residence in
Park-place yor.terday from Heaton Park races, and, in
company with some distinguished fashionable•, occupied a
private i:nx at the o;ympic in the eveniog. Mr. and Lady
Georyiana Codrington, sister to his Grace, arrived at the
mansion of the Noble Duke on Sunday, from a tour in the
south of France.

Lord Suffield came up to the Clarendon, express
from Lord Wilton's, Heaton Park, to give away his sister,
the Hon. Miss Harbord, at the altar. The young lady was
married yesterday, at 10, p.m., at St. George's Church, to
Mr. George Edward Anson, of the Treasury, private secre-
tary to Viscount Melbourne.
CONVEYANCE OF LETTERS.—Mr. R. Wallace
having entered into a communication with the Post-office
upon the best mode of facilitating correspondence, received
the following letter :—" General Post-office, July 24, 1837.
Sir—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the
20th inst., and to inform you that the question whether bags
of letters might not be sent by private stage-coaches has
been submitted to the Lords of the Treasury, who have ex-
pressed their opinion that the principle may be safely
adopted in any case where it may be deemed expedient,
provided that the proprietors of the coach will agree to a
stipulation in the contract for the service that the conveyance
of the Post-office bags is not to relieve them from the pay-
ment of the tolls which may be chargeable. In regard to
the employment of a regular guard, I cannot give any defi-
nite answer upon this subject at the present moment ; such
an appointment must depend entirely upon circumstances.—
I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient humble servant,
" To Robert Wallace, Esq." " LICHFIELD."