The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-28 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL

SUMMARY.

The Courier of last evening makes the following
comments on the postponement of the Irish railway
scheme :—" Amongst the numerous postponements of
the Session, none are to be more regretted than that of
the whole scheme of Irish railways. The measure stands
over until next year. But next year will npst probably
bring with it new difficulties of its own. The Irish rail-
ways will then be sacrificed again—and then, like every
other project conceived upon a great scale, and pregnant
with the hope of advantage to that unfortunate country,
it will be consigned to the tomb of all the Capulets.'
Mr. French intends to raise a discussion upon the sub-
ject, if he can, in the course of a fortnight or three
weeks. But he will have no audience ; or there will be
no House ; or it will be counted out ; or some fresh
battle, got up by the miserable aspirants to office, will
swamp his motion ; or something or another will as-
suredly intervene to add one more to the myriads of dis-
appointments which never fail to crowd upon the heels
of each other the moment Ireland seems upon the eve
of entering on a course of real prosperity."
The Globe, recurring to the question of the Ballot,
says :—" 'W e have repeatedly shown that the Ballot
proposes nothing more than to make real what is false,
and to make moral what is immoral in our existing
elective system. All honest opposition to it must rest
on the ground of an assumed inefficacy or unfitness for
is purpose. We have shown in the next place that the
subject is by its nature calculated to produce variety of
opinion ; and that among those not interested in upholding
corrupt elections, that variety of opinion really exists.
Now, therefore, when we find one party—the party
supposed to be interested in a very high de-
gree in the maintenance of bribery and in-
timidation at elections, hut professing to der
sire their suppression—wholly and unconditionally
opposed to the only remedy yet suggested, and affect-
ing a conscientious unanimity of opinion that it is not
the proper remedy ; while all other parties not so inte-
rested are divided in their views, approving or disap-
proving of the measure, according to a natural diversity
of views and judgment, have we not a right to draw the
plain, inevitable conclusion, and to say, " The Tories
are opposed not to the Ballot per se; but to the objects
the Ballot proposes to accomplish ; not to this particular
broom, but to the cleansing of their stable, by that or
any other instrument. Filth is their element ; and
filth they must have. Like Gulliver, they have lived
among the Yahoos and a foul smell is essential to their
happiness."

The Standard observes, with reference to the agita-
tion of the education question, " Christian education
may be made, and will be made, co-extensive with the
whole population, if only Dissenters will lend their aid,
or cease from allying themselves with Romanists and
Socinians in hostile opposition. These are truths which
no one, as we believe, will venture to dispute; and the
question, therefore, really comes to this—will Dissenters
knowingly oppose the extension of the Gospel merely
from a feeling of pique against the Church, or from
even more dishonourable motives ? We are confident
that they will not ; and we look to the present
agitation as certain to bring the Dissenting body to a
better mind, or prodigiously to thin its ranks. Not less
useful is the effect of the agitation upon the members
of the Church ; for when were persecution and danger
less than the best Christian discipline ? When men are
insulted or injured for their opinions, they—if they are
wise and honest—review those opinions with a care and
severity unknown before ; if they find them erroneous
they abandon them, for none will willingly suffer for
falsehood ; if they see that they are sound they will ad-
here to them with firmness and with renewed zeal."

CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE

The Committee yesterday afternoon, shortly before the
hour of adjournment, decided the vote of John Car-
penter, which has been under consideration for a week,
to be a good vote, and therefore retained it on Mr.
Gishorne's poll, leaving the parties still on an equality.
Mr. WRANGIIAM said that he should now proceed
with that class of voters who were objected to on the
ground of having received bribes for their votes. He
then objected to the vote of John Dunn.
The brother-in-law of the voter deposed that shortly
after the election Dunn told him that be had received
81. ss. 6d. for voting for Mr. Gisborne. The witness
was under examination when the Speaker was announced
to be at prayers, and the Committee then adjourned
until to-morrow.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, JUNE. 26.—Wind W. S. S. moderate.—Arrived
the Elizabeth, Whitmore, from Jamaica; Mersey, Mather,
St. John's, New Brunswick; and Euphemia, Butt, New-
foundland. Sailed Emma, Chapman, for Algoa Bay;
Hartlepool, Hubbard, New York ; Guineaman, Freeman,
Cape Coast Castle, with the rest of the outward bound.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Wind S. W. to S. S. E.—Arrived
the Orion, Hill, Odessa; and Atalanta, Malcolm, Stettin.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 25.—Wind S. to S. E. moderate.—
Arrived the Joseph Fenton, Cooke, from Messina; and
Queen, Cooper, Marseilles.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 26.—Wind N. E. moderate.—Arrived
the Salon, Wood, tram Mobile ; Ambassador, Davies,
Galveston ; and Port Royal, Ohrt, St. Petersburg. Off
port—Laura, New South Wales. Sailed, the Tyrer, Shad-
well, for Canton; Hebe, Green, Rio Janeiro; Australia,
English, Bahia; Mansfield, Edmonds, Africa; Mohawk,
King, New York ; Niagara, Cole, Philadelphia ; Ben
Morgan, .Johnstone, Charleston ; Rosine, Delane, New
York ; Columbine, Mason, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
and Ganges, Corkan, Quebec.