The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-02 00:00:00

LONDON,
WEDNF,SDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1836.

Though many of the Irish Orangemen show symp-
toms of a strong disinclination to obey the commands
of their SOVEREIGN, and dissolve their Societies, yet we
have no doubt that a little calm reflection will induce
them to submit. They cannot but see that obstinacy
is perfectly unavailing, and can be attended by no
other result than that of showing their weakness as a
party, and their disloyalty as British subjects. Besides,
they have lost their last hope, in the unqualified sub-
mission of their Imperial Giaed Master, and his long
tail of subordinate officials. Even the enthusiastic
WINCHILSEA has deserted them, observing, in his
Address to the brethren of the WINGIIILSEA Orange
Lodge, " By the loyalty by which you have been so
pre-eminently distinguished, but above all, by the in-
terest of that sacred cause which has united us, let me
implore you, as your faithful and devoted friend, now
to yield, a ready obedience to the wishes and corn-
mandsiof our SOVEREIGN." After this explicit decla-
ration on the part of one of their most zealous '
supporters, what Orangeman, or assembly of Orange-
men, can dare to talk of resistance ? Painful as may
be the sacrifice, they must, one and all, submit, and
consent to live as equals with those over whom they
ruled as despots, for upwards of forty years. It is
not to be endured that the few should be subjected to
'the caprice of the many, or that Orange monopoly
should be allowed longer to blast the fairest prospects
of Ireland. As for insults and persecutions, of whiCh
their leaders seem so extremely apprehensive, the
Orangemen need anticipate nothing of the sort. It
is to the system, not the individuals, that the Irish
Reformers object ; and that system being now in arti-
culo mortis, if it have not already drawn its last
breath, the dissensions between Liberal and Ascen-
dancy man are, of course, put an end to for ever.

At the annual meeting of the Proprietors of the
Thames Tunnel, which took place yesterday, Mr.
HAWES, the Chairman, observed that " notwithstand-
ing the doubts and predictions to the contrary, the
works at the Tunnel had been again resumed ; the
old shield replaced by a new one, consisting of five
thousand pieces—and weighing one hundred and
fifty tons ; and the Tunnel was that day eighteen
inches longer than it was eleven years ago. From the
great strength of the shield, the experience gained by
the past, and the unwearied attention of Mr. BRUNEL,
scarcely a doubt existed but that this great national
undertaking would be completed." We are glad to
see this statement, as it confirms what we have all
along said, that if due enterprize were exerted, and
those who were interested in the speculation did
not allow themselves to be discouraged by a first
failure, there could be no question as to the re-
sult of such perseverance. Those who originally
projected, and took a share in, the scheme, should
have anticipated difficulties, and made up their minds
to grapple with, and overcome, them. An un-
dertaking, such as the Thames Tunnel, is not like our
new fashionable houses, and streets, and squares,
which are run up with all the ease of a brick wall ; it
requires time, patience, and above all the exercice of
incessant ingenuity and perseverance. Let the pro-
prietors then apply these great requisites to the task
they have engaged in, and we make no doubt but that
in due time they will be amply rewarded for their en-
terprise. There is no speculation now afloat—not
even those very popular ones, railroads—which more
excites public interest and curiosity than the Thames
Tunnel. It is always among the first places visited by
foreigners, and justly so ; for it is a speculation re-
markable for the boldness and grandeur of its concep-
tion, and worthy of a nation so distinguished for its
enterprize as England.

By advices from Alexandria to the 16th of January
we learn that the aspect of affairs in Egypt is very fa-
vourable. MEHENIET ALL expresses himself de-
lighted with the prospect of a regular steam communi-