The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-20 00:00:00

letter, it is impossible to deny that Mr. Butt has
established his whole case, and convicted Mr. Shaw
of having grossly misrepresented the feelings of the
Protestants of Ireland, upon a question in which
their interests and feelings were deeply engaged.
NVe are willing to ascribe this misrepresentation
to error in judgment, though such an error must
have been the effect of a very extraord.oary and
very disrespectful seclusion from the Protestant body
in Ireland, the very elect of whom, in Protestantism
and rank, have sent the Right Honourable Gentleman
to Parliament to represent them, and to speak their
sentiments ; one important preliminary to the faithful
discharge of which duty must be to know accurately
the sentiments of those for whom a representative is to
speak. The Protestants of Ireland can themselves
best judge whether they were truly described by Mr.
Shaw in the account given of them to Lord Lyndhurst
(according to his Lordship's own statement, which is in-
deed but a repetition of Mr. Butt's) ; but if Mr.
Shaw has misrepresented and rnisdesoribed them, though
perhaps in error, as innocent as any error can be,
which involves an ignorance of one's constituents so
completely, he is clearly not a fit member for the Uni-
versity of Dublin, and we trust that his own
good sense and candour will prevent his ever re-
viving the recollection of his unhappy error, and of
the late scandalous dispute, for such it must be con-
fessed to be, by ever again obtruding his claims upon
that body. Should he act differently from what we an-
ticipate, however, the electors must be reminded of the
real question at issue. It is this, whether the so-called
representatives of Irish Protestants are hereafter. as
heretofore, to dismiss all recollection of their constitu-
ents, and to break all connection with them upon cross-
ing St. George's Channel, regarding themselves as
' merely so many votes at the disposal of whatever party
shall call itself Conservative, though its conduct never
so ill support the title.

(From the Courier.)
Letters from Naples seem co intimate that the sul-
phur dispute is not yet satisfactorily adjusted. The Chief
Commissioner appointed by the king of Naples to in-
quire jointly with the British Commissioners into the

system complained of, had died rather suddenly, and it
was said that the English Government insisted upon the
abolition of the export duty now levied, as well as upon
the discontinuance of the monopoly. In the meantime,
(according to these letters) the disposition of the Court
of Naples towards a French alliance had become so

apparent, that it is said one of the '(Treat Powers had
made a formal demand, through its Ambassador, of the
intentions of the King, in the event of war, but only re-
ceived for answer the vague declaration, that he would
do what he might consider most to the advantage and
safety of his people.

Lord Ashburton has taken a mansion at Angle-
sey, to superintend the completion of his Lordship's villa
at Stoke Bay.
REGISTER OF LETTERS CONTAINING
MONEY. —ln consequence of the numerous letters contain-
ing money which have lately been stolen in passing through
the Post-office, it has been resolved by the Post-office au-
thorities to have a register for such letters, and persona
sending remittances, who do not nisi' to make use cf
money order, may, on payment of a certain fe?, have their
letters enclosing money entered in the register, by whin!:
means it will be almost impossible to secrete any letter
without immediate detection. The clerks must, of course,
have a great deal more trouble with these letters than the
others ; but the fee, it is expected, will amply repay all
the additional labour.
COLLISION ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL-
WAY. —A train which left Slough a few mornings since, at
ten o'clock, arrived at the Paddington terminus a few mi-
nutes before its time ; and before an engine, which had
just previously arrived, was cleared off the same line, a
concussion took place, which, had not the up-train been
proceeding slowly, would probably have been attended with
very serious consequences. As it was, however, a young
lady had her lip cut, and several other passengers wore
seriously bruised, amongst whom was Mr. Salmon, one of
the gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, who was severely
bruised on the arm.
SINGULAR DELUSION AND SUDDEN DEATH.
—On Wednesday morning, about seven o'clock, a young
man, fashionably dressed, came running into the Plough
public-house, in Carey-street, Lincoln's bin-fields, and
claimed the landlord's protection against three men who,
he said, were pursuing him. The landlord, seeing the
excited state of the young man's mind, told him to go up
stairs, when be went into the street, and found no one
there but the brewers letting down the beer. The young
man still persisted in maintaining that he was pursued by
three men, and stated that one was the Duke of Rich-
naond's son, and one the Marquis of Waterford. After
some persuasion on the part of the landlord, the man was
put to bed ; and Mr. Dunn, a surgeon, was sent for, who
advised him to be kept quiet. In a few minutes after he
had been undressed he called for some brandy-and-water,
and told the landlord to send for his father, who was Mr.
Burke, a solicitor, in New-inn. The father immediately
attended, but only a few seconds before his unfortunate
son had expired. No one could give any reason for the
sudden change in this young man's mind, who seems to be
very much respected in the neighbourhood. He was only
twenty-three years of age.

STAMFORD BULL-RUYNING.—Friday lastwas
the day on which the above sport has for a number of
years been carried on to the great annoyance of the
inhabitants of the town ; but we arc happy to inform
our readers that, in consequence of the principal in-
habitants pledging themselves personally to assist in
suppressing the barbarous practice, no attempt was
made to introduce a hull, except that about six o'clock in
the evening some ruffians (or, as they are commonly
called, bullards), made an attempt to introduce one
which had been left in a field at the fair as incapable to
i travel ; but owing to the exertions and vigilance of the
police, the animal was rescued and taken to the hotel,
and there safely deposited for the night. An attempt
was also made to obtain possession of a bull belonging
to Mr. Roberts, farmer ; but fortunately, before they
_hut effected their purr.ose, and while iii the act of
breaking open the lock under which the animal was
r
secured, two of the leaders were taken into
custody,
and on the
following day (Saturday) were taken before
the Nlaniat"
, and each fined and adjudged to pay
143. Bd. damages
twatoid monthscosts to b
, and in default
labour.
of
rpaynFioernttbtoo I be committed foraboul last three years the town has been saddled with. an enor.
,
. Maus expense, being„ „ mpelled to have the civil and mili-
-1 tary force. we trust, therefore,
that there never will be
any necessity for calling in this
with that which has been adjudgedforceb again, to do away
forcey the law to be illegal.
The expense attending this foreign
to 1.50/., and last year that amougnnt was in 1838 amounted
nearly doubled, to
the great hardship of many individu 1a a unable to sustain
the burden.
ESPARTEHO IN MADRID.— The fou .
owing
phrase has, been struek on severalwalls • •
in the •
capital :
Duque de Nada,
Que to suceda lo de Quesada."
" Duke of Nothing,
May you have what Quesada had."
Quesada, - Captain . General of Madrid, was assassinated in
1536, in open day, and his body torn to pieces.

' Glasgow has been, of late years, a political struggle ;
and has been referred to as an event of considerable I
:mportance, as indicative of the state of political feeling 1
n the University, from which, as the youth of the pre-
sent will be the men of the future age, the political cha-
racter of that age may, with something like probability
be predicted. If there be any truth in this mode of obtain-
ing an insight into the future, there is good reason for the
chagrin and mortification which the Tories feel, and
have not the prudenee to conceal, on the result of the
election of Lord Rector, which took place on Monday.
The candidates were the Marquis of Breadalbane on the
part of the Whigs, and the Duke of Wellington and Sir
Astley Cooper (the latter being brought forward by the
medical students) on the part of the? Tories. The num-
bers at the close were—
For the Marquis of Breadalbane
Sir Astley Cooper
Duke of Wellington lO5
The Marquis of Breadalbane having a majority in all
the " nations ;" and a majority of 145 over the Duke of
Wellinzton, and of 139 over Sir A. Cooper. The
" Peel Club," as a political assemblage of juvenile Tories
in the Glasgow University has dubbed itself, according
the Glasgow Courier (a Tory Journal), "is now ex-
tinguished." This signal defeat of Toryism, where
it was supposed to have acquired the ascendancy
principally by means of this same " Peel Club,"
which was formed in commemoration of Sir Robert
Peel's election, is attributed by the Tory Journal
we have quoted, to " the stupid vanity of the
Peel Club ;" but for which " Sir Astley Cooper," we
are assured, " would have been elected"—a confutation
of which assertion is found in the fact that the Marquis
of Breadalbane's majority was greater by thirty-four
votes than the gross amount polled by both the candi-
dates opposed to him. So much for the senseless
assertion with which the 'ror:es seek consolation under
their defeat, that " the Marquis of Breadalbane owes
his election entirely to the division among the Con-
servative party." The Conservative party in the
University was, it is true, divided ' ; and in this
the sons but imitated their fathers : the boys have
become infected with the " fatal schism' which has
caused weakness, and will occasion defeats of a more
serious kind among Conservatives of larger vowth.
" The election," observes the Glasgow Courier, " Will
be regarded by the Whigs as a triumph." To be sin**
it will. Though in itself of no immediate importance—
it is an indication of the state of feeling possessed by the
"rising spirits of the age ;" and is certainly as legitimate
a source of " triumph" to the Whigs, as an opposite
result, in the election of Sir R. Peel, afforded to the
Tories, who were frantic in their joy on that occasion.
(From the Standard.)
We have watched with great pain the progress of the
dispute among the Protestant Journals of Ireland on
the subject of the charge brought by Professor Butt
against Mr. Recorder Shaw, and we welcome with
corresponding feelings of gratification the prospect
of a termination to the controversy. We should,
however, belie our feelings, if in saying that the dis-
pute has been painful to us on account of the bitter-
ness, unhappily, though perhaps naturally, infused
into it, we did not acknowledge that it was im-
possible for Mr. Butt to avoid acting the truly noble
part which he has acted—a part in which it is
difficult to say which most predominates, a high-
spirited devotion of self, or a care for the feelings of
others, entitled to respect, almost approaching to
timidity. After the perusal of Lord Lyndhurst's