The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-20 00:00:00

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Lions of old—we remel
_....erous way
in which he pirouetted on the Catholic question ;
how he " changed hands, and down the middle," first
with a Papist, secondly with a Protestant, partner,
and are consequently in daily expectation of a si-
milar exhibition.
Lord PLUNKET'S, and more especially the Arch-
bishop of DUBLIN'S, speech, were conclusive on the
question. His Grace furnished proofs in every line
of his Christian earnestness and sincerity; and so
also did Lord PLUNKET, though, with him, all such
proofs were superfluous; for who can possibly doubt
his good faith in the cause of Protestantism, when
co many clerical young PLUNKETS are vouchers
for their father's orthodoxy ?

The Fifth Report of the Petition Committee,
clming down to March 12, has been printed, and
shows a progre,sive increase of petitions against the
liish Disturbances Bill,

The total number of petitions, up to that time,
was 194 and of signatures 118,687. Of these the
most remarkable for the number of their signatures
were those from Warrington, 922 signatures; Hud-
dersfield, 5,655; Deptford and Greenwich, 3,778;
Padiham, 1,140; Southwark, 1,139; Gingleton,
936; Bath, 3,828; Dewsbury, 1,755; Mansfield,
1,075 ; Brighton, 1,460; Derby, 2,600; St. Mary's
C onmel, 1,910; Staly-bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne,
3,000; Hamilton, 1,472; Kilmarnock, 1,143; and
Liverpool, 1,800.

The Slavery question is postponed for a month,
Lord ALTHORP promising to bring it forward as a
Government measure.

German Papers, received this day, contain no
news of interest. Great mortality prevails in Mu-
nich, occasioned by fevers of all kinds, measles, and
small-pox, which carry off people of all c'.a•ses. The
extraordinary mortality expired an alarm of cholera.

A naval officer, in the service of Don PEnno, has
arrived in London for the purpose of recruiting sea.
men. Several hundreds of experienced and respec-
table men are, we hear, ready for embarkation.

We are assured, from an authentic source, that
no regular deputation from the West India Com-
mittee, has waited upon Lord GODERICII for some
Mays past, and that any communication with that
Minister, by gentlemen interested in the West
India Colonies, must for the present be considered
is unconnected with the committee of planters, who
Await), for the present, at least, from becoming
parties to the plan which the Ministers have in view.

No fresh accounts from Oporto have, we under-
stand, been received by Government ; but the
report of Admiral SARTORIUS having been super-
seded has reached the Admiralty in such a way that
it Seems entitled to credit. Captain CROSIIIE, wino
is said to have been appointed to succeed him, is a
brave officer of the Cochrane school. He was with
Lord COCHRANE in the brilliant affair of the Esme-
ralda, during which he received several severe
wounds, and was also the chief officer under his
Lordship in Greece. With such a commander there
is little doubt of some dashing co-operation on the
part of the fleet.

Three more clauses of the„ lris't Coercive Bill were die•
posed of last night, and some further modifications con-
sented to by Ministers. This is as it should be ; and we
can honestly assure his Majesty's Government, that the
more they modify the obnoxious clauses, the more will
tht y acquire the confidence and support of the country.
Let them be just, and fear not,—but let them also be
merciful.

The motion for repealing the Assessed Taxes is deferrep
till the 30th of April, to give Lord ALTHORP an oppor-
tunity of seeing what can be done after the Quarter's re-
venue is made Hp. We are compelled for want of room
to defer the account of the deputation that waited on his
Lordship yesterday on this subject.

MARYLEBONE ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning, at noon, Peter Laurie, Esq., the Deputy-re,
turning Otticet appeared on the hustings, in order to ascertain
the numbers, so as to make a proper return. A great crowd
assembled opposite the hustings, long before the fortunate can.
didate arrived. The return made was as follows :—for
Whalley,
Hope, 2,055
Murray l9l
Murphy,
Sir S. WHALLEY then came forward to the front of the
hustings, when he was greeted by his friends, and assailed by
the hootings of the partisans of the defeated candidates.
The LORD MAYOR said, in consequence of the return, it
was his duty to state that Sir S. Whalley, Knight, was return.
ed to serve in Parliament for this boron h. He lamented the
apathy which had been evinced in this borough, which contain-
ed 8,901 persons eligible to vote; at the last election 6,076 per-
sons voted, but at the present there had only 5,837 exercised
their franchise.
Sir S. WHALLEY then came forward, and was received
with loud cheers. He said he felt bound to return his grateful
acknowledgments for the exertions which had been made on his
behalf—he had to contend with .reat interest and wealth, and
he had come off more than conqueror.—(Applause.) He had
advocated the great cause in which the people had embarked—
he was animated to press forward, from the recollection of the
struggle which had been made on a former occasion.
Messrs. MURRAY and MURPHY then addressed the meet-
ing, after which it separated.

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