The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

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a change of men can only be effected by the resolu-
tion of the Liberal party to enforce a change of
measures that we believe success awaits them. Were
it possible to put the case as one of mere preference
between two sets of noblemen and honourable
gentlemen, whatever our own predilections might
be, we should, we own, despair of victory. The
Tories have now a compact force of upwards of
three hundred in the Lower House, and they have
certainly a majority in the Upper. Added to this,
they have at their command all the deadening and
corrupting influences of patronage and power ; and,
with or without its cognisance, the influence of the
Court is unscrupulously used, where nothing else is
supposed to avail. Against all this there is but one
thing strong enough to hold its own and conquer,
and that is the prevalent will of the nation. That
will has been clearly enough expressed at the
hustings. It is distinctly in favour of comprehen-
sive reform at home, and of sympathy with consti-
tutional freedom abroad. It desires neither immode-
rate change in our electoral system, nor interposition
by arms in the internal affairs of our neighbours.
But the heart of the people is right within them,
and will neither submit to have their domestic
concerns directed by men who avow their political
antipathy to the industrious classes, nor to have
their foreign affairs guided by those who are the
apologists and eulogists of remorseless despotism,
and the bitter critics if not the secret foes of every
nation struggling to be free. England is not
factious in her favour, or suspicious of her servants ;
but when public men in this country wilfully
create distrust by the course they pursue both in
foreign and home affairs, Parliament,' which ever
ought to be the reflex of the public mind, cannot
but show its " want of confidence."

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356 299 376 278
Liberal Majority 1857 98 Liberal Majority 1859 67
(*lncluding the double return for Aylesbury.)

ENGLISH BOROUGHS.
(Aylesbury—a double return—excepted.)

POPULATION.
100 Boroughs, with 162 Members, returning Liberals.
54 „ „ 108 „ 1 Liberal and 1 Conservative 1,695,836
44 „ „ 64 „ Conservdtives
From the above it will be observed that, dividing the population of the 54 Boroughs
which return "one and one," the aggregate numbers represented by Liberals and Con-
servatives in the English Boroughs are as follows :
LIBERALS.
162
54

CONSERVATIVES.
64
54

118 1,393,776

In Scotland ALL the Boroughs, comprising an aggregate population of 1,048,353, have
returned Liberals.

enced with prayer by the Rev. T. Pearson, M.A.
The Bishop of London then addressed the company,
and said they were met to lay the foundation stone
of a most excellent institution, destined to bestow
inestimable blessings on a large portion of the com-
munity, and they could not do so without invoking
the blessing of the Almighty on their proceedings.
They were about to erect a house for the reception
of persons afflicted with a most painful disease, de-
manding the greatest sympathy from all the friends
of humanity. It had been truly said that hospitals
were Christian institutions of the greatest import-
ance, and every addition made to these institutions
was a further step towards lessening the afflictions
of their fellow creatures and advancing the glory
of their Creator. His lordship then invoked the
blessing of God on the great work they were
engaged in, praying for its permanence and pros-
perity. Miss Coutts having deposited the bottle in
a cavity in the lower stone and spread the mortar,
the upper stone was duly lowered into its place,
after which Miss Coutts gave the customary knocks,
and declared the stone duly laid. The Rev. S. B.
Owen next addressed the assembly, after which Mr.
J. A. Smith proposed thanks to Miss Coutts for
having done them the honour of laying the founda-
tion stone of the hospital. The Bishop of London
said that he had been requested by Miss Coutts to
acknowledge, the compliment just paid her, and to
assure them that she should now continue to take
the greatest interest in the prosperity of the insti-
tution. The blessing of God was again asked on the
undertaking, and the company separated.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, MONDAY MORNING.

The Freeman's Tournal states that Mr. Henn,
Q.C., has been appointed to the vacant chairman-
ship, but it is understood that the following changes
will be made :—Mr. O'Shaughnessy is to be moved
from Mayo to Clare, Sir Colman O'Loghlen from
Carlow to Mayo, and the new chairman is to get
the latter county. Mr. Henn, it may be recollected,
published an address to the electors of the county
of Clare, where he is a large landed proprietor,
offering his services as a supporter of the Derby
Government. Sir Colman O'Loghlen and Mr.
O'Shaughriessy are members of the Roman Catholic
Church, and both Liberals of the Whig school. The
changes, as far as they are concerned, are merely
routine, and have no political meaning.
Another small scrap of patronage has fallen in by
the proffered resignation of Mr. J. B. Kernon, the
resident magistrate for the county of Galway, and
which has been accepted by the Lord-Lieutenant.

THUNDERSTOII.II.
A very heavy thunderstorm broke over Dublin
last night. It commenced shortly after eight o'clock
and lasted for nearly two hours. The lightning
was fearfully brilliant, and some of the thunder-
peals were the loudest that have been heard for
many summers. As usual, the storm was followed
by torrents of rain, which in an incredibly short
period totally flooded the city. The change, after
the long drought, was most welcome, and must be
of vast service to the country.

THE WRECK OF THE POMONA.
The Wexford Independent gives the following
further particulars in connexion with this dismal
catastrophe :
" The body of the man, having £3OO on it, men-
tioned in our last number, was drawn up from the
lower hold by the diver on Monday. The feet were
upwards and the head down ; and the exact sum
found in the pockets was £326, to one half of which
the diver becomes entitled, according to agreement.
Bodies are washed ashore daily, but are now becom-
ing so disfigured that they can scarcely be identified.
One body of a young girl had the scalp hanging
over, like a hood, and another had at
the both legs off
knees. A body of an elderly woman came on
shore at Ballyvalloo, with one leg off, and the next
day, strange to say, the leg was washed in hearthe body.. Two men are lashed in the
supposed to be the captain and wizen rigging,
mate ; and, although
the diver made several attempts
was unable to do so. On Wednesday Mr. Brown-
to clear them, he
rifx held an icquest on the body
with the large sum of of the man found
another body ; and both
were
on it, and also on
brother and brother-in-law, were identified by the
who fortunately arrived
here on the day the bodies were recovered. The
former was identified
as
Mr. Henry, of the county
Sligo, and the latter his
person £124 was fou uncle, Mr. Hardy, on whose
11d A splendid silver speaking
trumpet was found lying on the deck of the vessel,
and bore an inscription to the effect that it was
presented to the captain in 1837 by the cabin
Such are the additional details which
have reached us
within the last few days of this
y melancholcatastrophe."

LITHE EARL OF ELGIN.—We have much pleasure
in being able to state that this eminent nobleman arrived
at his seat, Broom Hall, on Friday afternoon. Notwith-
standing the great extremities of climate to which his lord-
ship has been exposed, and the severe mental as well as
physical lallour he has had to undergo, we are happy to say
that his usual robust health is not much impaired ; but his
lordship hes not yet quite recovered from the effects of a
fever caught in Ceylon, by being exposed to a burning sun,
when the carriage broke down in which his lordship and
secretary, Mr. Oliphant, paid a visit to the interior of the
island. Although filo war, &c., is at present occupying
muph cof 4ift attention both of the Government and the
public mind, vye hope the eminent services which his lord_
dip t4,,s wooly 1, not only to this country, but we may
say. te the world, will neither be forgotten nor overlooked.
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