The Sun.
London, England, 1868-08-06 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR ELECT OF DUBLIN.

(From the Freeman's journal.)

The selection of the Lord Alayor of Dublin
for the ensuing year is not a question of " com-
pact" or of " promise"--a question of sectarian
bigotry, or of civic liberality, ; nor yet one of
personal merit, or individual favouritism. A far
higher and more important issue has been raised,
and, ;tom being a merely personal or even a muni-
cipal question, the Dublin Mayoralty for 1869 has
assumed the proportion of a national and imperial
question. Mr. Mackey is personally a very eligible
candidate, but he is not the only man in the
Council who is worthy to fill the office of Chief
Magistrate. Mr. Mackey has troops of personal
friends who would be glad to pay him a com-
pliment; but while men have a perfect right
to be generous with that which is their own, they
have no right, acting in a representative capacity,
to barter the rights and liberties of a people, that
they may make momentary cllaracter with their
enemies for a mock liberality which has no real ex-
istence. The organs of the Ascandancy•faction as-
sert that there was a " compact" to elect a Con-
servative this year. There was no such compact—
there was no such undertaking—no such promise
made by the Liberal party, or on their behalf.
There may have been some individual promises
made to Mr. Mackey or to Conservative leaders ;
but the Liberal party, as a party, made no such
promise, and Mr. Mackey's acceptance as a Con-
servative was the result of the accident that no
other candidate came forward, and was not even
suggested to be the realization of a previous party
arrangement. This being so, bow does the matter
stand now ? Simply this : When—in an hour
of generous weakness, forgetful of their duty
to their country; . to their principles;. and
to the great question upon which the fate of
this • Empire hangs—the Catholic and Liberal
members accepted Mr. Mackey they did not
dream that their supreme forgetfulness of the
crisis would be used by their enemies to prove
to Europe and the world that Catholic Ireland for-
got her history—that the leading Catholics of Dub-
lin were traitors to their race, their creed, their
nationality, and had with one consent " bowed their
knees to Baal," and cursed the proffered boon of
religious equality as a matter which the vulgar
might prize, bat which the rising Catholics of the
metropolis despised and abhorred as the mere food
of " sacerdotal confederates." The Catholics who
voted for an Ascendancy candidate did not foresee
the use that would be made of their soft-headed
conduct. They see it now. Their liberality was
called treachery to their party. Their generosity
was proclaimed to be a protest against what
Mr. Mackey calls a " sacerdotal confederacy," and
to be the answer of Ireland to Mr. Gladstone's
Church resolutions.' This new issue has been raised
-- raised by the Church Defence Association and its
organs—accepted in self-congratulatory silence by
Mr. Mackey—proclaimed in every Wang° Lodge

in Dubli❑—and the " Catholics" who sustained
Church Ascendancy toasted it amid rounds of
Kentish fire at the nightly orgies of the faction.
It is with this new issue, and not with alleged
compacts or the promises of individuals—or so-
called breached of pledged worth—that the Catho-

lic public have to deal, and on this issue Catholic
Corporators will have to vote on Monday next.
Did any Catholic vote for Mr. Mackey as the first
and most presentible member of the Church De-
fence Society ?
If he did, of course he will repeat his vote on
Monday, and thus proclaim his own adhesion to the
Church Defence Association and to its principles.
Did any Catholic vote for Mr. Mackey as one of

.e committee who denounced to the empire as a

"sacerdotal confederacy" the cardinal, the bishops,
and the clergy of Ireland, who humbly crave the
English Legislature to give the same civil rights
and religious freedom to Catholics as Protestants
enjoy ?.

If he did—he will no doubt have the manly con-
sistency to proceed to the City Hall on Monday
and flaunt in the face of the country the banner on
which " Sacerdotal Confederacy" is inscribed, and
by his vote proclaim w ith Air. Mackey that the
Popish religion is " pregnant with disorder and mis-
chief to our social organisatiou—utterly opposed to
British laws and to civilisation."

Did any Catholic vote for Mr. Mackey as a pro-
test against the policy of religious equality, dises-
tablishment, and disendowolent, as proposed by Mr.
Gladstone in the name of the English nation as an
act of tardy justice due to the Irish race and to the
Catholic people ?
If he did, it will be his duty to avow this his
" protest "—to justify and enforce it before his
fellow-citizens on Monday.

But if, as we contend, no Liberal iProtestant
and no Catholic voted for Mr. Mackey upon
these several grounds, or on any of them —if
this degrading interpretation was put on the
over-generous act of the Catholic representa-
tives of Dublin in order that the ,chains of
Ascendancy might be rivetted with greater tight-
ness and permanency—if Catholics were first
betrayed into au act of political forgiveness,
and if their kindness was used to brand them as
slaves, traitors, and knaves—then every Catholic
into whose heart the iron of slavery has not burned
—every Catholic who respects himself, who looks
to a bright future of equality for his children and
prosperity for this old land—will vindicate himself,
his race, and his nation from the insulting inter-
pretation put on his weakness by the men whose
iron hoof is still upon us, and who seek to per-
petuate the Ascendant Church as the badge of con-
pest —the recipient of the enforced tribute paid by
slaves.

Each man must take his side on Monday—with
those who would " civilise" Ireland out of Catho-
licity, or with those who, by disestablishing the
Church of the conqueror, would leave the faith of
the native Irish "free."

MARKE7 S-7 HIS DAY.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

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There was a full supply of stock on offer again to-day:
but the condition was very indifferent, which tended to in-
crease the already dull state of the trade.

Of beasts there wero 1,080, including 20 foreign, and
they mot a slow sale, at late rates.
Of sheep and lambs 20,530 came to hand, 2,630 being
foreign. Sales of both progressed heavily, prices favour-
ing buyers.

There is a better inquiry for veal, and prime qualities
made rather better prices. 603 calves were at market, 322
being foreign. _ _

There were 50 pigs on salo, of which 25 were English
fed. Sales were made at late rates.

Quotations : —B.cf, 3s to 5s 2d ; mutton, 3s to 4s 10d
veal, 38 to 5s ; pork, 3s to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s per
stone per Blbs sinkiug the offal.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE.

Sugar—The demand is still very moderate, but rates
are not quotably lower, either floating or on the spot.

Coffee.—The auctions are again upon a liberal scale, but
there is a fair demand at yesterday's decline, and if any-
thing the tone is steadier.
Tea—The auctions were resumed this morning, and
aro progressing with a fair spirit, at quite the opening
prices.

COTTON.
LIN-Enron, Aug. 6.—Sales probably 8,000 bales.
Market quiet and uuchangod.

FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF EDINBURGII.—At a
meeting of the Town Council of Edinburgh, held on Tues-
day, the Lord Provost moved, " That iu respect of the
brilliant and successful services of Lieut.-General Lord
Napier of Magdala, as Commander-in-Chief of the Expedi-
tion to Abyssinia, the freedom of the city be conferred on
his lordship." Bailie Skinner seconded the motion, which
was unanimously agreed to. Mr. Stott than moved, "That
the freedom of the city ba conferred on Sir James Y. Simp-
son, of Strachaven, M.D., D.C.L., Professor of Midwifery in
the University of .E li❑burgh, wausa numerous and va:ie,l
contributions to medical scieuci and to literature, and
I;articularly whose distinguished discoveries and appliances
for the alleviation of human suffering have set ved to main-
tain and extend the reputation of the city and its medical
school, and entitle him to the respect and gratitude of his
fellow citizens." Mr. Cousin seconded the motion. Mr.
Howden oppJsed the motion on the ground that Sir James
had already declined to accept the honour, aid that the
proposal was calculated to convoy a reflection against the
four curators who opposed that gentleman's election to the
principalship of the University. The Lord Provost and
Mr. Stott explained that Sir James had not declined this
honour, but had merely ref used to accept an invitation to a
banquet. After some further conversation the motion was
agreed to, Mr. Uowden and Mr. Cattanach dissenting.