The Sun.
London, England, 1828-05-12 00:00:00

truth, and that the POfITE would think h below
its dignity to act otherwise. But few persons
expect a change in the sentiments of the Divan ;
and it is even reported, that after the Bairam a
formal Manifesto against Russia will be pub-
lished. The latest accounts from Odessa
say, that an embargo has been laid on all
vessels. Tranquillity prevailed At Constan-
tinople on the 10th of April. These ac-
counts point out Sizaboli as the place where the
Russians will first enter the Turkish territory.
All the troops that can be spared have since
been sent in that direction. An embargo is
laid on the vessels of all nations and flags,
without exception, and all navigation to the
Black and White Sea is suspended. The
SULTAN, who has never varied in his senti-
ments, looks forward with stoical indifference,
but the great men of the empire think differentiv.
Metalliques, 891; Bank Shares, 1012.1.-411genzeinc
Zeitung, May 4.

As the Catholic. Question will in all human
probability be decided this evening in the Housc
of Commons, it may seem superfluous in us
now to offer any observations on the subject,
particularly as all the leading arguments will na-
turally be again brought forward by those who
have still to address the House. But we cannot
refrain from very briefly recalling some of those
arguments which have been already advanced,
by the eloquent advocates of Emancipation, in
hopes of their meeting the eyes of those to
whom the Division appears the only important
period of the Debate, and who may consequently
have leisure to peruse the Evening .Journals
during the period allotted to bodily refreshment.
As to the Treaty of Limerick--we will be
candid enough to admit, that there appears to
have been verbal inaccuracy sufficient to in-
validate the deed, by the quirks which are ad-
missible in a Court of Law ; but in the case
of the Union, the flagrant breach of national
faith has been established in the most con-
clusive manner. Let any one read the living
testimony of Sir J. NEwronT and the Knight
of KERRY, and unless he be the abject slave of
prejudice, he can come to no other conclusion.
It is useless to quibble about the obligations
of the Sovereign, or of the British Parliament,
to ratify the Acts, and fulfil the expectations
held out to the Irish nation by the Prime
Minister of England, and the Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland ; but we repeat it—that the
Catholics of that kingdom were basely de-
ceived. Let them who will,—take advantage of
the treachery, and give it their sanction.
The question of a divided allegiance should
surely be set at rest by the distinct denial
of the Catholic Universities, but in corrobora-
tion the case of the Spanish Armada, and the
magnanimity of Queen ELIZABETH were
happily alluded to by Sir F. BURDETT. In
such days, said the Hon. Baronet, of peril, in
a new State, just after the Reformation, when
at least one half of the people were Catholics,
ELIZABETH had too much magnanimity, as
well as wisdom, to listen to the sugges-
tions of persons who wished to fill her with sus-
picions of the Catholics. " No," she replied t©
their insinuations, " have not the Catholic No-
blemen and Gentlemen of England, honour,
estates, and courtesy ? Will they, think ye, sa-
crifice them ? Your suspicions and fears are
vain." She trusted them, magnanimously and
wisely trusted them, and they nobly justified the
trust she placed in them.

But your Anti-Catholic will say, such con-
duct answered very well in the days of
the Duke of ALVA and the GUISES—but
how would it do new when the Pro-
testant religion has no such formidable
enemies ? at least, we should expect Mr. G.
Moons to say so. That lion. Gentleman
thinks that no deeds of our Catholic ances-
tors gained them such glory as their struggles
against the encroachments of the Papal power;
therefore he insists on excluding Catholics.
Surely such a man must be worth seeing, if his
person harmonises with his mind.