The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

GENERAL ELECTION.

The Lord Mayor, at a meeting of his Committee
yesterday, upon which occasion John Smith, Esq:,
M.P., was in the chair, made the following communi-
cation, which it was resolved unanimously should be
entered on the minutes.

After adverting to the wish he had expressed upon
a fonner occasion, to address them on the question of
Catholic Emancipation, but which .was.thee, judged
inexpedient, he, said—" Firmly attached as am to
the great principles of religious liberty, it is impossible
that I can look with satisfaction on the present state.
of Ireland, or forbear wishing, that with perfect safety.
to those interests which are most dear to us as Protest-
antsi. something, might be done towards giving to the
people of that country the common right of all. Ba-
lievmg, however, the Roman Catholic religion to be
the most powerful engine ever saw in re-
tarding the civil, moral, and religious iMprovement of
Mankind, and that our best interests are inseparably
identified with the prosperity and permanence of the
Protestant church, I shall consider it one of my first'
.duties to guard from the •pos'eibility, of danger that
which I consider most essential to the. general good.
.But while I feel with equal sineerity attachment to the
one and aversion to .the. other, and can hardly. •sup-
pose any thing more disastrons to this country and to
the world; than an increased 'spread of the Roman Ca-
tholiereligion, I Would rather Seek to repress the one
and encourage the other by: the diffusion of. sound
knowledge, than by arty civil disqualification ' not
founded on
.paramount public necessity. Entertain-
ing this opinion, it is my resolution, should I, by the
powerful exertions you. are making in my behalf, (for
which I take this opportunity of returning you my
best thanks) be returned as one of the representatives
of the city, to enter the House of Commons un-
shackled by any previous. engagements on this subject;
except that I shall ever most anxiously desire to recon-
cile those principles alike most important to us as
Englishmen—namely, perfect security to the Pro-
testant religion, and an equal enjoyment of civil and
religious rights by-all his Majesty's subjects."
The communication-was received with the greatest
satisfaction.

Lord Howick has left his three.opponents, Messrs.
Bell, Beaumount, and Liddell, carrying On an active
canvass in Northumberland, and gone to town to pay
his respects to the freeholders resident in London.—
(Newcastle Paper.)
A considerable sensation has been excited amongst
the electioneering parties in this town, in consequence
of its being made known that Mr. Borrocks will not
again offer himself as a candidate for the representa-
tion of • this borough in Parliament.—(Preston
Chronicle.) .
Mr. Protheroe. arrived in Evesham on Tuesday,
and immediately proceeded to canvass the electors,
and Sir C. Cockerell and Sir W. E. R. Boughton are
expected to enter npon their canvass forthwith.--
( Worcester Herald.)
Mr. Maberly has canvassed the borough of Abing-
don, and it is expected will be returned for the third
time without opposition..
COUNTY or CARiOW.--,lt seems, after all, that
Mr. Kavanagh is a friend to emancipation. Well,
then, in the name of common sense, why did he .not
say so, or why did not his friends say it for him.' To,
Colonel Lochfort, who moved his nomination, to Mr,.
Lidwell, to Mr. Baggot, of Castlebaggot, he might
have told, his intention ; but was it treating the
County well to keep his intentions secret from them ?
TOWN OF DROOREDA.—SOIIIe of the electors of
this town have an intention, we understand, of putting
Mr. Cobbett in nomination for he town of Drogheda.
We should certainly like to see Mr. Cobbett in Par-
liament ; but knowing what we do know, of the free
and independent electors of Drogheda, and remem-
bering the efforts of Mr. Wallace, we doubt whether
it would be prudent of Mr. Cobbett's f:iends to risk
the money they have collected in a contested election
for this town.---(Drogheda Journal.)
COUNTY CLARE.--Mr. Vandeleur goes on with
his canvass ; but he has refused to pledge himself to
abide an election until be can distinctly see his way.
It. A. Slaney, Esq. has announced his intention of
becoming a candidate for the representation of Shrews-
bury, in Parliament at the next General Election,