The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-13 00:00:00

RETURN OF GERARD CALLAGHAN.

(From the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of Friday.)
Mr. Gerard Callaghan was returned last evening
to serve in Parliament for this City, and the bells of
St. Ann rang a merry peal, and the faction sneered
at our people, and our good Tken retired to their
homes, grieved, but not dishonoured.
It has been generally asked why the contest ter'
minated so early ? The answer is as follows :—Ob'
jections were made by Mr. Callaghan's agents to
almost every freeholder that was brought forward on
the popular side. One of the objections was ad'
mitted by the Assessor, and the admission disfraw
chised at one sweep several hundreds of unpurchased
and unpurchaseable electors ! We are given to on.
derstand that some informalities in the registration
affected the suffrages of at least five hundred of
those who would have voted for Sir Augusto;
Warren. For this we are not accountable; oar
business was to instigate our fellow-citisens to pro'
cure and register freeholds. If there has been °
failure elswhere, we have now but to join with our
fellow-citizens in deploring the result of it. And
was to be deplored—it was a subject of bitter,
affliction to behold the independent Catholic and
fordted
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down a vile faction in this city."
Could not, however, the contest have been pre'
longed ? It could ; and we join with the public in
saying that it ought to have been prolonged. The
protest entered against G. Callaghan's return may
be, and we are assured is, decisive against that gen"
tleman's eligibility ; but the protest would not have
been a whit weaker, if the wishes of some hundreds
of unpolled voters had been complied with. It is
nonsense to talk to us of not polling to the last man
against Gerard Callaghan.
His speech, at the close of the poll, was of apiece
with his general conduct. It was? hollow effort to
gain over the liberals to his support, on some future
occasion, against the very dupes who are now ad'
miring him. He talked of Aristocrats and non-re'
sidents. He talked of them--the very man who, if,
1820, flourished in his memorable "electionrationale
the names of all the mighty Lords by whom he We
to have been supported, and who again, in 18260
exclaimed, " Freemen, you are 2,ooo—the election
is in your hands !"—knowing full well that the 04'
jority of those very freemen were non-residents.

We are gratified to learn his MAJESTY 113 S
been graciously pleased to command that an annual clonal°,
of two gold medals, of 25 guineas each, should be place'
at the disposal of the Oriental Translation Committee, 44.
the purpose of furthering and encouraging Oriental Litt'
rature.

In the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, 00
Friday last, the case of Mr. RICHARD RADFORD ROVO'
was ordered to stand over till the first day of next tern'
and the prisoner to be remanded.

On Friday, the Defiance, Oxford coach, Wle
in contact with the carriage of Sir Auousrus FRAzOI"
who, with his family, were on their way to CheltenhaM'
on the Hounslow road, close to the Magpies. A 11111/e
and female servant were outside, the latter of whoa), "4
regret to say, was killed.

A correspondent informs us that a lady, `rho o
lately resided in one of our Western Squares, is about "(
leave Brighton for the Continent, in consequence of be
eldest son having formed a matrimonial connection-4°ll'
trary to her own wishes, as well as to those of her higi,"
spirited family—with a fancy-dress-maker, Sm.—Bright°
Herald.
The late genial showers of rain have prove
most beneficial in all parts of the country, not only to ver
tation, but to Wheats, which have, we are happy to ststte;
the most luxuriant appearance. The Barley and (3/4
have been much improved also, and are expected to yield e 4
average crop.— York Chronicle.