Agitation in Ireland, even for useful purposes, has, unfortunately, lost
its influence. A well-organized plan for promoting the registries, is, undoubtedly, deserving of' praise, when taken by itself. But, then, we have had the plan introduced by a blowing of trumpets about Repeal; and, what is still worse, experience of the past prevents any one from being able to guess, whether this is aught else than one of the political bubbles which glitter, and then disappear, on the surface of the poli- tical stream. Scheme has arisen after scheme, amid disappeared as sold! denly ; and, unluckily, confidence has also taken its departure. That it may return, is possible ; but to insure that, we must have a more settled plan of proceeding, and vastly more of sincerity and steadiness than in sonic times past.—Befficst Northern Whig.
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