The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-14 00:00:00

g, TENANT RIGHT'QUESTION

The Irish malcontents having wound up the ques-
tion of " tenant-right" with a dinner, and Mr. G
H. Moore having gulped down his scruples with his
wine, they have now addressed themselves to the
twin subject, " religious equality." The dozen P. P..'s
who rendered such eaergetic assistance at tbe meet-
ings of the " League " have their own purpose to
answer, and, as one good turn deserves ano 'her,
they appear to be very well supported by their Par.
liamentary allies. The two agitations are to proceed
together, and doubtless the same office, the same staff,
the same newspapers, the same materie4 and the
same figurehead, in the person of Mr. G. H Moore,„
will do equally well for both of them. For the.
Roman Catholic tenantry it will be very delightful to
reflect that by a moderate subscription, equivalent to
an insurance, they are delivering their land from
rent, tithes, and Protestantism at the same time; so
the double object will be likely enough to extract
some of those sovereigns which have lately stuck
with such an invincible attraction of gravity to the
hot ow of the Irish farmer's pocket. Really, too, if
the peasantry can be persuaded that both objects are
feasible, and that landlords and parsons can both be
banished from the Emerald Isle, the fearful drain of
emigration, which is playing such sad work with
chapel fees, may possibly be stopped. Something, it
is evident, must be done. The Roman Catholic
clergy, and, indeed, their lay colleagues in agitation,
have no taste for accompanying their flocks across the
Atlantic to a land of real religious as well as civil
equality. Excepting by a few young men from
Maynooth, the Church is hardly represented in an
Exodus amounting now to near a thousand a day,
and the clergy that remain, it is evident, must find
themselves reduced to shorter commons day by day.
So what is to be done ? Necessity suggests dire ex-
pedients, and disagreeable alliances. It will _even
overcome the sense of decency, and whet is more,
common sense.
R That is the fair pretence as-
sumedeligbiouyss eevecinutealeiatylevoted Parliamentary adherents
of the Church of Rome, and a crowd of its clergy.
The word is positive treason and heresy in every
Roman Catholic mouth. What religious equality can
there ever be between the minister, the parson, and
the priest, between the Methodist preacher, the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, and the Pope. The whole sys-
tem of Rome is founded
it advanced with so little on the claim of exclusive do-
mini-m• That claim is never dropped, and nowhere is
every now and then di
missives from St. J 1 modesty
ar ath, and other fiery epistles
achargdeesdfroormrethseervceellass
oinf
the
Irish hierarchy. Religious I*
that these men desire. Religious equality is an equality
involve the same checks, genee
faelland pay. It would
some respects painfully oppressivyewholesome, but in
Church of England to its present ar 'that reduce the
and even
tenour ; unless, indeed, which we donineses
these agitators would ask to release the OBsyebt hear,
Church from its present political restraints. taulilhed
the religious equality of America which is askedltbe
by all means let it be stated. Then we shall for,
what we have to deal with ; but we shall
wonder:
the more that the Roman Catholic clergy manifest so
decided a repugnance to America, and Prefer
starvation and empty chapels at home, to large and
well-fed flocks, with religious equality, across the
Atlantic.

There is many an object, however, Which it
answers to follow, though it is worthless when
caught. Among the many thousands who daily hunt
foxes in this island, there are few who would either
swallow a mouthful of their prey, or wish there to be
one less fox in the land. Religious equality is the
rank, worthless vermin, which these political sports-
men bunt for the pleasure of hunting, with the inten-
tion of throwing it to the dogs, should they ever be so
fortunate es to catch it. If Roman Catholics really like
religions equality, why do they not show their principle
at work, where they have all their own way ? There
can be no doubt that at Rome they might exhibit a
spectacle that would edify the whole Christian world,
by allowing to every other communion, including the
Latter-Day Saints, a perfect equality of privilege.
As it is, we all know that if the Archbishop of Can-
!erbury went to Rome, when Sanday morning came
he would have to go out of the city gates, and ascend
a loft over a large pigsty, in ord,r to worship God
after the light of his conscience and the roamer of
his fathers. Now, what religious equality is there
between St. Peter's protected by ten thousand French
soldiers, and the upper fl Kir of a building of which
the principal floor is occupied, as we believe, by pigs ?
Give the English permission, and they will raise
20,0001. to-morrow to build a suirable church for
themselves in a city to the resources of which they
contribute so greatly, But no. Religious equality is
absolutely inconsistent with Papal pretensions. In
Ireland, however, tbat hunting ground of party, it
-nay be c,nvenient to pur.u,, thii gams for a time,
particularly if a few English Dissenters can be found
simpletons enough to j:in in the cry. If they do, they
will certainly deserve what they will never.get,—_
to experience the tender mercies of a Church which
has never tolerated a rival a moment longer then it
was obliged to do an. That the demand of "religious
equality" is quite unnecessary is evident from a glance
at any of our large populations. The rival commit.
thous of the country stand on level ground in such
places as Manch titer, Liverpool., Belfast, or Cork.
Nay, with regard to the mass of the population, they
nave no real resource except in the voluntary prin-
ciple. In this great metropolis there are hundreds of
thousands who never enter a church, and who are at-
tached to it by no tie of affection or circumstances.
So far as they are concerned there is perfect religious
equality between all the communions. Dr. Sumner,
CneawrdifnaanlatWicisheamyeana,n
oel and t
Meoirt;a"l:ChPafincteNwith,them. ; hexcelpast,
indeed, that the poorest and the least educated mis-
sionary will probably
-n
in the hearts of the ignorctesn't7ndPrp9o.uodr.i—ce in
his favour
Times.

C A N ,a D A.
QUEBEC, AUG. 26.---ince I
lianierit kit Caesaa eas been occupied
iswith
in it welapih to the Geeernor's address. Tnere -- little
,; but leaders
affords food for either cavil (Jr
°rat'instrilec to the Mi-
of parties roust throw down th:.gt4he "reply" has at
rote'thteherPalr-
nistry apropos of something,
pd °favour. Thus we have
a last w
least late emoriai wage in ,town, Mr. B .ulton, Sir
had Mr. Mslisnzie, Mr. -°"' floods of eloquence,
AmildlanenNilig`Nh
enlightening
iye ug.d toh tebsecr: w
he,
ry
Lipf,tiut to their future de-
by his own ac-
signs. Mr. Hin .ftk il iaist e r of the Crown as Earl
count, is "as machht proper to allude to the failure
pent;
of the 1-1411. Ax
~complimentary to the British
of no
htmis,an_ .
;- railroad negotiation in terms
by t this the Tories,
Cabinet; though at heart
r loyal indignation. The reply will, however;
burst o•
approvicsr
"thout a division. There is nothing in
the Inspector-General, have indulged in a
h noticing, except, perheps, Mr.
eeches wort
the sP tement that, whatever difference might
Aforin's sas .
hereafter exist in the respective populations of the
bereit
' s (and the last cei.sus tells how rapidly
two province
Upper Canada is gaining on its eastern sister), the
French Canadians would never consent to a change
in the law which allots to each province an equal
number of representatives in Parliament.
be carried without
Toe supporters of the Ministry believe they have
more then a working majority. It is estimated that
the House contains about 35 Ministerialists, 24 Eng-
lish Conservatives, 7 French Conservatives; 5 Rouges,
or Annexationists, and 14 Clear Grits. But the dis-
tinctions of parties have been so altered of late, that
I should not place much reliance on this classification.
Besides the subjects of legislation to which I have
alluded in my recent letter as being likely to occupy
the attention of the House, the Committee on Rail-
roads,
will have its hands full. No less than twenty
applications for charters have been received i the
strife of rival interests and lines will doubtless give
birth to much angry debate. The Atlantic and St.
Lawrence Ituilway is to be opened to Sherbrooke 9n
the ll'h instem. Lord Elgin has consented to be
present at the inauguration.
Your American correspondents have furnished
ft
you with lull accounts of the os:110i
Upwards
streiner on L-aie Erie, on the 19th instant.
ilnhe Atlantic
emigrants,
of two hundred poor frllowta
« PfPaevourahly will the
whose cleanliness ard robusettcrie
left our wharfs, had contrasted 'irwareegnce when they
Irish and Highland
destitute h,ggard aspebc:
setth-rs, perished in
t
waves. The recklessness of
the e.ptains of steamers and conductors of railways in
the Sratesi is becoming proverbial.
Not withstan ding the gloomy prophecies of the
a
agricultural
rtsages, the crops in Lower Canada are
p
has spared a portion of the wheat,
In
and the
_ay barley will be Plentiful and cheap. i
p
,
ng.
Theota fly
to-rot is tar from being ge-.
neral.
look well; the orchards never
ii
The oats and
wore a more encouraging aspect.—Chronicle.

PROPOSED EXTENSION OP THE PEEBLES
We understand that measures are in progress to carry out the
Peebles branch so far as Innerleithen. This portion of rail-
way was surveyed by the North British Company in 1845, u
a continuation to the westward of their Ilawiek branch. We
believe that the Innerleithen branch will be a single line, like
the Peebles, and will be formed upon the principle of econo-
mical construction now so generally approved. We under.
stand that the cost is not likely to exceed 4,51.01. 1f II
Scottish Railway Gums.