The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-23 00:00:00

ROYAL SURREY THEATRE.

The production of Ainsworth's "Jack Sheppard," has attracted
eemplete overflows, and i,een pronounced to be the greatest
achievement ever yet attempted, it will consequently be
aeted every Evening.
THIS EVENING, Nov. ,13,
Will be acted, Ainsworth's celebrated Drama of
JACK SHEPPARD.

Illustrating all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivant.
Characters by Messrs. Saville, Dale, Heslop, Laws, Smith,
Ross, Neville ; Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, Miss Martin, Miss
Grant Mts. Laws, &c.
To conclude with an Extraordinary Drama, in Two Acts, entitled
THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTERS; OR, HELL'S BELLES.
Aqaroth, Mr. Neville ; Cerberus, Mr. Cullen ; Diavoline,
Miss Martin ! Robert, Mrs. H. Vining; Polycarpe, Mr. W.
Smith; Tambour, Mr. Ross.

HIGH-WATER AT LONDON BRIDOE TO.,:ORROIV.
Morning 28 minutes after 4 j Evening 46 minutes alter 4

LONDON :
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, IsB9.

The Liverpool Standard of the 19th instant
contains a report of the Sheffield Reformation and
Protestant Association, in which the following lan-
guage is ascribed to the Rev. R. M'GHEE :

I would go to the dying bed of my poor Roman
Catholic fellow-sinner, and while the light of truth is
isaut out from his eye,aocbook I
theligh.s de
light of
.ed heavenfrom
nil heart—while the
blessed
i taken from beneath his pillow, as it was inm
Irehlalmod or
by
a Romish priest, and committed to the flames—while
masses, and oils, and refuges of lies like these are set
before him, as the hope of his immortal soul. I would
tall him faithfully and affectionately of the glorious
finished work of a crucified and risen Saviour. I would
tell him of that righteousness that could cover all his
nakedness, that precious blood that could cleanse him
from all his sin. I would proclaim to him the glad
tidings of free and full salvation in the Lord Jesus. I
would exhort him to turn from those refuges of lies to
the mercy of his Saviour and his God ; and as I loved
and valued his soul and his eternal happiness, I would
cry NO POPERY."
So completely does the excessive zeal of this
Reverend Gentleman stifle all charity, that he
would disturb the dying bed of a poor Roman Ca-
tholic to tell him that his life's belief had been a
i:e,and he could have no hope of salvation. The
rabid and infuriate zeal which thus depicts so accu-
rately its own ferocious characteristics, which would
and does sacrifice all tha amenities of life to give
supremacy, not to a doctrine full of doubt, but to a
set of Pharisees who claim, from believing and
teaching it, to be, superior to other men, now un-
happily prevails over the mild tolerance which once
was thought to distinguish the Protestants of Eng-
land. Those who preach this excessive and into-
lerant zeal, and those who encourage it, should for
one moment reflect on its consequences. Instead
of allay:ing it excites passion. Instead of preach-
ng forbearance it recommends intemperate attacks.
Its spirit seems already caught by the whole
nation, and the virulent assaults on the two
Queens, of which the journals complain, the
violence of the Chartists, the excessive de-
pression which now leads to so many sui-
cides, the extreme excitement which has of late
caused so many murders, the animosity which is
nourished in local communities between political
rivals, and the intense hatred which different classes
bet in to evince towards each other, are all closely
alliet: with the furious religious zeal which is
preached by the Rev. Mr. M‘GHEE and Co., if
they be not its offspring. Should the priests of
conflicting
and
sects pursue this course they will biutify
the people probably convert them into ferocious
savages.
Perhaps if the Tory
Jour-
nalists, who encourage this
statesmen and Tory
have no regard to the this I.;:ligious excitement,
of the nation, they
will have some to its honour, and some respect to
the reputation of that Protestantism of which they
boast so much. The number of atrocious crimes,
including the outrages ac Newport, which now dis-
figurel the face of our society, excite the remarks of
of scorn
foreignerg, who point the finger at the
prude and boasted morality of England. Every
day the Catholic papers rake together all the
lamentable suicides, burglaries, and murders, they
Can find in the English Journals, and they
sneeringly ask are these the fruits of Protestantism.
The tranquillity of Ireland is contrasted with that
of England, and Protestantism it ig asserted—and
with some apparent reason, of such Protestantism
as is preached by M. M`GHEE—is the parent
the
of
turbulence and crime. For the honour of
country, and for the reputation of Protestantism
itself, we trust the infuriate zeal of Irish Orange
Parsons will no longer be allowed to overbear the
calm good sense of tolerant Englishmen.

The regulations prescribed by the Post office for
carrying into effect the Treasury Minute will be
found amongst our advertisements. They comprise
several matters which could not be stated in the
Minute. For example, all letters weighing above
an ounce, except when sent through France, must
be paid in advance. In charging by weight, too,
all fractions above one postage will cause the letter
to be charged with the next postage rising in the
scale. There aie many minute regulations which
will make it necessary for the public to read and

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