The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-25 00:00:00

LONDON :
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1839.

By a Berat, or Letters Patent, of the SULTAN,
pnblished in the Times of yesterday (and which
wiEl be found in another part of our Paper), dated
two years ago, the SULTAN grants complete tolera-
tion to the Catholics of his empire. His example,
MusAtilman though he was, is worthy of imitation
by some of our own High Priests. One sentence
of the Berat runs thus—
. 4. The Catholics shall be free in the practice of their
worship. No one will be entitled to say to them—‘ Why
do you perform the ceremonies of your religion in your
hruses ? Why do you read your Scriptures there, and
sus-, end lustres, and have pulpits, and pictures, and veils?
Why do you burn incense and exhibit crosses ?'"

If MorvrimEit O'SULLIVAN and Bishop
PHI ',POTTS were in Turkey they would run the
of being bastinadoed for saying to the Catho-

Why do you exhibit crosses—why do
von have pictures and veils—why do you
worship false gods, you idolators ?" The Editor of
the Times, too, would be liable to have the soles of
his lett made tender for exhibiting his want of tole-

,ation of the Rowans, and for his abuse of them
and their priests. The Ber-at corresponds to our
Catholic Emancipation Act, but we require a Sul-
ton vigorously to enforce it against such intolerants
as the Times and Bishop PHILPOTTS.

We may also observe, that the Bishop, and all
the Protestant Bishops, seem likely to have a for-
th midable rival in her MAJESTY'S good graces is the
titular Catholic Archbishop of Armagh. Dr.
CitoLLY, at the Cork dinner, spoke of the great
blessings for which the Irish were deeply indebted
to their most gracious Sovereign. He could trace
the hand of improving industry in his travels, and
he praised the illustrious QUEEN under whose aus-
pices his countrymen were protected. Queens, as
well as Kings, like that kind of flattery. Dr.
CROLLY may be perfectly sincere; we be-
lieve lie is ; he may be only a courtier
hut whether a courtier or a sincere clergyman, such
140guage will make the Sovereign lean with satis-
factit,,n on the: Catholic clergy and on her dutiful
Catholic subjects.
KNox, we apprehend, will now be found to
take her MAJESTY to task for showing favour to
those who honour and respect her ; and if such a
man were fonad in
.the bosom of the venal, un-
christian, wordly, Parliamentary Church of Eng-
land, his presumption would only be derided.
Church of Enp,landism may be a good political re-
jigion ; but, because it does not spring from indi-
vidual conviction—because it is based on forms and
articles, to profess a belief in which the clergy are
continually bribed—zeal in its
pastors, directed
against their Parliamentary head, would onlyh
can excite
scorn and mockery. The Anglican Churc
and if it could, he
poduce no KNox, would- have
no followers, and produce no effect.

The Catholic Archbishop's speech was more
than flattering to her MAJESTY : it was calm, sen-
sible, conciliatory, and wise, calculated to make an
impression on the people of England, and win sup-
port for the Catholics. IVhile the Anglican priest-
hood remain in their present false position, preaching
persecution and protesting for freedom of con-
science, denying the Roman Catholics a full partici-
pation in all the honours and offices of the State,
and tenaciously claiming for their own purposes all
the wealth which once belonged to the Roman Ca-
tholics, they will be unable to speak as rationally,
calmly, and wisely as did Archbishop CROLLY.
He like a good Christian and a good man, could