The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-07 00:00:00

Torres. Reform
,X,a. 1-lorse Guards, Lord MEL-
BOURNE, and thi Oiitaoill, be the servant of the
QUERN, nOt l'he tool of &faction.

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We are glad to see 4hat the bulk of the citizens
.°1 Canterbury, headect;'bv the MAYOR, have has-
tened -
to clear themselves from the supposition of
favouring the disloyik sentiments of Mr. BRA n-
"'Ayr. That was to be expected, for honest men
could not sit still under the imputation of approv-
ing of his conduct. 'Our account of the meeting
will be read with satisfaction. Honour to the men
of Canterbury. They told the Cathedral Clergy
no inconsiderable quantity of truth, by which those
gentlemen, who are wrapt up in the self-conceit of
their order, will be sure not to profit. Mr. BRENT
confirmed the statement that Mr. BRADSHAW'S
printed speech was not exactly like Mr. BRAD-
"JAW'S spoken speech, so that this gentleman is
doubly convicted, of libelling her MAJESTY and
deceiving his friends.
We do not advocate recurring to past usages and
Acting on sentiments that are no longer warranted
by external circumstances. We leave that to the
Tories. At present wrong of every kind is to be
~redressed by appeals to the Courts, or to the Press,
and not by the strong hand. But if the Tories
Were in office, and any Whig were to have libelled
her MAJESTY like Mr. BRADSHAW, we have
to doubt that it would be regarded as a personal
insult, and some valiant member of her MA-
JESTY'S Household—some Lord LONDONDERRY,
for example—would have challenged Mr. BRAD-
SHAW, or horsewhipped him, or have had him thrown
into a scavenger's cart. The days of chivalry, how-
ever, and of committing such outrages, arc past; and
trusting to this, knowing that the good feelings and
toderation of their opponents will allow them to
sleep in a whole skin, the Tories most valorously
talk against her MAJESTY and her Court over their
Cups. The nreux chevaliers of Toryism prove by
their conduct that the days of chivalry are gone, and
that they know it.

The exhibition at the Common Council on
Tuesday was melancholy indeed, and but for the
redeeming speeches of three or four of the Mem-
bers, we would call it disgraceful to the City of
London. The Church of England, probably the
richest in the world, has a revenue of 6,000,0001.
a-year. Independent of that, large sums are le-
vied from Dissenters in the shape of Church-rates,
and grants of Parliament for building new Churches,
making altogether an annual outlay of seven millions
sterling annually provided by the State for the religion
of only a portion of the people. For national edu-
cation the whole amount granted by Parliament is
30,000/., yet at the meeting in question 1,0001.
Was voted by the City of London for the support
of the enormously wealthy establishment, the State
religion, and half that sum was refused for the sup-
port of schools in the poverty-stricken and igno-
rance-stricken district of Bethnal-green. It was
not denied that one of the Churches was so large that
it never was full, nor that several places of worship
Were shut up, nor that one of them was actually
occupied as a depot for TRUMAN, HANBURY and
BUXTON'S porter ; yet 1,000/. of the City funds,
raised partly from Dissenters, and from duties on
the poor man's coals, was voted, under the pre-
tence, as Mr. STEVENS sarcastically remarked, " of
being a boon to the poor, while it was actually in-
tended to afford support to ten clergymen ;" and
he might have also said, to add the patronage of ten
additional livings to the already enormous patro-
nage of the pious and disinterested Bishop of
LONDON. What absurdity in Mr. F. BUXTON
and.the Corporation of London to erect churches
before they have erected schools ! If the poor peo-
ple of Bethnal-green had these ten churches, and
ten 'more, what advantage would they derive from
the pulpit or the Prayer-book, if they could not
read ? These ten clergymen to be appointed at the
wbirn, or for the interest, of the Bishop of LON-
br---fresh, too, from Oxford or Cambridge—places
i--ebrated for moral and relicrious improvement,
might preach and read prayers every Sunday and
110Iidah but would they by such means remove
ignorance, or in any one respect improve the moral
Condition of the people ? The whole scheme al)»
pears to, us preposterous, except in so far as it will
benefit a few individuals. It will not in any way
improve the condition of the poorer classes, and we
cordially agree with Mr. STACEY in thinking that
School houses ought to precede churches, and
that it would be more wise to give 1,000/. to-
wards the education of the poor than 1001. to-
welds the building of churches.

The news from Canton, though not of a later
date than the accounts received by the last overland
_mail from India, is highly important. . Superinten-
dent ELLIOT, without pledging his Government to
anY specific line of conduct, is evidently preparing
Or a state of things far from pacific. It would ap-
pear, moreover, that he is well supported by the
Amer:can and Dutch merchants, while the Celestial
Government, on its part, manifests a firmness in
abiding by its first Proclamations for the regulation
°f trade, and the exclusion of opium, which must be
attributed either to its contempt for the power of
Europe,
.or its reliance upon the security which it
hopes to derive from its remoteness. Our Corres-
-13%-ident from Canton, whose letter will be found in
another part of The Sun, re-suggests a plan for
Pentanently establishing ourselves at the mouth of
the Canton River, to which, on a former occasion,
'we, directed the attention of our readers, and upon
'ich we may soon again consider it our duty to dwell
a tilore length than we have yet done. Our Go-
tirnment,• we feel assured, will not allow this op-
13(1rtunitv for placing the trade with China on a new
an d -respectable footing to pass away without useful
and
permanent results. We have some old scores
t° settle with the subjects of his CELESTIAL MA-
jRsTY. the 4, August Brother of the Sun and
'°°11;" and never was there abetter time for bring-
ing them to a final issue.

The whole of the Paris papers of Tuesday have
been received, with Madrid Journals of the 29th
nit., and letters from Constantinople of the 17th,
and Athens of the 19th ult. The news they
bring may be summed up in a few words. Admiral
RotrssiN had taken his departure from Constanti-
hople ; the Egyptian army had not advanced upon
Caesarea, as previously reported ; the Pacha of
Gypr was recovered from his recent indisposition ;
king OTHo was misgoverning Greece as usual;
and nothing had been done in the way of definitely
kijusting the Oriental question. So much for the
East. The little intelligence received from Spain
i° quoted below, but as the source whence it comes
reliance ought to be placed
Very questionable, no re
it.

prince GEORGE of Cambridge has arrived at
Frankfort on his return from his tour.
There is no domestic news of any interest in the
French journals. We are sorry to announce that
General BERNARD, late Minister of War, is on
e Point of death. M. HAGERMAN, the eminent
Faris banker, died on Monday last.
datWe have received letters from the frontiers of Spain
witi;" the, 31st of October, which inform us that not•
the the apparent tranquillity of Navarre and
to be Biseayan provinces, new Guerillas are beginning
eganil,l at rI be formed there, and that the Christina commanders
fest uneasiness on that account. Five hundred
says the Journal of Toulouse, have penetrated
%o the Valley of Oran to levy contributions. They
ea__
retired with their booty into the interior of the
4atittry. They have likewise taken away with them a
6 number of men fit to bear arms.
hn_lb.e Celebrated Roman banker, the Duke of Torlonia,
45 Just left Paris.—Gazette de France.
; °f October
from the frontiers of La Cerdagne of the
jusitst October 5ay5......“ The Count D'Espaene has
`appointee Cotunniss;o4ers uho are to iii.titute a
''tiny into the 'conduct of the officers of his troops,