The Sun.
London, England, 1837-07-03 00:00:00

Tail; AND DISSENTERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. r
Silt—On the 15th inst., as I passed through Ipswich, I
addressed to you a letter, with an account of proceetliiigs
just then passed before the Magistrates, where the Itev4,:.,
M,.ssrs. Nolcutt, Sprigg, and "Wilitby, three Dissenting
Ministers, had made successful opposition to the colic, tion
of a Church-rate. In that letter hastily written while the
coach stopped, I expressed an opinion that the vacillation..:
and indifference manifested by the Ministry on the Church-i;
rate question would retard the settlement of that question,t
and prolong the discord which is extending in every part ofj-,
the kingdom.
After inserting my letter (for which accept my thanks).o
you expressed with your accustomed manliness a diff,:renccf•
of opinion on this subject.
lam acquainted with ass-inters in nearly every part orti,i

this country, and have letters from many confirming 1),
own view.

I was not, however, disposed to enter on a controversy

to establish my position, because I am of opinion nine-
tenths of us believe, or were willing to believe, the diffi-
culties by which Ministers were surrounded arose from a
quarter to which it is not usual to allude ; but the exist-
ence of a feeling that the delay which had been permit-
tc,_,l marked indifference,' and the postponement of tin
Church ~nrc question to make room for that on Church
leases inarke,il vacillation, was then as certain as the fact
Cult your advocaci of the measure, through evil and through
good report, has produe:'d considerable effect in the caus(
of religious freedom.
A change, which was not the.ri anticipated, has taken
place ; and it now becomes the Dis:?•nters to act up t(
their professed principles—they have unjertaken the set-
tlement of the Church-rate impost, let th9n) adopt the
principle of action set forth by John Howe, in these me•
morable words—" If a man be drawn forth to defend ar,
important truth against an injurious assault, it were trea-
cherous self-love to purchase his own peace by declining it.'
My object in now addressing you arises out of the fol-
lowing circumstances :

Last week, Archdeacon Glover sent a reply to an arti-
cle by the editor of the Patriot, in which he took oc-
casion to mention my name in terms that demanded
notice from me. Having replied to the Archdea•

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con, I thought it right to send to several member:

of her Majesty's Government copies of the correspon
dence, in order that they might see one effect of th(

present order of things, and the conflicts into whici
Ministers of the Church of England are entering wit!

their parishioners. I intimated at the same time that tin
Dissenters hereabouts believed they were serving Lore
Melbourne's Government by the passive course they hay,
adopted. It was not to be expected that a Minister •f the
Crown would concur in the doctrine of passive submissioi
to the laws ; and in his reply, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer accordingly states that it appears to him " thf
British Constitution exacts not only passive obedience, hie
even active co-operation." The best men in all ages, how
ever, and the society of friends universally, have acte,
contrary to this view of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Milton says, " Conscience or religion is that full per
suasion whereby we are assured that our belief and prac-
tice, as far as we are able to apprehend, and probably make
appear, is according to the will of God, which we ought to
follow much rather than any law of man, as not only his wort
everywhere bids us, but the very dictate of reason tells us.'
And further, " that for belief or practice in religion accordirn
to this conscientious persuasion, no man ought to be punishe,
or molested, by any outward force on earth whatever."
Lord John Russell too illustrated the same truth of
Friday evening, in his excellent speech, by quoting the me•
rnorable expression of William the Third, " That religiot
is Gon's province, and that religious differences ought no
to be carried into the civil relations of the State, or into th,
civil relations of life."

These principles guided me, in suffering that penalty o,
law which the Churchwardens of this parish inflicted on in,
in 1835 ; and on the same principles my Dissenting neigh
hours, and others in a multitude of parishes, are now act
ing, and have resolved to persevere. Observe the positior
of the Churchwardens of this parish with their Dissenting
neighbours ; they have summoned them before the Magis
trates for the non-payment of a Church-rate which is note
riously illegal : if they appear, and question its validity, th,
Magistrates will immediately dismiss the suit to the Eeclk
siastical Court. Knowing the Constitution of that Cour,
they wisely prefer being passive, and by allowing the law t,
pursue its career take the spoiling of their goods.
They think, further, that if Lord Melbourne's Govern
meet is a just one, they are serving that Government b:
bringing to view the oppressive and unchristian characte'
of the present law in the most peaceable manner—and
so entirely concur with them, and so heartily dissent friar:
the sentiment expressed by the Chancellor of the Excheque►
that I feel it right to urge upon the Dissenters in ever:
part of the country with greater force than ever, in th
terms of a resolution which I had the honour to move a
the meeting of delegates in London in February last, an'`
which was unanimously adopted, to pledge " themselves t
continue their efforts by all constitutional means to accorn
plish the object for which they had been appointed an,
had assembled, namely—the total abolition of Church
rates."

I now turn with pleasure to the latter part of th'
Chancellor of the Exchequer's letter, wherein he state.
that the Ministry " have marked with extreme satisfac
tion the reception given by Dissenters to the measur
proposed in the House of Commons for the settlement o
this important question," adding, that " should this cordio
co-operation continue, the best result may be looked for:
Let the Dissenters take this statement in good faith, an•
believing the Ministry to be now untrammelled by Tor.
prejudices, give them credit for good intentions
and at the ensuing election let them give their votes only
to men who will go to Parliament with a fixed determina-
tion to further the wisely expressed intentions of the Queen'
Government. Let the Dissenters act up to their avowe'
principles ; they are numerous, and of weight enough ti
hold the balance between the contending parties at th,
coming election. Let them be true to themselves, and ac
in unwavering- consistency with their profession, and thei
righteous demands arc now within their reach.
I conclude in the terms of a resolution passed by 6(
Dissenters from various parts of the kingdom last August
who had assembled here for the consideration of thi
Church-rate question, and urge its adoption on all, wit'l
scrupulous exactness :--" That, in case of a dissolution o
Parliament, preference be given (other qualifications a.
Reformers being equal) to candidates who will distinctly
pledge themselves to vote for the extinction of Church
rates."—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JOHN CHILDS.
Bungay, 27th June, 1837.

SUBMARINE ILLUMINATION.-MR

STEELE.

We find by the Irish newspapers that Mr. Steele in
tends publishing a letter to the Chancellor of the Excheque
on the subject of submarine irradiation for the use of diver,
—a subject of very great interest to a naval and commercia
empire.

We will publish to-morrow in our columns Mr. Steele'
petition to the House of Commons, presented by Mr. Rice
the last Session, praying that a magnificent national mono
ment to Newton should be reared over his house and oh
servatory, in London, on the principle of the dome of tht
great Church of Assisi, which has been thrown over th.
small primitive cottage-like chapel dedicated to St. Franci,
Mr. Steele's theory of Submarine Illumination, even a
midnight, at great depths under water, is grounded upon
peculiar application of the oxyhydrogen gas lights.

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARE!,
WITH LONDON.

highest
which is equal price of the bestal to
wheat
31i3in. P3adr.
English ipc
25NiiT
imperial.
fVranEcAsp—erTe hectolitre,
Ih
quarter. The highest price of the bes
Essex and Kent wheat in London, is 665. per quarter, show
ing fine wheat to be 275. 9d. per quarter dearer in Londo'.
than in Paris, or upwards of 721 per cent. ; and that the sam,
money which will in London buy but eight bushels of whea'
will, in Paris, procure nearly fourteen bushels of the finest
quality.
FLOUR.—The highest price of flour of the " first mark" it
Paris, is 49 francs per 159 kilogrammes, which is equal tt
30s. l Id. per English sack of 280 pounds. The highest price
of the best " town made" flour in London, being 525. per
sack, shows fine flour to be 21s. Id. per sack dearer in London
than in Paris, or nearly 70 per cent. ; and that the same money
which in London buy; but 280 pounds of fine flour, will it.
Paris purchase 471 pounds of the very best quality,

A is reported that an offer has been made to the
Duke of Devonshire to resume the office of Lord Chamberlain
TARTANS.--The taste for our highland Tartans
still spreading in the highest quarters. Her Imperial Majest:
the Empress of Russia has just ordered some dresses of
the
finest kind of tartan from our townsman,
Mr. Macdougall, whc
has had the distinction also of recently supplying the Duchess
of Kent, the Queen, and other Royal personages.—lnverness
Courier.

Among other anecdotes which are in circulation ii-p
lustrative of the nobleness of mind and kindness of heart of
our youthful Sovereign, one—which we have every reason tn';',
believe strikes us as eminently beautiful. The first act of r*
her Majesty's Queenly life was writing that letter to Queen ' 4 .
Adelaide, which breathed the purest and tenderest feelings of t,.
affection and condolence, and evinced a spirit of generosity!'ll'
and consideration which has obtained her Majesty golden °pi -
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nions. Her Majesty wrote that letter spontaneous!l, and hay
ing finished it, folded and addressed it to " Her Majesty the*:
Queen." Some one at hand, who had the right to make a re- 1"
mark, noticing this, mentioned t at the superscription was not;
coffee', for that tho letter ought to be directed to her Majesty"
the Queen Dowager. " I am quite aware," said Queen Vic;
toile, "of her Majesty's altered character, but I will not be
the first person to remind her of it." k;,
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EDITED BY THEODORE HOOK, Esq.
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HIS LATE MAJESTY,
Accompanied by a Memoir, and contains the Continuation of
THE GURNEY PAPERS, by the EDITOR,
And the following Articles by other Distinguished Writers :
Confessions of Ralph Restless. Lines. By Leigh Hunt, Esq.
By Captain Alarryat. The Phantom Ship. By Captain
Subjects fcr Pictures. By Miss Marryat.
Landon. High Connections.
Pleasures of Relationship. The Inconsolable!. By Laman
Patty Larkspur's Watch. By Blanchard, Esq.
Douglas Jerrold, Esq. A Case of Furious Driving. By
A Ride in the Great Western Alfred Crowquill.
Jungle. By an Old Forest Mr. Cabooze.
Ranger. Recollections of Grimaldi.
The Poetry of Early Rising. By A Special Evening in the Life of
the Author of " Glances at a Musical Amateur.
Life." Ragantuffins,British and Foreign.
c.

elec.
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, Great Marlborough-street.

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1837.

'-' Our provincial Correspondents assure us that the
elections in their respective districts bid fair to turn out
favourably for the cause of Reform. We are delighted
2to hear this; though the intelligence is anything but a
' surprize to us, for the conduct of the Tories for some
time past, coupled with the reckless language of some
of their journals, convinces us that they are at length
roused to a conviction that their cause is desperate.
'. Nevertheless this must not make the Reformers supine
:'' or negligent. They must not count for a triumph on their
adversaries' weakness, but on their own energy. Above
;all, they must bear in mind that this is the decisive
election, which is to settle for years, the destinies of
"I Reform. Let us gain this, and we are safe ; but if
''''.,' we lose it through our remissness, we shall have lost
' the noblest opportunity that has presented itself for
Rages, of giving the cause of temperate, constitutional
..freedom, that impetus of which it stands so much in
,need.
It is not the Ministers that have to work now,
but the People. It is on them that the responsibility now
• rests. If they put their shoulders to the wheel in the pro-
per spirit, they will return such a majority to Parliament
as will furnish Government with the power to carry all
..Ithose useful public measures which hitherto they have
[ -=: only been able to project. Justice to Ireland, and to
,
the Dissenters ; general reduction of taxation ; to say
1
:;,nothing of a hundred other valuable reforms, which
we have neither space nor time to recapitulate—all
these depend on the result of the approaching election.
Will the people halt, then, or indulge in idiotic lethargy,
.when it is in their power to obtain such lasting benefits
for themselves ? Impossible I They will act, as they
ted durin,-, theprogress of the Reform Bill, and show
ac b
'that the bold, stern spirit which animated them then,
is still in full activity among them. The Tories, we
.!' perceive, talk of returning a Conservative for West-
-1
minster ; and another—Heaven bless the mark I—for
Middlesex. They are sure, also, (they say) of get-
(_.:. ling in two of their squad for the city of London ;
Hand Heaven knows how many for Worcestershire.
L,lThe drivelling Bobadils ! Even while they are trum
.„0i::1 petting their victories, the electors on whom they most
rely are, one by one, dropping from them. The ground
414. is hollowed beneath their feet, at the very moment
vI, when they fancy that they are standing on a solid
'foundation. People of " three kingdoms, but of one
.heart"—to use the language of a Morning Contempo-
rary—letb
this fact encourage you to proceed with
v
,tiiigeoTuroi
.reDs, obuitiot
resolve
rest
to annihilate
ilt the
with a tfrieutzpah overße
member the weight of taxation they . laid on you dur-
p
iding a war by which they only were the gainers ; re-
VKmember the gaols they built for your express accom-
„l
modation all over the kingdom ; bear constantly in
, mind the atrocious manner in which they replied to
.your complaints at Peterloo ; the hatred which they
-. displayed to your Reform Bill at every stage of its
.progress ; the ready hypocrisy with which they pro-
mised to abide by it when carried ; and the equal
,readiness with which, when they had the power of
legislating, : they violated that promise. Countrymen,
i_
ro
we exhort you to bear these things constantly in mind,
~and to recollect also that it now rests with you, and
s, and
only, to crush this faction so effectually, that it
shall never again be able to raise its' head.

In another part of our paper will be found a letter
from Mr. CHILDS of Bungav, which well deserves the
attention of the Dissenting community. We perfectly
agree with our respected correspondent both in his in-
terpretation of the Constitution, and in the propriety
of the course which he points out to the Dissenters.
W have, in fact, more than once recommended the
same course ourselves. There is no doubt that the

Constitution demands, as the CH A NCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER remarks, active co-operation on
the part of those who live under it, and enjoy i:s
manifold blessings ; but the mistake lies in not limiting
this obedience to mattcrs purely civil. Where religion
is in any way concerned—where the conscience cannot
submit—there the rule of obedience holds not. Then
comes in an allegi2nce to a higher Power than any
earthly authority—to that Almighty Power by whom
Kings reign, and exempts the Christian from all civil
subjection. Now this is precisely the case with
Church-rate. It is an impost which compels
one man to support the religion of another—
a religion which he not only does not ap-
prove, but which lie believes to be en oneous.
His duty to his MAKER tells him that this is
wrong—that he cannot do so voluntarily without
incurring guilt, and that, too, of a very deep dye.
What, then, has he to do but to follow the precept so
clearly laid down in the Scripture, and " obey GOD
rather than man." " Here are my goods," the Dis-
senter says—" take them, if you will, and satisfy your
law, but I will be no party to the execution of a law
which I consider unjust and unchristian."
This, we say, is the course which it is the duty of
the Dissenters to pursue, and as surely as it is univer-
sally followed will it be successful in bringing about
the speedy abolition of Church-rates.

The whole of the Paris Journals of Friday and Sa-
turday have been received. Their contents are neither
politically important nor domestically interesting. We
are gratified to learn that the popularity of the KING
steadily increases. On Friday evening his MAJESTY,
accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of ORLEANS,
and the other members of the Royal Family, went to
the Opera unattended, to the surprise and delight of a
crowded audience, by whom he was received with de-
monstrations of the most enthusiastic loyalty. This
was his MAJESTY's first visit to the Opera for four
years, and he is said to have left it delighted with the
cordiality of his reception.
In the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday the Mi-
nister of the Interior's Budget was voted, but not be-
fore considerable opposition was offered to the grant of
1,163,000 francs (46,5201.) made annually to the
theatres of the metropolis. MM. ANGUJES and
DEMARCAY moved and seconded a reduction of this
grant, but the amendment was lost, and the original
motion carried by a large majority. Very powerful
objections were made to the entire system of appro-
priating any part of the national revenues to the defray-
ing the expences of amusements confined to the capi-
tal, but they produced no effect upon Count MONTA-
LIVET and his colleagues. As there is more in this
question than at first meets the eye, we will take the
earliest convenient opportunity to offer a few remarks

upon it.
Most of the Deputies have left Paris. It is ex-
pected that the session will close on Saturday next.
Advices from Turin state that the King of SAR-
DINIA is about to appoint himself something like guar-
dian to the Duke of BOURDEATUX, with a view to the
restoration of the Bourbo❑ Dynasty in France. The
French can afford to laugh at the impotent malice of
one of the most contemptible Powers in Europe.
The illoniteur publishes two telegraphic dispatches
from Perpignan, of the 23d and 24th ult., but they
are merely new versions of accounts which appeared in
the London Daily Journals in the early part of last
week. Such trifling details of unimportant facts are
not worth the official transmission the distance of half
a league.
Annexed are extracts from the Journals :
CATALONIA.—The Journal of Girene of the 23d of June has
the following article
:
BARCELONA, JUNE 21.—General Pastor has received a
bulletin from the Captain-General of the principality, which
informs us that the loss of the rebels in the action of
Giusona was greater than it was at first supposed to be ; the
number of the killed was 1,000; that of the wounded, priso.
ners, &c., 3,000. A column of 4,000 men, composed of troops
of the line, national militia, &c., is to leave this capital to-
morrow with a convoy of money and effects from Cervera,
Gerona, Olots, and other places, which are fixed on as depots
of provisions for the principality. M. Rodriguez has been ap-
pointed Commander-in- Chief of Valles and Llobregatz ;he
will have under him, besides his own battalion, two battalions
of young men of Barcelona, and 110 horses.
" All the inhabitants of the coast (de la Marine) manifest
the best dispositions, and will join in a body, M. Rodriguez to
defend all the points that may be threatened.
" The army of Baron de Meer is reinforced by 4,000 men
that have come from Navarre.

" The Union of Barcelona is complete, and the greatest en-
thusiasm prevails. Barons de Meer and Puiz are the idols of all
good citizens.
" Proclamations have been published at Barcelona by the
Old Municipality which retires, and the new one upon enter-
tering on its functions. Among these proclamations is one ad-
dressed to the Ladies of Barcelona, inviting them to make
lint for the army.

Her BritanniC Majesty's brig Clio arrived in the port of Bar-
celona on the 19th, coming from Cadiz.—Constitutionnel.
AU the journals exclaim against the manner in which the
Budget of the Ways and Means has been hurried through the
Chamber. A milliard and 53 millions given in two hours.
The boy Mangranalle will say how much this is per second.
Meantime we see that it is 145,852 francs and a fraction. Is
not this paying rather handsomely for the advantages of a
representative Government understood in a certain sense ?
Le Commerce.

FRF,NCEI FUNDS.—PARis. Jury' 30.
F ye per Cents., 109 f. 60c. 7l'c. 75c. 9 c. 83c.
Four per Cents., 100 f. (Cc.
(Three per Cents. 7.f. 75c. 80c.
Bank Actions, 2,38" f. 2,:85f.
Itenta ae Naples, 97f. 40c. 45c. 50c.
Boman Five per Cents., 101%
Spanish Actives, '..3% 2414,A%.
Spanish Differes, 8.
Spanish Passives, 514.4
11..liroan Loan. l'i•e per Cents 102.
Brussels Society, 1,580 f. 1,575 f.
Portuguese Three per Cents. 29 211Y,<INn.
Itzytian Loan, 195 f.

EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month. ppec, —c.; money, 25f. 4734,.
Three months, paper, —l. —c. ; money. 251. 27%c.
Authenlizuc.
FRENCH FUNDS —Pak's, JULY 1.
Five per Cents., 111!'f. 90c. 95c. We.
Four per Cent., 100 f. 10c.
Three per Cents., 78f. Poe. 85c. 75e.
Bank Actions. 2,3tiL
fiente de Naples, tl7l. 40c.
Roman Five per Cents., BA U.
Spanish Actives, 21 IA
Spanish Difteres, 8
Spanish Passives. 534%.
Belgian Bank, 1,410 f.
Portuguese Loan, Threa per Cents, 281 i.
Hastiati Loan. 495 E

EXCOANOII. ON LONDON.
One month, paper, —c. —c.; money, 25t. 47%c
Three months, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 25t 2734 c
—Camrs Authentiave

I:AST PRICES.
Five per Cents., liSlf. Mc.
Three per Cents. 78f. SOc.
flank Actions; 2,390 f.
Rnm.ip Five per Cents., 10114.
Belgian Bank, 1,4111 f
Portuguese Three per Cents., 28%
Haytian Loan, 295 f.
Spanish Actives, 1-1%.
Spanish Passives 5%.
New Differes, S.

IVladrid Journals to the 25th ult., inclusive, have
been received. They bring no intelligence from the
theatre of war of a later date than the accounts pub-
lished in this journal of Saturday. The promulgation
of the new Constitution has filled the capital with joy.
The only sounds heard are those of revelry. Business
is forgotten, care flung to the dogs ; those who can
afford them give feasts, at which, as all are welcome,
there is no lack of guests, and thus, among rich and
poor, the only struggle is who shall display the most
enthusiastic. loyalty.

In the Cortes, a motion declaring that the safety of
the State required that the plan heretofore adopted of
carrying on the civil war should be henceforth changed,
was rejected by a large majority on the 22d ult. In
the sitting of the following day the Report of the
Committee on National Recompenses was read, and
ordered to be printed. Appended to the Report is the
following project of law which the Committee unani-
mously recommend to the adoption of the Chamber :
___

1. The orphans of all those who died martyrs to the cause
of liberty since 1823 shall be adopted by the nation.
2. The following names shall be inscribed upon the walls of
the Chamber :—Riego, Empecinado, Manzanes, Millar, Ma-.
riana, Pineda, Torrijos, and Mina.
3. There shall be established a pantheon, where shall be
deposited the remains of those who, died within the last fifty
years, and who are considered worthy of this honour.
In the same sitting the Bill for abolishing tithes
throughout Spain was adopted, by a majority of 112