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London, England, 1839-10-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1839.

which they profess, as to witness in silenze and in inac-
tivity the living martyrdom of Mr. Thorogood,
Where is the use, let us ask, of those societies, the
avowed object of whose formation is to afford protec-
tion and relief to those persons who may be doomed
to persecution at the instance of the Church, when
Mr. Thorogood should have suffered so lengthened a
term of imprisonment for having the honesty and the
hardihood to assert, with the horrors of a dungeon
staring him in the face, the right of the Dissenters to
resist the payment of a tax to support a corrupt Church ?
We have two societies which profess to have this object
in view. We have the " Society for the Protection of
Religious Liberty," and the " Religious Freedom Equal-
ity Society." The first association has been in exist-
ence for upwards of thirty years, and the latter institu-
tion has, phoenix-like, risen within the last twelve months
from the ashes of the " Church-rate Abolition Society."
Considerable sums have been contributed, and are still
being contributed, towards the support of both Socie-
ties ; and yet we hear nothing of the exertions of either
in the present most montrous case of oppression. How
is this ? For what purpose, we should like to know,
do they receive the free-will offerings of thousands of
honest Dissenters—many of them very unable to afford
the sums they contribute—if not to enable them to take
some energetic and decisive steps in such a case as that
of Mr. Thorogood ? How they can reconcile their in-
difference to this martyr's case with their receipt of con-
siderable sums for the promotion of the purposes of
religious equality, we cannot tell : it is a case for their
own consciences, and to their consciences we leave the
matter. All we shall say is this—that if those who are
ambitious of being considered the leaders of the Dis-
senters look with indifference on the continued impri-
sonment of Mr. Thorogood, we cannot conceive a case
which would be entitle to their consideration. But
let Mr. Thorogood be of good cheer. Parliament will
meet in two or three months, and we are grievously in
error if the oppressiveness of his case be not brought be-
fore it in a way which shall ensure his immediate libera-
tion from prison, and he will have the satisfaction till
the end of his life of reflecting that he has done more
in his own person for the abolition of Church-rates
than any other man alive ; ay, more than even societies
themselves which have been formed for that exclusive
object.

(From the Morning Herald.)
The Attorney-General has been visiting his consti-
tuents, and regaling them with a speech of the true
Whiggish pattern. Sir John Campbell is a singularly
sneaking sort of person. As a debater, he is dull,
in-
effective, vulgar beyond, perhaps, any other man in the
House of Commons. The Edinburgh people, however,
find him useful. His powers of jobbing are stronger,
we dare say, than his powers of oratory. This miserable
creature, it may be recollected, swaggered before his
constituents, in the most ludicrous fashion, shortly after
the restoration of the Melbourne faction to office. He
talked contemptuously of the Duke of Wellington ; and
dilated on the urgent necessity of peerage reform! Now,
the Right Honourable Gentleman's tone is somewhat
humbler ! The following is a portion of his appeal to
mercy

" But we are taunted by our opponents—and certainly
with a bad grace—that we have done nothing by way of
legislation. From whom do these complaints corn, ?
From those who prevented all further improvement in uur
institutions, by a determined resolution on their part that
legislation should not succeed. They destroy our mea-
sures, and then complain that measures are not carried
into effect for the improvement of our institutions. Now,
really those who hold this language—the leaders of the
Tory party who bring forward such charges—seem to he
such persons as might massacre your children, and then
taunt you with being childless. There was a very long
list of measures which passed the House of Commons, and
were then sent to the House of Lords. But what became
of them there ? Why, they were smashed by those who,
at the end of the Session, say the Government have dune
nothing.-. 4 Hear, hear. )"
The meaning of all this is—that the Conservatives in
opposition, ought to be held responsible for all the
blunders of the Whigs in office! A convenient doc-
trine—but scarcely orthodox ! By Sir John Campb,2li's
admission, the Whigs are unable to carry those mea-
sures which they deem desirable. The fact of their in-
ability in this respect proves the Whigs to be unable to
govern the country. What course is, in such circum-
stances, pointed out by the Constitution to the holders
of office ? Undoubtedly, to resign their places ! Such
a course does not, however, suit the purposes of states-
men like Sir John Campbell. No : he and his lcity-
minded associates find it more convenient to
stick to place—and to rail at the naughty Con-
servatives who prevent the Whigs from governing the
country ! If the Conservatives when in office /IA
descended to such meanness, would Sir Jelin
Campbell ever have held the office of Attorney-Geae-
ral ? When, besides, this puling personage adverts to the
feebleness of his faction, does he forget that it was not
always so feeble as it is at present ? What has be-
come of the Whig majorities of 1835 ? Then, Sir
John Campbell could strut upon the Edinburgh hust-
ings, and direct his vulgar gabble against the House
of Lords. Will the worthy functionary venture to as-
sert that the opposition of the Conservatives is at the
present moment, unnecessarily violent ? Has he I.)r-
-gotten his own threat in 1835 to move, in the House
of Commons, a stoppage of the supplies ? The lieese
of Lords " smashes" (to borrow the choice phr .e-
-°logy of this feeble bully) the measures of the r' ...s-
-hunting faction to which he belongs ; and no coin; of
remonstrance is raised by any but the place-hie ers
themselves. Does this fact convey no moral to 'he
apprehension of the Learned Gentleman ? Doc- he
not perceive in it, the sentence of his party's disco ;sal
from office ? The only title of the Whigs to place ens
derived froM popular clamour. Popular clamour us-
tains them no longer. Their title, therefore, is extinct.
They are, on their own principles, intruders, interlopers,
usurpers ! The labouring classes abhor them. Tbe
Middle'classes are sick of them. The aristocracy ;,as
always held them in profound contempt. They concuss
that their opponents render it impo,,sible for them to
govern the country—and yet they are mean enough to
shrink from the abandonment of places which they have
long been unable to fill with dignity! Alas ! for " uldin
John Campbell," and his associates!

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY*
(From the Courier.)
The meetieg at Liverpool for " The Formation of a
new Protestant Association" cannot but be regarded as a
remarkable sign of the strong feeling which is rapidly
spreading, in respect to the activity of the Roman Ca-
tholic Church for the advancement of its doctrines and
the increase of its proselytes. It is with pain and
alarm that those who have the opportunity of watch-
ing the insidious encroachments of this domineering
Church, regard the open encouragement which has
been afforded by her Majesty's Ministers to the Roman.
Catholic ;Church, and the almost undisguised dis,ou-
ragement which has been inflicted on the Protestant
Establishment. Their course has not been toleration,
but something approaching to partizanship ; and it is
of this that the Protestant community complains.
Relying on the trust that the Ministers of a Protest ant
Crown would uphold the Church which the Crown
had sworn to defend, the celebrated Catholic Relief
Bill was consented to by the country as a great act of
practical toleration, with the view to conciliate and
tranquillize the Catholic portion of the population. If
was never intended that the Roman Catholics should mAke
such increase of their civil rights and privileges a p!at-
form from which to assail the Protestant Church. Nor
would the Roman Catholic Hierarchy have been able
to convert this concession into the means of damag-
ing the Established Church, had the Government
done it's duty to the Crown and to the country. But
instead of toleration the Government has allowed the
Roman Catholic Church to assume a possession of
equality ; as if its doctrines were of equal purity, its
forms of equal merit, and its supremacy a matter ad.
mitting of debate. The Government has acted towards
the two Churches as towards two rival Churches of
equal pretensions, the predominancy of either being to
the Government a matter of indifference. Of this the
Protestant community justly complains ; and much
more do they complain, that, not content with maintain-
ing a cold neutrality, the Government has travelled out
of it's way to encourage the one and to discourage
the other. It is because her Majesty's Ministers
have so betrayed their trust, that the Protea-
taut community have felt themselves compelled
to come forward, as .the young men of Liverpool
have so nobly done, in support of the Protestant
Church ; not with any desire to depart from the prin-
ciple of toleration on which Parliament acted when the
Catholic Relief Bill was passed ; not with any desire
to encourage religious lauds or prejudices ; but
with the determination to uphold their Church
against the open attacks of it's eoemies, and the covert
sappings of its pretended friends.

(From the Globe.)
We do not share the apprehensions of our Contem-
poraries, whether ecclesiastical or anti-ecelesiastic.:?, as
to the evils of compromise, which they anticipate on
one side or other. We do not see what compromise
can possibly take place, which shall not place pnblic in-
struction on a better and more liberal footing than at
present. The only considerable means for promoting
that object are at present in the hands of the Chu, ch
party. It is impossible they can make overtures to the
Government to obtain an extension of those me ins i
without, at the same time, making concessions as to ti,eir i
application, and extension to other parties. We are hot
disposed to be too sanguine as to the practical benefits
to lie derived from a better understanding with the
hitherto hostile Church party. There are other jea-
lousies not less watchful than theirs of every etep
of administration. There is some truth in Lord
Brougham's statement, that though Church Lien
may wish to promote education, they wish to
keep down Dissenters a little more ; and though Dis-
senters may wish to promote education, they wish to
attack the Church a little more. It is moreover er-
tain that every additional call which may be made on
the public will re-awaken whatever jealousies exir,:. as
to the distribution of funds. Religious questions,
mixed up with money questions, are terribly long-lic ed.
There will be difficulties, between the opposed parties, at
every step of our progress. To the rational and moderate
of all parties we must make our appeal. Every overture

towards discussion -such as that contained in the late
correspondence—every shape which that discussion may
assume, whether conference, charge, or pamphlet—must
tend to clear off the prepossessions of well intentioned
minds on this subject—to show us who are our friends,
who are our enemies, and what is the ground of conflict.

(From the Standard.)
The " hospitalities" which France knows how to afford
"to an unfortunate Prince" are still continued to Don
Carlos ; nor is his bondage to cease until Espartero has
gained such an advantage over Cabrera as is likely to lead
to his ultimate submission. The excuse for his detention
is, that he addressed letters to Cabrera, and the Count
d'Espagne, entreating them to hold out to the last, add
ing, what was the simple fact, that he had been cen-
quered, not by the superior valour or number of Espar-
tero's troops, but by the atrocious treachery of Maroto
It would have been wiser had he reserved these instruc-
tions until he had passed the confines of France,
but if his conduct was imprudent, surely that of the
Count d'Espagne, who published his letter in his Gene-
ral Orders, was still more so. It is not impossible that
this declaration of his opinion may have been provoked
by the misrepresentation of the French press, which has
repeatedly assured us that he had written to Cabrera to
command him to lay down his arms. Meantime, there is
nothing but dissension in the Spanish Cabinet ; one party
desiring one thing, and the other insisting upon its op-
posite. The discussion on the fueros appears to have
been postponed sine die. If the war be delayed until the
spring, it is likely to last during the greater part of next
year. The Count d'Espagne has 15,000 determined
men in his train, and Cabrera about as many more.
Altogether Queen Christina's affairs appear to be as
far from settlement as ever. The Basque pro-
vinces are far from satisfied, and the Navarrese are
still on the qui .
whilst the troops of Cabrera
appear determined to hold their position to the last.
The Sentinnel des Pyrennees describes the measures
taken by Cabrera for his defence as most masterly.
He has caused all the roads to be intersected or barri-
caded with huge masses of stone for several miles round,
so as to preclude the possibility of bringing up heavy
artillery. Everything, considering the great disparity
of force, promises well for Cabrera, and a good deal of
fighting must take place before he can be reduced to
subjection.

MEETING OF AGRICULTURISTS

AT BUCKINGHAM.

The Duke of Buckingham, according to his annual
practice for the last seven years, dined with his neigh-
bouring farmers last Saturday at the Two Swans in the
town of Buckingham. We select from the speech with
which his Grace edified his guests, the richest morsels,
and the more clamant characteristics. The following are
the more prominent passages of the Duke's " protective'
proclamation :—An organised attack has been made,
and is still kept up, against the agricultural interests by
short-sighted persons, who do not see that if the farmers
are deprived of the protection of the laws they must be
injured, and so must;in like manner be the manufacturers.
There is an anxious desire on the part of the manufac-
turers, daily growing stronger, to injure you by a repeal
of the Corn-laws. There is another party equally de-
sirous of injuring you : I mcan the advocates of a fixed
duty, who consider it better than a total repeal of the
Corn-laws. Any repeal, no matter how partial, would
be injurious to you, and the notion of a fixed duty is
practically absurd. The Corn-laws, in their actual shape,
are the very best that could be framed, and I urge the
farmers never to give away any portion of them.—
(Cheers.) The persons who are now in power remain
in power solely for the sake of emolument,and they will
concede anything and everything to the parties who
keep them there.—(Groans.) These men show the
duplicity of their characters and policy in the way they
treat the question of the Corn-laws. They show the
truckling and trickery of their natures in making the
question an open one, and thus court votes they would
not otherwise have a chance of obtaining. I would rather
see Lord Melbourne standing for a repeal of the whole
Corn-laws than making it an open question, and dividing
the members of the Cabinet one against the other. Th:t
was not the way a great question should be handled by
honest statesmen.—(Hear, hear.) I hope we shall soon
have a better Government—(Cheers, and cries of
" That would be no difficult matter")—and I know that
those Peers who have hitherto been in favour of the
Corn-laws will, under all circumstances, remain the same,
and suffer no change to take place In them.—(Cheers.)

THE CROPS OF SCOTLAND AND
IRELAND.

During the first four days of this week it rained almost
incessantly, the wind ranging from S.E. to E.N.E.,
blowing strong. The rivers Dee and Don were much
swollen, and from the quantity of timber, hay, turnips,
&c., which is coming down, it is plain that some of the
lower districts have been again flooded. On Thursday,
the sky cleared a little, but the weather is still very un-
seasonable, and we few has completely destroyed the
outstanding crops.—Aberdeen Herald.

In the early part of the week the weather was favour-
able, and on Monday a great impression was made on
the grain that remained out. A greater part of the
potatoes have been got up, and a few, though but a iew,
patches of wheat sown. Tuasday, Wednesday, and
Thursday were so wet, th It little was done. Many
farmers have found it necessary to turn over their grain
stacks, on account of the wet state of the stuff when
built. Though there will be some loss from heating,
the injury is not expected to be extensive, and prices
have this week fallen considerably, not less than Bd.
having been taken off the stone of oatmeal.—Paisley
Advertiser.

The operations of the roaper have, except in a few
patches of late land, been n'aw brought to a close, and
the grain for the most part housed in a tolerably good
condition. The general res Lilt of the season is said to
be at least an average in point. of quantity, but the quality
of the corn is on the whole inferior, more especially in
regard to wheat and barley. The abundant quantity of
the grain will of course operate upon the markets. The
potatoe harvest has already commenced, and the crop,
we are happy to say, is as good in point of quantity as
all must know it is in point of quality. The heavy
rains which continued to fall during the week have done
considerable damage, but we hope that a continuation
of fair and mild weather will prevent so much injury
being sustained as is as wesent dreaded.—Berwick
Advertiser.

In the Dublin Evening Po st of last Saturday, it is
stated that the wheat crop in Ireland will not be a
fourth of the average. " We had said that wheat will
not be more than half an t iverage. We are now per-
suaded, from the inquiries we! .made, and the information
received from various quart er s, that in Ireland it will
not be a fourth. At our C. or Exchange yesterday, the
samples exhibited were so v( !1' •y bad that they were almost
all taken by the distillers. I' here will be more wheaten
whiskey made this year in Ireland than ever before.
Good wheat fully maintained its price ; but little of such
grain was exhibited. We ne ed not add, that the im-
mense amount of the damaig ed wheat thus necessarily
thrown upon the market, ant I sold at so low a quota-
tion„ has necessarily depres, sed the general average.
Accordingly, we find that the • duties have jumped, at a
single spring, from 10s. Bd. to 16s. Bd. ; and this, be it
remembered, when good whea tis looking up. The fact
is, that we are now, in Dublin, for the most part, eat-
ing Dantaic and British brew 1. But, for some time to
come, operations in foreign co rn will be suspended. The
weather continues fine, and t hough a great breadth of
oats is still out, the hope tha t this, at least, will be an
average crop, has not been dir ninished. It will, we fear,
be the only average crop in Ireland. The exportation
is pretty brisk. Our appreh, en sions for the potatoes have
rather increr,sed—and we 51c ,ould fear the turf-cutting
will be most grievously imr pe ded by the flooded state of
the bogs."

POST OFFICE DE SPATCH.—The London
night) mail of Tuesday, w hich reached Kingstown and
was landed at the jetty at seven o'clock on Wednes-
day evening, was detained there for the space of twenty -
six minutes for want of I a train, and was then so slowly
transmitted that it was eigl at o'clock before it reached the
Post-office. This is a scan dalous neglect of duty in some
quarter, and we are very ur twilling to ascribe the blame to
the conductors of the railro ad. Complaints of similar de-
layshave before reached us, and they occur, we understand
in the morning as well as the evening. The infliction,
suffered by the proprietor s of evening papers in this
city by the present transn fission of newspapers is quite
sufficient, without their being subjected to the addi-
tional penalty of a delay of forty minutes, and for no
reasonable cause. This r etarded the publication of our
second edition on Wednct ;day evening, with the contra-
diction of Lord Brougham's death, just one hour.--
Dublin Evening Mail.
AIM HIGH.—A hit, I standard—an elevated
aim—this is the safeguard r ' character, and the main-
spring of excellence. This in akes the skilful mechanic,
the enterprising merchant, the useful citizen, the
learned jurist, the eloquent or ator, the wise statesman.
—Dr. Hawes.
An Irishman, observing a , dandy taking his usual
struts in Broadway, steps up to him and inquired, "How
much rent do you ask for thos c houses ?" " What the
devil do you ask me that for ?" " Faith, and I thought
the whole street belonged to 5 e," replied the Irishman.
—New York Paper.
Yesterday morning, Mr. SI telton, a master butche, ,
residiog in Marshall-s-treet, S',ol ners'"town, whilst he was
purchasing cattle in Smith& VI market, had his pocket
picked of his pocket-book, „or staining Bank of England
notes to the amount of 94( )I„ with which the robbers
effected their escape.
The Siecle contains a letter from St. Petersburg,
stating that the illness of the Empress of Russia 11118
taken so alarming a char; toter that little hopes are en-
tertained of her recover y. The Emperor, whose
attachment to her Majest yis exemplary, is so much
afflicted that he refuses to see his Ministers or transact
public business.
Linen, which is the s taple manufacture of Le-
land, was first made in Er, gland in the year 1253, end
was only worn by the luxe ,rious—the generality of per-
sons wore woollen shirts.