The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-19 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ANSON HUNT RACES, 1825.— TUESDAY, MARCH 15.
The trial Stakes of 10 soy, each for all ages. The last mile.
Mr. Bartley named b. f. Arachne, sister to Palatine, 2 yrs.
Let Anson named br. c. Charnwood, 4 yrs.
Three others started.
The Bonworth Stakes of 25 soy. each, h. ft. two miles.
Mr. Payne's b. g. Gossoon, 6 yrs old -
Mr. Dixon named b. m. Pecunia, aged -
Mr. Dunscombe's ch. c. St. Leger, 4 yrs -
Mr. Mytton,s br. m. Miss Fyldener, 5 yrs -
The Farmers' Plate of 50 soy. Two-mile heat*
Mr. S. Adey's br. 1. Violante, by Magic, 4 yrs old
Mr. Pallet's b. g. Albion, 4 yrs old
Mr. Robinson's gr. 1. Venata, 4 yrs. old -
Mr. Kimpson's b. g. High Lurcher, 3 yrs old

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WEDNESDAY.
The Witherley Stakes of 10 soy. each.—Two miles.
Mr. E. Peel's br. g. Bonehill, by Archduke, 3 years 041
Mr. S. Wightwick's gr. m. Blanche 2
Mr. Rutter's b. m. Fanny, 5 yrs 01,1, beat Mr. Woodcock's
b. m. Gipsy, aged, 100 soy.
A Forced Handicap, of 10 sov. each.
Mr. Gisborne's br. c. Charn wood, 4 yrs old -
Mr. Tongue's ch. c. Hero, 4 yrs old -
Gossoon, Lorenzo, and three others started, but were not
placed.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.

MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE ENSUINGWELE..

His 11:1;jesty's Stag-hounds, on Monday, at Lodden Bridge,
near Reading ; Friday, at Thorpe Green. If prevented by
the weather, they will meet at the same places the following
day.
The Vale Harriers, on Tuesday, at Chariton Wood; Satur-
day, at Charminster Down.
The Berkeley Hounds, on Tuesday, at Tar Wood ; Wed-
nesday, at Whittenharn ; Friday, at Bibury ; Saturday, at
Bradley Whitham.
The Earl of Essex's Fox-hounds on Monday, at Mark's
Hall ; Thursday, at Donyiand
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Park Meadow;
Thursday, at Broughton Furze.
The Cottesmore Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Barleythorpe ;
Wednesday, at Clipsham ; Thursday, at Cole's Lodge.
Lord Yarborough's Hounds, on Monday, at Blyto» Vil-
lage ; Wednesday, at Peak's Close; Friday, at Langmere
Furze; Saturday, at Kirmington Vale.
The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Wimpsorl
Bridge; Wednesday, at Walton Wood ; Friday, at Oakley
Wood. _ _

The Somerset Subscription Hounds, on Tuesday, at Cuthel-;
ston-hill - Friday. at Crowcombe Heathfield.
Mr. Meynell's Hounds, on Monday, at Bradby; Thursday,
at Blithfield ; Saturday, at. Henhurst.
Sir B. Graham's Hounds, on Monday, at Withyford Wood ;
Tuesday, at Pithian's Gate ; Thursday, at Boreatton ; Sa-
turday, at High Onn.
The East Sussex Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Newick Park;
Thursday, at Plumpton ; Saturday, at Clayton.

PEDESTRIANISM.
Captain Ramsden completed his match of going on foot (Lee
hundred and sixty-four miles in forty-eight hours, in Crozeiy-
park, Oxon, over a six mile circle of prepared turf, for 200.
sovereigns. The pedestrian started at one o'clock on Tuesday
morning, and performed 40 miles within nine hours, and be
performed 46 miles more in nine hours, and then laid down on
a straw mattrass. On the second day the Pedestrian did 40
miles in 10 hours, and the other 78 miles in an hpur within
the given time. The Pedestrian was dressed in flannels, and
wore list shoes.

Proposals we find are issued for the raising
,a
sum of money for the purpose of forming a new street from-the
north end of the Southwark Bridge to the Royal Exchange,
At present, certainly, the apprlaches to the Southwark
Bridge are so extremely inconvenient as to deprive the
public, in a great measure, of the great advantages which that
bridge would afford, were its means of communication to the
south side of the river facilitated by a new street erectetton the
plan proposed, leading from the Bridge to the Royal Exchange•

LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Eatmcisfrom the Morning P vers,Mareh 19,1525.

`NEW TIMES]
point of great Constitutional importance,
an'it, at the same time, of much deliracy, was
touched. upon in Thursday's Debate inthe House
of ,
uonimons. It was questioned• :whether the,
Clergy are exclusively the guardian of our. Faith:,
or whether the two Houses of Parliament-ought
not to claim a share in that guardianship. The
times are long since passed when the Clergy
could reasonably be dreaded as an usurping
power ; and the greater danger in the.present
day is, that the means which they lawfully and
prOperly posseis of bettetitting the community
may be diminished or
,wholly taken away.. Strange
asit may seem, the same persons attack the Clergy
in two opposite directions ; on the one hand thy
say, that a Clergyman being a spiritUal person
aught not to discharge the civil fUnc&-n4of the
Magistracy -; while, on the other, they" contend
that the Civit Power may at its pleasure take the.•
entire t: rection of religious affairs. Possibly'
!ante confusion of ideas may arise from not ad";
verting to thiS fact, that though there is but one
Civil Government for the whole United Kingdom,
there are two Established Churches, and, gette7.:
rally speaking, all other Churches are. toleTated.
We in England are accustomed to speak'or the
Union of Church and' State ; but that union does
not exist (at least in the same sense) in Scotland.
The phrase " Church, and State" is :of earlier
date than' the . Union of England and Scotland.
Since that Union, the State has comprised-Scot-
land, but the Churches of England and Scotland.
never have been united. Speaking with. diffi,
Bence of our opinion on such a subject, we ap-.
prehend that by the. Guardianship of the Faith
must he meant the supreme power of guiding,
instructing, and directing the Members of any
Church it, Divine truths, as well as of ordering its
discipline so 'as, most effectually to promote•the
good of that Church. It is quite a different ques-
tion how fac the Civil.: Government would be jus-
tified in controulling any religious community for
the peace and safety of the State, or how far the

community so restrained ought to submit; but
we speak of a guardianship, a power professedly
exercised for the benefit of the body directed
by it. In the very nature of the thing such
a power can only be exercised over one Church
by one and the same authority. It would be
perfectly absurd to say, that the men. best cal-
culated to conduct the affairs of the Synagogue

were at the same time fittest to guide the
Christian Hierarchy ; or 'that thoSe who to-day
passed laws for the promotion of the doctrines of
the Church of England, should to-morrow give
their directions for the proper mode of ekpound-
ing the Koran. Then what one Chtircb shall
the Partiament undertake, to advise and instruct

Not the Church of Scotlaud,' which absolutely

disclaims any spiritual authority. in the Civil
Powei. It .can then only :be the Church of
En land. But why of England more than of
Scotland ? Exeept the,Sprritu.aLspeis,

....... .
victual Member of either House of Parliament
must necessarily be a Member of the church .of
Englund : and if he were; what part. ~mold ,fLe
hold in that Church ? Would he be a spiritual
pastor or master ? Certainly not. 'That function
belongs 'to the Clergy, and 'to the Clergy
alone, and exclusively. Upon this head the
discourses of Bishop Jeremy TaylOr, on' " the
divine institution of the office .rninisterial,7
are quite clear, conclusive, and unanswer-
able. These, then, are the Guardians . of

ibe Church : and the State recognizes- them as
such. The, head of the Civil Government is at
the same time the head of •the Church of
land. He is the Defender of the-Faith, and he
ails in the latter capacity by the athice.of his
Archbishops and Bishops, as he acts in the. for-.
mei' capacity by the advice of his Ministers-and
Councillors.—ln the looaer sense of protection
and support, no doubt the two Houses of Parlia-
rizent may 1w called Guardians of the Faith ;.but
in that sense every man who wishes well to the
existing order of things, and has any power what-
ever to contribUte to its support, may be- called
one 9f its guardians. We wish to place the pe-
culiar characler of the Clergy, as respects the
Church of England, on its true footing, without
claiming for them any invidious privileges as to
the other portions of the.community.