The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-21 00:00:00

[MORNING clinoNicLE.i

It has often been remarked, that no class of 1
men form such erroneous judgments in political
affairs as the Clergy. Of this we .have a preg-
nant proof, in the account of the proceedings of
the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, an Assembly of
the Established Clergy of a district of Scotland,
containing at least one-fourth part of the popula-
tion of that country. The subject of discussion
was an overture, as it is called, that a petition
be presented to both Houses of Parliament,
praying that no farther claims should be con-
ceded to the Catholics. Instead of taking into
view the circumstances on which the decision of
the question, whether the claims of the Catholics
ought or ought not to be allowed,' should turn
—namely) whether, taking into consideration
the state of Ireland and the condition of its po-
pulation, the empire at large would be more bene-
fited by conciliating than by irritating the Catho-
lics, and whether the danger would be greater from
placing them on a footin of equality
with the restof
their fellow-citizens, the effect of which would
be the admission of a small munber into the Le-
gislature, or from allowing- them to increase in
wealth and pouer, and excluding them at the
same time from the situations which connect the
possessors of wealth and influence with the Go-
vernment of the country—the Rev. Members of the
Synod discussed the question in a more convenient

manner. To hear them, one would suppose the
question was, whether we should give the Irish
the Catholic or the Protestant religion, instead
of how we are to dispose of a Catholic popula-
tion, which we cannot uncatholicize, in the way
most beneficial to the empire. The misdeeds of
the Catholics in former ages, the superiority of
the Protestant religion over the Catholic, the in-
tolerance of the latter, were all d welt on ad
nauseant, as if these were really the points which
ought to guide our decision.

[TILE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
Whilst all accounts concur in representing the
Turks as urging the preparations for the ensuing
campaign with extraordinary activity, they de-
scribe the Greeks as extremely remiss in their
measures. This contrast, apparently alarming as
it is, should not disconcert the friends of the Greek
cause, as it is not a new feature of the war, but
has marked it throughout all its stages. The Porte,'
from the magnitude of its resources, the number
of its subjects, and the despotic nature of its
authority, has been uniformly able to bring large
masses into the field ; but, for want of discipline
and proper supplies, they always melted away be-
fore they could perform any thing at all corre-
sponding with their numerical strength. The
Greeks on the contrary, being subjected to an
Authority, which is loose in its texture, wait
till the last moment before they renounce their
private for their public duties ; but then they
made up for their former dilapriness by their
impassioned ardour. We are fully persuaded that,
in this respect, the present year will not differ
in its results from the past ; and whatever
apathy the Greeks may seem to exhibit at the
present moment, and however formidable the
preparations of the Porte may be, we entertain a
confident hope that these appearances will be in.
.verted before the end of the campaign. We are
aware that the Turks are adopting measures of
precaution, which they had disclaimed to take
before. They have begun for the first time to
make provision for the regular sustenance of
their troops in the field, and, in the choice of
their Commanders, look to capacity more than
to favour. Still there is a vice in the Turkish
character, as well as an incorrigible defect in
their military and political institutions, that will
render these new proceedings unavailing ; and it
is even possible from the horror of that people to
innovation, that the proposed improvements, in-
stead of forwarding the objects of the war,
will only serve to provoke popular discontent
and military insubordination. On the other
hand, the Greeks have stronger inducements
than ever to oppose a spirited resistance to their
enemies. They have now laid aside the yoke so
long, that the idea of resuming it, must be in-
tolerable. At the same time they must know
that the vengeance of their former masters
would be sweeping and stern in proportion
' to its postponement ; and policy would now
recommend extermination, where it would have
been satisfied at an earlier period with the

mnishment of the leaders of the insurreo

tion. Besides these motives, they have the
pride of victory, the enthusiasm of freedom, and
the conscious sympathy of surrounding nations,
and, if we add their progress in the theory and
practice of war, we are not over sanguine, if we
anticipate the same successful results on their
side this year, by which their efforts by sea and
land have been signalized hitherto.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday evening several gentlemen, meth
hers of the Common Council for Farringdon Ward Withoui

together with others, the churchwardens and overseers of the
several parishes in the same Ward, assembled in the receiving-
ronm of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, in compliance with sum-
monses received to attend two several inquests there to be held.
On the arrival of the Coroner for London, TuomAs
TON, Esq., he was addressed, previous to the oath being ad-
ministered, by Mr. Savage, of the parish of St. Dunstan, for
the purpose of making known to him the unanimous opinion
of tie gentlemen present, that they were not bound in point of
law to attend inquests at the hospital, or without their own pa-
rishes, the hospital being a distinct parish within itself ; and
considered it a grievance pressing heavily on the Ward (the
parish ot St. Sepulchre alone
,having been put to the expence
of 50/. a year) to be continually thus. called upon ; and pecu-
liarly so when it was considered that very many of the cases
originated without the city.
Mr. SHELTorr said, the hospital, being a royal foundation,
was not confined to receiving patients from the city of London
solely, though situated ,within its precincts ; that where the
death of any person took place, there the inquest should be
held ;. and if no jury was to be found in the parish, as in the
case of the hospital, they must be found elsewhere ; that not
only were they bound to attend, but every other qualified per-
son within the city. A much greater hardship, if it was one,
was instanced in the small parish of St. Thomas, Southwark,
which had within it two hospitals, receiving patients from all
the neighbouring counties.
A gentleman inquired what was the amount of the fine for
non-attendance or refusal to be sworn ?
Mr. SHELTON said, the course was to present the party to
be dealt with at the Sessions.
A desultory conversation followed, which ended in the gentle-
men's protesting against the right of enforcing their attendance,
more particularly the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, (the pa-
rishioners of which are now trying the question of general ex-
emption from serving on juries in the Court of Exchequer), and
the expression of their determination to bring the matter before
the Court of Aldermen.
After receiving the further information that the allowances
usually made for the Jurymen and beadles were mere matters
of courtesy, the Gentlemen were severally sworn, and the first
inquest taken on view of the body of Isaac Burgess, late in the
employ of Mr. \Varner, brass-founder, Jewin-street, Alders-
gate, aged 62.
Elizabeth Burgess, the only witness, stated, that she resided
in Cock-lane Snow-hill, and had been wife to the deceased,
who left his florae on the morning of last Friday week, to go
to his daily labour, and was brought back to her at two o'clock
on the following morning in a coach, by the beadle of the Lon-
don Infirmary, his head covered with plasters, and with the
appearance of having been drinking. He was confined to his
bed till the Thursday following, when he was conveyed to the
hospital. The deceased informed her that he had been in com-
pany with his shopmates, and was passing down Leadenhall-
street, late in the evening, when, finding himself dizzy, he at-
tempted to grasp at a post, but missing his aim, he fell, and,
as he supposed, was crushed against it by the wheels of a coach
passing at the moment at a regular pace. The spectators con-
veyed him to the infirmary.
Mr. Wm. Burt, house-surgeon, saw the deceased on being
brought in. There was a wound on the forehead, another on
and behind the right ear, with erysipelas extending down the
right side of the neck. The deceased died yesterday.. The
head and body had been since opened: there was no internal
injury of the former, but in the chest much water. His death
was occasioned by erysipelas,
but whether the erysepilas was
produced by the accident, or otherwise, was not certain.
The Jury, in the absence of other evidence, returned a ver-
dict precisely to that effect.

Another inquest was then taken on the body of James Dun-
ning, a child two years and a half old, who, on Wednesday
week, at three in the afternoon, set fire to his clothes in Ship-
yard, while lilaying with a lighted match, and expired on
Saturday morning. Verdict—Accidental. Deagi.

LAN INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, APRIL 20.

GLAMORGANSHME MINES.
WATKINS V. MAULE.

Mr. SuanEx said, his client was now ready to deliver up
the possession of the property in question.
Mr. HART submitted, that Mr. Bailey, ought to pay the
costs.

Mr. SUGDEN thought it would be better to reserve the ques-
tion of costs until after an intended application respecting the
machinery.
Mr. HART said, the costs could not possibly be the subject
of argument. He insisted he had a right to have the costs of
the application to commit Mr. Bailey, and of the application to
stay proceedings pending the appeal to the House of Lori,ls.
Mr. Su GDEN was willing to concede the costs of the applies-
tion to commit, but he hoped the costs of the motion to stay
the proceedings might be reserved.
Mr. HART stated, that his Lordship bad, in the case of
" Willan against Willan," laid down the-rule, that where a
party failed, he ought to pay the costs.
The LORD CHANCEL Lon—Had you not better get through
the important step first—the delivering up possession, and tak-
ing out the money ? They say they are ready to give up pos-
session, and take the money out of Court : they are retiring
from the opposition they before made—therefore let the pos-
session be restored, and reserve the consideration of the costs as
to what has passed respecting the committal, and staying pro-
ceedings pending the appeal.