The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-14 00:00:00

COPENHAGEN.

" Ist.—The countries,Pia;;,-;(1 islands which, accord-
ing to the most recent reports received by this Board, arc for
the present to be considered as infected by the plague, are
the following :-1. Alexandria, in Egypt ; 2. Damietta; 3.
Constantinople; 4. Tunis; 5. Morocco; 6. Smyrna; 7.
Island of Candia.
" 2d.—As suspected ports and places, are regarded the
following :-1. All Turkish and Greek ports, with the ex-
ception of those above enumerated as infected ; 2. The other
ports and places of West Barbary ; 3. The West India Islands ;
4. New Orleans ; 5. The other North American ports.
" Remarks.—Ships arriving from the Danish West India
Islands and from the ports of North Amerima (New Orleans
excepted), are to be exempted from the performance of qua-
rantine on presenting, independently of the bill of health, the
proper certificates of health granted, in the former case under
the hand of the competent local authorities, and in the latter
by the Danish Consul or Vice-Consul. All other ports and
islands in and out of Europe are considered as unsuspected.
" Copenhagen, 14th June, 1836.' "

SUFFOLK BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
OF THE THREE DENOMINATIONS.

At Stowmarket lately, was held the 47th anniversary of
the Suffolk Benevolent Society, which is supported by the
voluntary contributions of the various congregations of the
three denominations of Protestant Dissenters in the county.
The funds are devoted to the maintenance of infirm minis-
ters, their widows and orphans, and have afforded the
means of comfort and consolation to many of the excellent
of the earth.

A sermon was preached in the morning by the Rev. Mr.
Raven, of Hadleigh ; the amount of the annual subscrip-
tions was apportioned, and about one hundred influential
members of the county congregations afterwards dined to-
gether at the King's Head Inn, where, as is customary at
these meetings, the subjects affecting their interests as Dis-
senters were freely discussed.
In addition to matters local and religious, the present
aspect of the political condition of Dissenters was discus-
sed. While it was admitted that the Reform Bill had led
to important and salutary changes in society generally, a
strong and Unanimous opinion was expressed that the
Mi-
nistry had broken faith with the Dissenters, by neglecting
to introduce in the current session of Parliament, a Bill
for the satisfactory settlement of the Church-rate question;'
to which they were pledged by the declarations made dur-
ing the last session, and a determination was expressed to
use every means for the abolition of this odious impost.
All seemed disposed to believe that the only effectual
means of accomplishing this object would be a refusal of
voluntary payment, in every case.
Lord John Russell will do well to consider whether it
be gracious or prudent, by a disregard of the admitted
grievances of Church-rates, to alienate from himself and
the Ministry the Dissenters, who have hiways been found
his best friends and supporters, because they have hitherto
regarded him as the advocate of equal rights, and religious
liberty.

The monopoly of Bible printing by the Universities and
Ring's printers, was also a subject of animadversion, and
was introduced by the distribution of lists, containing
above 600 variations or errors in the recent and most cor-
rect editions of the Bible printed at Oxford and Cambridge.
The value of a monopoly to secure correctness (the princi-
pal ground alleged in support of the present) being thus
ascertained, it was shown to be desirable that a vigorous
effort should be made for subjecting the supply of the Bible
to a wholesome competition, which would insure cheapness,
and be a real guarantee for the greatest amount of accuracy.
A recurrence to the payment of duty on building ma-
terials used in the erection of Dissenting, but remitted in
Episcopalian, chapels, led to remarks on the zeal and
energy with which Mr. Hume has brought before Parlia-
ment this subject, and many others affecting the rights of
Dissenters.

A strong contrast was also drawn between the public ex-
ertions of that gentleman and other Members of Parliament,
who have constituted themselves, or been generally sup-
posed, the representatives of the Dissenters.
It was declared, and unanimously admitted, that to the
inefficient manner in which the feelings, opinions, and cha-
racter of the Dissenters have been represented, is to be
ascribed the protracted existence of their grievances.