The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-12 00:00:00

CAUTION TO PUBLICANS.

MARLDOROUGH-TißEET.LYesterday John Davenilil,
chairmaker, was charged by Mr. Temple, landlord of the King's
Head, Holborn, with having taken away a hat in rather a sus-
picious way.
The prisoner alleged that at the time he was tipsy, that he did
not know very distinctly the difference between mcum and tuum,
and that the whole affair was merely a lark.
You may call it a lark, said the Magistrate, but let me tell
you, it was a very near approximation to a theft.
Mr. CoN-Arrr —Yon admit that you were drunk, and you
know that you will have to pay a fine of five shillings.
Prisoner—l had only had a pint or two, and only went to the
house to have a game at bagatelle with a friend of mine.
Mr. CONANT—Oh, there is a bagatelle-board in the house,
is there ? we must inquire into this ; it is contrary to law.
Mr. 'Temple—l did not know that, your Worship.
Mr. CoNANT—Did you not read the recognizance when you
entered into it?

Mr. Temple could not recollect any thing about it.
Mr. CoiawxT—As we have no proof that there was any play-
ing with it, you escape the penalty of 405., but you have for.
felted your recognizance.
Mr. I`emple professed his ignoranca of the consequences of
having such a piece of furniture, and pleaded in palliation that
the board was there when he went to the house, and that several
of his neighbours had them.

Mr. CONANT—WeII:WiII you consent to the bagatelle.
board being sent to this office immediately and destroyed ?
Mr. Temple (after some hesitation)—By all means, your
Worship.
As Mr. Temple had alleged that several persons had these
boards in their houses.

Mr. CONANT gave orders to the officers of this establishment
to be on the look out, and take the necessary measures for their
suppression.

THE KIDNAPPED,CHILD.
Uxiom-HALL.--Yesterday, a letter addressed by Mr. Dodd,
the landlord of the Woolpack Inn, Chatham, was received by
Weller, the poor man whose child was stolen one day last
week from a little girl to whom it was entrusted, which,
there is every reason to hope, may lead to the apprehension
of the wretch who kidnapped the baby. Immediately on "Vel-
ler's receiving the letter, he hastened to this office with it,
and Grossmith, an active officer of the establishment, was
dispatched immediately to Chatham, in order to pursue the
fugitive. The substance of the letter was to this effect :--
Mr. Dodd having read a description of the woman in the news-
papers, recollected that the day preceding a woman answering
the description so given, was at his house with a young infant,
which was believed not to be her own child, on her being ques-
tioned about it. She ordered it some boiled milk, of which the
child having partaken, it went to sleep, and she then departed.
But the writer had a clue by which she might be pursued.. The
mother of the stolen baby still continues very ill, through ex-
cessive anxiety about its welfare. The father accompanied
Grossmith in the pursuit:

BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
G u Ir.DRALL.—After some uninteresting cases had been dis-
posed of yesterday, an application was made that the Aldermen
(Birch and Atkins) then present should proceed to hear forth-
•Wikh a complaint against a Benefit Society, which had, it was
'alleged, refused to allow the claim of the widow of a deceased
member to have included in the item of funeral expences a
'charge for breaking the ground in the churchyard.
On the part ot• the society it was stated, that the question had,
agreeably to the articles, been submitted to a committee of re-
ference, chosen by the members from their own body, which
committee had ceitte to an award sustaining the refusal of the
officers oithe society ; and it was therefore contended the ma-
gistrates had no jurisdiction, the law expressly denying it to
them in all cases where there is an arbitration clause among
the articles.

This application, however, was only, perhaps, worthy of
notice, because it drew from Mr. Alderman Atkins an avowal
that the Magistrates of the city had come to the determination
never again to enrol any articles containing a clause for refer-
ring disputes to arbitration, where the arbitrators were to be
' chosen from among the members themselves. A member had
an obvious interest which disqualified him from being an im-
partial judge.
Mr. Beresford, the chief clerk, objected that a hearing
could not now be permitted. It mattered not that all parties
were present 'and prepred to go into the case. If they. had
not come there in consequence of a complaint in writing having
been lodged previously, the Magistrates could not, from the
wording of the act, enforce their decision.
In nine cases out of ten, arbitration clauses arc so drawn up
as only to refer to disputes between members, and the widow of
a member not being included by such a description, the Magis-
trates can step in and adjudicate, notwithstanding the intended
prohibition of the statute. In the present.instance, however, the
power of the Committee of Reference was not limited by the use'
of any such words, and the Aldermen, after hearing the opinion
of the City Solicitor, decided that the widow must abide by
whatever is awarded.

SANG Fitoin.—Att elderly lady living at the
Place Gra►anmont, Bayonne, was roused on the occasion of the
late fire in that town, by the cry of fire. She got up and saw a
neighbouring house on fire. Assistance was at hand, but it
was apprehended the fire could not be got under. The least
change in the wind would certainly produce great danger.__
The lady observed this herself; but, not at all affected by it,
she looked at her watch, calculated the time the fire would
take before it reached her, and concluded she might return to
bed till six o'clock in the morning. At six o'clock she inquired
if it was time to move, and was told that the fire had been
mastered. I did right, then, she cried, not to disturb myself;
and turning herself on her pillow, went to sleep.--(French
Paper.)

A MUSICAL MOUSE.--A family near Peters.
field, having been several times amused of late in the evening
with fine chromatic runs on the wires of a piano when closely
shut, at length discovered that a female mouse with her progeny
had made their entrance at the holes of the pedal, and taken up
their abode under the sounding-board.

•
THE FOPp'S INFLUENCE IN THE NEW 9sr°lll4l)*

THE CONSTITUENT CONGRESS, OF THE ST'"C

Inhabitants EofX:hCeOstaTte_O ITSFOr cooeNssecoTinTdUtiEmsteTyS•our
rn,,,,,ngrtaressilt
addresses its voice to you to instruct 4,00 in the most isnrs,,
point which can be presentkl to religious and patriotic re': as
' 4su cannht tiveht that the despots of the Europon patriotic c,
°I
efng unable to shbdue you by arms and to dePt've "Miele
your liberty and independence, have availed themselves of the
narrow power to confound and complicate the rights 3,,300r
church with those of nations, taking by surprise right
him
, and good faith of the successor of St. Peter, and rnshin-"Dres,
sign arnencylic or circular letter, to alarm delicate consocseien
and to disturb the peace and tranquillity which ought to so
among the members of the same society. The Congressare:d,
do a manifest injury to your religious feelings, and at deal'
vanced knowledge, if it for a moment shspected tbat
.eligion
ment of that kind could affect your adherence to the,liph yea
forged in Rome could throw into combustion
which you profess, or the liberty and independence w,' - years
have purchased at the price of your blood, and of twcelea bail
of sacrifices and sufferings. The time has passed whenani, nt,„
tions, and in which they saw themselves under the n car se.
of breaking off their connection with the Roman ,se ine'
coming the puppets of the intrigues of its courtiers.
succeed
deration and. knowledge of this philosophic age haste •Al th°
ed to that exaltation of the passions which characterS.e:ll pres
ages of barbarism. We now know enough to fix wi.of t,,,e
cision and clearness the Whits between the rights.
lions
in
Church and of its visible Head, and those of the nat.l% be.
which it is established. The controuling power wh.lc„, ses
longs to Governments, used with care and circunispeetiorthot
avoided those tumultuous schisms which never began !'', 01
bloodshed, nor ended without bringing scandal on religl°
good morals. eoseB
Your Copgress assures you, and you cannot but re e,,,,,d
the fact, that the religion which You profess is nowise S'PP,,7O
to the liberty and independence which you have adopted
,ronly
basis of your Government : that the ecclesiastical autors;
neither interferes, nor can interfere, in that kind of a
~ ilf
empires e ;sir),
and that the civil Government is sufficiently authoris.eaus„d
justice and the laws to repress all the excesses which pretestcd
the public tranquillity, and which are committed under
of religion. ehetla
Whoever has read the Gospel with attention will consP!b 0
the spirit with which it is animated, and the plan wlite eisil
holy and wise Founder of Christianity proposed respectin t rot,
_ses.
governments. Jesus Christ assures us, in the most direr ro
ner, that his kingdom is not of this world—that the 1° estes
which lie received from his Heavenly -Father was onlY it° Ile
constantlybl ish the empirerefused, o f
though holiness,
pressed an d tbhye t
li doctrines
Jews,
0o f
c'
if a
ilexciset.er 11.
civil function, such as that of deciding between hrot°, froth
specting a paternal inheritance.. He always abstaineutiorip
meddling with gosternments, not because lie would 31,1,is CO
their vexatious and injustice, as some unjust censors a". sees
duct calumniously pretend, but because his mission Nose' 110'
ply limited to the establishment of the church, which hes,et of
thing to do-with them, and because that was the only opI: and
his cares and his labours. Finally, lie was so cirCUnap_iiio3
delicate in this point, that he even refused to give his li veo.
respecting the Roman dominion exercised over the Jeirri;ee.
pie, in spite of having been provoked to do so by the Fii3o,l4i!,
to whom,. evading the question, lie replied, ~ thee tos,s;ro;
the things that be Cow's, and to God those that herueSets
A reply full of prudence and wisdom, admirable in all
bsertied.
and which in a few words comprehends all the plan of t f doe'
peg respecting civil governments. The principles 0_
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trine and conduct. adopted adopted by Jesus Christ s,?lnte,
civil governments apart from all ecclesiastical intert,7o,
being so clear, solid, and luminous, that have such 12,,,,el
ments to fear from authorities which not only have,,r,',ut t° es'
to intermeddle in such affairs, but even have no rib it dv
press an opinion, if they wish to follow the example or t
vine, master? role° til
Inhabitants of the State—You see clearly that top_ pejo,
religion of your crucified Redeemer, you are so far troTat y4St
required to renounce your liberty and independence,Dpess
are called upon to repress the excesses of some wickeir con'r
tens, who, pretending to decide on points beyond ths_fringeS
tence, dishonour the religion which they, preach hY its vier',
its precepts. ' Neither the dogmas of Christianity not rely spii
ship, nor the jurisdiction of its Ministers, which .15 Pu,eass °
ritual, and has nothing of physical power—nof the r;_s, good
supporting this religion, which are reduced to cxliortet,u."o 50Y
example, patience, and the exercise of all the virtues, f_ still ns::
thing to do with the form of government under whieurigbt tu
tions in which it exists are constituted. . It has lor net";
dictate whether they shall be subject to a foreign chleser pelt
whether or not they shall maintain relations with thefulsiies t;',
of the world, or whether they shall have juntas or asrdies shag
pwoei is) tasy ?o of
Theti e 'lca-Pk:CI icw
whichwho prescribe their respective fundamental laws. IYI!nAn of such
t tool;
ak embraces
tbetitle tohfe
,Ift ctust'ole#,.3l,/,,_ c
Ferdinand the catholic, Charles V., the Do-se:2llSr °d socun3entl'•
Philip 11. the Pious, would have characterized rileA seditio°s-
- they did so many others, as being turbulent atiii
_do.,tioa
but your Congress, guided by ttle principles o- n
that" bola!!
which animate it, see only in it a monument of ~,,ely r
weakness from which the successor of 6t. Peter ua""“- a
not exempt. h exaol .
If the doctrine Of the Gospel, confirmed by the en the 111;t
its holy Founer, not only does not confer power „it eve,
nisters of then anctuary to interfere in civil cases,
_wn deep'
expressly prohibits them from so interfering, who "'the s°,ls
that whatever be their ecclesiastical rank or dignitY'nf goll'-
Gospel does not warrant them to reprobate systeins_d to enii: •
csthiCuhrt.r. •
ment and national independence? From the sth att;een e,'
tunes of Christianity, a scandalous struggle has if we P'",4
tamed between the priesthood and Civil authority- to
coed to trace the origin of all the misfortunes and toi.'s`ottsj coo;
which have occurred in the Church, and of the eelevt..theel°„
flirts which have taken place between the minister:4 oil
of ,ber,
and the sovereins of commencement will be seen that fill of
have had their in the mutual ener'n ana 0
which they . have made on each other's jurisdictars,4 roe ,
both authorities having passed their proper limits.re,;en, es
of nations pretended to decide on the dogmas of
sisTosecisst
the Head of the. Church assumed the power of Pr',/. awlr n
on the validity of their laws, and the legitima,cY,°„ deeiard
pointment. Open force, and ruling prejudice, 01f,00
tS!„
these important points to the manifest landorn'ii aerrr,,
justice, add to the positive injury of religion
i e',lo 0 t;
rity. Let history be appealed to, and we shall ' by
Bsettes - beer,
Emperors compromising the tranquillity of their theta
' ' dispute about the divinity of the word, tt 0'
tering intos and the S°ll' absir
sion of the holy spirit from the Father
me,),
r,,,
ship of images, and other similar points, sha
,It_i4 To sings'
doning the defence of their subjects, anti allowing, to ire
by their culpable negligence, to adv4nce unopp
srea"y ightp
gates of Constantinople. On' the other hand, we '
toral sta the
the bishops and priests throwing, uwAy their pas
ti to can
with with all the, meekness of the Gospel, iu ors e
i_ se
_ 0,
sword and to shed the blood of those whom Jest- stied o 'rte
whom lie comma hey ee
to save,. and not to condemn—
il
nderstandings. tfg tO ,fri
I convince, not to persecute—w, ose understanding
they we' -dotty' .
from error hose carts .. to er
required to purge .
on- the had no author 4 been
from vice, but whose pers e y .
I, haire PP
whom other things Inig..t ted 0,
These priests, from un
of fanaticism, Pre'l"'"selci'e s
peeled, becoming, the apostles
_calls
ag
ainst the .l'i-sters °
trines the most subversive and sedi i
the characters of rol°_,res,
deism of nations, and abandoning _
i',.
/ loms and 011%0!
fire and sword, 1144( . the con be
peace, laid waste, by . Gre,ory VI ••, ~ pti
The scandalous actions of Pope
° ( mit others, ,_,ri
'face -VIII. to 0 ,l 07 its.
of Innocent 111. and Boni
he ecclesiastics , ~„,
in the most decisive manner that t ,
~.
~,oscriseell''-sett
manner "': I'l a the ° i 017
has never, without injury,
ur of religLon, an _ s ...
Schism and rebellion, the dishono
he fetal consequencr its ii.
o_4o
of nations, have always beers t
b 10111 fruits ° OA,
and the a i uno , ot,
anti-evangelical principle, -
morning of- light anu n
th a°4 Dr''
sonous root. HaPpilY4 the 'bt of the 13,h, 14
~,,,,..s„..
whiell followed the dismal ne
gti their•true rig, due to, 01,
centuries, enlightened nations o,
I limits the respect :tea rt 101.1
them to reduce within its nature
gradually th'''s isesSis° of
vernments .
an“ i,ecs
cerdotal authority. Go
their functions,
ri_seae en
agitating questions foeefgn w
themselves from the co 5100114 e
the other hand toprotect .e
heads
o their `Sretens'S'oe..
bulls and excommunications. n
1 dually from :Pe the; of
their side, have been receding gra iabt three eentuel shatie, bee,
over civifaffairs, so that in the ', be „tiled t,,t)4s'?o.
cessors of Saint Petcr could scarcely be
peace es"' 00' so,
re_ Thus w •ii goer the
the Popes in the middle ae
'ocular Power' . onding 4* t
tweet the priesthood and 1 „iv correbP
peered with an energy and aut 100
natiOnS; and
ratiOn v 7; 031 f
vereignty and independence et and verl-itroorta _, 0
f reesPe
power attained that degree o
ontificate attic
the fotetey to
might justly claim during the P 'are, folloWingZionitPhy A
ganelli. This ornament of theetiss
e minder 01 i`iii. 0 ableto bilF
the Apostles and of the Divine 1
-I comic to unietarch,;
of meekness, moderation,
enor of St. reterdatholie hit no
conduct worthy of the successi
clue to thiLa_, onoionon tens
venerat on
person the respect and ~ :, who I Tsitooottt
,e.ssor , hrew .1 no.
while many of his Peede-in blood. t" cies- r those find
course, involved the nationse,
isms : i
anti ea se ssii„, . ~,tbo,
gion, and gave occasion to s_n,,,,ss, aoa esp, cl,6,„3._ti:i iricici.7.
The governments of' thenan.s"
to profess telt,' libertyves'd par 0
tions which have the haPPincss th _ degr he sP'
to support ~. NO' dance t stet!,
religion, are strictly bound
._s aqa, -0 bcca
to v.
,s,
pendence, both because all dutter. _
_i.aes, a
' i to wait'
ssid trio:
by their union with reliousP
.170,,t.erful Yon of. e.ter,"ol !!'_eurl
port of civil entliority contribute,sot prepositt4in
i rcitgl!ori. Veg
of religion and manners. It lc/ that nd codas! _,isten /
which Leo XII. feels in his CO Jelarchy ac.r
_oliticji c
sality of nations lose occupied 32botili 1 F
Governments;entirely '