The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-25 00:00:00

" DIOCESE Or BARCELONA.

" An extraordinary and continual vigilance only can en-
able us to disconcert and defeat the degigns and plots of '
the Constitutionalists; and the Governnient cannot confide
this duty with more erect than to the resident Ministers of the
Church. It is true they cannot do much of themselves, but.
they know well where to find zealous parishloners,, of whom
they can -avail themselves, to arrive 'at a knowledge 'of what
is passing. With the assistance of this information, they
will •be.in it 'condition to send the most certain and correct
communications to those who are In authority, in . order
that they may be perfectly aware of what is taking place.
For this purpose I charge you, under the strictest responsi-
bility, promising you at the same time inviolable secrecy,
to make known to me immediately the names Of the persons
residing in your parish who are marked as enemies of .the
King our Mraster and his legitimate Government also the in,
dividuals guilty of offences-not included In the Royal Decree of
Amnesty, dated the lid of May in the present year—those. who
are charged with irreligion—those who' insult the Ecclesi-
, attics and the loyal Spaniards known fur their attachment
to Royalty—those wiurattencl suspected assemblies—and gene,
rally all those whom you consider lit to be particularly watched:
—You will inform me of , the grounds and particularteasons
on which your suspicions are built. You will tell me, with
the greatest care, if you remark in your parish the signs
or tracei orany plan, tending-to form or .facilitate .any conspi.
racy, or excite tumult or disorder amohg the public, whatever
may be the intended results, of these designs. You will state
with all possithle detnifthe objects of these proceedings, and the
names of the persons connected with them,.as well as of those.
who, not belonging to the Church, shall introduce thennielics
to its communion to disturb .the minds of the faithful, and railie
public dis Order: As soon as you shall have received this
order, and.made yourself acquainted with its contents, you will
inform me,of the fact. 3 give you notice at the same time that
I will skew no indulgence to an Curate who shall neglect to
send me the information I hereby require; for in a matter so
seriously important, no shelter should-be given to any one,; and
it is.impossible, 'if The resident Priests act with the vigilance
which ought to characterise them, that they can be ignorant of
what they arc hereby enjoined • to' con?Municate to nie....,111ay
God preserve you many years. •
(Signed) " PEDRO JOSE ABELLA.
it Barcelona, Aug. 27, 1824.

NOB/441116) cuttorucut.]
The Courier seems resolved to make ample
amends for tiny past . in its 'fealty • to Mr.
Canning by the vehemence of its present admi-
ration. In the commencement of a long article
to which we haVe already alludedohe following
laboriouccompliment is paid to the self-devotion
of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs When
Mr. Canning accepted, the seals of Office, and tit:
cepted them, as we observed at the time, at such
a sacrifice of personal interest, as perhaps it has
seldom, fallen to the lot of any public man to
-have an opportunity of making to a setisu of
public duty," &c.--,,Fiddle-de-dee. Mr. Can-
ning himself must needs laugh at .such rhodo-
*made. When 'we talk • of sacrifices we
'onto take intoconsideratiOnthe ruling passion of
the party. Money, we conceive, is not the idol of
Canning, and in accepting a post at home of
the greatest political.w.eight,:and of'mo inconsi-
derable emolument, instead of filling his - purse
and consuming his liver.nudee a scorching ,sum,
he probably did little violence to his own Molina.,
Bons. With an official income not absolutely to
be despised, Mr. Canning .bas .here, the proper.
theatre for his wit, and wide sphereforhis ambi-
tion, instead ;of being sent out'-of , the, way'
like a gaudy • thing put on the shelf. But
the' profit is less, quoth The Courier. '-So
it is, but the 'gratification is :greater.. The.
conduct of men must be estimated., with a
reference to their general, habits 'and propen-
'sides ; and when a Miser foregoes -the possession
of a shilling, we may' with propriety admire the
sacrifice he has made.' Thus every ono' would
have acknowledged .the trath.of our contempo-
rary's observation, had, he, with a. slight varia-
tion, said that of the Chancellor which he -has
pronounced of Mr. Canning. :We are aware that
we are conceiving an extreme case ; but for the
sake of illustration we must trespass on the ima.
gittation.of our readersyiand beg them to suppose

that The Courier had published the following corn-
pliment to Lori Eldon's liberality :—" When the
Lord Chancellor gave a 'Cabinet dinner at his
houseln 'llamitton-place7 • 119: e 'otitte rye d at the
time, at such a sacrifice ofliet serial. feeling as
perhaps: it' has seldom falleh'tti die' lot of any
public man tohave an opportunity of shaking to
a sense of ,public.duty---When-insOad of the
moiety of a turkey for his' ovrtt dinner, he roasted
a whole one for that of his -frionda,"'itc. Such!a
statement would !certainly ibeiv that 'n great sa-
crifice of the ruling passion, and-of-the roast, has
been made to "a. sense of public duty," and
taking, after the manner of. The Courier, a ma-
thematical view of. the virtue, we should say that
the Lord Chancellor's private disposition was to
his public spirit as half a roasted turkey is to a
whole one. •