The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-13 00:00:00

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rapport, are instrumental in bringing on society,
to the ges.i, first and last, ever-living CREATOR.
The Church of England for example, has for
many Years been the cause of strife in the land, yet
they affirm that it is Con's Church. To gratify
14 'miser able malignity, the Dissenters were for a
1_
lung iitrike denied the privileges of citizens, vet they
ate told dint this malignancy was of Gon. The
aretchrgl avarice and political ambition of the
eleFey, doomed the Catholics to slavery in the land
of their fathers ; but they, too, were instructed that
11113 agent of wrath is GOD'S Church. The Church
1(4! levies rates tilling the laud with strife, and this,
IcePrdin to the priests, is also of Gon. Eccle-
satstical Cor,rts arc the instrturents it uses to in-
strt!et
melt in the A LmIGHTY'S attributes, and
they are also of Goo. Tithes are notoriously said
toUe of divine origin, though time and experience.
the Popular voice and the decrees of the Legisla-
Lure, have all denounced them as ruinous to the
11- A Bishop receives. five thousand or ten
thousand pounds a-year. Deans, Prebends, and other
Irlenaber3 of the higher clergy, revel in opulence,
Rectors favoured of fortune, hold two or three liv-
hgal and very frequently reside at neither ; they, too,
re large incmnes, wh le the Curates and working,
era have very often no larger incomes than journey-
-111, ea• Nevertheless, the Church which cheats the
deserving labourer of his just hire, and bestows it on
the idler, is GOD'S Church, and ordained by him.
It's ni possession of large revenues, given to in-
inflict the people, and the clergy affirm that it is
aice°4lin to GOD'S ordinances that they divert
these funds from the service of the poor, to enrich
,Iltemselves. Even now is the Church lifting up
its mitred fro.:t to oppose the education of the
e
Peonl
r ; never:he!ess the people are taught that it
co'r'es directly front Him, and exists by His ap-
pointment. Such assertions, continually acted on,
while the conduct of the clergy is directly opposed
t° the precepts of Christianity, are well calculated
„it° make our people lose all reverence for their
‘'.llE-A Tort. Fortunately for the future morals of so-
eletY/ they are raising themselves above their pre-
tended teachers, and no longer believe that the
Hliseries they suffer come from Gon. They call out
against men, and demand—not charity, but justice.
Should the voice of the Bath people find an echo
1" the laud, it will confer a signal benefit on pos-
terity.

We have of late more than once stated that it
"a 4 not improbable that sonic alteration would be
proposed in the Corn-laws this next session. A
litoilar opinion is embraced by a writer in the 146th
umber of the Edinbumh Review just published.
Ohs •
4ntele on the effects of the protective system based
th
e excellent evidence and report of the Import
TA
le' Committee, contains the following passage
'
So lons,, as the Corn laws exist in their present
',:itre, the same event [the derangement of the !currency]
Ole recur every bad harvest that takes place • because
iirn graduated scale of duty will prevent that early
I,ollPurt aticu of corn which enterprising merchants
of aid have recourse to, the moment any prospect
ta . deficient harvest showed itself. Such is the condi-
tn vvhieh al the great interests of the country—corn-
tee• inanttraelt res, revenue, profits of capital, employ-
.6l4 0,, labour, is aced by these laws ; and as the
1,,-e stye of the casep is now fully understood, it cannot
plies matter of dcubt, that a proper remedy will be ap-
titio matter
evil. On a question of this kind, adverse di-
-48 In Parliament are of very little consequence with
4-tflAard to ultimate success; for when a case is so unjust,
itt" has no solid basis to rest upon, ariy defection amongst
of anPporters will lead to complete defeat. Symptoms
th;„B4ch a defection have appeared. In conversation, no.
teit",g is now so common as to hear landlords who arc in-
L *eta, and impartial, and above seeking to add a few.
uottindrids
a-y-ar to their rent-rolls by a too-high price
bre.d
I admitting that the present plan of the Corn-
wrong, and that a fixed duty ought to be este-
,Ted in la of it. The opinion of a considerable
ihNIY, of them was expressed by those who admitted
le,,,tne debate of last Session, that a change was
—tf3'. It may safely be anticipated, that the preva-
einpeal laidt disposition will soon lead several of the prin-
de i„,,d Members, in both Houses of Parliament, to
tli:ife in favour of a fixed duty ; and when this happens,
*ill eat and surrender of the exclusicmists of foreign corn
f ...°_tl instantaneous, and a new law will pass. In point
ttiii.er, the state of the question has come to be, not so
the whether the laws shall be altered, as what shall be
they fixked duty The exclusionists will, no doubt, do what
the libe fa have it made so high as to be prohibitory ; but
the. eral landlords, after they have carried the repeal of
Thoa. graduitted scale, will not act with such unfairness.
corn form themselves accurately about the price of
it to for
10
Arise
Hero Countries, and the charges for transporting
ingdom ; and when they find that the average
aIPLI is 40s. a quarter, they will be convinced that
qiirale duty, added to the 10s. a quarter for charges,
be 1"),u the British landlord an ample protection. They
they ".,tere disposed to come to this conclusion when
Ilse, reflect, that for the six
years ending in 1837, the
'crith6gae•Priee in England was no more than 50s. ; and that
tsrriti' pene, cultivation was never more extended, or
°ll with more spirit and greater success.
tigh 'e fixed duty proposed will not, however, sa-
T4eJ: ttut justice of the case, nor enable our inanu-
-111. 11ret's to recover their lost ground and keep on a
r ith their
rivals. tt The last news at Not-
says Col. THOMPSON in a letter to the
cc'tershire
.211ercurg, "is, that German goods
°idle
tent 'nine quality are offered in America fifty per
an ; under the price of Nottingham." If that be
go,ol),Yr°ximation to the truth, and if new and vi-
roh" rivals are starting up in every part of Eu-
fixrregi' to toad our strutg manufacturers with a
Nee- on their bread will cripple than for the
that' :n" will Speedily make them break down. Now
forth, r.e
see• this proposition of a fixed duty put
ofaccwr.pan;ed by the assertion that the state
t 9' " fle`tio is not whether the law shall be al-
Ite what shall be the amount of fixed duty,
pro Ir•ii make it our business to ie-examine the
th' t'sitioit with alention, and shall hereafter state
result.
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•ersity of opinion connected with adverse
'4,44" to different classes, lying at the bottom of
u't of our disputes, and leading to confusion, re-
-4:111°11, and anarchy, seems now prevalent in
w-.eletY, and worthy of public notice. Believing
4KENsIDE, that "action treads the path in
Celt opinion says it follows good," we conclude
ast. action will only be just and proper when
t1)1111,1°4 is correct and true, and that our internal
h° Consequently will never be good till our
ptielciii;LeB of Government are well
.founded. The
i-J"e con only hope for an approximation to
t lefor agreement and peace, by first keeo,,e,ing
ought true principles on which soc'.dl institutions
hot he framed. At present, however, there is
bothn'erelY a d;.lference, tliere is a complete contrast
vieirs of different classes, and to that we pur-
Ivow to direct attention.
_eP•o.inconsiderable portion of well informed and
'lien, such as Mr. MARSHALL and Mr.
:TANSFELD, of Leed contend s, that the suffrage
more extensive. The Chartists affirm
4:lt
tuet n:I ought to be universal. " Universal," say
all ie 'lien of property throughout England, say
opulent members of the Protestant Church ;
ti4ivercal, say the lordly owners of the great facto..
aleB °f Mttnehester and Glasgow ; universal, say the
IP7rvu'ers and great merchants of London: "
taal
..itiffrage I what, would you give the power of
44g laws, or of choosing those who are to make
411%*%, into the hands of the priest-ridden, lumper-fed
V."ssntry of Ireland, into the hands of the tattered
itl'hahhants of our crowded alleys and closes, who
"w not how to read, and are not worth sixpence
beyondl their labour To talk of placing the power of
u
altilig laws for this great empire, with its vast
cftmeree, of the ramifications of which these persons
er heard"
, and with complicated relations, both
erlial and external,
which they cannot possibly
eettiprehend, is truly ab•u7d." " Not more absurd,"
theinhabitants Poor ragged peasantry of Ireland, than for you
gentlemen of Manchester and London, than for
Y°4 country squires and opulent Protestant par-
rus to claim the exclu,ive power of waking laws
us, with whom you have no sympathy, on
twin°lll you even look with aversion, of whose affec-
nciioYs, and sorrows, you know nothing—to
Whooti
habits of living you are strangers ; you