The Sun.
London, England, 1841-11-23 00:00:00

P USE YISM.

Puseyism is a great and growing evil. Though es-
sentially and primevally a theological system, it contains
within it the seeds of the most absolute political ty-
ranny. It is impatient of toleration to opinions, civil
or religious, which are opposed to itself. It bas all the
persecuting spirit of Popery, as that spirit has been
exhibited in inquisitions, dungeons, stakes, and scaffolds.
It is even worse than Popery, inasmuch as, the perse-
cutions instituted by the latter were, in almost every
instance, for religious opinions at variance with the
Romish Church ; whereas Puseyism takes cognizance
of liberal opinions in civil and political matters, and
would consign to the dungeons, if not to the scaffold,
any one who ventures to question its authority. It ar-
rogates to itself an authority above that of the Sove-
reign or the Constitution, and, could it only command a
majority in Parliament, it would reduce the Queen to
the extreme condition of a mere machine, and would
compel her to act as its puppet.

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Such is the system which is now making such rapid
progress in the land, and %%hid), if not speedily at-
tacked, will soon overrun the entire religious Esta-
blishment of England. Already three-fourths of the
clergy of that Church are deeply tinged 'with this
despotic system. Should it ever obtain the ascend-
ancy in this country—and there is too much reason to
fear that it is rapidly tending that way, it will, at one
fell stroke, deprive us of all that is' liberal in politics,
and deny us the right to worship God according to
the dictates of our consciences. The existence of
Dissent would be incompatible with its supremacy. It
would compel uniformity with a rigorous hand,—it
would supersede the Constitution altogether, and
demand a univesal and prompt obedience to its new
authority, under the penalties of imprisonment and death.
Such is the nature of Puseyism. It is as bad re-
y, than the rankest Popery,
whilei re-
ligiously, sliyt,
s and
teo worse
more civllo
be dreaded, than the Roman
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Catholic faith, inasmuch as it works its pernicious pur-
poses unseen and unt:er false pretexts ; for it assumes a
Protestant name though essentially a Popish system.—
British Queen.

The Antwerp Papers announce that tiv nego-
tiations for a commercial treaty between Belgium and
France are again renewed with activity. It would be
gratifying to see a spirit of liberality introduced into the
commercial relations of countries with each other,
which would benefit mankind at large; but we are sorry
to hear opinions decidedly expressed, by persons inti-
mately acquainted with trade in France, that the class
interests there will prove too strong for the Government,
and that they will not permit the Ministers to offer to
foreigners such equivalents as would be considered by
either Belgium or England reciprocities for the favours
demanded in return. •
CHAMBER OP , OMMERCE.,--.4.-Vgp6oial
general
meting of this body 'was held on Wednesday at the
Exchange, S. T. 'Hassell, Es 4., President, in the chair,
when motions' were passed 6'l:lavatory of the great
services rendered b the proprietors of the London
Times newspaper, in 'first announcing the names of
the swindlers who intended to defraud the leading
bankers of Europe, and in afterwards proving the
correctness of their information before a Court of
justice, at great labour and expense. The opinion of
the meeting was, that these eminent mercantile services
deserved more than the thanks of the mercantile com-
munity ; and the Chamber approved of the design of
I the London Committee to raise some suitable and lasting
testimonial of the obligation of the mercantile world to
the proprietors (as they refuse any indemnification), and
that a subscription of not more than two guineas from each
being
gmitttee was headed by five
firm be commenced in Hull, to be transmitted to the Lon-
don
guineas Committee, subscription
ap-
pointed to carry out the resolutions,fron-ites'Cielhiamstbibesrc,
which were moved
and seconded by G. Liddell, James Henwood, T. Hol-
derness, Charles West, Thomas Wilson, G. Cammell,
George Buckton, and John Terry, Esqrs. The Chair-
man reported that he had received a letter from Sir Ed-
ward Parry, who will be in Hull this day, to consult the
merchants, shipowners, and masters, as to the advan-
tages of the Caledonian Canal being completed at public
expense.—Hull Rocking/win.
Several most daring attempts to burn the pre-
Mises of Mr. Harrison, a respectable farmer, residing at
Hortield Hill, were made in the course of Tuesday night
last. The furniture in the reorns of the house was set
lire to in ten different places, and but for the most vigi-
lant attention on the part of the family, must have ended
in the destruction of the house, stables, &c. Suspicion
has fallen on a girl named Keates, a servant in the
house, who is in custody.—Bristol Mercury.
The benefits of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill
are already apparent in Dublin in various ways;
amongst others, Catholics, who have been always entitled
to the freedom of that city, but whom the extinguished
Orange corporators would never suffer to attain it, are now
freely admitted, on producing the necessary proof of
their claims. This will, more than anything else, rescue
the representation from the Tories. Indeed it is already
felt than this is the last time an anti-Liberal can repre-
sent the city of Dublin.