The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-14 00:00:00

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By Order of the Board,
DAVID JONES, Actuary.

PROTESTANTISM and PUSEYISM.

TO THE EDITOR OR THE SUN.

Sra,—The controversy between Romanists and
Church of Englandists still continuing to be carried on
by both of them, allow me to inquire, through the
medium of your widely circulated Journal, whether Dr.
W. F. llook, of Leeds in Yorkshire, has answered
the letters of VERAX ?

This formidable antagonist of . the Reverend Doctor
of the. North, is a Roman Catholic layman, well known
to the learned for his profound researches into eccle-
siastical history. Tbat he has been successful in what
is technically called "flooring" his Protestant opponent,
may be presumed from the studied silence of the latter.
VERAX took to himse:f the unenviable task of cudgelling
the Doctor, in consequence of an ill-judged sermon de-
livered by him at Manchester, on the " Novelties of
Romanism;" a sermon opposed not merely to the
Church of Rome, but also to those, members of his
own Church who have been upholding many points of
genuine Romanism. Bating one doctrine of human ma-
nufacture—for it is not found in the New Testament—
viz., the Royal supremacy, there seems to be no great
difference behieen VERAX and the Puseyites. The lat-
ter have been acting as pioneers to the Church of
Rome ; and if Providence has raised them up (un-
knowingly to themselvs), as his instruments for weak -
ening the Church of England by internal schism, we
may naturally look to some changes in our Church
Affairs as being very near at hand. That a house which
is divided against itself cannot stand. we read in a book
which is appealed to not less -by VER kX than by Dr.
Hooke. Both cite that book as the supreme autho-
rity.by which all religious disputes must be decided ;
hot as the Romanist appears to have studied it with
the greater degree of attention of the two, we must not
wonder. at any victory which he may obtain over tho
Protestant, although defended by the high-sounding
appetlation of " Citaplaity in Ordinary to her Majeaty
the Queen." , !!"" • .
I have the honour to subscribe myself, Sir, your
most obedient servant,
A PROTESTANT, BUT NO HALF
ROMANIST.

TO INNKEEPERS AND POST-

MASTERS.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Government last year, to relieve the posting business,
which lightly taxed railroads and untaxed steam-vessels
had nearly crushed, reduced the assessed taxes on car-
riages let to hire to 31. per annum, whether used with
one or two horses ; but many postmasters have within
these few days received notice that this was only in-
tended on those solely let by the mile, and on which
the duty of three halfpence per mile per horse was
paid, and that carriages on which the duty is dif-
ferently paid must be charged as private carriages,
which are subject to a progressive duty as follows :
one, Gl. ; two, 13/. ; three, 21/. ; four. 301. ; five,
391. is. 6d. ; six, 49!. 4s. ; seven, 59/. 103., and so on.
The unfortunate postmaster is therefore placed in a
worse situation than ever ; there is no one but would
always let by the mile if he could ; but the trade is in
such a depressed state, that postmasters cannot obtain
the amount required, particularly when the parties re-
turn in the carriage ; they are therefore obliged to let
by the job or day, and pay one-fifth of the amount re-
ceived to the Government ; for distances of five miles
out and five back carriages are commonly let with two
horses for 10s., and a fifth, i. e. 2E. paid to the Excise ;
but they claim Sc. 6d., and, with the assistance of the
assessed taxes, arc likely to get the whole of the 10s.
The same in letting for the day ; they seldom obtain
as much as 6d. per mile per horse ; and if the Ex-
ciseman is to take three halfpence per mile, the
trade must be entirely destroyed : the oppres-
sive tax laid on it has nearly ruined all en-
gaged in it ; and only wanted this finishing stroke ; and
this, when gentlemen who can keep their own carriages
are liable to no mileage ; they can drive where they
please, lend to whom they please, and pay nothing, but
a person who cannot afford to keep a carriage, and only
uses one, from force of circumstances, as illness, busi-
ness, or, perhaps, once a year, to see his friends, is
taxed three halfpence for every mile the horse he has
hired goes out and home, and if he requires a horse
for a day, he is taxed 2s. 6d. besides the regular as-
sessed taxes, or ss. for two horses, and if he agree for
the job, the Postmaster says—l must have 10s., and
2s. 6d. the duty, makes 12s. 611. he has to pav'; thus
me the middling classes taxed while the rich lawmakers
escape !
tiounslow, April 12.