The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-06 00:00:00

have been of considerable extent, as it is men-
tioned that nineteen persona had been arrested
since the discovery of the affair. A French brig
of war had arrived at Alvarado with a Commis
sioner from -France named Samuel, or Mamie!,
who had given assurances of the friendly disposi-
tion of the French Government towards Mexico,
A letter dated •on board his Majesty's ship Ca.
melecni, states that the Castle Of San Juan de
(Ana was much damaged, and the protisiona
were scarce ; so that, unless relieved by a Spanish
fleet, its speedy surrender was expected.
[MORNING CHRONICLE.] .
The use of the, phrase " constant residence"
in the rehires relative to the Clergy of Irelands
as contra-distinguished from " residence,"
has led us to what we believe to be the true ex-
planation of the fact, that this metropolis during
the spring, and the various watering places in
their respective seasons, are thronged with Irish
Dignitaries and Parsons, while the Bishops and
A ttorney -General, and " all that are set itt.
thority," maintain most stoutly that the Re-
verend Gentry are duly resident on their
Cures. We -skewed, the day before yester-
day, how completely without foundation WdS
Mr.Plunkett's allegation that fewor at least not
more than a score of incumbents, were non-re-
sident ; we showed that by the Returns it appears
no inconsiderable proportion of the Clergy is
almost every diocese are returned as absentees ;
but it is yet indubitable that the show of shovel
hats and cassocks abroad far exceeds that propor-
tion ; the reason of which we take to he this,
that however frequently a clergyman may be ab-
sent from his parish, however regular his excur-
sions to Balls or Cheltenham, if Ise entertain a
liking for mineral waters, and the gay people
who assemble around those fountains of health, or
to London and Dublin, if his taste be for the
dissipations of a Metropolis : yet, if he have an
abode, and keep up a house establishment %titbit*
his parish, and have no home elsewhere, he is
reckoned among the Resident Clergy. I t is owing,
no doubt, to this kind and easy rule of construction
that we recognize among the reputed residents cer-
tain very worthy parsons, who have been roaming
up and down, to our certain knowledge, dining a
great part of the last three or four years. But
it is also to be considered, that the twenty-two
Archbishops and Bishops of the Irish Establish-
ment, the grandeur of one of whom exceeds that
of a dozen of Rectors, are subject to no obliga-
tion of residence whatsoever, and are not includ-
ed in the returns. Among the various causes of
exemption from residence, the most general is
the possession of a Chaplainship ; and it is quite
easy to discover the civil name of the Bishop
of a Diocese, by looking through the names
of the Clergy for his Chaplain, who is its-
variably a son or a nephew. Our late es-
teemed friend, the pugnacious Parson Saurin,
figures accordingly as Domestic Chaplain of
the Lord Bishop of Dromore (his father), and
a choice Chaplain so reverend and red onhtabie
youngster must prove. Thus also, in Dublin,
Mr. Plunkett's friend, the Archbishop, snakes his
son, the Reverend 'William Magee, Domestic
Chaplain. In one, if we do not mistake, of
Steele's Papers in Tits .S'pectator, there is a plea-
sant assimilation of the church to the military
establishment, the Bishops being rated as Gene-
rids, the Dents and Chapter as n Stutf, the Rec-
tors as Colonels, and so on. The resemblance
is particularly close in this article of Chaplain-
ships ; in the army, any Noble Lord, or other
personage, too important to be chained down to
constant duly with his regiment, is relieved by
being appointed an Aide-de-camp to souse General
Olficer,on whose person he is presumed to wait :
just so a parental Prelate gives his boy the
richest benefice in It s See, and discharges taint
from all the duty by n minatiag him his domestic
Chaplain