The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-25 00:00:00

ETIIF. TIMES.]

'We are'unwillhlg that our:JoUrnal should he.
come the vehicle, of controversial divinity : we,
insert, however, a 'letter from a Catholic, who
thinks he has some reason to complain, though
we really know not the passage by which he is
Aggrieved. lie informs 'us "'that the Catholic
Church." (the head of which, at the command of
Buonaparte, unfrocked Prince Talleyrand, BishOp
of Autun, and remade hiM into a laymand 44 has
".never admitted the validity of the English Pro:
66 testant orders, but considers the highest mi."
ulster among them as a mere *layman." It is
of great importance to us, certainly,' what the
Catholic Church may think or predicatnof Our
Bhatiops.. It 'is a great derogation, no doubt,
front, the sacred character of such teachers
as Tillotson, and Stillingfleet, and Jeremy Tay.
tor, and Jewell, and a host of others, that the
Church of Rome should call them laymen. Some
of the first English Bishops of the reformed Re-
ligion, not being consecrated by .Popish Bishops,
were, styled by the adherents of the hitter, Par.
liamentary Bishopc It would puzzle our.
'Correspondent to spew that the Pope himself
is nominated to
,his office by so respectable
or valid an antlinrity. For how has he been
alinost universally Chosen ? By the intrigues of
Foreign Pritices7--generally according to the will
of the most powerful and least scrupulous Of them;
and through the instrumentality of the most
wicked and imbecile society in the worldinen
called Cardinals—a 'lathe 'or title not 'found in
Holy Writ, and totally unknown to the Founder
of the Christian Religion and his Apostles. Did,
the Parliament, when they sanctioned-' by law
the appointment of the Reformed Bishops, fight,
and, stab, and throw ink-stands at each other's
heads'? which ceremonies have been known to
attend the making of Popes ! But on ,the subject
of. succession, Cranmer received the pall 'from
the Pope himself ; and the succession to the See
of Canterbury from that time to the present has
been much more unbroken than 'vas the succes-
sion to the see of,Rome, 'from the little of •Pope
Gregory to the Reformation. How can the
Catholics;indeed, speak of an unbroken succes-
sion 'of Popes ; or hoW do they expect us to listen
to them without-laughter, when both they and
we -know that .theY have .had two, and even
three -Popes at a time ? They 'pretend, also,
to derive this succession, broken and divided as
it is, -cilia) 'St; Peter; when there is no mention
in Scripture that ever St. Peter was at Rome,

much less that:he ordained,a Bishop, or appoint-1
ed a successor to himself in the.; see. St. Luke,
in "The Acts of the APostles," narrates. mi-
nutely. . the voyage. of St. Paul to. Rome..—
Would the work have omitted. all mention
of the abride of St. Peter in the same city,
consequence was to be derived
if such*.a mighty
from it as the government of the Christian Church
to the end of the world, the unbroken succes-
sion, &e. ? The probability, therefore, is,
that St. Peter never was at Rome; or at least it
is clear that his being there was a circumstance
not thought worth relating by a contemporary in-
spired writer, and therefore cannot be made the
foundation:of any importint consequences. In-
deed, the whole story of Popes and infallibilities
is almost too ridiculous, in the present state of
society in England and Scotland, in Germany,
and even in France, to merit a serious refutation.
In Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, where the
great body of the people are in a state of bar-
barous ignorance, the case is different.

[MORNING HERALD.)
Some of our contemporaries seem to be alarmed
at the proceedings of the Catholics in Ireland.
We think that the fears of our contemporaries are
groundless, at least so far as the new Association
is concerned. We can see no cause for alarm,
provided our Government be quiet. The Ca-
tholic Association Rent is merely a levy of
money on the Catholics for the professed pur-
pose of enabling them to defray the expences
of petitioning the King and the Parliament, in
order to the emancipation of the Catholics—that
is, that any Catholic, when emancipated, shall
be eligible to the office of Lord Chancellor,
Commander of an Army or Fleet, Counsellor of
the-King—or, in fact, be eligible to fill any lu-
crative or honorary office at present filled only
by Protestants. If the Catholic Rent Associa-
tion do not proceed beyond this, then there can
be no more harm likely to arise than from the
penny a-week levied on the professors of Me-
thodism for the support of the Methodist chapels
and preachers. For after all, the Kingand the Par-
liament will have the option whether or not to con-
cede emancipation ; the Catholic Rent Associa-
tion cannot forge such concessions. If we were
a Catholic we should certainly subscribe to such
an Association—for we should like to be in the
way to become Chancellor, Judge, King's Coun-
sel, Admiral, or General. This subscription, it
is said, amounts at present to about 500/. a week,
which is equal to 26,0001. a year. If this new.
Catholic Association accomplishes emancipation,
the Catholics will have cause to be pleased at the
parting with their money to Mr. M'Donnell, and
other . writers and secretaries, and clerks, soli-
citors, and counsel belonging to this Association;
but if the -Association are not able to make
more impression on the King and Parliament
than has' been made for so many years past, then
the subscribers to Mi.M'Donnel, and others may
get tired and drop off as the loyal subscribers
did in the case of the Constitutional Association,
when they left Messrs. Murray, Sharpe, and Co.
in the lurch, and suffered the Association to
die for want of money to meet the law bills
nellottiogiiignY for the literary la-
to that Association.
utrhroasye,
voofuMrsi'boMf
So long as there remains any hope of emancipa-
tion, the Catholics will go on subscribing to-
wards this establishment—but if there be no
prosßect of emancipation, then there will be a
want of funds to prop it up, and down it will_
tumble. This, in ail probability, will be its fate,
if the Government have the wisdom not to inter-
fere with it, but let it take its own course.

[THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]
We have received New York papers to the 3d
Inst. and Baltimore to the 30th ult. The'view
they present of the affairs of the New States, is
more than usually favourable, and encourages
hopes that the grand trial in which they are en-
gaged is rapidly verging to a close. The news from
Mexico, which reaches'down to the9.Bth of Sept.,
comes particularly under the foregoing• descrip-
tion, and will satisfy the most ardent friends
of her independence. Whilst tranquillity was
consolidating itself through the firm and prudent
measures of the Executive Governmept, aided by
the general feeling, the. Legislature was occupied
in framing laws agreeably to the want of a free
State ; and the Priesthood, whose influence may
be rendered so useful or detrimental to the public
interests, occupied in a particular manner the at-
tention of Congress. The zeal, talents, and gene-
ral knowledge displayed in these important dis-
cussions, are spoken of in terms of high commen-
dation ; and, if the description be correct, what
may be not expected of a country whose vast na-
tural resources are placed in such good keeping ?
A spirit of the best kind, and which has agreea-
ble disappointed 'general expectation, is clearly
visible in .the chief management of the concerns
of that and the other New States, and promises
to procure for them all a very high degree
of prosperity. Compared with this prospect,
how wretched and disheartening is that which
Spain offers.; and
,this contest is occasioned solely
by the difference of their respective Govern-
ments. Spain has the advantage of
superior
civilization, and of a higher degree of nationality;
but her despotism counteracts it; and uules she
can remove 'this master evil, she will sink into
misery, as her tomer colonies advance in strength
and happiness.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
WARE, NOV. 20.—Wednesday afternoon last, two little giris,
children of labouring people at Ware, went together to Hert-
ford. In'crossing the plank bridge over the river l.ee, leading
Fdn ham's Alin towardsHertford, they both fell into
the water, Closely linked together, and were drifted down
the stream for
man surds. Providentially, very shortly
y
after the accident occurred, a neighbour passing by observed a
human face floating on the water, and immediately rave the
alarm, which
brought several men to the spot. Whilst they were
debating what to do (for the water was deep), a spirited young
man threw off' his coat, plunged into the river, swam to the
body, and with considerable difficulty succeeded in rescuing
the dear children from a watery grave. We understand that a
respectable medical Gentleman of Ware has engaged to apply
to the Humane Soeiety fir the remuneration usually granted
in such cases. Both the children are happily now doing well.
We are informed that this is not the first accident of the kind
that has occurred on that wretched bridge. It is earnestly' to
be hoped that those whom it concerns will be so humane as
either to destroy or improve it..---(COunty Chronicle.)

The Active, of Peterhead, has brought home
an Esquimaux boy, who:may be of use to future
voyagers of discovery.

FOR THE KN.
ON. Tug
Ina*, r'6ll.lsllßreSt tvh'ealt,suiCeptible,
of the most pleasing,enipitins, man, as soon as he
began to enjoy. the . sweets of dthOstic comfort,
and the -serenity Achich—ioCiiil-Wder provides,
could not remain lOniOndifferent to the•many
beauties which nature every : where presents to
his mind. In them he beheld an ever varied
and ever existing source of the most pure, and
therefore the most .delightful, gratifications.—
Beauty, and order, and harmony, and riches, en-
compassed rhim on all sides, and his eyes feasted
on all that they surveyed, and his soul opened to
all the pleasing emotions which such objects
could not fail to awaken. But man is essentially
an imitating animal. This disposition of his
has probably its Origin: in his cupidity, which
awakens in him an anxious desire of pos-
sessing whatever he.:"fancies may conduce to his
happiness or to his comfort. Hence, if he finds
that he cannot attain the object of his wishes, he-
naturally endeavours to make some amends for
this forced privation, by -possessing himself of
the image, where the reality eludes his grasp.
In other instances, it is either love or friendship,
or gratitude, that awaken his imitative faculties,
and induce him to keep ever before his eyes the
loved image of his mistress, of his friend, or of
some kind benefactor.

In whichever of these sources 'they may have
had their origin, certain it is, that no sooner had
man acquired the necessary security and leisure,
than by devoting himself to the imitation of what-
ever pleased his senses, he laid the foundation of
what are justly denominated the Fine Arts.
Their progress was, of necessity, slow; because
long continued practice could alone lead to
perfection. Nature is their object, but they
study the productions of nature only to in-
crease their beauty. Perfect as are the'works
of nature, taken as a :whole, it is but sel-
dom that every one of its productions is
found to posless that Ideal. perfection of form
which it is the object of the. Fine Arts to.
attain. Thus, to delineate the perfection of
the female form Zeuxes was compelled to em-
body the different charms of five of the
most beautiful of the maidens of Crotona. The
Fine Arts having, however, nature for their ob-
ject, should never lose sight of this model, but
must ever be directed by taste, and adopt har-
mony as their rule. To practice, to reflection,
to comparison, they are indebted for their gra-
dual improvement ; whilst their perfection is due
to the men of superior genius and taste, that have
appeared from time to time. Emulation has beeit
the' great 'spur, and the honours bestowed upon
Artists, together with the generous encourage-
ment of liberal minded Princes, have powerfully
contributed to the progress which these pleasing
Arts have made.

isa
ts
requisiteef: to constitute e a r but seldom;ci stitiatte a
is
great
thelfqguraelaifit Artists
Artist 'are .seldom found united in the same
individual. True it is that the Artist has
nothing- more to do than to copy nature,
but he must be guided by taste, because,
to be perfect, his copy must be productive of
pleasure to others. To imitate effectually what
he sees, he must'e see with the eyes of genius,.his
soul must be nlive to the beauties which be con-
templates, and he must possess the talent requi-
site prOperly to represent them. Nor is this ail.
As his object is to please, lie must select his sub-
jects with judgment, embellish them with taste,
and dispose them with qrder and propriety.
All men are not alike gifted with the faculty
of seeing
,Nuture as she should be seen, because
there is 00y-one point of •view wherein she ap-
pears under a pleasing aspect, and because men,
more especially men of genius, are too often led
astray by the -allurements of• imagination. The
latter ,has, indeed, frequently proved fatal to
perfection, even in men of the greatest eminence.
When warmed by its •own sublime conceptions,
genius is:but too often' iipt to abandon the
steady sober ways of truth,' and stray into
the seductive paths of fancy, which, if it
obtain the mastery, does not fail to disfi.
gure most sublime conceptions. To this tri-
umph of imugination over judgment and ge-
nius, must be attributed the blemishes from
which the works of even the greatest artists are
not altogether free. In.short, to view nature
so as properly to imitate its productions, reqires
at once considerable p.erfection in our organs,
and a certain tact which practice, deep reflec-
tion, and unremitting attention can alone pro-
cure. fri,jthis alone consists the different man-
ner in which a great and - an inferior artist will
represent a subject precisely similar. Both have
studied the same model, both have conceived the
same idea, both have endeavoured to embody this
idea, but because the one had seen nature as it ,
really is, and the other had caught only an imper-
fect glimpse of this model, the work of the latter
is treated with contempt, whilst that of the former
is the pride of his age, and will prove the delight
of succeeding generations.
To examine nature is not, however,- sufficient
to form an eminent artist. As his object is to
imitate his model, he must not only see, he must
moreover feel, and deeply ,too, its varied beau-
ties: he must appreciate them properly, and
strive to discover the links that connect nature
with the fine arts. The sensations which the
contemplation of nature awaken in his soul, must
be modified in the same manner that nature it-
self is modified. None of th• nice and almost im-
perceptible gradations which exist, must escape
his notice; for a due attention to them con.
stitutes another remarkable difference between
a great • and an inferior genius. Nor is it suffi-
cient that the artist correctly represents what lie
both sees and feels. It is necessary that his taste
and his judgment point out to him, when it is
proper to follow strictly the'rules of his art, and
when a daring departure from them is likely to
produce either a reprehensible defect, or a
beauty, so much the more pleasing, as it was
wholly unexpected. This may be truly consi-
dered as the test of genius or of taste.
When the Artist has duly contemplated nature,
and his soul is filled with the subject he intends
to pourtray, his next task is to realize what his
genius has conceived. In this he is necessarily

guided by primitive, inyariableomd simple rules ;
but still, each Ariist -hai'd manner of operating
peculiar to, himself, which constitutes what i3.`,1
properly celled- bii style. ri is "this which dis--
tinguishes his performances from those of Overy:.,
other Artist, and which the well practised eye of,
The connoisseur is enabled to discover at the, rst",
glance.
• Having already trespassed too mre% On the
columns of your paper, I shall beg leavei "Mr.
Editor, to resume this interesting subject. :

ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH, FLEET-STREES

.
In consequence of the numerous suggestions through the
medium of the public press, recommending the taking advert;
tage of the opening occasioned by the late conflagration in
Fleet-street, to preserve to the public the view of that noble
edificeshe church of St Bride, which is one of the finest works
of Sir Christopher Wren, a meetirig of between twenty 'arid
thirty of the principal inhabitants of the parish was held pester"
day morning, at the vestry room, for the purpose of taking she
subject into consideration: the Rev. 111 r. CLARE, the vicar, in
the Chair.
Mr. DYRES, the surveyor, exhibited two or three plans for
the proposed opening, and a long conversation ensued, in
which Mr. SPOTTISWOODE, the King's Printer, who is ex-
ceedingly zealous for the improvement, took a prominent part.
The meeting, indeed, was unanimous that it woukl be highly
desirable to prevent the building from being again olicured.
and the only question appeared to be upon the practicability of
carrying the improvement into effect.
Mr. ill anitioT T, who was one of the sufferers at the Inte fire,
expressedhHa ed hadt
ee
n authorityt
rahisn
opening in front of the church should be determined upon,
subscriptions for the purpose of effecting it would he ibrw.nled
scmonitviction that if any plan for preserving the
of the public
from perms of taste entirely unconnected with the Parish...—
duals, with offers f th th mount of 801. whtch
or at purpose, to e a
parish was already in possession of a list of names of intliyi.
make
A committee of seven gentlemen was then appointed to ma
the necessary inquiries of the ground-landlords and others hay:,
ing interests upon the spot, how far they might be dispel.
to enter into negociations for the sale of their interests, and . c
ascertain what in that case would be the expence likely to b
incurred to complete this desirable improvement, and t° rePr
thereon. pressMtuedp"oinnyle:thenasstueqbajuerreesntcpee cot:lbtlhee freconliambinitanent
doatt'vt)lnies
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IPSWICH CORPORATION.-" In the Court of
King's Bench, on Saturday last, the King v. Sir Wm.' Middle-
ton, Bart. and Stephen Abbott Notcutt, Gent. This or a
rule calling on the two defendants to chew cause whY anti11,,;,,,"a
mation in the nature of a quo warrant° should not be 1";:iji, •
against them for illegrdly assuming to be POrunep of 'Piths;
on the ground that they were not elected by a =Vont,' "" by
WY. Mr. Adam now shewed cause, on the ground, that, -1'
the fr Vt.
the charter and usage of Ipswich, though "t 4
law, the defendants were rightly elected.' The court as u ":a ,
an uninterrupted usage must be tried, but the Chief JusPf,ci
.•
gave it as his opinion, that such usage if proved would be,uw.,_.
in point of law, and the Rules were accordingly made absol
thet:
[Notwithstanding what appears to have been gta,tell by fir '
Council, Mr. Adam, we are given to understand that ''' b t
from its being the custom to elect Portmen by a minority,,l l_i
in a greater number of cases the 'elections have been by a !1_1;•
jOrity of the whole body.]—On Saturday the Attorney-Oen, . .
riffosvedandfoTroQwunoclltecara.. nThto inisfommessuritioten,s against the
believe, or
lon
1,
(vas on in
with their own party, and will, in all probability,
Omit time another election of Bailiff's, etc. Jtulgment,):l,
Iwileell'uonfdleitrS2r. .understand,
aWbee etinndesignuTnidagt: ialtaatt
vowsons last week, at Southampton Buildings Chanc9eo7-11!°_,`',
, .c,-,,
the Advowson of Little Bealatead, comprising about nmPi:„.. •
of titheable and SO acres of glebe land, was sold for Sr".
age of incumbent 64. The Consolidated Rectories of Tom'
oi •
and Leiingion with 1,600 acres of land, and 24) ere'.°ll',,,,,,Th 7.;
was sold for 4,800/. Incumbent 72. (flu") 6'arritc, It in" ..: 0
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kr 23.) .
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ERUPTION OF A VOLCANO IN ONE O. '-6
r 1
NARY ISLANDS.-13y a letter. from tile —en° ,t.
st P' '
alti!etnelloorary• r
.:
Islands we learn, that on the 31st of AuV •,„„tie
a volcano burst forth at -a place called; a 0,8"",,, ".
six miles from the port of Arrcitre, in LeOgt°o`ci,"
odneenloyf burst forth
with a tremendous noise, and throwing 111),;:io
afonratrhiesiromA
tvhaes t
earthy
of
Cos
are.
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1. a
the opening rocks of several tons weight, Ili"- .
out cessation during 18 hours -
immense height. This irruption continued !ii,t ,
taCe 11‘
which the volcano burst out %rue a level ple.II? ht...
which there now stands a mountain, in heigre:
and shape resembling the other mountains of
.tel
h r
Island—all obviously of volcanic origin, as t , ~,
are evidently masses of lava. . ~1. he crtiter,.whlc,'`
ds In, -
is computed to be several hundred- yar ,t
length in its greatest diameter, presented one Tio,,
.arty
glare of deep red flame during the eruptiOnp- ~,
...
the lava which at length burst through the °sac:
of the mountain, and, dividing, Tao third,..?in dire
lions, 'but did not extend beyond 600 1,
had this liquid fire extended itself-. as it I' n
the eruption that happened about a cepturi °P.:
the greater part of- the island would Have bee; ,
a r.'
destroyed.
Altogether, the scene was to-- tern
c'
fic ri , and from the vibratory sensation exPJ,
rienced, even in the remotest parts of the islan
a f 10.1
the
inhabitants were in momentary dread ° 017.
earthquake. The alarm was not indeed yet„lt up
sided, as the mountain still continues to vorei
se,
alternate clouds of smoke and sulphur, end $
coed erupt' • ton is generally expectet,,
------
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