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the seat of his authority at Lindesferne, instead of
York, the former see." FINAN, the successor of
AIDAN, consecrated CHAD, a Northumbrian, to the
see of London. From that time forth we find the
Sovereign for the time being appointing and
displacing prelates of his own authority, ut-
terly indifferent to the Papal behests the
independent feeling being well expressed by the
answer of ALFRED to the letters of the then PON-
TIFF. "I will never," said that English King, " re-
voke what my predecessors, by the advice of their
counsellors and archbishops, have decreed in obedience
to any mandates of the Apostolic see, as you are
pleased to call it."
From that time forth until the reign of HENRY 1.,
we find the English Kings not only asserting but
continually exercising that power. In the
reign of that Monarch, however, the notorious
deficiency of whose title to the throne encou-
raged pretenders of every sort, we find ANSELM,
Archbishop of CANTERBURY, "refusing to consecrate
Bishops invested by the Crown." His brother of
Yong, however, did not concur in these views, but
was always ready to consecrate the bishops appointed
by the SOVEREIGN, and the barons of those days, who
assumed the jurisdiction of, and might almost have
been termed petty kings within, their own domains,
boldly resisted the encroachments of the Roman See.
'We cannot recapitulate the numerous instances
of resistance to the Papal aggressions which
the extraordinary labour and research of Mr.
JAMES has brought to light. For these we
must refer to the pamphlet itself, which will well
repay perusal, and which should be closely and atten-
tively studied by every man desirous of maintaining
the independence of his native land. The Protestants
will thereby learn the utter absurdity of the claim
now preferred ; and the sincere and conscientious
Roman Catholics—those who share in the honourable
and praiseworthy sentiments of the Premier Duke,
Earl, and Baron of England, and of his worthy
associates, Lords BEAUMONT and CAMoIs,
and a host of others, who feel and think
as Englishmen owing allegiance to their ac-
knowledged SOVEREIGN, will derive additional
encouragement to persevere in the course on which
they have entered from the laudable conduct of their
Roman Catholic ancestors. The great master of
human nature, who ever preserved the utmost
vraisemblance in all his works, showed the stern de-
fiance with which even JOHN, at the time an usurper,
resisted the arrogant assumption of the PONTIFF :
" Thou cant sot, Cardinal, devise a name
So slight, unworthy, and ridiculous
To charge me to an answer, as the Pope.
Tell him this tale, and from the mouth of England
Add thus much more,—that no Italian priest
Shall tithe or toll in our dominions;
But as we, under Heaven, are supreme head,
So under Him that great supremacy
Where we do reign we will alone uphold,
Without the assistance of a mortal hand.
So tell the Pope, all reverence set apart
To him and his usurped authority."
If such were not the genuine sentiments of English-
men of the day, this would not have received authority
and currency from the hand of .SHAKSPERE. The
ancient feeling is now restored. The English people
are disposed to exclaim with HENRY VIII.--
" I may perceive,
These Cardinals trifle with me. I abhor
This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome."
And that they may understand the true merits of the
question and be enabled to give sufficient reasons for
their sentiments, and sustain these views against all
opponents, we again strongly recommend ~ a close
and attentive perusal of the able pamphlet of Mr
EDWARD JAMES.

injured, nay, that mortality is very considerably in-
creased by maintaining the abominable tax on win-
dows, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer
still closes his eyes against the necessity for
systematised ventilation, and virtually gainsays
the benefits capable of being derived from a generous
scheme of improvement. Remind him of the hideous
consequences resulting from the maintenance of the
detestable impost on paper ; prove to him that
through it the multitude are debased by the influence
of a villanous and prurient literature; show how the
miserable catchpenny periodicals are made up of
obscenity and irreligion, and tell him, in words that
admit of no denial, that these disseminators of the
principles of depravity sell to the detriment of all
wholesome publications of a cheap description,
and to the incalculable injury of the community
at large—and he will still maintain with
an inflexible demeanour that the proceeds of the
paper tax are necessary items in the catalogue of the
revenue. Lay before him the injustice of the adver-
tisement duty, bring to his remembrance the severity
with which it falls upon the poor servant-of-all-work
seeking for a situation, imposing upon her demand
for honest labour the same amount Es is laid upon the
capitalist announcing his wish to part with an estate
of a thousand acres—and he will still remain blind to
the force of every argument, and refuse to accede
even to the minutest concession. He listens
with unalterable affability— be can smile at a
facetious observation, and sometimes, when in a more
than usually good humour, crack a dry little joke him-
self; but the end of it all is, he bows you politely out
of the reception-room, just about as wise as when you
entered it, and with quite as vivid an idea of the time
for the carrying into effect of all your long-cherished
aspirations.

strengthen him. But if because he has triumphed
over the influence, the hopes, and the pretensions of the
majority, M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte thinks to
triumph over the rights, the dignity, and the sovereignty
of the country, then in face of the Empire will rise up
the people and Republic! Yes, behind that Parliamen-
tary rampart which has just crumbled away, there is an
invincible and impregnable line of defence against which
all amhidons and all usurpations will break; end that is
the nation! In a word, M. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
may impose all things on the fallen majority. Let him
impose on it the Republic, universal suffrage, liberty,
the destruction of misery, and the reconciliation of
classes; let him impose on it all that it has sacrificed,
all that it has rejected, all that it has disdained, all that
makes Governments beloved, and revolutions detested I"
The report of the Committee of Labour was pre-
sented to the Assembly on Thursday, and the debate
on it was commenced by M. NADAUD, the fallacy of
whose Socialist theories were exposed by M. PEUPIN,
himself a labouring man. M. MADIER DE Morrraa.o
denounced the Assembly for doing nothing for the
working classes, and was replied to by General LA.-
MORCIERE ; after which the debate was adjourned.
Ithrshal JEROME BONAPARTE, the last surviving
brother of the EMPEROR, has left Paris for his seat
near Chartres, on account of the state of his health.
The Minister of Agriculture and Coinmerce has
given notice to the central jury that they will have to
proceed immediately to the examination and choice of
the productions of French industry destined for the
Exhibition of London. M. CHARLES DUFIN is the
president of the jury, which is to hold its first meeting
on the Ist of February.
The following are the principal items of the Bank
account of the week :

Specie in Paris
Ditto in branches
Bills in Paris portfolio
Bills in branches ..
Bills lyicg unpaid (none).
Bank notes in circulation ... 423,978,800
Ditto in departments ... 90;753.150
Credit to Treasury ... 89,127,641
Private credit accounts ... 13,016,838
Ditto in branches .. 21,537,477
Specie has increased in Paris upwards of five and
a half millions, and one and a half million in the de-
partments. Bills have increased nearly seven mil-
lions, which shows that a great increase of accommo-
dation must have been afforded to trading people in
the city. The country portfolio shows a slight de-
cline. The note circulation has increased in the city
three and a half millions, but remains stationary in
the country. The credit to Treasury has not di-
minished.

Francs.
„ 356,157,081
... 131,037 840

... 67,303,346
87,374,139

General LAPOYPE, the senior of all the French
Generals, died at his seat in the Isere on the 29th, in
the 94th year of his age. He was a general officer
when BONAPARTE entered the College of Brienne as a
student. General LAPOYPE had retired from active
service in 1807.

The Bourse wag animated, and there was a con-
:iderable amount of business transacted. Public se-
curities were remarkably firm. The Five per Cents.
opened at 961. 40c., and rose to 96f. 55c. ; they closed
at 96f. 35c. The Three per Cents. closed at 57f. 80c.;
the New Loan at 961. 25c. ; Orleans Railroad Shares,
870 f. ; Rouen, 697 f. 50c.; Havre, 275 E; Great
Northern, 475 f. ; Avignon, 190 f. ; Vierzon, 402 f.
50c.; Bordeaux, 400 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 361 f.
25c. ; Tours and Nantes, 2501.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 31.
Boulogne and Amiens, 914—Central of France (Orleans
and Vierzon), 16,4, —East Indian, 12—Namur and Liege,
81A—Northern of France, 1514—Paris and &nen, 27%—
Faris and Strasbourg, VA—Rouen and Havre, 111/s —Sambre
and Meuse, 314—Tours and Nantes, 5.

SPAIN.
Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have arrived.
SALAMANCA has been elected Deputy fur Calatuyd
The Bolsa was closed.

PORTUGAL.

Accounts have been received from Lisbon to the
22d ult.

T LiE SHARE MARKETS,

BRITISH RAILWAYS

Railways. I Paid.

Nominal Prices,

Business done
to-day.

Aberdeen.. .. •• ••
Do. Preference • •
A rubes gate, Nottingham,
Boston, & E. Juncion
Ayrshire and Galloway • •
Belfast and County Down
Berks and llants Exten.
(Great Western Per-
petual 5 per cent )
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction, calls duly
paid, or with a guar...
Do. without a guar...
Binning., WolTerhamp-,
ten, and Dudley, calls'
duly paid, or with a'
guarantee ..
Do. without a guar. ••
Binning., Woiverhamp.,,
and Stour Valley
Birkenhead, Lancas., and
Cheshire Junction •. I
Bristol and Exeter• • •-
Buckinghamshire • • ••
CalcilolllilH • • • • • •
1) ~ 101. Preference •• I
Do. Clydesdale June.—
Chester and Holyhead ..
Do. i'rcference
Clarence .. ••
Do. Ist Class, 6 per ct.
Do. 2:4 de., 5 per cant.
Do. Cov. Loan,l pr. ct.
Direct Land. and Portsm.
Dublin and Belfast Junct.
Dublin and Kingstown..
Dundalk and Enniskillen
East Anglian (25/. L. eci
E. and L. & D.)
Do (18/. E. & II.) ..
Do. (3/. 108.) 6 per
cent. Preference

•, Intelligence had been received that the Jupiter had
lint into Corunna with her machinery damaged.
The late monetary crisis has led to a Ministerial
scheme for the increase of the export duty from 100
reis to 1,000 reis per mare on silver ore and bars.
The price of sovereigns will remain at 4,500 reis.
Other foreign gold coins will be chanisci into Por-
tuguese gold.

This F.tw has been submitted to the approval of the
Cortes.

GERMANY.

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1, 1851.

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