The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-27 00:00:00

TAUNTON ELECTION.

s TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
am happy to be enabled to inform you that the re-
(lo4of Arr. Lalmchere for this borough is placed beyond all
ut. y
oung Benjamin has declared his intention to go to
41)04;1 the teeth of a most overwhelming majority. We have
pr2oo electors ; and Mr. Labouchere, if all poll who have
\Wel* will number nearly 500 amongst his supporters.
tar. Y the contest is continued, no rational man can conjec-
' lta Toryism is dead beat in this borough.
kPril 25 I am, Sir, your's truly,
1835. G. S.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
1041,1tr--„_ln passing through this place, I cannot help dropping
14401;,.1"10 &a the effect which your notice of D'lsraeli had
7oqp nit both parties yesterdays Thousands of extracts from
kilowPajper were immediately distributed. He is not at all
Papern bare ; and I do think if you were, in to-morrow's
nail .t° Open the eyes of the good people here as to who he
/1140): la, and who his connections are, &c., it would be of
144 additional good to the party you so ably advocate. The
is really insolent. The first words he stated to the popu-
dpetWere, that " he felt quite at home in a row ;" and his con-
te„, and that of his party, show that they have been success-
leader. He glories in his sacred extraction, as he calls
Your obliged,
-ern 26, 1835. .1. W.
Tito
4, SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCE-
'LENT OF ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE.

The
Nred f (wowing, amongst a variety of letters, has been re-
axid acknowledged by the Secretary of this Society.
Li, venerable Bishop of Norwich, it will be seen, maintains
o be°l43istent and truly Christian character, to the latest period
" We insert the following :
li;,„SECRETARY TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE
1, V-140TION OF ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE.
et 4"--When I tell you, that during the course of a life pro-
141461jauck beyond the usual period of human existence, it has
t e'en in my power to lay by, out of my professional income,
'Tlky t'e gliterally speaking, for the benefit of those who
'tt4.:lrvive me, many of whom will be in narrow circumstances, I
London, iioc„ unre in answer to your letter. Yours, &c.
April 20th, 1635. " HENRY NORWICH

THE SECRETARY'S REPLY.
Y Lord Bishop —I have had the honour, as well a.g
.the
tionPolel! satisfaction,' of reading your Lordship's communica-
r the 20th instant, in an to this Society's General
',4r, and having submitted those sentiments—so bone-
-4k:li expressed, and so entirely worthy of your Lordship's
I,h 1.4)1i° character and humane pretensions—(though in brief)
111:4,,-41 contained, to those in authority above me, I have been
4eius'eted to convey to your Lordship's understanding and
of -1.,(4ts heart how much " The Society for the advancement
itide‘btiercentary'Knowledge, upon Religious Principles," feel
tic% `ed for your Lordship's considerate and dignified atten-
t9 the same.
10t0.°4 Lordship will not, perhaps, deem it an intrusion on
~tenre valuable time, if I—in the capacity of its Secretary
Niehe leave to intimate to your Lordship, that it was not so
trit,tit.lvith a view to assistance, by way of small or other con-
,I°11; as by an " unanimous sympathy" on the part of the
%„tiere°,3;, of every denomination of Christians—(but of a truth,
4trZa,"7 that more than integral section of them, the devout,
then 7' and pious Ministers of our own exalted Parent Mo-
-44. religion, the fair and comely Church of England—the
krit,st aPproximation, by all persons admitted, I bel!ev.e,. in
`44'l.°ls Principle, if not in her general internationa,l discipline
the o"tlnlan perfection of any one Church establishment, in
es as in the present Christian world, the insistent doc-
''tuai„o' which, founded upon truth, as they undoubtedly were,
4ipialuntarnished—and as I humbly submit to your Lord-
thittle- "mvledge and belief, shall so continue through all
qvi'e t° the day of judgment, through the sufferings. and
ttri,e,!tprovidence of a benign and merciful Intercessor—m.de-
S;I:1!), as in the confident hope and delightful expectation,
'``e -eitig and approving of the plan of this Society, for
N. further and continuous amelioration of the catholic
tla4se:lllParative ignorance among the working and loner
they would, heart and hand, render their influen-
‘v,44istance in furtherance of so desirable an end—with
NI 171 t° render more apparent to the children of darkness—
Ne 3 "Sad firmament of knowledge to be seen through the
hto,(l°Feducational light. The publications which have been
44(1 Ls° lately by this Society, my Lord Bishop, are of a kind
thto,e"araeter which are deemed competent to bring about the
Not so much to be had in remembrance by all good men—
oen 70 absolutely do (and act) as they would be done by—
tbookt Principle and not of motive. The first or commencing
,h-`47, be purchased at the small price of 3s. 6d., which has.
telli
,--4(ic to contain, besides introductory and conclusive mi-
-1-m-4e; an original English Grammar, History of England,
q 4,1 her with a Grammar and Sketch of Universal Geography;
'1!fralv1,1•1, ell Your Lordship is informed that the Society, after
the the cost of paper, printing, binding, &c. are losers
'4ve tePtdilication—it may be fairly presumed its object must
leuod k_en one of philanthropy. The same maybe
.said of the
;,vord u°olt—the cost of which is ss. 6d. ; but, in order to
• Put' Lordshin a full and fair opportunity of invstiga-
atn.further directed to furnish your
,Lordship with the
At "tons themselves.
kttalll4 epoch like the present, stirring if not politically and
look awful; when if a man—depending on his own whole-
tyttrtiaiti.ll, d vigorous understanding—cannot (from the peculiar
Oed (41 of his intellectual parts) although educated and. des-
ot
Se' is
church, condescended upon the profession of
_sge rge' I:Ls immediately metamorposed by the Herodians and
irrd 11'4;1°es into a Destructive :—it is most gratifying, my
• -,.2shop, to be told, and to believe, which is far better
ere talk, that however the Protestant Christian
IProh- rnaY have been, theoretically or practically, abused—
'esig,,Ned--...vilified--condemned—despised, by reckless and
fen ;pg persons, she still has for her ornaments the greatest
ktl3' th th e age—the most brilliant and shining lights of not
gene sPiritually religious, but of the moral and Christian
To
4eo the really serious and reflective mind, every religion, to
:ntl alt extent, demands and deserves our unfeigned regard
;?tinded"gb we may feel assured that all of them cannot be
‘'ou, °° a right principle of action and holiness of inten-
lite Yret
may ririateously extend to them the divine prac-
-1'3,4 Christian charity It is not for mortals to condemn,
The ~111°re despise them, as I humbly conceive, my Lord.
isteeetrrers," moreover, of any particular religion, are co-
, 141' 't" 444 Co-equal with all other human errors; and sure
ci..llte.V" Ought not to be the business of frail being to dis-
'(ir r inveigh against the peculiar tenets or dogmas of
tlet e_neighbours. Notwithstanding appearances, it is
tlit,liseleugli for those who fortuitously go right, to plume
4tt ves upon it ; they should, of all others, be the
they co It 7 and commisserate those who unhappily take a c0n-
t.4.4 brlrge• Alen should never be so alarmingly presumptuous
i'eat I `e-,,5e:te.114--a pretence to generally rising out of their poli-
'utir rions—to sacrifice to Apollyon what they know, in
4luell ettrts and consciences, the Almighty will not receive,
eokrn ess thank them foe. The " cloven foot" unhappily is too
tleve," an adjunct of professing Christians ; albeit, it was
to t discovered where undoubted piety was seen to radi-
tn itss 814r014nding mental darkness ; and where Christianity,
Primitive loveliness and purity, wale knoW to abound; for

whatever may be said, either in a good or bad spirit, by those
who are not the advocates of the Apostolic or Protestant faith,
it is certainly true that Christianity has not lost its heart;
nor has the unmeasured panorama of almighty creation been
deprived of its original and glorious colours. Like the ma-
jesty of their Maker, they are unfathomble ; like the mercy of
eternal love, they are unchangeable • and like the irrevocable
day of judgment, they are not capable of being effaced.
Already, my Lord, has calumny began a counter-march
.against our purity of intention; such is the spirit of the times
in which we live—already has avarice said enough to discou-
rage, if not disgust the distinguished spirits by which this So-,
ciety was first suggested, and committed to my management
some time since, merely because they do not wish to have their
names blazoned abroad, preferring, as they do, an unostenta-
tious -course : insisting upon the reservation of their names
while in the very act of exerting all their influence toward the
aevancement of public and religious instruction—and all this
through the false medium cf anonymous correspondence. But,
my Lord, I feel religiously convinced the time will come when
those who now pretend to sneer may be made to pray. The
cause of public instruction is a noble cause. Humanity not,
only bleeds but speaks out in language that at once finds its
its way to the heart, if that heart be uncorrupted by its own
ways. Adhuc sub judice lis est.
I beg, my Lord Bishop,
Most respectfully to subscribe myself,
Your Lordship's humble and obedient servant,
T. H. CORNISH, Hon. Secretary.