The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-09 00:00:00

Moruxim

LONDON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1844.

The commotions caused by Puseyism are happily
not confined now to the cloisters of Oxford. They
have become acne: al throughout the country, and the
.jesuitical, deceLful, and anti-Protestant intrigues of
certain clergymen and Fellows of Colleg-s, toeether
with the connivance of the Bishops and the almo,t
total silence of the two Archbishops, have excited a
feeling of alarm fir the safety of the reformed reli-
gion %vhich does honour to Englishmen. The danger
is unknown, and is therefore probably magnified; but
the symptoms. nevertheless, are such as to warrant
the most energetic metteire, on the pirt of the laity
in opposing the tide of 130:isti 'nnevations, which are
so visihie in the Clureh. A rep7:rt prevails that
the Bishops have become alarmed' at the tnatii-
festitiens of public op:oion, that frequent.
communicatiens are carried on between them
and the Primates, and that ;he Episcopal Bench
are determined to put down forthwith Pusgr, and
NEWMAN, and Waal), and all the young fry of
Popish imitators. Not the slightest credit can be
given to such. a report, vet parties,. from a strange
hallucination who have hitherto honestly Opposed the
Trwearians, net only place implicit confidence in it,
but recommend that the redress of this unprincipled
outrage on Protestantism should be left entirely in
66. hands of the Bishops. Who ever heard of defeated
rebels being allowed to make terms with the Execu-
tive ? What rational man would recommend that a
nest of thieves, caught in ilvrante.delicto, should be
el!ewed to, retire to their buats of infamy, and pro-
pose terms of settlement to those they had
robbed ? Why the Church, and the very nursery
of our Bishops and Clergy, Protestant Oxford,
have been the cause of all the mischief. The tracts
issued from that venerable establishment, for a time,
not a whisper against them was heard from the Epis-
copal Bench; 89 appeared, all directed, openly or
covertly, against the Protestant religion, and it was
only when thy, 90th, so outrageous in its character,
e, Tel ,o directly opposed to tenets revered by English-
mtn, made a noise in the world that the Bishop of the
iocese. or the Archbishop of CANTERBURY—We
orget which - -intimated to Messrs. nisei. and NEW-
MAN that it would be prudent to stop the publication.
The hint was taken, and this shows what the fathers
of the Church could do if they were serious in the
matter. But they are not serious. With one or two
honourable exeeptions, their late addresses to the clergy
at visitations have been ofsuch a vacill:qing character,
so vague, and yet so forgiving to the offenders, that all
reasonable men said, if they looked to the Bishops
for support, they would trust to a broken reed.
Their replies to remonstrances from the laity have
been equally unsatisfactory. These Fathers, in place
of treating the people under their charge as re-
formed Chri ,tians who have a dread of change, re-
buke them for meddling with the ceremonies of the
Church, and seem to rejoice when, in the abundance
of their rubrical knowledge, they can prove that
churchwardens and vestries know nothing about the
importance of the surplice, the beauties of the
offertory, and the blessings which will be conferred
on the Church by burning tapers, genuflexions, and
frankincense. Admitting, therefore, that a conclave
is to be held on this important schism, what beneficial
result can be expected? The two Archbishops are old
ranee‘,,r
n.,on! approaching fourscore years and ten, the other
displayed great activity, and, if report speaksthe truth, is m
one of ore guided by
than
his own judgment! M
nterest in the matter ;atnhye of
the Bishops take little Madrid journals of the 29th ult. have been re-
stirring, end
and will be led by the twoYnaura,nt quiet, retired men, ' ceived. The Gazette of that date officially announces
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state that General ITBRBIDE had been sent under a
military escort from Vittoria to Logrono to be tried
before a military Commission. The orders for his
arrest came from the Commission sitting at the latter
place, in consequence, probably, of some disclosures
made by some of the prisoners, though, it is said,-
he lived a most retired life, and took no
part in politics. In the midst •of these scenes the
Qualm gave a splendid banquet on the-27th, and on
the following day • her 'mother's husband, Murioz,
imitated the example. The 48th clause of the Re-
form Bill, which relates to. the marriage of the
Sovereign and the succession to the Crown, was
adopted by a majority of 120 against 89.
MADRID Bouase, Nov. 29.—Three per Cents. for
Cash, 30 ; for Account, 30i. Five per Centi. for
Account; 21i.

The Moniteur publishes a royal ordonnance, dated
Dec. 4. which orders material changes in the import
duties on the productions of various countries, more
especially India, brought to France in French ships,
and also in the premiums on home-made machinery
used in international navigation. We- have given the
principal clauses of the decree in another part of the
paper, showing the nature and amount of the new
duties. The alterations with regard to machinery
are thus stated :—" The premium granted by the law
of the '6th of May, 1841, to steam-engines, of French
manufacture, employed on board French vessels
engaged in maritime international navigation, is to
be paid according to the basis and quota of the import
duties applicable to steam-engines of foreign manu-
facture imported in French vessels." The ordon-
nance is accompanied by a report from the
Minister- of Commerce, from which the following
is an extract :—“_Our commerce and industry re-
quired some new modifications of the tariff of im-
port duties. The object of the greater part of these
reductions, is, by means of a reduction of duties, to.
encourage French ships to import direct into France
from India and other countries beyond Europe, cer-
tain heavy articles intended to be manufactured in
this country, such as panes, bamboos, mo-her-of-pearl;
tin ore, imported from Hindustan and the Sunda
Islands, nitrate of soda coming from South America,
and especially from Chili ; camphor, medicinal fruit's,
carthamum, balsam of copaiha, and several other prd-
ductions.of the island. and continent of America, and
brass, which generally comes to us from the north of
Europe, but which a better-arranged tax would allow
us to comprise among our exchanges with more dis-
tant countries. A diminution of the duty On
bailiana, Barbary wood, colours, stones, and chalk,
and iron ore imported into Corsica, will have the
effect of proportioning more justly the duty to the
ectual value of the production, in order to permit the
employ meld of them in our manufactures." From
all accounts it was full time to make the change, fOe
it all the principal ports of France there has been a
decay of shipping and little demand for freighti.
The National states, that at Bordeaux, Nantes, Havre;
and even Marseilles, so much benefited by • the
trade with Algiers, there has been a • con-
siderable diminution of entries, and the Mar-
seilles Chamber of Commerce, adverts to the
fact in these desponding terms :—" Maritime
speculations produce unprofitable returns. The un=
favourable positiOn of the shipowners reacts ,on the
number of seamen, and the inferior classes withdraw
from a profession which produces no advantage."
These papers contain no additional intelligence from
Spain, hut the National gives a frightful picture of the
state of the. Country. " There are no bounds," it Says,
" to the-violence of the reaction; no more laws, no
guarantees, no. personal security. The humblest
citizen, .who 'may have given umbrage, is at (nide
struck either 'in his person or his property.• • Pro-
scription,, whitth••had been applied to generals. and
other officers of rank only, is now extended to men
of the most inferior .consideration. Writers canndt
escape this furor.; the:r independence is shaken by
this band of malefactors, with whom power is no-
thing. more than an instrument of vengeance and
destruction.. A universal terror reigns over the Pe-
ninsula."

A file of -the newspaper established at .04-
heite by the Governor, Captain BI WA; extending
from the -sth of May to the 6th of June, had been re-
ceived at Paris, and extracts from it were published, in
several .of the Opposition journals. The number of the
lath of May gives a long account of the proceedings
of Captain RUNT, of, the Basilisk, during the inter-
views between the Chiefs and Queen POMARR, in the
presence of M. MALMANCHE, the agent of Captain
BRUAT, and all the details are said to be authentic..
Of this we have every doubt. The English mis:
sionaries are blamed for giving exaggerated state-
rnents, but they fall far shortofM.,MaLasaNcu4.. The-
first part of the description and the conclusion will
afford satisfactory proofs. He must indeed be A rough
sailor this Mr. Holur,,the commander of the BaSilisk,
to treat a King and Queen with such rudenesS.
M. MALMANCHE thus describes the scene, and Captain
HUNT'S.manner

"His first act was to impose silence, in an angry tout,
upon the Chief, who had begun to converse with the'
Queen. Do nut talk,' said h., 'write, write ;' and, aid-
lancing towards the ex-Queen, in a disrespectful manner,
he added, not that the case, Pomare ? ' Pomare
,ontinued to hold down her head. Without doubt she
did not comprehend what Mr. Hunt said, for he spoke in
English,
.and she only knows her native language. , As
he was in want of an interpreter, Mr. Hunt looked about;
and perceiving the husband of the Queen, who was stand-,
inz aside, he took him by the collar, and said to him,
angrily, you understand English enough to tell these
chiefs that I will nut allow them to speak to the Queen ;
they must write.' The Queen's husband executed this
order with a bail grace, and immediately afterwards re-
sumed his place."
The scene thus closes :

" ThPreupon Vii. Malmanche quitted tho
taking with him the pretended letter of l'omare, and
d..:dro.s.in the following words to Captain Hunt :
Since l'omare is a poor woman who is obliged to take
counsel from you, all the calamities which have hap-
pened, and all the blood that has been shed at Otaheite,
cannot be attributed to her, but only to Mr. Hunt, cap-
tain of the Basilisk.' Mr. Hunt wished to reply, but M.
Malcanche would not stay to hear him."
Ilk e French Funds continued very firm on Thurs-
day ; the Three per Cents. closed at 84f. 75c., and the
Fives at l 20f. 60c.