The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-11 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1850.

The more than Spanish pride, conjoined with more
than Hibernian impudence, of the recently nominated
Cardinal, has roused a feeling of resistance to Papal
usurpation throughout the length and breadth of this
land, of which neither the PorE, the Cardinal, the
priests, nor the Puseyites had previously entertained
the remotest idea. In every class of society we find
men vieing with each other in expressions of attach-
ment to the principles of the Reformation, and glory-
ing in the name of Protestant, thus showing that those
" who repudiate the name of Protestant" are indeed
a miserable, almost inEnitcsimally small minority, and
that those journals who consider a Minister of the
Crown is acting unbecomingly in publicly and offi-
cklly declaring that the country is attached to the
glorious principles of the Reformation must be con-
sidered not,as the organs of public opinion, but of the
opinions of a clique of parsons, who are furious not so
much at the Papal uswpaticn as at the feeling of op-
, position to sacerdotal despotism which it has aroused
throughout the country, and which will effectually
prevent them from realising the scheme they have
long teed at heart, of becoming every priest Pope in his
own parish. Speaking of the effect produced by the
Papal Bull on these gentry, a correspondent says,—
" I am pleased at the POPE'S impudence ; he has
raised a perfect fever. :amongst the parsons. I don't
see that it concerns artybody else but them. A great
many of them would like to have the same power and
oontrol over their flocks that the priests have. They
have been trying it on for some time in the shape of
sham priests, but now the real thing is surrounding
them they are afraid off losing their fat livings. The
POPE'S Bull and the University Commission will
make them look about them.
" An old friend of naine used to say that when two
Bishops knocked their heads together it was sure to
elicit sparks amusing to the people."
The attachment to the principles of the Reforma-
tion, and the determination to oppose all attempts of
Rome or of Oxford to infringe on our civil and re-
ligious liberties, extends to all classes of the commu-
nity. Already had the Presbyterians spoken out by
Dr. CUMMING, the Disnenters by the Rev. T. BINNEY,
and the people by the numerous meetings which
have been held throughout the country ; and on Sa-
turday, at the LORD MAYOR'S dinner, we had the
Ministers of the Cro,va and the grave judges of the
law declaring in unmistakeable terms their strong
attachment to the glorious principles of the Refor-
mation. Ile nob'ee sentiments the Prime Minister
had already expressed in his letter were reiterated
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the sup?tamacy of our Sovereign--(Loud cheering)
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