The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-30 00:00:00

DIORNINQ GiIItO?4JCLEJ

The Roman Catholic Bishops have been as-
semtiled in Dublin since the 18th. They are oc-
cupied with the consideration of VIITIOII4 subjects'
coonected with their Church. We published,
some days ago, an outline of their resolutions on
the StibieCt of education. They have also, we
understand, agreed on a resolution with respect
to what is called the 66 Clerical Wing,"—de-
daring that they would nut accept of any aid
from Government, so long as their docks are
excluded from their political rights—nor would
they, at any time, consent to receive any provi-
sion from the State, unlessit should appear to them
that such provision was grunted in a manner per-
fectly tree from every olijeetion on the score of af-
fecting the independence of the Church, and that it
was at the saute (IMP agreeable to their docks. It
is understood that they will publish a sideman
Synodal Declaration of their principles respecting
those subjects which have been made by their

opponents the foundation of imputations against
their religion, in both Houses of Parliament.

rBRITISH PRESSI-
- Paris Papers of Friday arrived last night,
with the Etoile dated Saturday. Advices from
Constantinople published in these papers, and
dated 25th ult., represent the mission of the Tur-
kish negocidtors to the Morea as a result of the
death of the Emperor Alexander. The failure
of the hopes excited by the Egyptian expedition
would not, it i&theught, alone have sufficed to
induce this measure, which nobody could have
expected from the Porte. It was reported that
the Turks had been again repulsed before Misso-
longhi, and that an Egyptian corps had been de-
feated at Gastouni. Ibrahim Pacha had sent 3,000
ears and heads to Constantinople as trophies of his
success, A new depreciation of the Turkish
coin had taken place. The money lately issued
contains a tenth part more of alloy. The Sultan
has !men taking part in the translation of some
sacred Arabic books. The work has been pub-
lished, and it is remarked that a series of ques.
tions is introduced in favour of the Mayas or
Christians. The dissensions in Syria con-

time with unabated fury. Mokaddem A lii
who, during the tale troubles, protected the

Franks with so much honour and disinterested-
ness, was treacherously seized at Latokin, and
put to death, on the 7th November, with his
brother and five companions. The chi“f had the
privilege of dying on a cross; the others were
impaled. The extracts from the Madrid corre.
spondence of the Paris Papers will be found to
possess some interest. The affair of Madame
Mislo is strange enough certainly, hut by no
means surprising in such a country as Spain now
is. But the news which is really of importance
is that relative to the prompt and decisive mea-
sures adopted by Mr. Canning, to compel the ful-
filment of the Treaty with the Cortes for the
indemnification of the English merchants whose
property was seized by the pirates of the llavan.
nah. We stated some months ago that instruc-

Lions bad been transmitted to Mr. Lamb to insist
upon the satisfaction of these claims. ft appears
that the last extremity only induced the Spanish
Court to pledge itself that justice should be done.

[A ENV TIMES.]
Mr. Iluskisson seems to have fallen under the
particular displeasure of the writer who amuses
himself with discovering the " 4 errors" of Minis-
ters. On Friday, the part which the Right Hon.
Gentleman took in respect to the Silk Trade,
was denounced as extremely unwise ; and on Sa-
turday we were told that the proposals made for
a Commercial Treaty .with France (which, if
made at all, must have been made by Mr. this-
kisson), were inexpedient in themselves, and in-
consistent with the principles generally acted
upon by Miuisters ! We were a little surprised
at this sweeping charge of inconsistency ; but
when we came to examine into it, we
found that it amounted to nothing more
than this, that all Commercial Treaties must
necessarily be bad, and for this very pro-
found reason the nations will naturally trade
with each other in the most beneficial manner to
both parties, or as the circumlocutory writer
phrases it, " the interests of the people will ul-
timately work such alterations in the fiscal and
municipal regulations of the respective countries,
as shall admit of the desired intercourse." This
is about as wise as if we were told that civil and
criminal laws are useless, because the interests
of the people will ultimately work such altera-
tions in their customary intercourse as shall make
them all honest. If treaties are useless, it
is on the same ground that laws are useless—

when all men are wise enough to pursue their
own interests in the best manner. This may
be the ultimate effect of their advances in
virtue and wisdom ; but it is precisely the case
at the present moment; or Is Mr. liuskisson
to be set down as a weak and inconsistent States-
man if he should happen to doubt whether man-
kind has yet attained that high degree of per-
fectability ? If it be an error to propose a com-
mercial treaty with France, let it be remembered
that it is an error which his Majesty's present
Ministers share with many great men of former
times, and particularly with one William Pitt,
who was reckoned in his day not the most des-
picable: of Statesmen. He thought, when in
1788, he concluded the celebreated treaty be.'
tween Great Britain and France, that great
advantages were likely to arise from it, and
that those advantages would not only strongly
operate upon every succeeding administration in
both countries,so as to induce them to avoid a war
as long as it could be avoided with honour and
prudence, but would also strengthen the resour-
ces of the country towards carrying on a war
whenever it should become indispensable to en-
gage in one. " This was," he said, " the true
method of making peace a blessing, that while
it was the parent of immediate wealth and hap.
piness, it should also be the nurse of future
strength and security." What said his great
rival Mr. Fox to all this ? Did he discover
that all commercial treaties must be useless
or prejudice' ? No ;he admitted all that
was said of the advantages wl►ich it would
probably produce, and the disinclination to go to
war, which would result from this cause; but
then he contended 'that this would be destructive
to the ancient rivalship between this country
and France—a rivals)►ip on which our na-
tional greatness was founded.—Mr. Fox, too,
lauded' the Methuen treaty ; but . if the

writer who ridicules iqr. Hoskisson be tight,
all commercial treaties are wrong. Cer•
tainly paradoxei may be maintained by inge-
itions men, nod this absolute condemnation
of commercial treaties is a sheer paradox,
unhappily, too, it
is not recommended by
any ingenuity of argument or brilliancy of
style. The most whimsical circumstance is,' that
the writer, towards the end of his'llomily, sud-
denly recollects that there has been a great num-
ber of commercial treaties or late years. We con-
cluded such with the United States of North
America and In South America ; but these, says
he, were "an accidental exception to these
tittles." A singular accident indeed I And a re.