The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-25 00:00:00

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effectual ? What, I ask you, is it but a down-
right insult iipith the Clrrgy Glthe E,tablishmetit,
to insinuate a doubt that the -" preaching of the

Gospel" might he of use, might even be wanted, in
their sevetal districts ? And, if you bring the

Clergy into contempt, what are you doing but
serving the cause of those Rebeli ant Traigors

against Church and State, one of whose most po•
polar topics is the want of Orthodoxy, and am
unworthiness of the Established Church ,

I disdain t►i enter ',pun the vindication of that
excellent but much-inittrA order of men, against
either tl►e wicked calumnies of those Rebels and
Traitors, or the no less wicked aspersions-of too

many of our more sober Dissenters and nominal

Men.;hers even of our own Church. May GOD,
hereafter, forgive then, for their great wicked-
ness, as freely as, I believe, the itjoreci Clergy do.
But if the " Gospel is to be preacher) " hp
and through the means of this Society, where is it
to be preached I It is not to be supposed that
the wickedly-arraigned Clergy, who are acunsed

of not preaching it (hot who probably act ar pre -

sent from cooseientions motives as the A.sso•

ciators) will suffer any of these Iteforming Geptry
to enter their pulpits to give the lie direct to all
they have been 'about ing to infuse into the r ,au-
ditots, and annul the effect ol all their exertions ?
Where, then, is " the Cl'osp,l be preached" in
those villagvs which still want the light of it ?
Tihere retna i!:s no place hut the CollVrilliCir, or
the Kiog's highway. And are ti,ese the pl.n.es,
Mr. Editor, from whence you could wish the }Av•
ple to derive their instruciitin ? Besides, if the
list of the Associators your !.!.ve us be CL.rgy of
the Establishment, I leave you. and the Cotintry
to judge how far they are to he \trusted the
interests, or deemed fit for the services' or the
Establishment, The cloven foot appears at ouers.t.
Were the Assuciators men, not only of ti
Establishment, but of " known liberality and pru-
drnce," as you say, I sho.old disapprove of such
an Association for such purposes, as complet"ty
stiperceding and htingilg into c.intrinp both the
Esta'hlishment and all its provisions and authori•
ties, tot its due regulation and government—And
as little less obnoxious, hoth legally and other-
wise, titan those Associations for rztorming the
Commons House of Parliament, which send Re-
presentativts of their owo, on reform the et roll,
and do the business of the regular body of Repre-
sentatives
Such proceedings, believe me, can only tend to
pall down' in these demolishing days ;' and I
can only find an excuse for you, and your appro..
041Pttion of them, from the circumstance, " of
your publishing so soon after you received the
account of the Meeting, which did not leave you

time for your usual reflection."
You announce, that they do-not MCIII " to ob►
Erode upon ground previously occupied by Zealous
Clergy and Teachers- of any pious deno►nination."
They.assunte a right then to obtrude, and upon
their own ideas of ►he " zeul" and " piety of
deno►ninatian," of the " Clergy and Teachers."

This is precisely what I complain of, and what
opens a door for any irregularity whatsoever—even
to the serving the cause of the " Infidels and Re-
volters," whose conversion yuu anticipate—at
any rate, to supersede the utility of tlre Esta-
blished Clergy, and bring them, a:AI their ESta.
blishtnent into utter contempt ; and the conse-
quences I need not Oetatl to you. 1 trust the
Clergy by Associadons in their respective
Districts, and, if necessary, by Petitions to the
Legislature, resist such irregular proceedings;
and I remain, Sir,

An Old, bat, I trust, a True Chnrch of
England Man, in the Cf►aracte. of,
Aug. IS, 1819. CLERIC:UR.

*** We (teem it necessary to assure the Author
of the :oregoing I..tter, that the aricle
;lig the Meeting of the linma MissioNAßY So-
CIETY, appeared in THE SUN of the 1314
int, was written by a Comspondent, not by, the
Editor, and was inserted born that heuse of im-
partiality which should always he a prominent
leature in a Public Journal, consistently wiih

doe regard to the welfare of the Sta'e. Nor was
the Editor aware of the nhiectioh3 to which the
article in question was liable, and which CLE
cus has so ably stated and en!ore-d.

JMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDA.Y, AuGusT 24.

F 011.11,1 L PROItOGATION.

This day the Lottn CitANCELLoR, the Doke of
WeLLINGIoN, and Lord LivettPoot,, attended,
and being robed, the r Lordships took their seats
as the Royal Commissioners, on the Bench in
front of the 'throne, vhett the Acting Usher of
the Black Rod way stilt to desire the immediate
attendance at the Commons, who, being repre-
sewed on this occasion by one of the Principal
Clerks, and others of the Clerks and Officers of
the House, fo;-th%%ith appeared at the air.

The Royal Commission, HIII)1011211)g the Lords
therein named, or any three or more of them, to
decldre and notify the Royal Will moll Pleasure
respecting the tanner Prorogation of P.aliament,
was then read. After which the 14,RD CSANCEL•
Loa, a 5 organ at the Cornmissioi;cis, addressed
the Assetuldy as follows :
" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

" By virtue of his Majesty's Commission to
Us, and other Lords directed, and now read,
We do, in obedience to the Commands of his
Royal Higl,metns ti,e Ptinee Regent, acting in the
name and on the behalf of his Majesty, prorogue
this Ptoftonent to Tuesday, the 2d day of No-
vember next, to be then here holden, and this
Narli-ouent is aceoidingly prorogued to Tuteday,
:he 241 day of November next."
The Commons then withdrew to their OVT VS
liklube, and their Lordships retired,