The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-13 00:00:00

true he .hats Prot tke •pow present which- once
matie him so formidable ite Europe that Kings
trembled at his. decree, and the breath of his mouth
absolved subleets from their.allegiance; but until
be reuournaes the right to do so, Protestant States
must take care so to preserve their own in-
ititutiona and principles of Government, that if
citmunstances should once morerender him politically
powierful, he may not be politically 'mischievous.—
Tlais is only acting upon that principle of self-pre-
•servation,Which it is not only the right but the duty
of every State, as well as of 'every individual to act
upon. The Duke c! Wellington very properly says
that he sees no particular 'reason .why a belief in
transubstantiation or purgatory, or other doctrines
of the Rom-in Catholiet, should disqualify them to
enjoy civ 1 privileges; but he objects to their ad-
mission to political power, on, the ground of the
zature of their Church Government, and the state of
vassalage in which it holds society. He says that
" it is well known the Roman Catholic Church of
Ireland acts as a combined body, and has complete
controul and government of the Laity. It is to this
controul that the present state of Ireland is to be
attributed, which places the Aristocracy of that
country completely under the controul of priests and
demagogues." But the priests paythe same prostrate
and blind submission to the Pope which the Laity
pay to themselves, and therefore it behoves Protest-
ant States so to legislate as to preventthe Roman Pon-
tiff from ever having that authority within their
realms, which, if she should again become powerful,
might be used to break down thealleoiance of their
Roman Catholic subjects. But the question is,
cannot this be done in the British Empire without
keeping Rothan Catholics in the same state of poli-
tical disqualification which the laws at present en-
join ? This is a question which ought to be resolved
upon- the examination of its own merits—and if it
appears that the laws affeeting this class of British
subjects can be altered without danger to the State,
such an alteration ought to emanate from the Govern-
ment itself, boldly and honestly legislating on the
principles of policy and justice, without any regard
to the extravagant demands or intemperate pro-
ceedings of " priests or demagogues." We think
we observe, in the recent speech of the Premier, an
• intimation, though not plainly expressed, that Go-
vernment Will itself hereafter take up the question,
and do what they think is right and just, without
asking whether the course they take will be accepta-
ble or not to those incendiaries whose object it is to
obtain a turbulent importance.—Morning Herald,
The hotel-keepers Licensing Bill, at rather the
13i11 for licensing Wine-rooms, Shades, Oyster-rooms,
Hells, Bagodos, and all manner of public nuisances,
was last night thrown out in the House of Lords'
This result we predicted two days ago; and to say
the least of it, it is only what those who were ac-
cessary to the infamous and dishotiest means which
were employed to introduce clauses into the Bill,
which were never contemplated by its author,
atost amply desevred. Men who are in pur-
suit of honest and honourable objects, never re-
sort to any underhand proceedings in order tif
attain them—they pursue it in a straight-for-
ward and honourable manner, challenging niveSti-
gation and courting inquiry ; hut in the instance
of the Bill in question, it was known that the
object could not be obtained by a straight-forward
course—that the Legislature would never consent
either to plunder deserving individuals of their pro-
perty, or to let loose upon the community a host of
disreputable persons, the throwing open of whose
hoisses would be attended with the most pernicious
effects on the public morals ; and it was therefore
determined by them to employ the only means
which could possibly obtain for them a temporary
triumph—fraud ono cunning ! They have had their
reward—and the Licensed Victuallers have had
their triumph! We shall not trample on the former,
for their own eonduct is sufficient punishment ; but
we trust that the lesson 'which they have now re-
ceived will teach them in future, that however
successful fraud and cunning may be for a time,
they are in the long run sure to be detected ;
and that if an -object, however valuable, cannot be
attained by honest and fair means, it ought never to
be attempted by foul. So much for the conducLof
the wine-room and bagnio-keepers; Wlto a few days
ago, wei-e insulting the Licensed Victuallers—iii.the
full certainty of obtaining their ends—by the most
disgusting familiarities. We should, however, but ill
discharge our duty to the Committee appointed to
watch over the interest of the trade, or to the great
body of the Licensed Victuallers, were we to refrain
from stating that the former are deserving the most
sincere and cordial thanks of their constituents for
the activity and zeal which they have displayed on
this occasion, and that the latter are bound, by every
consideration for their own interests, not only to ren-
der the Committee permanent, and to invest it with
every power and authority necessary for a successfu
management of their business, but to place at its
disposal sufficient funds for the purpose. The shameful
fraud which has been attetapted to be played upon
them is only one instance out of the many which
may in future be hatched; and when the next
public meeting of the body takes place, we trust
they will evince their sense of the important service
which has been rendered them—or without the
exertions of the Committee—without the aid of a
gentleman whose name we shall not now mention=—
and, let us add, without the information afforJad by
the Sunday Herald and ltiorninr, Advertiser, the
whole bade would ere now have been thrown
open—by entering into such resolutions, and
placing such liberal subscriptions at the disposal of
the Committee, as may enable the latter to over-
throw any underhand and dishonest attempt which
may be made in future to strip them of their pro-
perty, and expose the puha! morals to the seduc-
tions of the worst of charact ers.-111orning Advertiser.
The commerce of this country has of late suffered
severely, both in the East and West, from piracy;
and our Government has been not a little blamed
for not acting with more energy in the repression of
i
this piracy, and n awing the Governments whOse
subjects, with their connivance, commit such ag-
gressions on our trade. It has been observed, that
the Government of the United States, .with very,
inferior means at its disposal to those .of out
Government, contrives to afford more efficient pro-
testion to its commercial navy, and to strike a
greater awe into the different Governments of the
New World. We believe that forbearance has
been carried to a culpable extent byour GoVere-
nien.
t The maxims received in Europe, the natural
growth of its - civilization, have been too liberally
observed towards the infant Governtnents of Lnlet
in the lowest stages of civilization. The
population of all the States of America, with the
exception of the United States, from a variety o
f
irettmstatices, no matter what name they may
choose to give to their Governments, will be half
savage fora long. period to come, and, in order to
awe them, we must adopt a course of proceeding of
much more summary and energetic nature than
would be justifiable in the. case of the subjects of the
(40eertnnents of Europe. The Officers of the United
states, aware of this, stand on very little ceremony
'when the object is to obtain redress for grievanceo
suffered by American citizens. TheSe observations
have been drawn from us by the scene inn the House
of Lords last night. Lord 'Viscount Strangford,
Nobleman who has evidently profited by his school-
ing at Constantinople, presented last night a petition
from the Merchants and Ship-owners of London,
complaining generally of the multiplied losses they
had lately Met with from piracy committed by yes-
eels under the flags of Buenos Ayres and Colombia;
a petition from the Merchants and Ship-owners ofthe
Island of Jersey, comelaining that they had twenty-
vessels employed in the trade to South America,and
out of these 20 vessels not one-half of theta were
ever allowed to return unmolested by some acts of
aggression committed by vessels bearing the flags of
these States ; and a third petition from an individual
plundered by a vessel belonging to Buenos Ayres,
i!
and carried into Rio Negro. The authors of these enor-
mities, so far from being punished by their Govern...
ments,on their return into port were prometeehto.the
command of other ships, andreceived new commissnani.