The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-04 00:00:00

FOR TIIE SUN.

ROMAN CATHOLICS-LETTER VI.

Mg. EDITOR-I observed in a former Letter that
the three principal Creeds of the Christian faith are held by us, in
common with the Roman Catholics. But a 4th Creed was added
by Pope Pius IV. at the close of the Council of Trent, which
contains twelve Articles, thus enumerated by our illustrious
Divine Dr. Barrow. . Seven Sacraments. 2. A peculiar
doctrine of Justification and Original Sin. 3. The 111 a,•,,,,,!, a
propitiatory sacrifice. 4. 'Transubstantiation. 5. Communi-
cating in one kind. (and therefore denying the Cup to the
Laity.) 6. Purgatory. 7. Invocation of Saints. 8. Venera-
tion of reliques. 9. Worship of Images. 10. The Roman
Church, the mother and mistress of - all Churches. 11. Swear-
ing obedience to the Pope. 12. Receiving the decrees of all
Synods, and of that of Trent in particular.—[Barrow's Works,
Fol. vol. 1. p. 755.]
These articles the Protestant Church bolds ,be superfluous,
novel, superstitious, and many of them sinful. -We-therefore rei ect
them altogether. On the other hand, the Rom ish Church considers
the rejection of any one of them as damnable. We, therefore,
by their sentence, lie under at least a twelve-fold anathema.
Between two such opinions there can be no coalition or com-
promise. We cannot possibly accede to any articles which ap-
pear to us so monstrous ; nor can they forgive us for rejecting
them. The Church has pronounced the curse, and who shall
revoke it ?

These articles of the fourth, or new Creed, rejected on one
hand, and regarded as indispensable on the other, comprehend
all the great points of difference and dispute which had been
agitated during the progress of the Reformation. Had the
Court Of Rome been contented to leave the majority of them
undefined, and subject to the private opinions of men, the great
schism, or division of the Church, might perhaps have been
preVented. But, unhappily, the Bishop of Rome saw too
much of his own interests, and those of hie dependent or-
ders, involved in them ;_ and the Council of Trent, acting
completely under his influence, was urged definitively to con-
firm and establish every one of them. After this there was no.
remedy. The disobedient were called to submission ; they re-
fused, and every curse which Roane could heap upon them, was
thundered from the Vatican. Happily the curses fell without
effect : and the blessing of God has well indemnified us for the
anathemas of successive Popes.
Certain it is, that all the marvellous prosperity of the British
Empire may be dated from the era of the Reformation. I do,
however, not insinuate that it has been miraculous. It has
arisen, in a great measure, from causes, the operation of which
could not have been prevented without a miracle. The eman-
cipation of men s' minds from a spiritual tyranny, which permitted
them not even to think as their reason dictated ; the complete re-
nunciation of all foreign power and influence ; the sense of perfect
independence arising from these events ; these gave a spring and
energy to the natural courage and industry of the people, which
conquered all difficulties, and beat down all opposition. But,
however much we may justly ascribe to natural causes, we
should be most culpably ungrateful, if we did not acknowledge,
in many signal instances, the favouring superintendence of
Providence. Events surpassing all human calculation of -pro-
babilities have, from time to time, conspired to accelerate our
progress, and confirm our advantages : placing us in a situation
which, in almost any former age, would have scerned.insanity
to expect.
In this high station, can it be presumption to conclude, that
the protection of the Reformed and i.trified FA ITn of CiiirisT
is a duty imposed upon us ? That we cannot, with innocence or
impunity, give way to any plans, or assent to any propositions,
which tend to undermine the security of that faith, or to bring
back the superstitions which our ancestors. so boldly and
triumphantly laboured to expel. Our Constitution, as it stands,
is Protestant. Give the Bishop of Roine a legal footing in it,
though but in a corner, and where his foot can once be fixed,
his body may soon stand. Without a metaphor, we must con-
tinue purely Protestant, or we are no longer ourselves. Every
reformed Church in Europe expects it of us. The integral parts
of our united Empire, have all and each, by solemn compact, a
right to ask, and to demand it. We must be truly tolerant, or
we should not be truly Protestant. But if we suffer the intol-
erant to incroach upon us, we are undoing our own work, and
undermining the great pyramid of national -prosperity.
CATHOLICIIS.

THE LATE RIOT IN THE ALMONRY.

It will be recollected that on the Jury. return-
ing a verdict of " Wilful Murder".against the soldiers engaged
in the riot and attack upon WlLLietht COGLE, since dead of
his wounds, that they (the Jury) requested Mr. CELL, the Co-
roner, to address a letter to his Royal Highness the Duke of
Voax, representing to him the conduct of some of the Foch
Guards, on the two last Anniversaries of the Battle of Water..
100, and requesting that some steps might be taken to prevent
the like occurrence in future. Mr. CELL accordingly addressed
a letter .to HERBERT TAYLOR, the Military Secretary to
his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, to which lie has re-
ceived the following most gracious answer
" Horse Guards, June 29, 1821.
" Sin,—l have had the honour of laying .before the Com-
mander in Chief your letter of the 27th instant, and I am
directed to convey to you his Royal Highness's thanks for the
terms in which,you have communicated to him the sentiments
of the jtirY who were summoned to inquire into the death of
Wint.rAm COME and who returned a verdict of" Wilful
Murder" against AlTarthy and four privates of the Guards,
and other soldiers unknown.

" His Royal Highness rooincsts that you will assure the Jury
that lie is sensible that they have conscientiously and correctly
discharged a painful duty, of which no person can lament the
necessity more than be does, and that he is obliged to them for
calling his attention to the circumstance.

" His Royal Highness has ever felt most anxious to check
any excesses committed by the soldiers, and to enforce order
and peaceable conduct M their intercourse with all classes of
his Alajesty's subjects. Ile • deeply regrets the melancholy
effects of their disorderly proceedings' upon the anniversaty of 4
day so honourable to his proceedings;
arms; and he trusts that
you and the Jury will give him credit for .a sincere disposition to
use his best endeavours to prevent the recurrence ..of such cx-
cessrs in future. He does not wish to offer.any excuse for them
on this Occasion ; but he cannot help observing that the mischief
may in greet part he ascribed to the fortuitous circumstance of
two Battalions of the Foot Guards, which had fought Wa-
terloo, being at the period of the two last anniversaries distri-
buted in quarters, and not placed in- barracks, where they
would haVe been more within the reach of due and close con trout.
" I have the honour to be, Six. " 11. TAYIAM.

" T. H. Gtr.L., Esq. Coroner, ke."
In future, it is understood, that on the anniversary of the
Battle of Waterloo the soldiers will be restrained to a comme.:
moration of the memorable day at 14arracks, or under the
mediate observation of officers appoii,ted for the purpose.

• NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, JUNE SO.---A Correspondent
writes that having seen in a Manchester Paper,an account of a
Tree name or Moutan, which had 40 flowers, measuring 22
inches in circumference in the open air, for the credit of North-
umberland, lie measured in a garden at Newbrough, near Hex-
ham, one of the same species, with between. two and three
hundred flowers upon it, the major part-of which measured 30
'inches in circumference, and the tree itself measures 20 feet in
circumference.
The great annual sheep and wool fair of Scotland was held at
Inverness last week. It was even more numerously attended
than last year, and from the great resort to it from • all quarters,
seems to be gaining additional strength and importance yearly.
There was no business done on Tuesday, buyers and sellers be-
ing chiefly occupied in soundin' each other ; but on 'Wednes-
day afternoon, considerable lots both of sheep and Wool ex-
changed owners, and a good deal of business was done on
Thursday : the market,- on the whole, however, was rather
tardy, and nlany sheep farmers went home without ma!,:ing
sales ; the demand for sheep especially was not brisk. The
principal wool-staplers from England, Lockwood, Estwood,
Setliff, &c. attended, and purchased•largely at about last year's
price§ for coarse wool, but Cheviot: wool did maintain a pro-
portinnal price. • There were also a number of the principal
dealers in cheep from the South. but the prices"were nearly 20
per Unt. below last year's. Prices may be qUoted as under :
Per st. 241 b. I • Double st. 431 b.
Cheviot wool, 17s a lOs Od I Black-faced wool, 16s a 20s Od
3 yr-old wedders, lils a 20s Od 3 yr-o wedders,les ed a 18s Od
I
Stock ewes, 12s a.l4s Od Stock ewes, 9s tkl a lOs fid
Ewe hogs, 101 a 12s. Ckl Ew6 hogs, -9s Od a Os tid
Lambs, 7s 6d a Cid 6a. I Lambs, 6s Sid a 7s tid