The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-07 00:00:00

THE CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT.

(From the Cork Constitution of Tuesday last.)
TO THE LORD BISHOP OF FERNS.
Moore Park, Oct. 30, 18'29.
My 1.011D,—1 have purposely refrained from returning
a more speedy answer, wishing to give time to the public
to digest deliberately the contents of our former letters.
A. your Lordship cannot deny " that imperfections do
exist in certain matters connected with our Church Esta-
blishment," you have with some dexterity endeavoured to
extract from the troublesome reign of King Charles the
First matter wherewith to damp the ardour of those who
in modern times venture to complain against acknowledged
abuses. As you know the difficulty of convincing us of
that being right which in itself is wrong, (a power, ac-
cording to Bellarmine, belonging to his Holiness the Pope),
it became expedient to appeal less to men's reason than to
their fears. Accordingly you refer me to the overthrow
of the Church Establishment—the murder of the King,
and the placing of Cromwell on the Throne—" with all
the evils, all the heresies, and all the schisms of that fatal
period." Your Lordship would induce me to believe that
petitions to Parliament against ecclesiastical abuses from
persons who were united together in the doctrines of the
Church of England, led principally to the evil conse-
quences you have noticed. And, therefore, your Lordship
would have the laity at the present time wink at what is
wrong, and passively suffer that which is hurtful to their
own and to their neighbour's eternal welfare. Without
attempting to advocate those who, in King Charles's reign
made religion, as men have too often in all ages done, a
step-ladder to temporal power, I must beg leave to say,
that there were some other causes which mainly con-
tributed to bring about the unhappy events which your
Lordship refers to. Allow me as briefly as possible to
point out a few of these, which, together with the gene-
ral suspicion that King Charles was a Papist, must have had
considerable weight. First, his attempt to raise money by
taxes unauthorised by Parliament, especially by tonnage
and poundage. Secondly, his lending a portion of the
British navy to the King of France, his brother-in-law,
even when he knew these vessels were to be employed in
the subjugation of the French Protestants at Rochelle.
Thirdly, the protection and favour he conferred on the
imperious Buckingham, whom Echart, Archdeacon of
Stowe, in his history, informs us was considered by the
Commons to be " the corrupter of the King, and the be-
trayer of the people." Add to this, his opposing the right
of Parliament to inquire into the public conduct of his
Ministers. Fourthly, the committal of his suljects to
prison for no legal offence, whilst even the benefit of the
Habeas Corpus Act was withheld from them. Fifthly,
the mismanagement of foreign and home affairs, the vexa-
tions the people had reason to complain of, and the failure
that accompanied almost all his enterprises. No wonder a
general discontent prevailed. But it is a dangerous thing
for a weak Prince to struggle with his people for arbitrary
power. When King John opposed his Barons the Magna
Charta was first obtained, and Charles's opposition to the
Commons gave birth to the Bill of Rights. Does your
Lordship think that petitions for Church reform called for
this last measure? If not, the cause of the Revolution and
those ♦arious evils you make so much noise about, may
with more truth be traced to another source, and religion
will be found only to have been one of the weapons used in
' the contest.

Your Lordship may contiuue to call the meeting in
Cork a lay synod, and may attach to it the !slackest fore-
bodings ; but as you admit that " no system administered
by men will ever be flee from imperfection" (too true)
I think it is good to allow the laity in several ee,clesiasti-
cal matters to act as a check on the clergy, who are men
subject to like passions and failings as others. This is the
only way of checking that gradual corruption which we
know deformed the Jewish religion of old, and afterwards
the Christian professed by the churches of Greece and
Rome, That the laity took an active part in religious af-
fairs in the primitive Chnrch no well-informed Protestant
can deny. And by an Act passed in the reign of King
Henry the Eighth (27 Hen. VIII. c. 15) I find sixteea of
the laity, as well as sixteen of the Clergy, appointed to
examine and report, even on the canons of the Church.—
Again, in the reign of King Edward the Sixth, I find a
similar number and proportion of the laity appointed for a
like purpose (cue and 4 Ed. VI., c 11.) And the
Hook of Statute contains other Am.ts t the. tame effect. I
now name John Lucas and Richard Goodrich, Itscirs., as
having been two of the laymen appointed in the foremen-
tioned Act passed in the reign of Edward the Sixth. Your
Lordship will excuse me for reminding you of these occur-
rences having taken place so long previous to the reign of
the unfortunate King Charles. And now allow me to ask
why the laity are to be debarred the privilege in modern
times of complaining again:A ecciesia4tical alansos, when
laymen were readily suffered to take so active a part in the
most important religious affairs at the reformation?
To your Lordship's very comprehensive assertion that
the statements made at the Cork meeting " are not founded
on facts," I shall content myself with saying, such an as-
serGoo, without proof, will give the gentlemen in Cork
very little uneasine.;4::.
Not satisfied with my declaration that there was little
in my speech intended exclusively for Ireland, your Lord-
ship next endeavour* to prove by an appeal to some of the
public prints, several of'which I have not even seen, that
I must have almost entirely excepted England. This is
done with the view again to work on the fears of the
timid, awl as in the first scene all the horrors of the reign
•of King Charles were placed befor opr ,ye, so in scene
the second we aye a separate attack on the establishment
in Ireland. Qn this•oceasion the great leader of the
Popish party" is to perform nairaclec. • The whole
strength and subtlety of that party will be exerted to sup-

port him in the attempt. They will ,etrleavour to
up a Puritan party here in the nino,,iith century, as the)
did in England is the seventeenth." Certain Jesuits
(thanks to the Relief Bill ), in the disguise of Puritans,
will now appear upon the stage, " exercising their ti
lents ;" and what then ? Why then will members of the
Church of England finch Out, perhaps too late, that the
fortification's had been suffered to decay and fall to ruin—
that too many of the watchmen had been careless of their
duty—that the flocks had been neglected, and the fields
sown with tares by the enemy, whilst the husbandman
slept. And are they who declare the truth, and who
seek in time to ward off the danger, who perceive the
weak points which cannot be defended, and who wish to
repair those breaches the destructive hand of time has
effected, to be regarded as " unconsciously co-operating
with our enemies?" What the enemies of the true faith
may attempt against the Church of England it is difficult
for me to point out with perfect precision, but still I know
there exists much both in England and Ireland to be cor-
rected, And when your Lordship talks not only of the
Popish party at the other side, namely England, but of
the Dissenters of all denominations in that country, as also

of v"
that too numerous class of men who have no religion
at all," I am forced to suspect the greater number of these
are the result of a lax and corrupt discipline, arising either
from a want of an adequate number of Clergy, or the ne-
glect of duties on the part of the present incumbents. This
is a matter that deserves serious reflection and close inves-

tigation.
Your Lordship declares that " the idea that the inha-
bitants of a remote part of this country (meaning, of course
Cork) should presume to think they were competent" to
discuss affairs connected with the Church of England
. „ _

would be scoffed at with contempt. And why so ? Is
truth spoken at a meeting in London more matter of fact
than when uttered in Cork ? Is not Cork an important

city in Ireland, and has not the union between the two
countries put an end to all invidious distinctions. But
even were Cork a more insignificant place, why thus turn
a deaf ear and a scornful look upon her ? My Lord, nei-
ther the precious ore that lies concealed in the lofty Andes,
nor the sparkling gems from Golconda's sandy plains,
shall lose their value when they may reach us from these
remote quarters.
Your Lordship, carefully keeping out of sight the inju-
rious system of appointing Bishops from political motives
—a system not only ruinous to vit d and practical Chris-
tianity, but detrimental to the best interests of our Church
—a system which a corrupt Minister may at any time put
in practice—would with much adroitness lead the public
to suppose this is no fit subject for complaint. I am no
speech-writer, therefore it is unfair to catch at a word
which a reporter may, through inadvertence, insert. Whe-
ther I used the word " generally," when speaking of the
appointment of Bishops, I am not able to remember; but
I am satisfied in my own mind, Bishops, with few excep-
tions, are appointed through political intrigue. Still I
have said before, and repeat it with satisfaction, that
amongst our present Bishops some most pious, zealous,
and truly Christian men, like the polished pillars of the
temple, ornament, and at the same time in no small de-
gree contribute to support, our much-neglected Church.
It is difficult to comprehend what your Lordship means
when you tell the " that Great Britain," and still more

" Ireland, is i❑ a state infinitely snore revolutionary than
in the year 1628." What ! than England then preparing
to shed a Monarch's blood, and Ireland then looking for-

ward to that awful rebellion which broke out but thirteen
years after! Still lam willing to admit that dieaffection
to a considerable extent exists, but think it a bad argu-

trent for perpetuating abuses. Let no one exaggerate
things only for the purpose of gratifying worldly selfishness
by intimidating the well-disposed, who clearly see the ne-
cessity of immediately correcting that which too long has
neutralised the efforts of the most active individuals and so-
cieties. The abuses we complain of we know and point
out, and feel the effects of far better than those evils
your Lordship would so cleverly conjure up, and so pro-
phetically point at. And between your opinion that
abuses " are under a rapid progress of correction," and
ours that "we must take heed lest the establishment of
our Church in this country be endangered, its hold upon
the affections and esteem of the people weakened, and the
manifold blessings we derive front it lost by the abuses
which have crept into the administration of its temporal
affairs," I leave the public to judge.
The mode adopted by the lay friends of the church in
Cork was, in my opinion, well judged. They excluded the
clergy from the meeting, because they were desirous not to
expose the re illy pious portion to the of the others.
And they excluded the mob as not being very well quali-
fied to add importance or assistance to so serious a discus-
sion. The object woos to collect together gentlemen of edu-
cation, talent, respectability, and influence, who were known
to be firmly and devotedly attached to our established
church. What passed on the occasion was made public,
but the whole of our proceedings might be closely sifted
and investigated by every member of the church in the
United Kingdom. This could nut have been done so well
had your Lordship's posthumous advice, in the first place,
been followed. Nor is it likely the proposed appeal from
the humble individual who now addresses your Lordship
would have produced the happy results you anticipate.—
When your Lordship is so ready to question the right of a
large body of the laity to notice ecclesiastical abuses it
would be presumption in me to suppose my single voice
could have effected all the wholesome improvements I now
sanguinely anticipate.
I regret I must also differ from your Lordship on another
point, and insist on too many of the clergy having in and
out of Parliament, directly or indirectly, contributed to-
wards the passing of the Relief Bill. Well do I remember
the last division on this portentous measure, whilst, sit-
ting on the cross benches, 1 counted the number of lawn
sleeves as they slowly moved behind the bar. As I viewed
this act, and glanced at the probable motives, I plainly per-
ceived the danger of depending too much on the Right
Reverend Prelates as sole guardians of our church. lam
willing to admit that very many of our Bishops made a
noble resistance, but this cannot acquit the bench in the
eyes of the nation. Who can foresee the conduct of the
Bishops when a fresh attempt may be made against the re-
ligion we profess? Alas ! had our clergy taken timely
pains to teach in the schools and in the colleges, in the
pulpit and in the private Louses, the important and yet
nearly forgotten differences between the religion of the
Bible and that of the Pope, many Members of both Houses
would have voted very differently. That many Clergy-
men were most active in getting up petitions to Parlia-
ment against emancipation is, I believe, very true, and I
hope their motives proceeded rather from a love of true
Christianity than of temporal and political power. As
your Lordship disapproves of ray saying that the Bishops
have contributed towards " pulling down the wall of par-
tition," I beg to refer you to the words used in the Act of
Parliament, " Be it therefore enacted by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, &c."
Surely, my Lord, you are not going to drive your coach
and four through this Act ? The deed, we are told, was
done by and with the advice of the Lords spiritual.
With respect to the union of parishes, I am only em-
barrassed to compress into a short space the matter I
possess. To your Lordship's assertion, that bishops have
no longer the power of uniting parishes, I can only say, 1
know of one in this very county, the parish of Moviddy,
united so late as the year 1818 (1 shall leave your Lord-
ship to find out who'got it) ; and was las well versed in
the ecclesiastical register as your Lordship is, I have little
doubt I could point out several others.
Unions were of two sorts, perpetual and pro hac rice.
The former were made by the authority of the Loud Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, with the assent of at least six of the
Privy Council, and the approbation of the diocesan, pa-
trons, and incumbent. The latter were made by fr;e bOtep
alone, with the assent of patron and incumbent, which,
of course, was not very difficult to obtain.
It is quite deplorable what jobbing was thus effected in
unions, and how religion has been too often sacrificed to
the interests of a young man or the ambition of an old
one. What ought we also to say of the rich and po-
pulous livinv attached to cenonries, deaneries, prebends,
&c,, often situted at a distance of 50 or 60 miles, and
several possibly much farther? Where does the incumbent
usually reside ? How does lie fulfil the duties of the pa-
rish ? And in what degree is he the promoter of the spi-
ritual welfare of his people? I myself know one who is a
dignitary in Munster, and who at the sante moment holds
a large living in Connaught. And pray what goad car,
the people reap from tr;e talents of this clerical absentee
I know of one union not far fertm this place which
is
valued between 3,0001. and 4,000/. a year. It is formed
of five pa.rishes, which until the pausing of the late
Act in the year 1827 could not have been dissolved,—
As to the union' pro hoc vice, the contiguity of paFisltes
has been ttivn talyarriage of to a inst 'miwarrantable
extent, to unite those whiph hal always previoatilY
sup-
ported separate Clergymen and separate Churches—reserv-
ing further particulars, names of parishes, aye, and names
of Clergymen too, for I have a tolerable stock of facts on
hand, for another occasion, I beg at present to call your
Lordship's attention to the return made by the Bishops Vl'
Parliament in the year 1820, Fr.,' rebus
peafo y; the Toeesea o'
there were' fifty-nine pAriSlies united' into forrtenbeneclr:eo
Of one of these; the Bishop triruSelf }iesist;s of
34,019 and ce;tait-ay might to be dissolved !
This was not a solitary case. At the same period it also
appeared, there were in the dioceses of Cork and Ross, 107

parishes united iato seventy-seven benefices, with only
6oty-three incu nit o's r. si.lent near enough to perform
the duties! In t e of Cloyne (where I reside) I
find at that peri i parishes united into seventy-seven
benefices, and, th lest. the Ilisletp who then filled this sec,
represented forty—ix inetoolatnts as being resident, it is
isall known how U .true sz,l:!.• 'f his Lordship's statements
were. These fr tots tiket, trout public documents,
-pe,.k for thernselv,s, ought to suffice. As for plu-
ralities, your Lordship will, prebst.ly, give me an oppor-
tunity of speaking of these another time. It is really
laughable to observe the stress your Lordship lays on the
tLw shadows
imo
erick.Theo a
These,
IperiFe
.anhasssumreentyiooni,edwle,ytle have Bishop
noo)objec-
tion tion to leave under the holy keeping of their present guar-
dians, or, if you please, for the benefit of those who love
sinecures. But they prove the necessity of a new divi-
sion of parishes, were the attempt possible.
It is also rather laughable to observe how feelingly you
allude to the tithes in lay hands. I have not Mr. Foster's
evidence by me, but I am satisfied all he may have stated
can never go so far as to prove the necessity, of continuing
the present too lucrative and extensive unions—unions
where the " ivy-mantled" ruins of churches stand re-
proachful testimonies of past neglect, whilst the very lands,
often marked in the Down survey "Protestant lands," be-
cause they had been once colonized by Protestants, have
been suffered to sink into the darkest state of ignorance and
Popery'. After losing, not thousands, but tens of thou-
sands and hundreds of thousands of Protestants for want
of Ministers and Churches, the necessity of correcting the
fatal oversight has at last been discovered. Your Lordship
assures me, since the union of the two countries five
hundred have been built, but the plan on which they are
usually constructed only proves hose little the builders cal-
culate on a large increase in congregations. Would it not
my Lord, be t better to provide more accommodation,
and spend less on cut stone and external ornament, es-
pecially when you complain of a want of funds ? I have
heard it said large sums remain with the Board of First
Fruits, which have never been accounted for. This I can
hardly credit. But as your Lordship allows " that not
one-tenth of the applications which have been made to the
Board could be complied with," the wants of this country,
from the very admission, must be sufficiently evident.
Were the real value of a benefice for the first year (as ori-
ginally intended) to be paid in by instalments, instead of
the very limited sum fixed in the days of King Henry the
Eighth, I am satisfied not only the Board of First Fruits
could effect every necessary object, but a large surplus re-
maining on hand might be devoted to the support of the
distressed widows and orphans of the clergy.
Your Lordship, I rather think, has acted incautiously,
when you say " that no law can be framed that would
afford a stronger sanction, or give more effectual protec-
tion to curates, than that which makes void all bargains
in evasion of the salaries to which it entitles them."
Allow me to remark, that the Act cannot be enforced un-
less the curate complains of his rector, which, in most
cases, will either deprive him of the curacy, or involve
him in complicated law proceedings, not to speak of its
destroying that harmony which ought always to exist be-
tween the clergy of the same parish. In the second place,
by the very terms of the Act it cannot operate, except in
cases where another abuse pre-exists, namely, non-resi-
dence. Thus, either the rector must be absent, or the
curate may be starved. To your Lordship's theory I as-
sert that present practice is opposed. And will your Lord-
ship, in your next, dare the to the test?
Your Lordship " having set aside all higher motives
for adopting the profession (of the Church) as being un-
connected with the secular interest now under considera-
tion," it was natural I should follow the example, and
confine myself to the three degrees of comparison you de-
clared to possess such powerful attractions. Indeed I ac-
knowledge " a maintenance" in these hard times worthy
of attention, that " a competence" is a thing " devoutly
to be wished for," and that many will risk both body amt
soul in the attainment of " affluence." No wonder pru-
dent parents, who love their little boys, should fix a long-
ing eye on the snug things of the Church. Oh ! what would
they do, or rather what would they not do, to obtain a good
living for the younger son ; and, should he be unfit for other
professions, how much inure desirable must that be where
little exertion is required, and little labour performed? But
your Lordship with great simplicity asks, " If such in-
ducements did not exist, where should we find persons duly
qualified ?" My Lord, 1 answer amongst the pious and
the good, whose hearts are devoted to God and their affec-
tions to their neighbour, and who " count all things but
loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our
Lord."—(Philippians, ch. iii. ver. 8.) Remember it is
not always an expensive education that renders a man ta-
lented—still less plans—and the wisdom of this world is
not so much praised in the sacred scriptures. As in the
Protestant churches of France and Scotland the great at-
tractions we speak of were not indispensable for the acqui-
sitiou of necessary qualifications, so the rich golden baits in
our church are useless for the purpose.
It indeed deserves remark that in Abe days of poverty
and persecution true Christianity most flourished. Whilst
I rejoice to see so many " burning and shining lights"
amongst our own clergy, I cannot believe that worldly'
considerations ever enlightened their minds or converted
their hearts. And now allow me to put a question to your
Lordship. Do you think the greater number of hard-
working and zealous curates have been led to embrace holy
orders from the inducements you consider so indispensable?
What hope have they of eventually a good living, or even a
bishopric, whilst neglect and penury stare them straight in
the face?
I find little calling for remark relative to Bishops' leases.
If your Lordship's assertion be correct, that in running
his life against a lease " a Bishop would, under the pre-
sent laws, be a loser by the attempt," how shall we ac-
count for the imprudence of those who still resort to the
old practice ? As for the eight per cent. concern, with
the compound interest, and such-like private matters, per-
haps I ought not to inquire into them too clo,ely. But I
am still satisfied the Church property was in the beginning
set apart for the benefit of the Church, and that circum-
stances prove the peculiar necessity of its nosy being em-
ployed to the best advantage. I further believe what may
be for the temporal benefit of the Clergy may not always
be for the spiritual welfare of the people.
I must now touch on a very delicate subject—one which
appears to have made some impression already on your
Lordship's sensibility. 1 ventured to say it was evident
from the tenour of your former letter you had the interest
of a favoured portion of the Clergy chiefly in your mind,
whilst I was looking to the spiritual wants of the people.
And what says your Lordship to this ? "My Lord, I
call upon you to point out the part of try letter upon which
you found this monstrous charge! 1 demand it! ! !"
You then continue thus--" There is no part of that letter
which has any connection with the subject, except that
which relates to the incomes of the Clergy." rely Lord,
your Lordship has in these last words supplied an answer
to your own question. It is pretty clear the For curates
are not the favoured portion, and when I find you so little
inclined to assist me in correcting gross abuses in our
Church Establishment, so much of temporal and so little
of spiritual things in your communications, am I so touch
to be blamed for coming to an obvious conclusion ?
I ant glad your Lordship is obliged to admit (though irl
a very qualified manner) that Clergymen aye wonting in
Ireland. You still appeas inclined to leave the poor igno-
rant Roman Catholics a long time the victims of neglect
and deception. But, troublesome or difficult as it may be,
allow me here to hint it is the duty of the parish Clergyman
to attend to all his parishioners. Roman Catholics in this
country contribute towards his income, and ;.hey Isaye,
therefore, a fair claim on his tiene and see aces. The worthy
and zealut. Miniateee r ug hays devoted their attention
caithfstlly lo:AliiS* object, have, it is well known, effected
much. But, alas ! too much of a worldly spirit prevails,
and many Clergymen, from selfish motives, a love of ease,
and want of Christian philanthropy, think much about the
tithes, hut little about the people. Your Lordship txtN'
assert what you please about tie lower ordes of ii-Sroteatants
being well taught. The contrary is s? Mitosious I shall
not cende.Fend to pros'a ',et the public judge whether
they have not been neglected, whether they are not in gene-
rSd very ignorant of their religion, and whether their works
prove their faith. I ougl.t to knew that schools have been
established by a Dumber of societies, that some of
Clergy and some of the laity have done in :heir power
to advance religious etbsc4issis, cud that large stuns are dts
vatcd to this purpose. ''BUt still I knOw the 16Wer orders
of Protestains—for- it is not alw4s they who benefit nos
indeed
by our institutions---are
am satisfied a thousand
s urs,tte;en
s
ib ta,trate the £aeton
~sse
naiboonvg.es,t,
isl uicl would, were oitttllillarc satiszed the ,
r themselves
t;,1;of
our` Clergy, tylu, 'c yet tal:eite'rtolanititt:c:tst'dset y ing polst;on
itereultiii:gosfatrii)(olwhilst, convinced of the
,t,
iol:tlSseriirPing and covetous class. They will understand my
by
we have tbe tesneSs‘t
those n()w
resolutions lnY
meaning,adoiited
prayers and their good wishes.. .110 yosir 'tor&
ship calls my attent47 cOntrposli,liStr, y'ou
ssis!'sica sappor(Oi. year 'OPitsiOn: In 10 laSt 'decia.red
thew`.
ban. te'te'lst`e'd simple icindetjilia.ta Sviiere, they had
sites iequired the full average of
I.Se ;ants preceding years from the passing of the Act, it
would have been impossible for any commutation to have
taken pkce,
for this plain lesson, that in consequence of
the subsequent fall in the prices of corn and othel-7
(which sold fur ne4rly double price '19,6'1'5 4151:ne 'Qf 'OM

former years) the average to be obtained from prosperous
times could never answer for depressed ones. If your
Lordship was aware of this, which I think probable, from
your known ability and expel iere the attempt had better
not have made, to prove how a few simple Clergymen had
been gulled by the cunning laity. I have beard none of
this Clergy complain (except your Lordship), because it is
unreasonable Inc a man to feel dissatisfied when he receivss
as much or more than before, in a more satisfactory and
less troublesome way.—And to your Lordship's question,
" Did I ever hear the parishioners assert they had paid
more than the real amount of their tithes?" I answer I
have—the people of --; but no, I will not hurt
the feelings of a Clergyman who possesses many good
qualities. And does your Lordship infer, from the diffe-
rent appeals to the Lord Lieutenant in Ceuncil, that the
parishioners who complained had cause to be satisfied ?
As to the vice and immorality which is suffered to pre-
vail amongst the depraved and corrupt Clergy, it were
better your Lordship had passed this over in silence,
sticking at the words " various petitions ;" or separating
England from Ireland one moment, for one purpose, and
then joining them together the next, for another purpose,
will never clear away a well-founded charge. Pray what
did a Right Reverend Prelate say when a certain petition
was presented in the House of Lords ? Did he not com.
plain of the difficulty and expense that attended the pro-
secution and punishment of clerical profligacy? And
what has been done since? Did not a divorce pass the
House of Lords, no later than last session, the guilty cause
of which was a Reverend seducer? And when these
shameful instances of immorality occur, where is the
facility for the poor and the oppressed to obtain redress ?
I know of many cases, which have disgraced our Church
in the eyes of the Roman Catholics, and which have
naturally led them to think lightly of our religion. But
that system must be wrong, which seldom or almost never
punishes those Clergy, who are not only instruments of
Satan to seduce souls from the path of virtue, but who
are instruments of Satan to debase, and if it were possible,
to overthrow our Religion. lam sorry, my Lord, to see
you the self-appointed advocate of so bad a cause.
Before I end, allow me to remind your Lordship once
more, of our firm intention to defend the Church property,
and not to suffer its spoliation. I have already expressed
my wish to see the Bishops and Archbishops of our
Church amply provided for, but I well know the time is
come when a change must take place in the temporal af-
fairs of the Church—the advantages of such a measure
cannot be better expressed than in the sentiments of the
zealous and learned Bishop Jewell, who, in a letter to
Shnler, writes as follows—" we hope our Bishops shall
Ise paatcrs, labourers, and watchmen. And that they may
he better fitted fur this, the great riches of Bishoprics are
to be diminished, and to be reduced to a certain mediocrity,
that so being delivered from the king-like pomp, and
the noisiness of a courtly family, they may live in
greater tranquillity, and have more leisure to take
care of Chi ist's flock with due attention." Does your
Lordship not approve of such noble sentiments, coming as
they do from so good and great a Bishop of our Church ?
Allow me to refer you for this extract to Bishop Burnet's
History of the Reformation, vol. 3, page 207, (A. D.
1559), a source which I think may be received as un-
questionable.
Not having the fear of two or three irritated prints be-
fore any eyes, and equally disregarding the praises of
those who may laud me from bad motives, I shall be ever
ready to exert my humble eflOrts in the great and good
cause of the Church of England. Aud whilst I deeply
regret that your Lordship enters so little into my feelings,
I cannot help commending the following text of Holy
Scripture for your private serious consideration.
" But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righte-
ousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.—
Mat. c. 6, v. 33.
I have now done. If in advocating what is most for
the welfare of the Church and State, any expression has
escaped me which may he considered exceeding the proper
limits of respect, I hope your Lordship will attribute it to
any thing but a desire on my part to cause the slightest
offence.

I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's well-wisher and obedient servant,
MOUN ['CASHEL

RETURNS MADE BY THE MINISTERS
OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE,
WHICH FORM TILE FRENCH BUDGET FOR 1830, ACCORD-
ING TO TILE ORDONNANCE OF THF. 25T11 OF LAST MONTH.

RETURNS OE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE.
Francs.
Civil List 2,301,000
Secretary of State, and the Grand Corps d'Etat 1,041,668
Foreign Department 660,875
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior 9,800,000
Department of the Culte Reforme 4,400,000
Department of the Culte Catholique
Department of the Marine and Colonies 6,000,000
Department of the Finances 24,771,207
Department of War 16,590,000

63,750,000
RETURNS OF THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE.

..--, -.....
The Central Administration, including the Sa-
laries of the Ministers
The King's Councillors, including the Minister
of the Household and Councilloi sof State 572,300
The Court of Cassation 1,006,000
The Royal Courts 4,445,775
The Court of Assize
The Tribunal of the First Instance
The Tribunal of Commerce
The Tribunal of Police 69,400
The Justices of Peace
The Pensions
The Expences of Justice
The Privy Seal 73,000

83,376,220

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
ATPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.

The Brighton Harriers on Monday, at Patcharn ; Wed-
nesday, at the Race Course ; and Friday, at the Dyke—at
Half-past Ten.
The Brookside Harriers, on Monday, at NewrearLet-
Hill ; Wednesday, at Ashcombe, the alteroaW Wedoesde,y
at the Kennel ; and Friday, at Telscoin.be Tyo—at
past 'fen.
The Cottesmore Houndi, on Monday, at Park House;
Tuesday, at Cole's Lodge; and Thursday, at Tickencote
Lawn—,at a Quarter before Eleven.
Earl Fitzwilliam's Hounds, on Monday, at Ashton
Wold ; Wednesday, at the Kennel ; Thursday, at Aversly
Wood ; and Saturday, at Lilford—at Ten.
Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds, on Mor,.k.y, ,st Half-
way House on the Newark-road ; '4'uesday, at Gate Bur-
ton ; Thursday, at Candesisy Village and Burton Kennel ;
and Sator4a7,' a Girsby House and Blankey—at Eleven.
The Royston Harriers, on Tuesday, at Green Man;
Shepreth ; and Thursday, at th,! Crown, Kelf.ll;l6--.
'bal.-past Ten.
The Doddington Harriers, on Tki..sday, CavOry Barn ;
and Friday, at Fendils:.e.
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711! c2ioo,tr.icisesire liounds, on Monday, at Eltisley
rect:t ; and ridgy, at Patton Wood—at Half-past Ten.
the P,uckcridgo Hounds, on Monday, at the Kennel ;
Wednogday, at Takeley; and Saturday, at Cutubelow.:.al.
Half-past Tea.
Sir Richard Pulleston's Hounds, oo lifonclay, at Sarn-
bridge ; and Saturday, at (Iteig )fiark—at Eleven.

‘,:o; rtioluda, ou Tuesday, at Woore ;
Th9rsdai, a,4 Seigaord; and Saturday, at Wiliow.bridge
—nt'aalr.past Ten,

The Shropshire Fox Hounds, on Tuesday, at Acto4
Burnell; Wednesday, at Acton Reynald ; Friday, at Sun-
durne Castle; and Saturday, at Ercall-;117- Ralf-past
Ten,

Waii.Uri FOR FIFTY POUNDS
'Ouraday week a match was run u,,,c.n Haigh P4th Race
conrse, for 501. a-side, between lilac poney
and JJclison, the ce,labiAted pedestrian, on,e hundri,d and
ten yard,, `41.7y stirted on the fgi:l 't ti piital, and the
yacc was wyri eau by the fotrgsv, as Jackson gave up when
had run only half thti distanee.