The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-12 00:00:00

Fox:—

" As far as the law directed them, he was sure the
Magistrates for this borough would discharge their
duty ; and he could also say on behalf of himself and
brother Magistrates, that the constitutional privileges
of the people would not be improperly interfered with
by them. They had no desire to stretch the law;
and
:while on the one hand they would never shrink
from their duty as Magistrates in vindicating the
law, they would, on the other hand, consider-.. it
beyond their duty to interfere with the legitimate
exercise of free discussion. He repeated, that in what
haul taken place the Magistrates did .not intend to
stoplhe meeting,-and that they had been actuated by
nu unkindly feeling."

The progress of Puseyism, which has alarmed
so many of the Bishops, brings spiritual comfort
and heavenly joy to the Bishop of SALISBURY.
That Right Reverend Father in GOD rejoices at
the Catholic appearance which his diocese is as-
suming, owing to the avidity with which his
clergy have adopted the doctrines of Dr. PUSEY
and Mr. NEwmAx. In a Charge just delivered
by him to the Clergy of the Eastern Division of
his diocese, at Marlborough, his Lordship said:—
Three years ago he expressed a hope that, whatever
contrariety of opinion might exist as to this great
theological movement, it would nevertheless- tend, in
its result, to illustrate the truth, and confirm the prin-
ciples of the Church ; nor had he yet seen sufficient
reason to change his sentiments. Believing this, and
that the holy and learned men with whom this movement
originated had no object in view but to bring forward
truths, that had fallen into comparative neglect, he could
not but regret the harsh treatment they had met
with from their opponents. He could not refuse to ac-
knowledge that they had raised a higher standard of
ministerial character, through the Apostles, to our
Lord himself ; they had pointed out the obligations of
a more orderly observance of the laws and regulations
of the Church—had successfully taught the nature
and constitution of the Church, where lax notions were
before far too prevalent—had restored to the sacra-
ments their due measure of spiritual influence as the
channels of grace, where, in many cases, they were
considered mere signs and symbols—and they had
warned men not to rest contented with any measure
of zeal, but to go on, encouraged by, the blessing of
their Master, in a constant course of devotion and
self-denial.

This is as flattering to Dr. PUSEY as that very
learned Divine could desire. The Bishop had
previously borne the following testimony to the
influence of Puseyite principles upon the reli-
gious practices of the clergy and people of his
diocese :

In many of the churches the more important
holy days, appointed by the Rubric, were reveren-
tiallyobserved; and in others, the services for the
saints' days carefully solemnised; a practice that he
trusted would, ere long, be universal. On some of
these points he had abstained from giving any opi-
nion, wishing rather that attention to them should be
the spontaneous act of the clergy than the effect of
any suggestion of his. He rejoiced that the Church
was calling out an increased amount of religious ser-
vices, and Was learning to value more highly her
privileges. True, these were forms, and they might
be separated from the spirit which was necessary to
animate them, in which case the " Sabbath lost its
savour ; " but where they were observed with a be-
coming dependence upon the Divine guidance, _ they
became the savour of life unto life.

The plain English of all this is, that the clergy
of Salisbury, with their Bishop at their head, are
posting to Rome as fast as they can gallop
Saints' days observances will bring saints' wor-
ship in their train as an inevitable necessity, and
thus, by little and little, the foundations of the
Church of England will be completely under-
mined. This is the real aim of the Puseyites.

The Eastern question is the leading topic in
the French journals of Thursday, the whole of
which we have received. The National calls
for the intervention of France in Syria without
the concurrence of England or any of the other
Great Powers. " The present crisis," says the
Republican organ, " is particularly favourable
for acting, and acting by ourselves. By her
hypocrisy in 1840 England has virtually abdi-
cated the right of interfering in Syria even by
simple representations. It is the same with
Austria. She participated in the criminal vio-
lance of England, and she now experiences the
same moral impossibilities. France alone re-
mains; and she, in Cie midst of all the weakness
of her Government, has never gone so far as to
imagine that every thing was to be sacrificed for
the maintenance of the pretended integrity and
problematical independence of the Ottoman
Empire. When she abandoned MEHEMET Au,
she did not give up the cause of the Syrians. The
tradition of ages presents to the eyes of the
Christians of the Libanus the country of
PHILIPPE AUGUSTUS and of BUONAPARTE as
their natural protectress. This tradition still
exists, and it is the name of France that is in-
voked by the unfortunate victims of OMEIi.
PACHA'S satellites. The Government cannot be
deaf to this cry, nor refuse to do for Syria what
the restoration has done for the Greeks. It
belongs to France to exercise the same protec-
tion over the Christian populations of Syria as
Russia extends over the principalities of the
Danube. France is entitled to this, and the
violence committed against her subjects affords
her a fitting occasion. In demanding the per-
•sonal reparation which is her due, she can also
.demand guarantees for the future. Our griev-
ances and those of Syria spring from the same
source, and Turkey owes them both a common
reparation. ' It is -the duty of the French Go-
vernment to obtain it, and to regain by the
events which now present themselves the posi-
tion it has lost."

This logic may do in France, but it will not
serve in England. •It was Great Britain, and not
France, thi.t in 1840 guaranteed to the Chris-
tians of Syria the enjoyment of their privileges ;
nor can she shake 'off the ob:.eigspateicotn to compel
the Porte, if necessary, to them. The
single interference. of
.France is, therefore, out of
the question. Silo 'could not, if she would, act
independently of England; and, therefore, her
m
Ciovern
ent acts most wisely in co-operating
cordially with us. To talk of maintaining a
policy of isolation is sheer nonsense. And yet,
rather than concur with England, the war fac-
tion in France, with M. TRIERS anelcOmuni
BARROT at their head, would contentedly see
the Libanus in flames.

There is no political news of much importance
in the French Journals. We, however, subjoin
extracts from them :

The Bulletin des Lois publishes an ordinance
granting a supplementary credit of 20 millions of
francs for the expenses of the army of Africa.
We have received the following- letter from Tripoli,
in Bombay, dated Aug. 23 :—" The English make a
great noise about certain sums which they affirm to
be due to them from the Regency of Tripoli, and the
Government of Great Britain lets them clamour, be-
cause it intends to take advantage of the demands of
its subjects, in order to obtain a tooting at Bergari. At
the time of the Greek insurrection, the Sultan m-
y. tired reinforcements and money of the Barbary
States ; Algiers, and Tunis furnished some men-of-
war ; the Governor of Tripoli, who held his authority
from the Porte itself, acted on this 'occasion as if he
were independent, for the title of.i'acha of this Re-
gency was nearly hereditary in the family of Cara-
inanli, and he furnished-ships, some hundred men, and
sor 600,000 piastres. In order to: do this he con-
tracted loans ; the English residents lent money to the
Pacha to combat the Greeks, whom the English Go-
vernment protected they_ thou 'ht they had. _.ulade,a.