The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

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The conduct of the Paseyites, by remaining in the English
Church, while they renounce its doctrines and adopt those of
the Church of Rome, is unexampled in the history of this
country. Daring the reigns of HENRY VIII., ELIZABETH,
and other Sovereigns, when material alterations were made
in the liturgy, or canons, or discipline, it was no uncommon
thing to hear of hundreds of clergymen who resigned
their livings rather than force their consciences, and openly i
profess tenets which. they inwardly abhorred, but in these
days another rule is the guide of our clergy; they prefer
" filthy lucre" to a clear conscience, they receive large in-
comes
from the established Reformed i.llrurch, while they ,
malign Its doctrines, declare the Reformation a great crime;
adore the Pope of ROME, and conspire to destroy the Esta-
blishment. which at the altar they had taken s3lemn
oaths to defend. A few have seceded, as if to try
public patience still more by proving that for more than
four years they had been Roman Catholic:s in disguise, and
that the hundreds, perhaps theusands, that remain, who pro-
fess to thd full extent their tenets, are guilty of the same
double-dealing and plotting for the ruin of the Protestant
faith. The secession of NEWMAN, the great chief of the
sect, leaves no doubt whatever of their entire conversion to
Romanism ; yet it is singular enough that while these rene-
gades disgrace the English Church, as well as the character of
Englishmen, no measures have been voluntarily taken by the
Bishops to wipe out the stain. Every resistance has come
from the laity; they have complained to the higher authori-
ties, from whom they have received only rebukes and insults;
they have, in many instances, deserted their parish churches,
and nothing but a general disruption of the whole fabric has
induced even one of the Prelates to take a move in the right
direction. That, however, has been done in the least
possible effective way, and with the worst grace.
There have been no meetings at Lambeth Palace,
to take steps against the encroachments of Popery, no mani-
festo on the part of the Bishops in favour of Protestantism,
now undermined at the rational seats Of learning; and when
these Fathers in God have ventured at.all to allude to the
new doctrines, they have shown themselves infinitely more
disposed to encourage than to check them. Yet
these same leaders, with only a few exceptions, voted
against Catholic emancipation and the Maynooth
grant. They have iu every question brought before
Parliament relative to the Irish Catholics shown the utmost
hostility to that people, urnler the garb of religion, and remain
quiet spectators when they know to a certainty that at least
one third of their own clergy are as good Catholics as Father
M'HALE or DANIEL O'CONNELL. Such a loose morality,
such a total want of principle, and such glaring
persecution of seven mil ions of their fellow-subjects,
afford a melancholy picture of the times. It only shows that
religion is mixed up with the question to catch the multi-
tude, while political and selfish motives are the mainspring
of their actions. The Ir'sh Orangemen, too, proclaim their
hatred of Popery—they threaten destruction to the PEEL
Ministry for granting some acts of favour and justice to
Roman Catholics, but they are silent as the grave about
PCSEY and NEWMAN, and the traitors that infest
Oxford and Cambridge. How can Englishmen then
respond to such a manifesto as that just issued
by Lord RODEN to the Protestants of the empire?
They know well that the Protestant religion is only used by
Orangemen as a stalking-horse, and that all they want is
full power, as formerly, to persecute and destroy the men
whom they have injured. While Puseyism is allowed to
spread through the land unheeded by these pretended de-
fenders of the faith, no confidence can be placed in their pro-
testations or in their avowed motives for overthrowing the
1 PEEL Cabinet,
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We have intelligence from Madrid to the 15th inst., from
which we arc glad to learn that the Finance Minister is en-
gaged in another important measure of reform. It is well
known that the important duties on many Engiish and
French manufactures are enormously high, and that a general
system of smuggling, which no military force can put down,
is the cons •quence. Senor Mug has turned his attention to
the ruinous practice, injuring alike the revenue and the
morals of the people, and has directed the Commissioners of
Customs to draw up a new tariff, by which many articles now
entirely prohibited would be a mitted at a reasonable duty,
and the tax on others considerably diminished. The Com-
missioners have also been directed to make inquiries into the
character of the persons employed in the collection of the
Customs, with a view to get rid of those who arc in league
with the smugglers. This will be found a laborious task, for
all are implicated,, and the country people, who profit by
the system, will not be likely to give evidence against them.
The report Of the Cemmissoners, it is understood, will be laid
before the Cortes at its meeting iu December. Letters from
Barcelona of the 15th state that the new income-tax had
been resisted at Gerona, that a collision in consequence had
taken place between the people and the Civic Guard who
protected the tax-gatherers,_ and that several lives had been
lost.
No business was done on the Madrid Bourse.

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According to accounts from Paris, the stock and share
market still continued greatly depressed at the close of busi-
ness on Tuesday. The Three per Cents. bad fallen 40c., and
the Fives 10c. Considerable fluctuation bad taken place in
railway shares; but, on the whole, the appearance was bet-
ter, and several of them had recovered from the depression
of the previous day. The run upon the savings' banks had
not much abated, but as the sumswithdrawn had been chiefly
invested in railway shares, and the rage for that mode of in-
vestment had been checked, it was anticipated that a favour-
able change would soon be the result. No further news had
been received from Africa, and the principal topic of
discussion in the journals is the resignation of Marshal
SOULT, and the remodelling of the Cabinet. The Con-
stitutionnel says there can be no doubt that SOULT
wishes to resign, but his colleagues have besought
him not to withdraw for the present, and gives
the following reasons :—" It would be necessary to find a
Minister of War of a rank equal to that of the Governor of
Algeria, the principal of his subordinates, and who would exhibit
great activity in the conduct of our affairs in Africa. This is
the first difficulty. In the second place, it would be neces-
sary to resolve the question of the presidentship of the
Council. But the profound unpopularity of M. Guizor, the
very slight aptitude which he exhibits for all matters not
exclusively of a political character, render .several of the
Ministers, and particularly' M. DUCIIATEL, averse to M.
GUIEOT'S taking that post. Hence the almost universal
desire of the Ministers to preserve Marshal SOULT, though
weak, in the midst of their weak Cabinet. They only ask
him, besides, to keep the title of president. What matter is
it that the atieirs of the war department are ill or well con-
conducted, and that all goes by chance? Is not M. DUCIIA-
TEL there to give votes—and M. GUIZuT there, by his speeches,
to furnish pretexts for requiring them? Marshal Souvr
will watch over his health, and the Ministry will look sharp
to keep itself in existence.. The rest is nothing." The Epoque
a Government paper, says There is great incorrectness,
or to say the least, great confusion in the rumours. Marshal
SOULT has never thought of separating himself from the
I Cabinet, although his health requires that he should be
relieved in part from the fatigues of office. It is not only
since his return from the country that he has testified this
desire; ha had intimated it previous to his departure both to
his colleagues and the KING. The news, therefore, is about
three months old. We hope that the Marshal's health will
be completely re-established, and that he may still continue
to preside over the yinistry, by which his judgment is so
highly app:.eciatv d. But we know that in no case will he
withdraw his concurrence from the;Cabinet, nor his se: vices
from the KING."
According to the Courrier Francais the Dukes D'Auei.u..E
and DE MONTYENSIER are about to set out for Africa, to join
the expedition egainet ADD-A-LUMA The Journal de