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London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

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FOR THE SUN.

THEIIIIII,E.

EDITOR,ITa;e wondered greatly at
!our admitting into the, columns of pyour. Pa-
Per a controversy on the subject of Mr. BEL-
4ArnY's Bible, and still more at the length to
Ititielt you have permitted it to extend. Af-
ter
tlie Letters of BIBLIOPHILUS and PRI-
btALIX, it is •impossible for you to doubt one
ninment, either on the incompetency of Mr. BEL-
44MY, or the mischievotis tendency of the turn
l'ithich the dispute has taken., The article in The
Fitarterly Review was decisive on the work ; and
tf the 'Letters of STACKHOUSE be not written by
-11.• BELLANIY himself, they can be conceived to
be written by no other person of sane mind, who
is setiously in earnest.. for the credit, of Holy
"lipture. Their tendency is obviously to discre-
dit the Authorised Version, to unhinge the faith
of the multitude, anti to give " great occasion to
the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme." Bunt-
"HiLus has justly expressed his indignation at
the admission of such offensive matters as the
I
r"tters at STACKHOUhE contain, particularly the
t• Of the tendency of them, no man of cot».
!nod sensecan doubt ; and in my own mind, I
have no doubt of the intention, if he be any other
Malt BELLAMY himself.

- trust that your Paper, which professes to be
the advocate of the Established Church, in the
Preservation of which, I believe firmly, with the
sedate portion of my brethren, that the best in-
terests of genuine Christianity are deeply interest-
V'as Will no longer be defiled with•this trash.
have been a constant reader of your Paper for
ranY years, and shall lament to see the Editor
eeoulte the dupe of concealed impiety or iniudi,
cious zeal.

I now take the opportunity of condemning an
article which appeared some'few weeks since, ad-
itto the persecution of the Protestants in
.1a South of France, which was a gross tnisrepre.
Zatation ; and the cause of the Protestant tell-
-6144 in this country, is, or ought to be, too proud
t° stoop to adopt the cry of the Dissenters,
lig,4jost the present Government in France, to
*nom their brethren in the South were hostile,
1)1 account of their attachment to the exiled
solver, and who were astonished at the inter-
ference of their friends in England.
I must also condemn the hasty insertion of such
an offensive article as the pretended petition of
; Ile three wretched men who have suffered for
orgery. Could it for a moment be deemed
genuine

ECCLES. ANGLIC. PRESBYTER.
beceintier 17, 1313.

r, ***We have inserted this Letter from our angry
t'ovrespondent, because we wish to be impartial
" a subject of essential importance, upon which
1:e do not deem ourselves competent to decide.
And who are, without due enquiry, and deep
investigation ? We can assure him, that Mr.
pELLAMY is not the author of STACKHOUSE'S
ii.e t tIeES• STACKUOUSE we know to be a learn-
and experienced member of the Bar, and es
;4111ly attached to the truth of the Holy Scrip-
' member
and the Christian Dispensation, as any
'"cother of the Church. Our Correspondent is
Inistaken if he supposes that we have not duly
considered the propriety of introducing the Con-
!roversv into our Columns: It is of essential
;41Pnrtance that what is of universal and eternal
..-Ii
"crest, and what is in universal circulation,
be rendered as clear as possible, in order
tO remove the sophistical objections of artful .In-
trie)°, and to obviate the ridicule of sneering
fligates. We consulted some of our wisest
"the and ablest Correspondents, members of
`"e Church and of the Laiety, and they express-
ed their
.approbation of the proposed measure,
1.44 likely to draw public attention to sacred sub-
lects in these licentious and unruly times. We
,4re reason to believe, that some of the highest
2.'"atacters of the United Kingdom, in point of
station, and kruowledge, direct their atten-
tion totsards the subject as discussed •in the Co-
tt', "Ins of Tug SUN, and therefore, we conceive
i kat We shall be forwarding the interests of Truth,
.c'aralitY, and Religion, in ,giving, consistently
.ItH decorum, full latitude to the Controversy.
As to the treatment of the Protestants in the
s
4"th of France, we are sincerely persuaded that
resulted from the fanaticism of POPERY. With
.011)ect to the fictitious Petition of the executed,
ei:ielactors, we do not pretend to so much dis-
td::n 'ent as our Correspondent, but were deceiv-
like wiser men than ourselves, who thought it
•, and surely we are not to be blamed for
witi
'ng on time side of mercy ? We shall conclude,
the assuring our Correspondent, that we rely on
eeivl"htity of his motives, aud shill{ be glad to le-
toest, eonnuonications upon the subject in
teriztl?n, or any other, while they are charac-
“ by (2116304 n meekness and charity,
EDIToIt.

POETRY.

LINES.
Written after visiting Westminster Alibity.
However thou that hear'st sublime I+
The Ark of Freedom and of Fame, -
With each fair stream of elder Time,

Vie, proudly vie thou classic Thame ;
What though unknown to pastoial song;
Thy banks no heaven-crowned hills invest,
And Commerce, with her busy throng,
Despoils old Nature's sylvan nest,

Yet here, as wont, the Poet's strain
Is wafted o'er thy gentle deep,
Re-echoed from that sacred fane,
Where 'scepter] Bards with Monarchs sleep.
And if, as Poet's faith would deem,
Departed spirits e'er descend
To warm the yrinthful votary's dream,
The faltering courage to defend,
Then, master of each conning spell,
May CHAUCER touch the trembling strings,
Or SHARSPEARE, from his Orphvan shell,
Breathe forth unutterable things.
And thither, at the Gloamin's hour,
May MILTON, like his RAPHAEL, glide,
And SPENSER, warbling in his bower,
No longer sue to be denied :
There too from Pore—from DRYDEN'S bier,
Shall inspiration flow;
Enshrin'd shall he the Poet's tear,
To medicine others woe.
Is there who spurns that vulgar life
41'he sordid and the sensual crave,
Who challenges a noblie strife •
Amid the Wise, the Great, the Brave!
'Twits in this hallow'd fane of death
He lit the torch, whose vestal flame,'
With unextinguishable breath,
Shall guide him to immortal fame.
Here glowed upon his lips the vow
All pains, all pleasures to contemn,
Till Honour should''invest his brow
With her unfading diadem.
And thou, Oh ! claiSic Thames! attest
The sigh With virtuous feeling fraught, •
Nor chill the ardour of his breast
With the sad lore by sorrow taught.
Oh ! breathe not of the lonely bier,
Late launder] upon thy silent deep;
Thou weft the wretched outcast's heir,
And shnuld'st his trust with rev'rence keep.
Nor rare, nor precious the bequest—
The nameless corse—unsought, unknown--
The weeds that Poverty confess'd—
The broken heart—and ill-suppress'd
The silent tearand stifled groan—
He gave thee all, and died alone.

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