The Sun. — 1853-01-22 (London, England)

MADIAIS. We are happy to learn from Lord Jowly that the late Government had exerted itself for them in a way which met his approval, and which Sir H. BITLWER, with his full concurrence, is still continuing. But why, we indignantly ask, was it a merely Protestant deputation to the Foreign-office ? Are no Catholic bosoms fired with the hottest indignation that such things are done in the name of their faith I' It is, unless they inwardly aid and abet these cruelties, more their business than ours. They must publicly move in the matter, or it will be justly said, not that the Duke of TUSCANY, but that Popery has murdered the readers of the Bible. Their faith is disgraced by all this, not ours ; yet hitherto few of them seem concerned to free it from this reproach—one of their prominent members appears even to glory in it. Where is Cardinal WisEmAx Does he imagine that red hats and stockings, and surreptitious and sounding titles will do more for Popery than getting rid of these Tuscan blots on its garments ? Or, does he really think that England will not nauseate the hypocrisy which would raise the cry of Protestant persecution because his Foreign Lord was denied the right of using English territory, to the praise and glory of his Hierarchy, but which can look on very calmly while Popery refuses liberty, health, and life itself to its own victims I We have always been, and we are, thorough supporters of Catholic Emancipation—of entire Emancipation ; but, unless our English and Irish Catholics will give us practical evidence that their Popery is not the Popery of Tuscany—unless they will show even more zeal than the Protestant Alliance to put an end to these Roman Catholic cruelties, they will compel us to doubt whether Popery can be dealt with like any other faith. British civilisation and freedom has driven persecution out of British Protestantism : it now remains to be seen whether it has driven it out of British Popery.  p a C k yesterday,e t Ripon, MEDITERRANEAN AND HEAVY PORTION OF INDIA eMoresby,Oriental rr Company's rred a t MCaliptalirn R. Southamptonsteam and landed her mails under the charge of Lieutenant W. P. Newenham, R.N. Her dates are :—Alexandria, Jan. 7 ; Malta, Jan. 11 ; Gibraltar, Jan. 16 ; Southampton, Jan. 21. Her cargo consists of 4 packages of specie, 1 box of gold dust, 209 bales of raw silk, 29 cases of silk goods, 20 casks of elephants' tusks, &c. Alexandria harbour was full of shipping of all nations. The steam-frigate Faidgaad, sent out by the company for the Pacha, was lying there, after a fine run from Malta of 68 hours. She frequently averaged 13 knots, with only two boilers. There was a grand ceremony performed on her being handed over to the Egyptian officers. The admiral's ship fired a salute of 21 guns for the English flag, and when it was hauled down, and the Egyptian flag hoisted in its place, another salvo of 21 guns was fired—the brass band of the Ripon performing " God save the Queen" on board of the splendid ship. The officers who took her out had each a handsome Damascus sabre presented to him of the value of 25 guineas. The crew got each a month's pay in addition, and the Ripon's band was presented with 151. Alexandria was healthy ; but the rain poured in such torrents, that the wretchedly filthy streets were almost impassable. The quarantine period between it and Malta had been reduced from three days to little more than one day. An excavated city, like Pompeii, near Cairo, named Saccarah, was the object of much curiosity. There have been found in it 38 sarcophagi, each weighing 68' tons. They formerly held the ashes of the sacred bulls, and are all of granite.