Circulars have been issued in all directions, calling for signatures
to an ad- dress of thanks to Sir Robert Peel, framed in the Vestry room of St. Mark's Church, Pentonville, and purporting to come from the Minister, Church- watdens, &c. The rabid Toryism of the Minister of this church, who could so far forget himself as to call on such of his congregation as were opposed to Whig innovation to prove it by sitiginge‘ God Save the King" after the sermon, will not be easily forgotten. The Reverend Tory need not take so much trouble to keep untouched the extravagant incomes of some of the Bishops; for he may rest assured, whatever Government may be uppermost, his visions of mitres, crosiers, and lawn sleeves, will never be realized. —Morn/ fig Chronicle.
Something occurs daily to verify the truth of Lord Cf. KEEN- Dores remark, that no class of' men display such ignorance of batman affiiirs, and such inability to profit by experience, as clergy- men. It is strange that some of the violent candidates for pro- motion have not discovered the cautious dislike of political parsons, which, in modern times, Ministers of State almost invariably dis- play. Look at the occupants of the Episcopal Bench—Bishop Pstmeorrs is the only one among them who was distinguished as a partisan. The rest are known as quiet toadeaters and re- latives of the Aristocraey, excellent Greek scholars, or exemplary and learned divines. It is evidently, therefore, more politic to imitate the conduct of HOWLEY, VAN MILDERT, or the SUMMERS, rather than that of the Bishop of EXETER. Apart, however, from views of personal aggrandizement, and with respect merely to the extension of the Church's influence among the People, it seems little less than idiocy to mix up religion with Tory polities—to treat dissent from the Church as synonymous with disaffection to the State. There is sufficient temptation held out to secede from the Establishment, without inlisting party prejudice against it. Yet we see constantly, that very sincere clergymen of the Church adopt this course with vehemence. When will they cease to deserve Lord CLARENDONS reproof, cease to meddle with politics, sad learn wisdom from experience ?
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