THE PREMIER'S LETTER-WRITER TO THE POPE.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 546, 9 July 1851, Page 4

THE PREMIER'S LETT ER- WRITER TO THE POPE.

Mr. Punch, as private and confidentnl Secretary to the I'roDiier, begs to transmit the subjoined letter, together with a more formal official communication, by the 01 Jmary medium of conveyance, to 11 is Holiness : — " Downing Street, Dec. 14, 1850. " M^ dear Sin. — " i wish to address you — plain Mastai FrniiETii — as equally plain John Hussrir.. My object in vriung this note is, to rentier die diplomatic message accompanying it perfectly clear to you; so that there shall be no mistake about it. Of course you are aware, by tins time, of the violent excitement which has been occasioned among us by your division of England into bnliopiioks. Do not buppose that this was in the least degree created by my letter, directed to the countiy thiough the Bishop of Durham. On the contrary, to that letter alono it is owing, that the excitement w.is not much more violent. If I had not written it, I don't know wliat would have happened, and I know not what will happen if I do not fulfil the pledge' it contains. 1 have as good aa promised the people legal redu^s, by abolishing your bishops' territorial titles. '1 hat has, comparatively, quieted them. I must keep my piomise, or be mniveisally scouted, or you must take the affair out of my hands, by revoking your bull, and ictranslating your bishops to Melipotamus, and Utopia, and Jericho. "As Vicars Apostolic, or whatever else you may please to call them except bishops of places in England, there is no objection at all to their remaining here. Our people don't wish to peisecute them in the slightest manner, or to prevent them from preaching and teaching their peculiar doctrines with perfect freedom ; but the British public, mind you, will not bave those doctrines preached and taught under what appears to be its sanction and approval. " Now, my dear Sir, you must see that to call a Mr. Solomon, Archbishop of Wlstminbter, is nothing more or lesi of a trick than making use of Westminster's name to indorse a bill. So with the rest of your bushopneks throughout England. — I forbear from quality ing these transactions with the teims which I should be justified in applying to them; but really, my dear Sir, 1 must say that this kind of thing won't do : and you cannot be allowed to take these liberties with our/ credit. Understand, once for all, that John 801 l is lesolved to be a bull to himself; — and let me recommend you — I sprak vernaculaily, not as an expositor — to draw [in those horns of yours, or el&e you will place me between those of a veiy unpleasant dilemma. I havo the honour to be, my dear Sir, " Youis, as you behave yourself, " John Hussell." " The Right Rev. Masiai Ferretti, Bishop of Rome,"