The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-22 00:00:00

COTVOI DUTY,

YESTERDAY the following communication 4110
the Right Hon. Mr. ADDINGTON Was made to the
Chairman of the Merchants' Committee, on the sub'
jea of the Convoy Duty ;
" The ATTORNEy and SoLicyroll GENERAI.
are of opinion, that the Aas of 38 George 111.,
chap. '7l, must be considered no longer in force;
but as having expired on the signing of the prelimii
nary Articles of Peace with the French Republic.
The Convoy Duty will consecluently no longer be
detpoded,"

Because Mr. PITT is out of Office, he must not,
it seems, give his opinion to his Friends in power•
DO Mr, PITT then lose his faculties with his
place e Or must hp be supposed to at upon,
the principles of gpeosition, and become an Eve'
my to his King and Country, the mornent
he resigns his employments ? Mr. PITT is well
known to be above such narrow despicable prim
ciples. If the present Administration do indeed
avail themselves of the opinions of such a wise and
such a loyal Politician, in any matters that essen4
tially concern the national interests, they are to be
respeaed for their good sense in not relying with
confident pride upon their own judgment and their
own knowledge, and Mr. PITT is to be admired for

that nn4le candour and patriotic disinteiestednet
which would induce him to assist the courr3els,-,ol‘
consequently strengthen the power of his successors.
We say this, without taking the fad as granted, but
merely in answer to the invidious comments. of the
Opposition Prints,

Citizen SCHIMMELPENNINK, who, it is said,
to be the Negotiator at the Congress at Amiens, is
a name quell known in the diplomatic circle. It
has besides another advantage, that - it is a name
which, when once heard, can never be forgotten.--"
The tenth chapter of Nehemiah, contains nothing
like it,

Mr. SHERIDAN has not, we understand, been
idle in the North, and yet his residence there has
not been entirely for the purpose of writing an
Opera.--An Eleaioneeriug Speculaii,n, we believes
is his principal business, in which his Son is col
ccrned.

The City of Dublin, it appears by a late Cen4
sus, contains 267 Grocers, and 120 Bakers. The
disproportion is so great between the two trades,
'that a poor man in Ireland must occasionally want a
Loaf, if he cannot eat a Sugar Loaf.
BARRINGTON, so long known for his dexterity
in Transferring Stock, has now, we find, turned
his band towards Poetry, and though there is no
great merit in his?rologue on the opening of the
.Botany Bay Theatre, yet it may be observed to his
credit, that the thoughts were not stolen.
The difference in the price of the Quartern Loaf
Is so great in many parts, of the Country, that if
the disproportion continues, we may expert to see
the Mail Coaches laden with New- Bread, for thO
London Market.

In the village of Wells, in Norfolk, there are
tlllabitants of the following strange names :

WOODCOCK,
HAYCOCK,
S FAI COCK,

HANDCOCK,
COCK,
and
ALLcdox.

A curious artique was found on pulling down an
old house last week in Ipswizh. It is a silver
medal, of the size of half-a-crown, with the figure
of CHARLES I. in complete armour, on horseback,
the date 1644.

FRENCH STYLE.—The disproportion of words
to the subjeas they are meant to convey, is cer-
tainly no where so great as in France. A writer
from Bourdeaux, sans, " We are in the age of
Prodigies! Never did such felicitous circumstances
,concur with such eminent talents to celebrate them.
At the moment of the conclusion of Peace, we hare
within our walls BAPTISTE, who is about to con-
clude his drama tic representations; VE sTa Is, whom
we admire as the God of Dancing; CHAME ROl9l
who is as conspicuous for grace as talents ; GAR NE.'
R IN, who is about to give us .in idea of his celestial
journies, and to skim over the fertile fields watered
by the Garrone ; and RucotEßl, whose fire-works
have been the admiration of all Paris.=-1-lappy Boar'
deaux! never did any place but the- Capital before
enjoy such blessings." _

Tfie Minister of Police, at Mont Marsano, 1135
prohibited bull baiting, as a ferocious amusement)
and as a remnant of the Feudal .S').s4'em.