The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-24 00:00:00

FEMALE ATTRACTION.

A er a Tiny:: when Beauty constitutes. the most
11... prominent feature in the British Court, which has ob-
taii-wd universal admiiation, every exertion should certainly
be rna,.. to preserve that estimation which has beep So justly
acquired, and, if possible,- to add an additional brilliancy 'to
it. This spirit of emulation produced the Receipt of AI:-
FRE D's ROYAL COMPOSITION (hefore unit'used by
the late Queen of France). The'qualities and Vit-lues of this
inestiifiable Composition have already establishyd: its rep;ita-
tion •it therefore only necessary to mention)that it cilec-
tually eradicates all superfittous Hairs, witlionf'bletnishing
.the skin, which it softens and renders more delicate awl
clear..
Sold in Pacquets at ss.- 6d: and 3s. each, wholesale, by
the I.'pprietor, No. 41, Frith-street, Solo ; and by Vitier,
`Bath Bristol •,- regions, Liverpool ; Smith, Edia-
burgh'; -Iddowes, Shrewsbury ; Dancer, Yotk ; Collins,
Salisbury ; .Binns, Leeds; Hall, Worcester; and tones, Ox-
-1 ord. .

I M ,ER P.' ti

HOUSE OF PEERS.

THDRSDAT, DECEMBER 23.

THE Dnke of Br.J c rut.; It, Earl of PORTSMOUVI,
rind Lord WODEHOUSE, were sworn and took their
Seats.

The various Bills before the House were forward-
ed in their respective stages. -
The'Report of, the Navy Abuses Bill was re-
ceived, and the Amendments made in the Commit-
tee were confirmed by die House.—The. Bill stands
over. for a third re?ding,.
Some private business. was. disposed of ; after
which, their Lordships adjourned till to-morrow.

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THE SUN.

10LE:4 QUIS PICERIL F4LSUM AUDILAT ?

LONDON, DECEMBER 24, ISO 2.

WE received this morning the P.lo7:iteur of the
wh inst. from which we have taken a Letter dated
Constance the ti-th inst. This Letter is so evi,
dently calculated to support the insinuations which
have lately appeared in some of the French Papers,
and is so totally destitute of truth, that we have
very little hesitation in pronouncing it to be of
French Manuladure.

Tirc Discussions which have taken place since
the'rreeting of Parliamcnr, have tended very much
to itzengthen the just confidence reposed in His
Majesty's Ministers, to improve the opinion. which
was entertained of our general situation, and to dis-
pel the gloom which hung upon the minds of many.
The suspicion of too ready a disposition to concede
on the part of Government, entertained by some
persons, has been done away, aeld the fears of others
lest the Nat on should be unnecessarily precipitated
into War, hare equally subsided. .

The Debates of the Session have been marked
by some peculiarities which are worthy of observa-
tion. Mr. Fox is an advocate for the continuance
of Peace—we agree with him in this opinion ; but
IVIr. Fox is isacrlic in the extreme. It is enough t 5
say, that circumstanced as we are, we think 'T .pe

dient at the present moment, to remain at Peace,
'however much we disapprove of roz:ny of the pro-
ceedings of the French Government ; hut to go
further—to insinuate that if BONAPARTE continued
his system of aggression and aggrandizement, that
this w43131:1 aford no reason for breaking the Peace,
j neither just, useful, nor patriotic. But Mr.
Fox has learnt at Paris that the CHIEF CONSUL
wisheS to preserve Peace with us—so undoubtedly
he does, let him do what he pleases—and as an
ahstrad point he has n wish to renew the War
bat the question is this—Will he be checked in
the accomplishment of any of his projeas, by the
apprehension that we should renew hostilities,
although the accomplishment of some of them may
materially affeta our interests, and be just cause of
War on our part ?

Viewing, however, the Power of France with
anxiety and uneasiness, Mr. Fox is not only an
Advocate for Peace, but a Friend to a low Naval
and Miitary Establishment. This notion was
scouted by the House Of Conimons, but not more so
tiun it was by the Country: 'f Thank: God, Mr.
FoN, is not Minister,"—was the cry of all the real
Weil-wishers to tlir safety and welfare of the-Na.

tion.

But, if we disapprove of the hyper-patifc dirpori-
e;on of Mr. Fox, we are as little disposed to adopt
the warlike spirit cfMr,W; NDI-1A7,1 and his Friends
oon the present occasion. It is true, they tell us,
in one so:itary sentence, that they are not sure Wat:
is the remedy for all the Insults and Aggressions of
which they complain ; but their Speeches breathe
nothing hit War. The style of them reminds us of
some of the most remarkable Orations of Mr. Fox
in former periods, who, in one single sentence,
often expressed an approbation of the British Con-
f.titution, while the whole tendency of his Speech
appeared calculated to shew the superior eNccilence
of some of those glorious Fabrics which were eretied
in the course of the French Revolution. But what
prudent man can z!iink War the remedy for the
evlis of which we, at present, complain ? We may
see, and we certainly t!o, with great dissatisfAion,
the annexation of Piedrnnt to Fr'ance, and the sub..
ingatiort of Sivitzeriand ; bin without powerful
Alliances on the continent, will our going, to War
with France, prevent these evils ? Such Alliances
we have not at the present moment. Tiff:Aber, it is

politic in thie Country to enter ';,nto them in gene-
ral, and if so, whether this is the time to form
them, are points upon which we may hereafter take
occasion to offer our opinion.
-When we speak of the satisfltaitin which the Pub-
lic has received from the events of the Session, we
must not forget to notice the flourishing state of our
Finances. Mr. ADDINGTON, with that Justice
and Candour which belong to him, took little merit
to himself for the flattering situation.of our Finance,
but gave it to his Predecessor, whose system of the
Sinking Fund alone would immortalize his name,
if lie had' npt the higher claim of having saved his
Country.

Mr. ADDINGTON'S Statement of Finance, we
recommend to the perusal of those who have so
often told us that our Revenue was kept up by
the War, that' our Resources were nearly exhausted,
and that the Peace was a matter of Necessity.
• These assertions have been often repeated—often
contradicted—but Mr. ADDINGTON'S Speech is the
complete answer to them.

But though we have to state circumstances of
Comfort and •Satisfaaion arising ,out , of the dis_
cussions which we have noticed, we are far from
feeling that the Nation is in a state of perfea ease
and security. If we thought so, we should not ap-
prove, as we most heartily do, of the large Esta-
blishments, both of Army and Navy, which have
been voted. It is to those Establishments we look
for safety, from the danger to which we are prin-
cipally exposed. In vindication of the singular opi.
nion of Mr. Fox upon this point, we were sur-
prized to find him descend to arguments so weak
and futile as those he urged—" Was not," he asked,
" the Seven Years War the most successful of any in
which this Country ever was engaged ? and we
began it," he observed, " with Zrzu Establishments."
We did so—but was the danger which threatened
then, the same which thteatens now ? There had
then been no French „Revolution, founded upon
principles approved,' cried.up, and inculcated by
some of the leading men in Opposition here.—Those
were not times in which it was thought decent, even
in the heat and violence of Party, for any English-
man to wish success to our Enemies. If an Inva-
sion of this .Country had then been attempted,
the Enemy would not have expeaed to have
found one aaive partizan in their cause
throughout the Nation--they would have looked
to success in the force of Arms alone.—What
did they look to when they went to Ireland ?
to the assistance.of that man, amotg others, whom
Mr. Fox travelled to Afaidstone to exculpate !
Besides, at the.period of which we are speaking, we
had Allies—now we have none. The power of
France is also somewhat increased from what it
was at that rime. Surely Mr. Fox must have been
hard driven to support a tottering argument, be-
fore he could have had recourse to measures of
former times, and applying totally to other situ-
ations and circumstances, as precedents to guide the
policy of the present day.

The difficulties of our situation, and the pro-
bability of others arising from the new and un-
settled state of Europe, have induced many most
respeftable persons in both Houses, of Parlia-
ment to call for the services of I\ilr PITT. It is
natural, when so much advantage has been reaped
from the exertion of his talents, in the most trying
period which this Nation ever witnessed, that many
persons should desire to see him placed in the situa.
tion in which his great abilities would be most use-
ful ; but this, we believe to be very far from the
wish of his own heart. We are at the same time
sure, that his transcendant talents will always he
exerted for the benefit of the Country : he will not
follow the example of a certain Senator, desert his
duty, and secede frotn, Parliament when the diffi-
culties of the times most call for his assistance.

Colonel WHITWORTH, brother to Lord WHIT.
WORTH, arrived in Town yesterday from Paris.
It is not expeffed that Parliament will rise for
the recess before Wednesday next..
The DUKE pf CAM B R DC E is expeaed to go from
Stutrgard to Vienna. It is believed that His Royal
Highness will not return to Hanover till towards
the end of January.
A redudion of Lieutenants and men is home-
diately to take place in the Guards, the Companies
that during the 'War, consisted of one hundred and
twenty Privates, Are to be reduced to seventy-five
men per Com:,any. Any Lieutenant wishing to go.
on the half-pay, may by a regulation made by the
Commander in Chief, receive one thousand pounds
in exchange, and no more.
The competition ibr the vacancy in the East In-
dia DireCtion has been one of the most sharply
contested rivalships of the kind which has been
known for many years.
On Thursday se'nnighe there was a brilliant
assembly at Paris, at the Third Consul's, at which
were present the Second Consul, Lord WHITWORTH,
all the Members of the Diplomatic Corps, with their
Ladies, and several English Ladies and Gentlemen
of the first distinction.

Several shocks of Earthquakes 'have been felt at
Algiers since that of the 7th ult. by which a great
number ofh,o4ses have been thrown down,

NAViIL NfWS;

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 22.

THE Glenmore and L' oi:eau Frigates are come
into Harbour, to be paid off
.Bailed the Ranger Revenue Cutter, Capt. FRAS R,
on a Cruize.

Arrived the Thomas, TURKEY; Eliza and Jane,
HAMME.TT;.Fortitiude, SEWELL ; Nymph, LAw.
TON ; Mary, TYRENS ; Austin, LINSLEY ; and
Pearl, ROBERTS, from Sunderland.

Sailed the Alligot.or, Caroline, and Julius Ca.-

sar, for Jamaica.

DE4L, DEC. 23.

Try E Hon. East India Company's Ship Bombay
Castle, sailed this morning on her voyage, with a
fine wind at East.

Last night, about half-past eight o'clock, the
ship Trojan, Captain JOHN MANN, of London, from
Shields bound to Jamaica, got ashore on the Main,
where she now remains, and there is little or no
prospeEt of her being got off.
Remain His Majesty's Ships Peaelole, Immorta-
lite, and Jamaica ; Arrow and Driver Sloops.