The Sun.
London, England, 1802-12-04 00:00:00

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THE SUN.

SOLXM QUiE, 3:CS RA ,lILSCM AUDZAT

LONDON, DECEMBER 4, ISO.

WE this morning received the Aloniteur of the
3oth klic. It contains no News whatever, but there
is a long Dissertation upon the English Cons tituti°
in the form of a dialogue between an Englisho
and a Frenchman, who is supposed to be tinder the
influence of what is termed the' Anglo-mania. 11115
article is not written in the same strain of irig4l°
that we have lately witnessed in the Mon;teilr. ~c
acknowledges the excellence of our form of Govelli;
meat, slid merely contencls that it is not calculate
for the People of 'ranee.
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WE are enabled to assure, out Readers, as the te'
suit of inquiries which we have thought it right
make, and on which they may depend, that tbe
French Gentlemen who are supposed to be cooli4
over here, and some of whom, we helievg, are 1r;
rived, calling themselves Consuls for Commera‘fr
Pvrto:es, are wholly unaccredited by our Govern'
ment. We believe, indeed, that an applicatO
that they might be so was peremptorily refuse(/'
They are therefore no more than common French'
men, whos'e Passports must secure their admissi°ll
into the Country ; but whip are subjeft to the 9'
ration of the Alien Laws, and liable to be at afil
time sent away for tilal-pratc.tices.

. .
THE interesting Debate which took place ill t.11.°
House of Commons on Thursday, was wholly 111244:
peaed, This cannot be wondered at, ,when it '4
recollected that, perhaps, no' instance ever beo/4
occurred of a discussion taking place or a Nail Aff
Army Estimate on the Report, which has been Of
fered to pass through the previous stages unnorif;sa;•
A more extraordinary ground of charge boo
by, any Opposition against any Government, 1-''"
that which was $o warmly supported on this 00;
sion, we do not remember ; and it was fairly al'
justly retorted upon them from the Ministerial'
of the House. It was, that the Minister,
the Estimate was presented the day before, did n°
tr
in a set speech, state the special grounds on whlt ici
it was recommended. How did the case gan.
•
HIS MA; ESTY, in his Speech front the Ishr°Pcto
strongly intimates the propriety of having rcca4i.",3
to new means of Severity for the Country 3
ill the Debate which took place on that occasion'
00
was clistinftly explained by Ministers, to meat' cu.
increase of our Naval and Military Establishoo.
This was gniversally approved of, with the OcePt
tier) only of Mr. Fox.--,Cin Monday a reguMrtej
Eke was given, that the Estimate would be v°
on the -Wednesday ; gn Tuesday the CgANCfi
se,
LQR of the Excl.:Eat.; ER informed the 149°
,
that we had still go,ooo Sailors atig,„
iv
ployed; and on Wednesday it was formallY Poe
•posed that that number should be kept up• re
e
a
Minister appears ia his place to answer
, so)
questions that may be put to him, and to g", '-vol
,explanation that might be required. Not one
ene"
was said upon the subject; from which it wa"oic,
rally inferred by the House, and by the F`i
"°WI
that the propriety of the measure was IOC) ,011
ous to admit of the possibility of a canine"t was
it. Thus the proper opportunity of diseussi°o not
lost, namely, in the Committee ; and lr'sti;leott
through any neglea on the part of ,Governi the
but through the general acquiescence °
House. in 6611
It will he observed that this Vote was,
f ft
not for an increase of numbers ; and even t
we believe it has never been customary for the the
nister, unless specially called upon, to state) P:4O,
first instance, any special ground for stieil've:s),
tion. But we are wholly at a loss to conce :41g
this disrespect to the House (as it was eallewd);s,
the
not as properly have been noticed on °1 wet
day as on the Thursday, though even on the f
co reirl
day it would have appeared singulari as
from
would,
thiolosew
evwel
ia)apvperovberdougoifit tonhethrticesuebrre It
bate
the regular and usual day. It is rather-rem'
that Mr. WINDHAM did not speak. one of
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The ATTORNEY GENERAL'S Speech
Cd was
fialC
• tilC
the happiest.pieces of pleasantd animated
that the House has ever witnessed'

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