The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-30 00:00:00

sv Lich would bet. in faet, to tax LOA-
-I.,;(xbe,ejhan those to whin the exem,fttions were
granted.
It any person stilleioubts tine force, of Mr.-Pitt's
obje.dion, It:t him look into tie Loan MI, iS the
fasf or Of tit;y former year, he will tl;ere find a
planse by which the faith of Parliament is pledged
not to tax the dividends of the public creditor:
Sorely I eon not putting a :harsh constration.upon
this eogagernen:, when I say that at least it is sti.
ciliated by this e.natlme»t that incomes arising frinri
those dividends (even if: the exigency of the State
reqUires a tax upon all intone, and this description
pi income is. included t ith the lest) shall not be
taxed in a higher proportion than other species of
income : to have taxed them higher, theo, would
evidently have beett a breach of nationa/ faith, yet
such would have been the elfcet if Mr. Addington's
suggestion had been adopted."
The: ollowing admirable conclusion to this valu.
ble wail:, will be read with satisfaction, by every
Friend to his CO i
untry, and cannot, n our opinion,
be too much, diffused.
It has been recommended 85 the policy. of weak
Statec, to sow dissentions among its, enemies, as
she best hope Of security. I c,ihnot suppose that :It
such a moment as the present, Mr. Addington alts
no. n thi, system with respe.i.t.to the different Poll.
tied Parties in the Country ; but if those who go.
veto, are not I (Ikea up to with confideoce, it will
almost necessarily follotv, that our ablest Statesmen
will take different lines, and we shall ,bp. deprived
tie tall ose and henefrt of the great talents, to be
found in the Nation, a thfficult crisis, all should
bind their best assistance; but men yvill4Lubt the -uc.
cess even of well.dige,ted and efficient wahine, in on..l{tllul ha alt
they will be backward in tffilring sug.
gestioos, if they find their plans 'marred or confused
in the exteottion.. Our author tells us, that tinder
the presit Ministers, we must fight fur all that
is etexir and :sacred to humanity. :By their side we
shall either'coitquer or lie • (I,)w n.' I hope' we are
not ret'oted to that predicament, but if we are,
.r.tidt not hi down. Utter abler and more
exi:eii:fnced Leaders our task might be easier, and
our. buffering* Jess severe ; but the question we have
to coesider is of a higher nature than the ereference
fo. one man, or the diStrust of another. livery
thing is at.st Ake. Liberia, et omnitt noara dabio.' It
is a questison between the tullest enjoyments, and
thelutterest miseries 'of human life—between the
proudest glory arol, the most abjea homiliatjon.
'' If ever this Tiatinn was involved in a Contest
whioi cwght to call forth all its energy and enthu.
it is that io which we are now engaged.—
We ;ire threatened with destruaion by the haughty
iesclence of an invading foe, by him, who most
uelortunately for the li,ippiness of the wotld, pos.
se s gir.iittif means of ,loooyance than for centuries
past lids been concentered in the hands' of any one
,ratan. 'But our safety depends upon ouiselves—our
exertions are cp.lled for by every Just and honourable
sentintent ; they are animated by the bright •ex.
ample oh a beloved King, 'who will ' share our
daogers in the defence of our Constitution, out ge.
Laws, and ludeplndence.'
A. free State will ever he considered as, an of..
g to a despotic Goveroment : and
we ate looked upon by the Chief' Consul of France,
as guilty of every s;xciei of offence and pinllooa.
lion. The influence of .Liberty in Our happy hand,
Itas enabled cis to,conoteraEt the disparity of nom.
bet,,, We have put forth the energies of Freemen,
and. we have been for centuries past the successful
rivals of Ftaliee. We have held out the exaMple of
a Constitution wide") she ensiles, but cannot imitate.
co. Nations of Europe we have alone dared
firmly` to resit the fatal progress of Fren
Th, se are ant g our crimes. Let Uslook
at the Charatter of him whom revolutionary means
fi oie placed tot the summit of power, and 'ask our.
whether we shall be forgiven ?--No----If the
areiltied attempt should be made, and it were
POssible 'to 'suppose that we could fail in the stiug.
, uo it orris which I can use would convey an
~f the wretchedness of our lot. In vain should
we look for Oa extent of our sufferings, even to
tenliappy Countries which ttatiog been lulled
C. i prontoeh into irultinary.secnrity, have after.
o desolatedby the fury of revolutionary
If fail, neither let-us fititter ourselves
Wikli the hope, nor liarbLor the oet,tre, of mercy.
lf,we fail, ss e shall bee!,insidered less as the cap.
01 conquest, than the viCiitns of revenge
d,-;it we shi(il be friuMphant I have the firmest
Conyititim, because I .haVe witnessed that gallant
spirit which has pervaded- the C, untry because •I
ktuiV" titat'BrittinS will readily risk ;heir liVes for
the preservaritio of those inestimable bleasiees
• whielv their' ancestors have sit nobly bled to obtain ;
Oelieve tharthere are few among us who
tvr.tnd not prefer Itonottrable deiitli to ignoininious
„ei ; aod I*;stise am_ sure that if we' ate
aCtorttcd h these. seuriments, thotigh vi)Obly' from
a desecrate attempt eat 4he F-;lemy, England may
buffer, yet., France cannot sge.ceted. " •

WA, it has been found hY numerous experiments,
by. PitOtisT, Cl-lf!1/41346‘,1.1, FCitiiANDl.7., and
OtiletS, is the, w4k Or Vegetation, and not of bees;
when ztrat'Avd, by 'elletnicid proeestt front tLefectila
of the small joulntrbe, eabb,ige,&c. the woi is'
white, dry, ard brittle, and withont
wix is supposed to coll4t!tnte 'the varnish which ex.•
'tends over plants to secure douht, front
the efkti Of motddingi,' and which forms. the. soft
I IN s'cc The ftcull of
bloom on p.um • opium
contains a.kind of tallbwl.as well as wax, , _