The Sun.
London, England, 1803-05-24 00:00:00

TO CORRESPONDENtS.

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LONDON, MAY 241 1803.

Wit shall ever lament the circumstance which de.
prived our Reporter's of obtaining Seats yesterday in
the House 'of Commons. This was in consequence of
a new regulation with respea to the time of opening
the Gallery Door, the inconveniencies and misfor.
tune of which, as far as the Reporters • and the
Country arc.concerned, we have reason to believe
will not occur again. The exclusion, however,
was clmmon to all the Papers, and in consequence no
part of the Proceedings of thit House has appeared
in any Morning Paper of this Day.
Mr. PITT's Speech, which has been noticed to us
by several 'Members of Parliament, lasted about an
hour and an half, and is admitted by persons of all
parties, to have exhibited one of the greatest efforts
of the human mind ever witnessed within the walls
of the Senate. It was heard throughout with the
most anxious attention, and the applause it re-
ceived in every part was only interrupted by the
eager desire universally felt ihat not a syllable should
be lost. At the close of his Speech, the Howe gave
vent to their feelings, and loud and repeated shouts
of applause continued for some time after he sac down,
The line Mr: PITT took was that of proving, 'in
a variety of instances, that from the signature of
the Treaty of Amiens to the present time, a hostile
mind had been shaven by France to this Country,
that the Government there had manifested one con.
tinued system of insult towards us, and that the
Papers presented to Parliament, fully justified the
War. He spoke entirely upon the point of the
cause between the two countries, carefully avoiding
saying any 'thing as to the conduA of His Ma_
jesty's Ministers, which he consid.ca as a
subject
.of separate inquiry. He represented
the present as the greatest and most awful crisis the
Nation ever witnessed, and called upon the Country
for the exertion of all its energies ; but he stated
that we possessed means which, if. properly called
forth, would save us, but which only could save
us, from all the dangers and difficulties with which
we were threatened. We shall ever consider.it as
the greatest Misfortune so the Country, if this
Speech should nut yet he given to the Public
throes!' the medium of the Press.

Mr. !poke ncxt,and most judiciously be-
gan biS Speech; by stating the great disadvantages
under which he rose, alter the strength of argument
and the burst of eloquence which the House had
just heard,

The Speakers were Lord fla.wictsaußy, *to
moved the Address, Mlr • ERSK I N id, Mr. PITT,
Mr. GREY, who moved an Amendment recom-
mending the seizing the first opportunity of again
making Peace, Lord CAsnaitaApH, Mr. WIL-
BERFORCE, Mr. C. YORILE. Mr. W. SMITH
then moved to adjourn. After this a Conversation
took place respecting the exclusion of the Reporters,
who, it was understood, were to be admitted this
Day into the Gallery in the usual manner. This
Conversation was introduced by Mr. SHERIDAN.
The SPEAK ER stated the request made to him, upon
which he had founied his Order for the Gallery Door
not being opened till after Prayers, but expressed
liia readiness to adopt any meaujre that should seem
to meet the concurrence of the House.

The Ddba:c w 0 adjourned at twtivc o'clock to

'Lis evening.