The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-30 00:00:00

THE ADDINGTONIAN ECOYO,III'.

IT is very difficult indeed for the Partizans of the
present Administration to find any one point upon
which they can stand the test in a comparison with
their Predecessors; and indeed there are very few
points in which they attempt it. Pitt they have
discovered that, the Expenditure of the last War
was very great, and therefore they chilli: easily to
persuade the world that it was prodigal ; and they
are willing to suppose that if they can, out Of a
large expenditure, seleft a few instances of fraud
upon the Government, they have proved their case ;
and this is quite good and sufficient ground for
them to stand upon as great Economists. , One of
their friends (Mr. BULL.EIt of Exeter) said in a
Debate lately that
.he ,was a friend to rational
economy, and that he'was nor ashamed to declare it.
This hold and novel sentiment drew from the Trea-
sury. Bench, and particularly from the Doftor, the
loudest plaudits. But who doubts that the An
DI NGTONS will always have economy. in their
_mouths, whatever they have in their practice. If
• you were to hear the elder ADD / NGTON hold forth
upon the Cardinal. Virtues, you ,would think him
little less than. a Saint—but upon the subject of
Economy,`and in t!ie Naval Department too, twice .
were Transports-taken up to bring away the Han°.
verians Troops from Hanover, but that indecision
which mars every thing interposed, an enormous
freight was paid, the vessels were not employ.
ed, and the Troops left in the lurch. Who has
not heard of the wonderful instance of Economy
exhibited in the person of Sir WILLIAM BE 1, -
L I NGHAM ? He has been superannuated in the full
bloom and vigour of life, upon his rwhole salary,
merely for the purpose of obtaining an appointment
at the Navy Board—and yet these are the persons
who talk of Economy !—Compare the 'expence of
the present year with that of any year of the late
War ; and examine also 'what has been done, at:d
the Public will see that they are now upon the most
ruinous system of economy which ever mouldered
away the substance of a duped and insulted Na-
tion—for it is insult, and of the cruellest kind,
for Ministers to tell a People whom they are reduc-
ing to penury, (and without one attempt made at
any great or glorious achieVement- to compensate
them for their sacrifices), that all this is dory, upon
a plan of -Economy. How long the Pohlic will
suffer this miserable Son of EscUlapius to administer
his deleterious drug-, .we know not, but . let. them
beware of his play ,Ible palaver, and his dangerous
prescriptions—We say in the words ofM.ohere,
------- Craignoos tous In noakir,
II west pas %Ado, ce n'est qu'un I inposteur.

An alarming fire broke out on Wednesday morning
in the'distillery of MeSS.CALVERT, CLARK anit'Co.
at Vauxhall. " It happened by the bursting of•the
great still, which contained 10,000 gallons of wash,
which instantly was inflamed, and thteatened the
'immense establishment, as well as the neighbournood,
with ruin. It wai very near the second still, which
was charged with a quantity of spirit above proof,
the explosion of which would have communicated to
400 tons ofmanufaEtured ginolmost equal in strength
to spirits of wine. The presence of mind, courag-e
and activity of the two men attending the still, pre-
vented the destruaion of the whole, by throwing in
a quantity of grains into the stoke hole, and smo-
thering the flames.
Wednesday, evening, about six.-o'clock, a fire
broke out at the house of Mr. DE CAMP, cop-
per-plate printer, in Castle_street, Oxford Road.
It begin in the back.gairet, which is employed as a
work-shop. The• upper-part of the house was much
injured, but by the timely assistance of the engines,
the progress of th: flames was soon checked.