The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-01 00:00:00

L D o yUL r 1803.

Wu received this morning the Ahniteurs of the
26th and 27th, and the Bruirdi Paper of the 26th
ult,
The Mon;teurs are filled with Addresses to the
First Consul, on the War, and with Extracts from
the Mandates of Archbishops and Bishops, calling
upon the Clergy of France to offer up their prayers
to Heaven, for the ruin of that Country in which
they were received with kindness, and supported
with liberality, when they were driven like cri.
minals from their Nativ-e Land.

The Brunels Paprr contains a Note presented
by the French Minister to the Landamman of Swit.
zerland, stating the commencement of Hostilities
between France and England. It enlarges upon the
moderation and pacific disposition of the French
Government, which the People of Switzerland may
perhaps find some little difficulty in believing, after
the experience which they have bad upon that subjed.
The French Funds 0. So.

A long discussion took place last night in the
House of Commons on the third reading of the Bill
for raising an additional Force for the befenre of
the Country, but the Public are precluded from
being made acquainted with the greater part.of it,
as the Gallery was cleared at an early hour, and ie.
mained shut for the remainder of the evening. The
SECRETARY at WAR moved the Standing Order for
the exclusion of strangers on Colonel CRAWFORD'S
rising to address the House.

E Bills for raising a Tax upon Property will
we are. persuaded, be canvassed in Parliament with
the same Public Spirit which has distinguished the
Debates upon the Defence Bill, and- that one general
sentiment will prevail—that of rendering this Mea-
sure as free from objedion, and.at the same time as
prodative as possible 4 .The'attempt to render th:s
Tax more equal, and the Amount of each Person's
quota more secret than under the former Income Tax
is laudable, but we fear will be fruitless. In propor-
tion as the desideratum of concealment is obtained,
the means of evasion are afforded. h this to be con.
tutored as a Tax upon Land, a Tax,upon the Funds,
or a general Tax upon Income ? It is evidently a
Tax upon Income, with an attempt to coiled that
part of it arising from Landed and Personal Pro.
perry, with more accuracy than under the former
Income • At ; and being so, we cannot see the
great advantage of calling it by any other name.
Rat the Tax will 'not be rendered more equal
by making the Land pay to the full amount,
and the Funds to the full amount, while other
Property escapes ;—besides, to obtain this full
and accurate payment upon the Funds and upon
Land, the machinery appears to us so com-
plicated that we cannot help doubting the
possibility of its regular and efficient movements.
With respell- to the Land, the amount at which it
is charged to the Poor. Rate, where that Rate is
just, is to be the criterion of its value ;-..where it
is unjust, the value is to be ascertained by a survey.
What will be the consequence ? An alteration of
the Poor.ltate in half the Parishes in England,
and endless appeals to the Quarter Sessions. The
Tax on the Fundi,it was said, was to be eulleded at
the Bank. We were astonished when we heard the
proposition, because the thing is impossible. To
have colleded the Tax at the Bank, the Pireelors.
must have begun by creating themselves into a ge-
neral body of Commissioners, under the At ; fur
otherwise how would it have been possible fo: them
to have made the proper •dedudions on account of
Property under 601. per annum, Sec. &c.
The probability is, that the old Income Tax will
be resorted to.- When that Tax was first pro.
posed, nobody affeded to say that in all cases it
would be found. to bear, with precise accuracy and
equality upon all the branches of the community ;
but it was universally admitted to be absolutely ne.
cessary to raise a large sum for public purposes
within the •year—and, with all its imperfedions
upon its head, it was adopted by the Public Spirit
of the Nation, no better mode of effeding the
same object having been devised. Many persons,
at the time we arc speaking of, doubted, (we
thought foolishly) whether the necessity of making
as large a sacrifice as • tbat measure called for;
absolutely existed ; and to this . doubt may
be principally reietred all cavil; .‘v,lticlt were
Jtervards made agaitht it. Bor. doe's any body
tiotibt the nrce6,;ity now ? The question nott, i be.
kveen the cons tibnCont. Icevie4kv 1304 tllt, and

the Tneorne.Tax imposed by the British Parliament.
if there are any among us who prefer the former,
they will grumble at the Tax, and endeavour, to
excite disturbance ; but those who prele,r the latter
will consider the best means of rendering it as little
burthensome and vexatious as possible, but will pay
it with cheerful hearts, because they know the value
of that which it will be the means of preserving to
them.

Windsor continues to be full of Company. Ocie
Wednesday evening the Terrace, that beautol',
Promenade, was crowded. Among the Compaq
we noticed the Earl of Ux nlt I pcir, . and Lord ail
Lady HENLEY. THEIR MAjtsTIES, the Pritt
CESSCS MARY, SOPH lA, ANIE I. lA, and the Princtil
CHARLOTTE of WALES, arrived soon after eve
o'clock. The young Princess appeared extremely
gratified with the sight ; she principally associated
with Major DESI 3 ROW 'S children, and they alt 2
played together. The Staffordshire Band is a veryti
capital numerous. one ; they have five Bass instru.'7
menu. and a Trombone; their playing attraded the*:
attention of the young Princess, and they ployest
several favourite tunes at her request, partieularlf
" Sir. David Hunter Blair's Reel," and ii Speed
the Plough.", Her desire was made known to the
Band by Majnl DIOS ROW.
On Wednesday evening the Patric tsses Auct:sv.
.• of

and EL z stir, attenTled by the Marchioness of
nud the Countess of ri.O,F, took. an airing
in 0 sociable through the plantations in the Great
Park.

Early yesterday morning Mr. VitAcrrAvr,
Messenger; arrived at Windsor with dispatches to
HIS MAJISTT•

Yesterday morning about nine o'clock, Hts MA'
/Ivry and the PatNctSSIS SOPHIA and Amattx
took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park.
About twelve o'clock Haa MAJESTY, and the
Princesses AUGUSTA/ EL, AD BTUs MARY, pa
the Princess CHARLOTTE of Witots, took als air-;
ing in a Phaeton and two Soeiables, through Eton',
and honoured Miss Vast, at Stoke green, with 4:
morning visit ; the Royal Party amused themselves
with walking in Miss VYSE'S delightful Garden*
and afterwards partook of some refreshments. •
Last night Tit tit MA I E STI as had a Seidl Nap
among them were Lord and Lady By I.,KELET,
Lord and Lady HENLEY.
Hcr Majesty's Band played in an adjoining room"

The following notice was yesterday publicly
read at the Stock Exchange :
" Mr. Coitity, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of Tor
land, is, from particular circumstances, under the necessitY
of fixing Friday the btlt of July instead of MondaY thy,
r ith of tiir receiving the bidding for the Nish 1.02311
t,00.),0001. at the Castle, in Minim.
Yesterday a Common Council was held at
hall, when the LORD Mavoß informed the Courts
he had called them together for the purpose of 40'
sidering a Letter he had received from the SPCIO".:
TARP at WAR, respeBing the number of men t'l:,;
be raised by the City, when the Court tesolv6R:
teat Soo men be Noluntarily' raised for the serviclh:l
and referred it to the Militia Committee .40..c0i0:
cider and report on the best means to be adopttit
for raising the said men.
To-morrow a Court of Common Council wilt be

held to receive the Report from the Militia Caw.
mitt cr. '
The Earl Of HARDW IcK gi it is said, has writtert
to be recalled from Ireland, he conceiving that tho
Offices of Lord Lieutenant and Commander in
Chief of the Forces should be united in some Mili-
tary Man. it is probable that Marquis CON'
WALL is may be re.appointed to that important sta-
tion.
This day the two Regiments 9f London Militia
were inspeOed by General Lits&min the Artillery
Ground.
Sir Jottx Lttc &tr a, • has made an offer to Co.
vernrnent to raise a Regiment of Cavalry upon hie
own estate in Cheshire.
it
Ten sti
a. ot
Colonel
ofCavalryt
h e 2
tafsortm
Government mean immediately to raise Pour Ite.l
Li
p tnhaet‘line. General Hiatt.
is Yo have one of them;
land.
A great firing it. seems Was heard at Dolt
Itoyisaalpmpotintitned7
estnsszcpoaf:
Scot.
intend the recruiting
on
Wednesday last coming from the (Patter of 41,(44:1"
from which it was concluded that the Culp',
sttt had arrived at that time at that place.
An able Naval Officer suggested the idea
ditys ago, of having a tew Bomb Vessels reil
Dover to drop over with the night tide, and
bard Calait the night
.the Chief Consul was t
there, which would be on Wednesday evenin
This would have given him, a fort.tazie a
sweets of invasion, bur it was thought too AC
`a me-attire to be pursued against klit,consular
•
jury.
Capt. COCIIRANR'S remark on Wednesday,
ing in the House of Commons relative to the
Marines, is surely well worthy of attention.
present there are .J not zoo Men at the Head
.J
all the three Divisions of that Corps p
geffier•

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Every body must be struck with the different, ill
the conduit of Mr. Fox and Mr. PITT. The Lour'
superior to the bias of Party when the interess of
his Country are concerned, anxiously attends tdbis
public duty, and by the aid of his Counsels imprwes
every plan for the national defence. The oast
seems to he sunk into a disgraceful torpor, thst
i.
renders him totally indifferent to the welfarti'
the State and to the sentiments of his Countryu
and only alive to the inglorious enjoyment of 4
luptuous ease, at a time when an ambitious and it:.,,
placable Foe threatens us with ruin and extirpati#
as a People.
As Mr. Tr Ettrceir has always held himself forstut
as a staunch advocate for public principles and di'
interested patriotism, it might be thought that s.! ,t,
would have made some chew of those Principl; it
when he came into Office, or, at least, that he woo )
vadually have changed from patriotic ostentat 0 : ,
to private partiality. Tice rapidity, however, wir. .
which tie distnissed Mr. TROTTORI in orderil,
make room for his- Brother-in-La shews that 0 ,
is already utterly indifierent to public opinion. ii-
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