The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-26 00:00:00

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THE SUN.

soLum QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDI:AT ?

LONDON,
TVEDNESD4Y, NOVEMBER 26, 1817.

We have again to announce the non-arrival of
Paris Papers. Two days' Journals are now due.

The following is an extract of a letter from the
Agent to Lloyd's at Gibraltar, dated 816 inst. :

", Passed the Straits to the Eastward, the Alge-
rine Squadron, and was joined by the Algerine
brig lying near the river Palmonis."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM QUEBEC, DATED

ISTH oCTtil3Pft.

" We are happy to state that the partial alarm
which existed in this city, during the last week,
respecting a contagious fever which was said to
have made its appearance in this city, is dissipated.
Some cases of typhus fever certainly occurred
some time taco, but we have not lately heard of
any new cases.—On Monday morning last, about
3 P. M. this city was visited with a thunder storm
of unusual severity and duration, but we have not

heard of its having done any maerial injury.—
Yesterday the ship Zephyr arrived here with IS9
German settlers, men,, women and children : they
will immediately proceed up the country to their
place of destination."

This being the Settling Day of a long Consol
Account, in which there has beerk fluctuations of
3 to 4 per Cent., We hare pleasure in informing
the Public that no Defaulter appeared in the
Market ; the Commissioners, who• purchase for
the Reduction of the National Debt, bought about
150,000 Consols at 83i, which is about the settling
price of the day. Consols for the January Ac-
count (in which there has already been large
bargains clone) are 84U, and money may be had
to any amount at 4 per Cent.

There was a well-written article in The Morning
Post of yesterday, adverting to the licentiousness
of the Press, and intimating that the LAw OFFI-
CERS OF THE CROWN had been desired to direct
their attention particularly to those seditious pub-
lications which, in one shape or other, seem in-
tended to bring Government into contempt, and
excite the people to acts of rebellion. In justice
to ourselves, therefore, we reprint a short article
on this subject, which appeared in TUE SUN, in
order to shew that our communication did not
proceed from a light authority :

" We have reason to believe that it has been
determined that the LAW OFFICERS OF THE.
CROWN shall in future peruse all the Publications
that issue ft om the Seditious Presses of this
Country, not for the purpose of restraining that
free discussion which our Constitution admits, and
demands, but to guard that Constitution front the
open and insidious attacks of its enernies,"—(See
Tn SUN of the 13th instant.)

A new bugbear was recently started in The
Morning Chronicle, on the subject of the Succes-
sion to the Throne of these Beak's, and it -con-
tends, that becatise the DUKE or YORK is now
the nearest in succession to tke PRINCE REGENT,
he should no longer occupy the situation of Com-
mander-in-Chief. To justify this silly alarm on
the consequences of suffering the best Commander-
in-Chief we ever had to retain .the station which he
has held so much to his own honour, the improve-
ment of the British Army, and the satisfaction of the
Empire, The Chrtnicle refers to the case of 1808,
when his MAJESTY refused to assent to the ap-
plication of the PRINCE - of WALES for military
command any fat ther than implied in the intima-
tion that in case " the implacable enemy should

succeed so far as to land, his Royal flightless
would have the opportunity of spewing his zeal
at the head of his regiment," and stating the
cause of his refusal in the following words :
" You must be .satisfied that your -not being
advanced in military rank proceeds entirely from
his MAJESTY'S sentiments respecting the high rank
you hold in the State, and not from any impression
unfavourable to you."

Surely this was a most satisfactory reason, but is
not applicable to the DUKE of YORK, who does not
stand in the same Relation to his MAJESTY as the
Heir Apparent. The reasoning, therefore, of The
• Chronicle is as shallow as its alarm on this subject
is ridiculous, and seems to shew, that like a Person
whom "we shall not name to ears polite," The
Chronicle " will play at a small game rather than
stand out." As to the terrors of a Standing Army,
the nation has undergone too many changes, and
the collective body of the people are too much im-
proved in political knowledge, and too well aware
of the necessity of maintaining a strong national
defence by land as well as by sea, in order to guard
against domestic as well as foreign enemies, to be
alarmed at the mischievous but senseless specula-
tions and apprehensions of The Morning Chronicle.