The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-02 00:00:00

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IVe refer dor Readers to a lutter from Mr. I-Pe

THuitN was ()mitt rd by ruisiake yesterd4ii
but which is irisertett in our Paper this day, Pre
very satisfactory answer to all the objections of
British Press, but as it may not think that lest
A 5 satisfactory as all the reflecting and intellig°
people of Ireland do, we shall extract a few wol`ll
on the subject front The Correspondent, art gill!:
ing Paper of Dublin, ‘vbith is characterized°,
general by sound sense, manly spirit, and a 01
attachment to the interests of Ireland. Advert'
ing to the proposed connriutatiOn of the Wine
Tax, the Paper in question. thus expresse3l°

oJHI1i:ot~s

" MODIFICATION OF THE WINDOW TAX.
" This. appears to us to be as intelligible au expressios'
ever we have read—and the idea which it conveys appear.; t'.
be as' laudable and as liberal, as, under all the ciyetinistalt;',
of the case, any Minister could entertain, out of respect t„.
the wishes of the Public. " Mod tficat i'm of the Wind"' T''''
, say sinne-of our contemporaries—" What does it mean: ''>
Why, it means
the relief of those who are complainine',
means,: the Sparing of the poor citizen's house from inipos°
w ;
which oppress his means of livelihood—it means a cornplial''
with the public' desires, as far as the public exigencies '''ill
'sanctinn it. Yet, it is unintelligible to some, it seetas--17
that is, because they have resolved nut to understand it•--,;
They thitermined to raise an outcry against it, because 't
would afford sensible relief to those who are the greatest ct.
jects of the Financier's forbearance. Discontent is the c 1011:
of public life. It warms and raises the spirits, though) '''
sometimes raises the passions too, and impairs the node''
standing. 'lt must not he dispensed with;—it raises the li4l`t
and foolish part of mankind into a whirling aCtivity—it 041
incommode the great, and that is something—it always zii).liVs
a noise, and that is desirable—it throws obscure names Fill''
print, and that is—ambition." ,
The same Paper then proceeds more serion4
to give its sentiments -rt
of tile *proposed measure i•
the following manner, and in this passage ''s'e
shall include cur opinion also in answer to I"
attack of • The British Press on the preset
tttb :

" Nothing is more clear, at the present moment, than Of
impracticability of throwing away any part of the amount 0)
the public income. We aro bound to take our measures('(
po!icy in conformity with the peculiar tligetwy of our affairs'
The question is not, what we might du under other circtto'i
siances.—but,what is the best to be done in our present acto-i
situation. 'We cannot throw away, under oar present &au'
situation, the. produce of a single Tax altogether. The peoe
complain of at particular Tax, as severe and unequal, Tlaa
state, in their Petitions, instances of rigour and injury*,
in
i3lnot iat ion of the unequal anel it :some over:idiot) of the %City
dow Tax, as alleged generally. 91 r. V 3, sit tart weighs the al'
legations, and the cases adds ced i.n support of thew, with Au
anxious desire to comply with the requests of the Petit ionetsi
anti, out of an hottest zeal fin the advantage•..nd interest "i
the community at large, he examines minutely into affair"
and ultimately resolves to recommend to the Parliament, 3')
alteration in the principle of the Tax, which produce 4
those cases of individual pressure and severity. With thif
intent he makes an official Cola u of his design ;
which the people are informed, that he proposes to etimintite
a ptoport ion of the Tax, fur one—that is, fur another Tax—,(7
be raised upon hluses and appurtenances, according to the
annual runt they may be worth, " whercky consi lerahle
lief will be afforded •to the h*Ners of hotkies • of iiiji•rior valac;
whereas, under the law as it now stands, houses having the
same number of windows, though greatly disproportionate to
eat:bother in value, are chargeable with an equal amount for
the Window Tax," To effect this measure—that is to say, to'
wards affording considerable relief to the holders of houses of
litte value, who now suffer disproportional eiy—the Ministet
propoies to the several parishes a mode, by which theinhabi"
tants themsel res may hethe agents in bringing- about this relief
so urgently sought for. If ever there was a plain, distinct
undertabing„ for a laudable and an intelligible purpose, it i 5
to be found in the whole of this plan of relief."
The British Press attacks TnE Su :s. next on th©
subject of France, on which we shall give a brief,
but, we trust, a satisfactory answer. It accuses
us of appearing to be appalled, on account of rho
late Ministerial changes in France, with "cer-*
Edit) imaginary dangers to the tranquillity of
France, and the ultimate security of Etirope."----
Vet, with little consistency, The Press declares,
that " for tile present the 1 hrone of Sil Louts is
secured by an at tned force, both foreign and do-
mestic." If then "an armed force, both foreign
and domestic,'' is necessary to gnard.the Throne,
is there not danger enough to require it, anti what
can that danger arise from but the restoration to
power of Regicides, and the vile agents of a Mi-
htary Usurper ? These changes•iu the French Mi-
nistry have excited alarm, we hare reason to be-
lieve, in all parts of the Continent, which
.may rea-
sonably expect new revolutionary horrors %rims
such men Shull have gainto the ascendant. Russia,
we find, is making formidable preparation's for its
own security, as well, perhaps, as to assist other
CountriCs,iu case tive poiitiCAl voieano shiruld agairt
bit st forth in France, and not for mere purposes
of ambition, as the silly politicians of the Norning-
Chrollide believe, or would insidiously make the
world believe, to excite discontent, and disturb,
the minds of the people.

On Tuesday Count AluNsuri had an audience
of the PkINCE REGENT NI Calh on-house.
Lord NEDOCH is expected in town in a fey
days fuutu the Continent,