The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-22 00:00:00

liis Lordship teas a Letter of Thlnlsa from Copal:Tr to-
day—no wonder !—Siekilis•siaeilique;;undet. We speak po-
htically. God forbid we should insinuate any similarity of
character in other respects.

We know the power of names. The Bill
brought In by Lord 11)StriUTI1 yesterday is not
a Bill to stispend the Habeas Carpus Act, but
a Bill for the Preservation of the Public
Peace. Let us not then be misled by a title
which is inconsistent with' the nature of the
proposed measurc,• and fancy our liberties en-
dangered because our lives and property's ate se-
cured.—The Morning Chronicle nty, indeed, say,
as it does, " We are threatened with the suspen-
sion of the Habeas Corpus Act ;"—in Tttt SuN
the expression would be " ire are promised an
Act to prevent the disloyal and revolutionary from
plundering and murdering the loyal and well-
affected."

We understand the measures in question are
expected to have the force of law within one
week—during their progress we shill! take ocra-
'ion to offer those remarks which we cannot find
space lot to-day,

The Committee of Inquiry, consisting of Mr.
ilsocAt, Lc,r►l BINNING,. and Mr. S.rultoEs
BOURNE?, have ir.rtetc ti Report of their Poceeci-
it)o. The Offices created the commence-
ment Of the War in 1793, referred to their con-
sideration, trFre as follo►rs :
" 1. Agent General of Volunteer,.
2. Army Medical
3. Foreign Department of the IV.,r Office.
4. .Account of the War Office..
.. Coonniisitiners of 11;►rrack Acc+►uuts.
C. Office of ‘Vcst India t:otun►issioners.
7. Alien o:lice,
6. Paytn4Aers of Emigrant,.
9. Property Ta%, and Land Tax ftegi3ter Office Eitrt-
blistnuenti.

10. Inspectors General of Taxes.
It. Resident Commissioners of the N4vy and Victualling
Fatal/I'l4mi
12. Commissiunera for the Reduction of the Nationul
Debt.

9.
Deputy Paymasters General on Foreign Stations.
4. Office of Counnisvtry in Chief.
Storekeeper General's ()dice.-

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Barrack Department
17. (;ouitoiisiouers of Colonial :Ithfit.
18. Stampollice,Legacy Duty Department."
Their recommendations with regard to these,
nod the Treastiiy decisions thereon, are as foi-
l__

Low,

No. 1, Report.—There, is no reason for con-
tinuing, except for the settlement of Arrears' ac•
entinti, and it is submitted this might be curried
on at the War 011ie?.
Decision.--eAbolislietl by Treasury Minute, 3d

January.

rwis Establishmew, exclusive. of contingen-
I cies, cost about 3,4001. per arm:
No. 2.----Reduced from an annual exPence
_of
• 7,6521. to 4,2841. 124. at home, and abroad, the
Medical Stair tram 349 to 254, and the expeuce
from 65,6301.. to 49,8341. ; and a further reduc-
tion of 41 011icets and 8,0001. per'ann,ton tinder
consideration.
No. 3.-...-EconOmical alterations 'proposed, in
progress, and adopted. • •
No. 4.—Gradual reductions ordered as quickly
as practicable, and the Office to be reviewed half
yearly for that purpose.
No. fi.—To be entirely abolished if the accounts
are clOseti at Latly•day, and at furthest at Ad-
, summer. Saving 5,000/. per annum.
No. 6.—The whole Establishment to be re-
duced. One of the Commissioners dead, and his
place not filled up.
No. 7.--This °Mee cost 9.5361. Gs. It has been
reduced since the Peace by 6,4351,, including a
charge 012,094/. for snperannuations—humediate
annual saving, 4.3411. It is left Ti) Lord sm.
stotrrn to diminish this branch still further.
No. B.—ln train to be retiuced more than one
half,

N0.9.--I0 be reduced 6,7291. in tile first branch,
anctconsidersibly in ale second.

jeCt SO InAturely investigated'—the thing is mon-
struts. But it • %re inist arraign the general
principle, what shall we say of the particular line
adopted by onie Noble Lord ?* Wai it neteh.svy to
soperarld revolutionary example to revoltitinnail
precept? To fall ioto the train of HUNT and Coit-
sETT, and designate ludividnttls by name for po-
pular odium? Surely this was nowise in the pre-
sent perturbed state of the Country ;—surely it was
'mit/ding totvards the,e vidttalso heir families,
and friends— sorely it teas the reverse of bravery
to n'ta4 them n here they'could not defend them-
selves. Inv give such countenance to the" Black
Book" composers ; but let it pass, for it can do
little harm, CANNING, Mr. BwritunsT, and
Lord CASTLEREAGH stand already too high in the
opinion of thOse who love their' Ctinntry., not It,
have long since been marked out for vengeance by
its Enemies, should their boor of triumph ever
onhappily arrive, which we trust it, God it never
will.