The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-11 00:00:00

lions.

The Pap), are expected to put forth all their
strength to-night, on the subject of THE INDEM-
NITY BILL, perh:lllS upon the LAMBTONIAN
'system, viz.—that of opposing measures, through
every stage, whatever indisputable facts or irre-
fragahle argumen►s may be urged in support of
them. We again request our Readers not to forget
Mr. LAMBTON'S declaration, viz. " that he would
oppose the Bill in question t:lrough all its
stages !! !" A declaration that implies little dis-
cretion, or a total disregard to public opinion.

The ANTI-MONOPOLY PETITION (see our Par-
liamentary Report) was laid before the House of
Commons last night, and, as-might be expected,
was Hot very palateable to the PPREWERS. Mr.
BARCLAY made a low;; statement in favour of
,the
moderation of the LONDON BaewEas, in which we
are inclined to agree with him, for seeing that they
have the power of fixing just what price and qua-
lity they please, we ought to be thankful, perhaps,
that things are no worse, but he did not say one
word in fi-tvour of the ARBITRARY LICENSING
SYsTEM. which gives that power, and which is
the main subject of complaint. Mr. BARCLAY
stated same facts which deserve notice, particti-
litrly that the smaller Breweries are daily joining
with the larger ! The supplying of half of the
Metropolis is in the hands of THREE BRIMERIES !
One Brewery has upwards of half a million sterling
employed in LICENSED HOUSES !! ! He also
maintained that the great Breweries can afford to
sr!! Porter cheaper and better than the smaller
cm's. But if they can do sty, and actually do so—
why does a single house employ, and risk, half a
million sterling, on the artificial value of licensed
property to command a preference? Why do the
great Breweries cling to the protection from com-
petition, which is given by the licensing system 9
‘Vhy do they fear to throw the Erode Open ? It is
yiite clear that the Brew er compntes his profits on
the capital employed on licensed houses, as well as
on that employed in making Porter ; for the first
purpose lie bias to raise a capital of 500,c)00/. ; for
the httcr :Alone 100,0001. might besofficient—the
Public then have to pay six times the amount
of
profit that would be rt'q,tired.if the system of
buying up licensed houses were abolished, or to
have their beer of A. reduced quality.

The Dublin Evening Post , a resolute Champion
for Jacobin principles, adverting to the different
sentiments recently expressed by The Charier and
The Sun, on the elevation of:the. Revolutionary
Adventurer, SBRNADOTTB, to the Throne of
SwEDBN, seems to think that this difference
of
opinion between two Papers 'generally stiled
Ministerial, indicates " a difference of. opinion in
the -Caliaet".•"l his is a very hasty inference, and
does not denote much sagacity in the Conductor
of the Dublin Paper. -Is it to be suppoied;how7
ever favourable to any'Public Journal Gwen'.
went may be, that it would suddenly commit it-
self, on a point of such importance, to the Editor
of a Newspaper, whatever the respectabiliry of its
character ? Formerly," says the Dublin Paper,
" the Courier and Sun joined in their abnse of BF
NADoTTB, they used to call him 'be Serjeant, the
Vagabond, and every thing that was base ; pow The
Courier considers him • sweet Prince,' but. The
Suit will have 11sill a Serjeont.'" Well, then,
The Sun at least is nuiform and consistent. 130;
however we may be inclined to !lank that the
tertns abuve-mentioned are applicable to the In-
truder on gn: Ancient Nation, while its lawful
Sovereign and his .FHtuily e-xist,'‘Ve•do not recol-
lect that we thus applied those terms. As to the
elevation of BERNADOTT3 to a Throne, we ex-

pressed oor own -opinions Avithont dictation; we
shall consider it as an iiid,ithle disgrace upon the
People of Sweden • if thty quietly acquiesce in SO
degrading an usurpation, and we coucthe that

1,i,4.1.?".11, is., at presput, a sufric:ient atisqTr..
BizouGitAitt had no right to I,ropose soch a ques-
tiOn, or; at least, to expert h more s4tisfactory
answer than lie received. .It has 'neer been
thotight necessary- that Alinisters shonid ;;i"e the
information regitired by Mr 13RouctiAm to their
eneYnies,in order that those enemies should be able

to set on foot, immediately, their election machina

The Chronicle says, the Par:i,,ittentary Se-
cretary of the Treasury "has to conduct corrupt
bargabts,—to balance. chances,—to prepare secret
maticeticres." Are Ministers, then, to leave every
thing to their opponents,an:l, even admit tingthis
coarse Scurrility to have some fOnti;ition, are
those opponents too virtuous to have "corrupt
bargaiiis" and "secret manautcres," and do not
they " balakce chances,"--eitber politics or at the

gaming table? The charge is ridiculous, as it 'say
na,urally be. expected that Ministers will not be
wore negligent of the 4 ow • interests, on such
occasions, than their predecessors ; and it i, cer-

taut that their oppottents, whether in 'or out of
place, will adopt the same measures.