The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-05 00:00:00

racy."

It requires no great reach of observation—" no
Ghost needs come from the grave to tell us" what
are the motives of actioti which influence the
Opposition at the present period. They ahviously
conceive that a General Election is near at Laud,

and stray ntiCe at is nre;rt early 'Period it.l6i IS
generally apprehended. They therefore think it
necessary to adopt every measare that illky give
them is 'chance of popularity. But they have esi-
, • •
dently taken a wrong course, for the people ia
general are too well satisfied with the tranquillity
.which theyenioy, and with the improved state of
our manufacturing interests, to be offended with
`those to whose wise measures those advantages
are owing. In spite of all the silly clamours of the
Opposition against the Suspension of the liaer.AS
Cortrus ACT, the People at large see that
the spirit and substance of Tire CONSTITUTION
were in reality preserved by a temporary suspen-
sion of its forms. They see, too, that only the.
criminal and the disaffected had any reason to be
alarmed at a Suspension which protected the loyal
and the truly patriotic. The Suspension, how-
ever, afforded scope for Opposition eloquence in
Parliament, and for the daily sedition of the fac-
tions Prints, and upon that foundation the Candi-
dates for Parliatnentary Seats, on a dissolution, and
the Parts Scribblers in their cause, attempt to build
a fabric of popularity, that may serve, at least, for a
temporary purpose. Last night, Mr.BeonGtram,
in pursuance of this system, renewed his comments
on the PROPERTY Tax., under the pretext that he
wished every record of that fax to he utterly ex-
tinguished. - But be was very unlucky, for, after

having declared that it was a favourite plan of
Finance with THE CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHE-
QUER, saying that that Honourable Gentleman
was, upon all occasions, inclined to chaunt
a Dirge over it, and was anxious to revive it,

he had the mortification to bear Mr. VAN..
SITTART avow that he only approved of the Pro-
perty Tax as a financial measure DURING Wlka,
and by no means suitable on the return of
Peace. As to the extinction of all the records of
this Tax, Mr. BaouGuast again received a most
mortifying answer from, the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, who objected to the proposed anni-
hilation for a very solid reason, viz. because the

arrears of the Tax still (hie amounted to between
200,0001. and 300,0001. a sum that can ill be
spared since the Tax itself is wholly relinquish-
ed.— But the most mortifying rebuff of the
whole was the complete falsification of those
confident predictions, or, to use the memora-
ble words of The Morning Chronicle, the " Fog'.

rusticating prophecies," importing that tin-
vernment intended to revive the Property Tax,
for Mr. VANSITTART distinctly and emphatically
declared last night that Government !lad no such

intention. In the course of his speech, Mr.
13a0VGli AM directed much censure against the
TAX OFFICE, alleging that it was tardy in
complying with the Orders of Parliament.
In our opinion, a more unfounded charge, or
insinuation, never was made. In the first place,
what reason is there for supposing that the TAX
OFFICE should be more reluctant to obey the orders
of Patliarnent than any other Office under GOvern-
ment ? No reason can be given in theory, and the
troth is, that the fact is totally at variance with the
charge in question. All the officers, connected
with the Tax -Office are known to be highly re-
spectable characters, and no other department is
more distinguished for attention, accuracy, and all
practicable zeal, in discharging their duty. hi,:
needless to sav more on the stbject. Mr.naouGn A Nes
opinions.and his sentiments are not likely to have
that operation in WESTMORELAND which seems to
have been the main pUrpose of his Parliamentary
declamation, but ate rather likely to have, a con-
trary influence, since his oratory is merely specious
at all times, and his charges receive such decisive
refutation.

We regret to learti, that very considerable da-
mage has been done amongst the shipping on the
coast by the hurricane. Great alarm prevails in
nence at LLOYD'S.

CoIISCI

PRINCESS ELIZABETH.---It is definitively ar-
ranged that the marriage of her Royal Highness
the Princess ELIZABETH with . the Prince of
HESSE Hordßea° shall take place in Easter
week. After spending two or three weeks at
Cranbourne Lodge, which is preparing for their
reception, the Royal Couple will proceed direct to
Hamburg!), through France, by way of Calais.
Lady CAMPBELL and Lady ELIZABETH MON-
TAGUE will have the honour of attending her
Royal-Highness on the journey, and Sir HARRY
CAMPBELL will also be of the party Travelling
equipages for the occasion are ordered to be
ready in six weeks at farthest from the present
time. The whole of the domestics_on the esta-
blishment of her Royal Highness were discharged
on Friday last. Sir H. CAMPBELL and his Lady
purpose to return by way cif Paris, where they
will probably pass some time.—(Herald.)
The speculators in Royal Marriages have found
nut another wife for the Duke of CLARENCE.
They first gave him a Princess of Denmark, then
an Heiress- of Oxfordshire, and now a Princess of
Hesse Cassel, the daughter of the Landgrave
FREDERICK, second brother of the ELECTOR.
Yesterday dispatches were received from Adtni-
ral Sir RICUAIieI KING at Trincomalee, and front
Admiral PLasiPIN at St.lielena. Dispatches were
also received at Earl BP.THX: BST'S Office from. Sir
HUDSON Lows, at St. Helena.