The Sun. — London, England, 1811-04-27 00:00:00

0 , f P' :arlianient has beep jestly bestewed,e-in which the tpteixiour of victory hes been' ! darkened ty ,iih, itHar.c.tioly rewhing leen the contemplation of attending and aftlieliteeeveuts. \kale recent ih fences at Talavera and flarresa,' gferious as 'were eerie battles,- she newt was Compelled to dweli with pain or the nuither of val ua bl e li ves by which th at glOrY Islli purehesete Th is i s a sentimeota Fir, which does not iii the ieast abate 0?1,,e4"..55 of the'reerit *of ilreie gallant achievenVents, al though ii prevents us lion) considerthg them with a eeliiie t , of untniegled , mid eenelleeed satieftle tiene-l'eelr'ciel Co oh, reeolleetion of the House one of the mest distingelihed vie:lodes ou our Wei anoali-ehe Battle e there if the l Trat a l gae , I ask c y do not well rem em b er, that on thee-e. ep! there of the intelligence of that most glorio us vie tor/. r' W as wit t suTerision in the poblic mind ellether torionsider it ns en •event of joy or o f grief which ,•eet douht e whether th exiraordinary a d vanta g es elle couutry .derived from the occurrence Vere re e c eenterbahtite e d by th e loss of Lord Nel son anti tlitehrave truly who tell with him ! I am Im ltfied e that if the queeion had been put to the nation, whieher they .would agree to efface that Os)/ t i.orn tier, history, oh the coudition of recov ering thweene whom -said glory of it 'was atiriuteable, Many voices Would have declared for relinquishing Iles vittory, if by so, doing the victors could be re eeettele f do nut colitencethat such . a sentiment is Politically colreet. All I contend lee that such l %entitle:re dote' exio, and that, it .will continue to esie ; and f will add that it is 3 sentiment so con tttled with the hest teelings of our nature, that I ‘ltid titillate lung before I- ventured decidedly to tndenn it. Le t t, el this seotiinent, however,' Co " e n to with our ftelinge,. on the prrsem °Cca" lia'2o,llre as it almost entirely ii from every circulate tecewhich could damp Our' joy and gratulatione h '""'t Sit, the leuuse will do me the justice to b e - IntoH'llt il it net nay intention to attempt to enter e hoe &tailed steieleetteof the campaign ; bue, I t ' int te•ite' that •it is due to felt Lord V,Vellin„ion dise sleo ll7- e t ,° 'oiled, that while we attribute to his oh ( h "lvity, and unexempled 'exert ion, the extent te t ,„' ° a,,uceesr whiel l we have gained, we intuit, to iite.l;te ntoderatiun, forbearance, regard fur the' °' hit soldierseseend'above all, el torn his b • 'to that enlighten eel, -, is II y which, at the colt) mericement of the tniii i, )4l ge b ' he anticipated. its clost—l eaer,,,Sire,we ,h;,' to 4 these great qualities ascribe the compera -0,41,441111 loos by which that suceess ha• been ue lotus I repeat that it is not my intentioo to e nte r out afclette ot the campaieee. Such a task is perfectly pe e ° 11 ' r " . 1 01 of my eowers, and indeed of the i ii4 eltko any one at present. It must be lett collie tie (TIIII,,aii,I by him atone can that full justice reej4ke44l' I,etel Wellington which his merits de- , Wee t t'e Slinte time the objects which Lora , Volt had it in view to accomplish, .and the Noel s ' tho, Cohfided 10 .hint for the aecomplishmeoc of 1 totrltivels, it may vt•ry naturally 13,: expee.,lo4 I etlat) r ti briefly deseiihe to the House, it, order to ree. "l : 4 " ) "I bottle-degree, however iineerteetly, • , 'ses: we i i , , • , 0,t0,v to " , it recent .eents. It iii not . us 414 weeder the wiletten tit defending the, Pe ' 111 qi i r e i ',„ n i ."e wliY er it . - another. We are urn 'to ph- (01, cur' it was expedient that we 'should ap te,a,'r Hiiiiidly knee for that purteest I in the at i t ° "Iteir than in separate bode seeqn• whether wak wixi, , . tt, p - ‘l. heel Port ugal as ine'spoi 'on which ee.,,, r , . . IN cuti with I , ranee. Ali thote cooiiiletatictel imkllle°4l)etted whit 'the prese•nequestion, .The. 4 . , 4 w 0, ,, .01 'Nrtugal having been confided to Lerd tvdy ji, 8 ' 4 , 11 ,' 44 teethe must be estimated 'by the hj a)b , 4 wh i st, he 1134 executed the trust reposetliin, r • 4 4 epend in no degree upon the expediency i k l ne x .. front 1 1) 1 " )i ?1 11 ey . of the original plans at home..-- ti leit t, tlbservation, however, 1 must make a t,T,,„ ~elltiott, immely; that I have aright to I -.4 toi, t „ 1 r suet' . w le fortnetly declared that the tnea if s e ' lit fs'i, e ,„„ , , , ' le, li 4 " -i 'lerit In this relied were ost uti teeftti .._ s eeinst all ratiooal ctileulations at' .a pc- ky LiwrZll. melt readily and warmly to opplaud 4 th ili(t, ih 'llington fur having °vet come di y ep • lea dliiigtej Oct - 41 40:d to ho,llt4operable.-.Sir, hurd tau t ilie n kne w i t io be I.l4:intention of Govern ! il, Lart , 1. the defilqt of PUrtugal should bet he 4 44,4 C 4 5 1 60 of hisettetition. • • He knew that for te e , ',Pose tter!, was 'confided to him a large pore i elive'tlitt.ie military force of this couttiry-r.a portion, ih„ . 16,1'0 Isrge to bat ightly hazarded. He knew itti k ' t ' as additional Means of. effeeting les b ii " u 144 the &Ne el . populetion of Pomp!, which, [l4could bea st wet necesitary to diseiplille before it 14 hv!tiilable in the common effort. Lord Wel. V, whirl34,,dell6erlifely Considered the belt mode Nile Sir ror'oeal could be defended. I think it to.. e, to ste t . I ' Ilierte,ll,,,. . ell I set, it never entered iota his r ack ) 1 1. ' , 11 to imagine, that of Portugal were at, l e floc,„l"Ke and imposing force, he should be lotittitat courtly all thing like a complete defence of ~4.ai Yon time frontier; but that he always esterte ''"A that in 1 ' li nt ti t wh. • sec i a case. Portugal must be aq t.re 11 aetuallv , Portugal defended, in the . wi, tastnessta of I .. u, "Y thto 'eft 1 --. iiisoon. I may' be asked fits hew, , tie trouble and expence of carrying e 14,4. '1„,14,0). to the frontier ?' The reason is bra 1 0 gaio ti me 1 • ' • • • i i atalu . ur disciplining the Portu -4'11,4 t o ; gain titne for that purpose of ob sil, 'II i . rceutems from h i }: l'atts 61 this country, and from nportance, tt i ." 4 , vi tw t h e T t world, Lord Wellington had also 14 'l4ll:whits by delay, of increasing 1 trittiiilairtio touter which the enemy must labour vevit:t• Ily t e :ek r i t at tioniber of troops in the seat . tete.. that tattle oft the frontier he secured the. 1 4tI p t b Y an iirmatt4ck Hu me made be made on Kluge!, e. 4 "4 li t ah-Y s° "urti erottN, ae on that accoont :. villt,th.e,evetr, amrteliop 'it, own 'resource, ; and such ‘vii, !"ettoi lig p e, howevers Lord Welhogtort 1., eriiii., °Fingal on the bank, of the Cos, he "hilt I. ililg Lihboo on the hanks of the Tagus. lieu eeepi ee le , 11 Allit„ii 5 'it enemy off the fr ti 1 ,Ittli i ,,„ Ig th e h..,,,,.. ~ - on ere, lo was 1 1 4) , Z ,tt ntce.sat 1 11 " °,t Portugal. ► At length, lia l 1% Sir, io Y h ? re tires be retired tu Lisbon. 041414/41109 ° " l ite a Ulitilli criticism 011 I 41 ila °: . °agilely, than 4n uit .: in hiti,oullil itue result was neoi. was e subjeet of ebhgtatu ,(44l r.e: "'cart oecurt 11),5 itiort:444lfly txfiect...attke which could never have 741 t. e l o_ u teits i , ' Jr t t_ IN, ow, Sirs mulling airs Iv4i,litsti.„), of ' th re ue any thin carnets in ' 1 y wi, `4OO e - di,, - ,-- et Cal"Pal4". it s l# that my lII_ large l 'i. (tie t .'"chy calciAlatect on vie .ttini.. would feel in maintaining ti, 41, rti!gti i I,. yi pt i lik u„,i,0011.Y 14114ru Lisbon for s 1 • I , ise,,, telete, the_ to • ee i 4 eo l ith bt ir• IN 4 w'L t)i Y 4 sato in force tsio *Jerks there. e reutti., lot othet titie4Opinions "g(" l'as Nell convict; jusnti: t‘ed.... by. the..event, ,X will - read W.:the House ex• iraCIS froth two dispatches written by . Lord Wel ' lington, after he retired from the frontiers, in Order that they may jUdge of the, accuracy of my state-• meat the list dispatch, _dated Cartaxo, Pe cetirtar I, lii,s I.. , "irdShip. says, I do nut propo,e making any move m ent by WhICIO may incur the tier, of bringing on an action oil less edvantzigeous giound . than that which l at present possess. Tile enemy can relieved from ttleirtlittkuilies only. by 1110 . occurrence of. some misfortune ao the r and should therefore faciirtate their object, were. I, instead of remaining on the ground which I have Selected, to move to. that which has. been selected by theta.' rhe other,iiis . patch is dated December 29. After describing the relative situation o f Il se armies,. Lord Wellington goes op to obset ve, Under these circuinstaoces, haVimg . sheh:ati' enemy to conten‘l with, knowing that there is no army i n P or tn ge l capable of ,con tending with that e:lemy but my own,..atid feeling that even success in an attack, it accompamed with great loss, would occasion the roin.rat the cause of the Allies, I shall persevere in thesystem.which I. have hitherto pursued, and which I hope will end in the defeat of the enemy's objeCt. Part of Portu gal will inigoestioitably suffer but much as this is to be lamented, it is b,tter ihat.A part should I‘ , fter„ than that all should be less, On the whole, 1 en, tertain qo doubt of the . filud success of the otqlsines I am carrying on, and I am cett,in that silty are the only Means ran be entirely successfu.:— Such were the "icnintients, enteitatited at that pe riod by Lord 'Wellington . . When, therefore, .Sir, it is said that I we ought to b'esit our brats anti Our tongue,' :I caun t follnw the advice. I thank my God, but I cannot hold my tongue. 1 rotbt proclaim to Ali HOuse, to the country, and to the world, the merits of that illustrieuanimi who has . been the 'instrument urd 4 r Providence rat effeding this great good.' I abstain from dwellit.g pat:Lieu!, tarty on the .suxcssion of pliant aCtiorb , ,, which have: been fought by:our brave troops, fi.orn the, b st ile of .Barrosa to the la'st. m senieveirt i on the banks of the Co r i by ('d'elottel Beck wito, lest, in enumerating these whiCh othAttt to be diologu b , ed (fought as'ihey have been, ilay.:4L:r 0.9), 1 should, omit many justly, entitled to a t pl.r sy. 'But ,1 beg • the indulgerice of a few ruinui, s,. tot s,.e purpose. oh: adverting to the Adual advantages which We roily con icier a., derived from, the cainpatgli in Portugal., I shall consider those advaotdges as inc . )/ affect our. Allies, oursetves, the and tieresi ot the Witold, And first, with resp.ci ttt oni A,is s, thrre can be no doubt that the dirr, r ellect of , lid earn ' pito, iu haVing employi:d so Li,ge, intended iur toeir subjugation, has been ruaterailly oeiien vial. It ha.; at least given dr in air .I(.lditio ,ai in which to struggie ior their rod , i tt lid. r,c , and it hart ulforded theta an of what ttb;y . may :effect by a strict attiniti,,o to discipline. The ate ' vantages derived to aureoles by Hie tesnit t.I the eampaign are try no means into st •This country, Sir, may be considered as oiri,:ed into two Opiniontr'w.ith respect to nit own 100., er perity. Those w Irbil:are thought t h at Urcat lilttin rievtl - stood 'higher . -iii those ;mints, at e oral bed :,t Seeing :heir opinion cootirmed thoo, w Ina have cute! tained ti d• that the sun of British glory' wa, ler ever ;set, 11111,1 . DOW congratnlite'themsekes i I t.te country 610 proof that, least, Our character nett. r , stood so 'high a* at the pre,el,t titunalit. To (heal . the recent occurrendes'ineA he mini itchy, More gra tifying than to us, who here na .ie sangiinie po , the subjett. No longer Can any f.:al6 reitiain,.,tbat should thePrench seek our shrines, we should beun able tb meet' them. We have a British army, cont . posed of XGeneral who has out-genetal.ecf theirs, and troops by whom their trotps hate been subdued.— ; As to .the etiect on rite enemy, what his feelins_ Must be, after all his boast's and threats against the British army, may easily be coneeitred: What the efreds may be internally on France, will not, pre tend to predict. Hew tar their discomfiture in Portugal many, put an end to the delusion, that ex tent. of dominion is efetene of strength ; how far it may open the eyes 'Of the French tti the intolerable .and disgraceful, tyranny by which thyy ate at.,pre sent oppressed,duiure events will disclose. With regard to the rest of the worldto Europe it wid be an useful !Olson; pointing our the only road tu se curity. I avoid saying any thing on the probable aired which our ant;cess . may have its another part of the world, hut I cannot close my mind, to the es pettatioo of an impression being made by it in the highest degree favourable' to the interests, of this country. Sir, it was impossible to suppo4e that it I Could be the s livine inteution long to permit the continuance of that system 'of oppression and usur- . pation under which Europr; has so befog groaned. It may, perhaps, not he preeuniptuuus in us to, hope that we may be the, instruMents of delivering the worldfrem its thraldom. It is not impossible, in the dispensations of Providence, but that in that very Peninsula in which the tjranny of France has. been so cruelly manifested, she may receive her chmth wound, if not - her grave. But to revert to that which is our present busioeis , namely to give our thanks and applause to those who have put us. in inch 'a situation SO talk this language. All we Can do on this occasions . is only the commeneemeut of nay Lord Wellingtou's glory. F,or, as long as A. vestige of the present even OW times rennin' oh re ccird—as lung as it shall be congenial to she heart of man to be gratified with,.military eery acquired not in extending the ambitious projecto.of a wain, but in resisting tyranny, and defending the oppressed long as execration shall, tolloW . .tite . contempla than of violence and i n justice--as , long as praise shall be deeMed due to the Most zealous and pa -t triotic exertions in a righteous catise- - --so long shall. the charattier of lord Wellington be venerated by Posterity, and be embahned in the _memery,of man kind. I move, Str, " That the T hanks of this House be given to LieUtenant. General`Lard Viscount Wellington, fur ttio• indolittigiintr zeal. and. consummate ability with winch, ire Suceessluily defending the Kingdom of Portugal, he has renclercti the most important service to Ins King Mut Country."' . The CH41C41,011. of the EXOkieUtlittt trusted,, that the impossibility of staining the.vatious Officers who had distinguished themselves, wouldjustity the departure from the usual Conrad on this occasion... Mrs Nl,l4,G,,Alltholigh h e was anxious : lo enjoy the h onour , o f secontlin*The mottoo of - .hit Heti. Frieud, felt a difliculty rn determining whe ther he shotild de mere. than nierety•second it, ledv ,,-ing-to the Howie the ,impreSsion wretch' the 'speech of hi.; 'lV%lit Hon. Prietid Ifad made, and - which in. deed the contemplation slone of the subject" watreal culated to prriduce, ist the sitwitiOn in which he was placed, he felt it eqnally difficult to apeak, or to be silent.: T o s pea k, . because,lre cohld'hitt imper fectly echo the iielltimetitS bald just heard, "anJ iu which all Jiiiist cencur to be si lent, because strotigiy as he' felfl'hoie aeniiinenrs ill his own breast it was to repress the declaration-of them. There ouc considera, don independeot of general irtynke, which, how ever, inditeed hint to trouble the House. " - This vas the advantage alluded to in the latter parr of his Right non,' Friend's; speech, which this "cOuniry must o crive by,a jut, coolempt,of its situation, a nd of the principle upon which, and the means by, which. it has ~ beeti'brouglit into that' situ tiion.. It had been the practice, engaged as "wwere in a con= test ot great difficulty, seldom to cottfe to a compari- Wen of the means we employ al .to the object which we had in view, except under unfavourable circurn stances."i When any great" effort every thing relating to its origin had been immediately canvassed v. tits; utmost minuteness, and the ne:. c'essity theJailure'liad been clearly demonstrated to all mankind.' But .' when Lssuccess blessed our arms, ~every thing by which acquiescence in the, applause doe to that success might be dis . b ed, was carefully kept out - of sight. Thus it . happened that many "splendid actions had been discussed singly, %inborn reference to the sys tem of which they formed a, part. ' , The pre sent, for instance, ought not to he coosidtred alone. It was the consummation of two partial( in ce.ss in; application of a first rate understanding, plete with iniiitary talents, to a sit uation ; full of dif ficulties. Looking at the subject in dna paint view,--400king to the policy of the Government Of which Lord Wellingtoo had been the Chosen bistro. meitt (a policy, stilt continued), he could not .. der ths. evactuti ion of Portugal as nothing but a mi hien achtevetnetit. He 'must refer to the principle jet it was undertaken, and the means wiiich wrlre, used to effect O.—About , this aline two yeas iesolution was taken by Government, that a stand ithqul be made in Portugal- 7 -a. most doubtful question; which was then decided upon a just'cal-, ciliation that success was attainable, and that, if at tattled, the risk was as nothing ist comparison, lo carry this objet iiito cited, a man vas ,seletted of witomilios.- who knew him, knev:e,that there was no task rroifiring the greatest military capacity to vv - i,cti he was not eqii.l. Under what singtalar cunisiatices had that gallant Officer laboured ! Let tile House follew hien from the'taiigued ot the day to Its camp, where, turning towards his'euuntry for cot , sUliition and etwooragementdie met with nothiog but reproof, exaggerated statements of his ditlicul-, ties, and coofident anticipation of his ultimate 'adore., Who could help anpladdisig thalifirtnitess, the tree cpttconijiatot of true valour wish. which Lord, Vellington by his silebce tinder these circurostaiices,, had intimated that, disdaining to answer by words, lie would leave the event to reply t o hi s ' accusers. h'ci(sieter, •could' be conceived the feelitigs ! with which l i e wo uld see hi s p l ans gra d ually rii;en , nig into ntatur,i,ty o i .and with which• he recorded at vats the, plssing sentiment .ot the tuuruent. If I here was a matt its the li , nory of the world, whose consult! ought to be contemplated with ad miration, surely it ~ was that Map who, stiongly sensible as he must have, been,,,.of the.. injury that he was sufferisig in_hiti country, did out allow one syllable of discontent to escape L o rd Wellington had' executed' i bit i) stein which, ,he would contend, it hod been proved was wisely *conceived. His Rt. Bon. Friend had justly said,c. 'that the cipitiimis of the country were some years, ago divided on the power of Great Britain to,main- . te i n the contest' with Franco; and that there were those, who.thought, that if We were. equal to. that contest, our exertions ought *to b e tna o e in one di., retlion. It appeared to oe thought by some that we should be' content with the monopoly of One ;element, and that somiteternal fate separated the tridefiffrom the sword. ()theta, however, and of, these he was one, were convinced that Great Bri must be either a military pOwerbr a vaisalof Pranee. They were convinced that. whatever the: exertion. might cow, it must be suede, It had been •Inade, and the'result contrary—he would 110 say to the hopes but to the) suppositions of many-was sac cess to, the greatest, extent. Connected with' the question whether we shotild esigage in a.,mtlita t i, contest,. was the questioo whether We should* engage' in it as pitticinals Let no Man' es cape from the decision which this question had receetlY-,rqceiVed, or entertain a notion, .that un less Its principals our assistance could have beep_ available to the Peninsula. Had we 'not been :principals, ae should have encousaged the Porto gbeae by:sUpplies, by advice, by Coast expeditions --miserable, when nibbling at the rind ot friendly trritory. We should have driven into resistance ai,Power that we ourselves imagined we could not nyet.in,saletr ; those who, when disciplined by our skill, and guarded by our swords, we had foetid it difficult to defend. The beat result,.however, cif. the late campaign * was, that whatever turn "the war might:take; we harlan'ariny to repel the enetrty—a result which, -putting out ofrthe +lttiflioli the beue tii which our Allies had receiVed, would of itself bes t sufficient - to serve:as ti justification' of lie OOlity of, our having become prin c i pa l s io the .Peninsula.- 7 His Right Hon.', Friend had well stated the' imprint., store which the recent occurrences were calculated to - make .on the enemy and on our Allies., Ile should be sorryto see any material cifeet produced by it in the rest of Eorope, kib wished to see a struggle continued some time. lodger, of which the world was the prize' and witness. It .was there forethat hq it:A[l4lold, not with-mil - nixed 'sattsfac non, rumours of atadden ,resistatice to the oppression of France, Sure he was that. the day would come when' the oppresiliM of France would no longer be tolerated 'but his , deprecated too 'early it ithylay ot this spirit: He Issued that atioth mer. , Wagra or Austerlitz might rtistore to Buotiaparte the power of delusion Which be tad long possessed. He f. acrd that s 'premature 'attempt at ematicipation, woold r i vet the 'chains which - it was intended to tie was, indeed, anxiolls, tha! any eifint,' of this nature should be deferred until France watt burn bled in the severity Of her siitfering s . ' With respect to the other part of the Peninsula, it Wai i!ppf#liible IQ conceive but that the receiit, occur rences in Portugal .oms4.lire the most powerful ef fect. in - Suain... sin.l ,tl,uf flans of success, in that country might he entertain ed. Thp still and valour of I. rd \V , ; j nem, ih e visilanct in diKuveiisig,up t lortiiii s, HO, v„ er of avaiiin g kUtuselt: them Lk 13,1, d,, L eieq, bid& he khad clisphiyeu:io otte part of l l e Pehiusub, would lead. : 1(,) the siive results wl;crever • he might carry the ttrins and glOry, or,. his country', Ere could conclude withutti payith; his ,tribute of acknowledg ment to those had ,followed lip the sys!eu) which, ~i hi!u he had been in office, bad rect ived his keiTty concurrence ; hich the. tiou4 . ) . 0 1 t1 dv him the juitice to adinit was tint extort,d from him by succetis, when :they reeulte4 fed, th.lt the event was 4till doubtful, h e si tnior sengioirolc o,:nerat TA ROSTON no man in the Honer, or in the country, could more heartily rt.jo ce in ;he succeistul termination of the campaign. He,tie,ifii . • ly concurred in the Vote of Thanks to mid lingioo and his brain; army. He had opposed s' is - ing the Th:inks of the House for the B.iitle •vera, but on the present occasion, ennecivnig castes to, be distinctly different, lie would Most enrdally .. and voluntarily: give the motion his . ta)pPori. • He, lioyeer, was not aurprised, to find Clioiigl!, Visit spit it, and Svotch intrepidly, .wervt suCcessfoll ) opposed ,to the enemy, who .eirected by e valiant and.a skilful Commander. He was not disposed rigid:) , to persevere hi any which he knight have given, when experience Noted sos.h opinion to hate been erroneously formed. H. however, could not but,counnue to think, that the system pursued would not in the end prove bene ficial to this country.. Judging Irvin human nature. it wag impossible to contetuppie the ple,ent homo, liar ion of Buotuiparte, and, suppose lie would t sea that power destroyed which had placed him oo the throne, and which, in fad, was still the support •. of his power. Ii 'could, nut be doubted, but he would make great efforts to retrieve his losses. it he did not d , , this, the Inn erial Throne would b,e. shaken, the iron crew,n would- gall, the bead .01 we.,rer, and the King of Rome %%wild he an utraceist froin his cradle. It, contrary to experience and cs,- pe,ktation, Lord, Wellington should become tie in- Stillittent, Of snatching from the French allleV power lie. possessed, the nations of Europe staitild rally round his statidard,,iind bodily triiimp over, theiroptiressur,•he would then treet, soy, Won the. Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, that no title the Monarch could give, and no reward the peopic could bestow, would be more, than was due ter such a service done, not tnerely Id Great Britain, but to the civilized world. G!!tier:4l Fakousint. observ i ed, there appeared.but s , one sentiment the House, with respect '0 ttw. merits of Lord Wellington and his ' ga ll ant itr(t7„ ., He could not for a tnotnent think that any praise, 94 . ... his would add to t h e fame c;! that Noble Lord, T. Lord Wellington, he h a d never had but one oui , y nion, And the consequence was, thong!) his brilliant actions &lye pleasure, they were not with hitw ro tt,ter of ikirprise. Witb feLlings, he c o n:4 ,, only say, that he tnost hpirtily contaiirt,d. itio iliot lot). , . Geesoirs-wzootic,;ried nut met% lv in the Vote of Thanks, but in every expression ut i.r.ttbo that - had been uttered titti respect to ihe ce)11. dui of Lord .WCllington, lie s;iould vote Wl' the., motion, not from individual approbation ..tnit • from a general' conviction that such a vole was ot all others the reward most proper thbe givu:l wider xtich circuitistanees. The Noble Lord tlit:n pro ceeded to take tview of the events of tiro cam paign, contrasted the present Aittution of to F Penin sula with that in which it vt as found in Itifo, mid and dwelt at some length on the adtatilages result ing from what had taken place; When the dithgrt of invasion from Oporto, trout Lisbon, ftoiii, diz, and trem Curunne, it tittle piJees were In Ithet hands of France, were. consielcreil k the hUCC:ebS ut our army must be the more a subjeet ut exoltat Mr. PoiittuNtiY. ", in the. prupGsed Vote of Thanks I must cordially concur. 1 iltiiik Lord Wellington and the army deserve the Tilotik, of Ott House, and of the Nation, 1 thi n k Loid Wetting. ton judiciously planned and'at?ly executed the Lite campaign.; and I think, his.sticcess nut mow eon-. ducive to the glory,than to the Security 0 . the cowl try." • . The Thanks.of the House to Lord Wellington, also to the Officers, Non-commitutioned Otticersointl • Privates, were then voted nemini confrudicante. . ' ,The CHANC6I.I.OII of 01; gXCHEQUIIIti t roposed . 3 ResolutioAt expresiincsnaCkuowledgment; that the: zeal, tottitode, and intrepidity of the Others, Nun, cot6tuis4i.)ned Otticeri, and Privates, in the Pont* , guess Army, under General Buresford, true a s e t s, tally contributed to the SUL:et:SOW tertninatitht of the . campaigr. This Resolution, after a . few words (tow the Chaucellor 01 the Exchequer as to the' tnettiler to which it - was trained; 'Was also carried !tit/tiny I,:em indices*. IRISH STAGE CO.)C11 KEPE4I. BILL. Mr. FOISTSII Moved ihi'comnittal'ut Mr. COUPSH opposed this , Motion, tit! . sup. ported the former which, he himseff brought in. IiANNAtto alsu supported the sill . of "foil Sec. 'ion, the benetici.ll effects' of which, he s:nd, na.l ,already been experienced, andconsiderable property was embarked in' consequence thereof. He snored as Sin arnendmet4,'" flat a Committee shutild ho appointed above !gaits to inquire into the areas of the,former.ll4.l." Mr. FosTeat contendeci a , that .it would ba, entirely inconsistent with, the principle of .justice„, ttt2ct Clue praitlice of Parliament, to take away 41,6%1- duals the light vested in them by on A.tzt 01.16 Irish Legislature; and maintained that the,.tltt of last Se.sion.wea to 'tie this, and therefore Should be repealed. Mr. GRATTAN said, that this was .3.6180 Of puti lik interest, of honest public interest, 'and there were several Petition, on the' table against the 0 . 01)0'0 which involved considerations Much toore - ei , - tended than seemed to be supposed. What .wos, the- objeaut this, To restore double toilli,othi . to hoist the number of outside passenors to lute. • This would be a measure seriously atieding the in terest of individuals,: and checking the progress.ot improvement. In -every view of the subject, he thought it should go to a Committee above vans, w , here they could ascertain the state of the tolls he:. fore the last Session, and know what loss tht!,l)l o .. prittors had snstaned hr the ALL Lit