The Sun.
London, England, 1806-02-06 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

Mr. Fox gnve notice, that he would ta-morrow
move that the order fora Ballot to try the MetitS a-
ttic last Middlesex Elcetion,'which stood for Fridayy, •
should be put offto another day.
The Auditor of the Exchequer's was ordered.
to be taken to the House of Lords by'Mr. Fox and,
„won the Hon. Gentleman's proceeding to the Other
House, he was .accompanied by all. the Members •
present, with the exception 'of Mr. Huiskisson, on
whose Motion theeown:iittees of ..tipply:aticl Ways
and Means were postponed till Friday, • ' •
Adjourned. •

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,. 1806.

Yesterday, soon after fwelv,e o'clock, Lords CA
DEN, WESTI4IORELAND; MULGRAVE, HAWKESECRY,
and CASTLEREAGH, waited upon" His MAJESTY, at
BuCkingham.-House, and resigned their respe6tive
Offices. Lord ELLENBOROUGH had alp an audience
of His MAJESTY,- and resigned the Office of Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer,' which he has held since the
death of Mr. PITT. About ,two O'CIOCk Lords
GRENVILLE, TEMPLE,. AUCKLAND, SPENCER, SID-
MOUTH, MINTO, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, and H. PETTY;
and Messrs. Fox, GREY, WINDHAM, and VANSIT-'
TART, had audiences of HIS MAJESTY, and the fol-
lowing Noblemen and Gentlemen kissed lands on •
their respeEtive,appointments, viz.

- LOrdSrENCER and Mr. W N HAM, as Secretaries of State.
Mr. GREY, First Lord of the Admiralty..
Lord Ha ISRY POTTY, Chancellor ot.the Exchequer.
Lord SiIIMOUTH, Privy Seal.
Mr. gRSKINE, Lord GRENVILLE, Mr. FQX, and
Lord MoIRA, Will kiss bands to-morrow.,
- A Privy Council was afterwards held., when the
following were sworn in Members, and took their
places: at the Board accordingly. They likewise had
the honour of kissing hands upon the occasion, viz.
Mr. Fox, Earl MoIRA, Lord TEDII!LE, Mr. GREY,
and Lord HENRY PETTY,

Lord SPENCER went afterwards to the Secretary
of Slate's 0/lice, at the,TreasUry, and transacted
business.

Mr. GREY also took his Scat at the Admiralty
Board.

HIS MAJESTY will hold' a Privy Cpwicil to-mor-
row, when the Off:6es that yet remain vacant will
be tilled up.

His Grace the Puke ofl3,EnForoacertainly goes to.
Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, and Mr.
will be the Chief Secretary. • Mr. GRATTAN has, been
mentioned 'as the new Chancellor of the Exchequer
for Ireland, but theappointment has not yet taken
place.

The Bill for enabllog. Lord Gltvrr..LEto hold

the Office of Auditor
.of the Exchequer togcthe;•
,with that Of First'Lord of the Treasury, passed the
House of Commons last night. We :are happy to
state that such alterations were made in the Bill-as
to render it unobjeaiOnable. Instead, of a Deputy
being appointed by the Auditor, and •removea.ble at
his pleasure, and who therefore could not •be con-
sidered as an ereaive' check upon the, Auditbr,* a
Trustee is to be appointed, who is reTonsible to
Parliament.

New Writs were moved last night for Northum-
berland, in the room of Mr. GREY ; for St. Mawes,
in the room of fir. WINDHAM ; for Caine, in the
room of Lord lI:PETTY ; and for ,the County of
Suffolk, in the room of Lord BROME, now Marquis
ConNWALLIS.

LAST night we received Paris Papers to the 31st
ult. and hutch -Journals to the 4th inst.
The French seem determined to outdo their for-

mer outdoings in base servility and fawning adula-
tion. A.specimen of these, worthy 'of its authors,
'will be found in the Address of the Senate, pre-
Sented teS.ONAPARTE on the 28th of last month.--,
This servile Body, fearing they should not stoop low
enough before their Imperial Master, most humbly
intreat that he would vouchsafe to permit them to
fulfil their decree in conferring on the " Saviour of,
Fiance" the title of" Great." The reply of BONA-
PARTE reciprocated the title of ‘` Great" - upon the
People.' Politeness Would, of course, di&ate this,
;and thus we have in a hreath a" Great" Emperor
'and a "" Great" PeOple.
There are a great number of Addresses besides in
the Paris Papers from the different Constituted.Au- '
thorities, each endeavouring to excel the other in
servility, adulation, and impiety,; but having given
'the Address:of the Senate, we think it unnecessary
to incumbet_our Columns with any of the others.
The Court of Naples was endeavooring to avert,
by Negotiation, the disasters with which the King:
dons was threatened.. Cardinal RuFFO had proceeded
to Rome, where he bad a conference with Cardinal
Fuson, the Vnele of BONAPARTE, and the French
Envoy to the Papal Court. The Russian and Eng-
lish troops who landed in Naples had • pot re-em-
barked. We fear, however, that no exertion,
then on the part of .-iaples .or her Allies; could el-
feetually 'defend that. Country agair4 the host of
French Troops which might be sent thither, and
• • ....
we much doubt whether BONAPARTE would be in-
duced
by Negotiation to orderhis Army to halt:
The objeet of the mission of Count If.ii.TGNyrrz
stated to be, to put the last hand to a Treaty between
France and Prussia, which concerns, not only tlioso.

two Powers, but all the Powers who have an in-
terest in the flue of the North pf Germany, and the
security of the Peace of the Continent. What may be
the result of this Mission rernßins to be seen, but it is
clear that the North of Europe 111/1' st be deeply af.
feaed by the designs of France and Austria in the
South ; designs which according to Lours c
-gin
3
Vienna of the ..c.?(1 lilt, arc to‘ be attempted to
carried into execution under the sanEtion_of_a Trenty.
of Alliance offenske and defeizsive between fl,ose
'two Powers who were so recently initul7ed in hos-
tility.

As the loss of one of the greatest and most dis-
terested Statesmen and genuine. Patrio;ts that this
Country ever possessed has inevitably led to essen-
tial and important-channs in the Administration of ,
the Government, cur 'Readers, and, we 'presume to
think, the Public in general, will look to us.fer an
avowal- of the condu& Which 'ci e mean to adopt
and to pursue in the present critical ouder of things.
It is, we trust, needless. for us to make any boast of :
our public principles, 'since our conduft has been
consistent from -the establishment, of this Paper to
. ... ....
the present momentl- -and the great success which
has .attended our exertions, May be considered as 4.
fair proof thaf that candua has been such as to en,
title: us to the esteem and confidence of our •
As we have lost .a host in the illustrious individual al-
luded ta, it seems to be absolittely necessary that
the &lap of. a new, AdMinistration, to supply so
greal a loss, must be founded upon a large scale, and
such -as, without a vain attempt to unite principles
essentially discordant, should endeavour to-compre-
bend all those_ chara6:ters who are distinguished in.
the tyes-of their Country for wisdom, probity, ex-
- perjence,- and public ,spirit. Besides, the situation
of the Country itself imperiously demands an union.
of all parties for the-general safety of the whole.—.
WC are at present-engaged in a War with an Enemy
truly formidable from his abilities, his successes, and
his .power, but more particularly from his known.
sentiments towards this Country. We shall not..
resort to harsh language, because such language can
nottend to lessen our. difficulties, and because there
can bp:np reason for attempting'-in any respea tq.
increase them. It is evident, however, that our
. _
Country would -not incur the mere ordinary evils of
unsuccessful warfare if we could possibly be so
Wantiqg to ourselves as -not to hazard everything
in its defence. Nothing but national annihilatipn
would, be the consequence of our failure against our
present Enetii.y-,
.I.:)ho'', will,' of course, strain :eve.iir
nerve to effe6t otir ruin if it be praaieable. 'We'
are indebted, no doubt, in -a •great measure to our
insular situation for ou: Eecurity. ; but we have so
much confidence in the good sense and patriotism
of Englishmen, as to.believe that their best protec,
'tion will arise from that good sense aid that patriotic
spirit by which they-ha-ye hithettO been distinguish-,
ed, and which, we persuade ourselves, . will al-
ways be the essential marks of their national clia-
raaer. But National Spirit to be efficient mush be
supported by National Unanimity; arid as the people
at large should, at this awful crisis, cordially agree
in a determination to devote every thin to. the de.

Y 'g
fence of their commoit safely,• it -is.equally neces-
sary that the same cordiitl bond sbould unite those to
whom the Government -of the Country is intrusted.
_ .
This is no time for petty squabbles about places, as
the state of the go-untry, demands a hearty co-opera-
tion of all parties, and, of course, an extinCtion of
all personal and patty differences. To the new ar-
rangement that has been formed we could certainly
offer objeCtiOns.that would be.supporicti by the opi-
nions of many, butt the happiness and security of
the whole are what sit nearest to our wishes, and
shall be the leading, views Of
.our condua., . The
question . is not. whether particular men ought.to
have been included,. id an • Administration, but
whether a comprehensive and efficient Administra-
tion.co,uld.be formed if .such men were not to take
a share in it ? Hence it becomes us to sacrifice such

objeaions, and to look Only: to the interests of the

Empire at large.

But disregarding such objeetions

n the present posttAre of affairs, we can repose con-

fidence in some of the conspicuous Members of the
new Administration, because they have acted upon
most essential points‘with thdgreat Statesman whom

We have lost, and 'becanse we 'have reason to hope
that they will never lose sight of his principles or

forget his 'example. Hence they will be a cheek
upon those who have differed with. them upon such

principles ; and, indeed, the latter may be expeEled
to impose a check upon themselves, from a con-

sciousness that the Constitutional firmness and in-

tegrity of the men who were so long united in feel-

ings, opinibtis, and a&ion with the great departed
Statesman will never ,be shaken. Besides, there is

'reason to hope that those persons to whom our ob-

jeolions might apply, have profited by experience,
and have been taught wisdom by the 'melancholy

warning which France holds forth, after all her

struggles, all her horrors, 11(.1-' all her sacrifices,

in a visionary pursuit of unattainable perfe&ion

in civil polity. Upon the whole, then, as una-

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nimity is essential on the part of the people at
large, and on. the part of..those to. whom the
National interests are intrusted, we shall not think
it our ditty to declare war against them before
- they have been brought intO.aelion, but shall vigi-
lantly observe their condua, and give them our firm
and decikl,,support as long as that • condud shalt
.manifestly and vigorously tend to..the promotion ,of
private happiness and the:hOnour and interests of
•-the, Nation, As'His Majesty, therefore, has been
pleased tocall•the. new Administration to his Coun-
cils; we feel ourselves, bound, by every principle of
,duty and of royalty, not to give them an unmerited
opposition, or, in other words, not to adopt that`
„line of conduta, ourselves which we have so fre-
quently, .and we conceive so justly, reprobated in
others. This is our creed, and this is our intended.
ruje of a&ion. It-is, we trust, such as is congeniat
with the sentiments and Wishes of every man realli
:attached to the British Empire ; and while we Pos-
,sess the approbation of such men we can have no
doubt of maintaining the same, rank which -we have
hitherto held in the political annals of this Country,
and such as, will secure to us the success which we
have hitherto enjoyed, and shall always endeavour to
de-serve:

We are sorry to hear that a Misunderstanding is
said to have, taken place, between Admiral Thou,
BRIDGE and some of the Captains of the Outward-
bopnd Indiamen, who were under his Convoy when
he fell in with and engaged Admiral. LINOIS.

_ . .
NOltirther intelligence has been received respe&-
ing the Squadrou.seen by Sir R.u.:EIARD STRACHAN.
,YesterdaTa Cella of Dire&ors was • held at the
India House, when Captain ROBERT WARDLAW, of
the §lli.o Asia, took leave previous _to departing for
Madras Mina Bengal: • -
By an- everiand :dispatch received; at the India
House late on Monday evening, frern Bombay, it
appears, that there is every prospe& of the arrange,
ments proje&ed by Marquis CouNwAws being car-
, ried.into complete effee-t, under the administration.
of Sir G.13414r,0w.
A letter ftorn Bombay states, that very serious
disputes still exist at Batavia, in censequence of the
Dutch Government refusing to fulfil their engage,
ment,„.4y jetting the troops at that place retern to
Europe at the conclusion of their stipulated period
of service. A Violent epidemic disorder had carried
off numbers of the Europeans. The crews of the
ships lying there; ntider the command of Admiral
HARTSINCK, were in a very unhealthy conditicp.
They w.7re expe&ed a few months, if they
could equippid for sea. Admiral TIIO6I,IRIDGE
had received intelligence of the intended movements
of the Dutch squadrpe at Java, and was to ,cruize irl
‘the StraitS in order to meet.them.
• A Letter was yeSterclay received in town stating,
that the- ,
Wallas Frigate had succeeded in cutting a
Vessel out of Boulpgne Roads. The Enterprizo
was eile&ed. by three Boats from the Pagas, the
crew S of which ,succeeded' in their attempt, and
brought the Ve,scl a\i'ay Which is since arrived in
the DOwns.•-•
A person taken! on • hoard the. Impromptu French
Privateer„ 1,-etely cap.tureci by. the Bruizez. Gulf-brig,
states, that there are now 25,0,00 men encamped iii.
the vicinity of Boulogne that the Gun-hdats in
Boulogne Harbour are: as eempletely Manned, nbw
as wlwn the Grand Army 3,Vas,- on, the Coast ; that
there are twelve Lugger Privateers , belonging, to
Calais and Boulogne, Which put fa sea every f.i7,
vourable opportunity, .and, within these three last
months, have taken and carried in fifty Vessels„
English and Swedish, The Seamen of the latter
VesselS are all taken out, and sent into, the Interior,
where they are treated •in the same manner as tho
Enlish, and their Cargoes sold as well as the
Ships.
The number of French troops already in Italy,
and on their march thither, amounts to upwards, of
120,000. •
•
Yesterday; according to the custom observed twice,
year, all the Troops attached to the Guards mus-
tered on the ,Parade in St. James's Park. They con-,
Sisted of the qd Battalions of the three Regiments,
'and were. successively inspeeled and reviewed by
their ColOnelS. They made a most gallant appear-
ance, acquitted' themselves with their wonted ad-
dress, and were rewarded with the just approbation,
of their Oflieers. This military ceremony was not.
over till 12 o'clock; when the Battalions marched oft
to their respective guards and barracks.

The. following Regiments from Hanover are daily
.xpe6tecl. The gthi 30th, 39311, forming the Bri-
gade under. General HILL. The sth, 27th, 30th,
under Generi SifERBROOK. The Bth, 36th, and
Buff, under 'General Sir A. WELLESLEY. With
the Waggon Train, and the German Legion, from
Stadt.

An extensive Naval Promotion will appear in a
few days.
• Seven new PeerS, it is said, are to be created.
The names which have already transpired', are
those of Mr. CoKE, of Holkham ; Mr. ANSON,
Mr. CREWE, Sir W. W. WYNNE, acid the
,Earl of
LAUDERDALE, Who -is .t_O be made a Peer of the
United Kingdom.

'SociEry or ARTS.—An EleCtion took place yes-
terday morning at the house belonging 'to this Insti-
tution, in the Adelphi, for a successor to the office
-of Assistant Secretary,, vacant by the resignation of
Mr. THOMAS TAYLOR. The candidates were Mr.
CHARLES COYIBE, son of Dr. COMBE, Mr. JOHN
Boos, of, Croydon, and Mr. WILLIAM LOSACK.
Mr. CHARLES COMBE succeeded by a very consider--
able Majority.—There was a very large assemblage
of Members. Mr. TAYLOR, whose high character
as a Scholar, is well known, retired on account of
ill-health. His Successor, by all accounts;, is fully
qualified, to do honour tolthe situation.
The EleCtoral Prince of BADEN, who was com-
pelled to relinquish the hand of the daughter of the
King of BAVARIA, in favour of EUGENE BEAUH
NOO, is to be indemnified with one of the nieces q.c‘
the EillprCSS • JOSEPHINE.