The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-03 00:00:00

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rormf, sane time since); by Sir P„Bai,r4 .0d Sir H. i
Popham. He was aware that the questiOn had been
already! before the Court, and he was sorry to say,
it had experienced considerable opposition, SO much
as to induce the Court for a time to abandon it.—
Why this opposition was
,smade, be confessed, for
his part, he could not conceive; but as what.follow-
ed as a consequence of it had been unanimously
considered beneficial to the Country, he thought it
was impossible that the Court could now refuse to ,
agree to his Motion for a Vote of Thanks to Sir :
David Baird and Sir. Home Popham, and to the
Officers and • Men under their command, for stheir
gallant condua in the Capture of the Cape of
Good Hope.
Mr: S. DIXON, in seconding this motion; regrette&
that a similar one, when moved some time bad: by
him, .had not been carried, brit he conceivedthere
could be, at present, no obje&ion, particularly'as he
had to inform the Court, that the capture of the
Cape had, in faa, saved our POssesSions in the East
Indies from being totally destrdyed. This, 116 said,
might appear extraordinary, but he had it from the
most.
,undoubted authority, that the Squadron in
which Jerome Bonaparte had a • command, was,
with another of considerable force, destined for
.an
attack on some of our settlements in India.' The
two Squadrons were to have formed a junaion at
the
.Cape of Good Hope, and; with as many. troops
4s could be Spayed from thence, were to proceed
to India. This concerted 'plan was completely
marred by the timely capture of
.the Cape of Good
Hope, on which account alone the achievement
ought to be considered of, the utmost importance, as
►the force of the Enemy which would have. been
united at the,Cape, had it not fallen into our pos-
session, would have beeti sufficiently powerful to
make us tremble for out:Possessions in India.

711.1 r. WAITHMAN was extremely sorry that the
worthy Gentleman who made the Motion had not
contented himself with the hearty concurrence of
the Court on the for-Ma suhje&s. The propriety
Of passing a Vote of Thanks for the capture of the
Caine of Good Hope had already been before them ;
and as they were. then of opinion that it was not ne-
cessary; he called upon theth now to be in some de.,
(tree cotisistent, and not totally to reject that opinion.
'ffedid not indeed wish that the Motion should be
absolutely negatived, but
_he hoped that the worthy
Gentleman would be inclined to withdraw it, other-
wise he would feel it his duty to move the previous
question. -He then adverted to the 'proceeding of
the Hdu-se of Connnotis on this subject ; and con-
cluded by saying, that as in that Assembly no thanks
had. been voted, -and- as in the-Court in which he
stood, the question had been on a former occasion
avoided, it should not have been now brought for-
ward ;, and he -therefore hoped that the worthy
Gentleman would withdraw his Motion. .

Mr. QVIN expressed himself decidedly in favour
of the motion : he took a very general view of the
benefits that would result from the redo Lion of the
Cape bf Good Hope and in glowing colours drew
a' comparison between the capture of that Settle-
ment by Sir Home Popham and Sir David Baird,'
and the former capture by the British Troops under
Sir Alured Clark. The latter had been performed
with a force of. 4500 men, when there had not been
more opposed 'to him than about 1500 Regulars,
and the former was achieved with comparatively
insignificant numbers. On this account,-therefore,
be conceived it' was impossible to withhold the
Thanks of the Court on the present occasion ; nor
indeed 'was any argument offered to induce them
not to agi-ee to the motion, as, it was too absurd to
suppose, that •because they had, 'not been given in
another place, they should not be given there.,
Mr. BIRCH; Mr. S. Dixon, and .Mr. IVArrumAlst
were severally heard in, explanation and reply. The
latter moved the previous question.
Mr. STORES spoke in favour of the motion, and
Mr. VANDERCOMB opposed it, as the Commanders
had not, lid said, acted agreeably to the orders they
received.
The-Lottn‘MAToß here interposed; and said, that
Sir Home I'ophatn and Sir David Baird had been
expressly sent 'out to artack.the Cape.
The previous question was then put, and being
negatived by a great 'majority, the original motion
was carried.
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The Freedom of the City,..and a Sword value 200
guineas,
,was then voted to Sir David Baird; alter
which the Court adjourned.

One of • the most curious questions in Natural,
History respects the absolute and relative heat of
the globe we inhabit, at different degrees of pro-.
fundity. Every Philosopher is acquainted with the
fanciful theories that have been. ,promulgated on
the internal heat, of this vast and .heterogeneous
mass of matter. M. DE TrIEBEA, Manager oldie
Mines at-Friburgh, and Professor LAMPADLUs, have
availed themselveS of the 'advantageous opportunity
those vast caverns have afforded to remove the dif-
fiCulties attending this inquiry. They placed vari-
ous thermometers, on the principle of REAuzav
at different depths in. the earth, and have compared
the graduated scale of these with another thermo-
meter above the surface. The variety in the depth
occasioned no difference- in the result while, the
subterranean instruments were at .twelve, the other
was at nine and a half. \ .

HARTMAN is alMost the only .Artist, remaining at
Brunswick. •He was educated at Weitsch. At
present his principal employment is the prepara-
tion of colours for painting ; and he has iuventtd a
species- of Indian ink of peculiar excellence. • Al-
though the quality of this curious produ& of his
'labours greatly surpasses the articles sold in Eng-
land, 'yet he is obliged ,to attach an English name
to it—such is the flattering preference given to the
merchandize of this Country in that part of the,
Continent.
The shop of Messrs. Rainsford and Wilson,
„in,
the Borough, .was broke open on Saturday moryink.
last; at three o'clock, or thereabouts; and there was
taken therefrom four pieces of Irish linen,.one piece
of cambric, one, piece of chintz furniture, and ten
-yards-of printed cord ; sall with the maker's mark of
Thompson upon them. .
Afew evenings since was stolen out of a cart be-
longing to Mr. Smith, of the-Three Cups Inn, Al:-
dersgate-street, a trunk containing a large quantity'
of wearing apparel, geld rings, and a quantity of old
silver plate.