The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-25 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, St NE I,.4.—Arrived the Ijinclosi:a4,"
of 50 guns, Capt. LITTLEHALES., ()Argus, Captain
JAMES STUART, and La Fleche, Capt. WH;TE,
Vixen Gun-brig, Lieut. MAY SON 'WRIGHT, and
dint Schooner, Lieut. BIRD, from the DoWas; with
the Joh72, SMITH, for Mogadore ; Swift, ---,- for
Malta; Providence Increase, SHEPHERD,' Adventure,
MtbLEY, Content, BARNES, for the Mediterranean ;
Albion, CROSS, for Jamaica ; Enterprise, HENDER-
SON, for Demerara; Neptune, HARVEY, for Malta
and Messina ; Melville, ROACH, for South ArrieriCa.;
with about 20 other outward-bound Ships, from the
Downs.

Sailed the Isis, of 50 guns, Capt. LAUGHARNE,
for NewfOundland, having on board Rear-Admiral
HOLLOWAY, who is to take the command on that
station ; also the Alphea Cutter, Lieut. JOHN MAN-
TON, for Newfoundland ; the Paulina Brig, Capt.
LUMLEY, with the Lord Hood, and Caniperdown,
and eight other Vessels, for the Downs ; and
the Strenuous Gun-brig on a cruize.
The Mercury Frigate takes convoy for Newfound-
land, as the Isis has sailed without it.

'DEAL. JUNE 2./.—Came down yesterday even-
ing, from the River, the Pievoyante Store-ship,
bound to Gibraltar ; also several light Transports
from the Nore.

' Arrived this slay the Maria, and several other
Transports, having on board the 2d Light Battalion
of the,King'sertrian Legion, from Ramsgate Pier.
Trompeuse Sloop of 'War, from IrarMooth ; and
L,'Epiegle Sloop of War, from Cork, with a con-
voy, which hav'e sailed for the River.

. . .
.. SifEEANESS, J..,51; 23.—Came into Harbour, to
be paid off, the FaThon Sloop.
Sailed the Venus Frigate for Woolwich. The Bel-
kite sails this evening for Yarmouth. • .

THE enemies of Ministers, finding that the Public
begin to' look with indignant feelingS on the sys-'
tewatic apposition against the measures of Govern-
ment which is so resolutely preparing by a certain
Party, think proper to bring forward the opinion of
Mr. HuME on the subjea ; but the words of that
historian, adduced on the occasion, though they may
justify the existence of a body in Parliament to watch
the °mations of Government, can by no means be
distorted into a dilletice of a systematic'opposition to
measures not only in agitation burprospeaive, which
is the case with the present Parliamentary OpponentS
of Government. Even supposing Mr. Hurts: had
said so:rTinch as the Opposition Writers erroneously
impute to him, his opinion would have been but
the opinion of an individual, howevtr sagacious and
intelligent, and to this opinion might be opposed
that of Mr. RURKE, 'a
haelical Politician, .whose
authority Would be of more weight on the point..
He, as we p-rOved yesterday, by his own words, con-
sidered a systematic opposition as repugnant. to ho-
fionr and duty. Butit is said, " since from the na-
ture of things the adherents•of Ministers must form
a Party voting constantly on the same side, it is ne-
cessary that those who disapprove of their measures
should unite and form a Party to oppose them."---
Let them do so, but, let them at least wait till mea-
sures are brought forward which will justify their
censure. But the-Opposition of the present day are
determined before-hand to disapprove what is not yet
in existence. Such an Opposition Mr.Husta woUld
'have held in abhorrence, and'if he could have found
a precedent for it, would have branded it with in-
famy in the historic work that does so much honour
to his memory.

INDIA Housge=—Yesterday a Court of Dire6.lors
was held, when the undermentioned Ships were thus
stationed, viz.—The Sarah Christiuna„Ann, Diana,
Glory, and Northampton, for Madras and 'Bengal ;
Experimext and Tigris for Maderia, Madras, and
Bengal ; Sir William Pulteney and Union for Bom-
bay,
The following Cdptains were sworn into the com-
mand of their respetive ships, viz: Capt. BEEVER
to the G 1973, and Capt. M‘DoucALL to the Tigris..
—.The Court adjourned at six o'clock to Wecrnes:-
day next. •.
At a Common Hall 33esterday at Guildhall, seve,
ral Aldermen 'and Gentlemen were put in nominaH
Lion for Sheriff, &c.
And upon taking the show of hands, the Sheriffs
declared CHRISTOPIIY.It SMITH, Esq. and RICHARD
.PIIILL/FS, Esq. to be duly elected Sheriff of Lon,
don, and Sheriff of Middlesex, for the year ensuing.
RICHARD CLARK, Esq. was re.:eleeted Chamberlain,
and Messrs. GALABIN and WELLS Bridge-masters.
Messrs. DIMSDALE and L4orAnD were continued
(having only served one year), and Messrs. HA LL and
COSSART, eleaed Auditors of the City and Bridge-
house Accounts for the ensuing year. ROGER ENE-.
VER, RICHARD SAUNDERS, JOHN BROOKS, and
WHELDON JONES, were cleated Aleconners. - The
Auditors delivered their Account of the City's In-
come for the last year according to annual custom.'
The Lord Mayor and Aldermen then withdrew to
the Council Chamber, and held a ,Court of Alder-
men ; at which the Chamberlain, Bridge-masters,
and Rulers of the Watermen and Lightertnen's
Company were severally sworn into their respec-
tive offices. The precepts for the .eteetion of
Lord Mayor on Michaelmas Day next were direacd.
to be issued.