The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-28 00:00:00

DUKE OF WELLINGTON.

Earl BATHURST said, the topic on vviiith lie
rose to address their Lordships, was one upon
.which he apprehended no difference of sentiment
whatever, it being for the purpose. of moving the
Thanks
.and Congratulations of that House to the
Great Duke of Wellifigton, on his return from his
Continental services. It is now upwards of five
veer 3 that (hat illustrious Officer vas absent from
his country Oa his most important command. At
the conmilencement, aittl during a great. part of
that period, the:whole of Spain, and a great part
of Portugal, was in the possession of the French.
Before he quitted-those regions, there was not a
single Frenchman in arm le* in the Peninsula.—
The Duke of Wellington uniformly continued ;at
the seene-of.action,.although•he had the lathe in-
ducenfents to return hoine occasionally as other
(Micas, and especially to receive, as they did,
the grateful acknowledgwents of their tello4r
subjects, thosc ebullitions of public gratitude,
which. were spontaneously manifested by indivi-
duals of all ranks and descriptions. Laid Weir

lington resisted all these, and at the close Of each
Campaign heiallowed thlt liberty and indulgence
to others which he denied to bit-itself. He had
now worked nut, by dint of arms, the salvatiou
of those countries, the great object to which his
-efforts were. directed. These were topics on
which lie felt. it was unnecessary to trouble their
hardships, to whom the records of his triomphs
in glorious succession had become familiar. In
the skill and .prudence of - hi,. 'occasional re-
treats, his great military talents appeared as
conspicuous as in his most splendid victories
and glorious advances ; and they had at length
to congratulate themselves on the happy and
auspicious termination of its immortal la-
bours,. involving not only the independence
and seetfFity of the Peninsula, but the deliverance
of the Continent of Europe frinin that state of
thraldom and degration in which she so long
.had
suffered. Without further 'preface, therefore, he
would Move, " That the Thanks and Congratula-
tions of this House be given to Fiel&Marshal the
Duke of Wellington, upon his return from the
' Continent of EUrope; and for the great and emi-
nent service he had rendered his Majesty and the
Public ; and that the Lord Chan Mellor be ordered
to communicate the said Vote of Thanks to the
Duke of Wellington in his. place.
The Earl of DARNLEY expressed his cordial con-
currence with the motion ; and suggested, in or-
der to give the 'greater solemnity and importance
to the occasion, that their Lordships should appear
• to their robes.—The question was then put, and
the motion voted nem. dins.
' SLAVE TRADE.
Before the principal Order of the Day was en-
tered upon,
The Duke of GLOUCESTER, after a few prefatory
• remarks; presented a Petition; signed by a very
great number of individuals, inh,abitans of London
and its vicinity, expressing their regret that no
-.provision had been made in the tate Treaty of
• Pease for the'immediate abolition of the Afriean
Slave Trade ; and praying the Houselo•take such
• steps as to its wisdom may seem meet for etfec-
tuating that great and desirable object.
Petitions, to a similar, effect were presented by
'Earl SPENCER, the 'Marquis of LANSDOWNE, the
Dukes_ of SOMERSET and SUSS EX;Lord HoLLAND,
and Earl STANHOPE.
1.•• These documents being severally read short,
they were ordered to lie on the Table.
•• 'The Order of the Day upon which their Lord-
ships were summoned being read,
Lord GRENVILLE rose, and moved that the last
• 'man imous.Add ress of their Lordships on the sub-
ject of the African Slave Trade, and the Prince
Regent's Answer thereto', be read, which was ac--
•cordingly done.
His Lordship then addressed the House at con-
siderable length upon the subject, deploring' the
continuance of the Slave Trade on the part of
France; but :did not advance a single argument
that had.. not been urged and reiterated in tiro
ample discussion in the House of Commons. His
• Lordship concluded by moving an Address to the
•- Prince -Regent,' praying that copies of all repre-
.lientations made on the part of his Royal High-
ness's Government, during the late Negociations
for Peace, for the purpose of carrying into efict
the unanimous Address of that House respecting
the -Abolition ofthe _ African Slave Trade, with
the answers given thereto, and extracts front the
• instructions given to the persons employed in the
--Negociations, which related to the subject.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL also took an exten-
sive view of the subject, similar to that of Lord
-Castlereagh in the House of Commons. In con-
clusion he objected to the motion, as an injudi-
einui and_ injurious interposition with respect •to
a matter which was still in a sate of negecia-
tion, or reserved for negotiation, at a future
• period. No one coaid contend that the alterua-
„tire was a justifiable ground for the contino-
- ance of the war, and much more was to be
obtained by the effects of prudence and manage-
ment _prospectively, and. conciliating the good-
will (for which•some comparatively small sacrifices
in point of time or mode were well made), than
could possibly be done in any- other way.. Under
these impressions,•, and with such views of the
subject, he felt jt his duty to oppose the,metion.
Lord'HOLLAND,'tbe Marquis of LANSDOWNE,
•-and'Earl,CiaKy, supported the motion.
The Earls of IVEsTmoRt.A.No, BkTHURST, and
SELKIRK, spoke against it.
. .Lord. GRANVILLE replied at some length. After
whiCh the House divided—
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