The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-14 00:00:00

PARTS, the bitterest and most formidable Emmy this
Country ever had to encounter, had been accomplish-
ed, would perhaps have-been added to the enormous
extent of his dominions. We had therefore a double
rnetive for attempting to secure as much as we could
of the Spanish Settlements in America for ourselves.
But if we-bad gone; as the Paper, alluded to says,
‘‘ as deliverers and benetaaors," that is to induce the
Spanish Colonies to throw off their allegiance to the
-Mother Country, and' establish independence, we
should have been equally. exposed to the censure of,
the Opposition Writers, who would have accused
G,oVernment of adopting the revolutionary pa.-
licy of France, and of giving a sanetion to rebellion
in the 'dependencies of. all other. States; though,
considering the wretched subserviency of Spain to
France, and the unappeasable enmity of the latter
towards Great Britain, we should have been fully
justified in promoting -the independence of the Spa-
nish Settlements, rather than suffer them to have
been in any danger °flailing into the hands of Beo-,
NAPARTE. We are told in the same Paper, of the
difficulty, .if not impraCticability,. of effeCting the
conquest of South America-; but does it appear that
Administration have any views of such a nature ?
Nu i it will be our best pone), now to secure the
friendship of .that Country, at all events, and pro-
mote its independence, it after all it should be found
impossible to preserve Spain for its legitimate Mo
naich. So that all the long-winded reasoning, and
admonitory counsels of the Opposition Paper are
bounded in erroneous principles, visionary specula-
tions, and a determination to censure Ministers, as
to whatever they may really intend, or whatever may
be totally out of their contemplation.

The utmost attention has been paid to the accom-
modation and comfort of our troops 'lately returned
from Spain, at Portsmouth and Plymouth, and the
several, branches of the Naval 'department, at and
hear both these• places, have exerted themselves en
the occasion, in a manner that reeds the highest
credit upon them.
The curiosity to see Mrs. CLARKE drew a number
of persons to the avenues and round the House of
Commons yesterday afternoon. A few moments
after six she arrived, and her chariot was immedi-
ately surrounded 'by at least too persons. - At first
she appeared alarmed, on letting down the glass,
but after retraining in the carriage about five mi-
nutes, she-spoke to the footman at the door, and
immediately descended. from it, followed by a female
companion. Some of the persons present very in-
decorously huzzaed her as she passed.
A Meeting of the'Rotuan Catholics of Dublin
took place on the 4th inst. in that city. It was nu-
merously and respectably attended,. Counsellor
O'GoamaN proposed a General Meeting, to consider
the expediency of preferring their claims to Parlia-
ment at the present cement. The motion was
strongly debated, but when the question W,14 called
foe, and the Meeting was preparing tar a division,
`the Noble Lord who presided retired from the chair,
and thus the Catholic Petition is postponed sine die.
The. Seventh Report of the Commissioners of
Military Inquiry has beett printed and laid before.
the House of Commons. IVembraces the office of
the Secretary at War, the Department of Foreign
Accounts, and the Chaplain General. • _ _

A Meeting of the Deputy Lieutenants and' Magi-
itratea of this Town and -County, and the Division
of Hunsley Beacon, was held on, Wednesday the tat
inst. for enrolling such of the late Kembers of the
Hull and Sculcoates Volunteer Infantry, and the Vo-
.lunteers in Hunsley Beacon and part of Middle Hol-
derness, had offered to transfer their services into
Local Militia: The number of Local Militia
wanted in the East Riding, we uelerstand, is 3384,
which will be formed into four 'Regiments. • After
such of the late Volunteers as have signified their
intention to enter the Local Militia ,are enrolled,
those who have now first,come forward as Volun-
teers will be• permitted to-enter, and there' is no
doubt of Lientenant-Colonel WRAY'S Regimen t being
completed without the ballot,---(Hull Advertiser.)
Another crim. con. in. high lila (no less than • a
Duke and a celebrated' Countess) has been discover
ed within these few clays.
Tuc THEATan..—Tlie part of Sir Peter Teazle
was last night performedat Drury Lane Theatre, by
Mr. RILEY, 'an aCier of much provincial fame. He
is somewhat " declined into the vale of years," but
he is a very judicious gtor, and'Well entitled to a
station on the London boards. •He spoke in a dis-
tind, 'audible, and' impressive style, and appeared
thoroughly to understand the character. The stiff
formal 0/ii Bachelor transferred into a husband,swith
a young sprightly Wife, was. evident throughout, and
if Mr.. RILEY can assume thu rnanners of other da-.
rataers with equal success, he-Will prove a favourite
actor. He was very well received by a' numerous
audiettce.

At Union-Hall, yesterday, -a further examination
took place as to the murder of Lieut. Johnston ; the.
most prominent feature of which was, that Thomas
Hamilani who appeared as a voluntary witness on
the Coroner's Inquest, Was brought by Lockie and
Gaff, twt) of the
.officers, on strong grounds of
suspicion as an accessary, if not a principal, in
the foul criMe • certain circumstances havintarisew,
since his first itearing, to furnish reasons to Suspat
him. After three Magistrates, aided by Mr. REEVES,
• the,chiet Clerk, had gone at great length into the
ease, he was sent for a further hearing, till the
others in custody are brought up. Two hUndred
pounds are now offered for the discovery and con-
vidion of the guilty parties.
A few days ago a man named Lauder was appre-
hended at Dundee for street-begging. Upon search-
ing him, cash or notes to the amount of 701. Were
found about his person; and it was dis Covered that
he had 1001; in the Dundee Bank, being the fruits
of a long course of begging in the streets of that
town.