The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-27 00:00:00

tentrelutlenee that her venterei .upon al) engaged,.
,ment. His Army was drawn up nearly three hours
before he gave orders for the attack; and the result
of that glorious day., proved that he. had Ample,
grounds for the apprehensions which he eliteptainod.
Under these -circumstances, if Spain sh4ll, be true to
herself, and we. Is the,n'o reason to doubt tr: faa, eve
may confidently look to, the fortunate termination of
a contest, upon the issue of ,which the, independence II
of the whole Continent. of Europe undoubtedly de-
pends.

Nothing goes-;tight under the present .Ministry,
if we are to.believe the Opposition Paper's, and :the
chief of them this day has thought ...proper to`attack,
onr Public Boards, which it says, !‘ move 'in the
treinmels• of precedent, and will not be put out of
their routine." And why should the Board of
Ordnance, the Transport:Bliard, the Navy and the
Viatiailing Board, which the Paper alluded to prirti-,
eularly mentions, relinquishthe system upon which
thc-y respeEtively 'ea, and which has been mat trod.
by experience, in compliance with the whims of.
• speculative writer 4; that would be sure 'to attack
them whatever plan they 'Might adopt. It is wiin.
cittriel•that, as Ow Navy. and. Transpol t Boards have
bt',tn.qtsclc.ed, ti;e: Admiralty. Bolni 'sliouLl have..
escaped; but pt.:riaps tier Wr;ter thought-that it woald
be rather too soon to assiil that Board after its signal
vigilance and dispatch, in providing for the' em,
barkation of our Troops at Corunna. Yet 'why-
indeed bhouhl the Adiniralty escape, as' the Trans.
• port , was guilty of similar r:The
chief quesiion is, do the Public Boards. diSebarge
• their 4rity with zeal,:adtivity and. 'skill , ?
a. quostion
that even the a,udacity of 'Party will not dareth an
swdr in the negative. But we are teld tint these
Boards " are much connedeci with, 'or protet;fed
by Parliamentary influence." This i;isilluation. is an
. idle assertion, unless it had been shewn that these
Boards make use of their ,Parliamentary contieEtion
to'coVer abuse, and vesort to ParkimentarY influence
to protea them from. Censure. —We will venture to'

say that all our Public Boards' are condu6ted with
Ability, and the most naive zeal ; they May, there-
fore, bid defiance to the random aisaulti of party
which never can be satisfied till 1111 the Ta.
lents are restored to power. •

yestenly:rgorning, about, ten o clock, the Lord
Chanitairlain *left town for Windsor, to take their
I\l43i:sales' cominands fin. repairing St. JaMeh'il
Yesterday ,the workmen. began repairing the'soof
ofihis MAJEsTr's Levee
.Room, The paintings are
temoved by Chairmen upon horses. As soon as the
roof of ttie'Levee Room is-repaired, the furnituse,
which is now in the Grand Council Chamber, is to
tie removed into it, and which will• prevent any
impediinent to her MAJESTY'S Holiday Drawing
ft,Ooins, as usual. We understand it is heratiestv's
intention.of holding a Dtawing Room on. the 16th.
of February, and -to dress in the Duke of CUMBER.
1,14.2,&s aplrtineOt.i.
Yesterday the Duke of CAMBRIDGE visited Tidy
CIIARLOTtE Finctt. We are sorry to say her Lady.
Ship was:considered worse yesterday, • • •
On Wednesday the Duke cf CAsiantnoe, and a
Illtunerous party of distinguished personages, dined
Avith the LORD 114AyOlt. After dillOciiltlet LADY
MA.YORESS, who 'has attained great proficiency in
the musical science, played several-charming pieces;
she particularly excelled in a duet, for the ltarp and.
piano forte, with Mr. SMART. His. Royal Highness
the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who is a great admirer of
Ow music, _us usual, in the most affable manner,
joined in the glees that were sung, anti look ti.pitK
in a very difficult duet.
Letters of the 25th of NoVember have been re-
eeivedirom St. Domingo, by which it appears, that
somevesseln belonging to CIIIIISTOPtig had succeed.
ed in th?ou'ring succours into St.,Mare. The -forces.
of PiTIONT had, in 'consequence, raised the siege.--
It is said that 'PRTION had proposed to'unike himself
with 'theepitniards;. but. their answer had 'riot
_rived. 'w •
The principal 'part of Chelsea was urider 'Water.
during Wetlitesdatnight, and yesterday there was
no passing but by boats and carts, to take persons .to
their own homes. The walls of several buildings
were washed down. At Anderson's' breWhouse,
• -veer the College, tile horses and pigs, were taken out
for re.ar, or their being drowned. Although !Sloane-
st upon hi ;h ground; the kitchens are
ticiudel fnany prib-ot hilts,, and.
bburboods .near London, persona: have been obliged
tai get ittnand 'out of their. on pail- of stairs windows.
lit :Dor..et-street,' PoriMiill-'s(plitre, a considerable
p.iit 'of .the pitvetrit,nt has been INZiulled away by the
4,lpitlity of Abe couitoo,;sewer, which runs through
.',A4t part of Ihe' town 0.11',. its ,W;,)/froitt liattipstead
.to the Tlunnes. -ct
esterday, at noon, a tint: 'tree' Wade torn up' by
the. wind nearly opposite : the b) the
Queen's Palace, in St. James's Park—,
41r. \Vallis, baker, at Battle Bridge,
flOur spoiled 'by the flood which` inundated ins
cellar and ground floors-.
We undastand, by'accounts from the county of
I,,Vaterford, tlidt considerable nil chiel has oeCurrtel
freai the late floods'. • The brid):,e of -killeagh,mear
Yunithal, was completely ctirlied away, and four
mete and woman, who were passing at the • rpo-
"writ, were hulled into deStruCtien._ A bridge 'over
the Ounashad, near LlSinore, was carried
and exploded as if blown up .by powder, and the
61.."1ge at Four-mile Water has been again much
injtired.
hlt Juittrisont.m, to whoSo literary talents the'
Public are touch indebted, has, we areorly
utrstand, been confined to his house sever4f,weeks„
MI;
0N to a.severe connision which he tWeiyed 'item ,
,C.ll,lding left at 1144-it-WithUO stay lamp to tem-
vzt,bsengeni.