The Sun.
London, England, 1814-12-08 00:00:00

Europe.

testimony of public gra tit tole, of whe public- lire
the world is afraid to speak even in the way of
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mere historical rehtion, from a seufimeut of ten-
derness towards the feelings of his surviving re-

latives:"—to w-ich the answer, perhaps- not, Lut
we deny that Lord MELVi E'S is the character

here pourtrayed ; we re-assert, that private ma-
lignity alone could so descrihehim ; and-we af•
firm, that the almost unanimous voice of the world
declares that the world views him in the same
light it views a Ito Val Doke, namely, as a man
whose honour wAs obscured for a moment by the
efforts of a !rise Faction, only to shine out with
brighter lustre when the cloud of calumny passed
away.

Were we desirous of refuting this Writer upon
his own grounds, we woul,d contend, that allow-
lug for a moment his unfounded assertion to be
received current as truth, his argument is bail ;
for, that according to his own doctrines, this is
not the testimony of " public (or general) grati-
tude- for the services of Lord NIELvILLE'S public
life (though Well does it merit such a. tribute)
but the testimony of Naval (or particular) grail-
lade, for the inestimable services which Lord
MELVILLE rendered to the Navy. And to this
complexion must our difference come at last.
Our adversary does not, dare not attempt
to insinuate that Lord INlELrzt.ur was not,

as we have stated. the 0rea,....
tins Important branch of Britain's power ever
knew. Why, then, would he refuse our brave
'l'.►rs the satisfaction of evincing their possession
of that virtue,• the want of which is the deepest
disgrace to humanity—onAmubE. In brief, his
objection is this—that it may, by minds as little
sensible of honourable impressions as his own,
be imputed to the Navy as an act of sub-
serviency, that they raised the Monument of
their just regard to the memory of the Father
while the Son was at the head of their• Go.
vernment. How little is there of noble sen.
timent in this suggestion ; bow unworthy of
our glorious defenders ; how insulting to the liv-
ing; bow unjust to the dead Lord MELvit.LE
What ! will a gallant sailor exclaim, Shail we be
restrained , from spewing our Country that we
are sensible of the benefits poured upon us by
our great Benefactor ; shall we, who every
day of our lives, and in every state and clime,
feel the good he has done ►is shall we, who in
sickness, in old age, in domestic comfort, at sea
and on shore, wounded or well, in our own per-
sons and in our dearer connexions, arc indebted
to him for the best of pur enjoyments,—shall we
be prevented from proving in a public manner, that
we appreciate these blessings, by any expression of
a base suspicion that we may be actuated' by
less generous motives ; and shall we be unjust
to the Sire, because the Son is trea►ling in his steps,
maturing the plans he lett unfinished for our we.

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fare, and consummating the patriotic labour rebid

rewards the Naval Heroes of Britain for their

risks, privations, and sacrifices in their Country's
Cause.

Feding, as we do, that this is the ttniversa
sentiment of the Navy, we throw back the lan.

bo b ltarre and inuenio of the writer who has elicite(

thcse observations ; and scorning his imputation,
say, with honest pride—" That a Monument was

raised to the father, by the Navy, during the
time that the son was at the head of it !" and
that this is " honour, and glory, and grttitude to
a benefactor !"

The PRINCE REGENT, we hear, is expected in
town on Monday next.
The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND are
expected in England in about a month• Hones
are purchasing for their Royal Highnesses, and
other preparations arc making for them, and his
Royal Highness's house at Kew is alse preparing
fur their reception.

Our remarks of yesterday, on the unwarrant-
able attack upon the -memory of the late Lord
MELviu.g, which appeared in a Morning Paper,
have called forth a kind of explanation fro
Journal ; au 'explanation which we are sorry to
observe, is rather au aggravation than extenua-
tion of the offence,. The Writer says, and we
trust truly, that he reverts with pain to the sub-
ject, but if it be painful to him, be ought to
recollect, that, it is solely owing to his-own ori-
ginal transgression in calumniating the hallowed
dust of a, great Statesman, rather than permit
'those whom he had benefitted to pay a tribute to
their Friend. Pain too, ought to be accompanied
by contrition, which it is not in this apology,
wherein the dagger of yesterday is again used,
though dipped in a sweetening oil, which, instead
'of smoothing the %youth!, ac!tts only to the sharp-
ness of the instroment. told--;." Surely
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that man can never be tlfc pri-Osr- ooiect of such a