The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-06 00:00:00

COMMON COE,ACIL.

'Yesterday a Common Council was held, at vvhic:
notwithstanding the opposition of Mr: Warri-rm.%:(
and others, thanks were vine(' in the most slink:ring
terms to Sir C. FLOWER, Baronet, the late Lori
Mayor, for h is excellent and upright conduct.
Mr. WAITHMAN then moved his resolution relative
to the Expedition to Walcheren, which he denonall
nated ill-digested, calamitous, arid injurious to our
army, more by privations and disease than by the,
sword.—Mr. Alderman CURTIS moved the previoo
question.--Mr. SAMUEL Drxotr suppated that rno-
fion, as did Mr.Alderrnati-C. Gurr-
Faris spoke for the original motion.
Mr. IcE KELE was for waiting to see what;
steps, fot the investigation of the subje& would be
taken by Parliament.—»Mr. Alderman WOOD sup-
ported the original motion.—Mr. Alderman Scud-
LET opposed GOODEEH ERZ
spoke at considerable length, for the original Motion.
Mr. .4clr.s deClared, that be would vote.for the pre-
vious .question.—Mr. Alderman ATKIN s was against
the Court's interfering with the province of Parlia-
ment.—Sir CtrAattia Paws spoke to the same et-
feet—Mr. WAITHMAN replied. .
A division then took place, when the numbers
being equal, the Loan MAYOR gave his casting vat*
against the previous question.
A Motion Tor petitioning his Majesty to institute
;an Inquiryinto all causes, together with the plans
and instructions, and the conduit and capacity of the
Commanders, was then made and carried by a roe'
jority of three.

Advices have been received from Seville, confirm''
ing the former accounts of the Spanish army of La
Mancha having crossed the Tagus, on its march to-
wards the aipital, in the vicinity of which a general
battle was shortly expeateci to be fought.
Parliament was: yesterday prorogued by Commis-,
sion, in the usual form, till Tueiday the 23,d of Jan*
nary next. The Commissioners were.' the Loup
CHANCE4Ott,, the puke of MowritosE, and Lord

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414 THEATRE.---the success' of Mr, CLlvrOnct
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! in the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, .naturally
infused new spirit into the opponents of the Pro-
prietors of Covent-Garden Theatre, an 4 they mu"
tared in great strength last night .at that place.•-•••
The 4eggar's Opera was:" heard last night -with at;
l tension during the first act, but strong symptoms 0
"discontent broke out very soon during the rePtel
sentation .of the = second, and when the half•pri°
J reinforcerntnt arrived, theitriumph of the Party rely-.
tiered the. dramatic performances mere dumb-shy
,t" ,w the rest of the night. • Nothing then prevailed,
.:, till 'the clearing of the Theatre,'but uproar dud coal.
.to ton. The Q. P. was conspkuuus in many hats;

tome' persons had lauyel leayes, and some word
tright'-caps, in imitation of Wairrooyr, %
liad'appeared it one on a former night.
Many Placards were held up, and so ftirioul
storm was direed against the., private boxes, dug
most of the company were compelled to, withdravir-.
But the most reprehensible circumstance that °,c:
curred was direaed against the performers on
stage,,, who were pelted with apples,, halfpence' ti
and a pbrtny-piece, it is saicl, hkt bars.
on the bFeas!,--,S.nch unmanly condna moat be CitS•
graceful to any cause. Some horns and. rattles aidetS
the general clamour, and the scene altogether equal-
led in violence any other that has appearea. 04'0
the openirg of the Theatre„

haet
We stated some days ago, that an attemp-
t
been made by some villains to rob and murder ix";,:
'Boucher, of Rochester. He is, however, since s'
far recovered, that he has been able to give the foil.
lowing .account of the transaction. Hg says, *ef,i;
his datightefs house about tYo'clock, anci. w,All;e",
on the New" Road, Chatham, he had nOtproc,eede",
far, before ke was attacked by a man, who deor)andel
his money, hr said ire wopl4 not be rgbbed,:dreo
his knife, and told the man to keep,otf; irruncl
diately he was seized by-two more men,
thrust him against the railing, and kept cutting hill
throat, and tlire‘v him over. the hedge.—He cool"'
give no account of the men, being a dark, night.
Search is making after them by is; friends and el;
of the Bow-street Officers, a• hoped the sr'
lains will not escape the punish ;ey deserve."'
13411etin was placed on his d • .n Sunday OW
ing that he was better.
On Friday, two French Officers, who had broke?
their ,parole, were traced to a public-house in Mary'
le-bone-street ; they were taken from thence, and.
afterwards committed to Tothill-fields
They had lodged in the house several days, la itbouL
any disguise; when they were enquired for, t"
landlorfshewed them into a back parlour, wherP
they' were sitting.

OXFOttDELEOTioN.—Lord Grenville's Contrail:o
and friends, both in town and in various.parts of
_tbi
country, having persevered with great industry W
circulate reports of Lord Eldon's intention of w 412:
drawing from the mtest for the Chancellorship!):
Oxford, and agents having been employed in dif-
ferent places more effectually to propagate and dis-
seminate these
,reports, notWi t hsi a tiding the repeated
and positive contradtctions which have been give ,rl,
to therm both publicly and in private, Lord ldar)'
Committee are under the necessity of again rep
ing", that such reports are now, as they,eM,bavie
bovri•„..tOtally void of foundation, and confident''
hOpe t itat his. Lordship's friendS, instead of allowi%
such reports to have the effeCt they are intended t
• Vrodntel Will feel themselves called upon .assiduo°ie
to exert themselves to support his Lordship on t"
day of election. In addition to these absurd repor;
and for the Same laudable urpose, another has bet
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given' out, equally well. founded, that Lord Eld°'
is going to resign the Seals.

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CAAViiIND, .7),ICEMBER 4.

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Arrived—the David Scott, Gibbs, from Bombay.
rameti,
Sailed—the erospcit, Spence, for Madoira ; Olive-P
Coui3un, for Jamaica ; at ad the Betsey, Richards, for
lih.

MARRIFD,
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On Saturday last, at St. Martin's in the Fields. 'aline.
Esq. §ecretary to Lord Gambier, to Car"',°,ol4.
seconti- (laughter of C. A. Craig, Esq. of Great Scot
yabiA, White