The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-02 00:00:00

COM:410IY COUNCIL:

A special Meeting of the Corrimon Council took
place yeSterday, in, consequenCe of a requisition
frOM several 91,0 w Members.
, The LonD Mai of produced a letter froth
James Dixon the Oentleman wlio on a former oc;
casion had given notice of his intention to maize a
motion for rescinding the vote of thanks to Mr,
Wardle. Mr. Dixon in this letter eipressed his
sUrprlie that a meeting should have been precipi-
tately called on the subjeek, as it was his wish to
'await the issue orate prosecution which Mr. Wardle
had announced his design of bringing tor Ward in
vindication of his condu&; respecting the dernaticL
•of Mr. Wright, the Upholsttrer ; and Mr: Dixon
conceived that' the matter alluded to would be de7
termitied' ddring the period which was generally
considered as a recess in the Common Council. In
coriclusiOn, he signified, that as the discus.siGn was
thus hurried forward, he did not think it necessary
or proper for him 10 attend it.

Mr.AILLga then arose,, and after expreSsing his
regret that the person -who had originally given no.
(ice of the intended motion was not present to sup-
port it, and making a few observations in defence
of it, concluded with moving, the vote of thanks
by the Court, April 6, and to be transmitted in a
gold box, have been found, from recent circum-
stances, to be unadvised and pre'rnature, and that it
is the opinion of this Conrt that it ought to be'ex-
punged from the minutes.

Mr. GOODBEIIERE vehemently opposed. this ma- •
tion, and alleged, that Mr. Wardle had been pOt
to considerable exOence for the means of obtaining
information respecting' the Parliamentary Inquiry,
and declaring that his private conduct and character
bad nothing to do with the question ; for however
bad his private character may be, the public were
not the less indebted to him. Mr. Goodbehere de-
precated an iniestigation into private motives and,
attacks upon priVate charaCter, hut attacked the me- •
mory of Mr. Pitt, because he Wa3 No disinterested as
16 die in a state of insolvency; and accused Lord
NelsOn'of having lived in " open and avowed adul-
tery." He concluded with proposing an amend-
ment, purporting 4‘ that the Court saw no leason
rescind the vote of April .61h, Bte." and then sub-
,‘
mitted a long string of violent Resolutions to the
Court,' consisting of the old common-place topics of
ministerial corruption, &c.

Mr. Box spOke against this amendinent, and Mr.
GRIPFITH in support of it.
"Mr. WAITHIIAN warmly- defended the motion,
and, after Rfefessing that as Mr: axon was absent,
he should treat his character wish deiicacy, proceed-
ed to utter" the grossest persorplities against him,
accusing hitt of " cant, hypocrisy," &c. &c.
Mr. S. Dtxo.l4 called him to order, but—
. Mr. WAITHMAN resumed the subjea, and lavish-
ed a torrent of abuse against Ministers; and the So-
ciety for' the Suppression of Vice, and threw out
strong insinuations against Alderman Birch, Mr. S.
Dixon, , and others.

Mr.' S, Drxort deprecated ,the introduaion of.such
topics, and challenged any man to meet him fairly
on the subjed to which Mr. Waithrnan had so
illi-
berally alluded:

- Mr. MAWMAN very properly called the attention'
°lite Court, to the purport of the meeting, vit the
motion for rescinding' the. thanks to Mr. Wardle,'
&c. and protested against the introdudion of the,
Resolutions brought forward by Mr. Goodbehere;
He-afterwards observed, that ihbse who pretended' to
be of no party, seemed anxious to throw the govern-
ment of the country into the hands of Mr. Vrardle
and hill party. Mr. MaWman concluded with an
amendment; signifying that theie was no reason to
rescind the vote of thanks.

Mr. S..DION supported this amendMent;• in op-
position to the mass of, irrelevant Matter brought
forvvard by Mr.-Waithman and his party:,
At length the question was 'put, whether the Re-
solittion or the Amendment should be the motion.
The Lord Mayor, on a shew of hands,. decided in
favour of the Amendment. A division' was called
for, when there appeared—For Mr. Alderman ,Good-
behere's Resolution, 3 Aldermen,
.54 Commoners,
2 Tellers-sg. Against it, t •'Alderman, 5 i Com-
moners, 2 Tellers-54. Mr. Alderman's Gboilbe-
here's Resolution was, of cburse, carried by a ma:
jority of five.

_ .
It-should.,bck observed that none: of Mr. Wardle'',
friends at the Meeting ventured to utter:a word dis-
trusting the, 6./idenCe brought forward against him
on the:re,cent trial,„ or impeaching the verdict of the
Jury. • . . •

AS WILLIAM CoßßETT‘was so' eager to raise a
subscription in favour of Miss TAYLOR, because he
thought that she was persecuted and oppressed, it is ,
to be hoped that the enemies of persecution:and-op-
pression will institute a subscription in behalf-of the
poor woman and her son, who, as appears by the de-
cision of an honest .Jury, vvere so cruelly treated by
WILLIAM COBBETT. Major CART.WRIHT
some part in the subscription for Miss TAY.LoistAasitl
surely he has too' much public virtue to cieclirte
ing equally, aaive in 'behalf of poor Mrs. BuLpEt6
and her son, ',who were imprisoned by, tlirt!•,7.oll:/i3s
champion fur liberty.,W
It was lately, the fashion among the 11Qc04.4.iecu::-
to wear brass toof ,bit it has been laid.aSide, ao
not improi,:rly, as they tiave brass enoui6li, at ;Ike.
'other extremity. ,

•
Coiu EXCHANGE, AUGILST 2.—The supply al
Wheat to-day Is Short, and prime samples fetch a
small increaie in price.; Barley likewiSe, and in' ve-
ry short. supply; :in Malt and Pease, little fluCtua,
tion ; Beans of the two kinds support last prices 3,
there are several Foreign arritals of bits, and chi's
trade may be expected cheaper; Flour this w(ek
5s per sack dearer, and fine American 50s. to. 54i.
per barrel.
Wheat - 763 a gos a 1005
Fine ditto - 15225 a 105 s
Rye - - 405 a sat;
Barley - -' - 3G5 a 435
Malt - 723 a 80s
White Pease - gos a 1210 S
Grey ditto - 465 a szs
Beans - 575 a 635

Tick Beans - -44 s a, cns
Oats - -24 s a 2.. r:,. a 33s
Poland ditto - - '3tis Ix 39s
Potatoe ditto - —.s
Itape.Seed - - 481 a 521!
Fine Flour - Xos a bss
Seconds -75 s a

Atutiitan—i-Gottenburgh, t Waterford. Ditz—l Gotien-
• 6t2rgh, t Makta; taWaterford. •

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS PAY AT TWELVE &etc:pm
Consols I Rea. Ann. 68 LUtuniurn - r pr.

TRIAL 01' MEIER.

sixTu • DAYA
Captain B
.0 GH
.furiiier examined

• Q (By Lord GAMBIER.) When wit,4. it that the
two :me- ‘.t-nattle sitivi of the enemy; that continu-
kd afloat in the unurniti, moved towards the Cha-
r-ante, and ht h did the three gr Oonded ships get off
the ?—About halt past twelve, the two 'ships
t %%ere Ant went lip the Qoarante, and very
or y after the three snips that had been agtound
al n

102. Y. 43 'Mentioned yesterday the strength of the
en, my's b,etely on the Ist-• of Aix ; did you observe
that any of the t rtitications thereon were_ blown
tip and destroyed ?—A. 1 did not ; 1 think, if they
had been, 1 was so close I must have seen it.
Q. Di i %ou hear Lord Cochrane express to Cap-
tAin Brrestord, in Aix Roads, the probability of
titre.- or tour Inco of baitle-ships being lost 'in at:-
tacts,o, toe ene y, and 'what, passed on that sub-
}c ?---=A. When Cap'ain Berestod asked Lord
Co -r .ne his it-as•in wakii•g the tekgraphic sig-
n 1 at halt the tl et - could destroy the enemy in
the tie said he calculated on our losing
thr e or four of it e ships, it the Commander in
Cti et. had sell ,the squadron
Q. It. the two lit e oattle ships of the enemy,
which had re,,.airted at their anchorage in the morn-
ing, ' in,,ved ttiwar is the Chat eine at half past
i lock, could friotes alone, assisted by the smal-
-I,r tcur- 5110..eedcd in their attempt to de-
story the whole Of i e vllt7,oy'S S('..V-.•11 ships on shore
opt tit- P No kI iecoutideut they would
have made no itinpre,suin on any of the enemy's
si ; but on the contrary, I think it would have
attended with the loss ot some of our own I
.

- Q. DA it appear that on the morning of the 12th
April; or, at any time,l,vhen the enemy's ships were
ON shore, and the signal had been made that they..
conla be destroyed, there was, on my' pdrt, any ne-
glect, or unoece.s.ary delay, in taking effeCtaal mea-
sur.t., tor destroying them?--A. I have already stated,
that it out s,.ips had been sent in on the morning of
the 12th, it m, bold, in my opinion, haw been send-
ing them to inevitable destruction.- • I don't think the
ships could have been sent in sooner than they were;
alio there did not• appear to me the smallest neglect,
or unnecessary delay, on the part. of the Commander

3. (By the Court).. From the first attack upon
tlie, ships or the enemy, to the final cessation of
liostiliiies.aqainst them, was every thing done that
ce uld be done to effe& their destruction ?—A. I
Mink ttt tt every thing was done that could be done;
and ind;ed wore than I at first ex:e&ed.. ,
rave stid that the responsibility of taking
the'Valiant.into the Road or Aix, rested entirely on
the Caktain, the Pilot having refused to take her in ;
what, re;.aion did I.he pitoi give for not taking her in ?
—A. That the wait r w.4s too shoal ; and as the
win,k and ride then were, he thought the ship would

be 10-t.
_33l„'W.:er• all I.lle,enemy% which were on
ti.c 13.113.1, near ettOugh to the Britt,h
tly tk• desttoy“l-,by. thew I—A. .No. Three
sh,p4 that knoveo (p to. tilt- Cl•,ret.te, lay •to the
s:011)•.‘ cod att,. ed-t t“ltt.l of th- attti she was
ithto butt aha of either the Valiant UI Re.

vt,
~ GL W.ts it hprore they moved up the Charente?—

A. Yei.

iQ. Do you• mean that 'those ships were not within
reQc ot the ons ot the it kit squadron before they
move) up u e.Ciatrentei—,A. They were not, in
in op, ,ion. •
Q. It the Ocean was rot within reach of the guns
of the 13.;ve:.ge and aliant, was 4he within reach
of any ~t thr other .vessels 2—A, Nut wh -re incy
anchored nut, t tie. frigates • might hive been moved
pear en( ugh to have. teached them. .
,Could; they ,hove done that without being
aground 2.7. A. at Lbo,tt halt tide, I think they
mi,4ht
•
U.. 7.0 vt hat ship did the Calcutta strike 2—A. I
Lave already stated that the Calcuna,tievcr struck;
the Officer, I mink. of the Beaile reported to rue,
that he had taken possession of her, and that the crew
had h.indoned her.

Q. Did you give him any orders in consequence
of welt •re- ort i—A. I did not : it was my intention
to hate sent r palsy ot marines immediately to her,
as Noe la, ciinsidecably without the reach:orthe ene-
mCi b,itteries ; and, I think, might have been
br.,unlit out without the loss ol a man. She was
upright nut afloat. Sliewas set on fire a very few
minutes atter, but I do not know by whose order.