The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-09 00:00:00

rettntle, before we ptectged oufsa v-1.6 s to tifedsUres
which we might other% ise find ourselves without
the means of exetuting.
Mr. Hu-rctitNsosi expressed his complete dissent
to the Address. • •'He - had, -on a Fortner Occasion,
declared his opinien; that it was the bounder) duty
of the House to speak out, and to apprise his Royal
Highness the Regent, of. the awful circumstances
under which the Government of_ the coun'ry had
fallen into his hands, injured and almost destroyed
as that country was,
,by the foolish, wicked, tied
Mischievoussadvice which had for such a series of
years influenced its Councils. Every thing %Attic() .
had passed since the occasion be had alluded to,
confirmed him in his opinion ;. and he was •per-
snaded that the House would grossly neglect} their
duty, if they permitted the present opportunity to
pass negleded. He entered his solemn protest
against the
.proceedings of Ministers, and against
the Speech which they had Jramed—a Speech
stating , that little of insignificant itn- ,
port, .and keeping back every thing that was
of vital importance. The assettions contained
in the Speech (of course be understood it as the
Speech of- Ministers), were untrue. It was untrue
that we had 'effectually secured Portugal. Without
meaning the slightest reflection oii -the conduct of
our General' and troops in the Peninsula, he inust
repeat that it was untrue 'that' Portugal had been
effeaually secured ; if• the British army 'had
not been driven out of that country, it was because
the enemy had not hitherto considered it to be his
polity to diivethem.out. The exertions which we
were capable of making, were inadequate to the
object that we' professed to have in view. Li the.
course of the whole of the lair year "the reitiforee4,
meats sent to the Peninsula did not exceed 18,000
men. In fad the enemy had attempted nothing in
Portugal, in which they had' not succeediA, and
every etlort made by us had uniforthly failed. No
man who was acquainted with the 'true 'state Of
things in Spain, wouldesay' that the military situa-
tion of that country was 'better than laSt year; nor
were Parlialbent
.authorised tbeietimatee to the -Re-
gent that we had the credit. 'of having
assisted the Spaniards. With eresped• to America,
in his opinion we had done every thing to provoke
a war with that country. Relying en our maritime
superiority, we -had made the mast unjustifiable
attempts on her honour and character. He hoped'.
that Atherica would, notwithstanding-, abstain from
war ; but if the contrary should unfortunately
happen, he trusted the disaSters Whiehemust result,
might fall on the heads; of Ministers. He most
sincerely condoled With his Royal Highness the
Regent on the melaiitholy state of his Majesty's
health. Indeed, he must. be diveked• of every
feeling of humanity, if he did not do justice to
the sentiments of his 'Royal Highness-on that sub-
ject ; but as to the arrangement of the di:lt:rat
establishments which that un!ortunate ci-teurn-
stance might render neCessary, he guarded him-
self from giving any
.particular pledge, 'recuris.
mending that th.:' stri'cregt • eCOnOnly should be
attended to in the formation of the intended
plans. But had all the other parts• of the Ad-
dress appeared to-him to bd•unobjection.ible, there.
was. one circumstance attending it 'which -would
have rendered it ,impossible for h..it to have giten it
his assent. He meant the omission of all notice of
the state of Ireland. When he recollected the re-
cent conduct of Ministers in that country, he was
astonished that they would venture to meet Parlia-
ment without calling their attention in the most
pointed manner to the Situation in which it was
'placed. After taking esely possible'ne ans to dis-
affect and disunite Ireland, Ministers- had affoided
to the Empire the consolation of proving, that the
Dish were at length a united people; It had been
luthetto cruelly attempted to manage Ireland by
disunion wicked'y fomented ; but• now' it was
evi-
dent that Irishmen of every d'escription were united
in one common sentiment kid determination. lie
concluded by giving his `unqualified .dissent to the
Address.

The CHANICELLO.R Of the EXt-lECILTER
He had been misunderstodd having bsen sup-
posed to say, that Lo-fcrWeiiirigton', army was more
numberods by, ►o,oio Men th.m.last year.. What
he had said was that the w lible :Italy was increased
by that number. - •:

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. ... .
Tne amendment was tried negatir'-ed without a
division, and-the report waa bioueit up. and p&rped
.
10.

- The CHANCELLOR OF the Excl-ao.b.da
gave Ho-
tiee, that he would to:tool-mu? make :a Motion on-
the subjeal of limiting the period for'the reception
of Petitions for Pri%ate and that be would
also move to revive the resOlution.ot last Session
respedting the alternate precedence of
.Ord•Qrs and no-
tices. •

0u the motion of Mr. Secretary.RyDEß, it W 33
ordered that the Speech of the Lords Coupnis.siOn-
ers should be taken into consideration to-morrow.
The Grand Committees of Privileges, Itehgion,
Trade, &e. were appointed; and the various 3tatxd-
ing orders were read, and ordered to. be enturc,ed:—
Adjourned. . .
[The t-louse of Lords did not meet yesterdu) •

frcm the LONDON GAZEITE, Jan. 7,

DIVIDENDS.

Feb. T. W. Mlinning, Bostirn, Lincolnshire, straw-mann-
:Amer, at three, at the Peacock Jnp, bobton, 'Lincoln.
shire.-

lan• T. Sykes. and-W.. Baker; Leeds, dyers, ateleven,
at the White Swan Inn, Leeds.
Feb. to. J. and]. Sykes, Leeds, merchants, at eleven, at
,
• the White Horse Tavern,' reds.
Feb. s 7. W Brill, Wpodbridler, botcher, at ele.
V;in, at the .I3ull I nn;)Voodbralge. • -
lan. zB. J. Hain, Hampton, Middlesex,.. viaualler, at
twelve, at Guildhall, London.
Jan. 28. I. Simpson, and W.,G..Fairmalii Old Change,
London, tadtors, at one, at Guildhall. i
Jan. 28. T. Clive and S. Richardson, Tokentionse.yard,•
London, merchants, at eleven, at Guildhall.
lan., 28. A. Salt and G.. A. Beckman, "Birmingham, wine_
merchants, at,eleven, at Guildhall, London.-
Feb. 3. S. Hall, Bristol, ironmonger, at twelve, at the Bush
• '1 avern, Cdrh-strect, Bristbl.
'Feb..7. W. F. Spencer, Gosport, Southampton, mercer, at
eleverivat the India Arms. Inn, .Gosport...
Feb. ;3. E. AaYncr and I. Medley, Newport, isle of
Wight, corn-dealers; at one, attlie Bugle Inn, Newport.
Jan. 41. .J. Cowley, Sheffield, cutler; at- tWelve, at the
f °wine Inn, Sheffield,.
W. Harrison, Manche'ster, hatter, at five, at the
Star. Inn, Manchester., '
Fg,b. 8. I. ,Routh, .Mesurier,- an' H. L.'Routh-,
Austin-friars, Lqndon, merchants, at .elven, at Guild-
London.