The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-23 00:00:00

cular period, and alluded to the petuliae desire which
every man, whose breast was warmed wi tkat spark of
patriotism, had to he present at the time of insPeftion
by z General Officer. Gentlemen should also consider
the diarence between those suspicions which may
justify the apprehension of an individual, and those
proofs which should necessarily precede passing gen.
fence. RecUrring again to the circumstances of the
• case, he observed, in answer to a corresponding
point of In Honourable Gentleman, that he knew
not whether those agricultural philosophers would
not rather he found thatching their barns while
the enemy were burning their houses. But it forci-
bly struck him that such condo& would alike savour
of apathy and cowardice; but if the Right Hon.
lilagistrate in question had contemplated the aid-
ca.i cirm-nstances of the time with that degree of
apathy which it was contended Mr. Morrison had a
right• to do, he should be unfit to fill a situation,
which, however, acting as he did, he trusted a vote
of that I-louse would never incapacitate him from fill-
ing. Willi resped toy the charge of iiiegali ty, the letter
which had been adduced- in proof of it was divided
into three heads. Now, two of these heads he could
make appear, even•according to• their own views
of 'the subjeet, did not apply to it at all,, and the
third only remotely and conditionally; Ist, as to
theegeneral opinion expressed by the Advocate Ge-
neral of the conduft of Morrison, this might be li-
bellous indeed, but the mere expression of an opi-
nion, which, in this, case was the matter charged,
was- equally free to_an ()leer under- Government,
as to any individual, and therefore that had com-
pletely failed. 2d, As to the destruaion of Mor-
rison's-property-. Now it was obvious, that the Let-
ter does not order it absolutely, but only recommends
it under certain circumstances, namely, •the Land-
ing of an Enemy, and that by the Troops, to prevent.
its falling into the hands of the Enemy. In this case
the Aft would take place 09 the order of the Corn.
minder in Chief of the Furus, not on that of the
Advocate General. - As to its being destroyed by
the Enemy, what the Autim-r of this Letter had ex-
pressed of Morrison himself,' cendvi not be supposed
to produce that effect. On the contrary, if lie
were, as represented, a disoffeded man, .that cir-
cumstance, or even the allegation of" is, would have
the very contrary effect, and rather tend ,to secure
his property. Now, as to tile order of imprison-
ment, it certainly was entirely conditional, andhad
not any immediate effea a hatever. Great allow_
anew, he contended, were to be made for an active
and ardent mind, placed in the situation of the- Advo.
care General. He felt under peculiar circumstances
the pressing perils of the Country, .and his candua
should be judged of on the principles of indulgent
consideration, with which the law judges the can_
duct of inferior Magistrates, when they-ra, as in
this instance, with pure and upright motives ; for
these and other reasons, he should vote for the Or-
der of the Day, and against the original question.
Mr. WHITBREAD b4Ving IMICIC. a short reply, the
House divided :

For the Original-Motion 82
Against it - - 159

M3jority - - 77
At Half. past Three o'clock the House adjourned

MAILS.

nuE. AR RAvzti.
Hamburg!' • ..

I'IkICE OF •ST()CKg,
THIS I>AY AT TW/LVIi.
Consols . - 56 s Orn. 4 Itcd. ssi