The Sun.
London, England, 1810-03-31 00:00:00

F..Burdett)• respe6ling the answer of the' King to
Citizens of Loi:lnn; when they presented their Ad-
d.ess for. an inquiry into the failure at Walcheren,
his Majesty had stated that there was no necessity
to institute any Military Inqulry. The Noble Lord
(Porchester) had very candidly confessed that. no
blame was imputable to the Military or Naval Com-
manders of the Expedition, yet his Resolutions in-
cluded them in censure. He would ask the Gen-
tlemen opposite, whether, when the clamour had
been raised against these Commanders throughout
the country, and when, the Noble Lord did not in
his speech attach blame to them, an apology from-
those Gentlemen for having raised, the clamour was
not necessary, and whether an expression of retrac-'
tion should not have been expressed in the-Resolu-
tions ? Did the House think that the interests of
"country would be benefited by Ministers yielding to
the fadious clamours of any set of men merely for
a momentary gratification,. and bring military men
to trial (he would not say disgrace, because acquit-
tal must. necessarily have followed in that case) ?•—•
Would it be endured he would repeat, that two me-
ritorious Officers should be placed. in' jeopardy for
the sake of satisfying the shabby, paltry, and con-
temptible feelings of any set of men ? The Right
Hon. Gentlemen trusted it would operate as a warp-
ing to the country in future, and that they could
not easily give in to such. feelings. When 'Military
Officers-did their duty, as- in the present instance,
they were entitled to some better reward-after being
liable to the fortune of war, audit would not- be an
as of justice in any Minister to.abandon them: -
The. call for the question was again. loudly re-
peated.
Mr. BROUGHAM however persevered in speaking
amidst, the coughs, and cry of question. His ob-
. jest was.to defend the conduct of the Gentlemen oh
the opposite side of the House, but the elm-hour
drowned the Learned Gentleman's.voice.
Sir HOME POPHAM wished to clear up!.two or
three points. We 'endeavoured to catch the expla-
nation, bet the House was so clamorous: we could-
not` collect it correctly. -
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and.
the House divided on the original Resolutions of
Lord Porchester;
For Ministers - - 275
For the Resolutions - 227
Majority for Ministers -48
A second divisipu then took place on tile first re-
-solption of General Craufurd, which was as an
amendment to the original resolutions.'
Ayes - 272,
Noes, - - .232
Majority for Mil isters .
A"third' division took place on the -omission of
the word. " nor," which was moved by Mr. CAN-.
• NINO..

Ayes - - - 275
Noes - 224
Majority for Ministers ---sr

The fourth diVisit;o -was, on the last Resolution of
General Craufurd, declaratory of the approbation of
House in the retention 61 Waleheren, _andconse,
quently approving the conduet-of Ministers in that
respect . ,

Ayes - - - - 255
Noes - - - - 232,
iVlajOrity for Ministers -23

During the ,division, while the Ayes were in the
Lobby, the CHANCELLOR of. the EXCHEQUER ad-
dressed them, requesting they would not depart,
for another division might be-called for. It did not;
however, take place; and at half-past seven o'clock
this morning the House adjourned.