The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-20 00:00:00

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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1810.

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lia.kni ED-I Lisbon, t Brazils, t Dublin, 5 Wa+erford,
E-i Cottenburgh, r Lisbon, r Cadiz, Waterford.

SOLEM QUIS, DICFRE FALSUM AUDEAT

We received this morning some ,Pepluguesfi Pa-
pers by thelisbon Mail, from which we have made
several extraEts.. The accounts respeaing the Bri-
tish and Portuguese armies 'are most satisfaelory, and
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encourage us to look forward to a brilliant campaign,
if the French should think proper to venture into

Portuzal.
A letler has been received from Gibraltar, which

states, that the Spanish arm 7 of catalonia had been
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completely defeated bf the French; There are, how.
-if • -
- ever, strong grounds for doubting this report. Let-:
ters of a subsequent date have been received, which

do not mention this defeat ; besides, the silence of
the French Papers upon the subje&, affords almost
a demon,tration of the falsehood of this story.,

We. have given in a subsequent column a short ac-
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count .of the proceedings at the Dinner which took
place yesterday at the London,Ta%ern. We'have
not thought it necessary to give in detail the speeches
that ere made, because they consisted merely of a
repetition of
.the old hacknied topics; and of abuse

of all public men; of all parties, except those en-
listed under the banners of sir'FßANcts BURDETT.
The case of that Baronet, of course, formed one of
the prominent subjels of discussion; andasThat case
is about to "undergo a legal investigation, the Gentle-
men present, in Order to manifest their regard for the
principles of the Cqnstitution, and in conforrility'
with their usual praaiee, thought proper to prejudge
the question, and to give a decidedopinion upon the
subject. Mr. WAITHMAN, indeed, ' professed his
_determination not to discuss the-question respeeting
the ex.tent of the •Privileges of..the House of Coat-
..mOns, and if by discussing, he meant arguing,,, he
certainly kept hiS word ;* but though be would not
discusp the 'question, he felt no'difficalty in decid-
pig upon it. WitrrßauAn also spoke, • and
though he 'endeavoured to adapt his speech as
Much as possible to the taste of- his hearers,
he .was not in .perfeet unison •
,with his audi-
tors.

He ventured to hint at something like
a shadow of difference from Mr. WARDLE, and
the consequence • was, that he was immediate.
ly saluted with most .unequivocal marks of ,dis".
approbation. He was so imprudent as to contend,
that if Members of •the House of Commons were
insulted a.td obstructed in theh- pas Sage to and from
the House, in consequence' of placards or orher
means, that the House had the power to commit.
This proposition gave great offence, and it appeared
from the murmurs of the company that they did
not thick Mr. WHITBREAD equal, in point of con-
s'itutional knowledge, with Mr. .WARDLE. We
do not exactly know whether Mr. WHITBREAD
balougs to the regular. opposition.party,. or whe-
ther he is enlisted with the •Fotrts'foN•Es and
13naparr3 ; be coquets so much with bOth parties,
that he is not likery to obtain the Confidence of ei-
ther ; but we should think that he and 'Mr. BYNG
and Mr. COMBE, must have been much hurt by the
cruel treatment which the Whigs, the Talents, the
Patriots of the Soil, (or by whatever other name the
Pauy may choose to bo called) experienced yester-
day from the. Patriots, of the London Tavern. That
Mituiters should be abused was quite natural, bat
Mr..,WAyrumbr might, upon that occasion have
spared the Opposition, because he could not but
,knOw that he was deeply wounding the feelings of
Mr. WHITBREAD when . he. was speaking' so con-
temptuottily of a party composed of Mr. WHIT-
BREAD'S dearest hiends, Lord GREY, Lord HOL-
LAND, Mr. PONSONBY, &c. How could Mr.WAITH-
D 4 Nto so unkind as to say, hc did not wish the pre-
sent Ministers to be removed from, office, When
Mr. Witerno;,w has repeatedly declared, that the
safety of the cOuntry depends upon the Talents being
restored to power ? It is not, 'however, for us to
interfere, when such eminent, Patriots disagree,. Or
to settle precettence among them ; but, if we
might venture to give an 'opinion-upon such a sub-
let% we should say, that elite Mr. WIATIIREAD, has
many old Constitutional Prejudices, tO.unlearn,-be-
fore he will he_ Pertntted, by•the modern Patriots,
to rank with _Mr. WevenlvrArsr, Sir FRANCIS BUR-
fiETT, or Mr. WARDLE. •

Vice-Adrhiral Sir C. COTTON passed by routli
On 17th inst. le. Lively. frigate, -on his voy-
age to the Mediterranean, where he to take the
chief cotnrnand oi the 13rtil'sh, fleet, in the room of
the late lamented -Liorci COLLINGWEJOD, Adnprai
I',IARTIN holds the command of that. fteet. in the
interval. ' - • ,

L'Esi.;.eranca French frigate, forrra!rly his Majeg-
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ty'S-shij'i Laurel, which pissed thiough to -.o.„),:viis
yestcrday, was. troin the Isle of boinid to
s; with a i'aluahk-... cargo of cottoii,,cotfrc, sonar,.
I;digo; I.,ap.k.t ens,' tva-pe.pper, 'captured on
ibp inat. off 4.3oordeabi., by bib itilajt.sty's -ship