The Sun.
London, England, 1810-03-14 00:00:00

C'JIMBAIDGE MEETI-VG.

A very numerous Meeting took place yesterday,
for the nomination of a- Rep est-ntative of the coun-
ty, on account of Mr. Yußzg's ilaing accepted the
office of Teller of the'Excheqtier. The purpoir of
the Mce lug was briefly stated by the High sheriff.

Mr. KEENE then cane forward, and, in a short
b)tecat, proposed Mr. Yorke; They had often re-
turned him as their. tepresentative to Parliament,
:qi he had always proved himself a faithful servant.
Be had been always most attentive to every thing
whlch concerned the local interests of the county.
His talents were well. known to them, -and be
coat:cited that his independence was not at all af-
fekted.lay the circumstance, which had vacated his
Seat.

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Air. PEMBERTON came forward to secood the
noinination of Air. Yorke, and d.clared that he
perfectly agreed with the Gentleman who spoke
last and notwithstanding all the clamour vihich,
had beet, excited aga,nm him, he conceived that
Mr. Yoesk.o was as WCii qualified as any man to re-
presentthi. free and independent county.
The ShE?iff having formally stated the nomina-
tion of Mri-Yorke as a Candidate, earnestly exhort,

•
ect the Meeting to Lnffer every speaker to (lava
his sentim,:nts freely.-11ir. limo,. then addressed
the Meeting, but the clamour was so' great that it
was difficult to hear what he said. He expressed
his hopes that he did not presume too much when
he asked for a patient IN:lying. That W3i the fifth
time that he had been a Candidate, and upon no one
occasion did he ever before observe the person who
addressed them refused a patient hearing. But, un-
doubtedly, from the mixture of the Meeting before
him, he was not, much surprised at his reception.—
They could not be the Freeholders of the County of
Cambridge—indeed, one would be almost inclined
not to consider them Englishmen, who would re-
fuse to hear a man upon his defence. It was quite
impossible that any strength of lungs, amidst such
an uproar, could command a hearing.-1 observe,.
(said Mr. Yorke) many of the Gentlemen of the
University at this Meeting, had they studied, or at
least practised the doetrine of Pythagoras, they
would at least have appreciated more highly the va-
lue of silence.

Mr. Yorke was then obliged to give way to the
general clamour.
The. Marquis of TAVISTOCK, amidst much inter-
ruption, spoke highly in favour of Mr. Yorke's
private character, but censured his political princi-
ples and condud, and finally proposed Lord FRANCIS
GODOLPHIN OSBORNE.

Mr. BRAND seconded this nomination, but was
obstructed from
,proceediug by the noise or the
crowd.

Lord FRANCIS'OSBORNIS then came forward amidst
shouts of applause, mixed with disapprobation, and
assured the Freeholders that he would trouble them
but for a very short time. He offered himself with
the proud consciousness of wishing to be a servant
of the People, and not a servant of the Court. The
cause in which he stood forward was not his, it was
that of the country. He was merely the instru-
ment to afford it the opportunity ofperforming a
great public obligation. During the thou he had
been in Parliament, he had the satisfadiuu to feel
that he had honestly and patriotically done his duty,
without any personal view—indeed, it was well as-
certained that his unshackled Parliamentary condud
had been attended with private circumstances, not
of the most beneficial nature. With resped to the-
local interests of the County, both from his age and
inexperience, he could not be supposed to be as
conversant with them as the Right Hon. Gentleman
Mr. Yorke, but he trusted to supply the deficiency
by an earnestness and a zeal not at all Ulterior to that
which he understood was justly upon
galls point at-
tributed to Mr. Yorke. During the period of his
being in the House of Commons, although he
sometimes concurred with Mr. Yorke, yet upon
most great political questions he felt it to be his
duty to take an opposite side. Identified as be
felt his success with the interests of the County of
Cambridge, he had nothing to do bur to commit
the cause to their hands, and to confide in their
support.

His Lordship was followed by Mr. GUNNING,
who spoke highly in his Lordship's favour, and was
strong in his comments upon the Parliamentary con-
duct of Mr. Yorke.

At length something like a sprit of liberality and
the true feelings of Englishmen begm to prevai, and
Mr. YORKE obtained a hearing.—ln alluding to the
-topics urged by the last Speaker, in defending his
conduct, lie denied that he had ever brought for-
ward the Cavalry Bill alluded to, or that he was a
Member of the Cabinet at the conclusion of the
Treaty of Amiens. He complained that every thing
he said in the House of Commons was misrepre-
sented; and he was ready to say then, as heStated
before, that there was a conspiracy amongst the
Editors•of the London Press to misrepresent a great
many of the Members of the House at Common: to
their Constituents. He could appeal to Mr. Brand,
to the Marquis of Tavistock, whether, at this; mo-
ment, there existed not a conspiracy among them
not to report the speeches of Mr. Tierney-and Mr.
Windham. The conspiracy against the Duke of
York was proved in a Court of Justice upon a recent
trial, where Mr. Wardle, Glennie, and Dodd were
implicated. With respea to the vote given by him
upon the case of his Royal Highness, it was truly
conscientious ; and were he now upon his oath he
would acquit him from any criminal Cannivance and
pan icipation: Much had been said upon the Stand-
ing Order of the House of Commons. It was not
merely intended that because the Gallery was some-
times open to strangers, that therefore the people
of England had a right to be present at every dis-
cussion of their Representatives ; in such case, in
place of Si. Stephen's Chapel, Parliament should be
assembled upon Salisbury Plain. These Orders of
the House were settled shortly after the Revolu-
tion, by those great men whose concind it would be
always his pride to imitate.—His object in enforcmg
that order at the present was to guard against the
gross misrepresentations; the • gross Mistakes, and
he would say, the wilful t*srepresentations tjiven
of the proceedings of the House of Commons.
wished also to be considered-as by no means hostile
to an inquiry into the late Expeditions, though he
opposed motions which .were substantially a Con.,
demnation before. inquiry. It was not necessary for
him to enter into any defence of his general con-
duct. He had ever been the active opposer of those
who either at home or abroad, were endravpuring
to destroy the greatness of Old England. As much
m srepresentation was circulated about the nature
of the office which it bad pleased - his Majesty to
confer upon him, he begged to say that it was an
ancient and honor one, regulated by Acts of
Piirliament, and atil paid, as was industriously
stated, out -of the public taxes. The salary was
made up by small fees levied upon every issue of
mr from the Exchequer, and dainot amount tO
rei,„,...,'!,ban 23001. per annum. if the objection How
against him was to his holding a place, then if that
principle was true, it- was impossible that some of
the most efficient officers in the State could sit in
the Legislature ; a position, the impropriety of which
it was needless to illustrate. Mr. Yours concluded'
by thanking the Meeting for the favourable bearing
be at length got, and assured them, that if •in his
public course he had. been mistaken; it •was. an error
in judgment.
Mr. YORKE was followed by Mr. BRAND, 010
Rev. GEORGE BRowN, and the Marquis of TAit-
STOCX, who severally replied.to the arguments urge,
ed by Mr. Yorke in 'his own defence ; and then the
Sheriff put the question. The shew of bands was,
in falrOty of Lod FRAHM OszoANg, but Mr.

YOKE'S friends demanded a poll, and Friday next
is appointed for the Election.

MAILS.
ARR IV za —5 Gottenburgh, t Brazils. Dus—t Gotten.
burgh, x IVatertord-

l'ltlct: OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWILV O'CLOCK.

Consols

THE SUN.

SIR,

SOLLM QUIS DICSRE FALSUM AUDEAT

L 0 N D O'N,

WEDNESDAY, AIARCII 14, 1810.

The delay which took place in our occupation Of
Ceuta arose from the negleCt or from the treachery
of the Junta, but more probably from the latter.
Although the most positive assurances were given
by the Junta that orders had been sent to the Go-
vernor of Ceuta to admit a British garrison, yet, in
Le, no such orders were given, and there is reason
to believe that a plan was concerted by the Junta for
putting that fortress into the hands of the French.
The Spanish Governor not having received orders
to admit British troops, of course he refused to ad-
mit them ; but having afierwards received intelli-
gence of the treachery and dispersion of the Junta,
he wrote to the Governor of Gibraltar to apologize
for his condu&, and to offer to receive the British
Troops; in consequence of which 1,200 men were
sent over from Gibraltar.

We understand that our troops have fortified a
small island close to Algesiras, which will effeetually
prevent the gun-boats and privateers that used to
annoy us so much, from putting to sea.

Lag night five Gottenburgh Mails arrived, but
they a..q completely barren of intelligence.

The ship Windham, outward-bound, fell in with
the United Kingdom on the 28th Sept. The extra
ships Northampton, and Union, Capt. GAILLARD,
parted from the IPindham, the 14th Oetober., for
Bombay, all well.

Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at
Guildhall, at which his Lordship and Court, after
duly examining the mealweighees returns, ordered
the price of bread to be reduced half an assize, or a
penny in the peck loaf, to commence to-morrow,
when the quartein loaf wheaten will be sold for
ta. aba. and liotict.llol4,. IS.. 2d,.

Yesterday Sir DAVID DUNDAS, 4p14 a public\ day
at his Office in the Horse-Guards, and gave. audi-
euces to a great number of Military Officers.

was written from Persia that when Sir HAH.For...n
JONES, our Faivoy at that COurt, made it known.tO,
the King of I.)EitslA that BUONAPARTE had been. de-
feated at Asporn by the Austrians, his Majesty, in-_
stantly took from his side the sword that he then
wore, and seat it to Sir HAnFORD as a mark of his
peculiar reg-ird.7--,This trait wilt spew in what esti-
mation Sir HARFORD .10)MS is held by the King of
PERSIA, and how completely that able Minister has
succeeded in winning the confidence of that Court.
it is the more remarkable, as such an instance of
condescension on 'the part of the King is perhaps
unparalleled in Persia.
ARMY. —A redudion of the Home Staff will'im.
mediately take place. All Officers holding
Regi-
mental Com Missions, with Staff appointments, are
to be put on half pay ; and in future no Officer will
be allowed to be on the latter whilst on full pay of
the former. This s;‘,3 will not only produce a con-
siderable saving to the country, but must likewise
give very great satisfaCtion to the army in general.—
'The allowances of forage, coals, candles, &c. &c.
are to be thoroughly investigated, in order to detekt,
and at the same time coffee,' the great abuse and
glaring partiality that pervades the distribution of
theM in the different Staffs at almost all the depots
in this country. Sir HARRY BURRARD is to be re-
moved from the London Staff.
The Minutes taken before the Committee of In-
quiry on Thurday have been delivered. They con-
tain the re-examinations of Sir Lucas Pepys, Ge-
neral Don, Captain 0 \Ven, Captain Paget, and Cap-
tain Pasley, but the details would be uninteresting.
In ihecourse.,of his evidence Captain Owen staled
it to be his opinion, that the possession of \Valche-
ten, ifthe island could have been maintained, would
have been of the greatest advantage to this c4nnfry,
and that, without it, the eneiny's.fieet in the Scheldt
cannot be properly watched, except by, having
fleets of nearly equal force in the Downs and
at `varrnouth. Captain Pasley was of opinion, that
the works of Flushing migia have defended by
a modeiate garrison against all the, force of the
French empire.
Sritm; WHEAT.-,-The real Spring or Summer
Wheat, which for several years has been recom-
mended by the -Board of, Agriculture to the atten-
tion of British Farmers, we are glad to understand
his succeeded in those disiriCis where it has been
properly tried. This wheat may not only be sown
by itself, but where the winter Wheat may partially.
fail, it may be sown on the other (what:o plants,
front the latter end of April to even the middle of
May, and, notwithstanding the lateness of the sow-
ing, will be ripe at the same tirrie. This sot of
wheat is particularly cultivated in the neighbour-
hood of Boston, in Lincolnshire, and thence has
spread over different distrids of Epgland and S,cot.:
land.

Mr. MAnocKs, the Member for Boston, is likely,
to be so much occupied in securing the land which,
as the poet says, he " won from the skirts of Nep-
tune's wide domain," that he will probably have no
leisure during the present Session to plunge into the
sroubled sea of poli►ics. An extent of eleven thou-
sank! acres will be gained if his measures sboula be
ultimately EtitiCeESILII.

NAVAL NEWS.

From Mr LONDON GAZETTE, March x 3, auto

Admiralty-Office, March 13, 18 10.

Copy of a Leiter from Captain Keen, of his Majesty's sloop'
the Echo, addressed to Vice-Admiral Campbell, andtranS4
mitted by the latter to John Wilson Croker, ESCI.
His Majesty's ship Echo, Downs,.
March• ll,' Aro.

I beg.leave to acquaint you, that his Majesty's
sloop under my comutand captured the French lug-
ger privateer C4pricieux yesterday, off Dieppe.
During the chace site threw the whole of her guns
(sixteen) overboard.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) ROBERT KEEN.
Admiralty-Office, March 13, 1811',

Copy of a Letter from Captain Selby, of his Majesty's ship
Owen Glendour, addressed to Lord Ainelius 13eauelerkv
Captain of the Koyal Oak, and transmitted.to John Wilson
Crobler, Esq. by Admiral Sir Roger Curtis.
His Majesty's ship Owen Giendour, at Sea.,
MY LORD, March to, itho.

I have to acquaint you, that I this day, at half=
past noon, fell in with a French privateer lugger,
in the act of boarding a schooner, which, after a
short chace of an hour and a half, I had the good
fortune to capture ; not, however, until she had
received a vast number of shot, by which two men
were killed and three wounded, and the lugger
nearly half full of water. She proves to be La
Camille, belonging to Boulogne, pietced for four-
teen guns, six of which were mounted, and the
rest in the hold, and manned with fitty-eight men.
She railed from Cherbourg only six hours previoui
to her being in our po,ssessi an, and had made one
capture, an Tnglish schooner, the Fame, of Lon-
don, William Proper, master, troll' Lisbon, bound
to London, laden with fruit.

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I have, &c. (Signed). W. SELBY.
N. B. The schooner above mentioned has beets
recaptured by his blaiesty's ship Diana.

PLIMOUTN, I\I4.RCH 12.—The Hero privateer
detained and sent in here this morning a, Hamburgh
ship from France ;, she was boarded ins a gale of
wind by tilt...Piero!, boat ; the latter,, on her return
from the ship, was swamped during a heavy squall,
and tmr.crew, consisting of five persons, were all
drowned.

Came down the harbour and anchored in the
Sound,,his Majesty's ships Lynx, C.v, MARSHALL
Prometheus, Capt. ROBINSON ; and Tartarus, Capt.

IVIAJN.wARING.

Arrived the Ericads from Guernsey ; the Miner-
va, Slawituly, from Chepstow.
Went up the harbour, his Majesty's ship Narcissus.'

Powtsmotrilt, MaitcA ta,,—Conse in this day his.
Majesty's ship Port Mahon, from a cruize.
. Sailed his Majesty's sll.ips„,./iigk,. Scylla, and 'Wey-
mouth store-ship, with a convoy, of about 50 SrAl of
tnerchaut ships for the Wests
Hia. Majesty's ship Dexterous. takes. convoy to
Guernsey.

Sailed his Majesty's ships RoyaL Oak, Donegal,
Oit,en Glendoive7, Ganymede, Pallas, and Eagle, oft
,-Chnbou!gh ;, also , his Majesty's ships Hgrringf-
Scipion,and: Renown, for Plymouth.
The brig Nesons,Daught.er, detained and sent' iota
Portsmouth from,Tonniugen,fpr Philadelphia, spolz6
the 23d ult. the ship, Amelia, of Liverpool, CaP.t#
LONGBOTHAM, three or fourieegues; distance from
Fyal, in a gale of wind from north-east, in. gre3r
distress, having been driven, out of that Port LI 4:
trerue bad weather, with the loss of anchor 3 a°js
cables, and in want of water i aiAafter having stir
plied Capt. LONGBOTHAM with 100, gallons, and put
on board 14 passengers, the Amelia then stecieci°•
course for that place again.

DIAL, MARCH 13.--,Sailed the outward bound
for Portsmouth under 'convoy of the Royalist bloq
of war, consisting of about 40 sail.
Came down from the River and sailed immediate
ly for Portsmouth the David Scott East Itlal3#
man.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Grampus, Bonne
toyenne, 'Etna, and Thunder, fur Portsmouth.
Arrived the Arid sloop of war with a convoy fro°
Portsmouth, which all sailed for the River.

SHEERNESS, MARCH I2.—His Majesty's ships 1
ligencr, Sabrina, and Moo/wick, were paid up top'
months,

Sailed his Majesty's ship /hawk/a ; and the 171
vastation bomb.
His Majesty's ship Alexander has hoisted /I,l°
signal to collect the ships bound to Gottenburgh
the 13ahic, but tie day of sailing is not yet fixed'

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Suhderland, arrived at Lymington on Tuesdays eilett
night. The master reports, that on !he tgt
off Crotuar, he saw a sloop, which he suppot'eucii#'
be a tritder from Scotland to London, in great
tress; afterwards down, and every soul on b° co
perished. The Captain says, he saw six men 0"
the sloep's broadside, and could lira the ,n 1"„d'
for help, but owing to a strong gale of wind,
heavy sea, with snow, he could gpt render t`
any assistance.

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