The Sun.
London, England, 1810-02-09 00:00:00

LORD WELLINGTON.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought
down a Mes,age from his Majesty, expressing his
desire to confer, a signal honour and grant a proper

MIN: ON PAnted by k I CHA., D HARRIS, of No. 4, Martlett..oArt, Low-stru.t ; and P.
At the Sukr-QPrics, 112, Strand; where Advertisements, Orders fact

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reward to e or emg on, for thew-..
4; lour and skill displayed by him On the 27th
of July, t Bog,.iii the battles,of Talavera, and recom-
mending it to his faithful Commons to, enable him
to make a provision of 20001. for. him, and-for the
two next heirs to his title, in 'such a manner; asAvouln
by them be deemed most effectual.----OrderqL to
,he
referred to the Committee of Supply on Friday.
REPRESENTATIONS OF AUSTRIA WITH RE.,
SPECT TO THE LATE ExPtot rioN TO THE.
SCHELDT.
'Lord CitsmattEsou thought the House, while
prosecuting the inquiry into the policy and execution
of the late expedition, would feel it necessary to be
made acquainted with the representations of foreign
powers On the subje&, snore especially those made by
Austria. As he was anxious to meet the question in
all parts, but above all, in those which might appeir
most unfavourable to himself, he wished not only that
the repeated and urgent representations of Austria
relative to a diversion in their favour, should be laid
before the House, but that the quarter in which the
Emperor of Austria wished for the presence of a
British force should be made known. It was the
wish of the Noble Lord then at the outset of the
inquiry, to take all the responsibility upon him-
; self fOr the sending of a British force to it in
a different quarter. He should endeavour to prove
to the House, that to employ a force in the manner
desired by Austlia would have been impossible, at
least with any prospe6l of advantage. He was pre-
pared to spew, that the line of conduEl ultimately
pursued by his Majesty's Ministers, was that which
afforded the best chance of success, as it afforded a
prospect of gaining a specific objet while furthering
the views of Austria. He concluded by moving for
such representations from the Govermeent of Au-
stria, relative to the employment of a British force
on the Contitleut for'the purpose of making a diver-
' sion in the Austrian cause in the campaign of 1809;
as far as such documents could be communicated
without detriment to the public service.
The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER did not
oppose the .produdion of any papers necessary to
the inquiry, but he thought it the duty of Govern-
ment to be careful not to disclose such .docutnents
as being immediately produced might occasiou
convenience to the public service.
Mr, WHITBREAD was glad the Noble Lord af-
forded such a contrast to his former self and to his
late colleagues, by coming forward to promote in-
quiry in the manly manner he did. Through
,his
means the Houie and the Public would gain more
information than they could otherwise hope to ob-
tain. The Nettle Lord knew (was perhaps the pst
judge) what ought to be produced, and under *such,
circumstances his IV.lajesiy's Ministers would not 'do
well to oppose the motion. _
Lord CASTLEnEAGH and Mr. WHITBREAD mu.
tually explained.
The motion was carried.

Mr. TIERNEY moved the Order of the Day for
the House going into a Committee to inquire into
the policy, &c. of the late Expedition.
Mr. YORKE moved the Standing Order, and the
Gallery was cleared.

Lon the House going into a Committee strangers were as
usual excluded. ‘Ve understand that Sir Thomas Trigge,
Sir Kupert George, Colonel Gordon, General Calvert, and
Sir Home l'ophanri were examined, after which the Com-
mittee Adjourned at Two o'clock this morning.]

MAILS.
AgRIVYD—I Malta, t Lisbon, t Dublin, DUE-4 Gotten-
burgh, 2 ‘Vaterford.

PRICE OF STOCKS
THIS DAY AT TWILt'S O'CLOCK.

Consols

1' E S UN.

SC/LEM QUIS DICiRE FALSUX AUDEAT ?

LONDOIV,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1810.

We have great please re ,;1 announcing the cap-,,
ture of the C.4ance Fi-ench igate, (late the (Jan.:
noniere), from the Isle of France, by the Valiant,
Capt. BLIGII, off Ballisle. This vessel is supposed
to be one of the richest prizes ever taken, having on
board the produce of all the valuable Indiamen which
she captured in the Indian Seas. She is safely arrived
at Spithead,

We this morning received Spanish Papers to the.
Ch, and Portuguese to the 25th ult. We are
unable from warn of room to lay their contents be-
fore our Readers this day ; they are not of very
great importance. It is stated in Letters from dif-
ferent quarters, that the Spanish Armies of Estrema-
dura.and Castile are about to advance, while other
accounts assert that the French are about to at-
tempt an invasion of the
_Southern Provinces;
2nd we find that the Supreme Junta has issued a
Proclamation for transferring its meetings. to Cidiz,
where it was to assemble on the Ist of thid month.
General CASTANOS has been re-appointed to the
command of the Army of Andalusia. The Spa-
niards are fortifying the passes of the Sierra Morena
with great diligence.

This morning French and Dutch Papers reached
Town, the former to the 2d, and the latter to the
7th inst. The Mani Year contains some observa-
tions, in the usual style, upon the King's Speech. on
the opening of ,Parliament, which we shall give td-
morrow.

The-buteh Papers give a very otaggerated account
of the number of French troops marching into
Spain. The cavalry of RI NOT'S army, which is
marching through. the Department of Lancles is
laid to amaunt to above 16,000 men.

We are this day enabled to lay before our Readers,
a considerable portion of the Evidence which ,has,

..isi,eu oy WI,I,LIANI ARMIGER bL.etlPk s, South .thitoti.street, 'team ,t ate.
,e Paper, letters for the &c. (post-paia), must be addr.ised

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been given at the Bar of the Pam of Co =tom
Upon this occaskn we have olx.dtved, with re' !:e'•
, .
that some of the Ptiblie Papers have adopted a line of

conduct which appears to be utterly inconsistent With
every principle of justice—we mean thk of torn-
1-i-tenting upon the testimony that has already been
produced, and of even drawing conclusions, as 10
the ultimate merits of the case: Such a practice cer-
tainly would not be tolerated in any Court of Justice
in this country, either irka criminal or in a civil
case; nor would our contemporaries, we 'are con-
vinced, have now attempted it, if their judgments
had not been biassed by party feelings. The ex-.
amination now pending has been represented as a
criminal proceeding against Ministers ; and it ha=
been insinuated by some of their opponents)
that it may lead to - impeachment. In
.such
case, is it fair, is it just, is it honeh,t, to
attempt _to prejudice the public mind by par- -
tial comments upon the small portion of the
evidence that is now before us, and to endeavour to
convict the Defendants before they have been heard ,
in their defence ? It is impossible to form any thing
like a a9rreet judgment, without having an oppc)r-
tunity of examining the whole case. Evidence,
which on the first view may appear decisive, may in
the progress of the InqUiry be contradicted, or so ex-
plained as to lead to very different conclusions from
those which must have been -drawn from it, if it
had remained uncontraclided or unexplained. But
it would be a waste of time to argue this. question
at length ; the principle for which we are contend-
ing forms the foundation upon which the admira-
ble system of the administration of justice in Ibis
country is reared ;—a departure from it may indeed
sometimes suit the purposes of party. but the c,,nse-
quences must inevitably prove detrimental to ..tho
general welfare,

Yesterday her MAJESTY held a Drawing-roomat
St. James's. The Persian Ambassador was present.
ESSEX ELECTION.—The numbers at the Close of
the Poll yesterday were, for Mr. Houblon 220 B;
for Mr. Burgoyne 636.
Yesterday there was a Court of Common Council
at. Guildhall.

On the motion of Mr." SLADFR a Petition Was
voted to be presented to Parliament, praying for an
Act to authorise either the removal or the et>.l*rge•
meat of Smithfield Market.

Mr. WAITHMAN" brought forward his propogra
Resolution, for establishing a Standing Order to pre-
vent for.the future any Petition or Address, vete('
by that Assembly, and once agreed oh, from being
re-considered ; or any other substituted in place
thereof;- which, after a debate of considknaola
length, was agreed to. "

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE...—A new Play, called
the Free Knights, from the pen .of Mr. REYNOLDS,
was prOdUCQLI at this Theatre. it was tavourably rem
ceived, but we tinist postpone our observatigns upon
it till to-morrow.

CORN-EXCHAIigE, FEB. g. This day titer.
are not many further_arrivals of Wheat, but cOnsi"
derable remaining. supplies on liquid., and sales
nearly support last prices ; Barley in large supply'
and cheapec.exclating tine; Malt and White Peabe-
copiirme to fiuttuate; but little Beaus of both sorts.
likewise ;,new Ticks 30s. to 365. per quarter ; there
are short supplks of Oita., snd this trade is dearer
Flour at last prices.

t The only chance a man has of rising instantly
!into independence, is by purchasing a Ticket or
Share in the Lottery, Wedn,sday, the 14th, is the
day On which the present Lot ery will br. drawn.
By purchasing a Ticker before that day, at' Swirl'
and Co.'s Fortunate Offices, you nay gain 20,6.001.,
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. B.—His M.ljesty's ship Yea'
/inn/ of 74 gnus, has captured and sent iro- thio
Port this day; the French tri;.,,iite La Cartozmare;.
she was taken i e 3d inst;nit, m :attempting to co',.
ter the Port'of Rochelle, is laden with goods of all
last India produce, arid estimated to be worth.
300,0001.

,Came in this evening the Elphinstone outward-
bound East indiaman.

Arrived the BlolliCrs, JENKINS, from I)6blin
Ceres, JEFFERS, -from Cork ila;vk„-,frcirp Bid-
deford.

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PLYMOUTH, FEB. 7.—The French lugger priva-
teer that arrived here yesterchy, captured the
Pheasant sloop of war, is Le Counte de Bourne-
tours, of five guns and 55 men, tram Si. Maloes-
Arrived the ship Spanish Patriot, Captain DU''
BELL, from Cadiz, with a cargo of wine, for Lon-
don ; was captured by a French pri‘ateer, and re-
captured by his Majesty's hired cutter Fancy ; also
arrived the Thomas and John, from St. ALchaels,
with fruit (28 days passage) ; and his Majesty's
brig Harpy, from Portsmouth. ,

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_ . .
'.Ch Americau ship Abigail, that grounded on a
rock yesterday coming down Fiamoaze, was got off
thiS morning; her cargo has not received much da-
mage. _ .

'fhe Spanish Patriot that arrived here this rturn-
.
ing fell in with the Josephine French privateer about
the beginning of January, :ind engaged her three
hours, during which time the privateer bad dove
men wounded, and the Spanish Patriot only one.
In the night they separated bone each other : at
day-light on the hollowing morning .the action k‘as
renewed by the privateer, who aitrr a short, engage-
ment became victorious, she having a large o.m4le-
ment of men. Capt.
.DUHELL, and the whole of
his crew (except one seaman and a hoy). H tie t at
on board the privateer, -and, 16 Frenchmen put on
board the Patriot, w; o woclil have cai ried i,e.r, in to
Belleisle in an Low, had not the .huity foi! in with
her, ,AllO on ranging alongside (ecei_,-a two br ad-
sides trotn the enemy, and incen,;equence gav, ;ler
u6.e n. return, when ,ne struck. the Fancy also ar-
.
,y!ed here this-miwninp,r.