The Sun.
London, England, 1810-02-12 00:00:00

of success., not upon the -calm ro:sideration'of tl.e
whole of the case, when the evtdenci.‘ is completed,
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but upon partial and illiberal obsetvatio.ns,"updtt
detached parts of it, by which they lope, but vainly
hope we trust, to prejudice the public mild. We
should be glad to ask these Gentlemen wliat they
Would have said, if a similar system had been
adopted- by other Newspapers, when the conduct
of their party was under investigation ? What
would they have. said, if during-the trials for high
treason in 1794,, if during the trials of the mutineers
in 1797, or if in the case of Colonel DEsPAr.b, any
,Newspaper had, from day to day, commented upon
the evidence,. and had attempted _to prejudge, the
case before the defence, was heard ?

They:tell us, t'ha't the Evidence and Papers already
produced are so voluminous, " that' it requires con.
siderable time and attention to follow thereat history
of the Expedition, and to judge of the demerits of
its plan, or of its execution." But the Opposition
Writers easily surmount these ditliculties : they, it
seems," are-not only competent to decide upon the
evidence which has been given, but:to anticipate
all that which is to come. -They have decided upon
the merits of the case'before it lias been heard, and
they call up2ti Parlianreat for justice ! No, for
vengeance.
,They say---" If Parliament does not
avenge the cause of the Country?' What is to follow
if Parliament does not meet the wishes of these
Gentlemen we do not know, but we 'do know
that it is most indecent, as._ well as most unjust,
when the House is employed in a grave and impor-
tant invtstigaticin respecting the conduct of Minis-
ters, for the Advbcates of a Party to assume at once
the characters of accusers and, judges, and to cla-•
rnour-for iengeance before misconduct is ascertained.
But it seems that the Party is now dissatisfied: with
the mode in which thelaquiry is carried on. We
should be glad -to ask who it was than proposed-the
present mode of proceeding ?" Did not the Party '
Prints, before the Meeting of Parliament, daily
declaim upon the necessity of an Inquiry at tho
Bar of the House ? Did they not protest most
vehemently against any investigation in a Corn
rnittee ,up. Stairs, as it is callod ? Was not the ,
saioe language held after the Meeting; nay, were
not the Oppposition so anxious to, get into ' this
Corrimittee, that : they would not . wait from
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Friday till Monday. in order that they might have.:
the documents before them'? ' What, :then, do
these Writers mean by obje6ting to this mode of in-
quiry, or Wili they acquaint us now what mode will
satisfy them?, The answer, tr
.Lucy wvaii-i give tr-
t._fahly,. would be very short.: The fiat is, they want
'conviction without trial. Their object .is
,not in-
vestigation, but rCrutoval.. Happily there' is no fortn.
of proceedingin this coantricalculated to suit their
purpose. We are gfad, however, that they have
.holdly taken of; the mash : the Public are now en,
abled to judge whether they are, actuated by feel-
, ings of patriotism, or whether their only object is to
serve,a. party. - .

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- We can state.fcom-the most uncknestienabla au-
tiprity, that the cargo of the coqfiance French fri.
gate, phize to the Valiant, has, been: valued, and does,
not exce,:td one hundred thousand pounds.. There
does not appear to be any specie a-board.
EGSEX lit. Ecporf.—Tho numbers 9p Saurday last
were as fo.low

For Mt: Houblon - - - 2c
Mr. Burgoyne - -

Total for Mr. HPUblOri 2272,
mr. 13urgo.yrtp 67S

Majority for, My. 1-I.oublott

- • 1594

_ . .
Mr-BURGOYNE addressed the Freeholders in a
very short speech, but no, person. answered him;
and the_ business ended. The Poll finally c,oneludes
on Friday next, till which period Mi. BURGOYNE is
resolved to persevere;and will at least have the gra
t Vication of keeping the county. in 4/ • water.
Yesterday:morning his MAJESTY, Princesses AU-
GUSTA and'SOPHI4..., aCCoMpaltie::l by Lady THYNNB,
Mrs. DORMER, and General MANNERS, rode to St,
George's Chapel, Winds. r,.ienri heard Divine Service,
On Friday morning Sir HENRY HALFORT,
DrS, Dutitms andAYLEY, arrived at the Princess
AMELIA'S house,. in St: Alban's-street, Wlndsor,
a
where they held con,ultatiOn with Dr. PO Pi, and
Others, on 'the state 4ndease of her RoYal Highness's
disorder.
The Gazette of Siiturday contained an Order in
Council, dated; the jth inst. for allowing intercourse
with the islands of Feroe and Iceland, and also cer-
tlin settlements on, till roast, of Greenland below-
ing to Denmark, for restraining our cruizeis, &c.
froin acts of hostility against the property of the in-
habitants of thOse coin meg,. and for entiding•them
to•prdtection oh their arfivaf country. ,
In constiluence (A a petition lately presented. to
the" French Minister of Niarine,:at Paris; all the
fisher Men belonging to Hastings,- who, Were cap
tu'red by the enemy at the coriimencement
tilities, and have ever since been . detained
seiner§ 'of war in France, have-been released by order.
of„the French Government, and have returned in
safety td,their .native country, except one,' who is
daily expetied. • • •
The, judicions regulation lately made to examine
Midshipmen, who have served their time, and pass
them tor, promotion to Lieutenants, at the ports
where their ships may lie (instead of putting them
to the expence of going before the Admiiitity "Board
in Lando*. was commenced at Portsmouth' on
Wednesday, when 18 young Gentlemen were passed
by Captains'BEDFOßD,- LEWIN, and LIALi, on board.
the ,Gladiator in, the harbour.