The Sun.
London, England, 1816-04-29 00:00:00

Closes of tliscotitvar which Vxisttd against the
Bovai Gnvertiment.
'the Forestial) of the Jury.--You give a con-
tradiet
Al. D 1.000.-01 the same extent as the allega-

lion agiliw9t me.
The Foreman.---Then the whole of the leiters
shonld he,read.
(It was thought that this was unnecessary.)
The President.-lu virtue of my discretionary
powers, I lovile the translator, Who has already
trondated these papers; to fix, in conjunction
with the interpreter, Mr. John Roberts, the mean -
ot the passages marked by M. Unpin.
'.translator, after being sworn, expressed
his teat that the operation would take up lunch
time, because M. Wilson's writing was very dif-
lit:nit to read.
Sir Wilson. then took his brother's letter,.
of the'Sth of January,:-and read to the ihterpre-
ters the passage of which they had to fix the
meaning. tie observed to the Court, that the
letter should not be read entire, becatise it con-
tained some improper (pea coni,enables) expres-
sions.
The interpreter then commenced his translation,
but was interrupted by the Court.
The Advocate-General.--1 abandon to time pri-
sooets all the deductions which they may draw
from this cunespontlence. They may give the
• Moil favonrable interpretation to all the passages
• indicated in the act of accusation, in order to jug-,
tify themselves from' the iuteution which we have.
ascribed to them.
DI: Uupit+.--After such a concession, I confine'
myself to the remark, that the letter, in which is
the passage marked, is a recital, and not a counsel.
Besides, it would be merely the opinion of the bro—
. her of his client anti nothing could be deduced
from it against the latter.
" The public funds are falling. Baveviß and ,
Austria .are in arms." TWs was another of the
passages for which Waimea correspondence Was
reproached. This, however, was merely the re-
petition of newspaper reports.
" he wished that the debates of the Parlia-
ment 'of England &mitt be published in France."
What was this but'a wish proceeding from the na-
tiollailly of an Englishman., vi ho thinks that
sounder political doctrine was oot. 'to be found
elsewhere than in his Parliament ? Besides, the
French Police could prevent the introduction of
the debates of the British Parliament, as soon as.
it might heithought dangerous.
it was also charged" that lie transmitted prog.
nostio. of popularcommotions." But let us ad-
ert to circumstaurett which the Vvisthim of the
Wog has elteady removed front our immediate
recollection it was only a • few months ago
that agitatOra endeavoured 'lb excite disturbances
amongst us ; and-if Wilson was deceived on this
point, he can only be reproached with baying
listened with too 'much- facility to .popular ru
moors.

" 'Wilson," it WWI also said; " thought proper to
chant' le. ;Zit 9evErdi of our political evenTs from
his inierpretarioss of the capitulation of Paris."—
Adinittiog this to be an error on his part, it was
ea error Which originates! in a feeling tliat attached
the greatest importance to every thing connected
trills his country.
In a word, it is against acts, end not opinions,
that' we most here make war. True or false, these
opinions belonged to the accused alone ) he wa
responsible for them to 00 one, particularly it hi,
ghve diem no pd)licity, and be en It.oglishman,
to whom, on this head, the, constitution of his
coon try accords entire liberty.
indefioite liberty of expressing opinions. is
balanced in *England by the tendency of ministers
to enlarge their power; and this liberty, which has
been represented under, the falsest colours, is very
far trout shat unbridled licence which was, amongst.
Us, Ilse cause of so many calamities, and so many
crimes. .

Think not, however, Gentlemen, that, irt.
speaking thus; tplaee the English above us; for
we also have both our liberty and otir„coustitu-
tional priliojph a ; and by the freedom with which
I defend my elients, they may judge that a sub-
ject of the Kiug of France is as tree al
tlyetn-
selves.
It is time, however, Gentlemen, that I should
make you acquainted, by his actions, with him
whom it has Ven endeavoured to devote to public
hared, by celcribing hint as an cnenty,of public
order, and of the' repose of' nations. .11 is. time
to explain to you these hieroglyphics of houour
which he wears on his hreast. He is decocated,
with the Otdcrs of the Red Lagle,, of St.. Anne,.
of St. George, of Maria Theresa, of tae TOwer
and Sword, Of the Crescent, and of several otherki,
because 'he has served with distinction. in flan-,
dens, Holland, Ireland, at tke Helder, in Itigypt,.
roland, Portugal, and. Spain, in Russia, Prussia,.
Germany, and Italy; because be has been charg-
ed with, important missions at Constantinople, St.
Vetersburgh, &e.
He 'had already distinguished himself, 'when,
senoreely 21, he went to serve in Egypt ; uniting
his antis to-those of the Nlitssolmans, he obtained
by his merits the Order of the Crescent (rain the
(4cand Seignur ; and, joining literary to military.
merit, be became the first historian of that fantails
expedition, where the uncle of Hutchinson coin,
mantled in chief the English army.
Wilson went again to Combat Ilitanaparte ivy
Spain, where lie powerfully contrihined.to arrest
his progress, by' himself raising' that Portuguese
Legion which had so great an influence on the
fate of the Peninstila.

It was in this war he became acquainted with
Marshal Ney he fears not to avow that be-Was
conquered by him, but in his defeat he had mt.!,
eau r't ri,,ing the generosity of rite conqueror;
and bctice t!le origin'of that interest which, front
ignorance of its deriving its source front a just,
gratitu'e, has been ascribed to poiiticul cousi,
t♦rratians.

At Molcow Buonaparte had still Wilson on-
.
po,vil to him. In his bulletins he complains bit-
terly of that English commissary : this ix, in other
words, to attest the services which Wilson per-

formed in that m rapr.ign.
Alureati received his 111Ortal wound Wil.
WaS close by that General, and wits the tirst-
to liike slid afforel him su'eeour,
lti fiiie, mid to finish the picture, the eldest of
4Ulli is O. inkishipttutu' on board the