The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-14 00:00:00

The to.st was received pith moth applaose.
Lord C,REWL rose In prop, se she Mt mots of his late
Moo. inns View!, the Niglio Hon Charles James Fox. Hit
Lordship *air!, Iliai earl) in Islr he adopted the principles of
Mr Fox, and had steadily maintained them. He agi eed with
that great man in thinking that she American war was our
original sin, and that is, next to the mieconduct of M hitters,
was Ilse mails source of all nor col ...lineal difficulties. lie
hoped, therefore, that hie Noble Friend (Lord Grosvenor)
would excuse him If tic 'imposed •' The immortal /Amery
of the Right Huoosl,■hle Charles James Fox."—(Load
cheers.)

The PRESIDENT said, thst he proposed the toast with
the greatest pt , it WAS only for the re***** already
slated that be had omitted in give it.
Tie toast was given Com the Chair, and drank amid great
ordains' ***** s.

The PR ESI DENT amid, the sett toast be had to propose
wse—'.l hr strops( hold of Liberty—a F,ee Press." II had,
be said, been well remedied, that liberty was " like the ait
we breathe;" there had been recent and severe restraints
laid upon the press, but it was to him extraordinary, that
Ministers should think those restraints necessary, when it
was •,.torsos that at least fo•r•Bftbn •f the public papers
were some way or otbrr under their en•trol, and in there
tastier. This toast was ►.rrtved with loud einem

Sung—'• Lire's a bumper."
The PRESIDENT next rrnposed—"The essential form
of liberis, a foil, fair, mid free Representation of she People
in the Commons Home of Parliament "—The question of Re-
form wan, be said, one upon which a variety of ()pinions
were entertained ; lint when it was spoken of in that Oath it
could not be supposed that they were for going to the ex-
tremes of it. In proposing that toast, fur Matinee, it could
not be siippmed that be was for Annu al•Parliamenis, or Um-
versa! Suffrage. lie did not mean that Representation should
be equal throughout the country; no one costal cares to
"gambit a great question of that sisitnre permanently. How
far the Legislature might be 'edified to go with the cotstion
of Reform be did not know, but he was con►inced that they
would suon see the necessity of doing something, in order
that the people might be inure folly represented. The teat
was then given and drank with loud cheers.

Admiral TOLLESIACHE (the Voce Presideat) now rose,
soil mis vecived with mat applause. He said he would
prelate the toast which he 1,3* about to propose by saying
that lie felt much flattered on being honoured wills the place
of Vire-President ON the occasion uf his Reel attendauce at
the Club, and he felt additional pleasure in being selected to
propose the health of Voir Noble Nu...ideal. Upon the sub.
ject of Reform, he deelsied himself I ntirrly in favour of that
measure —(Applanse.)—He such! differ with many as to the
mode of In hieing Reform shoot There were many who wrre
fur pimal and temporising measures, but with those be did
not agree.—; A pplause.)— He was for a general Reform—(eon.
hosed applause)—a Reform that would represent property,
sod ninetiest the reople. To ?Met that, he saw no other
means than purity ul election—tb•t the people should besot
hat real eleriors—that the voters should go to the
poll without the possibility of being bribed or icifluenced, and
sh.a all nem ssity for CatIVA,SIII( would he done away with.
Plseernen and PelltiOrlelS would not be then selected, but
men of abilities and integrity, to watch over the interests uf
the people. and to uphold the cause of public liberty.—(Ap-
plaust).—Thr Gallant Admiral cearluded by proposing the
health of the Nol4r President, which was drank with three
times 'Mir, amid limit and long comities-dearer*.

Hi■ LORDSHIP rose and said, it wa■ impassible not to
be flattered at the minuet in which his health had been re-
ceived, but he attributed much of that applanse not to him-
self, but to the great reuse, to uphold which they hod suer,.
bled—that cause, important at all times, was occults, ly so
at present, when the couutry was reduced to a degree of di._
tress, a. affecting one interest, unparalleled is its history.
He would not detain them on that subject, were it not that
allenipts were made, not indeed like those of the Stuart., at
once to &stew the liberties of England, bet attempts to no-
dermine those liberties. It was impossible not to see that at.
temple were made to introduce sibitrory power--attempts
which, he frosted, would not succeed. II *041014 impossible
out to perceive the enormous oillueoce of the Crown, and not
to condemn the purposes fur which that infinenee was exerted.
To himself it wAs unaccountable, after the lesson which the
Heroleetion had taught. that men in power should have poise
on, attempting to establish arbitrary power in this country,
without seeing the danger of such ao attempt—if they
•ere to look back eirco to the time of the Tudors, they
would see scarcely an immure in which *Anwar, poser slid
nut bring misery upon its possessor—(here the Ne•b:e Loud
instanced the eases of Henry the Vlllib, of Mary, ■nd
the &tilde). Moat of these commenced their reigns with
the most favourable prospects—beloved by t►e people=
formidable to foreign conittries ; they yet bronchi du•n
upon their heads the merited odium of their sabjecla end of
posterity. Flury and Mary mere execrated, Charles loch his
head, stud James hit Throne—became they would Mai CUltient
in let England be free. It was foetus-me for the reienio4
family that they had out the power of acting in an arb•trary
minuet. The Noble Lord next said, that it was tint neer,.
airy fur bins to advert to circumstances which bad recently
taken place, and which had c.iuseel some change in ti •e Ad.
ministialiOn of the remote). If dial charge were to lead to
a better state of things, he should rejoice at it; hot
It appeared so him that sir change would take p tart• for
the better. Any change would be of little mil under the
existing system—au moiler who was St ere is y for ro,eilo
Afoot,. It ma. awinsisig to see how the tlentlemsw who
held that office sit present Wet burn treated, both by
public bodies and by Gov. roinent Ports. They all
knew that upon the subject of the late Queen's trial, that
Gentle/Rau spoke of her Majesty in trim, of respect mid
admiration, and retired (rum the sitostion which he Oro
held; they all knew bun he had been applauded by sonic
sod neglected by others for doing to; it wis known that the
Load Chancellor, when 'leaking of Mr. Canning, said, be
was a very respeetab4e person, mild he in return called the
Lewd Lbasacellur the presiding (lentos of the 140111 OP of Lords.
After the sopeilty which wa■ so orpiment between them, it
would be curious to see how those iedisiduals would eau•
dart thenmelves when sitting In the• same Council. Advert.
tng to the conJwc: of the petrol Adiumisti alma, the Pinkie