The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-05 00:00:00

WHIG CLUB.

There was a numerous Meeting of this most re-
spectable Clu bon Tuesday. at the Freemarons' Ta-
vern--Lord HULLAPIU AU the Chair. After driuk-
log all the regular tour,* of the day, which the
Noble Chairman severally intrccluced with an ap-
propriate illustration, he paid a most affecting tri-
bute to the memory of Mr. Fox, in which a I the
Members moat truly sympathized. The Noble
Lord then stated, that Mr. Whitbread was to be
Chairman at the next Meeting, and he pro's sal
his health, coupled with sentiments of Thmks
to him for his constitutional vigilance in Paths-
ment."—This was received with the most enthurias.
tic bursts of applause. Ou Lord liollitad's own
health being given by Mr. Smith, with a us. at Just
tee iinony to the seal and ability with which he acts
uu the principles, and treads in the steps of his il-
lustrious Relation (en eulogium the troth of winch
the Meeting tans ee i 11l oust, recognized).
Lord llottaxo, in au elocineuit gobbets, thanked
the company. lie said, that, since he last had
the honour to tacit the Club, the country had
wltuesseil the melancholy result of the most expen-
sive and the most enormous expedition that this
country had ever petit out. lie would not speak
of its conduct nor of its disaster,., but he must say
that it had produced the etfect of making a sensi-
ble impression on the minds of the people ; and lie
could plainly perceive a more active and lively inte-
rest avowed AU every part of the kingdom, thou had
been visible at any fanner period of the present war.
Whether in the present state of their feelings, they
would be satisfied with the result of the Inquiry that
had taken place on the Expealiton that had ended
nine fatally, he could not take upon himself to deter-
mine; lint this lie was sure uf, that if they were not
satisfied with that result, it Wig a duty which they
owed to theirielves, to their King, and to posterity,
to avow their sentiments in a public comititiitimial
summer; not in holes and corners, but in public
meetings of the counties and cute.; and to carry the
resol unmet of such ineetiugs to the foot of the throne.
lie had full and entire confidence that this duty
they would perform with the saute spi, it of 41(1..-
Is...fence and patriotism as hail distinguished the
C au Council of the find City of the Rasplee, as
well av the Comity of Mark% tie .oni bided with
thanking the compassy for the high humour they had
conferred upon lino.
The followiug wrists were then drunk in surer,.
!nm and the several tit-Written preeent, oboes
ii sines erre introduced, severally returned amok*.
in short vetches, expressing their perfect acquies-
cence hi the seutiments a.xprei-oz I lay his Lorcldiii,.
" Mr. Byag, saJ Ihe I osheyeadeut Ireehotikr• id Middle-
sex "

Mr. Smith, end the Cause of Iteligioue Liberty."
The Merywie of -I* avedork, and the Indepreelent rree-
of the C0..1y of Centlers.lit,"—vittoth was streak
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