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

WHIG CLUB Elle

AND

THE ADJACENT COUNTIES.

CHESTER. WIEDNIVIDAY, OCTOBER 9.

On this day the Auntisl Crucial Meeting of the Cheshire
Whig Chili wax held kit she &loyal lintel, Chesser. It was
announced di it the Chair wield be taken st half past three
o'clock for the dispatch of biniosexs, aid dinner was fixed for
five precisely.

Several Member. of the Club having aaienibled at the
bowie fixed for holding the Meeting.
Lord CREWE was vallrel to the Chair, and the Secretary
(Mr. Swruarielt) proceeded to report the procerclin„oN which
had taken place sifter the last %femme., from which it up.
neared that there had been doting that tome many ratillidatea
for aihnimine.

A lung con tints took place on subjects connected
with the business of the meeting, donne' which ample testi-
mony was borne by Lord Crewe, Earl (:enaveilor, Mr. Da
seaport (soli of the Member for the County), and oth►rs, to
thr ahihttcr and of exertions of their Si cretely, Mr.
Swanwick. Thal Gentleman was re-appointed to the office
of Secretary for the ensuing year.
In the course of the discussion, Mr. TAYLOR, of The
Manchesler Guardian, to the meeting.. that many
Gentlemen in :Manchester were anaitoi• that ■ local Commit-
tee of the Whig Club slimed be established in their neigh-
bourhood, foe the purpose of initiating new members; he
was ronvoceil that were such a Committee once appointed,
it would he found that Manchester and lip trirituty contained
a much greater aumb. r of gentlemen attached to Wlslg
espies than was at present C II) supposed.
After a short conversation, it was derided that such ■
Committee should he appointed, and Mr. Taylor, Mr. Phil-
lip,. 11 P, and a few other Gentlemen were appointed Mem-
bers of it.

The S•rrrtary read the following letter from the Dian of
St. A•iloli

*.tillt—Pe/mil me to trouble sot, with my apologiee to the
President and Memlens of the Whig Clnb fur not making my
appearance at it to wormer.
" It ie au Institution I must highly trusted; but al the age
of 77, and with a lamenr:s 11.11 needy routine. me to an
gib,* chair, personal attendance becomes out of the goes
" The prieriptea upon which I understand the Club is
founded, are thin., in which I was horn and bred, nod which,
in the COIIII.I. part of nor life, I had Ail °ppm lenity of vilidt•
cali.g. II is with a degree of pride I 1.11311 :111,0ya reflect,
that in my person, and at my risk, that great bulwark of
6.11 lii, sly (the sight of Juries to determine in matters of
libel both the law and the (art) was completely established.
" If I might ?rehire to rtige a recemmendation to the
Club, it would he for them to publish a gem rat di-clarets.°
of the grounds on which tiny I,lve established themse!vea,
and the °Weill' they have in view Amongst three, a U: form
tu the Itep tation of the People w P I Ar.ismeol will pro•
trebly he a leading one; and souther, perhaps, of equal, if
Uol greater importance—a diminution of the overwhelming
indoruce of the Crown, without which a Reform in the
Vretive Franchise ran IM of little avail; for as long a. the
Minister has met), thing to give that every man wants, ho.
mast nature mest be strangely changed, if, however reformed,
or however extruded, we can look fur a completely virtuous
reporaesstatiou.
" I should probably have said more on this subject, had I
been aide to attend ; lost I really think moue general circle-
tattoo necessary, it wily to secure us from those insoles'