The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-09 00:00:00

WRY WHIG CLUB.

ONDAY, Dec. 3.—About four o'clock in the after.
noon. upwards of 400 gentlemen SAL down to a mutt
,ecellent dinner, in the Great Assembly Room, Ur k,
Esci M.P. fur the cay, was in
Cita:r.

After dinner, Non Nolis Domino was sung; when
the tplipwing toast:, kc. amongst others, succeeded
"'rue King ; and may he speedily divitii,s his prevent evil
adviseis."—," The Constilutioa."—" Tue memory of our
deeenvcd and much injured Queen,"—(the. tonvt MYs drank
in respectful silence.)—" The York Whie Club, aid it.
worthy President Sir George City's.),
A most excellent and patriotic letter from Sir George
was read, regretting his inability to attend the meeting,
lie bring On the Continent.
" The City Mem. els," being drank,
Mr. Wis ILL lose and frlLlfneu thanks on behalf , f
himself and hip worthy colleague. Mr. W. said, that
lie considered the question of Parliamentary Reform to
comprehend in itself all other questions ; for where the
people have no voice, no good can he effected. The
Hon. Gentleman concluded by proposing the health of
" Jlr L11111)11)11, Member for I)iirhani, and an elitci
Retinue ui Parliament," which was that'lk with three
tones three.

Mr. LAMETON theta addressed the meeting at areal
ill his usual strain of elormence, and said he
wished the example of the York Whig Club would 1r
followed all titer the 1111 l , (or it was to such mt.-
ciatiolis that we are to look for the plum° l 111 l or the
spirit of liberty. •I"he York Whig Cub hail laid the
Fury faction of the city at their feet, and had placed iu
the noose of Co 11111 l oils two of as intleptlllittilMellliWlS
as any who sit lit the Senate. lie reprobated the lhli of
Pains and Penalties, which cost the Queen her lite, a•r.l
the means that were taken when she was thud; to de-
prive the people of an opportunity of paying their re-
spects to her remains. The dismissal of the gallaiit
General (Sir R. Wilson) spun depos.tions they dare nut
produce, he held as unconstitutional and unjust. The
insults olt:red to Sif Robert he eottcei‘ed to be trot
merely fur his conduct on the 14th of Angus', t. e. pre-
venting the deaths of E!iglisltnie it. but because tie Stair
ported the Quern at all tattles. Tile) ought to grant him
a trial, upon the precedent of Lord G. Sacks Me, who
was dismissed the army in 1759, but who six niumtis
after was tried by a Court Martial. Toe Ministers,
knew, would slather themselves under the plea of acting
upon the King's prerogative; but he would tell them
that prerogatives were given to the King for the happi.
tress, and taut for the oppression of his people.
" Lord Noratianhy„ and the other Geutiemen present, act
being Members of this Club," being Munk,
Lord Noassmany returned thanks and addressed the
unerring at great length on the duty, the paramomit
duty, of every one to check the progress of Minister:A
influence. The noble Lord said, that IRA satisfied with
their influence iii other respects, they wished to tucreas
at by misrepresentation, and had therefore termed every
one " seditious" and " disloyal" who opposed their
measures. lie reprobated their conduct with regard to
lite attack on the people of Nlanctiester, in 1819; their
conduct with regard to the 14th of August. 18.1 ; and
their conduct towards Sir Robert N\ droll, and said that
they 'tumid recollect that unjust prerogatives in former
ages had led to consequences which every man Inu,t
wish to avert. All the evils we laboured under might
be mainly attributed to the misrepresentation of the
people in the Commons House of Pa rlia mon .
Twist—" Sir Robert Wilsom., and wry every (Meer of
the British army and Navy be equally mulched to the li-
berties a his couniry.r—Three times shiers
":1-he_liun. Thomas Bandar, M. P."

Mr. Durnms returned thanks, and reprobated the
conduct of Ministers in abridging, year after year, the
liberties of the people.
" Toast—" The VALISE for which Hampden bled in the
held, and Sydney on the Scaffold."
Glee—" Prace to the bouts of the Heroes."
" Daniel B)ket, Esq. and the luitependeol Electors of
ueiog drank with theelh . . . . .

Air. SYYBs returned thanks in a long speech, and
spoke of tile great utility which would accrue to the
cause 01 Rtfo,lo trout an unity of the three classes, and
said, with Cowper, that it was " Liberty that gave to the
fleeting H iwer of hie, its only virtue and perlunie."
h: health of "'l'. S. Duticombe, Esq. and the lii-
dependent Electors of Pouteirrct," next followed, when
,\l r. Doxcossaa returned ihauls. and said, teat he
hoped the dry would arrive when we should prime suc-
cessful over those. men, whose malice could follow a
broken-hearted woolen to the grave. As the noble lord
had said, they called us " sedition's" and " disaffected,"
but he would say with the poet and painoi, quoted by
the Nit-tuber for Hull,
" We too, are friends to loyalty. We love
The King, who loves the low, respects his bounds,
And magus content within them : him we terse
Freely mutt with delight, who haves us free :
but lecolleet lig still that he is u snail,
We trust him not too far. King though he be,
And King 111 England, too, he may be weak
And vain gli so he ambitious Mill ;
May exercise amiss his proper pow'rs,
Or covet more than freemen choose to grant."
(Great applause.)—This was his creed, which he hoped
lie should ever adhere to.

" Hello 11/4 'Mum, Esq. and on end to all disabilities 00
uecouut of religions 01 ' ns," being drank'
Alt. Witham returned thanks at great length, showing
an historical retrospect from the time of Alfred that we
were indebted to our Catholic Ancestors for several li-
berties we now enjoy.
After the C 114111111411 had left the Chair, it was occu-
pied by Mr. Alderman Dunslay, and the evening was
spent with ilia utmost hilarity aiid concord.

Some a the papers state that Mr. Canning is to
be appointed Governor General of India: butt it is
well known that ministers want his aid in the House
of Commons, why should he be in the East when
he is wanted in the sent