The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-10-03 00:00:00

DINNER OF THE YORK WHIG CLUB.

The Annual Dinner of the York Whig Club took place
on Tuesday, in the Aisserably-ruoms, at which time above
No- hundred patriots sal down to an eseelleut dinuer.
About four o'clock, the company took their seats, S. W.
Nicoll, Esq. being in the Chair. Behind the President's
seal were two raised banners, one of which was inscribed
" Mayna Charfa, 1415 ;"--ruid the other, "Bills of
Rights," and "Independence of Parliament." At the
richt of the Chairman, mid un an elevation, sat J. G. Lamb-
too, Esq. M.P. Major-General Sir Henry Vavasour, Bart.
Ottiwell Wood, Esq.; and on bus left, Msln. Wyvill and
R. Chaloner, Esqrs. the two Representatives of the city of
York, and likewise Henry Witham, Esq. Near to those
Gentlemen, we also noticed Mr. Lambton,jun. John Wood,
Esq. (of• Liverpool), J. W. Clones, Esq. Risbworth,
Esq. G. Crompton, E•q. W. Julliff, Esq. IL Towuend, Esq.
Jobs Wormald, Esq. Dr. Goldie, and many other Gentle-
men, strangers is the city of York, but friendly to flee cause.
The Rev. W. flower, Jen. officiated as Chap:sin, and S.
Wilke Wand (of Cashilesforili), Esq. Alderman Douslay,
Mr. Harrison, &c. were Vice-Presidents, whilst other mem-
bers of the Committee were Sten anis for the evening.
The cloth teeing drawn, "Non Nolifs Domini," was sung
by Messrs. Dixon, Broiled!, mid Wheeler; after which an
excellent dessert was placed oo the table, togetlstr with wines
of the best quality. The toasts, speeches, glees, &c. were as
follow :
Toast—" The Constitution." This toast was received
with unbounded applause.
Toast—" The King; and may lie speedily dismiss his pre-
sent evil advisers."

Twast—" The Queen?' This West wqs echoed through.
nut the MOT with eutbesiastic cheers; and was drank with
three times three.

Tus•t—" 'l•he Duke of York, and the rest of the Royal
Family."
Toast—" The Liberty of the Press." Glee—" Lite's •
Bumper."
Toast—" Lord Erekise, and Trial by Jury."
Toast—" A full and effectual Reform in Parliament:.
Lund applause and cheer..
Tout—" The City Members." Three times three. Loud
and long-eontioued expressions of approbation.
Mr. WveiLL, being the ironic representative, now rose
and addressed the Club as follows i—Gentlemen, it is im-
pnisible fur me to thank you as I wish, for the very Satter-
isig meatier in which my name has been received; it is pe-
culiarly gratifying to me on this occasion, as it 'convinces
me that the votes I bare given is the House of Continuos
have met with your approbation; and I can with siucerity
assure you, that (hose votes have neither been infliseneeil by
personal teenage to any our, or from a factious spirit, but
from a full cotivic that to oppose the present system is
to advance the public rood.--tApplasuel—The Bill of Pains
■ud Penalties, which is au+ before the House of Lords, has
so engrossed the pablic_atiention, that I think I am called
upon to stale the ground which will induce me to oppose
that °boo:loss measure. If we look back to the common-ace-
meat of these proceedings, we shall find that the accusers
of the Queen first appear in that capacity highly iiiterested
is the result of their owe proceedings; and secondly, as
jurors and as judge They do nut Ii u.t their case to au
English Jury, but place the Queen at the bar of those bodies,
which, of all others in the country, are most under their in-
duence.—( Hear, Mar.)-1 should also object to the Bill as
a most dangerous encroachment upon the Conalitntios.
Year after year, and Session after Session, some further en.
ernachosent is made into the vital parts of that Constitution,
which has& to be s pruiectinu to 110 from insult and ty-
ranny, hut which is mole to bead to the will of a daring
sad factious party, whose avarice is only to be magnified by
the Jean tictiou of every thing that is valuable to freemen.
' --(Loud Omar )—I bad the honour of receiving a Petition
for Parliamentary Reform from this city, which I should
have had much satisfaction in preoeuting, but my friend,
Mr. Laneion, finding it advisable to drfer hit motion, I
deemed it best to dsfer the presentation till that queatio•
was upon the point of being &wonted. To almost every
aeutiment of that Petiliou I beortily concur, convinced as
I am, that it is by a timely soil sobalaniial reform aloue
that confidence Cap be re.establi•hed between the different
orders of society.rit.ond elteoring.)—.ll shall only add, that
when I return to my Parliamentary duties, I shall go fully
determined to protect, by every &eau' in my power, your
rights, and the rights of the people of EuglauJ.—((onli-
sued cheers.)
Mr. CHALUXFIL then arose and said, that in connexion
with his Hon. Colleague, be begged to return his thanks fur
the flattering menace is which his health had been drank.
In doing nu he had In congratulate the compsuy on the anat.
firer Mini respectability of meeting—particularly as it was
the first p+•hiie dinner of the lurk Whig Clu►,aud he looked
wlh confiileut r, and arileotly wished, that the Club would
continue to increase ■od flourish.--(Bear, kattr.)—Of late
years he had often stated leis political opiiiions amorist
them ; but had this eves been the Grin lime, the Interest of
all was so concentrated in one poi**, that it world be int-
pasttble to allude to any thing but to the ►rial if the (Wen.
—(Applause.)—We had experienced assay grievances, bat
all were little, triffingene'p alley, compared with this, which