The Sun.
London, England, 1801-10-16 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SCHOLARS.

SOME of the young Gentlemen of Westminster
School having been addressed with the insulting ap-
pellation of Treucher.cap, by an inha.bitant of
one of the streets adjacent to their premises, took a
.summary vengeance on the offender, by Bogging
him. The man made a complaint to the Master,
Dr. VI NC ENT, declaring, at the same time, that he
would seek redress at late from the principal offen.
der. • The Master wishing
.to keep peace with all
his neighbours, and zealous for the pres:!ryazion of
the discipline of the School, prepared to cor.
poral chastisement. The SLudents-had!niltlived so
near Westminster-hall to no. purpose:;. they- rt mon,-
strated that it was unjust that any person-001114 be
pttnishe4 twice for the same offence,--7The Master
persisted in-his resolutiqni and i-ke Students prepared
to rebel.

4ccordingly,,on. Iri-if.iay morning, after:-throwing
some books on the I lead -Inasteeb tablet as a signal of
revolt, they marched out Ol:!chdol in a body;-broke
the windows of Dr. Wi Nair; o, the tiecond-inaster,i
and absented themselves. from all duty for the who!c
of that day ; hut cm the next day, refle4ion,. and
the advice of their friends, had already coriin•cel
them o their fully :- the culprits returned, repentant
and submissive. - -

The principal offender, he whp ha 4 been most
kidiyf: iri flogging the man, yielded himself tq Fur
nishrnent ; anal the principal instigator of the rebgl:-
lion (a near rel4tiqn of the Ltish Chancer ,;f
E :
cliquer) Nvs senr,tlic;r4 to ex.p4Mon,, Quietness
,
is Low entirely restored. -,..

Qpposition are sty eireaually nonplussed by the
excellent measures Of the present "Minirry, 414
more especially by the last -Jet, which restores tran
quiiiity to the world, and preserves innumerable
blessings to this Nation in partiettlat, that they yeti!.
a pecesSity of reverting to the thread-bare and e,)7.•
ploded sub .of* the 'War; in order to keeb them:.
sel yes from sinking into contempt with the feu who
have been the dupes of their sophi,try. 'phis is not'
to become the favoorite topics and ail the thf:,.toric•
lOgic, and eloquence of Dissention, are" to be caber}
foftli in reprobating anew those expedients of the
late Administration which have so sue.-..es:,fully
the foUnditiOri of that inestimable good %arch Bri-
tons are about to erjoy,
The task, no doubt, will be an arduous .one ; fr r
the glorious termination of the Contest' in which v c
have so lamentably, but nnavoidably, been eng.,g-
ed, ".has completely disconcerted our Pat rrotrc
Steed7-makers, and deranged- all those effusions of
oratory that were preparing against the muting of
Parliament : it has already produced a very sensible
effect at an Anniversary Election Dinner, and it is
more than probable that the argument,s from the
same quarter will, on the approaching 'Session,
• equally betray the weakness of the cause, and the
imbecility of an expiring Party, Nor can it bc
otherwise ; for our incnniivrabJe Premier, by the
gratification of national feeling, has diffaLed quiver-
sal satisfadion, and manifested that genuine Amax
I)a.-titriE which the ambitious Candidate for power
Must necessarily be destitute of. The People mot
now ask those zealots Who endeavoured to deluti
them, "'What has become of the calamities which
you so often predicted to our Countty'? Where is 1116
&appointment, the disgrace, the discomfiture
Where the utter ruin you so positively, yet vainly'
portended ? Are we to' seek- for them :pricing the
laurels wehave gathered in the Baltic and in EgYFF
—in these Expeditions that you so much rioicate4
and .by anticipation pronouneed abur tive ? Is raltg'
to be discovered in the midst of triuniph,—in eri 110',
nourable Peace obtained. by Conquest—not huniblli
sued for, as basely represented- by the Enemies 01
our Glory and Prosperity ?"

But to assert that more advantageous term;
might have been procOred at former period, of ti!c
War, is false and slanderous : on the contrary, .1=
is extremely doubtful whether that desirable 't
was, till, latterly, attainable bv any cO ce»it)°9whatever ; but certainly not without a -total
nunciation of the Honour, Dignity, and Interest of
this Country ; and it is only since our sucCessftd
Expedition against the Coalesced_ Poweri of 'l4
North; and the recovery ;:f Egypt, thatTrancelo6
Manifested an ardent desire for that amity whit;
has so auspiciously taken place
.for;the honour an
mutual adva.ntage of both Nations.

Some of the wicked Wits of Opposition. still
sinuate that Mr. WINDHAM. did not ilitirnin3ie f°
the Peace.--7-His hope was-tertainlY
lighted up sulli.cientjy to make darkness ,visthle.

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