Star.
London, England, 1802-12-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR:

UTTER 11.
Sir—Boundlefs is the field of fietion ; of mitre-
prefentation there is no end. No- fooncr has time
begun to heal with his foothing antidote the poifon
fhed by a Lover of Truth and Decorum from Read-
ing, than frefh venom is poured into the doling
wound by a writtz in Cqsam's Regifler of the
6th init. calling himfelf J.TILTENSOR) of the fame
place. By intrinfic evidence, it appears, that the
former knows nothing of the town ; and no fuch
perfon as the latter is "an inhabitant" of it. I
am not afraid of being contradiaed, when I affure
you, Mr. Editor, that there is no " Inhabitant"
of Reading, who does not venerate the public
charaaer, and admire the private condua of Mr.
ADDINGTON, bccaufe that charaaer and that con-
duet have been long examined by their motives,
and tried by their effeas, in that neighbourhood.
It would be fair to fay, that no credit can be
given to a perfon, who has once deceived; yet we
will allow thefe Gentlemen to enjoy their laugh at
the credulity of (hangers, and proceed to expofe
the illiberal abufe contained in the attack made by
the former, and the infidious defence by the latter,
if indeed they are different writers, by a plain re-
cital of faCts.
During .o years, a monthly Club has exifted at
the Crown, at Reading, compofed of. Members of
both Houfes of Parliament, and of Come of the molt
eminent perfons in Berkfbire. At the fir( mention
of Peace, which, abliraatdly confidered, always
diffufes a Emile of chearfulnefs over the face of
the civilized world, fome Members of the Crown
Club propofed to exprefs thofc feelings in a manner
congenial to the Englifh eh:wafter, a Ball and a
Supper. Whatever thades of difference might
exift in the opinion entertained of the terms of
Peace, the propofal was unanimoufly adopted.—
During his refidence at Woodley, Mr. ADDING-
TON bad been a Member of the Club : it was na-
tural to fend him an invitation, and to pay fome
attention to his convenience in fixing the time.—
On the anniverfary of the Preliminary Treaty, the
Ball was given to a felea, though a very numerous

party.
When Mr. ADDINGTON'S health was propofed,
in orders by the Stewards, he replied to the com-
pliment in a (bort fpeech, which merited and ob-
tained the applaufe of all parties, of every indi-
vidual, except Mr. Coss eves two Correfpondents.
Of himfelf he (poke little, and that in the language•
of fimple modefty. The affettionate manner,- in
which he expreffed his concern at the neceffity of
quitting a County fo peculiarly endeared tea him,
was at once the caufe and the effelt of thofe fenti-
ments of efteem for his public and private worth,
which were fincerely felt and pathetically manifef-
ted by the company.
To the firmnefs of Parliament, to the valour of
our fleets and Armies, and to the loyalty of his
countrymen, he fhortly adverted in anfwer to an
allufion made by the Stewards. Fewer or different
expreffions he could not ufe. On this part
the writers in the Political Regiller, and in the
iforising Pe, have emptied their quiver of the
arrows of inveeive. But the fhield of truth, of
candor, of good &act has repelled them, and
would make them recoil againft thofe who ufe
them, if they were not proteilted by their obfcuri.
ty and infignificance.
When. Mr. COIPETT darts the artillery of his
arguments againft the effeas of the Treaty of
Peace, we admire the force of his ftyle, and are
convinced by the ftrength of his reafoning, and
the authenticity of hit fans : but when he appears
to liften to the voice of perfonal fcurrility from
anonymous inventors and obfcure retailers of mif-
reprefentation, we are tempted to fufpend our af-
fent to his general conclufions, apprehenfive that
he may not airways fcrupuloofly examine the foun-
dation of the hiftorical information on which he
builds his political deduaions.
In a fubfequent letter I flail make one obferva-
tion on his letter to Mr. Fox, and return to the
confideration of Mr. ADDINGTON'S public charac,
ter. I am, Sir, &c. CAWDIDUS.
Reading, Nov. iB, doz.

PARLIAMEN TAR r PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, DEC.!:

- - -
Mr. Adam was heard on behalf of the Appellant in the Ap-
re:aomas Graham, Efq. of Calcutta.. !label and Ann Hen-
alters and executrises of John Henderfou, Efq. late
Lieutenant-Colonel in the Crevice of the Eait India Company,
&c. After Mr. Adam bad doted his argument, the further
bearing of the caufe was adjourned to Friday.
The Marqtlis cf Sort, Lord Snaasoans, and Lord Too-
sown. took the Oaths.
Two or three Petitions for Naturalisation Bills were pre-
(mtg.!, and, upon order, Bills were brought in, and read a tuftfeared,
time.
A variety of Petitions in Appeal Caufes were prefented and
read, and, after interrogation of the agents at the Bar as to the
reafons for praying that they might be beard on particular days,
their prayer was complied with.
A petition from his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence,
as Earl of Murder, in Ireland, and another from his Royai
Highnefs the Duke of Cumberland, as Earl of Armagh, in
Ireland, touching their right of voting on the Medico of Id&
Peels to fit in the Parliament of Great Britain, was read, and
ordered to be referred to the Conunittetrof
Lord WALSINOIAM moved," That during the continuance
of the prefect Sefilon of Parliament, nb Bill for naturalizing
Foreigners, or Perlons not born in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, &all be read a fecond time. until the
Petitioner than produce a Certificate from the-Secretaries
State. of his orderly life and conduet.. Ordered to be eons
dereil on Friday neat, and the Lords fanlmoned.
Mr. Robinfon, from the Landon Wet Dock Company, pre
tented at the bar certain Accounts /dative to the recdpts and
difiturfements of that Corporation, from the sit of June, dot,
to the ph of May, dos, inclubve ; and all. a Report of cer-
tain Surveyors :Attlee to the propels sf the works carrying on.
The Duke of CLOILDNOD, after a few prefatory
words, moved, That a Committee of all the
Lords prefeGt this Seflion be appointed to takt
into confultration the State and Condition of the
Horde' and by what means the fame-and the ad
jacent Building.; may be rendered more commo.
';offs for the reception of the Members..
`llte Loan CIipIiCSLLOIL, before he pot the
inn, begged leave to offer one ohfervation,
tell he thous4ht the experience of nine months
tomrrant him in making, namely, that he

in which the Houfc abounded. The queftioa was
then put, and the Committee was ordered to be
appointed accordingly.—lt was afterwards order-
ed, on the motion of his Royal Highnefs, that the
Paid Committee do fit on Monday next, and that
Mr. Wyatt do have notice to attend theirLordfhips.

NABOB OF ARCOT.
The Earl of MOIRA called to the recolledion of
their Lord(hips what he had Rated towards the
dole of the lat Salon relative to the trantaCtion
which had taken place retpeding the Nabob of
Arcot, and the notice he had given of his intention
to come forward early in the prefent Seffion on
that occafion. In purruance of the latter he now
rote ; and though the events which had fince taken
place rendered the objet for which he had princi-
pally intended to come forward unattainable, yet
he thought a confideration of the fubjesa might Rill
prove of public utility. In this view, he then gave
notice, that on Friday next he fhould bring for-
ward a motion for the produCtion of tome papets
relative to the fub)ed, particularly a copy of the
orders tranfmitted to India by the Court of Di-
redors, fince 1797, relative to the fucceffion to
the Mufnud of the Carnatic. With refped to thofe
Noble Lords who fo worthily filled the highelt
official lituations in India, and for whom he had
great perfonal refped, he had obferved, that he
by no means confidered them as Refpondents in
the prefent queßion ; in his opinion they aged
merely as inftruments. Alluding to the abfence of
Come Noble Lords, who teemed to take an interea
in the propofed difcuffion, the Noble Earl teemed
to fay, he did not think it, in the prefent intlance,
fo very material ; and with refped to what he
fhould have to advance on Friday, it was In much
narrowed, fo plain, and reducible into fo fmall a
compafs, that he deemed it fuperituous even to
move to have the Houfe fummoned on the occa-
fion. However, it was competent to any other
Noble Lord that thought proper to move for that
proceeding.
This not taking place, and no farther bufinefs
being before the Houfe, an adjournment, on the
Motion of Lord WALSINGHAM, took place till
Friday.

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