Star.
London, England, 1802-02-10 00:00:00

WHIG CLUB.

Yefterday a meeting of the Whig Club was held
at the London Tavern, Mr. Alderman Combe in
the Chair. He was fupported by the Duke of
Norfolk, the Earl of Albemarle, Lord Holland,
Mr. For, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Byng, Mr. Adair,
and a very numerous and refpedable attendance
of Members.—After the uftial toafts of the Club
had been drank,
Mr. Fox role, and raid that he conceived it would
be indecorous and unbecoming the Club to pars
over unnoticed the death of the late Hairy Houle,
who had fo many claims to their efteem. In aci-
difiers of principle and zeal in the caufe of freedom,
Mr. Houfe had few equals—no fuperior. He
therefore begged leave to prorofe drinking—" The
Memory of Harry Houfe."—This propofal was
received with great applaufe.
The Chairman gave—" Mr. Fox,"—which was
drank with infinite applaufe, with three times three.
Mr. Fox—Gentlemen, fince I had Lill the ho-
nour of addreffing you, on an occafion fimilar to
this, fiveral events moft important to this Coun-
try have taken place. Among the firft of thefe
mull be ranked the couclufion of Peace with the
French Republic. It has been objected to me by
tone, that I haite expretied too much joy upon
that event. If fo, I did not exaggerate; I only
(poke what I felt. I did think that Peace was at
all events comparatively a good : it appeared to
me, in cotnparifon of the difaftrous and impolitic
war in which we were engaged, to be a jolt cattle
of joy. It has been objeaed to me alfo, that it
was improper to fay that I rejoiced becaufe the ob-
jefts of the war had failed. I confefs I did rejoice
to find that a war for relloring the Houk of Bour-
bon to the throne of Fiance againli the willies of
that nation had failed. So far I thought there was
ground of rejoicing. But did I rejoice that the
peace was difadvantageous to this country ? Cer-
tainly not. If Great Britain is now reduced to a
(late of humiliation—if our influence in Europe is
fallen below what we ought to pallet's—if our efti-
mation in the eyes of foreign powers is diminilhed,
do I rejoice.? I certainly do not; but there fatal dials
I afcribe not to the peace, but to the war. The
late war I compare in fume refpeds to the Ameri-
can war in its refult. I rejoiced that we failed in the
objet of that war ; I rejoiced that we failed in tax.
ing America without her content; but I did not
therefore rejoice in the feparation of America. I
thought that, upon the companion of evil, it was
better to lofe America than that it (hould have
been retained by the atfertion of a principle that
would have been ruinous to the liberty of our own
country, and left us no profitable conneetion with
our colonies. I oppofcd the war to tax the Ame-
rican Provinces without their own content ; I op.
pored the war to compel France to accept a Go-
vernment and a Family which (he difclaimed and
renounced. To have fuccecded in fuch a war
againft France, would have ellablifhed a prece-
dent fatal to the liberty and happinefs of cvci y
other country. It was better, therefore, that the
objet of fuch a war failed—and I rejoiced.
The conclufion of the Preliminaries of Peace af-
forded me the moft lively pleafure, and I hope they
will be followed by a definitive Treaty. Indeed
have no doubt on the fubjeL. The Peace, fuch
as it is, appeared to me better than the profecu-
tion of a war undertaken upon fuch unjuftifiable
principles, and direded to fuch unattainable objects.
Allow me to by a word or two now of our internal
fituation. I hear it reported, that in this refped
our Rate will be improved. It is laid that the
principles of the prefent Minifters in domellic ad-
miniftration will be better than thole of their pre-
deceffors. It is mentioned that the laws paired of
late years, encroaching upon the liberties of the
people, will be done away; that the experdive part
of our eftablifliments in the army and navy will
I be retrenchr of
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for repetition, by a pal ty in the gallery, not fond ;be retrenched •; that a fyllern of conciliation will 1. Sir THOMAS MILLAR, and the Independent The Neptune. Peters,from Dublin to Waterford, is on &ore 1
of the cantable iiyk : and 11‘1r. Inti.P Dom's, though 'be adopted in the Sifter Kingdom, or, to correct Freeholders of Hamplhire." Sir THOMAS, in a near Stadwell Roads.
equally beautiful, and equally well fling, (hared myfelf, in that which now forms part orthe United lhort and impreflive Ipeech declared his unabated me
downPr°tlfael 4th in ft. ble Chatham
of Shiellado,; crew fared. the fame fate from another. This opposition be. Kingdoms, in Ireland. It is reported to
-be the attachment to the principles upon which he had • large brig, fuppofeito be a collier, loit on the Cockle
tween the Jews and Gentiles continued until the intention of Miniflers, to give the people of Ire stied through life. ♦
Saud on the nth tuft.
duet between theft two perforrneis, at the end of land, and all clalfes of them, their fair (hare of The Duke of Nooroue propofed to dri,nk " The The Olive Branch, Pigeon, of Yarmouth, has been found at
the fecond aft, when both parties united in loud liberty and of power • I fay, Gentlemen, their full health of Mr. Alderman SKIPS/4ER," who, he 'la- lea with anT Perim oil board, and carried into Shields. ,
The Mary, Dove, of Sunderland. is kilt; crew fav i
k:.
appLinfe of both, and In continued during the reit (hare of power, for let me tell you, Gentlemen, mented to fay, was abfent from ill-health. The The Apollo, Aubooe, from ltiga• for St. Maloes, is put icto
of the night. l'he other male of the Opera is . that power is the only feculity for liberty ;itis in wait was drank with the warmefi approbation. Hull, with damale.
from Itxxvs, Mona H a AD, Davy, and Coats, and vain to fuppofe that men can have liberty unlefs The Club then drank—" Mr. PLust ea, and the The Beneidung, Zindahl, from Pillau to Amfterdam, was
may be pronounced, lung ink, Jim bona, first Saar they have power as its fource and its fee .rity.— Independent Freeholders of Hertfordlhire." The Nautilus, Thcel. from Stockholm to London, is loft
oforra Awe. Power sad liberty therefore are infeparable. I .. ... ..., loft the 13th of January on the Wand of Wattow ; crew laved.
-- Mr. vv NITBRIAD." about 40 miles from Oftend : only one man laved.
The Overture by RE 1•I is, though pretty, heir all thefe things reported, Gentlemen ; but 1 The Betley, Heath, from Shields to London, is loft on the
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gt Lord Wii.Liais RUSSELL, and the Indepen- Middle sand; mew &VC&
made up of what we have heard before.—Some hitherto I have fem no Reps taken to carry the in- comic longs given to MUNDSII, Fawcrrr, and tendon into drat. I hope, however, that there dent Freeholders of Stury." me Goad latent, —, from Norway ter Cansanhea, is
an t Holland. STORACII, Ina nothing of their effed, and the att- anticipations will be realised. That there Humid I After a number of other wafts, the Club con- "The N. S. D the coa of
el Cameo De Begat* La.., Bilbao, for SaL
log of the piece was particularly corraft fora firgi be in this Club, as weU as out of it, men who, eluded a moil convivial day at a late hour. sot. is Latt on the me of' Walto Vora teseti
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