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their miftaken zeal, we heartily applaud 
the honefty of their intentions; but we 
are inclined to think, that a change of 
measures is the only mode by which this 
country can be faved. via aia 
Avs events are more or lefs important 
and interefting, according to the confe- 
quences which flow from them as caufes, 
we deem it neceflary here to notice a 
meeting which was. held at the Crown 
and Anchor Tavern, on the 24th of Ja- 
muary, by the numerous friends of the 
Hon. CHARLES JAMES Fox, to cele- 
brate the anniverfary of the birth of that 
diftinguifhed patriot. This company 
confifted of near 2000 of the warmeft ad- 
vocates of peace and parliamentary re- 
form. What was the more peculiarly 
gratifying to thefe friends of liberty was 
an union of fentiment, which took place 
at this time, refpecting the 
reform, between the members of the 
Whig Club and thofe of a more modern 
but not lefs popular fociety, which has, 
fince its eftablifhment, provided fo much 
labour, though frequently productive, 
for informers and crown lawyers. 
The DuxeE of NoRFOLK was called to 
the chair upon this occafion; among fe- 
veral patriotic toafts, his grace gave 
*€ Our fovereign’s health---the majetty 
of the people.’ His .grace alfo recol- 
lected, with a fentiment of refpect, the 
name of General Wathington, _ praifed 
his perfeverance in the caufe of his coun- 
try, and inftanced his example as a fit 
leifon to the virtuous few who are defi-_ 
rous of profecuting reform by conftitu- 
tional means. m, 
Whether the popular fentiment of the 
*« majefty of the people,’ the union of 
two numerous focieties inimical to the 
prefent minifter, or the fentiment .of re- 
pect for the venerable Walhington, gave 
offence to- the cabinet, or whether the 
three (ubieéts conjoitly went to produce 
that effect, we cannot with precifion de- 
termine. But a few days afterwards the 
noble duke received his difmiffal from the 
lord lieutenancy of a county, and from 
tne colonel{fhip of a regiment of militia, 
difciplined, nurtured, and beloved by 
hun. Our limits do not admit of mak- 
ing even the moft neceflary comments 
upon fuch fleps of the prefent adminiftra- 
tien; but we have to obferve, that this 
meature was taken notice of at a meeting 
of the Whig Club held the 6th of Febru- 
ary, at the. fame place. Mr. Fox, on 
that occafion, combated the fuppofed 
charges againft his grace with the mof 
pointed arguments. ‘° The fovereignty 
cf the people sf Great Britain, (faid 
great work of | 
grant. 
Public Afairs.Great Britain, 
Mr. Fox) is the bafis of:the fy femyofeut 
government. It 1s an opinion)! whichg 
if it be not true, King William was an 
ufurper: by what right did he come to 
the throne of thofe.realms, ‘ifstow by that 
of the fovereignty of the peoples ‘It is 
not in this age of the world that thethor- 
rid and blafphemous’ tenets’ of thé vice- 
gerency of God; and divine right, will 
be held up as the fource of royal‘autho- 
rity.” Mr. Fox alfo contended, that 
the conduct of minifters in this -particus 
lar was encouraging to the enemy, by 
maniiefting to them that. fuch. are -the 
diftraGtions of the country, fo inflamed 
and divided are its inhabitants, that 
arms cannot be trufted in the hands of 
the premier peer ofthekingdom, ___. 
The Britith Houfe of Commons mef, 
purfuant to adjournment, on the 8th of 
February. On the next day Mr. Pitt 
brought up a meflage from the king, 
ftating that his majefty, in confideration 
of the fervices rendered to him by Ad- 
mirai Lord Duncan, had granted to his 
lordfhip an annuity of zooo0l.. per annum, 
and withing to extend the grant beyond 
his lordfhip’s life: to the two next per~ 
fons to whom the title of Vifcount Dun- 
can fhall defcend, recommended. that the 
houfe would confider the proper-method 
of enabling his Majefty to make the faid 
In a few days afterwards, Mr. 
Pitt brought up another -meflage from 
his Majeity refpeéting the granting of an 
annuity to Admiral Earl Vincent, fome- 
what fimilar to that of Lord Duncans 
The refolutions were put and carried, 
and the Committee of Ways and Means 
poftponed till Friday. . 2h 
On the 16th of February the Houfe, in 
a committee of fupply, voted r90ol. for 
erdnance works, and 10,587!. for the 
ufe of the commiffioners of that depart- 
ment. : , Ce ae 
IRELAND5 sictuw te 
Mr. PeLuam, in the Houfeof Conr- 
mons, on the firft of February, ..expa- 
tiated on the advantages; which..had se- 
fulted to the fervice, and confequently to 
the-community, from. the. recent regula- 
tions. He. then, proceeded-to give. the 
following items of the public: force, and 
the fums of the feveral eftimates for their 
maintenance for the year, to end.on the 
30th of March, 1799. uty 25. 
Ordinary force,to remain sfor thes: 353 
defence of the country, effective | 
MEN, with offices, 4 'gi=  . 12,00@ 
Augmentation, rendered neceflary gh beak 
“by the’ circumftanges of the yar 
county, = 4 ae ee 
{jlitéa - phifaasy “26,684 
