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, places as havea right to return members 
to the United Parliament, fhall do the fame; 
as was the cafe at the time of the Scottith 
Dnion. 
Mr. Grey, in a fpeech of equal length 
and ability, replied to the feveral parts of 
the laft fpeech, and entered into an hifto- 
xical account of the fiate of England and 
Scotland previous tg their Union, and of 
both countries and Ireland at prefent, for 
the purpofe of fhewing that the circum- 
ftances which rendered the firft Union in- 
difpenfable. to almof the exiftence of both 
countries, did not exift in the other cafe, 
and confequently thould not operate in the 
difcuffion before they Houfe. Mr. Grey 
concluded by moving, that an humble ad. 
drefs be prefented to his Majefty, that-he 
would be gracioufly pleafed to direct his 
Minifters to fufpend all proceedings on the 
{rifh Union, till the fentiments of the Trifh 
people refpecting chat meafure could be 
afcertained. 
On a divifion, a numbers were for Mr. 
Grey’s motion, 30—Againtt it, 236 
Mr. Jones arofe on the 8th of May, and 
made his promifed motion for Peace, in 
a long and very interefling {peech, in 
which he commented on the various often- 
fible objets, and on the conduét of the 
War; and concluded by moving an ad- 
drefs, that his Majefty would be gracioufly 
leafed to liften to terms of Peace, and 
that he would no longer continue his con- 
fidence to thofe Minifters who had adviled 
him to rejeé&t overtures to that purpofe, and 
continue the country in the prefent deftruc- 
- tive conteft. 
Mr. Fox took the chair on the 13th of 
May, at the monthly dinner of the Whig- 
Club, The meeting was remarkably nu- 
merous. Mr. Liptrap and Mr. Waithman 
were elected members. After the ufual 
toafts, the Duke fof Norfolk, in a fhort 
foeech, was preparing the company for the 
health of Mr. Fox: but the moment the 
intention of his Grace was difcoyered, the 
enthufafm was fo great, that he could nat 
pt ‘oceed ; and the health a Mr, Fox was 
drank amidft loud fhouts of applaufe. 
Mr. Fox, after thanking the company 
for the kindnefs with which they ufually 
drank his health, aflured them, that, not- 
withftanding his retirement, he retained the 
fame attachment to the principles of the 
club. This retirement had, in fome in- 
ftances, been produétive of coniiderable 
uneafinels ; ; it haa afforded his enemies an 
opportunity of milreprefenting his fenti- 
Ments on public gree rons, and particularly 
an the queftion of the Unjon, It had been 
induftrionily given out, both in this coug- 
try and ja Ire sland, that he was rather’ 
State of Public Affairs in May, 1800, 
friendly than adverfe to the meafure: I¢ 
was unneceflary to repeat his opinion te 
that club, to men well acquaintedwith hig 
Oe He, who had oppofed the en- 
ving of America, muft be hoftile to the 
enflaving of freland. He, who thought i¢ 
an unpardonable prefumption in this eoun- 
try to Jegiflate for America, could net 
change his gpinion of the defign of legifs 
lating for Ireland in Great Britain, Mr, 
Fox faid, it had been intended that Earl 
Thanet fhould be requefted to take the 
chair at the next meeting 5 bit there had 
been an error in calculating the time of his 
Loring s enlargement, 
On th jorning of the 15th of May, 
very extrs aordinary and alarming CiNCiUn= 
ftance occurred in Hyde- Park, while the 
Grenadier Brigade of Guards were going 
through the evolutions of a field d-day i in the 
Bee ofhis Majefty. In going through 
the firings, a ball was difcharged from near 
the centre, which ftruck a gentleman, A 
Mr. Ongley, of Chelfea, landing five aor 
fix yards from the king. 
On the fame night, at the theatre of 
Drury-lane, a piftol: wag fired from the pit, 
immediately as HisMajefty entered his bow 
fortunately no perfon was injured by. it, 
nor did His Majefty appear in the leaf 
alarmed, though forme gentlemen in the 
pit politively fitated that if was pointed 
at him. Immediately the perfon who fired 
it was feized and dragged over the rails of 
the orcheftra through the mufic- Foom tog 
place of fecurity, “The firing of the Bok 
was fo inflantaneows as to prevent all the 
perfons near the affaffin from feeing his de< 
fign in time to defeat it, though we learn 
that providentially a gentleman that fa¢ 
next to him, (Mr. Holroyd, of Scotland 
yard) had the good fortune to raife the 
arm of the affaffin, foas to direct the cons. 
tents of the piftel rather towards the roof 
of the box. 
The affaffin appears to be James Had- 
field ; he {ays he feryed his time to a work 
ing filver- fmith; but had enlifted into the 
15th of licht dragoons; and while the Duke 
ot York commanded atLincelles, he fought 
againft the enemies of his king and coun 
try, where he was wounded, and therefore 
diicharged. . He faid that he worked ag 
his trade for Mr, Solomon Hougham, 
Being weary of lite, he laf{ week bought a 
pair of piftols from one Wm. Wakelin, 3 
hair-dreffer and broker in St. John-fireet, 
(Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Wigftead, who ex- 
amined him immediately, fent perfons to 
bring Wakelin and his malter to tae theas 
tre.) Wakelin, the perfon fromwhom he 
had bought the piftols, being brought to the 
houle, was examined. He faid it was true 
that 
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