The National Register. — London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

30 DINNER AY' NORWICH, • TO COMMEMORATE THE HIRTII OF THE RIGHT LION.. CHARLES JAMIE S FOX. • This tribote to . departed virtue, ability, and patriotism, would have been p•id in the regular course of things on the 4411 i instant, but as Nliiikters had fixed thill Padua meneshonld meet for the dispatch of business on the 1311,and as all the resp , entitle Nlenibers of either House, who ate resident in Norfolk or the adjoining counties, wished to be present on the occasion, tile Committee fixed it to be held this year on Friday the 19th inst.—Tne commemoration last year took place in St.Andrew'sliall, the whole extent of which was well filled, and we are at a loss to account for its being fixed this year in the As sembly Rooms, Chapel Field, which cannot hold one formal' the windier that can dine comfortably in St. An• ntlrew's H all ; however, so it was—and as the Committee hatlsery properly determined not to issue more tick e.s than could. be admitted, the cityoloring the early part of the slay, Was a scene of bustle and commotion, and the tiAets, issued originally at lbs. each, were sought with avidity ai almost any price—lwo guineas and even three guineas each, were all: red, and refused, by those who remembered the indescribable treat they had enjoyed out the two preceding occasions, ender the presidency of the Earl of Albemarle, a nobleman whose genetal tit tites and peculiar qualifications fur die situation 0: chairman of such a company are civility beyond ally tit his content poraries—indeed,accmiouied as we ate by onr professional avocations to be present at politic a inners, we hesistate not to declare that the Noble and worthy Earl of Albe marle is superior beyond all comparison to any one we have ever seen at th e head of a table. At four o'clock fthe hour fixed for dinner) the heart fell dicers of the populace announced the appmaeli of T. W. Coke, Esq. the estimable Member for the comity —and he was shortly afterward• followed by the Earl of Albemarle, the Dike of Norfolk, and James Mack donald, Esq. M. P. (the Earl's soti-in-law), who were men ed. with every mark of unquestionable esteem. • At the cetific table the Earl of Albemarle was ill the chatr, supported by the Duke of Norfolk on his right hand, and Mr. Coke on his left. At the table, on the light hand of the chaismati, the Hun. G. Walpole pre sided: and at the table on the left, W. Dun, Esq. Mayor of Norwich. During the dinner the Earl of Albemarle informed the company that an immense baron of beef, which was placed upon the table, was a reseal to them from his Grace the Duke of Bedford. Immediately slier dinner was concluded Noe nobi4 Do mime, was sang by some musical milieu's, who voltin teered.their services upon the occasion, after which , The Earl of ALBEIII slims Fore and said that they saw before then, a Mall spoiled by their kindness and par tiality.--(Clicers.) It was mow the third time that he had the proud distinct' of presiding at a meeting in which lie could indulge all the a anneitt feelings of his heart—a meeting assembled for the purpose of pay tog tribunaly homage to departed worth, eloquence, and greatness— A meeting guidons to exhibit it. respect for the memory of Fox, to express its admiration of his political principles, and le make known its fixed determination to athlete to them.—(Applause.) A proud distinction lie did indeed consider to preside at such a meeting, and one on which be could misuse them that lie lint a higher valise than he should ever put upon any title which power eni,tht be stow,—(Cheers.) He wished that the memory of C. J. Fux should be the first toast drank, as it was the most material business of the present meeting. His reason for wishing such an alteration to be made was this—that his Olall inclination, as well as that attention to their wishes which it was his duty es well as his pleasure to pay, would induce him in the early part of the evening to Impose the health of an illustrious personage whose wrong s and persecutions had excited the sympathy and roused the indignation of every Mau in the comitry.—(Long and loud clieeting.) And being aware that the health of that illustrious personage would call forth the most rapturous Marks of their loyal approbation (cheers), lie thought that the toast which lie was then going to propose should rather precede than follow it. He should therefore pro pose to them to ()flak to solemn silence the memory of C. J. Fox. Of the general character of that illustrious statesman, as exhibited in his public and his private life belOie a meeting so tally established as their meeting adS, before an assenhbly au enlightened as that which he then saw mound film, before men olio :Idolised and understood, and, tyro:Hiding, appreeiated Ins (Mr. Fox's) great worth and many vistises, it was iiiiiiecess%ary, especially ' as he tool hirsiscily dilated upon the smbje el, to say our wood except it at re such as regarded the iiiissing events of the mescal day. And here he would call upon all olio knew the tine ant clisitis wills which Mr. Fox was gitted, and olio carte amp:aloft il us tilt the ishinner in which lie employed the sass poo els ul siis exelled mind, to dada' e r his 11101110 mud btnevuhvht brat I did nut abhor persectition (Cheers.) What then would have been his feelings, it he had lived in these lain . ' tinier?—(Chores.) lie stionlil say 11011101 e to them at piesent, but glee them without bother preface the " imam tat toeinuty of C. J. Fox." Alter the toast was drank, the Noble Chairman called upon Mr. J. Tay lor, fur his excellent Ode to the nieniory ut lox.—" Come to his guise, hut mat to eseep." Tuast—" '1 he Head of the Laveutive Government, the i f ` i ', 4444 'slit Fail of An SEIM Alt tit, in i Wog to propose the next toast, aalll 1114111 r ii.ati Ito% cause to that 11411“ la Willett his had alluded to in his wittier speech, and upon alines lit was anxtuiss to In pcs mil ti el to say a new molds. inde pendently of his use ti i•lics as Chaii nom be had a eight asChaismau to take op smile of their lime in proposing it, as it had beau I.IIV winch it bad 110( bl:l . 11 11‘1141 lot them to think atom !mule, occasion , , and mlueh it was now proposed to think undo vet) lumina, - Mit lllllSlalleVa. Billowing their inipatit mute, howrsei, to tr,lify the it ap probattun of the toa4l, mid their eagerness to greet miiii heartfelt cheers the health 01 her Majesty, lie ovoid, with their heave, defer what lie had to soy iiptin the sub ject till aeuthei part of the et cuing, and without timber vehicle propose the health of the Quetit.--(14411111 tn., and repeated cries of " the Duren, the I.fileeti.") " ;try gentlenitai, continued load Athematic, one - nit s patience before you Milk the toast, tut 1 us l it to athl to it solortiiiiig of shirt' I ion •tire out old ill alt. pros , . t The Utturti, mid Solt e ut the lmnvf. • . - tkl#Tl9N* 411.957111( never cease .to II der in the ears of her persecutors, until herNajesty is placed in foil 'posseniun of all the Constitutional tights to which she is entitled as the Queen Con:tort of these realms." 'flue cheers with which this toast was received lasted five minutes. The following song, written by Mr. Priest, of Norwich, was then sung , by an amateur present to the air of " Leary." Hail ! hail! star of Itruniwick; tho' foes may surround thee, The arm of Et nation is lined to save ; The threats of the wicked shall never confound thee, While throu'd In the hearts of the good and the brave. Tim' slander and tyranny basely are leaguing Ta blast thy fair honour and sully thy fame When justice unveils their internal intriguing, The day of thy triumph shall plunge thew in shame. The tyrants believ'd thee iinfriended, forsaken, A victim their malice might safely pursue; But thy wrongs cud thy siting hies anon shall awaken The vengeance that is to their infamy:due. !leveed be the shades of thy kindred who perished In glorious conflicts with England's proud foes; And dear In our memory ever be clierisli'd That child whoa affections once solac'd thy woes. Then hail! star of Brunswick, their virtues reflected. •midst dangers and trial hears brightly in thee ; In Illy truth and thy fortitude firmly protected, 'flay cause is the cause of the just and the free. In vain would thy base persecutors dissemble, The voice of a nation is raied in applause; Let villany shake, let tyranny tremble, The arm of a nation is rais'al in thy cause. The Earl of ALBEMARLE Mild, that the toast to whirl' he next followed in necessary succession to the last. — It was a corollary deduced from that proposition, and a conclusion derived lion the same premises: it was— " The Dismissal of his Majesty's present Ministers." (Cheers.) Upon that subject, which he considered to be one of vital importance, he hoped that they would permit him to occupy their attention fur a short lime with a few remarks, which he was r tiller en titled to do then, as he had abstained Irons it before. — Prey iously to addressing them on that subject, lie wished to say a 14M WOrlii on a kind of double charge that hail been preferred against himself. His political opponents had stated, that though he was very ready to put himself lihrwaaii iu county meetings, be was very loth to take any other than a silent share in the debates of parliameut. His political friends, on the other hand, charged lion with not being forward enough in promoting a comity toweling upon recent events. if jib regard to the first charge, he would confess that it suited taut the retired, or, if they chose, they might call them the idle, habits of his life to take an active part in the debates of parliament. He had no object to obtain, be hail no ambition to gratity, neither could lie render any service to his country, by so doing. He made that declaration a iillollt 1111e;Illitig any thing hostile to those who pursued a contrary line of conduct: but when all the force of wit and argument anal eloquence was so completely in the hands of those friends with whou he was accustomed to act hi the House, as it was at pre sent, he thought it would be a waste of time for so second. rate a provincial performer as himself to attempt to add any thing to their observations. In the county of Nou folk, however, the case was difeient: there he was a promi. sent character. from the accidental circumstance of birth, not from possessing any superiority either of talent or patriotism over any of the gentleman ii whom Ile saw arotmit him t there he ss as told by his friends that it was his duty to come forward ; and lie rilerefure dial come for ward before the comity, where he aas sure to he not with partiality by some and with taintless by all, wilt re lie was cher' ed with :be hope that lie should obtain the approba tion of his friends and his of ighbours, where, lie said it with confident certainty, lie had never appeared except in support of the just prelogatives of the crown or the acknowledged rights of the people, according as bOlll or either of them might requite his support. (Cheers.) — Thus much as to the first charge. With regard to the second, that of being [lukewarm in not promoting a county meeting on the late disgraceful proceedings, lie must plead not guilty. lie would say, on behalf of himself* and his excellent friend near hint (Mr. Coke), who was implicated lit that charge—and lie was glad to he in the same boat, in either fair or foul weather, with his excel lent friend, who was now for the first time in his life charged with Inkewarnmess —lie would say, on their con joint behalf, that they did not wish to have it thought that they led the county. They had, however, been ready at all times, •nd wile toady t.ven now, if it o tile the wish of the county, (loud cheei log, and cc iss of " It is, It is;') to conic forward along with them. The truth was, that nei ther he, not his excellent friend Mr. Coke, nor the county at la ge, w ere lukewarm. 'limit, were two reasons fur their not meeting at pvesellt. Use of the objects of such a meeting wunlit he to express the abhorrence which they had felt at the late pet pecution of her Majesty ; and the oilier, a consequence of the former, would be in ask for the dismissal of ministers. The county of Nia flak bad, however, accomplished both these objects: it had met and dceidi it minim Milli (louse questions, nut, indeed, in ally hole or corner, nut in the loom of any private ur linii-c (hind cheering)—out like the soi-disont loyal addressers of the coital) , of 'Noilulk, who met in a private ruum in the count) of Nut ho met in a private room at the Angel lun g Nur% lit the county coin u, by the Slier.th in the hice 1.4 day, to the lace of their pulitical opponents, who mould never he pei waded to dare to intet them openly. (Cheri jug )-I.lle noble Earl the.' plot:elided to state his opinions 41111 feelings respecting the persiiiiiiiutts of her Majesty, as they were at once ill 1 - 1111 re 111118011 181111 his geneitil be- Militant character. and the declared 'milli:muts ut . every Englishman, we 111.1 y be allowed to omit them. Ifs Luidsliiii concluded by stating, that it NB.lB lie constant trick ul iiiiiiistei s to accuse their opponents of the conduct , of which they were tlimmelv es guilty; the people, how ever, wt re lint ally longer In he utreived by them, and were cuss hanging Mein as the 41111101 , 0 111 ' We Melt otreuvetwhtlntinglhem. Their 'knit to ding to iiiic•e—ho w,,utd nut dignif. what limy posbesin so I'M' as lu c,,hl it swot —lli, delei , initiation to cling to place, Ise repeater brought duo • upon us such un acCututilation gat' evils its it would be me • possible to remedy without a complete change of sy %lent. As he trusted that the time tor oi - twig that Change was • cot far distant, he al Id conclude toy proposing to then) • as a toast, " The dismissal isuna his lii_iesty's councils ut II those iiiiiiisters who by their tunilliet v e pros cif thcm• . selves to be alike the t itrudes of the ilis oat std the pen : pie.' Lord clieetiag. -3S !'• t ".‘ "" The - Earl of ALIVIIMILE said, gm••••.• " .. the health of the Doke of Elnssex. , (Cheers.) Perilous he ought to ask pardon of his Royal Ilia;mess that his health did not succeed that of her Majesty ; but really the last toast appeared to him•ofanciuvitata importance as to require that it should be drank next to it. As ail the company were welPecqualitted with the virtues .of Ins Royal Highness, it would he unnecessary for hint. (the Earl of Albemarle) to say more of hint at present than that he was ever istindnil of the principles which had placed his family upon the throne, and that he sincerely professed his belief of the doctrine that the crown was merely given t o the Monarch tor the benefit of the people. (Cheers.) Re remained proud of the principles which he had de• dared a 1111 l itg them last year, and convinced that they were the sway principles ou which tranquillity could be restored to the country. The Duke's health was then dratk with three times three. Toasts—" The respectability of the crown, the durabi lity of the constitution, and the prosperity of the people." "The constitntiou, according to the principles asnetted at the revolution." " 'lite High Sheriff of the county of Norfolk." " 'I he Nlayor of Norwich, unit prosperity to the city." The Earl of AtitE:lll.llLB, ht giving the health of the Bishop of Nom ieli,said, that lie should endeavour in vain to express the respect, admiration, and love, which he felt for that most excellent prelate. The only way in which lie could give the health of the most simple-hearted man alive, was in the most simple manner. He should, therefiiie, propose the health of their respected and be loved Bishop. (Land cheering.) The Rev. Archdeacon 11ATHUIttiT returned his sincere thanks fur the compliment which they hail just paid to his revered parent. It was quite iiimecessary for hint to say that the Bishop of Norwich sympathised with all the objects of the meetinc, though he might be permitted to observe that there was one point ou which he was entitled to observe that his scud able relation (littered from The Bishop of Norwich was of opinion that nothing but bOlllll save the country, and that such measures never could be adopted by the present mi. lusters, miens the necessity of them were forcibly im pressed upon them. Not o 'olst:tinting what had fallen Runt their noble chairman, lit was Of upiuiuu that there were teillut,t reasons at present, when the whole nation was rooted, for the gentlemen of the county to. come forward and to rerinest is public meeting or it to he con. •eneil. Men of every party ought now to unite hand and heart, and to up to the King and to the two Houses of Parliament, with requesting a stop to be put to the shame less persecution oilier Majesty. Toast—" The cause of civil and religious liberty all over the would " The Noble Chairman, in proposing the next toast, observed that lie was more and more convinced every day of the absolute necessity of a reform in Pao liameut, and of the yet tainty that it must sooner or later take plays.. He should therefore give, as a toast, " A speedy and effectual reform in the representation of the people in Parliament." (Chem )—From the approbation which the toast had met, it would not he obnoxious to drink it with three times three. Tie toast was accordingly so drank. Toast—" The Duke of Norfolk ; and may the ancient hereditary nobility of the county ever consider it their highest honour to support the rights and liberties of the people." (Cheesy.) The Doke of Nueva's, in rebutting thanks, declared 11111liell strongly in admiration of the priuciples of Mr. Fox. '1 oast—" A speedy repeal of all laws which may tend in any degree to support lee hafted rights tat conscience." The Duke of Nom/lout then tit opined the health of their noble chairman, the Earl of Albemarle, in a short but lot 'Able eulogy. Amougst the twiny talents which lie deal erect the noble Earl to possess, none was mere con spicouns than that which fitted him to shine as chitit ohm of a public meeting. lie had Mosel' been at many palate rs, but he had never seen any chairman so good as their present one. Even his own predecessor, (the late Duke of Norfolk), though a very good one, was interior to the habit: Eoil Bleu among them. The health of the Earl of Albemarle was limo drank by the company, with nine times oldie. The Earl Of ALURRIIIIII.B returned thanks in a speech which •ke regret extremely that our 11411115 pieveut lit from • eporting. The Earl of A Llik:lll.l.iii.e.—Ait good wine require* no Mr. T. W. Coke reiptires no eulogy from inc. nos 111111. that the company a ill drink Its health a Olt the greatest satisfaction. (Lund elms.' ing for SUMO 11111i111CP.) Mr. CORR in returning I batiks for the I they li td r mum fell 0111111 hint, declared that 1111. heart overdo owed a lilt joy in seeing SO reSpertable a meeting assembled to celebrate the pi iiteiples of Mr. Fox.. ire then took a review of the public lire of that illustrious statesman, and cultic:l4rd it a nit that of Mr. Myr. It there aat :lay one thing Oil widen he prified himself •tl another, it it us that he hail Isvr a the uniform &it pruner it Mr. Fut 'bpi/1111CM principle:, The kyorin to a Inch Mr. File hail been upposcd hail lost us AIIIIIICIL, 111111 ruined our iiiiinufactui sag and agricultural in. truth, and had reduced the whole tott:ttil to a Mate of bank Alt. Pitt wits the life and soul of that s) stem • and olio that it was dead, his hilloa cis contlitued 1 , 1 act in I lie lull •1111 it of it. It WHY IllUt. us he had staled in Ihe Mato , ,if Loatinom, that they had licen the of 11111 at Alaitchester ; it they nail 1101 Lieu *... would they have been so resolute in pirVe.llll. ;Ala) inquiry nulls being ms tde as to aho were the tut hots ta it t A slaillar employ went of as: armed force to put itaa 11 1110 petition, of she 111,1.15: had been lately witnessed to Ireland ; and If the lr, madders had nut exhibited the ejeatest 11111/c..11 11111 T these, I e same se cites w ould have been aided lit h Ignimithaen as had preciously 11..1.41 acted at Maueiscsier. To tomtit eract the 11e1111011. of the people. is Inch arse 1111 W M. 11411111.0111 4 \lnd-errs had directed them adherents throughout the coutiti) up lit) al :Ware:4es to the King, its eider tb..t tile) twat iv, liana Lc enabled to keep tlicir pl.itef ; and nose 1111.1114.1 I .lilee% under the Minima') naturally Kitt up -mil :elate...VS 11, IS ei r a aided, in order that they lull 111111111 keep I heir place , its iv. II it, their employ er,.—(1.,:i14;b1e:.--. ici keveial other I.'llllokb 1.1 the 441,11 e ell:4111. U.caulthy Meni:Kr putt erdid n. 1I1.3.1• few 1/11M11.111.1111s Par. iiiitticntory Helmut. As ihng a, he had tel 111 the t ouo: or ~,,,,, iuns, lie had ever been a Mimed of the Lod Clllll.l/41111) , which he was arri,turned to meet there; and he was Wally to ba) that be became noire nail • 11111 every day. lie an* therefore cults tn. ed of the inice,iity of u tattle:it re form in it, mid lie could not 'cc that these war ally skiing Urrible in nicking sat le a n feint. If a titan was ill did he not ii nit fur a radical cult 7 11hy theu*huuld the cuuntiy