The National Register. — London, England, 1822-08-25 00:00:00

276 SUFFOLK FOX DINNXII.—REFO On Wednesday last the Gentlemen of the comity of Suffolk attached to the principles which guided the public conduct of Charles James Fox, Resembled and dined toiether at Ipswich, for the pus pose of celebrating the birth-day of that distinguished etatesman. No room in the town being large enough to accom modate the numerous company, the dinner took place in the Corn Exchange, which was very tastefully prepared for the oc casion. A temporary roof was thrown over the square which the Exchange forms ; this covering, together with the walls, was decorated with branches of laurel and flowers. On the left side of the market, a full-length cast of Britannia was p aced uu the right stood a figure of Justice. At the bottom of the tables, sad immediately opposite the chair, a bust of Fox was raised upon a pedestal. liicuediately behind the Chairman was a scrota of buff-coloured silk, on which were inscribed in white letters, the following %oats :—" The King and Constitution ;" " The glorious principles of latith" Thu es eat excited great interest in the town, and at intervals during the day the bells of the Tower Church rang a merry peal. At six o'clock Sir Henry Buebury took the chair, at which time about 300 moat respec table gentlemen had stetted themselves round the tables. The dinner was excellent, and an important addition It id been made to the good cheer by Sir W. Rowley end Sir T. B. Leo nard, earls of whom sent two fat bucks. During the course of the evening several songs were sung by different gentlemen, amongst whom was a young inan said to be the Soo Ms the ce lebrated Ineltrian. As soon as the cloth was removed, Sir Robert Harland rose for the purpose, Inn said, of spolo e izing for the absence of Sir William Rowley. Sir William was detained at Cowes by the dangerous illness of one of his daughters. The sentiments of the worthy Baronet were, however, well known to the company, and his coestitueuts could not fail to be pleased with the votes which be had given to Parliament, and the general desire which be exhibited to promote the. Cause of reform. (Applause).— New he was upon his legs, he would take the opportunity of 1.1, lag a word or two more with respect to a circumstance which related to himself. Since their last meeting at Bury, be bad often been accused, and even lately, in some public prints, with having been actuated with a desire to insult the King by the manner in which lie proposed his Majesty's health at t h at meeting. Ile gave the health of his Majesty in the manner in which it war usually given at the Fox dinuers. lie certainly did •not propose that the drinking of the toast should be accom panied with three cheers, because that was nut the way in which it had been di unk at these dinner,» Since, however, it appeared that sonic persona considered cheers as the test of loyalty, he would propose to their worthy chairman to give the King"s health with three times three. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The King and Constitution," with three times three.-4une, " God 'eve the King." The neat toast was " the Royal Fatuity." The CHAIRMAN said, that before he proposed the toast which stood next on the list, it might he expected that he should offer a few remarks to the company, in doing which he claimed their kind indulgence. The pleasure which he felt on this oc casion was the greater, becans'i lie was accustomed to view tueetaigs of this kind in a more serious light than most other men. He could not consider them as meetings of inert sotial intercourse, nor could he admit that persons who attended them must necessarily put on the badge of party. (Applause.') He trusted and belies eel that no MU came there who aid not desire to to umote the interest of his eonntry. They considered that they were 'Perforating a duty by bill/Win their attachment to those principles of civil and I tligioas liberty which Mr. Fox bats° boldly and eloquently asserted. Clem such au occasion as the pieseat, it was not unapt to inquire what were the lead ing principles which guided Mr. Fox's political conduct. Ni, Fox's opinions resembled those of old trichard Reinhold. Ile did not think that God bent the majority of mankind into the world with brinks in their mouths, and saddles on their backs, in order Stint a few of their species might mount and ride them. Mr. Fox thott,,lit the source of legetimeie power was in the people : that prerogatives were given to the King, not for his own benefit, but fur that of the people ; that taxation without representation was unconetitutioimal : that it was not sufficient that that the hews were ostensibly equitahle, but Middle greatest care was necessary to prevent their alien the rople are oppressed and redress cannot be obtained by ire mein, resistance is righteous and uneunatitutiuniel, but only when uudeitaken with that probability of success which dis tiognislied the wise schemes of the patriot from the rash enter prise of the political adventurer. Mr. Fox, too, had always been the champion of religions freedom ; he deprecated the mixing up or political loathers with epeculativ e opinions on the sobjeet of religion. 11, might sum up the character of Fox by saying that he was always ready to advocate the claims of justice and humanity. Posterity would do justice to Mr. Fel, and would set his character in its true light. The liiiiiorable Baronet concluded e ith proposing the " Immortal Memory of Chaeles James Fox." (Cheers.) The toast was drank in silence. " The Duke of Sueaex, and the principles which placed his family on the Throne," was neat drank with three times three. Tote—" Scots wha bee WI Wallace bled. Sir %V. MIPDLETON stated that be had received a commoni cation which stated that his Royal "'inheres had been present ed by indisposition from attending the meeting. ", A constitutional, effeetnal, and 'weedy reform in the Come SUMS' House of Parliament."—Tuile, " Kick the rogues out." The next toast proposed by the Chairman au, " The cause of eivil and religious liberty throughout the world," which was drank with three times three. The Mauna* efatods . thato-be felt great plesame in sub mitting the following toast to the emptily. Inseam, he felt the highest regard for the nobleman: to whom it referred, both on account of his many private virtues, and his istegrity as a public. character. Ho gave the " Duke of Grafton" which was drool with three times three, and much approbation. Lord Ha, tie /11ZROY rose admidet cheering. In returning thanks for the honour which the meeting bad jest conferred tgson his brother, he felt it to be unirece.sary to repeat a elate went of the reasons which induced him (the Duke of thation) to abstain from attending their dinners. Ile last year at Bury made those canons known (applause), and at the saute titan he stated what the political upluitiali cat Lis brother were. That his Wedeln had acted up to his profesaimis by Ids public con duct, and particularly by Ins declinations iu favour of reform at Stowsnark,t, west, he tliou„lit ba ad witted.—(Applauee.)— Though his noble relative was peisonnally absent from the meeting, his bean and smut were with their cause.—(Applause.) " The wooden watts of Old Englarid."—Tune, " Rule RH- lonnia." Captain WAOTIL rose to acknowledge the compliment that bad been paid to the proisssiou to which lie belonged. lie knew it bad been the practice with the ultra-loyalists to stig matize as disloyal all person. wLo 'wooded 10.1,0 lutetium. as that which be bat the bonour to address. He protested against Ibis. No man could be more loyal thin himself, and spite of stonour Its !scull eoatiout to act acctuding to the dictate.. of '" • • • THE NATIONAL REGISTER .. his conscience, sad in conformity td the last declaration of Nelson, ~ t hat England espeefed every man, whether on sea or on chore, to do his duty.'—(Applanse.) The CHAIRMAN observed that the nest toast on the list was the principal of the aristocracy of En.4land, oho was not more illustriutia as being the head of all the }lowan's, than ha% ing pro% eil himself a zealous friend to civil and religiona liberty.— He gave " The Duke of Norfolk" with three times three. The following toasts were then crank with each applause. " May the public puree never he violated fur toe purpose of corruption." " May the ties which bind mankind by the holy alliance of benevolence, freedom, and integrity, and not the unholy oe of ambition, and corruption." Lord HUNTINGIFIELD, his health having been drank with three times three, rose and exin eased his acknowledgments the honour. for I " Sir W. Rowley," with three times three. t.ir R. HARLAND raid the manner 111 which this toast had been received, convinced him that they were well satisfied with the public conduct of the worthy Baronet, and also with the apology which he had wade for his a some. The rollowing toast was drank with ardent expressions of “ approbation—The triumphant emancipation and speedy ac• knuwledgment of the Independence of Columbia." The CHAIRMAN said, the nest toast required no introductory harangue to make it acceptable to the entupseiy. u•• the old pro verb said " goo.l wine needs no bush." Ile therefore at once proposed " The health of Lord Henry Fitzroy," which was drank with three times three, and great applause. Lord H. FITZROY returned thanks. " Sir 'l'. Leonard, and thanks to him for his good venison," was drank with three times three. Mr. LENNARD, on rising, was greeted with loud cheers.— He begged the company would accept his best thanks for the honour which they bad bestowed upon his father, who was a'ways extremely sensible of the kindness which he received from the gentlemev of that ueighboorhood. ►le (Mr. Leonard) who had been so much honoured by the hatred and revilings of the Pitt faction in that borough, need scarcely state with what satisfaction he viewed the peseta meeting, and what hope it inspired him with in regard to the future.—(Applause.) Sir R. HARLAND'S health being drank with ninny testimonies of approbation, the honourable baronet rose to returu thanks. Ile avowed himself a staunch reformer, not of the constitution, but of the anuses which crept into it. He concluded with pro posing the health of their worthy Chairman—Sir H. Sunbury. —The toast was drank with three times three, and great ap plause. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and concluded by pro posiog—•• The health, of Lord Grey, Lansdown, and llo!laud, rod may the peers of England always remember that their privileges are identified with the liberties of the people." The next toast was " Lord Albemarle and the Reformers of Norfolk." Mr. MACDOSALD rose amidst loud applause. It fell to his lot to say a few words en behalf of the noble lord IS kust health the company had just drank. He regretted that the noble lord was nut ;mascot upon this occasion, because he knew well bow much the cordiality of his mailmen, which only represented the sincerity of his heart, would love contributed to the pleasure of the company. (Applause.) Next, however, to the pleusitre of seeing the noble lord among them, would be the satisfaction which he should feel of reporting to him the spirit and harmony in which the cveuing had passed. These were not days in which it was quite so couvenient for a country gentleman, espe cially if had vested all his ctipi,rl in the soil, to travel 50 or 00 miles to cultivate any principles, however much lie might ad mire them, as he wan sure the nuble lord himself would if lie were present. The Earl of Albemarle was an Englishman made uf flint 5W11,111411 lie would infinitely rather prefer living in this country with had a home, half an estainlish meitt, and on hall a lurtnne, all that the weathers 01 stul wi had lel t the landed gentlemen (cheer.), than seatlk abroad amid ask ,iiiut e enjoyment at a bilittliel cost, The noble lord, how ever, now enjoy id a satisiaction which nothing could excted, in knowing that at Ins outset In ale lie was our of that small baud, who joined with that • eat it,tiebmaig (ahuse bust 00w belle them, even no toe cold clay appeared to exhibit some or those signs 01 11101St•Isdli phitanilitopy and beitevulelit e wbtchauiui.rttd the 10.411 ot the maim) to depitetating lie seutliiig the, ship iniu tree storm (Chat's.) Hat uldurtlinAlcl), file 1410141 y dtililUM. hors of t h at 11110b1110U1 Man And bps trien.as weie d. bluer ' however, their eUllllell , l suad in es Ailed Ao6,ltoe skip li d beet. driven tutu tee SWIM, lie was sure that Lord A:uvulas le waled he toe last mists to aUJULIOU her in the hum of dna; esti. (Carers.) As he had been eAllitl up to reinin thanks tut the 11011UU, winch had been otit pro io Lord Athemai le, nun that lie had pet Intoned that duty, the company would, perhaps, pentut him to eungolatindle them upon their ions ill it sidants. It was Cellallie; too early hi the evening iu allow loin to suppose that tit WAS seeing double. (A tanzli.) Yet be saw lull twice the number that it. the pi eseiti times, and undo en cumin:tut:es so unlit °pintails to a convivial meeting, he could have ex pected to be present. It shuitid tie seinemin ied that they, the retunnets, had nu bribes with %limit tory could tempt Intel ested guests, and they had no power, or it thvy they wattled (lie will to eollirel ieluetaul once. They were Coo4lllll to take an humble glass amongst such: it twine as the cause I,self brought together. (Applause.) But whilst on the one band, they (.lie reformers) had nut any a sy select reheat sals to set their meetings suing, our any pertrituent contributions to bolster them nil, nor Any IV . 114'111111th( wheels to put to mutton to swill their tiers ; ou the utle , r hand, they had tile aotistactutuut letting, (bat tor them was nut rescued the mut nneatsun rape. tenced uy Men* euenties, atter every elleu earl (lull had Inca ueeta made, ut ouserving a total ausetice en the USCIIIIJCII Uf the mutt itainahle class of tile co 111111 l temp (Applatisr.) Their chairman was out destined to look down a long •eenut: 01 clef tc4l COlllO4ll4llCell V. 11.10511 1114 being able t. relieve his eye by gs.suctui it upon one single elan llsraliug speeiitiell ut ilie II tie Solluil Yttwitituay, the hem., 3111:04, and vli eissili die cutintly. (Applott..e.) rir,d aiikly, lie 0411 Colts lamed ilua,,ts a 8 to 11/: 4.114.1:111e11e) ut e1).,1 • 110:11g 11011 Met I mg-. 1, 114 1 UctIIIII . II l 0 11101 11141 Ihcy 101Alll 1004 sale.) liiist to 41.41 Nall the 001131144 4/1 Welilb ; 11141 estittg, 1111 wet (iota, la n•C the 1111 8)811'111 Nh Cil, 43 1114 114101 e 111 110 Ildd 0111) 34.11, 111e.4111 III) 011041 or 00.1ii,ig, 1411.101.101 g.) 48 11 suited toe sir% a 01 tat uphold to ties viol, Hard to its lies' contrail. U,ie 01 the gi eat 01 .108 8) 410111 W4B Ise POI Ciotti L 'lids 11110 048 110111•Utell 01 . 1011) ILP) al lilt ei, and a their Meetings Ility woe .c.:ustuttieJ tullo•C lilt II Nllll 10;11011 , I) dJuled by the Lola C11.011.C.101 . 3 e 411) 1110 N. — flits 3ucitly also possessed lilt Ic sudd adraidagen w basal g *mum; Mein 110 lees a prism's 'still toe gil4l Le 1.5111411 S. Witinun Curtis; wile), by the by, It appeared had been Intbie the Kll% e very ttirusitoble exhibition, —namely, his own person in a Highland dress. Really their were no bounds to the loyalty of inch a inan as Sir William Corti• ; at least no decent itends. (Great laugh. ter.) It appeared, however, that the menthe's of the Lon duel Pitt C,011.1 had 1 . 4111:0 wit among toemselves, 1101, n. 11011114 the lie 01 COllllllOll 10.11 11111.14.51, 114,1 110114;ly Si • palmed. The Pitt Club of Not folk hail been adjoin ned sine die ; and he 11411 10'4111 of a Pitt meeting this year, at st Mos toe untidier ol Sofa its cut responded pin ty ex ac tly with heal of the muses (.1 laugh.) In another ware, at a siiiiiiar mee:ing, lite tiiencieis mustered peeeisely tale itionther of the Grates. (Laughter.) These pet sous would hot be 1 Milled to three limes Mier, and all Mlle; means of passing away the time 114Vil,g tailed, they al 1101 111101*VII 110.1110'1Vt% 100 lubber lit whist and 4 dummy. (Laugh.) When be eon-ides ea all these circuinstalices, lie eutild not help being of opinion, that the ft/111111y Pitt Chum were 111 a giailoping coils plum ; they exhibited all the mortal symptoms. lit hail heard something of the pioceedings 41 the Pill Clair at 131111 yestel day. 11 COlll4l not he sup. posed that a prolatie Whig rye hall brill able to penetrate there; the Whigs were lint termites.% of thin is Splltolll, which had been newly established under rosy auspices. But iu the absence of all authentic information respecting the meeting, he might be allowed to state that it had 'cached his ears, that there was a falling off in tionsbers„ as compared with the last year, of about SO or 40 per cello. perhaps, if it were calculated, this decrease would be found 10 be in the same ratio as the reduction on the landlord's reist-roll.—(Applause.)-1-le also understood that a great poi lion to the individuals present we're gen ilemeo if the black gown, (laiseliter), who went there, of course, not to drink the health* of the smoisters that he, but of those who had beem. 01 squires, the attendance had been but so so; 01 ye dilly , 1114'fe were none at all. —The honourable gentleman then proceeded to observe, that both Pitt and Fox Mete once united in supporting parliamentary reform. Pitt, when a 'moister, declared, that die system was so bad, that no hugest 111411 could be a titioistt rof the country. Mr. Fox wa.. was always con vinced of the necessily of refund, and no one could en. tettain a psi tick of doubt, that at that great 111411 bad lived to a itness the seven years' etroggle since the war which wives imient had maintained against public °Minot), lie would be inure confirmed io that St nil:nets!. The hon. gentleman then cover ied hi terms of praise to the motion of Lord John Russell fur redo' nu in the last session, of and expressed hope that the noble lord would again Whig the subject furstaid 4u the ensuing session.— All the rest depends'.: opon the people. They must unite perseverance with patience and temperance, and assist the indefatigable zeal of those public men who advocated the cause of the people.—(Loud cheers.) " The P'atl lots of Spain and Portugal" was then drank with peculiar approbation. Sir W. Nliddletoti's health, with three times three fol lowed. The worthy baronet returned thanks. " Alr. Cooper, and the independent part of the British bar" was dra.,k with great applause. Mr. COOPER, in rising to trims thanks, was received with marked approbation. lie c 1111 l ineoced by expressiug Ills sense of honour, which the meeting hat: done him its coupling his aside with the independence of the bar.— He tel proud to say that there were many nit n it the profession to which lie belonged, distinguished fur their xtlachineut to liberal priiiciples and the cause o 1 tetutm. His opinion of the permanent necessity of eeform was well know n to the gentlemen whom he hail the honour to address. Perhaps uulhwg could i more at etnigly i idicome Ille con upt slate of the House of Commons than the matinee ie which it iesisied the eft - into of Mr. Fox. Ta them the matchless elognetice of that great 110111 MA% pulllitl furlh ill V 11111; 110.11 ears were billVpetlallll guild; they had no ' sense of any thing except that of bunco to the unui-s lit ' the Ti ramify. 't lie learned gentleman couch ided by 5.1. jug that he hoped, that it the pe..ple should tail in 111111' peaceable autempts l u °main trimin„ they would hose the 808 to • ale the conduct of their ancestors. The tollow Mg toasts Mete them thank with Once times three " Lord Erskine and trial by jury." " Mac T.O kish despotism 1411 beture the Greek fire." " The representatives of 11,6%101 W. 1140111114101 and T. B. Leonard, &ova." Mr. LasasKo muse amidst acclamations, to 'limn thanks tom the honour gnat had been done loam. Hr la mented that his colleague, whose attachment to die cause of relortis was well known, ass not pi eseill ; he was sore that lie would anicriely have pai titivated in Mr sem I ntents 10110;4 had Hein ek11111:411ell au lavolll of left/MI 111 the comer oh the eve • g. The health of Mr. Grigby was then drank as one of the oldest and most active advocates of rrfurw 111 the l'l,lllll. " Mr. Westei it and the Whig. of Essex," followed. The Lentil' of kr. Pearson and the stewards 045 110 M thank with moth applause. Mr. P 11.1111014 trim turd thanks in an appropriate speech. The meeting bloke up slimily otter I I o'clock. ECCLESIATICAL DEPRIVATION.--..The due course of law, in all causes for deprivation of a person actually possessed of a spiritual benefice or dignity, is said to be as follows: L A monition, or citation of the party to appear, must be issued. 2. A charge (called a libel) must be given, to which he is to 1111b1Vet. 3. A competent time must be a►signed for the proofs and an. Men. He must have a liberty for counsel to defend his cause, and to except against proofs and witnesses. 3. And 'astly, there must be a solemn sentence, after hearing all the proots and answers ; which sentence (if the party be found gtulty) must be pronounced by the Archbishop in person, usually taking to his assistance six or seven Bishops. The last deprivation which occurred was that of the Bishop of St. David's, who was deprived by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the time of King William 111. This prelate availed himself of every means of defence wh'cli the law allowed, not only in the Archbishop's Court, but by appeal to the Court of Delegates, by application to the King's Bench for a prohibition, and even by bringing a Bill of Error before the [louse of Lords. It is hardly to be anti cipated that the present offender (via attempt to avail himself of these means of protracting the suit; on the contrary, by non-appearance, he wi" bability, expedite the proceedings. ail