The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

,~~. IC 0 RFOI. K FOX DI A' A' Ell. On Thursd iv last the Wet is of NorOlk celebrated by at public flower the allilliers4ry of Mr. Fox s birth day, at the Assembly-mono, in Norwich. Above VOO sat down to AN elegant (looser at half-past fife o'elock• Lord Athematic presided. On his Lordship ' s rialu sat Ills Ils, finless the 'Fake ol Sisssi x ; on his left his Grace one •k , of Not lislk• There were also Lori Buy; T.W. ('oke N 1. 1" %Vitt. South, Esq. 1 " P. Iteverethis Arent:recoil !Istituto, :111 , 1 ; slinglinike, F and Leman; Siteritt Grave.; Major J AV. Tomlinson, Cullman's, and J. Bloods, lisps. &e. Sre. Fite pang so far at - erised the number for which accods iiiii shown was I/10%11441 111 the Abbelllbly-ro ll llli, that a 'elite .as laid w the music-gallery, at which a mnnlher , if gentlemen s.t, who were unable to obtain ilvatit risen here. As soots as the eio h was removed, and Non mai' Domine, song by sev,rel gentlemen anlelrurs, fur CHA is MAW rose and said, that he had the honour of preatoittng himself before them on that clay as Presi dent et their tattle. lis reading the newspape.s contain ing accounts of isseettist.ss of tills description, he was ill the halm id finding a set to: cut and dry phrases aml set 1100 . 11 is, delivered Ly gentleitiess who tilled such au office hat in which he now appeared. A Chairman mu illy custissienord ny expressing his regret in the situation in u hien he was placed, his inadequacy to fill it, and the 111111elliess 01 . 111 s regriA Mai the clime WaS 001 filled by the litany titter isersims w notes he saw around him. Now he was not impudent einiu.:as to twist pistases 11f (hat ittoti wt.:: such an ait of mock :testy. (L., toothier and applause ) Not that he was unaware of the rank and 511U:111011 lit 111011 e around hint, and his own consparenve insigiiiticaticy—sioi because de caw near him his out and aid respected Pietist I )li. C ke), who (night always to fill the high sr place 111 shit comity (applause); but because lie was so Impressed with the importance of the sooners try they had as:tenth:est to • ttttt tete, that the warmth of his fee.itias gut the better of hts judgment, and his pride telt gr - illhealifill which ,was irresistible in acceptaccepnug thedistinguished (stiletto which he had Iresi ap pointed. Fins feeling loillailwa Suet. I (I ttttt intuit over loin, that he almost forgot every thine which he to re. member: still, however, there was one. thing which he could never forget, namely, the kintisseas which they had alweys shown him in the y, :intim/loch upon many occasions tie hail abundantly expenenced hints those liaisons he had the bunion to address. Their considerate assistance was never withheld from him. sal he trusted it would not tail to aid him now. (Hear.) lit presenting lii itself for Vie fourth tone as their chairman to console morale the anniversary of Mr. Fox, tie was aware 111:11 he possessed both inlvaistagt . s and dis.dventages. Aitionast the former, was his coasseithissiess that they con tinue to of erlisitk his ussuserthis titasivertencies. He had not now to Impress 011 them low.• ouch none it depend. (I upon iii:lsittelves than 11.e.r Chatrtlwn,that this meeting should pass user cons ; he knew they cense like determilied to be pleased with the hauler lice of sound andeuilaituholl.llleeliuys. (Hear, hear.) A tomtit the diStolVatilattes with woods ise had to contend, WaS the tedious 11111141rililly of 11-it 1,1,4, tor Ilse time, to go user the Sallie Old IleJleli track ; but what eke could he do? The stolidity of the stit,p-et left him no otter: course than to go user the 10 , 11 tie had already so °nen trod with them. Many years ago, titre Was a res trend or right referral 'nelson' who ie. sated the public by the publication of a vol •of his poems: the public, it Steilied, did lan 111111 k a great deal about them—nut the prelate (a laugh), MI he that. sit pleased %shit his first poetical essay, that he determined It treating limit with A second tribune, wiliest he called " Ati iuutauun of hinisell. " (A laugh.) He was afraid that as Cow man he should fall into the prefa.e ' s error, awl be again exposed to tile lieeesSlly Of traterillig a Vapid 1111 beaten track. lie repeated, Slow could he do otherwise? Oil a former tkeedsliiii congratulated them 011 the pre. Seiler au 1110111'10W tnrwd , rr of the House of Boots. wick, anti lie had to perlorni the salts: gratifying duty now. (Loud cheers.) It hrhad torn expressed the pride they felt, that mat ithistritstis citizen of N.irwich was esti' aindful of the great van - laws which placed his faintly 011 the throne of these realms, What else wad he •to say, but to repeal t h e. Sallie Jung 11 thille to that illustrious pi - rsonage, wins still rema sad so provokiugly steadiest to Ins principles. (Laughter and applause.)— Near him also sat the herehitery Earl Nlersisal of Eng land, who set the high . %ample o f his station at tic head sot the istsissilly, to U1,11 ,, 1ii Ike true principles of the Con- Llit Ulloit, alill WllO !Act' fell 11 as his litaltest honour to be faction I a supporting ow tights all.' prll Ile;I : eS 01 We p opt-. (A sipt•tise.) What : lie say tal ilitir this lepreset4,ol%e, Mr. Coke, but that which he 111 IN et, it.tig •,34414At lint wherever Ills liallie Jpficat e,:? Ile aid too tfeW line of poli.:ca—the old ones were 1...) good to tg cn,;Avg, is. (Appian.. ) it, see pig 1.k4011! 1111111 M Weill 311 astesisaly 01 the rates au-I weal-11 Id 111 C C uutlS, ter eteold gild outliiii4 new • rs titeir gratiticadon, lie could at La>t assist ill sw:11:11 Irtitilipli of weir pthsesples; gr•ei as wiere their pref iotts wed litgs (and lie spoke 'tom a iwrstosel knowledgi• 11l file Veater part of lie never a•W shell a sae as the pr seta, 111 so 111 , . ti 1110-4 all osseittitlaite ul proplc of rink and the toti.4,:newit yeoman:) , of the He saw until all (11111 had so,ii, , hit,* it, s v hew. I. 1( II Vll.l] 010 111111 C beaten tr-tek) ithit 111 phis as Het...white ; hulorhinattlN loser ( Hear, he .r.) lie knew they pelt the clietige, for is hat ~0 111.111111 111l . C1/111. n ,i1:1 no! 1— IvAr, hell ) was a 10111.• tea St veil he Cl/11111 11111 thiate , libr ,IC 001 aitger attil ilidliosa lt 'll 10 , 1 / 1 limit e.11..111 IR s. He was 11J11•111- 1.,,e 111 d , hi,erVe lalsC 11CLC.1(1, 1111 •IICII .11101V.1•1 1 111, 11/ 111 81114 5.- tiger -tell JrlllC 111 111•1/11,0111 iscii u. s .nkr ul sa.ti west (ApHetsse.) 11.0/ It 101 tll Cal 11111'. C•, wble.t I,lp/0,1,1 mewl Ail, 111.11 1111 Ir ilia tills %sere our to the via wll9 Wl.4loCfl'd Ille 5111/111 • lOC win: w hit gattn-ren :be was a Iriellet% siding of toe isa.a.i ^ e (near, neat), and that was right. THE NATIONAL REGISTER It was 1r) the accursed iiteas , sre..s of that pilot, as he was called, that the country 'awed its preSelit, calamities. They were told, indeed, ilia, they ought not to grumble at Ni. because the war had ter iiiiii ated with glory—it had achieved triumphs for the 'tattoo, and preserved the liwrlies of Europe. Wa, that the trot picture of the result ? No. ‘‘. here had the rights of the 'triple, or the condo:oil of the world, heeo hi hired by the measures t'i the Miiiisters Had the% cootributed to make iiso mime respected a it 141, or had they sir gamed tale affections, of the nom , ? Ilan they at cured the cfnifideuce of an or established the happiness of a blend, m any quarter ol the ;bone? N( the lllslnnall would look in vain fur the .iccomplishment of such achierf nicnts; he would vainly seek any of these adsatita(a ' es, hi! in their Id:ice be would finil the establishment of a " Holy Alliance," (near,) the hoceties of nuttuus suppressed by the sword, and a Ferdinand rid iced u am ins throne. THIS was the sys tem which had coin use best 610.11 and tre.isure of the country; it was for this that they owed their dunks slut only to the pilot tha. • gathered" the storm, but to the crew who succeeded him at the helm of the vessel.— (Ilear, hear )—Very different were the princip'es of that are 4 111.411 whose 41111nersary they were how Iles Was Intl the time to point out 111 detail the 'contrast iielween Mr. Fox and Mr. Pin ; btu as he hail hued the tinnier stn his Isle tune, and revered the principles which lie ha I left as the best record of his lame, he might be gersautted to dwell •lionly upon tlb-ir cioaracter. It was said that die pre•ent Munster., thufigh interior in talents to Mr. Pitt, were yet ille . successors of his principles. 11 was true ti.at theyliail succeeded to the pilot who ga thered thetin)(lll,ituri were (determined to stick to me last plank of the ship winch tht y had nearly reduced in a totimleriug condition; but IllleriOr as were their talents to ef f ect ally good lot their country, they were trap -We oh doing it %Minim mischief. (Hear.) They had assisted in gathering the Stalin, but the people wool. , he hoped, sill strainer it,hv a firm and legal exercise iii their rtgiits and priVileges. lie saw around hull the country Retitle melt who would assist iii the relief of the people, and who WISOIII that night pledge tlfeinsebes to du their duty whim country. lii calling their attention more i tttttt ediately to the Main object of their Illeeling— 'namely, the commemoration of the principles bf Mr. Fox, it was ttttt tecessary for him to dwell upon their accordance with the great principles of the British Constitution. (Heat.) Tor piddle and private word) of that great nlau IS.lttelttleart•U Ills memory to Easplisla• and his fatale most ever rest upon the contrast vellitell Ills Oinltiolls presented to those of the men wow had brought the country tons present situation: nos pre dictions now fulfilled, had unhappily been slighted when the; totaht have averted the es ii. The benesolence of his amiable and expansive mind, and that sagacity which he desphycil in the knowledge of human affairs, never entered into the eotstiiiitur,i of the ministets who wiedied the destinies of the COUllir). Were such sentiments con genial with theirs, that blot and halo which stow dis graced the annals ea. Elighst iii—:he Nl.lllCllehler 111.13- s.cre—would never have fallen upon them. Hrd Mr. Fox been heard, they, woold not have to lament the passing of the accursed Six Acts, nor would they have to deplore,,,he ',Hoodoo hits of the alallolll.ll.le system of spies :alga who created and aggravated the evils 'gams( Witten II was said they were embodied to act. (Hear.) If such a wind as Mr. Fox's had ruled the councils ui Great Bri alit or the past year, that outrage upon decency, that gross violation ui piddlc morals, against an unhappy and 011.1•Iriolls . lrltlale, would never have happened, our witnld the military murder which had occurred, v nen Me last 01111r.14e W. 1.9 offered to lier norms, itavedusgraced me annals ill men history. (Hear ) ..kiad the authors of these inani:olu and ham r cats id It's possessed the stab:sin imlike %ladle! of Mt. el lay his sagacity, they would have known ilsrt were utore'eastly led thin driven, mat kindness awl al. Iceman were always more powerlul engines for a good Gover ttttt eta to c and their leelings, than the troll rod of power, and the constraint of Cne1C101). (Hear.) " better far, By w t'• to Cola:purr a olio,; minds, " Aud let persuasion take the place of force." But it Was time 10 profit by the great example of Mr. Fox, In the poetical language of Mr. Taylor— ,' We come to has Swab( but tint to weep, ••' P as frerdoni's buts di) ar keep; " This sIi..UM the sailed altia •• 'ltoood *Ault we Sun to hart ty." (Applause.) 'rite Ctiairlitati concluded by proposiiia "Ti c Metttory of Cliarles Jailik'sFtm," which was drank to r. spectlul silcuce. The next toast Was—" The Knit arid Constitution." The CHAI it MAN %%mild not delay tile company a moment, hi anticipating their gratification at the health which he was strum 10 propose. They all knew the Illustrious i wi sonag, ne a r Imp, whose punk and private chat deter hail rcintereil Ituat sit ll.seretlly dear. The former Was known to the whole C ttttt insanity by the to tearity of tits political hie ; and of the , •alue of the latter nr coold give them the warmest assurance, if they would lake his opinion, front his private experience of the had NU 111.01 possess tl W.tritler or a kinder heart; nit mall eel ,- named mow benevolence for Ills country Tnis w s tiro• the lalignage of Hatt IPS , , Lath of truth u --" The health of the !duke ill Suss• His Royal 1112111 It ss Inc Duke of SUSSLI rose, and was (Or some tone iti , errtipted by the limo core-ring ill company. He said 11131 he should follow the x..tn ple of their imile Citairin in, and express his feeling, will wasiiiia Inn: ill Au ctinz idle complithesits. He aloe)► conceit ill Mal .IC > spoke better vita.. 5.1.6.11 as• >uraitcea, and Ily hits art, he 3101. e !Shill ill l.t He assured thew cis tile grauficatioii and k oldness lie nad always CXperl nerd au,nu_si thrill would lie•el be wrath iris, .illll tie kit, w that their tttttt ual leeltints brought all nu to, ( ether with delv.i.lit to promote their public sell- He knew how difficult it was to dilate up political subjects:it a convivial meeting. Two years hid alined !MCC he Maul till pleasure 01 Meeting filen' before at the eekination of .4i(a atimversary. Tutu, as 110 w, hand and heart had gone with them ; and their late pro ceedings hail coati diced littit--of what, Indeed, lie could have had no doubt before—that the best sentiments per. saded the yeomanry of that respectable county. Their conduct hail created in his mind a variety of reHections, and kindled in his heart the wallahs( satisfaction. It had shown him the honest and 1111Ialedusire which they telt as Englishmen to do what was f1gt11...-t0 print - et themselves, and to uphold their (:intslitamota. Ile had sometimes heard, and in courts ol justice, 111,0 truth was a libel. Ile hail not, h o wever, heard Chit truth was taiga& treason; on the contrary, he believed truth 01011110 Ise ate best preveidue against treason. (Hear, itear.)— I n glancing the public life of Mr. FOX, a was Impos sible to ationl taking a reirosis care view of the wars that had taken place in oppot•ition to that great statesman ' s 4 , 01111111C1111..-.-TlOlllllO al Duke here look a I 00000 Mows re view of the origin, progress, conciuMots, and affect ni the late ruinous wars, atoll ended by saying, itgat lie WAS pet fectly coined, anti be sjsnke it without pleilgimg him self to specific details, or sunning on. particular (width cations, that a rational reform tai Parliament could alone save the Country. Ile w s only repeating there what he had before said m the Ilmw of Linls, when the head of a p .rty, %ViliCll at hale tone u.is shackling his friends with their support, declared that Ihnige t lin called our telorm were Jacobi its. Ile Lihe of Sussex) dented Mr noble asseri tttt t and citadels:heti inert the - friends id reform, and s e lieu which were the real and best friends oi older and the constuntiivt. (I bear, hear.) 1:3141.0 1 Sit 1 .1 his cordial ititedtruinc nth the mornings of tie yeomanly in the docility N and his itiallks to mat sitecuog our the kitiumss which they had shown Jinn. Cha rattan turn pinposed—" Toe respectability of the Crown , toe Moulton; of the Constitution, and the prosperity it the P. le: 4 and it was 10110Wttl list - " The cause 10/ Whit. 11 111 h ell, anti Sidney died on fiat pa:ail - old. ' Dank with three /Witt; threes,. I lie CHAIRMAN Said, he ghotiltl now take the °ppm loony of inheriting lot a There were Sonic. grin t:hied fat K.,.1 !rum other paha of the country: and ' to them lie would x proms his hope, that they iitotiytt lite 141 e couitiv meeting had 11(11 1111110 Ulatli the 'ig(lu looting. The dinress nl the Multi) was great and general, and tile direct and Indirect taxation was al 111 It 'Her A rcduci ttttt tit the latter, lie lea red, wig Without a It harm in the reprewthattott of the people 111 the C iiiii mons Douse to I ) ,dt...them. (A pp.aihe.) Hl5 Illy friend (.1r C u t-) and I - rit, had taken 'tut el. too ul the boiltp..ci, and determined iu avow it at tile c county ineetitig. lie hit ii complimented Mr. A til. Thurieil 'upon the Haul( yid matt!) itialitter ill W. ICli, like au holiest and ititelitgritt 111311, he 114(1 conic lorward at the late thettiog lii 450 W ills Cliellote 01 sellittlient.- 1:1W Imminent the worths , Aldermail saw teasiiii to ally, his opinion, he did 1101 liesita'e to abOw Ihe Cliange : Illb egimple would, doubtless be followed by 11 31111 b 01 Iltllerb 6110033 i t the country : follow hint they would, follow hint they most, and the sooner they did, the Ittore credit they would await'. Fite noble Cll3Olll II conelitued by proposing " the health Of the High Slieratt, lor his l .lit manlier 11l talhog the county meeting tog titer on a late oce.tsion, to exorcist a great cosisMtuitettal tight. " The Higil Snerin ' t health W m ruitle great 3141130,e. ' Cllr C:11311 111311 111c11 propotwil " The eattSe tif civil and I,nelly all intr the world.' ' I lie lit xi 1,...5t NJs ilia hcJlill of "our respected and bettor , ' hisilop, " (Mild a;plause) a 111311 whose pers.iti, lin:Chairman sti.;, lie could mver al•proach without reveret ice, (or whose halite lie could mver hear mem mused %%elution: let - li:te, the strongest and warmest sins. milts ni 11 Iclol.lllll and febieet:L. hit knew ilia ilie sliticillb he iiit , ted produced a rommisive relict ti arty ',feast which ielt them, and he took a %%Jona %iew ill the great oiject 01 hie meeting, n athision to lilt nierrs of such a 111311 were deemed ittier melon AI or 11ade aalit.—(1lear, heat.) Sticii a Chara Cit f Was 1)11.,11C pro - and Ctaild Oily tie 113111 ed 11.1 be I rile! sled —(Great applause.) '1 tie 11 -110 p 's Ilea . lll was drank with great entiiii.iapni. ' rite Nei. Ateti,leacou BATHURST, to rtsiisa to 3 1:110WleilAe tile Colllplllll‘ 111 jhbl 1)31‘1 w 111 e It et , j Mier. said 0131 tile ,41 0001 tnwuuus Wlllell lie 1(11, deprived tints lii the 'Kneel' gossip litierattee to tilt srmiments wincii lie It It on the occasion. Ile hoped they would ghe cietlit lot le, a Kra 110,1 c NlllOll Ile Coital 1101 eXicebb, a Winne to itialaiity, ratty r thati du ittlitiation, his dizfieicheieS at such 4 (liii Mem— tApplaiise.) The health of the I)..ke of Noifolk, and nti the ancient heredity) Noloitt coootry rite Cull loc II their highest Innionl to support the rights 1,1 (lie p.o pli.." Tar Dallf 0, NORVOLIL in ri.diti In return thanks, as sured toe anent% that lie ten deeps) woothle sir tlee they had einiteried liyou hint, a n d lust gtateitii - for the Manner iii w hit 11 they 'tad drank 100 bull h I m u d tote 11„I re %101 l he till that colhlllll4leat u•sociaterl, as r, 011 the glituitle i1,1113,10a 01 the ;teal prim sp to Of Mr. Fos —(.lvpl4l.l , o — the 111th prlociAre 10 the adoption or is lilt 11 fortoaully 1 . 0111.1 1111(1 took, if not for sadettittit) tot toe itilo, lea-1 Our mecurity for the tutor, (Applause.) Ity the o alitur count Ihr coitustry yet he sus rd. VI heti the Citations:to pr.iposed '• A si.eedy Repeal of all taws soh h 1. ud w soy &glee la 10111.1,,c Ills d ri lily opt COilliCie.ore, laid 4411 thal.k, 10 h 111 . 11 l Iht Llelp woo hot 4161411 It atil hills WO( eta lac 11151 11111111 (1. 1'.41 11,1avol lot favour ill ft 110.1aus 1U.e1 , 11.11, " The K. i. Alt litleaeoll Ballaoel fuse, stud rdllea up The Itt. Ali CoLLIEII, who :Is Inst• of sir tleogy of that Mut , 61 W 41.1 had signi d tar petition w 'idiom of Ihr Callittlec he uartt them ht• lb alsilest - balsa Is &Alien.. for the complaiwid they had joss pat- , (nus( %Hu 11:1d 1141 petit iiiii ed. lie 111111 tooter bittolvoi .1 par r with &seiner plehmie so its 111 e, 11111,1 h.• had that and he misled non they *rusk' 0rv..1 wilifout elerg) io that diucess in topptiii a measure so essential at Cattioloi talitat letalihn ill hlr ineseat stale to linings, to one so ja• and ece-satr) UlOO ever) principle iii 101115 and rsason. • Ifia Royal litylitiess the Duke of Stussoa thtu lust, um! - I ;rhverk- 5 .. G