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'MS!! ItoMAN CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. The open fleeting of this respectable body took place yesterday, at the Freemaaona"f &vein. The meeting derived additional im portance from the establishment of Provincial Branch Asso ciations in the prir.c.pel loans of England, as well ns from thereat and rapid mums which has attended a similar institution in the sista county. At one o'clock. FRANCIS CANNING. EM. was called to the Chair. Previously to the eimimeneement of the hi:silica% for which the meeting was convened. Tin. Se.t RETART llr. Blount) called the attention of the Aro eiation to the institution of a London Catholic Library, to which the anention and sat ..; sect of the English Catholics were solicited. It wan not intalanthei for the purposes of rivalry with any other pre-existing society of a similar description, but for very useful and laudable Purposes. Its object, as appeared fman a r i med roil peers, are, " to distribute many works calculated to nourish true relimon, and soften down the asperities that frequently impede so. enrinterasurne between l'huistians : it has aided their exertions to lend its the poor, works of morality and genuine history ; to wen them from public - houses and idleness ; to give them * relish for home and its enslearments; and to now in their hearts the mikl and domestic virtues that become the followers of the Gospel, and the subjects of a happy state." Mr. Benren ptoceekd to read the transactions of the Com mittee of Management since the last General Meeting of the As. sociaticm in June. In adverting to the proceedings of the Cotta. miner since that period, he was particularly anxious to correct a misapprehension which had gone abroad with respect to the (haps)- , sition of the English Roman Catholics towards their brethren in !relent!. It had been stated that the English t'utholies were deter. mined to net independent of them, and evinced an unwillingness to co-tonere with them. Now he was happy to state that no such hostile feeling existed (hear, hear); but that the strongest dispo sition and desire prevailed to act in concert with the Catholics of Itelard, to establish a junction with that people, who were dear to them, and to fonn a close communication with whom must be pro. ducting of the most important advantages to both. (Applause ) It was true they might not be entitled to assume so high a tone and station as the Catholics of Ireland. who, by the extended means ',lnch they possessed, and the indefatigable zeal they evinced. had trade a rapid anti a glorious progress in advancing that cause in which the Catholic% of both countries had a common interest. But althotiah they could not, like the Irish Catholics, boast of their ' great/numbers—although the Catholics of England did not amount as in Ireland, to seven millions of persot: ! , which entitled them to speak with " a voice of thunder. yet they could boast of continued and unbroken loyalty through a succession of centuries—they could bout of the services which in former ages, as Well as in modern times, they had rendered to their country—of the blood they shed in her sicklier —and of having largely cumin. hotel to augment her glory and her power. And yet did the English Catholics present to the world the astonishing spectacle of the descendants of those men to whom their &now-countrymen were indebted fur the greatest boon one man could confer upon another.—civil liberty without critic, and without even the impute. ban of it.—exchided from the blessings of that Constitution which they had established by their valour and their virtues. (Cheers.) ' Nor was the injury thee sustained by this exclusion from the Con stitution to be considered ; they were compelled to carry in their bosoms a painful sense of inferiority to their fellow-countrymen, ' which embittered their enjoyments. They were obliged to feel as aliens in their native country, and were made the hapless victims of persecution in that land, which, with unaffected devotion, they called their own. (Applause.) Ile was happy to feel. liewever, that thepre;udires with whim they had been assailed, were daily diapers ieg—thst their enemies were diminishing whilst their friends were O. the increase, and they might yet be permitted to hope for the attainment of their rights, fur which, with their fellow-ea/ho les in Ireland, they had so long been making such anxious and eanest exertion. In speaking of the Irish Cathelien he had said that they were entitled to speak with „ a voice of thunder." He 1 , ..4v,i that he might not be misunderstood in the meaning he w.sinsl to convey by that expression. It was far fruit his intea. tint to suggest or to sanction intemperance or violence on their part, which nneht amount either to an infraction of the laws, or be dia .:iv:mine to the general inters:3o3ot their body: he meant only that many and independent assertion of their rights, and by peaceable and einstnuti.mal means, which their numbers and consideration entitled them to Adept. (Much applause.) 'Thee minutes of the C 'nee were then read through, and a lener :ion: the Hon. H. Clifford. expressive of regret at his inabi lity to attend the Meeting, and of his perfect acquiescence in the proceedings of the Association. Mr. ROSSO,e said that he appeared before the Association, after Amore visited the principal cities and towns in Lancashire, where .associations were established for furthering the common cause in which they were engaged, which recognised the Parent Society of fie Metropolis, and which was desirous of keeping up a eommuni. titian with it. Such was the general union and activity that pre vailed amongst the Catholics in those districts which he visited, and throughout the country, that since the paining of the Tolera tion Act , in the 31st year of the reign of George 111., there was no period which prftented so strong a cause for general congratula. ten as the present. It might be said, that a new cm had arisen, Impicious to their interests. From the late proceedings of the Whelks in the North of England. he anticipated the most itn pliant consequences. He would detail to them the progress of it route. On the 15th of August he visited Manchester, in which tine was a large Catholic population; there he found an Amain :m formed. acknowledging the Association of the metropolis. wt. mining the natural lead they were entitled to take in their affairs, applauding their proceedings, and in active communication with Mena. A similar Asaneistion was formal in the important town of Preston, militated by the same aentinients, and united also with us; and in Blackburn, where he had also been, the formation of another branch Association had been successfully undertaken; and m the important city of Liverpool corresponding exertions were made, wit h corresponding success, in furtherance of their cause. At Blackburn a circumstance occurred which was a matte of con gratulaami. The person who spoke after him at the meeting there was an Unitarian clergyman (hear, hear), and who made one of the most eloquent speeches he had ever heard, in favour of the cause which the meeting had assembled to support. Again, when the subscriptions were entered into, so anxious were many of their . Protestant fellow - countrymen to tender their assistance and sup -71, that they pressed round the table, and forty signatures of ' k TWIT' dim:ming brethren were attached to the subscription list, before a angle Catholic could approach the table to put down his name. (Hear, hear, hear.) Everywhere their dissenting fellow. eouatrynien evinced a gratifying pre-eminence, in a desire to serve them. It had been well saii by a speaker on one of these occasions, " Now that the Roman Catholics are seeking their tights, on the pnimples of civil and religious liberty, it is our duty, as Prates. tarts, to aid and to cheer them on their way to the Temple of the Consitution." (Applause.) The ndnit perfect harmony of semi. went prevailed, and the fullest confidence was manifested in the As. aviation ; the unanimity indeed that prevailed, read an important end useful lesson to those who had endeavoured to sow dissen. stun in their body, and who, by the principle of divide et imperil, would fain endeavour to build their private fortunes on their dis. union. At Wigan another Branch Association was commenced_ some legal objections (merely technical) stood in the way of its completion, and of other societies, which had been removed by a rest legal light--a member of their own body—(we believe he :newt Mr. 'toiler), by whose ability and learning they had been able, in all their chain, to keep clear of all difficulties, and to suffer no obstruction or inconvenience from the law. Of him it night be truly said " Te duce sit desperandurn." Having stated tie , promising asyect of affairs in the provinces, and congratulated nen on the increased activity that ptevails there, he begged to call ".'t attention to a rectsnimendation of the Private Committee, to tomtit fifty pounds from their funds to the Association entitled , lin "Self-defence Society of Preston," for the purpose of aiding in the establishment of a newspaper on " purely liberal and pure ly lathine principles." Some thaiaence of opinion, he knew, was c: , n ,.m tenained on th e propriety of such a measure. This resolution, t,.,..,' r. came rceoinnientled by their Committee ; it obtained , ..,._, , w,:ialescen_ ce in h consequence of a wish expressed by the ' ir. '“i" h Z u nt th: Non fur the establishment of such a paper, it as found necessary fur the preservation of that per -1-..a union which at t prevailed in the body, and which it was t w h _ d _ e 'mus to cl'enslT e nd n continue. (Hear, hear.) In addition to '''''l"st to the Self-defence Society of Preston, he had his own 3ecPL"Atiinamen"hkee of the 1 - forn . which he could assure them, that the' p th ei i ieunctdion Aasociation with that request less essential to ad ln me th r e body shish they so much desired. Of the pro. ~,., aid ...„.__ hue's from of such a paper he was himself satisfied; it i n rye , "; ti 74 . '' I 'L d '" notirepresentation—it would advocate the' o , ig, im aa 1 , . and furnish those , who, either from prejudice ti °en, tines . f , ii!ere . still hostile to us, with the means of convincing um integritf of their principles and the justice of their rein's. ( H er. ( t l tt l e ear . . hea ,ae rs be le would conclude be moving— , . requested to transmit the rum of 504 re. tt en .i si seemiey to by th o e , th fo:erng re ti 7 : insendation . to Joseph Bushell, Sir. BUTLER h lie Association." n, %emitted the resolution. oat the 3 . 1 r. R .een 'AT t llNe Toyed an amendment, to the effect ,:gion7;Zieuaglito be Mr. Andrews, who, it was well known, entrusted with editing the paper for which .I ' 3 "PP"" wu solicited. Ile was active in their service ; he had 'side considerable exertion to advance their cause by his previous venerates ; and was, in his opinion, well suited fur the duty he had tif L" •.T. *ALLY On .ider g bk doubt w e understood) seconded the amendment. ('on e nett_ _ s 7isted te a t a_to the expediency of establishing a Ca ,.,c,„ametwozotocin e before if wliich he himself entertained. This topien of th e embolins thin fur adoption, principally at the . u the Nonli, and with a view to conciliate urn In all the opinions said principles of Mr. Andrews he did r 'se Wee: but un ' fi , :lt. en i p ~,,- - • q ue ""'" l 'ir he had actively , and often use. . _ and s his pen in their behalf, and therefore merited sp. !..7i' s 47._ energies . Tet t. : They had entered into a resolution to exert ia 7 1 17 _PT I. the t piens" in their favour, and this was a par t'w an id .Z7l «__. revolution. lie hoped that increased means ailn ntni 'W et TneT t _Re" resources, ard enable them to acquire aintttenhediedr su fr piZti ;imiingham, to The It" , 31r. Do7nave"sw",llweehoee ,I:ireishearsitthlltelt,lmlemineeting of t he Association that day, was of opi. enurse at,i.othlosaet ; i t: c o i n: ll_ a nd __ .. would . be to transmit 561. to the Am. not to give the money to Mr. Andrews, m in an n..„ . . d r c,'' 7 opinions very general disapprobation had 1 , 17. it etoold by respectable portion of the Roman Catholic nproptianon of the mime eligible to leave the responsibility of y to the Preston Association than by a , ___.. w. .. t .. . by which the association would, in , an ",i'ns oointoo l .. sten identify itse lf in the public opinion with his writ. h eId:COLLINS felt an unwill' subjese of s grant „ t Hire's and delicacy to speak 'upon 'adverted upon is to 7 • Andrews. as he had been severely of his writings. It was a principle., however, on which he Invariably acted, to saaiflce all personal feelings to a generalgood. (Hear, hear.) The Association should, however, Nor in mind, that on a former occas n they had agreed in the inexpediency of having an exclusivelv Catholic newisPoPer• and the effect of carrying the present amendment would he to re scind that residuum). Resides, he was apprehensive, if this amend ment were carried, the Catholic aristocracy, to litany of whom Mr. .Indrews's roitieiples and opinions were highly objectionable, would seces'e from the Association. They wouls: thereby lase that weight and influence which the Nobility gave to their pro ceedings, and he like a headless trunk." without the natural leaders of their body. By sending the money to the Society at Preston, it would be returned to 31r. Andrews, and the responsili. lity of its apprispriation would he removed from the Metropolitan Society to the Society there. He would, therefore, withhold his assent fmm the amendment. _ Mr. BLOUNT agreed in the substance of the observations of his Rev. Friend (Dr. (:ollins), but owned that it was not from any apprehension of displeasing the ariatocracy ; the sense of duty should alone actuate them sir influence their conduct (Bear, hear,) and no' any apprehension of giving pleasure or dispirit sire to particular persons, however respectable they might be. (Hear, bear, hear.) A young Gentleman, whose name we could not learn, next addressed the meeting at considerable length ; he enforced the ex pediencv of having a Catholic newspaper, and eulogised the writ ings Alla services of Mr. Andrews. A long and desultory conversation now took place, in which Mr. Shea. Mr. Ronson. Mr. Quin, and 3lr. Kelly, took a part, in the course of which an amendment was moved, fur recommitting the recommendation of the Secret Committee. but tie ally both amendments were negatived, and the original resolution of Mr. Howson was carried almost unanimously. Mr. C. flonesttiast, jun. said, that he had been directed by the Committee of Management, to convey the Right Rev. l)octor Baines their thanks fur his late excellent work in defence and ex llanation of Catholic principles. lie had received the billowing tter from that Right Hey. Gentleman, which, with their permis sion, he would read to them. (Cries of " Read, read.") " iVardour Castle. Sept. 28. 1821 " Mx DrAll SlR—four kind favour of the 2lth La.% been for warded to me here, and I hasten to return you my sincere thanks for it. It would argue a stoicism which, I believe. is not required in a Christian, were Ito feel insensible to the approbation of those to whose opinions I look up with respect, and whose esteem Iso highly value. It gives me also great pleasure to think that I have been able to do something to second :he views of the Roman ('a. tholic .Issociationa the object, and (as far as I am acquainted with it) the conduct of which Iso entirely approve. I hope that neither the apathy of the indolent, nor the sneers of the self-conceited, or of those who have just sense enough to snarl at everything that is done by ethers, hut not enough to do anything themselves, will deter the Catholic Association from pursuing their steady course. Every day will add to their strength and importance, and after a time the fools who condemn will sneak into your ranks, or retro grade into approbation. Vint will oblige me. on the first opportu nity, by presenting my thanks to the Association for the honour they have conferred upon me, assuring them that they have my best wishes, and shall continue to have my best efforts. " Believe me, my dear Sir, " Yours faithfully, "R. Balsas." IRISH CATHOLICS. ...... Doctor COLLINS, in . proposing the next resolution, said, that be WAS happy to state that he was the person in the Committee with idiom originated the motion fur forming a close communication with their brethren in Ireland ; and he was happy to say, that the proposition met with thelwann and unanimous approbation of every memberof the Committee. (hear, hear.) He had been represent. ed (he knew not wherefore) as a who entertained an unwil lingnessto form &junction with tre77,holies of Ireland in the com mon cause in which they were engaged. On the contrary, there was nothing he desired so earnestly as a union of the interests and objccu of the Roman Catholics of England with his felkiw-country. men, whom he loved for their virtues, and admired for their talents. (Applause.• He had a confident opinion, that they were the people to whose active zeal and exertions they would bi principally m debted for oversetting the edifice of persecution, whenever that de sirable work was accomplished. (Ilene, hear.) He would there fore move, and it gave him infinite pleasure to propose it, " That the British Catholic Association, having learned from the public papers that the Irish Catholics Arc desirous of establishing a mutual communication, do embrace this first opportunity of ex pressing their anxious desire to meet with corresponding feelings the disposition evinced by their brethren in Ireland, and will re ceive with alacrity any proposition having for its object to unite all elms for the advancement of the cognition cause; and that our thanks be communicated by our Secretary to the Irish Catholit Association, for its devoted zeal, and successful efforts; and that he communicate with them foe the purpose of ascertaining In what manner the Catholics in both parts of the kingdom may best co operate to forward their common objects." Mr. Itnssox seconded the Resolution. The English Catholics should erer bear in mind, that they were embarked in the same vessel with their brethren in Ireland. (Hear. bear.) Their cause and their interest were the same, and they •hauld be anxious to preserve them united. (Hear, hey.) Mr. Baouter, jun. suggested, that the expression of " having heard by the public papers" was too vague and unsatisfactory a i channel of nformation for a public body to conic to any reso lution upon. Mr. Bane !ire (the Secretary) replied, that it was the only inti mation they had of such a disposition on the part of the Irish Ca tholics, and therefore they could not state any other ground. The resolution was only expressive of a readiness and desire to eo-ope. rate with them in the zealous exertions they were at present making for the restitution to the rights of the Constitution. The Resolution was then put and carried by acclamation. Mr. Blot Mr said, there was one topic to which he was desirous to allude. He would touch upon it delicately, and merely express a hope of seeing the Catholic aristocracy of Ireland take an active part in the zealous exertions of their counsTmen, lie should be glad to see the Fingalls and the C nrmanstowns evince that zeal and interest for the religion of their ancestors in that country, which the Ilowards and the Talbot' displayed in this. Mr. Sits* assured him that the Irish Peers were members of the Catholic Association, at hest he saw their names down fur dona tions in the list of subscribers. Mr. BLotrwr said, he was glad that he had mentioned the subject, as it had brought forth such intelligence as it was gratifying to hear. Mr. BERNARD COYNE (of Ireland) begged to recommend an Address to the Ministers of this country to suppress Orange Socie ties in this country. It was well known they had frequent meetings here, and if not suppressed, they would become as mischievous as in Ireland. Ile should be anxious to see llr. Rosson's zeal and abi lity directed to the subject. Mr. Rosso): replied, that the Orar.gemen were in such able hands, those of Mr. Plunket, his ilniesty's Attorney.eleneral for Ireland, that he would leave him to deal with them, and begged therefore to decline 31r. Coyne 's invitation. It was then resolved unanimously, " That the Committee of the !Selfish Catholic Association with the highest satisfaction the formation of other independent Societies fur effecting the common object of procuring Catholic Emancipation, and repelling calumnious charges against the Roman Catholic religion." Doctor Col.t.ise eulogised the successful exertions of Mr. Rom son in Lancashire, which reflected credit on himself, and rendered great service and advantage to the cause in which those exertions were exercised. He should therefore move, " That the thanks of the Committee be given to Mr. Room, for his wires zealous, and successful exertions in Lancashire." COY Nr said he would be glad to sees few more Mr. Roe. sons amongst them. (A laugh.) The Resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. Ronnie returned thanks. Like the Right Rev. Gentleman whose letter had been read that day, he had not stoicism enough not to feel delighted beyond expression at the richest reward to which an honourable mind could aspire—the approbation of his countrymen. (Applause.) Their confidence and good opinion would stimulate him to renewed exertion, and he should be found ready and devoted in their service. (Much applause.) PETITION TO PARLIAMENT. Mr. BLOT. XT said, that hitherto some doubts prevailed as to the propriety of petitioning the Commons House of Parliament this approaching Session, as many of their friends there would not give it their support, unless it were taken up by klinisters. On this point, however. no positive determination had been formed In the Committee of 111anay;einent. He had received a letter, how. ever, from ■ very respectable member of their Association (Mr. Eynon), suggesting the expediency of presenting • petition to the House of Lords, couched in respectful, but at the same time, firm language, intimating that we felt it was to them we were chiefly in debted fur not enjoying the blessings of the Constitution, to ar rive at which we had been making for so long • time such anxious exertions. /Hr. J.:TATO% begged to renew the suggestion which he had previously thrown out in a letter to their worthy Secretary. It was a matter of notoriety, that the determined opposition their claims had always met with in the Upper llou.e of Parliament, was a principal cause of their claims having been so frequently rejected. While that branch of the Legislature remained in such hostility towards them, it was almost impossible to expect the restoration to those constitutional rights to which they were fairly entitled. In that petition, the adoption of which he would earnestly recommend, they ought to declare, that they knew and felt, that by repeated re. jeetion of their claims there, their rights had been withheld, and their prospects blasted. (Applause.) Ile would rend to them an extract which he had taken from the History of Poland, and which he would not introduce for the purpose of contrasting it with the conduct of the Nobility of this country; but he would say it was an act of liberality by Catholic aristocracy, worthy the imita tion of the Protestant aristocracy of England : " Sigismond Augustus, the last King of the race of lagellan, strove to prevent all disputes which might arise between the united eitisena in the kingdom of Poland. Toe convention unanimously confirmed on the Ifith of June, 150. in the Diet held at %Vilna, contained the following clause Henceforward not only the gen. try and magnates who adhere to the Catholic Church, but in gene. rid all, he they who they will, so they be but Christians, shall throughout the kingdom enjoy, and fur ever retain, all the privi. lege'', rights, and liberties belonging to the nobles. In like man. ner, not only those who adhere to the Church of Rome, but all other' of the rank of knights, shall be eligible to the senatorial and royal dignity, if they be but Christians. No individual, as he he a Christian, shall be excluded.' This regulation was most solemnly confirmed in the Diet held in 1 51 itt. at Drodno e and to make this low more explicit, the King added these words, of whatever sect or religious profession he may be.' At length, in the United Diet held 15174, in Dublin, this ordinance, which combined all the Pole's of the Christian rt':gii:o into ire fatuily, was renewed all cur, THE BRITISH PRESS. finned. After the decease of Sigismund 11. without issue, all the Poles assembled in tl.e. Diet held In 1573 foe the election of a new Sovereign, protested that they would not choose any man fin King, who would no: Swear to the inviolable observance of the above con vention. Ilt rri tle Valois, the first elective King of Poland, se. cordingly hesitated rot to swear by Almighty God, that he would maintain the rights of the dissenters. The reading of this extinct was interrupted by frequent expres. aims of spprohation by the meeting. Mr. Kt:l. LY seconded the Resolution, which h e efi v ii ad e e e d one of the mint important measures the Catholics of this country had for n lung time entered into. It was to the following elfect r— •• That a Select Committee be appointed to consult on the pro. prlety, and if deemed expedient, to prepare a draft of a petition, to be rrotented to the Legislature rally in the next Session of Paz- Lament." This itcsolution wart carried unanimously, and it was understood the draft of the Petition is to be submitted to the next Quarterly Meeting of the Association, in January. MR. COIIETT. Mr. Wnv.wxr begged to rani the attention et the meeting to a subject which he thought woetily idiot attention. It was well known them that Mr. Cobbett, one of the ablest men and most powerful writers of this or any other age, had lately exercised his pen with his accustomed ability, In advocating their cause. Although he shelved such Ltd in their =nye, yet he (Mr. W.) had been inform ed, that Mr. Cobbett complained of a shyness on the part of the Roman t'atholics towards him. Although he felt this, yet he was determined to continue his advocacy on their behalf with the sante zeal. and the same attention to truth, which had hitherto distinguished his writings on the subject. 11Ir. Cob bet was acquainted with many ( 'atholic authors and writers of emi nence, and, amongst others, he had read part of Lingarirs History of England. lie was now engaged in writing a tract on the Itsiormation, and, as a small mark of approbation and of gra titude for the services he had rendered to their cause, he would beg ro propose that a copy of that work he presented him from the Roman Catholic Association. He had reason to believe that such a manifestation of the Association's sense of his services, would be very acceptable to him ; and when they considered how powerfully lie had contributed to remove the prejudices that prevailed against them, and to conciliate friends for them, he was satistied they would cheerfully accede to the proposition of making, at least, this trilling manifestation of thanks for his important services. lie con cluded by proposing a resolution, the substance of which is con tained in his speech. r. SuLLIVAX seconded the resolution. Mr. BUTLER. after a few words (mm Mr. Wyrstart, recom mending the withdrawal of the resolution (which was not acceded to by the mover), addressed the Meeting with much warmth. He had attended Roman Catholic Meetings for forty four years, and in the whole of that experience, he did not re. memy a resolution of a more mischievous tendency to have been proposed at any of their Meetings. Hs would entreat, if neces sary he would go upon his knees, and beseech the mover and seconder to withdraw it. It was not that lie did not think Mr. Cobbett entitled to their thanks for the advocacy of their cause—of his great and powerful abilities no man entertained a higher opi nion than himself; neither war it that he thought the resolution as expreative of too strong a sense of the gratitude which they owed him, or as proposing a mark of approbation beyond or equal to his services. But the effect of this measure on the public mind was to be attended to. (Cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") They might easily satistj themselves of the propriety of this resolu tion, and explain to one another its reasonableness; but on the public mind the effect of such a resolution would i'evitably be to identify this association with Mr. Cobbett. and to connect it with his political principles, with many of which it was their duty and their interest not to interfere, and not to espouse. Besides, there were many of their very best and wannest friends, in and out of Parliament, whose feelings Mr. Cobbett in his writings had cruelly wounded, and who would look upon a resolution of this kind with great suspicion. Again, it was stated that this book was to be pre sented to him, for the purpose of writing s tract on the Reforms tina. Of that tract the Association knew nothing—they did not know that the book would be written, and the subject discussed on principles which they as Catholics could approve of, and he saw no business which this Association had to come to any resolution re specting it. The important services which Mr. Cobbett had Ten dered, he admitted, and was grateful for them. He would feel great reluctance, therefore. to negative such a motion as the present; but he owned he would feel great reluctance also in acceding to it. This was • feeling which he believed he shared with many persons pre. sent. (Hear.) He would therefore renew earnestly his request to have it withdrawal. The introduction of it at all was to be de. plored, and a division upon it still more so. He again depre cated a discussion of so mischievous a tendency, and again ha plored the mover and seconder to withdraw it. (Much applause.) Mr. Wheble and Mr. Sullivan consented to withdraw the motion, as the meeting seemed desirous that it should not be pressed ; it was accordingly withdrawn. Several Resolutions were also passed, which related to the in ternal arrangements of the Association. A vote of thanks was passed, oo the motion of Mr. Butler, to the Hon. Hugh Clifford, for the able and judicious manner In which he presided In the Committee of the 20th inst.; sod similar votes were passed to the Chairman for his able conduct In the Chair, and to the Rev. Mr. Honowan, who had coins from Bir mingham, and attended the Meeting at much personal lawn •etllenCe. The Chairman and Rev. Gentleman respectively returned thanks, after which the Meeting broke up at AR o'clock. [Although a desire had been intimated by a few persons who were present at the meeting to suppress in the public prints the dis cussion which took place relative to Mr.Cobbett—yet as that request was not general, and mare especially as we are not swam that any consequence disserviceable to the interests of the Roman Catholics can result from its publication, and for the purpose of preventing misrepresentation, we have been disposed to exercise our own dis cretion, which induces us not to accedes to the partial request for its suppression.] HEREFORDSHIRE PITT CUT. Ou Friday last the mcmberlo77l; Club dined together at the Hotel. in fl.i.reford, in commemoration of the bitth of that illus. trious statesman and patriot, the late Right Hon. William Pitt. Sir J. H. COTTERCLL. 31. P. in the Chair. Nearly 60 gentlemen assembled on the occasion, and ft is but justice to tlr. Bennett to state, that the dinner, wines, and dessert wereexcel lent. After the removal of the cloth, the first tout given was..— " The King," with three times three.—Alr, " God save the Rine' " Duke of York and Royal Family."—Air, " Hail Stu of Brunswick." " Duke of Clarence and the Nary."—" Rule Britannia." 66 Duke of Wellington and the army."—" See the Conquering Berocomes." " The immortal Memory of George the Third," In solemn silence. " The immortal Memory of the late Right lion. William Pitt," in silence.—Song, " The Pilot that weathered the Storm." May the principles of 3lr. Pitt always animate the Councils of Great Britain." " The House of Brunswick, and may they never forget the prin. eiples which placed them on the Throne of these Realms." ' The Constitution which protects the People, and the People who protect the Constitution. The worthy Cssalawast then gave the health of—The Lord Lieutenant." Earl SOMERS rose and addressed the meeting.—Sir John Cot. terell, Mr. Vice President anti Gentlemen, for the honour which you and this most respectable meeting have done me in drinking my health, as Lord Lieutenant of this county, in so complimentary a manner, I heartily thank you. It may be proper for me on this occasion to repeat my sentiments respecting the character of that great man, Mr. Pitt ; great as a statesman and financier, which is allowed even by Ills enemies. But there arc two points in his cha racter, as I hare heretofore observed, which strike me as particu larly to be admired in his career, and which I believe most essen tially conduced to the preservation of his country. At one period to which I allude, when a neighbouring kingdom was rioting in acts of madness, wickedness, and impiety, is the greatest possible degree, and endeavouring to disseminate her creed, among other nations, to this happy and favoured people, when the folly of many here was so great as to persuade themselves that liberty was thriv. ing in France, and who would have communicated the same to us at home, this great patriot stood up firmly and resolutely, and effec tually called on his country to resist the introduction of this liber ty, and thus preserved to us real, substantial, practical liberty, producing on the one hand happiness to the governed, and on the other attachment of the king to his people. Met my kindred feel ings, and eumworred by a free and generous natism he effectually secured our safety and independence, and no man more titan he deserved a nation's gratitude. The other particular was, his bring ing about the Union with Ireland. and I am satisfied and well con vinced, from the experience of a lung life, that this Union was ne ceseary to the happiness of both countries, for we had seen in the rase of America the difficulty of conducting the measures of a go vernment when it had a separate legislature of its own. The prin ciples of America were in circulation and acknowledged, and but fier the Minister who with great labour and difficulty established an Union on fair and liberal principles, Ireland, where revolutionary doctrines were spreading, would not long have remained subject to the sway of Great Britain : the liberties of both countries were thus preserved, and for the accomplishment of this plan I do feel most sincerely grateful to Mr. Pitt. His Lordship then proposed the health of " The President, Sir J. IL Concern," which was drank amidst repeated plaudits. Sir J. COTTICIIELL rose to return thanks. lie said—Gentles men —lt is very gratifying to me to meet this day to highly re pectable and numerous a party of my friends, whose sentiments I know to be so precisely in accordance with my own on the occasion which we are note met to celebrate. Gentlemen, I now feel meself incompetent to offer an adequate eulogy on the character of that distinguished Statesman whose memn'y must ever be del • c,timat. ed by the hirers of their country. You will, however, ant sure, give me credit for principles which I have uniformly endeavoured, through I may say neither a short or inactive Ide to maintain to the ntmost of my humble abilities, and which I shall continue to hold as best calculated, in toy opinion. to secure the welfare of this happy country. Gentlemen, I beg Is we to propose vast we should drink to the memory of Mr. Pitt till some one shall be found tit to compare with him, and if ever such a man shall appear, then still to drink to the memory of Mr. Pitt, by whose example such a man must hare been tOrmed. . The next toast was " Colonel Money. the Vice-President." Colonel MowEir—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I feel par. ticularly flattered by the very handsome and hearty manner in which car h..51:11 has tr:rn proposed and dra:ik, and beg you will accept 'my best thanks for the honour you have done me. Allusion has been made to my services in our county Militli when I had the honour to march :Inlet tae (redoes of nut worthy and gallant I Chairman. I remember the occasion well when he proposed to us to volunteer otir services to Ireland, i ifitrlling us that as that country was in some degree of danger from areal invasion, the Militia Regiments were expected to come forward. This was a proud day for the Hereford Regiment : the communication was received with feelings worthy of their county; these feelings were shared in common both by the officers and men, and 1 do think whilst such a spirit exists in the ;mop!c of this country we need never fear the machinations of ill-disposed persons at home, shoult there be such, or the more open attacks of our foreign enemies. Being placed in the situation of your Vite-President, it may be necessary that I should not allow the °post:unity to pass without endeavouring to pay my humble quota or tribute of respect to the memory of that distinguished and Illustrious Statesman and Patriot, *Note birth-day and merits we are now assembled to commemorate, and in 'Oder to do this I shall attempt to being tinder review a part of the conduct of this great man during pre haps one of the most important and eventful periods of his political lite; persuaded that a fair and iinpartial examination of his public measures, will, generally speaking, afford the best possible eulo gies and panegyric on himself. It has been and still is a doubt with some Politicians, whether the conduct of Mr. Pitt in plunging this country into a war with France soon after the breaking out of the French Revolution, was founded upon the soundest principles of national policy and a due regard to the best interests of his country. Now in order to come fairly to this question, it will be necessary to take a brief survey of the relative situations of these two countries at the period to wnich I have alluded. France then, having broken down all the barriers of lawful restraint and train ' pled upon the institutions of her country; having outraged and in sulted every thing that was good in morals, venerable in law, or ' round in religion, erected the standard and the cap of liberty (mis- ' taken liberty I should say), and her intoxicated sons like madmen danced around it upon the smoking ruins of her reeking Monarchy. The principles and doctrines that else now boasted went avowedly to overturn the Altar and the Throne. The bonds of social order were loosened and the internal tranquillity of this and every other country was threatened. In the progress of her mad career, she burst like a torrent on the neighbouring nations, and a part of Sa voy, If °Hand, Belgium, and the Netherlands, were soon prostrate I st her feet. in violation of the treaties of Munster and Westp.ha lia, she forced the navigation of the Sch e ldt, an d declared that river to be free, although its navigation was protected' by treaties sanc tioned by the special guarantee of Great Britain. should we look for further excesses as a ground upon which to justify the assump tion of an hostile attitude on the part of England, they may.pro bably be found in the famous or infamous deciee of the nat ional convention of November 171 e, by which the subjects of this and every other country were called on and encouraged to rise in re bellion against their legitimate Governments; and the murder of her unfortunate Monarch, which, with all the chain of insults and indignities by which it was accompanied, formed a c li max i n t h e catalogue of iniquity unequalled perhaps in the annals of civilized nations. This was the situation of France, and England, as the ally of Holland, was called on by the Stadtbolder to vindicate her insulted honour, and to join the Allies against the common enemy. What now was the alternative for the Minister of this great country to adopt under such pressing circumstances ? 11'hat was the policy best calculated to promote the present and future safety and prosperity of England ? Would it have been consistent with our dignity as a nation, to have alloeed the British Lion to crouch, for the first time, perhaps, under the insults of France ? Would it have been consistent with our magnanimity to have stood aloof, and to have been idle spectators of the scene, Thilst the storm was gathering and blackening around us, and the different nations of Europe were buckling on their arms and preparing for the com bat? 11 ould it have been wise or prudent to have adopted the doubtful policy of an armed neutrality, by which we should hare incurred a large portion of the expenses and inconveniences, with out any of the advantages of war ? Mr. Pitt did not long hesitate in this emergency ; never seemed inclined to vacillate, or to exclaim with the Roman Poet— " 0 Navin, referent in Mare te, novi Fluctus ! 0 Quid agis ! fortiter occupa Portum—" This was not his policy—he made up his mind for war, and coun selled his Majesty accordingly. And when his Majesty's message was brought down to both Houses of Parliament, in February 1793, informing them that his Majesty had taken the necessary steps to maintain the honour of his crown and the just rights of his people, and calling on his faithful subjects to assist him in prosecuting a just and necessary war, 3lr. Pitt, in an able and eloquent address, in which he adduced the most unanswerable arguments for war, observed in substance, that there could be no security for his Ma jesty's dominions, either at home or abroad, whilst such men as the present rulers of France were at the head of afliirs; and that whe ther we went to war or not, we must keep up • very large establish ment ; to maintain which in idleness would be more dangerous to the country than any thing we had to fear front the fury of our enemies. 111 r. Dundee, afterwards Lord Melville, likewise ob served, that we went to war in order to oppose a system of principles which, if not crushed, would effect the ruin of this and of every other country. War then was the order of the day, and it is not necessary for me to recapitulate the great and glorious exploits by which his Majoty's arms were distinguished, both by sea and land; it will be sufficient for me to observe, that the fleets of England rode triumphantly on the ocean, and that in the course of a few years the whole naval power of France and her allies was annihi lated. Never was conquest more complete, or victory more sig nal and brilliant ! Not a sail was wafted on the bosom of the deep without the perntiasion of this country. The British navy haring accomplished all that there was to be done, and in their busy teal for their country's service, wihil nano reptdans siquid switeressa agendum, sighed, like Alexander, not indeed for new worlds, but tor new navies to conquer, and reluctantly resigned the path of honour and glory to their brothers in arms on shore : and it is well known how the land forces of his Majesty drove anti pursued the routed legions of France from the Tagus to the Ebro, tram the Ebro to the Seine, and lastly that the plains of Waterloo were reserved to witness one of the grandest military achievements that ever graced the annals of a warlike nation ; grand in the prowess by which the battle was won, and grand in the results which followed, which were no less than the repose of Europe, and I may add, the peace and tranquillity of the world. Mr. Pitt lived not to see this great and glorious day—this consummation of all his hopes and wishes; he fell at an earlier period of the struggle, surrounded with diffi culties and dangers, his great mind nevertheless still firm and un disma_yed. He fell! and was lost to society and to the admiring eye o ff a grateful country ; yet his spirit still lived and animated the councils of his worthy and enlightended successes, who, to their lasting honour be it spoken, by pursuing the line of policy laid down by this great statesman, steered the vessel of the state through all her diffitulties, and conducted the affairs of Europe to the happiest issue. And now I think we may fairly assume, from the general prosperity of England, and the safety, happiness, and tranquillity that reign around her ; from the expansion of her com merce, the activity of her manufactures, the growing improvement in her agriculture, and finances, and from the lofty station she has taken among the nations of Europe, that the policy of Mr. Pitt was a sound policy, and that it was best calculated to promote the happiness and true interests of his country. Let us then venerate the memory of this great statesman—let us not forget his firmness land intrepidity' in danger, his wisdom in council, his transcendent 'talents, his lofty and disinterested character, his unsullied honour, and his incorruptible integrity—let us cherish and support this social institution, it will raise a monument to his name, " ore pc. remit's, megalique situ pyratr.idum talus," a monument that will outlive the breathing marble and the sculptured gold, and endure as long as England shall be capable of feeling a sentiment of gratitude fur the hand by which she ha been shielded in the midst of dangers, and by which her honour, her greatness, her prosperity and independence as a nation, have been preserved and maintained. _ _ The next toast was " Lord Viscount Eastnor." His Loansit'P said, for the honour which the President, Vice. President, and 3lembers of this Club have done me in thus kindly drinking my health, I beg them to accept my wannest scknow. ledgments; I am fully sensible of these cordial feelings, and am happy to have this opportunity of expressing my admiration of the character of Mr. Pitt ; we are indebted to him for handing down those blessings to us which our ancestor enjoyed ; he had to con. tend foe them when a powerful hand was wanted, it was our good fortune in eventful and perilous times to have such a man at the helm of government. It is impossible, on looking at the prospe rous state of the country, not to allow that next to .Mr. Pitt, we are indebted to his Majesty's ministers, they have acted on his prin. riples which I maintain are the same which placed the present Royal Family on the throne of these realms. As long as the tiovernment shall so continue to act, so long will they be supported by the good wishes of the country, and a long do I hope to be honoured by yotr continued favour and goad opinion. " The Vice.Presldent elect. " Mr. Kiarnamt tr. Evans then rose and said :—Gentlemen,—l feel myself called upon to return my grateful thanks to you fur the honour you have done me in drinking my health; I beg to assure you I shall have particular pleasure in officiating as Vice-President when next I have the honour of meeting the Ilereforshire Pitt Club. In contemplating the improvement in the revenue, and the flourishing condition of this country, I congratulate the nation on her prosperity. and in particular the Gentlemen I addresa, that agricultural distress has abated, and that peace and tranquillity greet them in every part of the kingdom. It must be &proud 4,7atitication to gentlemen of your political opinions, that this great amendment in her state has been effected by an administration fumed on the principles of Mr. Pitt. As long as the present Mi nisters, or their successors, pursue his system, I entertain no alarm for the felicity, welfare, and security of old England. it was a distinguished feature in the life of this illustrious States man, that when danger threatened his country, his powerful and vigorous system afliirded a means to crush het enemies, and to im. prove the internal condition of the kingdom. If it were necessary to substantiate that fact, I refer to the earlier period of ICS 4d. ‘Vhen he was first called to the office of P Minister. England groaned under the heaviest pecuniary einbarras ments, the revenue was unequal to the expenditure by millons, and national hankrupicy stared the country in the face; by his judicious arrangements in the several departments of trade. and by the establishment of a sinking fund, he was enabled in a few years to discharge I.l2o,thint. of the national debt, he brought her ex penditure within her income, and saved her from that great cala mity. In addressing the members of this club. I am aware that it is unnecessary to trace Mr. Pitt through his administration, to inspire them with veneration for his memory, but ws I have been drank to as your future Viee•President, I trouble you more at length than I hare been accustomed to dot I cannot pass over in silence the eventful period of 1792. The French Revolution set a dreadful example to England ; the natioual convention of France was scattering the Weds of democracy in every country England. like othcrs was torn to pieces by tacitaa. At tea: :Lai: a 4;.1.- heated Senator would have introduced the subject of Parliameu?, 6 4 , Reform, at • period of all others the moat difficult to bee_ public mind in obedience to the law. Was there nu ctl•-r e tunity to level the blow at the security of the nation, bat when t" country was in confusion, and men of rank. affluence, and pewee, were in correspondence with the repohlic of France ? Mr. Pitt, by his firmness, intrepidity. anal reaao.:ing oo that memorable ocauthrt, saved her from bloodshed and civil war. I shall but ahorly allude to another point in his political career; I am aware the tuecion .if war has excited the most tebement conflict of political opin.ons. The gentleman who has preceded me list alluded to the d...crers of the national convention of France. I particularly refer to that of the IlklsolNovember, t. which the ruling powers of France shook off all respect for the legitimate authoritiesof other 4:tumults.' and paid their tribute alone to the sovereignty of the people. What confidence could the Mitt/sterol Great Pritaut place in them ? As if to relieve him from the perplexities of the day, and the ra sponsitillity of Ma situation. it was further decreed to open the Scheldt, to attack the forts on her banks, and to wage war with oar Ally. A declaration of war against Holland, was a declaration of war against England. and thus was Mr. Pitt forced int. that war which io tile end led to the field of Waterloo, and ultimately gave peace to Europe. I have remarked that 31r. Pitt opposed a dis cussion on Parliamentary Reform ; Mat I should do infinite in justice to his memory, were I t, represent him velure beets deaf to the petitions of his countrymen. He was a friend to all true and constitutional liberty ; but the taflnyof his country was kis greatest consideration. Did he not glee another proof of his love for the liberty of his countrymen, when the French stood en the opposite coast threatening England with Invasion. by arming the nation, and caflipg upon them to protect their freeholds, and to fight for their 'dicey ? Gentlemen, I have selected the periods at which I coo. ceive this country to have bowl in the most imminent danger, and i think lam justified in attributing her salvation to Mr. Pitt. In common with you all, / lament, the labour% of office, and the zealous exertions he made to insure the happiness of this country. wore out his constitution, and prematurely brought him to his grays ; pointing to it. we may faithfully exclaim— " This earth entombs a victim to the State, Who fella. glorious sacrifice to teal." Gentlemen, I sit down satisfied that the members of this club wit ever maintain the principles upon which it is established, and prose themselves worthy of their representative, who presides on this us. casion and who has with so much fficlity to his constituents, utility to his country. and honour to himself, invariably supports/ them. Gentlemen, I again thank you for the honour you have done me, and I trust you will believe use your faithful Vice. President. On the health of " Sir Ilungerfonl floskyns" being given. he rose and said,—l beg leave to thank you for drinking my health. as Father and first President of this Club ; it is quite unnecessary for me to add a word after the many able speeches which have been delivered this evening: I can only wine you that it will ever be my pride and delight to meet you on all occasions so long as I shall be able to di so. " 'f he Bishop and Diocese." " Colonel Mathews." . The Colonel rose and said—Sir John Cotten!! and Gefflemett, I thank you with all my heart fur these repeated mark' of your kind regard. I am highly gratified by the obliging mane is which the President did me the honour of proposing this compli ment, nor did I feel less sensibly the panegyric be was Oared to pass on the renovated princlpi!s of the corporated body of this city. I seem to have a greater share in this praise from having become the senior member of the Municipality. arid thus by courtesy gained the appellation of Father of the City; a title which seems to connect me more closely with my fellow-citirens„ and which well expresses the warm interest I take in their welfare. Whenever the public concerns of this our city come into my mind, I feel a satisfaction which I have often expressed, and which I will now beg leave to repeat, a satisfaction at being emancipated from those fetters by which we had so long been bound, and from which we have been delivetti by the ethane of that amiable Nobleman whom we are proud to call our Representative in Parliament. Many Imo. tires concur to form the wish that he may long, very Mug, coo. tinue to represent us. I will answer for my fellow-citizens. or (to speak in the character I have assumed) my own numerous family, that a great majority of than will ever warmly support him with unabated zeal. Neither let us forget that a somewhat similar be nefit was many years ago conferred on the county by our present worthy President. The freeholders of Herefordshire, and this So ciety in particular, are lam sure, duly sensible of the obligatioo, and will ever acknowledge his long and good services with thank fulness and with effect. Gentlemen—When I bad the honour of addressing you on the last anniversary of this Meeting, I offered my congratulations on the dawn of better times, which seemed thee to be breaking upon us—those bright hopes. as previous speakers have well described, are now happily confirmed. The tide of na. tional prosperity is steadily flowing. I entirely agree with my noble friend near me, that this favourable change is to be imputed to the wisdom of Government, which. through all our didiculties and dangers has followed the counsels and plans of that patriotic states man whose memory we celebrate this day. I regret, with our worthy Vice-President, most deeply, that this great man did not live to we this completion of his views 3 this full consummation of his hopes and wishes. is it too fanciful to imagine that dioembodied spirits may know what passes in this earthly spbeee--that his may be permitted to hover over that beloved country to which he devoted himself, arid ever be employed to direct its energies and promote its welfare ? NVhilst the Radical faction , whose dements ave been so forcibly depicted by the Noble Lord Lieutenant in his eloquent address—whilst they, crest-fallen as they are, still hope for fresh opportunity of mischief — whilst the more respect able Oppositioents, the Whigs, (as appears from their late mani festo from a Dorthern county,) still grasp at the phantom of sionary perfection, and urge their hazardous experiments,—it be. hove, the friends of the Constitution to be constantly on the alert. The political system under which the honour and glory of the tish nation has been raised so high, under which it has recovered from that depression which was the necessary consequence of such extraordinary exertion, must be approved, must be loved, must ha strenuously supported by all true Englishmen. The electing Re presentatives by that part of the people who have some stake in tie country, is, undoubtedly, the main mundation of British fie( &en ; but is it therefore necessary, that, by too frequent smell to the people, we should deprive public measures of all stability. and keep the public mind in a perpetual ferment—l may say, in a c tinual state of moral and physical intoxication? The po:itical quacks, who pretend to believe, and would persuade others to believe, that every evil is to be cured by their infallible nostrum of reform, will tell us, that this latter inconvenience, at least, may be prevented by their plausible plan of ballot. In my bomb opinion, this scheme of darkness was better adapted to the uld mysterious aristocracy of Venice, than to the open, manly chew.- ter of English liberty. An Englishman should wear his heart upon his sleeve, and boldly declare the principles he professed. and the Representative of his choice. I ant convinced that this pmposed plan would be found highly objectionable in practice. much more than the present mode of election—but this discuss on would lead me into a wider field than is suitable to a convivial meeting. I free I have heretofore rather abused your indultoice. If I have not already done so at present ; but I will not ecr y the error to any greater excess, but conclude with repeating my sitiewte thanks, and very cordially drinking all your healtbs. " The Mayor and Corporation. ' Dr. BLerce LYE returned thanks. " Sir Edwin Stanhope. and the new Members." The Rev. C. Batten returned thanks. " Hon. and Rev. J. S. l'ocks." " E. B. Peteshall, Esq." Mr. 3171111 AM PATFSIIAL having returned thanks fur the par. ticularly friendly manner in which his health was proposed by the President, and received by the company, said, Gentlemen...— After what you have heard from our Noble Lord Lieutenant, our President, Vlce.President, and others, !!embers of our loyal meet ing, upon the public services and private virtues of that truly il lustrious statesman, whose immortal memory we Me now Cet. beating . , it is quite impossible that I can say any thing which will add a stride earn particle to the high respect and estimation 14 which you all hold it: but, Gentlemen, I must express my joy, and offer my most hearty congratulations to you. upon the flourish. ing hate o(the country in every point of view. Mr. Cennirg, to a very numerous public meeting. lately used the following words ii— `• Yet never was there a period in which this country was in • course that promised so permanent and luting rosperity." He, Gentlemen, with the others of his Majrsty's 3linneers, by foil ing the footsteps of Mr. Pitt. are daily raising the Government sit this country in the eyes of the people, and this nation in the eves of the world. to short, Gentlemen, this is our happy state, of which every true Englishman well may boast. The men, we tT3llt, are honest the land we live in is free—the people are contented under the Government—and our navy and army are devoted to their King; and as to our domestic enemies, all their efforts to disturb our tranquillity can only tend to prove its stability. " Rev. W. Iltipton." " The Tlieasurer of the County." Wm, Pateshall, Fag." " Major Whittaker." " Mr. Illakemon." Mr. IlLaewhoer rose and said—Sir John Cotterell, it those who have gone before me have felt gratified. I most consider my self most exceedingly obliged to you for the manner in which yea have introduced me to the notit.e of this meeting; I hope to de serve more and more the good opinion of those around me, ane the better lam known the more I shall make myself esteemed. It is highly satisfactory to me to see .o respectable a company *nem. bled round thistable, to comii.e.uorate the man whom I may call the saviour of Great Britain—to see me anxiety of his fulkowers thus raising a monument to his fame, we may say we are, indeed, proud of the name of Englishmen. Mr. Pitt served his country welt. and he has found a grateful nation in return ; now that be has missed through evil report and good report, we tee able to appre. cili:e hie great talents. aid we slial continue t appreciate them so long as life shall be granted ua. 'These meetinp are of national imporwace, for we asannide not tor the purposes of conviviality merely, but to show to statesmen who conduct themselves with leu naur and integrity. how they may gain a nation's favour and re gard. Mr. Pitt's whole life was one of the greatest service country ; he became 3liniiter when we had an ininiense debt, ibieh we could not pay, and whisk, seemingly. mai with safety be incrtas.d, without ruin to England ; added t we were engaged in an expensive war, and when France, trampled down all the rights of private life, and we were ea to defend oar dearest institutions, Mr. Pitt gave the tone country, and by acting up to his wishes we ouradves eectlcil in weathering the storm. We are now placed in safety and tranquillity ; we rind ourselves (now that the on oven respected, absolute. and happy at home, retaining atf time a high character among foreign powns; for, as in pm so in public transactions, integrity of character will study to honour and tasting prosperity. Once more, gentlemen, ; to thank you fur your kindness to me on this occaiiion. " The House of Gaetano." " Mrs. Money." •• The dhere of the County." " The Honorary Secretary, Mr. " 31". Pattru!ge. High .Iberitf 01 Jloaannsui. ' •• • ) i~ r- J 1 ice w h 4 to load uf tool./ not. 1 rd to this, re. havirg ,t called ea nu to It* have ta4- a state of 'trunk ut t the unto rivate ly eunduct , allow oh 14 , gh T. lqrs.'• Abyssal