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~!red to brave. Whatever that decision might be, be /; , :1,1 bear it with respect, and, if against him, he would ever retire from the stage. (He.e be was evitiebily serpowered by his feelings, and shed tears.) He with key amidst loud shouts of applause from every part of the hose. Thus it will be perceived that the anger of the publie, l iberty, has been of brief duration, and this distinguished ? reformer will be shortly restored to that professional e minence to which his acknowledged talents have raised yin, and from which it would be a source of sincere regret pevery lover of the drama if he were (especially by any misconduct of his own) removed. PO P. T R Y. SONNET. 11:oto Riclardson's I'ocrts, just published.] There-is exulting pride, and holy mirth, In Freedom's kindling eye ! Her radiant smile Illumines now this glory.haunted Isle, The tauten of Nations ! Halo of the Earth ! Impassioned Otisons are breathing forth, And lofty aspirations. Pliamoms vile That chill the feeble spirit. and defile The springs of thought and feeling in their birth, Fade in the morning beam, and lose the power That made us willing slaves. For Reason's light Is bursting through the clouds that darkly lower, And hide the face of Heaven ! O'er the night Of slumbering millions—oh ! transcendent hour The Sun of Liberty is rising bright FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCF. Dolly Marchioness of Londonderry entertained a select circle of Midanables on Wednesday evening, at her house in St. James's. j spare. Mrs. Arthur Stanhope entertained the Dowager Duchess of Rut land. the Ladies Lennox, and a select patty, ese Thursday evening, I at her beau in Tilney,street. 1 The lion. and Rev. A. Grey has arrived at his house in Charles- Meet. Berkeley.auptare, from a tour. The Duke and Duchess of Leinater have arrived at the Earl of Harrington's, in the Stable-yard, St. 'amines, Gum the Marquis Tavistock's meat. Oakley House, Bedfordshire. The Duke of Rutland left the Duke of Devonshire's seat. Chats. worth, Derbyshire. on Thursday, fur Delvoir Castle. Lord Frederick Lennox left town yesterday Inc Manchester. lords George and Sussex Lennox bays arrived in town from deb brother s. the Duke of Richmond's seat, Goodwood, Strwinix. The Earl and Countess of Jersey have arrived at Warwick Castle, from the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derby dire. The Earl and Countess of Falmouth have arrived at their seat, Ifeelbanipton. Bcrks, from the seat of Henry Bankes, Esq. M.P., llmpton Hail, Dorsetshire. Departures from Read's lintel, Lower Grosvenor-street :—Lady hie, for Clifton ; Captain Richard Castle, fur Cardington, itdZsbire; the Rev. Mr. Drummond, for ditto; C.Sykes, Mg. for Paris Departures from Lorg's Hotel, Bond.street :—Mr. and Mrs. Hayman, for Brighton ; C. Reilly, Esq. fur the Continent ; Cap min Johnson, for Portsmouth. The Earl of Lauderdale has arrived at Warren's Hotel, Regent street, front his seat in Scotland. Arrivals at ltatt's Hotel, Dover-street :—Mr. Thorohl and family, from Boston; W. Rogerson, Esq. front ditto; Captain and Mrs. Sandy' limn Bedfordshire. Departures—. Mr. and Mrs. Bollard, for. Bath ; Mr. and Mrs. Yates, for Tonbridge ; Colonel and Mrs. Massey, for Bath. GRAND DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday, the Lord Mayor gave a very elegant enter tainment to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, his Majesty's Ministers, and several Members of both Houses of Parliament. The preparations which have been going forward for se veral days, were well adapted to the occasion. The grand entrance to the Mansion House was covered over. as has been the custom at the various popular entertainments riven to the citiscns; the Lord Mayor having determined that his groats, upon this occasion, should have no CUM? to be offended upon a comparison of what had taken place in any former Mayoralty with his endeavours to sustain the eiric hospitality. . An additional number of gas-pipes had been introduced in the grand saloon ; and just within the large glass doors, as the company entered, " G. IV. R.". burst upon them with the greatest brilliancy. Large evergreens were ills posed in different parts of the saloon, which was chalked with the King's Arms, the City Arms, and the Lord Mayor's Army. At the lower end of the saloon. and just Worn thuizt a door of the Egyptian Hall, which may be said to be- in ruins, and was most judicionaly kept closed up from all human inspection, appeared a most splendid gas exhibition, surrounding the letter " F." lighted spin honour 'of the Duke of York, bus not thrown into full blase until his Royal Highness approached it himself in passing to the drawing-room. Upon the entrance of his Royal Highness, the military and quadrille hands, under the direction of Mr. Nicholson. of Covent-garden theatre, played " God save the King," and the various ornamental devices with which the building abounded became more distinct and beautiful. Amongst the dinner company, which certainly was one of the most select ever entertained at the Mansion-house, were the following distinguished persons:— The Lord Chancellor, Earl Westnioriand, Earl of Shaftesbury. the Bishop of Loudon, Lord Stowell, the Earl of Harrow by, Presi dent of the Council, the Duke of Wellington, the Bishop of Lan. d. and Lord GiaOrd. The Duke of York transacted military business with the King yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, thc Cabinet Minis ters assembled at the Foreign Office, Downing-street ; eraong them were the Lord Chancellor ; the Earls a Liverpool, Westmorland, Ilarvimby, and Ilatturst ; Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Srcretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville. Mr. Wynn, &c. The Ministers sat in deliberation near four hours. A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held at the Treasury Chambers yesterday. John Esehenburgh, Esq. is appointed Prussian Consul at Burnes Arts. Yesterday, we received Dutch and German Papers, but their contents are not of much interest. Brussels Papers of the 24th give, from the Batavian Papers, the details of several unsuccessful 'snacks by the Dutch troops upon Soepa, with a view of bringing to reason the Prince of that district in the same manner as had been done with the Prince of Znetti. The Dutch, however, having been de feated In every attack, were compelled to abandon the offensive, and to content themselves with establishing a blockade. A report is mentioned in a Frankfort Paper of the 19th inst. that there will be immediately a new pro motionin the Austrian army, and that most of the officers included in it will be sent to join the cordon on Backo wine, Transylvania, and the Bennet of Tcmcswar, which are the provinces adjoining the Ottoman empire. M. I. Burgett, a merchant at Batavia, has obtained a licence for four and a half years to build steam-vessels to navigate on the coat of Java ; these steam-boats are to he built in the Netherlands, and during the term of the licence may go Nom Europe to India, aiwi shall be allowed the Colonial Sag, with the same privilege as sailing vessels. The Austrian Legation in Switzerland signified, towards the ens! of last year, to the Coventments of the Cantons of the Grisons and of the 'r esin, thit these two Cantons, leaving acceded to the convention concluded on the 20th of May, last year, between Austria and Sardinia, relative to she making of great roads, the two Courts had clused it to be ratified by their Plenipotentiaries on the 28th of No vember. In consequence of this convention, a separate ar rangement has been male between the Canton of the Tesin and Sardinia, for the road of Lumiwo. By this convention Attstria undertakes to repair the road or the Splugen, and Sardinia that of St. Bernartlin, both which shall he made, at their whole length, as good and commodious as they are Itapable of being made. The execution of this convention will afford great facilities to merchants and travellers. The letters from Demerara, received yesterday, state that Storey, the person who had been convicted of forgery, !sail received his sentence, which was .500 lathes under the gallows, with the rope round his neck, and seven years im prisonment with haul labour. general meeting of the claimants on the late firm of letrirs. (Itemisers and Son, hankers, took place yesterday, pursuant to public advertisement, at 160, New Bond otr:et ; hut the business was stated to consist only of ne cessary arrangements between the parties concerned, and not interesting to the public. The Ilereford Triennial Musical Festival is fixed for the V4:11, and 25th of August. , +l - re If EDINBURGH FOX DINNER. [Abridged from the C/a s a grsw Free Press of Tuesday.] This annual festival was most splendidly celebrated at Edin burgh last night. From the announcement of the intention of Mr. Brougham to accept a dinner during the Easter recess, it was not expected that so large an averublage would talcs place on this occa sion. About 260 gentlemen sat down to dinner, and among them we observed some of the most distinguished friends of liberal prin. ciples in Scotland. Mr. Jeffrey, the Chairman, was supported on his right by the Doke of Hamilton, and on his left by Sir A. Maitland Gibson, of Clifton Hell. Mr. Moncrief, the croupier, Wag supported on his right by Admiral Fleming, and on his left by Sir William Hamilton. Among the company the most eloquent members of the Scottish bar might be observed, and several members of the Legislature. After the cloth was removed, the first toast was— " The King," (with all the honours) —" The Duke of York and the other Members of the Royal Family." Mr. Jeer ary—l have now the honour to propose the peculiar and appropriate toast of this day, the Immortal Memory of that illustrious Patriot and distingutshed Statesman, to commemo rate whose eminent virtues and public services we are aseembled, to strengthen onrselves foe contests which we have yet to sustain in the cause of liberty, by the recollection of his intrepidity, and to derive encouragement in the course of this struggle by the contem plation of those honours and remembrances by which all such struggles, even when unsuccessful, must ever be rewarded. You will not wonder that I feel somewhat overpowered with the weight Of such s subject. and labour tinder considerable difficulties in knowing how to address myself upon a topic great enough in itself to task the highest talents ; and though the most striking aspects of which have been rendered familiar to most of you in this sery place, by a rower of eloquence of which I wish to avoid all coni parison, there is a question which has been put to me lately, which the occurrence of this day naturally suggests to a stranger, and will occur of itself to many of ourselves, the appropriate answer to which will be the best introduction to the toast I am now to pro pose. Why the friends of rational libertysheuld hold their meet ing on this day ? Why identify our notions of freedom with the name of that individual? and why the name of a Statesman who for a short period was invested with the splendor of office and of power, should still be the watchword for tla, to maintain the psi:triples of the Constitution and those of ra tional liberty? The =slyer all should he prepared to make;— it is not a difficult one. The most obvious and sufficient an swer is, that the eminent public virtues and public services of that individual, entitle him to the honour paid to him now. Ilis indef.t.igable perseverance, his uneonerierable intrepidity, and splendid eloquence, and his unimpeachable integrity, have placed him in the first rank of the Stamsmen of latter days, and no indi vidual could be named, who, through more trying times, main mired the principles of the Constitution with more unsubdunble tiortitude, and more distinguished ability. For these accomplish ments he is eeiti led to mir grateful remembrance ; but it occurs to toe, that too little notice is taken of the singular importance of the services he rendered, considered with reference to the cha racter of the time they were rendered. The liberty of this country was established in MIR, not so much by the laws they possessed, or the verbal recognition of the rights then asserted, as hy the example given of the deprivation of one line, and the establishment of a new line of Princes, whose throne was esta blished in the acknowledgment of our rights. The effect of dila was that all the influence of the Crown woe thrown on the side of freedom—that the advocate% of divire right and passive obedience were looked upon as more hostile to the interests of freedom, than the representatives of the people. In the course of time, however, after the oppression of tut rebellions, the hoped of pretenders grew cold, and the devotion of a few adherents was grsdualiy extin guished. And accordireely it is quite plain from this page of history, while the Whig par., were, upon the whole, the proiemi eatirg part of the State, about that period a reversion took place, to meet the effect of which required all the talents of a distin guished leader of freedom ; from this petend to the con. elusion of the war in the year 1746. indications of this change were quite visible, and after tile accession of our late Sovereign that change took place in the affections and dis positions of OOPe about the throne and about • the period in which 31r. Fox entered Jiro male life that reversion was , nearly at its height. and required some masterly spirit of elo quence, of ability, of firmness, and of strength eemigh to oppose the new features which despotism &named. In hint there were united that perspicuity of mind that descried the new Form of dime ger, by which the liberties of the people were threatened—that inde fatigable perseverance and versatility of talent in which he had no rival. Front the moment. accerdingly, that heentered public life, up to the period when he died, his existence may be mid to have been employed against corruption . • and by the force of his talent and example, and the lights which he threw from his vigorous un. derstanding, he raised up in Parliament, and out of Parliament. a vigilance and loyal spirit of resistance to authority, to which all his follower must look with deference as an ex umple. it is no part of mine either to detail or to present you with an abridgement of his services : one thing only I have to state to you, that is, that the whole character of his genius was eminently popular t that there were mixt in his exertions—strenuous and eager as they were—less of the spirit of faction, and love of aggrandisement, than ever min ' gled in any human contention. Though born of a distinguished race, and of noble fame, he was united by a single-hearted kind ness with the interest and rghta of the lowest 'subject of the realm ; and even to the danger of his public power, bestowed large portions of I is tine to rnaintaia .rights that served nothing to promote his own aggraidizenient. The only remaining point of the imaginary questien asked, is, why have we rallied under the banners of an teneeceettaful statesman ? why meet publicly to celebrate principles which left oar great author ger entity without immunities; that left him without any testimonies of Royal munificence; 'heath title or dignity ; that condemned him through life to labours and toils ? In a meeting like this, there is no toed to answer such a question. Ile was no: uesuccessful in any sense of the word :—the man who be stewed on his country the bleseirgs of the libel few, and who dis solved the bends of the African negro., and who tended to wash out the stains of the white trafficker, was not unsuccessful in his career. But he was not unsuccessful in a wider sense of the word, if it be true that through the whole of his career he is to be looked back to as the person who tended to liaise the public agaieet the strong foot of Royal innovation ; itch if to him titture greerationt look tip as the guide to steer them amidst their difficulties, without trampling on the one band on the rights of the people, or enc.-mob. ing on the other on the bulwarks of the constitution. Ile has in these views been eminently successful, and much more so than those whose acts leave no trace behind them but vain monuments and tinsel ornaments. The possession of thole principles, I speak it boldly, never was the ready way—the short or sure way to distinctions of power. I would net discourage the younger portion of my hearers, whose triumph is coming—and which must come ; but for those who like myself are growing old in the ser vice, who entered upon it without hope, or without the risk of any other rewards than those which we have freely received ; the good we have done consists merely in the ill we bare prevented (great applause) and restraining those who have rot governed well from governing worse ; and by our example, and by our reasoning, end by our bold and public professions ' endeavouring to spread abroad, and to raise and foster that general fortituee and strength—that in. telligenee of their own rights—that resolution not to be passively oppressed, which must make this Government impracticable. Few among us cart hope to have any noticeable 'hare In the large and brilliant honours that envimn the name of Fox, but each of us in our humble sphere may honour ourselves by honouring hint— (great applause)—by professing this disinterested feeling of public good, by the conessisien, that we feel sufficiently paid by privation and toils. I trust I have said enough to answer the Imaginary qua. ties which I proposed to myself in the outset, and more than enough to satisfy you who have come here satisfied of the pre priety of dude:sung this day to the public profession of those 'principles. I hate already detained you too long from the interest. tog toasts with which we are to be favoured, and for the sake of which 1 have risen. I beg leave, therefore, to propose to you " The immortal memory of the Rieht lion. Charles James Fox."—Tune, „ Charlie is my darling." The Ctiat 3)l4ol—The toast which I am now about to propose does not require any introduction, and stands in need of no cont. meat—and I am sorry to say cannot with truth and safety be given in any other country to Europe, " The People and their Rights as established at the Revolution, 1688." Ido not mean to comment upon it, and will detain you with but a word. 1 think it worth while to notice, that, in this country alone we are not indebted for our rights to the gracious pleasure of any Sovereign or any other individual. They do not emarate from the bounty of a gracious Monarch—they were wrung from abdicated Sovereiges--they are our rights, which we have established ourselves, and which it is fitting and necessary that we should at all times be prepared to guard. If the nature of all power is to extend and strengthen itself, when once establisted, and to increase all other power, unless checked by the exertions of rival power—therefore if the liberties of the people be innovated by Monarchical encroachment, I should be more inclined to blame the people for cowardice than to blame their Sovereign. ((treat applause.) What we obtained was not a lee gacy to spend, but a dignity, a situation, a trust, and • duty, which we are bound to preserve; in this sense, I give you the toast which I have announced, and which 1 repeat again, ' " The People," lee. &c. The Chat RYAN—I now propose "The health of his Royal nigh. nes% the Duke of Sussex, the strenuous supporter of shoe' pein ciples which placed his family on theihrone:"—wetave rights, and so has our Sovereign, and PO have the family of our Sovereign, and ends of the families as have most distingthshed themselves in de. fending the rights of the public, should be by that public defended in their rights. Tune—" London March." " The British Navy, the natural defenie of our country."—" The British Army." Mr. 3lowcatteew—The toast which lan now shout to propose, is one which I feel so certain will receive the approbation of every person present, that I should act prudently for myself simply to an nounce it, but it relates to • subject of so great ieterest and importance, that you will believe it requires! is few words by way of preface. Those principles which were so beautifully ex emplified in the life of Mr. Fox, are, in a general view, so connect ed with the rights and happiness of human beings, that they may be applied to the conditions of any people, and to the political mete of any people, under whatever circumstances they may be placed. The Constitution of England has grown, thruiteh many gradations and struggles, to that state of limited Monarchy, in which it was established at 1888 ; and while we by no means wish to think or to say, that this is the best for any nation, we say that this is calculated largely to secure the bleedings of peace and liberty. We arc entitled to say, that in the sound principles of the English Constitution, Parliamentary Reform is a natural quality in that Constitution. I am well aware that there is great difference of opinion with regard to the particular mode by which it should have carried into effect; but to allege this as a reason for not taking any THE BRITISH PRESS. step, is but the artifice of persons who are desirous of reslatance and reform. And when every body knows that in point of fact there are very large classes of the community that are not represented at all, while, on the other hand, single individuals send Members to the House of Commons, is it not therefore time to talk of the made, when the question is, whether there should be edam at all ? Notwithstanding the present state of the Cortnnons House of Par liament, the time is not far distant, when, by a gradual union of all the friends of Reform, it will naturally be accomplished. I beg leave, therefore, to propose '• A cordial Union of all the Friends of Freedom in the cause of Reform." Mr. G. L. MASON, of Linderis, proposed " The health of Mr. Jeffrey," which was received with enthusiastic applause. Mr. JEFFREY returned thanks. The CITA' et MAN next proposed what he conceived to be the sum and substance of all the objects which they desired—." Civil and Religious Liberty all over the world." Mr. Alowcntirr rose. Mr. Chairman, I beg to propane " The health of a Nobleman, the steady friend of Mr. Fox, anti the firm supporter of his principles," and whom I believe I may with safety, and without disparagement, distinguish as the greatest living Statesman of England—l mean Earl Grey ; and with his name I desire to connect the Whigs of England generally. The Earl of Rossnrw said—Li is interesting to me to submit to you a toast, which fortunately requires no co:nmendation front me, and which needs none to make it acceptable to you. I mean to propose to you the Whigs of Scotland, and I have no more to do than to express my wishes for your own suceess, and for the pros perity of the common cause in which we are tamed. After the luminous, the affecting, and the powerful exposition to which you have listened, of the principles, the conduct, and the exertions of that eminent Statesman and Patriot. whose memory we have met to celebrate, it would be idle, and worse than idle—it would be in tolerably impertinent, in such an assembly to detain von fora mu. ment in offering any ohnervations on the profession of that political faith—in the justifying those principles to which, by your presence here, you arepledged. I should therefore think my duty ratio hoc', concluded, and should lie exceedingly sorry that any words should fill from me that could lessen the effect, or weaken the im pression on your minds. of the doctrines as ably expounded as it was ever my good fortune to listen to in this interesting meeting. I may he permitted to detain you for n single moment, to congratulate the country and this assembly, on having to boast at its head and as the most distinguished ornament of that country to which we be long, the person who is placed at the head of the ancient nobility of this country. and who does more honour to his station; by his in dividual merits and eminent qualities. than any station can reflect credit on any man—the first rank in this country—fpdatermedaet a princely fortune—distinguished by great and exalted relents, but still more distinguished by those qualities which have entitled him to the confidence and affection of his cotintrymen-4 mean a de termined real in support of the true rights and interests of the people. These circumstances justly entitle him to your regards, your confidence, and your affection. He has never been found wanting on any difficult occasion, and in some of the most diffi cult he has stood to protect the weak against the oppression of the strong. (Applause.) I must be restrained, by the delicacy due to his feelings, front indulging myself, and I believe, gratifying you, by dwelling on those merits and qualities which it would be easy to extol, and always delightful to admire. I must therefore con. fine myself in snying wltat I not sure is true, that any deficiency which may belong to me, will be more than amply made up by your feeling of conscientious approbation. I propose to you The " Duke of Ha eilton and the Whigs of Scotland." The Duke of fiAMILTOW replied.—Your kindness and in dulgence overcomes rue; and I must begin by expressing ear tha iks to my Noble Friend,. It is my boast and pride that • I have, on all occasions, attended this meeting, and I have sup ported those principles which I hate followed under that illustrious statesman whose memory we have now come here to celebrate. Allow me to repeat my tanks to my Noble Friend, and to say that he has completely overcome me by his expr-snions of friend ship, which are dear to me from the person from whom they came— -1 owe them to his partiality, which in dear to met from the esteem and regard I bear to him. It was with pleasure I have attended this meeting, to have my name united with the IVhign of Scotland, nearest to me front connexion, and dearest from principle and re gard. 1 have been allowed to propose a toast to you, and the Chairman will permit me to propose it now—" The Duke of Leinster and the Whigs of Ireland." It will, lam persuaded, be a satisfaction to all, that they can connect so noble and ho- nourable a Lord to the Whigs of Ireland. Born to enjoy every distinction that his country can afford, nevertheless he has pre ferred the distinction of an Irish patriot to all the honours which c-übt be heaped upon him. lie has been always firm to his post—whether we consider him in his public or private character : in his public, he has shown an undeviating love to his country—in his private life, an endearing kindness to his people—and that which they could not receive from the hands of Government, they received from the individual. It is a proud and enviable situa ' tion for that distinguished Nobleman to stand in. A circum stance has lately taken place, when a Learned Gentleman, in ad vocating the cause of the Catholics, was arrested, having, it is said, pronounced seditious words. The prosecution was instituted b the Lord Lieutenant of the county and the Attorney General. The adverse party, however, could not find a bill, because the complaint was of such futility that it did not deserve one. It has been justly observed. that It is a duty to preserve the liberty of the subject : it is a duty then to preserve the sentiments which maintnin them. I would ask if there is any thing so natural, sup_ posing in this country your rights were wrested front you—your constitution trampled upon, reviled, and ill-treated? And if you could not any longer revert to those rights, would the same voice not be heard in this country, and be heard in this room from one end to the other—and be sosendert even from Tweed to the Hebrides—there is not an individual who would not re-echo it in the same strain. (Loud cheering.) The Catholic stands in such an unfortunate predicament that hue hopes are elevated one day and crushed the next. It would be more for the happiness of. that people that they should have a denial altogether. I have heard of certain animals who could he taught to betray others of their own species, and to answer the purposes of emolument to their masters; but it is reserved for the nineteenth century to have spies frequenting the houses and gaining acquaintance ; and after having obtained thetr confidence, and enjoyed their society, we then find the informer, who one day sits at the table of his unauspecting and kiod.heatted host, and the next holds out his hand to hint, in token of friendship, and the next consigns him to the executioner. I beg leave to propose._" The Duke of Leinster. and a speedy restoration of the British Constitution in Ireland." Lord GLIWORCTIY called for a bumper, which he proposed to dedicate to the health of a distinguished Scotch Nobleman who was alike honourable in public and in private life--a constant supporter of the principles which had been so ably inculcated that evening. He alluded to the Puke of ArgylL They had only to look hack to the page of history, and they would Lind that the family of Argyll had been as it were the hereditary supporters of the rights of the people, and of enlightened principles. That family at one time established the religions rights of the country—at another they maintained the rights of the people against the encroachments of a despotic Sovereign. %Vint he now alluded to applied more Iparticularly to the dark ages of our history, and shed a bright ustre on the Aristocracy of Scotland. After some further remarks his Lordship gave, " The health of his tirace the Duke of Argyll, the representative of a House which hat done and suffered much for the cause of civil and religious liberty in Scotland." Mr. J. A. :HURRAY proposed " The health of Lord Archi bald Hamilton, the Chairman of last year, and success to the CALM of Burgh Reform." The Duke of HAMILTON! returned thanks for Lord Archibald. Mr. Ginsoar CII•10 proposed the health of Mr. Brougham, and the advancement of the Education of all Classes of the People." Mr. J. W. Ileottonam returned thanks. Mr. J. P. •N T —Sir, on every occasion In which the people are *Rambled to celebrate the memory of Mr. Fox, it seems impossible that the name I have the honour to mention, shoald be forgotten— the late lord Erskine. (Applause). Drunk in solemn silence. The Cant; mu then gave, with a short preface, •• Sir James Mackintosh." Mr. Fe n ovens. of Raith, gave " The Croupier." The CROUPIER returned thanks, and gave .` The Dukes of Norfolk, Bedford, and Devonshire, and may they long cherish the principles by which their families have been distinguished." The CHAT emmt introduced, with a speech, which the time will not permit us to report, the following tout— " The progress of Liberal Sentiments among his Majesty s Ministers." Mr. P. Billows proposed—" The Honourable James Aber. eromby, and success to the efforts for procuring • real representa tion of the people of Edinburgh in Parliament" The CHAIRMAN ruse to propose • toast. which it was impos sible to omit on an occasion like this, but which, he confessed, was attended with some difficulty, as he could not express himself upon it, without giving way to feelings that accorded but ill with the present hour. He would give " Catholic Emancipation"—one of the greatest objects of desire of that %inform:late, and, he might add, oppressed nation, the people of Ireland. Ile believed all parties were now agreed, that something effectual and consistent must be done for Ireland, if its existence was to be kept alive, and the in tegrity and honour of the British Empire preserved. When the odious political distinction of Catholic and Protestant should he done away with, and when Government should give equal justice to both, the time would then he that men of all pretensions and all persuasions would unite themselves in aiding the civil power in the dus administration of its affairs; and when all those illegal 118,406. tins and prejudices had ceased to exist, Ireland would then be found to abound in those virtues which all good men cherish and admire. He WAS afraid that he had said more than enough, but he had been anxious to explain the sentiments which led him to pro pose the presout toast. He hoped all would join him in wishing early success to Catholic Emancipation. Mr. Gartissaratts begged leave to give—. The President o;* the United Statol, and rosy there be a ' , pretty union of all tree nations against the encroachments of tyranny." t M uch applause.) The CitainMA PI proposed the health of'" Mr. Michael Angelo Taylor," who returned thanks, and gave—" Mr. Cranston and the Independence of the Scottish Bar." 151•rantattE returned thanks, and then gave the " Earl of Roselyn." The Earl of Roestsx returned thanks. Mr. MoscatErr desired to propose a toast, on whirl; he felt he might enlarge • little. It was not a little remarkable that when so great a portion of Europe was In a profound peace, such a struggle should nevertheless be going on between those whose object it was to establish liberal principles of government on the one hand, and the advocates of tyranny on the other. The eyes of men, however, were more particularly turned to the affairs of Greece. That na tion had been, indeed, left to its own efforts by the Powers of Es rope, but in the unaided struggles against its oppressors, it had coveud itself with glory. It yea true that our Ministers had not acted up to the measure of these liberal principles which we had expected horn them ; yet it was no small consolation to reflect that the great body of the Ifritish nation, including persons of all ranks and denotninations, had minced n universal feeling in farou: of the Greek cause. It had been delightful to see the United 'itates of America stretch forth their powerful arm to protect the rising liberty of Greece, at a tune when that country was deserted by those who might well have been expected to support her daunt.. He would now propose " The complete and lasting estab lishment of the liberties of Greece." The CHAT rt AN. after Some high encomiums an the public and pritate merits of Mr. Joseph Ileintr. pmposed " Ilk health, and success to his ell:,rk in reducing the n.:tinnal expenditure." Mr. FARQUHARSON gave " The health of Mr. Sergeant Lens, Mr. scarlett, Mr. Denman, and the Independence of the English par." . _ Mr..llt•.allAY " Prosperity to the Independent States of South America.' The Duke of Ilsseivrow proposed, as an appropriate sequel to the last toast, " The City of Glasgow, and the trade and interest of the country." His (trace adverted to the flourishing state of that city, and highly eulogised the activity, industry, and success of her mercantile population. The CI! A•RMA m—Gentlemen. eV it is now drawing late, I rather imagine that it would be agreeable to the greater part of the tom. pany that we should now clear the scene. There are a few more LOUIS on the paper, and which, with yonr permission, I shall read to yon ; and should any gentleman be very anxious to drink them, he can take a separate glass for each, but I humbly refiner, that as they are of a hetemyrneous nature, they be drunk at once. .1 think they are seasoned with celebrity, and breathe a genuine,spirit of in dependence and original liberty; we stall make them very good companions, and, as they arc the remaining toasts, we must uisposs of them summarily. The Rev. Sir H. Moncrieff Wellwood, Dart. and the Inde pende.tee of the Church of Scotland." " Marquis of I.vinadown." "!t I emory of Mr. hitbread." " The Independent 31e.nbt•rs of the Merchant Company, and the other Corporations of this City." The eloquent Chairman then (half-past II p.m.) left the room, and the whole of the company dispersed. LAW INTFLUGE.VCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wiesvunrstrea, Fat DAY, JAN. 28. PERJURY. THE 11110 r. TIMOTHY reverse. . This was an indictment against the defendant for perjury, tried before the Lord Chief Justice and aSpecial Joey, at the sit tings in last Trinity Term. The defendant was a dryealier at 'Bristol, and also a partner in a banking house there, under the firm of Powell, Mitchell, and CO. The circumstances out of which the perjury arose were them:— Some time previous to the year 1807, Messrs. Powell and Co, en. tried into the Spanish wool business, but not wishing t's mmear prominent in that line, being the proprietors of a banking toneern, they soon after propose d to Messrs. Jones. Welling:on, and Parke, English woolstaplers at Dedbridge, in Gloucestershire, to form a partnership with them as dealers in Spanish wool. The proposal was accepted, and it was agreed that the business should be done at Bristol, and that a Mr. Ebsworth, who was a woolstapler in that city, should be the medium through whom the business on the Net of Powell and Co. should be carried on. It was also stipulated that the banking-house of which the defendant was a partner should advance the money necessary to make the purchases, and that Messrs. Jones, Wellington, and Parke, were to partake of the profits. In the month of December, IMO, Powell and Co. were in the possession of a quantity of Spanish wool, which at that time was rising rapidly in price, in consequence of the news cf the ex cesses of the French army in Spain. On the 111th of that month, Mr. Mitchell desired Ebsworth to write a letter to Jones and Co. and inform them that lie had effected a sale of 101 bags of Spanish wool, at a certain price ; but in this letter tha name of the pur chaser was concealed ; there being in fact no real purchaser; but Messrs. Powell and Co., conceiving that a rapid rise would take place in the price of wool, took it to themselves at a low price, without however at the time admitting themselves to be the per. chasers. In the month of February following, Mr. Mitchell ap plied again to Mr. Ebsworth to sell some more wool for them *lto, by his directions, wrote to a tlr. ( tsborne Yates, and informed him that Messrs. Powell and Co. had just sold a large quantity of wool to a person Who was about to take it to London, and that if he (Yates) was in rant of any he must come to Bristol immediately. Upon this Mr. Yates and his son came to Bristol, and saw Mr. Ebsworth ; he inquired the price of the wool, and Ebsworth, as instructed by Mitchell, told him that Sew a pound was the lowest, as there were purchasers in the market. Mt-Nate.; at first considered the price too high, but lie soon after determined to make a purchase, and accordingly returned and ordered 178 bags at that price. At that time there were not in the possession of Powell and Co. more than 124 bags, and Mr. Mitchell directed Ellsworth to go and purchase 109 bags of a perfon by the name of l'aughad. Ile went and purchased that quantity of wool, at 21w per pound, and out of that lot he gave 3lr. Yates 64 bags to make up the 118 beer. In the month , . of March. April, and May, Spanish wool fell considerably in prier; and, when the bine given by 31r. Yates in payment of the wool became dee, that gentleman discovered on the back of them the name of Ebsworth only, and not of any person for whom Ebsworth was suppmed to have sold the wool to him. Front this circumstance Mr. Yates began to suspect that a fraud had been practised upon lifm. Ile therefore wtnt to Bristol, and saw Mr. Ebsworth, and ir.quired of him who were the owners of the wool he had purchased, as he wished to have some conversation with then). Ebsworth did not then tell him, but went and informed 3lr. 31i.chell what Yates had said. Mitchell directed hint to tell Yates that the owner of the wool was a Mr. Wellington, of London. This Ebsworth immediately did. Yates then desired him to write to Wellington to come to Ids house. Wellington and Ebsworth accordingly came, arid a proposition was male and agreed upon for rescinding the bargain, upon Mr. Yates paying I them ti 00!. to do so, which he did. But, previous to this, Yates had commenced an action against Powell and Mitchell, to whose hands ne had traceil the cash paid by him in honouring his bills for the wool, and with shorn he spoke previously to his purchasing the 'cid of Ebsworth, and the purchase wax partly made under the advice of Mr. Mitchell, whom Mr. Yates at that time thought was his friend, although he (Mitchell) disguised the fact of his firm being the owners of the wool. This action, brought by Yates, was never prosecuted. the defendants having compromised it by paying him a sum of 6.1001. After the death of Mitchell, in the year 181!, Messrs. Jones, Wellingtons and Co. the present prosecutors, not being satisfied with the accounts rendered by the defendant, filed a bill in the High Court of Chancery against hint and his to partners, to compel them to give an account of the sales, profits, &c. of the Spanish wool trade during the partnership and in that bill interrogations were put as to whether the defendant and his co partners had not, in December, 1808, made a fictitious sale of 101 bags of wool, and that whether, in 1808, the defendant and his cc partners did not receive a sum exceeding COOL for rescinding a bar gain made by ahem with a person named Osborne Yates, for the sale of a quantity of Spanish wool ; and for which sum no accounts had ever been rendered to the The defendant, in his answers, denied these facts, and that the sale of the 101 base was not a fictitious sale, but the same had been bought by them at the valuation of Mr. Ebsworth, with the consent of all parties. Upon these denials perjury was assigned. The facts thus stated were proved by Ebsworth and his wife, Mr. Osborne Yates and his son, anti also by Mr. Wellington, of the firm of Jones, Wellington, and Co. The defence was not that the answer of the defendant was I true, but that the falsehood arose from mistake, and that the busi ness having been principally conducted by Mr. Mitchell, the de fendant's partner, he (the defendant) knew little more of the trans. action than what that penal communicated to hitn. The Jury found the defendant guilty. The ATTORNMY-GENERAL last term obtained a rule calling on the prosecutors to show cause why a new trial should not be granted. Mr. Sea LTTT having this day shown cause against the rule, The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE read his notes of the trial. Several affidavits from the parties interested and others, were then put in sad rend; after which, Mr. SCAHLETT, at considerable length, argued against the rule being made absolute, and contended that from the facts proved in evidence, at the trial, and from certain letters written by 61r. I:bsworth to Jones. 'Wellington, and Company, which hail been I found since the trial, and row produced, all seising to corroborate. the testimony of that !moon, it was impossible that the defendant should be ignorant of the truth of the circumstances related in the bill in Chancery, which had been so directly denied by him. lie (Ale. Seatlett) anticipated that the Attorney-General would say, even supposing the matters stated in the defendant's answer were false, yet they were immaterial, inasmuch as the whole suit being as to an account between partners, and the defendant being now willing to be charged with whatever mfr., the plaintiffs in the suit should allege against him, they could not be damnified by his false swearing, and that thereff re the answer did not form a ground for • pmsecation for perjury. But he (Mr. Sesrlett) dissented alto gether from that pmposition, for it was impossible to say that the matters inquired after in the bill were immaterial ; and not being immaterial. it was necessary for the defendant to represent them truly, in order to govern the decision of the Loral Chancellor, the result of which could not be known, roe how it might operate; and therefore it was not raw in the power of the defendant to do away the effects of his false swearing, by merely offering to take neon himself the liability of those dealings which Fe then denied all knowledge of. Ile therefore submitted that, for the reasons ht bad urged. the verdict should not be distubel, and that a new trial (melt not to be granted. Ir. Merryatt was to hare followed 81r.Searlett on the same side, but the Court postponed the further hearing of the ease to a future day. 05000 AND ANOTHER (ASSIGNEES Or EINNING) 1 . . This was an action of troves., tried at the lest sittings at Guild- hall, London. before Mr. Justice Littledale and a Special Jury, to recover of the defendant a certain number of hales of silk, which were alleged to hare been the property of the bankrupt, and deli vered by hlin to the defendant on the eve and in contemplation of his bankruptcy, and as a preference which was fraudulent as against his other creditors. It was proved on the trial, that about • week before Kenning left England, and, which constituted his act of bankruptcy. he had in his possession thirteen bales of silk; that on the following day his porter missed those bales, they haying been, late on the preceding evening, removed from the bankrupt's premises. The defendant being known to have had some extensive dealings with the bankrupt, who was a nephew of the defendant's wife, at was considered advisable to inquire of him as to throne bales, and also as to other bales that had been traced to him. The clerk of the attorney to plaintiffs accordingly called on the defend ant, awl demanded some East India warrants, entitling the banks _ rupt to claim, at the East India Company's warehouse, sitteen bales of silk ; he den demanded diorteen other bales, and tt: a thirteen hales already mentionnd. The bankrupt said, that, as the warrants, he had paid the prompt money on them, in order prevent the silk being linfeital, and he should therefore not give them up ; that the foortnen bale were his by purchase, and so als were the thirteen other hales. The defendant, on the trial, sue ceeded in allowing his ken on the warrants, and also his bona psi Purchase of tl+ fourteen bales ; but as to the thirteen other badie. although he endeavoured to show that they also had been purchased by him from the bankrupt. in proof of which two bills of parcels were put in, yet the plaintiffs' Counsel, on inspecting those bills. anti fending that they related only to the sale of six bales, and oat to thirteen, and that the dates of the bills of parcels did not corresS pond with the rime of the delivery of the thirteen hales, enforced this upon the Jury as conclusive evidence that the bills did not refer to the bidet which were sought to be recovered • and the Jury concurring in this slew of the ease, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the thirteen bales, the value of which was to be ascertailial by a Mr. Smith, a silk.merchant, and who was one of the Speend JUT y. Mr. MARRTATT now applied on the part of the defendant for i rule, calling on the plaintiffs to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. His ground fat ro doing was, that although Fe failed at the trial to make it appals to the Jury that the 13 bales found in the possession of the defend ant had been tons fide purchased` by him or Mr. Kenning before hit bankruptcy, yet he now should he able to adduce evidence of that being in reality the fact. It was stated at the trial thit t de fendant had been examined before the Commissioners, tinder the commis-sleet awarded against Kenning, and that in that examina. t ea he fully explained to them the whole of the tmnenctions he had with the bankrupt, anti pe'rticularly as to these 13 bales. It Be. pea-ed by his statement, seven of the thirteen bales were ob: tamed by him from the East India Company's Starehotow, and that six only of the Wet came from the house of tile bankrupt. Now, this circumstance he (Mr. Alarrystt)nn the trial, entirely; ' reerlooked, conceiving that the two bills of parcels would have covered the whole 13 bales. He was led into this error by the soil dance of the bail:napes porter, who spoke as If tf,ei whole 13 Wet hid been renitlet from his master's premises OR the night in,ques. Lion to the holt% of' the defendant. The 'rills of fmrcef• however. ' Including only six bales , the Jury were led to infer that they re. hoed Inquiet another transaction, and gave their verdict under the; impression. But ns it now appeared by the affidavit of the defend.: ant, which he held In his hand, and also by the minutes tif his examination before the Commissioners, that seven out of the tiyjf teen bales were obtained by him from the warthoin eof the East India Company, this explained the whale affair, amid actona teal for the bilis of parcels being for six bales only. Mr..tustice letrtcrnatdt.tirhen the only purchase trod the bankrupt was six bales ? Mr. MARRTATT—Ves, my Lord. But the porter spoke as sit all the thirteen went to the defendant's house, and therefirfe I cer tainly did not direct sty stention to the seven. Mr. Justice IrtTTLEA ALE--DO you seek !lot. a new trial alto- gether, wady to reduce the damages ? Mr. 51 AAAAA seek for a new trial er.;tainly, my Lord. because die Jury, thinking that these sir bales could not be pars of the thirteen, gave a verdict for the whole, whereas the seven ob.. rained from the East India warehouse, and the six mentioned the hills of parcels, will make the thirteen. The Cover granted a rule to show cause. IN RE 'TAGIL • It will be recollected that this individual. *Win a year and ago, being then a prisoner within the rules of the King's Deno Prison and enjoying the benefit of the day rules, attempteditn cow. mit a serious assault on the persoa.of Lord Darnley; whecupon an oriter was made by the Judges of this Court, that the Marshall of the King's /tenth should withhold from into the tatmyntent of the dry rules. On au early day Mr. 3lerrewether applied to the Court to suspend that order, stating that Mr. linkh was very ill, and chap he required the benefit of a warm bath. Tie Court. conceiving that it was as practicable f,;i• him to have a warm bith within the rules of the prison as viefliout, refused to interpoee, or to suspend the order. Mr. MEItREWETHER this day again applied :6 their Lordships to suspend the order, at least to the end of the Term. He state that he had an affidavit, in which It was sworn that Mr. Bligh was in a very had state of health, end that his medical attendants had recommended the use of the .arm Lath as absolutely necessary foe him, but that no such path could be haul within the rules of the prison. The Loan CRIER JusTlCE—lnottead of taking a day rule could you not take an order for his being allowed to go to aortal wann.bath in the custody of a turnkey, sho should see to hie being brought back within the rules as aoou as he had used the bath ? • ~ i t , Mr. MERBEWETIIER sa id was now one year, and near ly tome I quarters of another, since the order of their Lordships., which he now wished to he suspended, had been made, aid he trusted they would consider that a sufficient experiment upon Mr. Bligh as ta the peaceable nature of his disposition. Mr. Justice BATLEY—But he cannot get anybody to be surety fur him, or he may be out altogether, may he not? Mr. 31ERREWITUER—I aso not aware. my Lord, that he is under any circumstances that required sureties. Mr. GURNEY begged to explain. Ile had exhibited articles of the peace against 51r. Itligh at the time he was enjoying the day rules, and their Lordships, instead of blnding him over with sureties to keep the peace, thought it would be sufficient to deprive him of the day rules; so that instead of there being any hardship I h his case, he ans row, by the lenity of their Lordships, taking the benefit of the rules. 3i Mr. Al ERNEWETHIR thefturged it upon their Lordships, thk. is a w.sequence of the long confinement of Mr. he rem*. rented ;het hi. private affairs wtre becoming much deranged, whicla made it necessary for him to see and consult with his professional advisers and others; and he therefore hoped they Lordships would, is consideration of this, and of his ill state of beakh, grant him it. benefit of the day rule. The COVRT said, it 11 , 1111 neeetwy, even fur Mr. 81;gh's ow= good, that I.e should be confined within the rules, and that they could not therefore grant hits anything beyond the order for has bring permitted to go to the baths, and to visit his professional sd.- visert, in the custody of an officer, who should conduct him safely bark as soon as his business was done. TUT XING v. CARLTON AVM orttrite. Mr. it t:asELL begged to remind their Lordships of thecae bOr had mentioned to them the other day, that of Sir George Chetrerntio, in which he (Mr. Russell) had to argue in support ofa critnima ip formation against the Br WA Press, for a libeL The Lotto Ceuta. J rsrit•E—Bring it on what day you plays. It has been partly heard, has it ? Mr. RusseLL—Yes, my Lora. COCItT OF COMMON PLEAS, Wra-ratawitta, 'SWAT, JIM 28. f SINCLAIR AND ARbTlitt P. STETT'SSOR. This was an action tried before the Caller JCST wit, at Weser minster, at the sittings after lait term. It appeared on the trial that the plaintiffs were the soignee% of* bankrupt of the name of Pricier, and the defendant was a dlstißee, who, in the latter part of 11123, had become desirous of selling • distillery plant that be had in Wardour-street. The bankrupt offered to become a purchaser, and the defendant, in nonsequesce representations made to him eonlm'ning the property posseeted br the bankrupt, agreed to sell It him for 1.5004 The bankrupt pa 6 3001. down, and the rest was to be paid by instalments, and in case the bankrupt should not be aide to pay them regularly at the tine A agreed upon, he was to pay 101. per cent. per annum on the 1,2001. The bankrupt accordingly took possession of the premises in De cember. 1823, and in the following May a commission of bates ruptcy was issued against trim ; uplift which the deferdant then yes took possession of the premises, on the ground that the represses.- tions made to him, touching the bankrupt's responsibility, erre fraudulent.—The Jury found a verdict foe the plaintiffs. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN no* moved for a new trial, On tie ground that the bankrupt was in insolvent circumstances, and had committed an act df bankruptcy prior to the /oh of May ; also that the defendant had been induced to enter into the agreemen! on false .- and fraudulent representations. He contended, on the anthority ef " Spurrier v. Mayan." in Ist Veser, jun. page 527, a nd of " Floycr r. Edward." in Cowper. page 113, that the e for paying 10 per cent. on the Instalmeats which might be a armee was not usurious. The trovax distinguished thit case from those cited by the Learned Sergeant, inasnitteh as those went case* of letting, as*. this was a complete sale ; and the 10 pee cent. here bargained fat wan clearly for forbearing the payment. Rule refuses!. PARROTT ANTI AROTLIER a'. COLLINS. This was an action for a malicieus arrest, tried berme Geneve Justice at Guildhall, when the Jury found a verdict tor the plain- cfra,_eistnages, 341. The plaintiffs being assignees of a bankrupt, named esswell, had employed the defendant, a solicitor, to to hue the bitsiness. His bill of costs amounted to 1001., but was rrdueedi by taxation in fel., and for that sum he caused the plaintiff, Col. lint to be arrested, altbaugh the plaintiff had a setoff against bell of Mt 11r. Sergeant VAPOTIAN, on the rill of the defendant, row plied for arule to s' , na cause, why • new trial should not be hal, on the ground that the verdict was against evidence, there not heist a psi-glee of Neat to show the •xis!ence of malice ; indeed, tile Co unity might be i-ferred from the cessideeste behaviour of the Sheriff's officers to the plaintif, acing under ten defendant's apes cial directicns. The COURT were, however, of opinion, that the want of prob. Lle cause for the arrest was sufficient evidence of makes. Mule refused. The Court of As .1 at Paris have condemned to five years' solitary imi•risonnient, and to wear the iron collar, a man named Bidal , a labourer, convicted. by the declara tion of the Jury, of violence towards his father. The unhappy fattier had endeavoured to extenuate his soia'‘ fault by denying that he had struck him. He was present at the time of the decree, and was moat sensibly touched by the infamous condemnation pronounc.ll against Aida/. he advanced to the fcot of the Judgment-seat, and said, bursting into tears, as if a part of the punishment were to fall on himself—" Ah ! Gentlemen, spare 11l at least the ex posure." This scene greatly affected the hearers..--Jearn e l des Debut:. W e are requested to state, that the child found in Gray's Inn on Sunday evening, was not taken to the p a ri s h workhouse. The Society of Gray's Inn is protriaing fair the chill li I 5 , 41 I , fir 1 I j ;f_ 4 • • • f 41' 4S . , _ . . ; •„ .M.