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FREEMASONRY. Ori Saturday, the Anniversary of the Birth day. of the M. W. G. M., His Royal Highness the Duke of SussEx,was celebrated by a Grand Festi val at the Freemasons' Hall. A numerous and highly respectable body of the Craft assembled on the occasion, and testified in the most unequivocal manner the satisfaction they felt on seeing once more amongst them their Illustrious Grand Ma ster, after an absence of nearly two years, occa pioned by ill-health, and domestic calamities, in which the Country-in general has but too deeply participated. At five o'clock His Royal Highness entered the Halt, acgompaTiie'd by his Grace the Duke of tEr_43XER, the M. W. G. M. of Ireland, and sur rounded by _the Officers and Members of the - ..Grand Lodge of England; and several Foreign Brethren of distinction. The Grand Organist, Sir GEORGE SMART, presided at the organ. After the cloth was removed, vat nobis domine was sung in the most effective manner, by Brothers :HAWES, EVANS, SOLLY, and BELLAMY, assisted by Brother Drustem 'and several other profes - signal Brethren, who, with true Masonic feeling, contribUsed their tate - nts to do . honour to the fes tival, and thus expressed, in the most gratifying manner, their attachnient and respect for their illustrious G. M. • After " that ing," " the Queen," and " the Royal Family," had been given and drank with appro priate honours,his Grace the Duke of LEII4STER rose, and regretting his inadequacy to fulfil the duties of President of the Assembly which he had that clay the honour of meeting, proposed, with a short but just eulogium, the health of the M. W. G. M. his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, which was received with theutmost en thusiasm by the Fraternity, the applauSe con tinuing- many minutes -after his Royal Highness had risen to address the company. The Duke of Sussex then returned thanks in a speech, to which it is utterly impossible for us to 'do justice ) which we much regret, as it most strongly-evinced the feelings of affectionate regard which his Royal Highness has ever entertained for the Craft ; and at the same time contained an exposition of masonic principles and senti ments which cannot be too widely circulated amongst the Brethren, or be too deeply impress edupon their minds. He said, it could not but •be most gratifying to him to find himself received by the Brethren, after so tong an absence, with the same cordiality and attachment which he had always experienced from them ; he assured them that nothing but his ill. health and those afflicting calamities which had fallen upon him, in common with the Nation at large, could have-detained him from the performance of the duties, of that distinguished- situation, which it was his pride and:gratification to fill in the fra ternity :'--He hoped, however, that a better pro-, spect was, opening before them, and that his re -.turning .health and more favourable circum stances would oftner allow him to' enjoy.the pleasure-of meeting the Craft. - He said, that if their good opinion of him had,formerlyinduced them to look to-him as a persOn qualified to dis charge the important fubctions of their Grand • _Master, he, trusted that he. might' now refer - to his past conduct as a pledge of the impartiality with which it was his wish to exercise those funC ' ": Whatever his opinions in life might have been, he -believed he might safely assert, that he had never .- been found attempting to introduce them at any meeting of the Craft ; for he had ever -attributed the prosperity, .:and indeed the existence-of the Society, to the silence which its • ordinancessO'Strictly enjoined on every political and religioui subject which might tend to inter rupt. Mit harmony and -brotherly - love which they were "all bound, as - Masons, to promote. He was induced to -make these obso-vations, he said, front a circumstance which had occurred the pre ceding evening in the House of Commons, and whiCh . it was his duty as Grand. Master to notice, that thoSe Brethren with whom it originated might • receive such censure as their conduct on the oc casion deserved. He shoUld not mention the name Of the Lodge which had been guilty of the irregularity in question, nor the political opinions which had led them into it ; 'for to whichever side they inclined, their conduct was equally re piehensible, and, as such, would have equally re . feived:- his censure. -- - A • Petition had been pre sented -to The House of Commons," from a Lodge, on pe t lifical subject, with which, as as Lodge, all that were present must know, as well as himself, that- they had nothing to do. - That. Petition had . been very properly; rejected by the House of Commons. Thus alstihliC censure had been_ cast i . upon the Lodge- front which it came, which the Company he. addressed could not but most • deeply lament, andsymputhize in the misfortune of their imprudent Brothers, who had brought down upon themselves this disgrace ;--a disgrace which they would have averted, ,ifthey had referred to • him, as the Grand Master, as it was their duty to- do in .this, and every other case, where they fettlhemselvesifi'ailned .deviate from ,the usual course. would -not dwell upon this circum • -stance', 'as•he trusted he had said. enough to con vince the . Lodge.he alluded to of, the impropriety .of which they had been guilty, and to prevent the example whiCh hack thuS been set, leading' other . Lodges t 0,.: be - gUilty of similar ir - regularities,. whereby 'more general disgrace and extensive injury mightresull to the Society. ~ His Royal Highness then went on to ,make some • further observations, in which he displayed an - intimate knowledge ; of the grand principles, which.influence Masons in their intercourse with the 'World, 'and' after expressing once more the • .gratification, which. he should always feel in the Society of- the - Brethren, he concluded by wish ing those present, as 14,cothers: and Friends, col lectively ea.:individually, prosperity, health, and happiness. His Royal Highness was fre . quently interrupted by ebullitions of applause which it was impossible to repress, and which stronglymarked•the concurrence ofthe Meeting in allthat..the:M;, ,, G. M said. ' • His ROY AL , HIGHNESS, after arfesi minutes had maitfiosel and: . proposed the health:. of die Duke tioN4ixil, -4604.16 said; it must.ta • th'e to see :presiding on the occasion, as it evinced the' reciprocityt feeling and sentiment, which exists between the Lodges of the Sister Kingdoms, England and Ireland, Of the Noble Duke's character, he dare not . trust himself to speak,-as it would lead. him into : too wide a field of eulogium, and , praise. The Duke of LEINSTER. was well known in both Kingdoms, and in Ireland . the very mention of the name would call forth the most enthusiastic expressions of gratitude and respect ; for his Illustrious Friend set a bright example of munificence and 1 patriotism to the Nobility of that Country, by passing a considerable portion of his time in it, and spending his princely fortunes amongst those from whom it was derived. His Royal High ness then proceeded to point out the intimate union which subsists between the Fraternity in both countries, and to draw a very flattering plc= tare of its state in each. _ The Duke of LEINSTEROO returning thanks, said, that if he wanted words before to address them, it was impossible now that their kind re ception of this toast had excited such strong feel ings in his breast, for him to say all that he would wish ; but he trusted the Brethren would not be lieve his gratitude and his feelings towards them the less warm because .he was deficient in lan guage adequately to express them. The liealth of the M. W. G. M. of Scotland was then .proposed. by. the Puke of Sussex, which was followed by. the. health of _Lord Donoughrnore, given from the Chair. Lord DONOUGHMORE returned thanks in. an eloquent, energetic, and - manly speech, which we regret our limits preclude ucgiving at length. The Duke OfiSeiSEi then gave the health of the Ladies who had. honoured and graced the festival by their presence, which was received in that spirit of .gallantry . and devotion to the fair sex; which distinguishes the-Craft. The warmest plaudits were heard throughout the Hall during the speech with which his Royal Highness pre faced the toast. After a few more toasts had been given, the Duke of Sussex stated the regret which he felt on being compelled, by a very peculiar engage ment, to leave the Meeting at so early an hour. He then> left the Hall, accompanied by Lord DONOUGHMORE and several other distinguished personages, and attended in procession by the Grand Lodge. The Duke of LEINSTER continued in the Chair, and by his affability and good humour prolonged 'the hilarity of the Meeting to a late hour. " The Marchioness of HAsTiNos and our Sis ters of Ireland," was proposed by the Provincial Grand Master of Sornersetshire, in a speech of considerable humour, in which he declared, al most with the ardour and in the language of romance, his devotion to the fair sex. .• This toast was followed by " Our Sisters of Scotland," - proposed. by Brother ItAarsfroTTom, S. G. W., of the Grand Lodge, who seemed to have caught the, ardour "of the Prov. G. M. of Sornersetshire, to whonihe - declared himself un-. willing to yield in devotion and attachment to our fair sisters, 7,vharn, he said, were - always the fixed object of -attention:of:good Masons. Many other toasts -followed, between which, _as well as 'between' the prece,ding, the Profes sional Brethren present . gratified the company with many beautiful glees and songs, and Brother PARRY, whose exquisite skill' and taste is well known to - the Public, delighted and astonished the Brethren by a performance on the flageolet, -of a Masonic air, which excited the most raptur ous applause.. The utmost hilarity and convivia lity prevailed throughout the evening, and it was near midnight before the note of festivity and gladness Ceased to vibrate in the Hall. OBSERVATIONS.—The remarks of the M. W. G. M., on the impropriety of introducing politics into a Lodge, cannot be too generally circulated. The censure conveyed by them was just and ne cessary ; for, if unnoticed, the impunity which had attended the present irregularity might have led other Brethren astray, and been productive of an evil which would have undermined the foundation of an institution, which may justly , refer to its extensive and most useful charities, and to the general good conduct of its members, as a proof of its beneficial influence on society, and of those principles of universal beneficence and brotherly love, which it is so well calculated strongly to impress on the mind. It must be obvious, that if political or religious questions are allowed to engage the attention of Masons in a Lodge, and to interrupt the harmony that ought to prevail there, the Master must ultimately re ceive censure; for when the G.M. comes to survey the work that the Brethren should have performed, he mast necessarily find it undone and neglected, the level upon which the Brethren meet, broken, and the square, on which they part, lost. Thus the distinguishing characteristic of Masons would no longer exist among these Brethren, and the G. M. would be under the painful necessity of 1 declaring them no longer free to good fellowship, or free from disunion, jealousiesi--and dissen sions, which, in all Well regulated societies, must be considered as the worst of vices, and in this deprive those guilty of it of the benefit of association with Masons. But we trust that the mild, dignified, and paternal rep - roof of the G.M. will avert an evil fraught with such painful con sequences to the Craft, and, we say not too much in adding, to the world at large. The Magistrates of Essex have determined to erect a spacious Penitentiary for that County, in which all the prisoners are to be classed ; and those who are able, obliged to work for their own support, whilst imprisoned. Whether it is owing to the long nights, which of course give more time to dream, or whether it is owing to the richness of the Scheme of the present Lottery, we know not, but we are cre dibly informed there never were so many parti cular Numbers bespoke at :the Lottery Offices, so many indeed, that we advise those who may have a predilection for Fancy Numbers, to loie no time in their application, , otherwise their favourite may be sold, and that very soon, as the =drawing is at hand, being on Valentine's Day, when the Contractors give away Three Prizes of • ANNIVERSARY OF MR. FOX'S BIRTH-DAY. The Anniversary of the Birth of the illustrious Statesman and Patriot; Mr. Fox, was celebrated 'on Saturday last by the Fox Club, at Freema sons'''favern. A numerous company of Noble men and Gentlemen assembled at seven o'clock, and sat down to a sumptuous dinner. Loi:d JioL LAND was in the Chair ) and he was suppbrted;by# • H. R. H. the Duke.of Sussex, *e Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Leinster, Earl Grey, Elrl Fitzwilliam, Earl of Thanet, Earl of Albemarle, Earl Cowper, the Marquess of Tavistock, Lord Erskine, Lard Milton, Lord Archibald Hamilton, -Lord Robert Spencer, Lord William Fitzgerald, Lord Normanby, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Waithenan, Sir M. W. Ridley, M.P., Sir Wm. Rowley, M.P., Sir Ronald Ferguson, M.P., Sir Robert Heron, M.P., Sir Robert Wilson, M.P., Sir George Robinson, M.P„ the Hon. General Walpole, the Hon. Colonel L. Stanhope, the Hon.T. Erskine, Honourable T. Diindas, M.P.,Honourable George Ponsonby, Mr. Scarlett, M.P., Mr. ronghant, _M.P., Mr. Denman, M.P., Mr. Lambton, NI.P., Mr. Calvert, M.P., Mr. Denison, M.P., Mr. Russell, Mr. M. A. Taylor, M.P., Mr. Barrett, M.P., Mr. Wharton, M.P., Mr. Concan non, M.P., Mr. Ellice, M.P., - Colonel Hughes, M.P., Colonel Roberts, M.P. Mr. Honywood, M.P., Mr. Creevey, M.P , Mr. Bernal, M.P., Mr. J. P. Grant, M,P., Mr. Birch, M.P., Mr. Macdonald, M.P., Hon. Jas. Abercrombie, M. P., Mr. Ser jeant Lens, Mr. Serjeant Heywood, Mr Perry, &c. &c. &c. As soon as dinner was concluded, Lord HOLLAND propos ed the following Toasts' in bumpers " The King " The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family." His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who had pre viously been at a - diuner of the Freemasons, in another apart• ment, was now announced. He was received by the com pany standing, and' took his place on the right of the Noble Chairman. Lord HOLLAND then addressed the company. He said he had now to .propose to. them that Toast which not alone the formula of the Club, but the whole spirit and object of the Institution had placed most prominent in their con sideration, he meant " The Memory' of Mr. Fox." — To give a corresponding expression to, the feelings which such a subject so naturally excites!, would be, to him, in any place, and amongst any body of men, a dif ficult task, but:when ,he looked around him, and saw the valued persons by whom he was surrounded, many of. them the old and dearest friendi of Mr. Fox, and they equally dear to him, be felt his entire inability to the discharge of such a duty. But these causes, arising firm the particular circum stances, and limited to the impression of private feelings, must, in the course of time, naturally become fainter and fainter in their effect, while the impression created by the public life and political principles of Mr. Fox will, on the contrary, become more and snore vivid. Indeed, he might say, that the occurrence, of every hour went to establish the value of that life, and the truth of those principles. They could trace, in the evils that surrounded the conntry, the fatal consequences of a deviation from them. Invasioni of the rights of the people, which Mr. Fox most strenuously resisted,even for a temporary duration,were now become a part of the pernranent law of the country. Again they saw the rights of the people and the independence of States threatened with subversion by a despotic confederacy of Courts, for such, in furtherance of whose atrocious designs they were then perhaps on the very eve of a war. With a prospect so dis ' heartening, it was nes small gratifseationto the friends of con stitutional liberty, to see the progress of the principles which Mr. Fox supported through his life, and taking a more ex tensive spread. They were perhaps better understood, and more widely diffused at that moment throughout the United Kingdom than at any former period- And to their influence, and the necessity of making them a rallying point, he looked, as Our best security amidst the perils that on every side sur rounded us. The Noble Lord concluded with proposing " The Memory of Mr. Fox," which was drank iu affectionate and reverential silence. The Noble CHAIRMAN then gave " the House of Bruns wick, and may it never forget the principles which seated it on the Throne." Lord HOLLAND said, that having drank the House of Brunswick collectively, he should next propose the health of that Illustrious Member of it, who, though engaged at an other Meeting, had just honoured the Fox Club, in order to sanction, _by his presence, those very principles which he had uniformly supported by his conduct. He proposed" the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex" and as this was his birth-day, with many.returns of the present day. The toast was received with marked attention and - respect. His ROYAL HIGHNESS returned his 'Thanks to the high ly respectable company for the distinguished honour they had conferred upon hint. He stood in need of no secular temnpta tion toimake him anxious to be present in these times at such. a Meeting. He felt it on public grounds, a duty to be present; believing, as he did, that the salvation of the count's , de pended on a meeting of such high and acknowledged charac ters, holding in veneration the principles and memory of Mr.. Fox. It was oar the active co-operation of the upper classes of society with tbi-puhlie:Spirit of the country that he relied" to extricate themselves from the difficulties of their present situation. The most beneficial effects must be the conse quence of the Nobility taking their proper station amongst the other orders of the community, convened at public Meet ings. He, for one, did not consider such Meetings a farce —(long continued approbation).—He bad opposed the intro duction of the gagging system, when it was de novo engrafted on the law of the land—and he would now ask its introtincers to point out any good effect of such an unconstitoti.nal in vasion, even to their own views. He had to repeA his thanks to the company, and his Noble Friend, who presided, for the honour conferred on hint. Lord HOLLAND stated, that be was now about to interfere with a regulation of the Club, which, though it altered the letter, it enforced, he was sure, the spirit. The rule was to give certain constitutional toasts before the healths of indivi duals were drank. He should adopt the other course, and in illustration of the spirit of the rule, proposed the health of a Noble Friend, who had stood fur years by the side of Mr. Fox during the most eventful period of his life, who had supported hint in all his struggles for the liberties of mankind, and in his resistance to all those inroads which were made on the Constitution of his Country; and who since his death had persevered with unabated firmness in tiplioldivic the same principles. He proposed " the health of Earl Grey, the faithful and able supporter of the principles of Mr. Fox." Earl GREY returned his sincere thanks to the company for the distinguished honour they conferred on him, and to his Noble Friend for the kind but unmerited manner in which the proposition was couched. It had been his high distinc tion to have possessed the confidence of that great man whose memory was so justly dear to them all, to have co-operated with him so far as his much humbler powers allowed in all those political exertions which marked a very important part of Mr. Fox's life, and to have unhappily failed with him in ',averting all those national evils which Mr. Fox had predict ed as the effect of the system the Administration of time coun try were pursuing; but the most aggravated and bitter re sults of which the country began most unfortunately to feet when it had been deprived by death of that enlightened Statesman. Had his great mind been left to guide them amidst the perils of the present day, appalling as those dan gers were, their apprehensions for the future would be con siderably alleviated. But he agreed with his Noble Friend, that if there was a hope of safety through the perilous ways before them, that hope was to be realized in taking the prin ciples of Mr. Fox as their guide, and in their application .alone to expect security ! „ Lord'HOLLAND next proposed " The Health of the Duke of Norfolk, and may he who ever supported the Civil Rights of his Fellow Subjects, be no banger debarred from the exer cise of his own by AN INTOLgRANT Law" (Long and con tinued approbation followed the toast). The Duke of NORFOLK returned thanks, and observed, that though circumstances kept him aloof from political du ties, he had from early life cherished in his mind the princi ples of Mr. Fax. The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Health of one of the Oldest and most Valued Friends of Mr. Fox, and who recently gave a proof that those principles would be called into practice by him whenever the occasion demanded it." He gave "The Health of Earl Fitzwilliam, and the Subjects' Right of Petition." Earl FITZWILLIANI, in returning thanks, said, that he ever held it to be the unalterable right of the people to peti tion for a redress of grievances. In the exercise of that ' right he should ever protect them. His sincerity lie was hap , py to have proved, when the duty required it,_ by evidence stronger than any declaration. Lord HOLLAND said that he saw near him a Noble Lord, a very old and intimate friend of Mr. Fox, who had continued through a long political life to uphold his principles, and yet strange to say, was not a Mem ber of the Fox Club.' He had, therefore , top ronose the sus - Pension of the rules atilt Society as to the admission of Members, and at once insert the name of Thomas Lord Erskine. The Noble Lord was admitted by accla mation. Being now a Member, the Noble Chairman ob served, that lie' bad his health to propose, and when he men tnedbtyh Jury u n r a y nr Amidrsstli t i r l e to ck did of o o t im a a s o s associate with r w c it , l: ll i s t i the Trial ii. tional banners, the. Trial by , Jury still remained, and for the extension of that geeat privilege the country was mainly in debted to his Noble Friend; He had now reached an ad statteed'age, with a mind as.anxious and almost as active to uptiOld the rights and liberties of his country, as in the earlier periods of his briiliant and patriotic lire. What a great Roman Advocate had said of ,himself they could with evat jostle, say of his Noble Friend, Defendit rempublicam adoleseens. non deseruit sene.r. He gave the health of Lord Erskine and the Trial by Jury. . • • • Lord ERSKINE said he fe't mast sincerely the value of the honour just conferred on bias, both in admitting. him in such a manner to a member of that Club, and of associating his health with that inestimable right of the subject, the Ta ial by Juiy. It was a-mighty triumph to effect the liberty of e press that only now teruatuialLpopirlar ,brtrrivr, frowf-th4 ftiraleimnib-witirEli'tlfe‘ usage - of - the Court s of raw tidliept it, and place it under the protection of the Jury. But who effected it ?—be who alone possessed, from, his great talents and high station in the country, the power to effect it—Slr. Fox. Flow then did- he succeed; for Parliament was then established as it was now, and equally undisposed to attend to the wishes of the people ? He effected that great and ; salutary improvement, by taking adiantage of the public feeling excited at the time, by giving to it a tune and direction, and by enforcing its claims on the acknow ledgment of Parliament. He believed the public spirit of the country was now more awakened than at any former period. That the principles of that venerated Statesman were Inure universally influential; and that supported by the efforts of those he saw around him, that spirit must again he tri umphant.—(Approbation.)—His Noble Friend had justly said, that he (Lord Erskine) was now an old man ; he was so, yet he felt something within bins that told he should live to see the triumph of those principles in England and in other countries. He might be called a sn perstitious man; if be was one, it was the firm impression of his mind, and he could not change it; hut he believed that the affairs of the world were under the superintendance of Providence : and that that progression of improvement schlep ' itordained, it was worse than vanity in Governments to attempt to oppose. The confederacy of despots was now proceed ing, its that very course which this Country pursued towards the free States of America. Those very measures which were adopted tuenslate them ensured their emancipation. Thus will it be with the spirit of despotic aggrestion now let loose on the Continent, and which, he believed, the British Go vernment were misguided enough to countenance; for had ,they trot treated the Neapolitan Minister as Mr. Chanvelin was formerly treated? But let them not deceive themselves —it_ will not. come. to good. He felt within h'inself that t such an unhallowed purpose, and he prayed Got! that it may be so, must end in the ruin and discomfiture of its authors (Applause). The following toasts were then drank:— " The Rights of the People." " May the example of one Revolution prevent the necessity' ' of another." " The ,Cortea of Spain'and Portugal, and the Parliament of Naples." Lord HOLLAND remarked to the Vice President,-that they had friends nearer home, who demanded their recollection. He should therefore propose the " health of the Duke of Leinster, and the Whigs of Ireland. The Duke of LEINSTER in returning thanks, observed, that be never had the proud distinction of having lived in intercourse with Mr. Fox: When very young he had Seen him once, but from the first consideration he had given poli tical sub jects, he bad revered the principles of that distin guished man.—Would to God, he were now existing to rescue the country t Hisprinciples ha trusted to see yet bronght into operation, and the cause of Reform succeed, 't The Noble Hoases of Russell and Cavendish, and may they ever be united in defence of the liberties of their country." The Duke of SUSSEX proposed the health of the Noble Chairman, the inheritor of all those private virtues which so eminently distinguished the character of Lis illuitrious Uncle, as well as the depository of his enlightened solicitude for the happiness of mankind, and the preservation of the liberties of his own country.—(Loud applauses.) Lord HOLLAND briefly returued thanks, and observed, that to the solicitude of that venerated relation he owed the first attachment to those principles which now constituted his greatest happiness. He it was who strictly directed his mind to those objects which became a public man, animated with a desire to serve his country. The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Marquis of Tavistock, and the independent Freeholders of• Bedford. The Marquess of TAVISTOCK thanked the Company, and regretted that like his friend the Duke of Leinster, lie hail not the gratification of knowing Mr. Fox. He, however, had the happiness of the friendship of the Noble Chairman, who inherited all his public and his private virtues. His love of peace and freedom, his attachment tothe rights of the people, and 1533 hatred of oppression.—(Approbation).—Ho also had the good fortune of being instructed in his political lite by a father who had, during the life of Mr. Fox, co-operated with him in the glorious struggles he had made for the liberties of mankind. The next toast was, " The Earl of Rosslyn and the Whig s of Scotland." The Noble CHAIRMAN: next proposed" The health of Loril Milton,and the independent Freeholders of the County of York." - . • Lord MILTON requested the company to accept the sin, eere:thanks of himself for the honour they conferred. He would not say that time were some amongst his C o nstituents who would not perhaps value, as he did, such a dis tinction, but for the greater proportion he was sure- they would highly value such a mark of approbation. The Noble CHAIIt.MAN next gave " The health of Mr. Lambton and the independent Freeholders of the County of Durham." Mr. LAMBTON begged to return his sincere thanks for the. distinguished honour. Lord HOLLAND propelled the health of Mr. Honywood and the independent Freeholders of the County of Kent: HONYWOOD eipressed his sense of gratitude at the unexpected and unmerited honour. He was educated in the principles of Mr. Fox. His more matured mind had convinced him of their excellence, and he was determined to exert his influence to bring them into operation fur the benefit of his Country. His Lordship next gave the health of Mr. Denison and the independent Freeholders of Surrey. Mr. DENISON said, lie thanked the company most grate fully. When he entered the House of Commons, many years ago, he had the - honour and the happiness of being the pri vete friend and the public supporter of that great and good man, whose memory they all revered. His principles he then supported; every eventful year increased his admiration : and he thought be might say, that as he lived, so he would die, in upholding them.—(Approbation.) Lord HOLLAND observed, that though he did not know whether the' Representatives were present or not, they must not forget the County in which they then were. He should therefore propose the healths of Mr. By n„ and Mr. Whitbread, and the Independent Freeholders of Middle sex.—The Noble Chairman said, he had next to propose a toast, in support of which much bad been written and stated, and for the success of which many were most anxious, but for the speedy realization of which within the aSt 24 boors, there were 310 additional reasons, he meant— ' A fair, a full, and free representation of the people—',Con inued approbation)." The last and characteristicloast of the Club next foltowed —"-The Cause of Liberty all over the Wor ld." The Company immediately retired. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, FOR THE PRESENT WEEHt. The Qoptrtdon Hounds meet on Wednesday at Howthorpe, Leieesterslsire ; 'Thursday, at Norton.by Galhy Saturday, at MedboUrne Guide Post. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Tuesday, at Burbage • oa Fri day, at Swinten ; Saturday, at Lindley; Monday, at dhelmsley Wood. The Earl of Derby's Stag • Hounds meet on Tuesday, at Leatherbead; Saturday, at Catterham Common. H. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox Hounds, on Wednesday, a t Out wood ; Saturday, at Kingswood Gate. da'yr,heaSt u K r e r s e t y . Hounds, on Thus slay,at Linpsfield ; Satu'r . The Harriers meet every day. - • It was remarked, that at one time on Friday night there were 576 Members in the House of Commons, a number greater than ever was known to be present on any one occasion. The greatest division which ever took place was 546. The Members who divided on Saturday morning were 19 in amount; so that it would seem 59 had left the House before the division took place. Had not this been the case , it is ascertained that the nett majority against the QUEEN would have been little short of 150. Friday, previous to the commencement of the King's Levee, the Bishop of WiNctiEsTEn was admitted to an audience of his MAJESTY in his closet, when his Majesty was graciously pleased to invest his Lordship with the Chain and Badge, as Prekite of the: Order of ,0 garter. trNE ARTS. iiIIiTISH IN4IITUTION. [No. 113 A Storni iii the 134 of Najd's, 4 - r.;—Mr: THoW Baincett..—ln sentinifitit arid 'e eeling few Artists ran" in ttte satiteilalvsalth t bottg u{rjertioll' • a • dried against him for his neglect, both in the dip:Wing an , finishing of the subordinate parts of his pictures is just, s o . truly dues he feel his subject that it may be said of hint is of Guldsmith" Nullum ijund tetigit non oenavii." His Ms' niac, and the woman perished in the snow, are still fresh tR the recollections of every. lover of the art, and thii yearlt e , not only sustains his high reputation, but increases it. th e principal picture among several which are More or less to It s admired, is a storm coming on in the Bay of Naples. This a classic landscape of a high order; its range is extensivit containing the grandest features of nature, of which advar tage has been taken ; and where difficulty has occurred in tut disposition of the lines., the skill. of the artist has so dtsposel his masses of shadow, as tp resnove the nnpleasing effect thei might have produced without sacrificing the local troth of tits scene.. A place so well known and so. often represented, doe' not require a minute description of its several parts. lit evitl he sufffeient to abserve that the view is taken from a corn' manding elevation, which embraces the well known strikit features.of that remarkable place, among which the rains have a powerful effect, anriel-the lurid atmosphere which en' velopes.the scene. We shall, therefore; offer some genera i , observations on the poetical manner in which the terrific of elements is felt and treated. Beneath a sombre nopy of dusky clouds, the forms and graduated tones of whi cj `seem to have been studied from the scene itself, and ante d which the lightning begins to strike, lies stretched oat 11 , ‘ Bay and surrounding Country, and through openings in ti lt mountains, which occupy the fiwther sid'e of the Hay, is see` the Ocean. Not far from the centre a rushing squall see's' to hare burst from its prison, and is driving before its re st,' less fury a helpless bark—from thi s we ll placed incident tl eye is conducted to the foreground, where is a scattered 01,011 Hying in disorder and dismay to escape the fury of thetel . , pest, and the blasting of the lightning to which one ha s ready fallen a victim. These are the• leading features 01 noble Landscape, to which the subordinate parts contribo by their happy distribution. The cumposition of the fol l .; ground is grand, but we think the figures rather too laFge t t i proportion to the landscape, and the light so much colic'' r . trated about then), as to command the eye rather more tb* could be wished, and is, perhaps, somewhat injurions to 1 1 + 4 .- aemial perspective, since it clashes with the managentesi t light on the distant . Ocean. If we did not think this pictur e • was a correct representation of a peculiar effect of na ture :, we might be inclined' to Inarrel with the monotony chic , pervades it. There never was a work of art without so'" defect, lout we leave those who are unable, front a want of nc tural capability, of at once entering into the soul and spirt of such a work, to detect them ; and with heartless illon 7 1; ence attempt to detract from the praise which is dt,e to 1 1 superior claims of conception and execntion. Oar lii° l . l will not adusit of oar doing more titan call the attenteen lit the spectator to a mother and child, full of sentiment) 11 . '4 not well drawn. A Beggar Boy, with his tattered hat R. ll _ , ragged garments ; with pallid want depicted on his brow, ",`, sceching charity amid the snows of winter, replete with totield.., ing character. His Gypsies are all in some way to 1 ,4 3 s , mired, and we think Mr. Barker's Pictures will add it , t ' attraction of the Gallery. We regret. at not Gilding gul' °ll ' those exhibited some specimen of Isis gay Italian styre. A Female Italian Peasant, and a Native of CalexT• Mrs. CARPENTER.—W hail with pleasure an o pportUn l't.. n ., offering our just tribute Of praise to the efforts of feala te i t air dustry and talent in a pursuit which is well adapted to habits. • Two years since Mrs. Carpenter exhibited a moll) and child, which attracted gee-at attention, amid we .1 ,1 °7 received the warmest praise front the venerable resPe c i t i 4 ets West ; and which was repeated with pleasure by hit) ) , 96. he learnt that it was the production of a woman. The foto Italian-Peasant challenges competition with 'any Piclt%r e .; ' f the same class in the Gallery—and chastit:s send!sifisPr ici s , .of colour, we think stands first among them. The expre_:‘, :inn is natural and unaffected—the attitude graccfa l and pretending, time drapery well nsanaged in all its F arts, 3 " 0 , every where freely pencilled ; the """ ,I)no duced by trick. The drawing we hope will excite some t. lation in the .trident's- of rice other sex, whose opportuni tic i are manifold what Mrs. Carpenter's can be... -Tice vat . '" ° ; th e rather n ec neck too is Calcutta is also a clever Portrait—but inferior. in our e xterns flat , a a n t d iti I lT e rd o — pc tte r ls, the dress catches the eye too quickly. ` • ti pacto s to,f thett e e P e asant k ground ' The Broken Pane, and the Seamstress„ —Mr. =' ; ' lA • g requires neither the knowl e d ge o f-the connoisseur , no r t promptness of the amatcnr, so discover resme . e%cell ericres Mr. Sharp's beautiful little Picture-of the Npinhecary cats ing a Youngster, 'whom he sayinoses. to have beentint tier. brat that broke imis_favindovir,—eagerness anal an e:tpre.Ls_ whichpoints to the fractured pane with one hand, and firmly rja l L e Iris prisoner with the other, is dclineated on the face o bi tft ro attitude and- 41141 r, of the dorm er, e the urchin, wi t4 n stretched hands, and fear and innocence depicted brow. affirms " it was'at are ;" Time dug rushing tilt evincing irritation by leis action and o pen mo nth, adds tO bustte of the scene •' while in time distance are seen s cat s fie . ing off the guilty boys;--the introduction of the Ar do r eary's apprentice grinning through the corner of the wi l • h o at the capture of the boy, completes the conaposititai• t ies building is very picturesque, and the foliage which Ma o the corner is not only freely and delicately perstiled, but e t it sessing all the rich anti playful tones of Dn-Sart. In t little Picture is a happy combination of softness, colour , ° . 9 spirit, .with, a playful amusing subject. The Apotlicear.Yo extended thumb and two fingers, is not the best pos it eo whicls the band for such action admits. Time old Seamstfuse s admirable, but Mr. Sharp must forgive ns - when «e r e 'b r if aim the same braise for it, since we think sy . e [pearly the same disposition of colour and effect, la 3 cior )rated :irated little Picture of Rembrandt's, though without ri"' . 2 racter, which, after all, is the chief attraction. r °W.* :t Insisted Lioy, ousiest by a Jelin ba t Ciiii M ISTAIAS.-TiliS is a m very spit ited com av position, an d ill t line of art a subject of the highest class replete with tics, which have been successfully contended with by i; p l'. Christmas. The ferocious charaCter of the Lion, ov" e° „ii, with fatigue and wounds,-yet still combating w it h his a"-bs ants, is forcibly expressed; the fore shortening of the lrm y and hody, the aril result of industry, u t attention to anim a : anatomy, the dog,which has just fallen a victim to the eeng mice of the Lion, both in character, ft.siti"°,"""ra‘ving,iirr cals. to 014, minds similar incidents introdured in the f finer productions of Sneeders, a nd _ g ive a fair promise of future excellence: The (jogs 1 rushing forward. to the attack are on this sale of the Picture scent* not appear to 1 43 1 paid!the nedessai y a ttention to harmony, and distribu.tio n colour, on which effect, cisietty. j i g p en d s , „ b ia s , w tsss. 'tt t "'ogi u :gi r r :°:e e -.2::-). o :lu f ftssatc t il l n: s ie e °7 l3 :::ll. o cttt g ')lleititlit a l) ; (g s : i r and Alps, ts e s l a : 11 d rvises n ossli.tEteoh:ehs:n leis ply stollen Dr lugs in . Mr : . Fawkes's noble collection hy this Artist , ° A . — e found d ib l ic rule bein Al c i r li a ; s — e long call ed the - pulilie attention to his productions, as b 6 examining his Picture of Amble-lisle WU taints wi" a glen whose sido are thickly. clothed b foliage, thro?.g, which hurries a bubbling stream ; one side of the ha" "water-colou r d. The crowned by the Mill, on scesn'eery'cl'ins'enmis.' picturesqa% which the light falls with a hr ° 2 and masterly effect; the foliage is finely pencilled; a freshoes.* of colour, powerf u l tu ne , an d natatill effect recommend ti" pleasing Picture to every lover of nature; perhaps the.ttiOg" of shadow on the right side of the - Picture is rather b v' It but a better light than that by which it was seen, may to us that our remark is not justly applicable. The Church. of Notre Dame at Voietiers ;-111e. Jo.' The notice of this Picture, unless it bad been follow ed it h . Y Mr. Jones's name, might not have led its to leave others ' more striking titles to examine it ; but an sooner has the eye_ caught this Picture, than it dwells _ on it with pleasure, e y e there is not in the Gallery any painting with a more cal bee effect than Notre Dame de Poictiers. ' gray tone that muss through it, accords wills the antique r letnn pile, stud proves that the taste and feeling of I *1e ; Jones, for the more tranquil appearances of nature, has n' beets over-rated. The forms of the sky are natural and Pie"' ing, and the breadth of the whole Picture. perfectly al;re e with the subdued tone in which it is painted. The clistribn. tion of the crowd on the whole is good,, though in some in stances the groups'are isolated, and the masses of shadow WI • The silvery saber those towards the back ground seem a little opaque. The Promenade Sur les Boulevards Italiens---'rbe Blacksmiths, - Shop, &c. are . pretty specimens of Mr. Jones pencil, but very short of the View at Poictiers. . • ' (Tu.bit. eurstineted.) ,