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for:w4ard on. that occasion, , - and of their ..de :erinination to support these Resolutions. He, ',.lo.w.ever, could not help sa.ying, that he thought it' would have • been, better if rather more communication had taken place on that sub -- J ect • between the parties interested. Ills Lord:. 'ship , could not help expressing his admira tion of the conduct of Mr. Alderman Thurtell— the.Manly manner in which that Gentleman had ccinae forward on that occasion did honour to his heart and to his understanding. If the meeting 'hooked about them they 'would see many persons who; were coming round to the same opinion. Follow him, said his Lordship, they Will and e rn . ' :' - sst, r and the sooner the better. He hoped his Mend, Mr. Watson, was" fully satisfied that the inadvertence of which himself and his friend had been guilty in moving the resolu tions,' was entirely accidental. He pledged his honour, as a gentleman, that the mistake arose from no mean ) paltry, Pitiful jea lousy. lie hoped this declaration would satisfy ail parties (yes, yes.) - If any doubt. still existed, his Lordship, shotild they again calla county meeting, (and he had very little doubt that it would be necessary for them to do so) they would find -both - Mr. Coke and himself ready to forward their wishes to the best of their ability. He wished to make this explanation, because he had been much misrepresented, and because,, he did not think the subject irrelevant to the toast he was about to give n . In proposing that toast, he - begged to express his thanks to the high Sheriff for the polite attention which- he had paid to the - wishes of the yeomanry. His Lordship then gave— " The High Sheriff of the County." • Mr. G. WATSON. entirely exonerated the Noble Lord from any intention to act unfairly. - He was happy the requisition had met hiS Lordship's approbation. At the County :Meeting he had stated the reasons which induced the yeomanry to sign the requisition. Ile had said. that the occupiers had a stake in the country as well as their landlords, although not so large in extent. That meeting was a constitutional' one, it was the sight of Englishmen, and was called as the Act directs. The Committee, appointed to draw up the resolutions were not of one • opinitiii on'political subjects. Of course it was their wish to do , nothing that should disturb the unanimity: They all felt the distress, and their great object was relief: Agreeing, therefore, in the main points, they endeavoured as much as possible to refrain from making any allusions to politics. These were the reasons which had induced the Committee to draw up those re-' solutions. Amongst the various public 'reports of the transac tions, the Editor of The Stamford Mercury' had stated him to be a Tory. The Noble Lord knew that he Was no Tory. The EditOr might with equal propriety have said that the Devil was ' a saint. There was not a spark of Toryism in him. The very name of Tory was so abhorrent to his feelings, that he felt as if he was in a nest of wasps whenever the narefe was applied to him. He felt great satisfaction at the presence of the Royal Duke on this occasion. He hoped the Royal Family of this et.uetry would adhere to the principles which placed them on the-Throne, and not be led, away by those sycophantic Minis :erg, who would not hesitate to sacrifice both their country and their King to attain their own base ends. He should be glad to see the Royal Family of this country reposing the fullest con, fidence in the people. :The . Royal Duke now before them wanted no bayonet to protect him ; he wanted no troop of dra goons to escort him to their meeting, nor world any other of our Royal Family need such protection, if they attended to the e rinciples which placed their family on the Throne. It they did this, they would find their. best defence and security in the hearts and affections of Englishmen-(Applause.) • The next toast was, " The Cause of. Civil and Religious Li. berty all over the world." The Earl of ALBEMARLE then said he had to propose to the , Meeting the health of a man who never appeared before them, and whose name was never heard without exciting feel ' Irigs of esteem, veneratiein, and affection ; he meant the be loved and highly respected Bishop of the' Diocese.—(Loud cheers.)—He hoped he might be indulged in saying a few words' of the.character of that most amiable and upright Prelate, for, however feebly he might describe it, lie felt that he wasin unison with the feelings of the assembly, in attempting to do justice to his exalted worth. In doing this,- he was in some measure assisted by a test which had fallen in his way, and that test was the character of a perfect man, which he had. recently read in the works of a Reverend Divine. He was aware that he was' using a strong expression, but he begged a • moment's patience, and he would - engage to establish his assertion. A perfect man was described to be superior to fear, influence, or corruption ; one whose mind was regulated by the strictest rectitude, who was.true to the God whom he worshipped, and to the faith which he professed, a man who was true to his brethren, faith ful to his friends, generous to'his, enemies, self-denying to his own - interests, but liberal to those of the public—a man who was magnanimous, but not proud, humble, but not mean, just • without harshness, simple in his manners, but manly in his feel - lags, upon whose word you could rely, -whose countenance could not deceive,—whose sentiments of kindness were theeffu sions of his own heart —one -whom you might chose as a supe rioretrust as a friend, and love as a brother. This was the cha racter given of a perfect man, 'and by this test, paragraph by paragraph, he was ready to try that of the Reverend Prelate.— . (Loud applause).—lle would put it to the Meeting whether there could be a likeness more similar, or a portrait more just. He concluded by proposing the health of the Bishop of Nor wich, and though it was not usual to drink the health of per sons who were absent in that manner, he would give it in three times three. Archdeacon BATHURST returned thanks for the honour which had just been conferred on his venerable relation. The Earl of ALBEMARLE said, he had now to propose a toast which would give the highest satisfaction to all around • • him ; he meant the health of his Noble Friend " the Duke • of Norfolk." His Noble Friend had, since their last meeting in that place, attended at the Coronation of his Majesty; and from the high situation which he held, a s the head of the hereditary Nobility of the country, he was near the person of his Sove zeign, and was selected by hint from his fellows to say to the people that the King drank their health. However highly he might have felt the honour done on that occasion, he (the Noble Earl) could assure the Meeting, that his Noble Friend would feel equally gratified by the present mark of their approbation. . HI3 Noble Friend was no less anxious to support the honour and dignity of the Crown on. the oneliand, than the rights and liber ties.-of the People on the other. Ile concluded by proposing " The health of the Duke of Norfolk, a:la may the ancient here ditary Nobility of the kingdom ever think it their highest lion , our to Support the rights of the people."—The toast was re ceived with loud and continued applause. The Duke of NORFOLK rose to return thanks. Nothing . could be more gratifying or flattering to his feelings than the very handsome manner in which he had always been received • by the meeting, and particularly on that bccasion. He felt the more gratified - as lie perceived that they had, since he lest saw them, assembled in, increased numbers to commemorate the lrinciples of Mr. Fox. It was 'to those principles that they must ank, if not for indemnity for the past, at least far security for the future. The Noble- Chairnrnn had alluded to the situation which he,held at the Coronation. He must confess-that he fe.lt pmad at being commanded to return to the people the thanks of his Sovereign, who had just pledged himself at the altos to sup port their rights and liberties according to the principles which tad placed his family on the Throne. He felt the more -,,tea stare at the situation which he occupied on that occasion, when he reflected that some of his ancestors had been placed in situa tioes infinitely less agreeable—(A laugh.)-e-The days of arbi trary power were gone by, but they must strictly adhere to the principles of Mr. Fox to prevent their return. He assured them that he felt as proud of the honour which had just been conferred upon him, as of any which he had enjoyed.ein the si tuation to which his- Noble Friend had alluded.—(Applause.) ' The Earl of ALBEMARLE next gave—" A speedy Re • Real to all laws which tend in any degree to abridge the sacred edits of conscience, and our thanks to those of the Clergy, who signed from this Diocese, the first Petition to Parliament in fa vour of Religious Toleration." • Archdeacon BATHURST Said, he had in his official capa city called a Meeting of the Clergy on the subject alluded to, as ' he felt it his duty so to do. He assured the Meeting that many of his Reverend Friends, among whom was the Rev. Mr. Col lyer had afforded him the warmest co-operation and support. The Rev. Mr. COLLYER said, that as one of those who had signed the • Petition alluded to, - be begged leave to return thanks to the meeting, on behalf of himself and his friends, for . . the honour which they had just conferred upon him. He as. mired the meeting that 'he never signed any paper with more iileasure, and he hoped there .was no clergyman who would re •,: fasts to co-operate in so just and salutary a measure. He hoped • • he might be allowed to digress a little tipon this occasion. He '. bad ever been an advocate of the political principles of Mr. Fox. He had, ever considered that if those principles had been acted . upon several years ago, much danger and distress would have been averted from thii country. He . wanted no conviction to • =press this upon his mind ; but if any were necessary, lie had It in the distresses by which they were at present surroandetl. If ever there was a period which required the exertions of every honest man it was the present crisis. '1 heir liberties were curtailed, he wished that they might not be totally extinguished ; theirpro perty w as reduced—h e wished that itmight no be totally destroy ed ; the agricultural interest was distressed—he wished to rescue -it front total annihilation ; their population was unemployed—he wished to see the industry of the country again brought into ac tivity, for this would be one way of securing the happiness, by maintaining the morals of the people. All their present griev ances were, in his opinion, produced, by an unjust, cruel, and unnecessary war. That war gave rise to the expences by which they were now burthenedthe dangeisby which they were sur rounded' were too near to be lightly noticed, and hoiv; were those dangers to be averted but by an entire change both of men and Measures, and by the adoption of every practicable means of securing the rights and liberties of the people ? These were blessings which could only be attained by a wise and temperate, but real and substantial, Reform in the Commons house of- Parliament —(Loud applause.)—He hoped he should not be Considered as having trespassed improperly upon the attention of the meeting, but he could not in justice to his own feelings have sat down without,saying thus much. After congratulating the meeting upon the presence of the Royal Duke, the Duke of Norfolk, their Noble Chairman, and the other honourable and. independent Gentlethen around him, he 'concluded by express- ing his satisfaction at finding that the County of Norfolk pos sessed a body of Yeomanry who might fairly be considered as the pride, strength, and Ornament of the land (Applause.) The Duke of SUSSEX, in proposing the health of the Earl of Albemarle. expressed his regret that the Noble Earl did not exert those powerful talents, which were so well known to the country, in his proper place—in the 'House of Peers. A cer tain distinguished Personage had characterised County Meet ings as farces; but if, after the exertions of the Noble Earl and his friends, such expressions - were in future applied to COunty Meetings, they might turn out to be very serious tra gedies indeed.: He concluded by propoiing " The health of the Noble Chairman," which was drank with loud and conti nued applause. ' The Earl of ALBEMARLE said, that when a man knew his own faults, it was the ;.first step towards correcting them. He was aware that two faults were 'attributed to him.— Of (tie of these he was conscious, but he was not entirely dis posed to submit to the imputation of the other. However that might 'be, he was sorely afraid he was not :likely to amend, either in the admitted or imputed fault. The fault which lie admitted was talking too much at that Meeting :.that imputed to him was .his talking too little elsewhere. When his Royal Highness first proposed his health, lie had determined to core rect the first fault, at least, by not speaking much about himself. He begged, however, to say one or two words upon die remark which his Royal Highness had made upon him. In the first place, his Royal Highness had fallen into a mistake, which many a - kind-hearted Man had fallen into before him. He allowed the kindness of his heart to get the better „of his judgment, for those who best knew him knew how unfit he was for the House of Lords. He was not at all fitted for the so lemnity, the gravity; the wisdom, and decorum of that assem bly ; he had no ambition to gratify,, uo private object to attain, and in honest truth he must say, that he thought an attend ance on the House of Lords a useless and thankless exertion. He did not perceive the good which was to come from it.. He had, it was true, been ready to come forward in thecounty, and he did so for this reason—that he though this exertions there more effective than they could " be as a daily debater in. the House of Lords. He hoped they would accept the thanks of a plain , man; who had no ambition beyond a wish to hold the good opinion and good will of those who knew him best— (Applaiise).—There was no man who wished more sincerely than himself the happiness and prosperity of his friends, or the general welfare of this country.—(Applause.) Song—" The Standard of Liberty floats round the world." The Earl of ALBEMARI,E said, that he had now to pro pose a toast which puzzled -him more than any which lie had given that evening. He had, however, one way of getting' out of the difficulty, and that.was by at once mentioning the name of the gentleman whose health he meant to propose; naming the gentleman would be.fully sufficient, and therefore, he should at once state that lie had to propose the health of their worthy and highly estimable Representative, Mr. Coke.—(Loud and repeated' cheering.)—llis Lordship proceeded to state, that in proposing the health of so dear a friend of , his own, as well as of the meeting to whom he addressed himself, he feared that he should say either too much for the delicacy of the Hon. Member, or too little to satisfy his own feelings.—(Applause)— But there _was one observation which he would make and he defied any man in that or any other county to contradict filth ; namely, that for simplicity of manners, for singleness of heart; for doing his duty in the high situation to . which lie had been called, he was not surpassed by any man.—(Loud cheering.)— The Noble Earl concluded, by proposing the health of their Hon. and lOng-tried Representative, Mr. Coke, in three times three. (This toast was .received with enthusiastic applause.) Mr. COKE rose to return thanks, but the cheers of the Meet ing were so loud and so long-continued,' that two or three mi nutes elapsed before the llon. Gentleman could obtain a hear ing. He said, it was delightful to his feelings to recollect that he had lived for 30 years at least on terms of friendship with Mr. FOx, whose memory that meeting assembled to commenio: rate. But however pleasing such a feeling was, it was increas ed by finding that they were patronized by a Noble Duke of the House of Brunswick, upon whose character and virtues it was unnecessary for him to dilate—(Cheers)—By having also in the Chair a Nobleman who was his dearest friend—a Noble man who, by his cheerfulness of disposition, urbanity, playful ness, and pleasantry of manners, in holding him (Mr. Coke) and other persons up to the meeting, had pleased and gratified all around him—( Loud applause.),-Mr. Fox had been through life a plain dealing man ; lie was a man of humanity—he was filled with the milk of human kindness ; lie was a resolute and determined foe to corruption—(Applause.)—Mr. Fox had op posed himself to the war which followed the French Revolution, i and so had lie (Mr. Coke) also. He . had done so because he did not wish to crush the rising liberties of a great nation.— The policy of that great man (Mr. Fox) was however rejected ; but let those who advocate the fatal system which had been adopted in its stead take in one hand, all the glory, and in the . other all the taxation arising from it—(Cheers.)—Mr. Fox was a man of peace and not of blood ; he, if his counsels had been followed, would have preserved the lives of thousands ; he would have kept the great body of the population from misery and starvation—(Applause.)—ln a word, he would have saved the country from the severe distress by which they were at pre sent surrounded, by which the country was almost goaded to madness. Be hoped that the example of one revolution would prevent the necessity of another. They had heard a great deal of " the Pilot who weathered the storm,"or as his Noble Friend had better put it, " who gathered the storm." Where were the advocates of that Pilot now ? Where were the Pitt Clubs, and the Pitt Dinners ? He should like to know where they were to be found in that county. At the late County Meeting, a Gentleman whom he highly respected, Mr. Alderman Thur tell, a Gentleman whose political bias had heretofore been the other way, cameforwafd, and in the most manly and honour. able manner declared that lie had seen his error, and that he was now convinced of the necessity of an alteration of measures_ (II ear !)—H is Noble Friend had stated that many other Gentle men would do the same thing ; he (Mr. C.) hoped they would, and the sooner the better ;—they . would come over one by one, except, indeed, those who were entirely fed and supported by the present corrupt system of taxation. If any man had, more than another, advocated the interests of the Yeothanry and Farmers of the country, he might fairly say that, in the course of the last 49 years, he was that man—(Applause,)—He had always held the Yeomanry to be the health and sinews of the country.— Cheers.)--H e felt happy that the County llectinghad been called; from die moment it had been announced, he had determined to support it heart and hand. He was happy to find that Norfolk was the first County which had so assembled ; other County Meetings would soon follow it. But what was the fact before ? In Surrey, Suffolk, Kent, and other Counties, attempts had been made to put a stop to public opinion. One Noble Lord told the people that they had better go home, as they would de rive more benefit from doing sothan from attending such Meet ings —(A laugh).—There were present on ' this occasion many Gentlemen from the neighbourhood of Suffolk, and it would be for them to understand what had been the professions of their Member, Mr. Gooch, in Parliament. That Gentleman was at the head of the late Agricultural Committee, a CoMmittee which was a fallacy ; but lie feared that other such fallacies would be crammed down their throats as remedies, unless the whole of the Counties petitioned strongly and firmly for relief ; unless by their active exertions they forced their Members to do their duty—(Applause).—l n referring to Mr. Gooch, be was naturally attracted to a pamphlet which had been lately alluded to in another place. -It was entitled " Remarks on the last Session of Parliament, by a near Observer." In that pamphlet he found the following words attributed to Mr. Gooch : " Here he must observe that much as he differed in opinion and politics from the Ho noura bl e M em b er f or Aberdeen (Mr. Hume), he thought lie had by his indefatigable industry and valuable exertions, done great service to the country. He did not say this from any wish for popularity ; he owed it to his constituents to say this, knowing it to be their sentiments, and he could not ret urn t o them without having said it"—(Hear, hear !).—The Honourable Gentleman proceeded to state, that he would next call the attention of the Meeting to an extract from the Speech of an ancestor of his, Lord Chief Justice Coke ; it was curious to observe the Learned Judge's reason ing. • He said,—" What shall we do ? Let us palliate no longer; if we do, God will not prosper us. I think the Duke of Buckingham is the cause of all our miseries ; and till the King be informed thereof, we shall never go out with honour, or sit with honour here. That man is the grievance of griev ances. Let us set him down as the cause of all our disasters, atil-all will reflect upon him"—How personal (said the pamph let) the Lord Chief Justice would have been considered, had he been in Parliament in our times ! These are the specimens of what an English house of ( c)ntinons has been; the models of what it should be: What a contrast was this to a `• modern Ministerial pension-making Cernmittee"—(laughing.)----The evil of which they had now to complain was a dire and oppres sive taxation, and until that was reduced, they would deceive themselves if they hoped for relief. They ought to judge of the conduct of Ministers from what they had already seen. Let them look to the situation of Ireland : let them observe the late policy pursued there. He had no doubt, but a great part, if not the whole, of the evils produced by the disorder? in that country, might have been prevented by the exertion of a more wise and wholesome system of Government. But what was the fact ? Ministers allowed matters to be pushed to the last extre mity ; they allowed the poor deluded and distressed population to go their lengths, in order to furnish to Parliament and to the country an excuse for keeping up the present enormous and un necessary standing army—( Hear, hear !)—He for one believed that this was the policy pursued towards Ireland, and the sys tem which they would wish to introduce into England also. Ile had no doubt but the present wicked and unprincipled Go vernment would feel pleased: to see disturbances similar to those in Ireland arise in this country, for the purpose of giving them a pretence of calling in the military, and of governing the coun try by martial law. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by assuring the Meeting, that he still remained steady, and would continue to support those principles which first induced his con stituents to confer upon him the honour of representing them in Parliament—(Loud applause.)—He thanked them in the sin-, cerity of his heart for the great kindness which-had been mani fested towards him. The Earl of ALBEMARLE said, that he had now to pro pose to the Meeting the health of their City Members. Of those Gentlemen he was happy to say that one (Mr. W. Smith) was presiding at the head of a table near him, with that satis faction which he received from all such meetings with his con stituents. It was highly to' the honour of the Honourable Member (Mr. Smith), that he had through life enjoyed the per sonal friendship of air. Fox, and that since his death he had never swerved from the principles of that great man.-•—(Ap plause.)—The Hon. Member had fought with Mr:Fox in sup port of civil and religious liberty, and though in many in stances defeated, the combat reflected not the less honour upon ' either. Coupled with Mr. Smith he had to propose the health of Mr. Gurney, who, he was sorry to say, was absent. But as !Mr. Gurney was a man who was anxious to please those around him, the meeting could do no less than hope that he (Mr. , Gurney) was pleased and gratified iawhatever situations he was placed - at that moment. • • . Mr. W. SMITH felt it his duty to return thanks on behalf of himself and his Colleague, for the honour which had been done to them both. He, in common with the Meeting, lamented the absence of his Honourable Colleague; but he was sure the Gen tlemen would agree with him when he said that if that Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Gurney) felt that his :presence could in any way have advanced the objects for which they:were assembled, he would have sacrificed every personal consideration in order to be present—(Applause.)—For himself lie felt bound to re turn thanks for the many testimonials of friendship which had been conferred upon him on this and former occasions—(Hear, hear, hear !)—The present meeting recalled to his recollec tion a circumstance which lie must always, reflect upon With pleakure—he meant- the attachment which he had al waysentertained to. the person and principles of Mr. Fox —(Cheers.)--He felt also much pleasure in reflecting that an adherence to those principles had more firmly cemented the connection which hehad with the City of Norwich. during the last twenty years—( Hear, hear, hear !)—lt was . needless for him to say a word of the character of or the loss sustained to the country by the death of Mr. Fox.:—That meeting was the highest eulogium which could be pronounced upon him. In •that room they found that a great number of the most respects ble men in the county had assembled, so long after Mr. Fox's 'death, to couple his name with the Constitution , of England ; —with the cause of universal liberty—(Cheers.)—Their Noble Chairman said, that he did not wish to go into a detailed cam parikon of the comparative merits of Mr. Fox and Mr. Pitt. .-He (Mr. Smith) would however beg leave to consider a, few points' in the lives of both. Mr. Pitt had had many supporters in this country, but then it should be recollected that he had for a long period held empire, over the public purse of the nation. This alone - gave him patronage .to an_ immense extent ;—and notwithstanding the little gratitude which was said to exist in human nature, it was not wonder ful that there should still be found some few whose pockets had overflowed, with his bounty, and. who, not having yet lost all that had been so obtained, , were willing to return the favour by supporting the system which had supported them. —(Hear, hear !)—But let them consider the situation of Mr. Fox, under what disadvantages did that Gentleman ap=,. pear before 'the public ? Why was he supported who ,had no thing to grant, except from an appreciation in the public mind of that beauty of character, and of those constitutional:princi ples which he' had ever possessed.—(Loud cheers.) The tlon. Member stated' in- conclusion, that the reasons which he had already given had induced him to support N 1 r. Fox while living; and to adVocate his principles since his decease ; and he hoped that as long as the advocacy of such principles should, in his opinion; be beneficial to his Constituents, he should never desert them.—(Applause.)—He need not add, that he was now more than ever convinced of their being right. The Earl of ALBEMARLE said that. he had now a toast to give, in proposing which, he feared he should place himself ' in the situation of a Gentleman who was once relatingo story in presence of the late Sir Philip Francis, whose impetuosity of temper was well-known. The Gentlemen was relating this story M a kind of a round about way, as he (the Earl of Albemarle) Might be - upon that occasion, when Sir Philip exclaimed with the utmost impatience " In the name of mercy, Sir, the result, the result."—(A lauih.)—So it might be said of him, and therefore he would give it to them, for, as Lord Suffieldsaid, " do what they would, come it must." He should propose— " A speedy and effectual Reform in the Representation of the People in Parliament." This toast was received with loud ap plause, and drank with three times three. The Duke of'SUSSEX rose to propose a toast, which the Chairman could not, from the delicate situation in which, he was placed, propose to ; the Meeting. The proposition, could not' fall into better hands than those of his Royal Highness, as no one was more anxious for the honour of the Noble Chairinan's family, or more fully impressed with the talents and virtues of the Gentleman whose health he was about to propose than'' he (the Duke of Sussex) was. He proposed the health of Lord Bury.—(Cheers.) Lord BURY felt honoured by the kind reception which the Meeting had given him, as it signified their approval of his public conduct. ' The Noble Lord proceeded to point out taxa tion (arising from a profligate expenditure) as the great cause of our distresses ; and retrenchment—a rigorous retrenchment in every branch of the State—as the only means of affording permanent relief. This retrenchment was not, however, to be obtained without a change of men and measures. The next toast was, " the health of Lord Holland, the repre sentative of the name and principles of Mr. Fox"—(Applause.) The Noble Earl said he had now to propose the health of an honest man—a man whose name would be highly acceptable to all who knew him; he meant Mr. Honywood, Member for Kent.—[This toast was loudly cheered, and drank with three times three.] Mr. lIONYWOOD, in returning thanks, assured the Meeting that while he deeply felt the kindness with which he was treated, he felt that he had done nothing to deserve their favour, except his endeavour to redeem the pledge which he had given to his'constituents to support their interests and those of the nation to the best of his abilities—(Applause).!--- He had been bred from infancy in the principles of Mr. and the judgment of the man only confirmed the early impres sions of his boyhood.- He felt convinced that if the great po litical principles of Mr. Fox had been acted upon, the present overwhelming distresses of the country would have been pre vented—(Hear, hear, hear !)—Had that warning and prophetic voice been attended to, those direful calamities with which they were - surrounded would have been unknown. Had this been the case, instead of having their workhouses full of paupers, and their gaols full of criminals, they would have a working and industrious population ; they would have their lands in a high state of cultivation; they would have their gaols free from criminals, and crime scarcely known. The only way to remedy the evils now existing was to seek for the causes which produced them. In all diseases of the huMan body:the cause must he discovered and removed before the effect could be made to cease. So it was in the body politic. They must seek for the great cause of the evil, and he had no hesitation in saying, that that evil was. severe and oppressive taxation— (Hear, hear !)—He assured the meeting that he did not throw out these observations for the puipose.of causing irritation. Ile had before expressed a similar opinion, and so had many other Members of the House of Commons. If they compared the present prices of grain and expenditure with those of 179'2, they would find that they were at present supporting a qhadruple expenditure without any increase of means —( Hear !) —Some gentlemen who had gone before him, alluded to the French war as the cause of our distresses; but if the people laid been fully and fairly represented in Parliament, in all human probability that war would never have taken place.—(Hear, hear !)—He appealed,' then, to those who heard him, and to the country in general, whether it was not necessary that they should return to Parliament persons. who would boldly and fearlessly support their rights and privileges as Englishmen ? Without a free re presentation of the people there could be no relief.—(-Applause.) —Corruption was at the core of Parliament, and that corrup tion must be eradicated.—(Cheers)--He thanked then, most sincerely for the honour which they had done him in drinking his health. The Duke of NORFOLK rose to propose the health of Gentleman, who, he was sure, would meet with the warmest greetings of that assembly, as well from his connection with their Noble chairman, as from his own intrinsic merit. He proposc , .a the inahli a U K , James Macdonald.—(Applause.)— This toast was drank with three times three: _ _ Mr. J. MACDONALD, M. P., in rising to return thanks, was received-with loud and repeated cheering from all parts of the room. He was well assured that there was not in that as sembly a single individual who - could be easily tired in devising means of gratifying their Noble Chairman, and that if time would admit it, not any one of his Lordship's family would be allowed to escape their friendly greeting— (Applause) ;—and if any Gentleman was likely to be more forward than another in this friendly conspiracy, it was the Noble Duke who brought him before the meeting upon this occasion.—(Cheers.) But the Noble Duke had, in the excess of his kindness ' for gotten the double responsibility to which he subjected him- , self by this proceeding. He had forgotten that in pro posing his (Mr. 31`Dtinald's) health, he necessarily inflicted upon the Meeting a• speech of his, for which he (the Duke of Norfolk) was responsible and, secondly, the Noble Duke was responsible to him for the sundry yawns and laughs by which that speech must necessarily be in terrupted. -He should, however, make his speech as short as possible, and thereby.lessen the - responsibility of the Noble Duke both the one way and the other. But did his Grace re collect that he had incurred a third and most serious respon sibility in proposing his (Mr.- IVl'Donalti's) health ? He meant responsibility to their Noble Chairman, who was by this toast reminded of a third generation. He would, however, endeavour to make the Noble Duke's peace, by wishing that to the fourth or fifth generation =the example set by the Noble Chairman should not be lost upon his posterity (Loud cheers.) Having said so much, he did not see how he could add a sylla ble to what had been said by the Gentleman who had so ably gone over the ground before him; indeed he was at a loss to find, a corner into which to thruSt himself. He congratulated the meeting on the vigour of wind displayed by their worthy and distinguished Member, - Mr. Coke, - who had now spent some forty or fifty years in their service. After such an ordeal, that Honourable,Gentleman must appear before them with a pecu liarly proud feeling of having to his utmost discharged his duty, not only to his constituents, but to the country at large—(Ap-. plause.),-He begged also to congratulate the :Meeting upon the able and energetic speech delivered by the Reverend Divine - (Mr. Collyer) from (lie centre table. It-was a speech charac terised net less by the duties of his profession, than by those sound political doctrines which became him as a good Chris tian and an honest ,man—(Applause.)--Having said so much, hedid not wish to follow directly the. topics which had been already touched -upon. Something had, however, been said about the pilot who weathered or more properly speaking, who gathered the storm.`Surely they- were-! not there - to 'Sing of storms having been weathered at a time -when the storm was still gathering and raging! around them ; they were not assem bled there to prate about prosperity and happiness when ruin was staring every one Of - them in, .the • face—(Hear!)—Surely they .were not. assembled to boast of the liberties of Europe at a time when every effort to enslave, not only the Continent, but England, was in agitation, and likely, if not resisted in time, to. be attended with success.—(Applause.)--Why, then, what were they assembled for ? Not, surely, to laud a • systein of Government which was crumbling to atoms be fore their eyes • but he could- not say that it would leave not a wreck behind. It would leave an imperishable trophy, in the shape of a National . Debt, which was at this mo ment greater' than the whole circulating medium of the whole civilised world put, together. They were met then to celebrate and keep alive the real principles of British freedom, and from which only could arise British prosperity.—(Applause.) —ln looking to- those principles, they had adopted. die name of a man who, if not faultless himself, was at least firm ly attached to the British Constitution; a mart, the energy of whose mind was only equalled by ,the tenderness of his heart ; a man who,- in the course of his whole existence, never entertained one selfish thought—who never harboured 'one-sen timent which did'not tend to the benefit and well-being of his fellow •ereatures—(Cheers.)—Let him, for a.moment,. contrast the conduct and principles of Mr. Fox with the shabby and shuffling counsels, the base and miserable politics, the mean and cowardly' compliances, of the present Administration— (Cheers.)—Had that fleeting—no, lie meant not that Meet ing—litit had the parasites of Ministers lost sight of the shifts and quibbles by which they tried to evade, any pro position made by that able and industrious man, Mr. Hume, to reduce taxation—(Applause) ? But. if the Gentlemen to who'll he •appealed had forgotten all this, they had•still the exe crable Six Acts staring them in the faceita black-and white.— These-Acts however were comparatively impotent, for !their severity counteracted their intended operatioig. —(H ear !) Until retrenchment look place; - until - the Sovereign was told that he could govern the people -without an excessive Standing- Army ; until the people had a full security against the recur- , - rence of existing evils, by a. full and - eflicienterepresentation in - ' the Commons House of Parliament, no permanent relief could be expecteda.!e(Hear.eliear !)—He would go further„ and state,- • thatif the ; free .spirit . of Parliament did not lead to such. results as 'these, then there was no alternative but a. des perate tyranny, or a desperate revolution.—(Near, hear !)-- .He, in order to. avoid such an alternative, would vote for a wise and temperate Reform in Parliament. He should be sorry to;see such a meeting as that he had the honour. of address ing, separate without delivering its opinion on the actual state of freedom on the. continent, for even there freedom had recently made rapid strides—(Hear, hear !)—They would re.. collect that Portugal was free ; that power, in the steps she had taken, -had - conferred upon, her present King a crown more-glo riona than had been worn by a ny fo rmer Ni em b er o f th e ri cuse of Braganza. In Spain too, the cause of freedom had made rapid advances; so rapid, indeed, had those advances been, that not even the bigotry of Ferdinand, or those about him, could long prevent the complete emancipation of that country from the state of tyranny and oppression in which it was at tenipted to - be held—(Heir, hear, hear !)--In. Italy, also, much had been done ; that country had nearly succeeded in achieving its liberty, by the most desirable of all means, that was without shedding a single drop of human blood, when in came the slavish instruments of the Holy. Alliance, and. the bud of freedom was nipped in its infancy. And let it he observed, that while tide flagrant violation of the liberties of a nation was committed,' we, Lord Londonderry and Co. the transferers and ' barterers of the liberties of Europe, stood by and applauded. , what was done—(Shame.)—The Honourable M e mber pro ceeded to observe, that not only without the aid of, but even in opposition to the • wishes of our Ministers, the, brave Greeks were making rapid strides in the sacred cause in which they had ! embeeked, and in which every honest man wished them success —(Applause). There'was one act of Mr. Fox's life while in power for one or two. years (and clogged as he had ever been) during that time which gave him (Mr. M a cdon a ld) p ecu li ar pleasure. He alluded to the passing of the Libel ifill ;"by that measure Juxors were made Judges of the Law, as well as the fact:: Let them, however, observe wh a t w as a t this moment ! in agitation by the new 'Ministry of France ; with a piece of paper which they called a Charter and which they boasted having received from a legitimate King, they were by a sweep ing measure likely to destroy the interference of Juries alto gether in cases of libel; and if this country did not exertthein selves, our Constitution was also likely to undergo a material change. They were at present represented badly enough, but if they did not look about -them, they would, hi a short time, have no representation at all, but would be goVerned by the point of the sword.—(llcar, hear!)—These were his opinions; . and he would say, that unless they came forward and exerted themselves manfully, the game was up. He hoped, however, that they would exert themselves, and that their ex ample would be followed not only by the neighbouring coun ties, but by every county in England—(Applause.)—He begged pardon for having trespassed so far upon the attention of the Meeting, and returned his sincere thanki for the honour they had done him in drinking his health. Mr. HONV WOOD being called upon by the Noble Chair man, sung "-Give me Death or Liberty," with great applause. The Earl of ALBEMARLE seid, that they had last year given a toast, wishing the dismissal of Ministers. But now they felt that a change of men, without a change of measures, would be useless. There were, indeed, some partial changes taking place in the Administration, but the public would not be benefited by, though they would have to pay for them ; for he understood, that by. Act of Parliament, a retired Minister was entitled to a certain pension. Oh ! for a Reform in Par liament-to relieve'us from this,- among other grievances ! Ile wished that those gentlemen who so applied for pensihs, were obliged to furnish an account of the services they had rendered to the public while in office. He feared it would be somewhat similar to an account sent in by a farrier, which ran thus— " To curing your horse till he died, so much - (A laugh ;") for a Minister-might say—" Item, to weathering (read-gather ing) the storm, 30001. a-year.—(Laughing.) ea The Noble Lord concluded by moving the following toast, which was received with loud applause—" May all corrupt advisers of the Crown meet their just punishment in die general execration of the country:" The next toast was, " Mr. Lennart!, the Member for Ips wich, who last year moved the Repeal of -the atrocious Six A ets.—(Applause.) - Mr. LENNARD returned thanks for the honour which die Noble Chairman and . the Meeting heal done him. lf his Honourable Friend, Mr. Macdonald, had been at a loss for topics upon which to address them, how much more so must he be, coming after the eloquent address delivered by that Gentleman. He would, however, offer a few observations upon the subject which they all had so much at heart.— The Honourable Member proceeded to point out shortly • the cause of the - existing distresses, and contended that a re duction of taxation (which could only be effected by a Reform in Parliament) was the only efficient remedy which could be ap , plied, lie wished not to-have the burden of distress taken from • them to be placed upon the shoulders of others. To give relief there must be a change both of men and measures, and neither the one nor the . other could be expected from the House of. Comitions, constititted as it was at present. The ti on ntitatie, Member, in alluding to his motion last year for the iepeal 0 ' the late notorious Acts, expressed his surprise at hating been so feebly supported. Indeed, his motion excited no mere at: tendon than a common Turnpikelroad Bill; and were it not f or the able speech of Mr. Dennian;-: whose assistance whenever given was most powerful, there would not have been a ny (lir cuSsion whatever upon the qu , .!stion—(Crlos . of shame !)—rz. e should not,• however, be deterred either by the sneers of 111 : enemies, or the desertion . of his friends, from performing wits he conceived to be his . duty.— (A nplause.) . Song--" Bacchus, Gild of sparkling wine." The next toast.was—" A speedy Repeal of the Six Act's."--' (Applause.) The Earl of ALBEMARLE proposed—" The Health Ridley Colburne, a Gentleman whose exertions in Parliamen t deserved their warmest approbation ?" Mr. R. COLBEJRNE, in returning, thanks, assured th,Ci Meeting, that he warmly and strongly participated in the ings and opinions expressed by the Gentlemen who prece. him, however feebly he might be able to express his.approb, don of them. , „ . The following toasts were then drank with wily:Amens AP* - - phius : .” Earl Grey, anti. our Friends throughoufEngland, who_ad: here to the principles of - Mr. Fox, belieVing them to be bow calculated to promote the happiness and welfare of our FellW: Countrymen." " The Liberty of the Press—the best bulwark of our Liberty. The Earl of ALBEMARLE said, he had now t& propose 3 toast which he gave with mixed feelings of satisfaction and r e :- get. Ile was pleased to toast the rian, butjie was. sorry he was not present. He meant Sir F. Burdett—(Loud cheering.)--- 0 believed he had authority for stating, that-the Hon. .Barnr''' would have been present, were it not that he was detained at Bath by a fit of the gout. With respect to Sir F. Burdett, to begged to say a word or two. He was ready to admit,: that and his friends had dißred with the Honourable Baronet or' some points, - but upon those points they were now agreed-' (Bear, hear I)—And how ? Was it by any base or .unniardl compromise of principle ? No. Was it by any. dirty shift; ting arrangement by which they could benefit theinserVeil !; —No, by no means. It was because the time .was when all opposers of a corrupt and extravagant Govern ment must agree—(Cheers.)—They had agreed, becausz union was necessary to savc the remnant of their liberties al properties— (Cheers.)—They had agreed, • because they wishe . to 'see the Constitution restored to its purity; because t!° l saw the necessity of a change in the Administration.; beca: o4 they saw that this change could only be effected by a Refor i3 in Parliament.—(Cheers.)—Having agreed upon thesegr''''„ l points, all - minor 'considerations went for nothing.. They fe lt that all the great opposers of a' corrupt Administration mos' unite in the main and vital points of Opposition.— (Applause.) The Noble Chairman concluded by giving, " Sir 1. Burdett ; and may the opposers of a. corrupt Government be united inon!, principle for the common good.' ..-(This toast was 'received whir enthusiastic applause.) Mr. E. TA YLOR read a letter from 'Sir F. Burdett, in which the- llon..Baronet lamented his being prevented by a ut. of the gout from attending the meeting, and expressing his fug concurrence in .the objects for which they were assembled. The CHAIRMAN next gave " The health of Mr. Fowler , their Deputy Chairman:7 _ • Mr. V0 1 ;1( LER -returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN said, . he could not conclude that Meet" ing without-expressing his opinion of the late condo:it : of . 0 "" nisters, in introducing that odious Bill - of. Pains and Penalties against her late Majesty.—.(llear, hear.!)-The Noble Earl, after some further observations in condemnation of this measur e ' obser ved,.that Ministers had this year•gone a step further, they had dismissed Sir R. Wilson, an Officer equally remarkable fo t . 11s gallantry and • humanity, without even an accusation. -- (Shame)—lle did not, mean to - dispute the prerogative of .01° Crown. He did not know that it was not fitting to dismiss the Gallant General from the -ser vice. He ,(Lord.A.) did not kno o either the offence he had committed, or the defence he had w make. But it was for- this very reason That .he objected to 3 condemnation and punishment without trial.—(''hear, hear !)-----" He maintained that it was an arbitrary and oppreisiVc act, „'r, savoured Much of des uo ti s m. Il e conc l u d e d by g i v i ng " health of Sir Robert ilson, and may the : English soldier neve' forget his.rights and duties as a eitiz.nn"—(Loud applause.) The health of Lord. Suffield was next-proposed; it wl'4 r e " ceived with loulcheering, and drunk with three 'times three. The Duke of SUSSEX said, he had to proppAq toast; Which he had given when he last h a d th e 'plea'sure .thern on the. celebration of Mr. Fox's memory. The- .oftef4,l. he frequented. this meeting the better he liked, it, 'as it let / 10 see that in Norfolk, at least, there were to be. found a bray!, Yeomanry, who had spirit to stand up - and defend theft rights and liberties —(C heers.)—Th er e m i g ht b e a- ne0 1 : bouring county a set of persons called Y e o ma n r y, bat t°)' were not like the Yeomanry of Norfolk ; for if th e y were, the public would never have heard of the disgraceful scenes took-place at Manchester on the Itith of August—Wear Some (4ex - tam - nen had attributed the introduction of the Jri; Six Acts to our connection with the Holy Alliance. be cautioned them whenever they found a new larr about to introduced, to look to those who were parties to. it they gave it, their assent.. Before the Six Acts had eoine• W` Alien Act. Before the passing of that .Act this countTY IP', a ever been. the refuge of. oppressed Foreigners. But in ran-1 away the liberty of - the •Foreigner they paved the way for tIY destructiOn Of their own—(Hear, hear !) Before he conclutic.(:9, he wished to say a word or two upon a report now afioatirespe. L ' ing the introduction of a Property Tax. : 'He cautioned the n ' against any such tax. 11 - e for one wOuld, fight it foot by foot (Applause.)—And Why? II is reason was shortly this, 0 3 ' 1 , the Act was once passed in any shape, the principle of its jostt. would be admitted. - It was a most unfortunate thing- that friAlds when in power had increased this pir Tentage upon t!=- . tax. Having warned them against this tax, heielt it uses'. soay to observe that it would be worse titan useless if r • ils'" ed ; it would be robbing Peter to Pay Paul. His Royal 111. 1 '' ness concluded by proposing the following toast...a , . linanirall • and prosperity to the l'eoinaliry of the County of Norfolk t an may they long continue to en j oy tho se • rights and priyile:4 e3 which they know so well how to defend."—(Loud applause.) The healths Of Sir T. Beevor, the Stewards, and the mittee of Management., were drank, and Sir T. Beevor E. Taylor.retunied thanks.. " The Rights of the People" was then drank With loud al'" plause. After which• • The Earl of ALBEMARLE expressed his regret at having nowcome to the last toast. lie was sure, however, that it one which would be received with the greatest posible plei4tre; by every' Gentlemen present. The toast was " The Ladies "' • the County of,Norfolk"—(Loud cheers.) The Noble Chairman, attended by his supporters, withdrevf at one o'clock, and the remainder of the Gentlemen quittedtl i: room soon after. COURSE OF EXC,I LANCE, January 25. Amsterdam 12 7 C. F. . Ditto, at Sight l2 4 . . . 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