The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-04 00:00:00

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CORPORATION DINNER AT LYNN:

On Monde, heat a itimpteoes entertainment wee
given- sit the Geddhell as Lywn. Norfolk.. by the
n*w Mayni;Celettel Events& anon hie etiterinj tote
office ;. at which Imre present. the &leathers fee the
County.. T. W. C&lte. Esq.. end Edmnnd Werke
house. Esq.; the Members tor.the town, the Margate
of Titchfield end Coletvel Walpole; Mr. Wilhite
Fnl ke.t.• Brown. Mr. Aldermen Wood.
M.P., the. After (hinter, when the usual taws had
been delivered from the chair. the health of the
County Memben was proposed, and received with
acclamation; when

Mr. Cots roie, and in a speech frequently in•
terrupted by loud applause. expressed his political
sentiments in !hitt mealy strain of eloquence so pe-
culiar to himself, and pointed out the miseries aria
tug from the present system of gove►nment.
The health of the town Members, the Marquht
of Titehfield and Colonel Walpole, was also pro•
posed • when—

The Noble Marquis rose and returned his best
thanks fur the toast they had just drank. This was
the first occasion of his being in the town since the
day when he had the honour of bring chosen to a
share in its representation. He could assure them he
rejoiced in the opportunity afforded by this annual
meeting for their Nlenahers to come among them, be-
cause it gaze their Representatives the means of lona.
log their sentiments and becoming reit:tainted with
their wishes; and so highly did he value it, that as
long as he remained in the honourable station he
was holding. he should never willingly fail to take
advantage of the festivities customary in the town
at that season of the year, for the purpose of pay.
ing his respects to the gentlemen connected with it.
Fie was quite aware he was meeting on that oc-
casion, which he deemed purely convivial, persons
of all parties and opinions ; and he knew too well
what was due to that consideration to say one word
that he could be thought inconsistent with it ; but
in consequence of the recent circumstances re-
garding the Adininistratiuo, which had placed a
near relation of his in nearly the moat distin-
guished situation a Minister could till, and by
which he became, in the opinion of many, virtually
the first Minister of the country, and in consequence
of having found, as he had to his surprise, some
persons imagining that his political conduct might
receive some variation from that occurrence, he felt
he owed it in justice alike to himself and to his con.
stitueots, not to let slip the first moment for observing
publicly. that Ito step of any relation, connexion,
or lilted. however dear to him, or however much
the object of his admiration, could possibly produce
the smallest effect upon the performance of the great
duties he owed to his constituent!. He trusted, in
making this one remark, be should not be consider-
od as having obtruded it; he hoped and believed it
could be offensive to no man ; and he would eta..
tainly have abstained from making it at all, if he
had trot been apprehensive that his silence on the
subject, when be had that opportunity of declaring
himself, might have allowed doubts to remain. ur
might have caused doubts to *prong up, in quarters
where he should much regret to hear they had ever
beet,' entertained. He concluded by proposing the
health of the Mayor, observing, that the person
who then filled the office was, all would allow, pre-
eminently entitled est their respect and gratitude.