The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-17 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL. AUGUST 5.

On Friday last, aboutti fly tilentherr of tt.ts
ciety held their quarterly dinner at the Castle Liu.
Lo►d-street

TLe Rc►. W. SHEPHERD, in the Ch

They spent the evening. as woe!. in the m at con-
siltation:it end convivial wanner.

The following were amongst the toasts gi Veil on
the occasion
"The ring"-I/ nalit or Con. the itivile co..4.oligtj,
mid nothisig bet the stitittitin"—o• Tar Pilot, Ivan „
may his futurirosullds be (raided by his est ly &weir. s•
M005"..-1" The wooden walls of old Eaglame—"
fish Army"—" The town sod trade of loierpour St. .
Reaeoe"—" Sir Francis Burdett"—" Parlisnientery Refloat,
without which, Mr. Pitt declared. that lin holiest 1111411 coal
he Minister of England—" The Duke of Bedford"—.. Tie
Margolis of Tavistuck"—" Sir Robert Mi . C 01..,
of Norfolk"---" Counsellor Phillips"—" Mr Job., Wood"—
" Colonel Williams"—" Mr. Brandt and Dr. Taylor; mu I
thetas to them for their expositing' of the Spy Sys,. re—
* The Tice.President"—N Success to The Livetpo Me..
estry"--" The ludepenJent Freemen of Liirerpuul"—" Il.e
Laud we live in; may the honest and isidiviir.uos 110 Sou r
be compelled by diatom to leave it"—" The Lowish,' I
Witches"—" Our Sister Kingdom; sad may rrl4i.•,l* J.
tinctious no longer bar the exercise of civil rights"—" Ge-r.
Interests; and success to the Spanish Patriots"—" I
O'Conuell, Esq."
After the health of Sir Francis Burdett had
drunk. the Chairman arose sod stirtA to the CJlP-
puny, that iii compliance with their wishes, lie hail
addressed a letter to the following purport to ea. :5
of the distinguished individuals. whose replies the,
should immediately hear read :
" The Co meatrie Society of Liverpool, warmly admirilll
your spirited and emlighteeed effort in defatire of I.l.terty ai.
the British Constitution, is ambitious of the humour of ("-
rolling your name in the list of its binaural! members.
If you will gratify es by acceding to this request, whir
as President elect I am conaimissiosied to communicate to
you, no pledge will be implied on your part, bat that of ha,-
▪ is the corrupt manatee of use Crows in the House a
Comma% sad of a cootriction of the general mecomity of
amore reform is the composition of that breach of the Leg .-
lolere. As to the specific plane of reform, we have hem mole
Cortemate than the (Amide of freedom its the metropolis
We have agreed to differ. We have meted Is maim, as. cur-
rest occasions and points in which we armor. and we arts .1
angry diseesaium w prospective arrarigereents suit Mewl.
which, whatever may he their abstract qiiiihtica, are not
likely to be moue ripened into practice.
" la informing you that the late Mr. Whhhread was a
Member of the Comeetric Society, and that the hafilra of
Mr. Brougham, Sir Francis Burdett, and the Earl of Seft...,
appear is oar muster-roll, we wish is intimate, that if ynu
twofer or as the homer which we slam solicit, you will give
your coomleaance to • Society, the principles of which have
met the approbatim of the best friends of liberty sad of
their native laud."
To this letter the Chairman stated be had re.
eeived the following answers
Rolkluins, July S. 1819.
"Me Dean Stn—l am mach Nattered by the uptown
sutertaised of me by a Society of which you are President,
and feel humoured by their wish to bare me •lIIORPi their
Members. I beg you to express every thing that is proper
for am un the subject. My political Seeillitelkill ate too well
howls to require to be expatiated epos, and may steady ad-
heresice to them cannot be doubled.
" Dear S.r, very respectfully yours,
" Rev. W. Shepherd. " T. W. COKE."

"Stn-1 feet that meat hoses, has bees does on by the
opponsuity beteg afforded me to become a member of the
Coacestrie Society al Liverpool, with whose print ,ph t,
judicious course of proceeding, aud great respectabisiy, I
was already made acquainted by Lord Sefton sued Mi..
Bruneltam. My efforts to promote each reform in the re-
preemptive system, s may establish some accord between
the theory and the practice of our constittitiou, lave bets►
eincere; sod as lam persuaded that Reform slope can re-
medy the chit-feeds which are adverse to tire peace, honour,
std happiness of the empire, I shall iuflexibly persevere in
pursuit of that object, by advocating it in the Hus e, and
doing what I can there and every where else, to dispute
others to co-operate, whose talents, patriotism, and statioa
is life may contribute effectual mistime*. With that feel-
big, I *either prescribe or proscribe, bet shall thti.k the
cause won, when the principle of reform is put !sunnily
into progressive action.
" I beg you to accept my acknosledgments fur the hand-
some terms is which you have made the commusicatiu.ss
sad I rentals your obedient and obliged Servant,
Jame 30, Charles street, " ft. WILSON.
"Rev. Wis. Shepherd."

" SIIt.-1 have to ackoowledge the receipt of Tier letter
of the 2Sth alt. and to snare you that I accept with much
pleasure the honour which the Cuoceatrie Society of Liver-
pool propose to roofer upon ne.
" It will be waiter of siueere gratification to Ise to he
connected with an association, the prieciplea of which are
so cougesial to ibe cause of liberty.--1 am, ba, with Mat h
respect, )our obedieut Serraat,
" Rev. W. Shepherd."

N T AVIV OC li.

" London, Jane O. 1819.
" SlR—i have had the bicolour to receive, by this ion u-
lag's post, your letter of the 28ob natant.
" 1 have never seem soy thinly of the proceediori .•I II a
Content' lc Society at Liverpool in the daily Journal., vh..
I have not emir. Iv approved, as euie.o.6 at with at.. 1... t
principles of our Coovidution; mod 1 a.ll, ON ',tore b.... I.*
Ismusticio an according to .hr reteuest you eit.rae ,n e
of the fmciety, r.. garb &Wei lag term*, to ans.l in> ...sus
i• the list ref its button', int Ethel*.
'' 1 have usitfursnly be. al, firms wy frst.entrAnre of r,,tio:
life, a deviled enrol to the corrupt it,duecte uf the ir
in the Huller of Curtin ..... n--sild an raw itesice inner tit..
30 years an Pntliaturnit Peet converted me of the ab t.:•••••
necessity of a reform in shot brand' of the Lretaletrere, by
shusteustss the dormers's of Parliaments. and giving to
the people of lEaseland their jug,. share au the eveasnineut uf
their cuuutry, by a toll, Isar, and fare reprenretasiuu in line
Cuurowats House uf Yashatereati without ibis. oor
Mfruarchy mad free Constantino east even be cutoirir red toe
secure hem the darter of anarchy we the one iamb or
despotism .sia the utter.-1 hare the busour so be, Net your
obeditut humble Servant,
" BEDFORD.

" The Rev. Was. Shepherd:*
Several gentlemen driiver,d thrir to. ittienetas ;a
the coarse ef the evtuilig, 44,e,t1 the Mattis g Cliti .4.01
quill a late buur.

yAttd Jl4parse uutil a late hour.