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On Tandy upwards of fifty •
friveds direst/tenth him at die deurge-,:
Terti,tablos were tatts net and
the top ...Pone:wit .baniel Sy keg,
right humd lent lffiltoie on his .
ell at the bottom Mr. J. C. Parker.
of the other was Tien Seatcherd,
Vi'. Muxon, Ed(l.—.l her the el
toasts were given, of which Ott
accompanied with the remarks
them.
The Ring."
" The Quern."
" The erillee of woes."
" Mr. Denison," by Mr. D. Sykes, .-
spoke to the following effect
" In pretitchig, with a fins obseredions,
which I um now about to have.:
sing to you, I cannot help feeling,
aired-415 endairransment, however,
of the most pleusing nature, since P'
restraint which the presence
friend, whose health I am about
upon timer sentiments of esteem
which, were he not present, this caeca,
justly call for. I shall not, therefore,
in other circumstances I might de-
ties of intellect, temper, and wit
and eduru my houounible friend
halo., under cover of a dew] and
venture to describe him as one
glialemesailieioreas Dec terra
Nec cot aaadt divinetior alter.
But waving these topics, which, however proper
in themselves to be dwelt upon, are no longer so its
the presence of my friend, I proceed to draw your
attention to the circumstances which first led to
that commotion which we have now met to celebrate.
Six years have now elapsed since I bad the happi-
ness of introdutthig Mr. Genisou to you. Attached
to him from an early period by ties of the warmest
friendship, pervue,led of the consonance of his po-
litical opinions with your own, and well acquainted
with his other numerous claims to your regard, to
have been the Cause uf this introduction will ever
form one of the most gratifying anis of my existence.
On this occasion our hopes of having Mr. Denison
for our representative were unfortunately dirty-
poiated. The causes of this disappointment
shall not dwell upon. They were briefly the info,
mons elation of promises, and the infatitating and
111111'i ountable predilection which exists in favorer
of a candidate coining in as a third man. Though
upon this occasios our hopes were shipwrecked, et
something was sated from the general loss. and Mr.
Denison might exchtim with the defeated Francis.
I have lost every thingg but my hosiour.'—That
honer', so well preserved through this arduous col
test, presrlytie way for an ears victory four years
aftnew?r .L iin,my friend stood indeed on proud
grouse': Wirtlinurhaving thought of offering him.
self for a candidate, without soliciting a single vote,
and while in another part of the kingdom, he was
Chosen' your representative by a large majority.
The dey, at the close of which he was so chosen, I
shalltionk back to, as liing as life remains, as the
proudest of my existence. The Parliament in
which my friend war thus honourably seated, we all
know was unhappily not of long duration ; and
from afflicting circumstances of a domestic mature.
my. Jimmie nible Nen.' wits prevented from attending
it ie ilkeaely part of thettiession. Whets, however,
it was ptacticuble, he did attend, and voted on some
of the. priucipel of the questions brought forward
by tire late Ministry, whom having mentioned, I
cannot help digreseing a few moments, to notice
the unjust eudpreposterous assertion, which their
enemies have so often repeated—that they did
nothing. They succeeded in abolishing that hor-
rible stigma on British humanity, the slave trade.
They instituted measures of aeronomy in finance,
and were taking steps for the destruction of reli-
gious intolerance, and for availing the estate of the
services of four millions of our fellow-subjects in
Ireland, who were then, as they are now, a source of
weakness and dread, instead of etressgth and confi-
dence, as they wished to render them. In short.
they were the advorates of liberty to the slave, of
ceitouony in finance, of tole-ation in religion. With
this evidence of their exertions, we are to be imp.-
deutly told they did nothing !—ln thee, benevolent
mid patriotic efforts of the late Ministry, your
presentative concurred, and in promoting some of
them, took au active part. That in supporting
these measures he was acting as you wished him.
the alacrity a ith which you have embraced this op-
portunity of meeting him is proof amply suf-
ficient" A
Mr. Sykes concluded an impressive and eloquent
speech, uftini interrupted by loud plaudit., and of
which the above is a very 'imperfect cu lithe, by
proposing the health of Mr. Denison, which was
drunk with three times three, and the most enthu-
aisle ic applause.
Mr. Dem IWN then rose, and spokh to the fel-
lowing effect I return you, Gentlemen, my
most sincere thank* for the honour you have con-
ferred upon &mild to you as I have leug
been by the strongest ties of friendship, geititode,
and affection, these new proofs of your kindness
meld sensibly affect me.—Six 'veldt-al years have
now elapsed oilier that connexion between us,
which I have such reason to be proud of, took place.
To the momentous transactione which leave occur-
red during this period, it is not my intention to ad-
vert.—What I now propene is to enibilier this first
opprirtunity which has presented itself, alive von,
two years ago, so flatteringly elected me your Re-
preseetative, to express my gratitude in person, and
render an account of my stewardship. To that
election, how cow I advert but with feeling of the
most elevating kind—an election (if we except that
of Sir F. Burdett, for Westminster Mending
ro pudly unparalleled in the unveils of Parliain eat ?
To my learned and worthy friend, who has so kindly
spukenof me, my best thanks are the:. a will not
take to myiseif any of the merit he has as...rib's' to
me ; butd beg to isedirm what he said upon tee
hustings, two years gin, that if I hod torn returned
your Representative iu 1802, L. rd Melvthe'eftm-
peitchineet wriplitAht have 'rewired the east..:. tßsbte
of the'Speslect. th•ittlernen. I pledie .ou rev Are
nour, it would reel..—/Lured dad repemodeppieseirr)•
That Noble Lord hos been tried and be....-.accris,•ed,;
I merely mention his name to &hew Ito.. often
treble, the Most iiiiteorfaot, spring; Urea Can't.% ap-
parently the most trielieig. Had not the derision
on Lora Melville's case taken the turn it did. these

important investigations into the finance of the
country would ton have taken place t—intestige-
tioas sdtich, husieueVorppbadtliy the Ministers it
the House of Commons; and by the Court in the
House of Lords, must ultimately produce good.—
But 1 return to the accuuut it is my duty
to render of my coudoet in Puiltainent duringthe short interval it wino to)••l4l,4olsil,iliere. The
former part of this interval, domestic affliction, of
the severest nature, prevented my attendance : the
latter part I was present tn the House on the discus.
'ion of all matters of importance. On four sub-
jects of this nature I have voted,... and was to ice
in the inajority4-.ttvice in the inibority. 1 was
in the majority in voting for the abolition
of that horrible outrage on humanity, the slave
trade—au eveut in whore accomplishment sn large
a shire was taken' by i gentleman to whom toe
bolo' of Hall gave birth, and with whom, however
in political topics I have ,generally disagreed, in
this 1 most cordially and sincerely arquielicesh • I
was once more in the majority on the motion for
alifressini, His Majesty not to bestow for life the
Duchy' of 141111c:titer on Mr. Perceval, w hose sweep-
ing grasp—his high office, large salary, extensive
put rotutge, initl reversionary expectations, one would
have thought might have contented. I was io the
minority on both Mr. Brand's and Mr. lyttleton's
motions fur a vote of appro./anion on the late Mi-
nisters ; for in the contradiction which my learned
friend has given to the silly assertiou that they did
nothing, I most heartily coincide. Was it nothing
that they lett office poorer than they entered it,
forming a striking contrkst to their predecessors
unit successors ? K us it nothing that *they succeed.
iii.abolishing the slave-trade, an nehieveinetit
which 31r. Pitt, with all his influence, failed in ne-
cornplishiug ? Was it nothing that they succeeded
, . itt restoriog the confidence of the Continent ;
which .the fatal coalitiou, that preceded the still
more fetal battle of Austerlitz, had totally
last ? "Was it nothing that they bettered .the
• condition of the saldier ? Was it nothing that
they instituted financial inquiries, when bade
' fir, until palsied by their dismission, to lead
to an exteustra systtan of economy and ref trut ?
. AVlrs it uothiug that they were desirous of es-
teoditsfe the privilege of Trial by Jury, ill every
case, civil as trellis* crlutioal, to one sister conutry ?
Was it nothing that they meditated a plan for
• cutting o$ that ever-fivittul source of discord and
. • . hellion, the collect.Mn of ixthe, its the other ?
Was it ocitisiug that they sincerely eudeavoursd to
• restore the Idosaings of pease tit a distracted world?
Aud was it oodrittg.that, faaing in this benevolent
pump:lac, they aimed to strengthen our weeklies*,
to eaten." our menus of defeikee, and .to prepare
for the *torsi, by iipeuiu„.. our army and nary to
four oration+ of oar trishircthrea ?. With use their
.
eudearours on tins head will alwaya Eis. ;Puked
anmag their highest dello& to praise. 3tesuiped as
we aie by the must remittable fete Ithiti, ever Lim-
rope gave birth to, endowed with tulenti'• for coo.
eeivitig, rad swing for eseeuting projects however
dating' and all his power* goiticd, directed, •and
ottpiiistal, chiefly for our runt, -we refuse to con.
calmte a poltion of our empire, forming one quar-
ter, of the whole. •Ne press thew with the
tourniquet for amputation, Then we aught to. 'gird
them with the sword for combat ; we deaden their
stal, we damp their tenuity, and endeavour to ex.
'avoids their patriotism. Ent I hope the Irish
Cablolics, just as is their cause of womplaiut against
u., will. refuse to listen to the tillureineuts and ma-
chtuations of our emotion, for—that tiny will de-
spise the asts of the jacohin, the demagogue, and
the. incendiary. They must saein the oppression
of those countries winch have yielded to the arms
Cud the wiles of Bonaparte, what sill be their
fate, if ever (which broveu 'avert, es the last of
evils) they should fall under his yoke. Let theta
Lc tirui, tranquil, and patient.—Their claim* must
Ultimately succeerLheeause they are founded upon
the immutable principles of justice.—eilpplaaae.l
" For these deeds of the list Ministry they
hive my warmest tribute of praipe. Not that I
arc their uuqualifust Fauegyrist.—do my humble
*amino, they were guilty of wane mistakes, and
umptiatted some errors. I think they acre wrong
its nstrodweing the Lord Chief Justice to a seat
tfie Cabinet, thereby ioufounding the lout:Lion* of,
the Judicial suit Executive. And I think they .
o were most Fatally wrong in not earryiiig lOrtrerd
the prosecution of Lard VVellesley. Thee', I thitik,
-wars: errors in their condliFt, flint who is perfect
and each errors in such tutu ought to impressmost forcibly, Hever to depart from the strict petit.
if iv'sue,iple Mid i.:onsisteocy, fur the Auctioning:
and temporary polities of the day. 1 Isere been.,
sad eVer slia!l 'be, their iteady friend mid witrio.
adherent; hut I -rely will be their sycophant, ut.
their Blare. EatlauJiastie 41,y)luage.)
Gwaleinen, however I'lasueut the shortness of.
he pertotlduriog which 1 had the honour to wine.'
"riot you, and whatever 1 way think of the causes
&illicit led to the dissolution of that Parliament, I.
bare Once solicts of consolation first, that
my Noble Frisiod Lord Milton is returned ti.e
%Vbig Alesulaer foe the comity ; the second, that a
l'artiament was disseivid, which one week could
shields but Go with the present Aliuistry, while in
Opposition, and the next conk! sowed them with -
&to votes, when elevated to the Cabinet ; and lastly,
it was no blight consolation to see Out Ministry
chic) a precedent, and giving effect to the p
pie of reform iu Parliameat, more scalously than
even those cousistent adyorates for reform, Major
Outset ight and "Mr."Wyrill, could have wished, 6).
dissolving Parliame.qt when it had scarcely sat six
months.. One Of oar greatest evils atibep from the
too great independence of the Ito presentative upon
his Electors, in conseloence of the long irinnition
of Parliament.
,To ire ofteu sent hack to Ina con-.
stititents, no honest Represtutative would desire ;
noue but a bad one would dread !. (Loud Ap-
plamses.)
And now, after having thus given to you so ac-
count of my trust, 1 cannot conclude without con-
gratulating you upon haring my noble friend. Lonl
Mahon, as my successor. To an retool attachintrit
• to the cause of Whig liberty, he join, talents and
acquiretnetits fur superior to mum, witlathe adrun.
tages of Iti,rh birth, rank, and', fosaseabatts ; advan-
tages to wine!) I have not the ithglitest elates, and I
which are no where appreciated loose that, it, the-I
House of Commons. That my Noble Friend may
long continue your representative; that your rem-
lent tows may iderease acid fleurish; and that pots