The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-30 00:00:00

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SI itTli• Mir VIP TR E IMMORTAL 91(1Aid
• WILLIAM Mr.
The Anniversary of Mr. PITT'S Birth was es IMonday ones
memoraied at tlon City. of Lueriu• T . . :
The principal personates were the Laid Chancellor, the
Doke of IVi Sitigtoo, the Earls of Weidmurlsod A nil I, a are
1,114111 ; Lords Bathurst. Nutnosniti ;Sir Wm.Sroti, Sir Edward
Kiiiitchbnll, Mr. Hulme Sumner, Mr. Bootle Wilbraham,
Mr. Bastard, and some other Members of l'arlinateut.
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Mr. Gooch, of the AEriewhoral Cunondt?e, was is the
chair; owl "The Kier we* the first toast oiler Ihr removal
of the cloth : the seemed was, " The Duke of York. and the
broaches of the Royal Family."—" Hail, star of Blttiowork!"
followed.

Mr. Gonna then am. In proposing to the company" The
"amorist Memory of Wihinin Pdt," he felt that he sisbruit•
tell a toast ono.' welcome to the heart of every man he was
addressing It was a firm adherence to the pr;uciples of Mr.
Pitt, and a vigurom l cittmit of the plans whirls that
great Statesman had swigtualeil, which had conducted Eng.
laud to her present unexamphd state of glory suit prircperily.
Those principles I/1.1 be. n (or a lung paint the ulrj-cts of
his (Mr (;:uwh's) alllmrst ~,,, cud esteem; he had, be re-
peated, long prole-sell therm; he trusted that, 'stole Le lived,
he should continue to PUSlalll and to advocate them. ?tied
he say that he anticipated aemular feeling iu the minds is
those by whom he was sionotooleil To recummewit
the encouragement of such opinion was uuntecasary
Dad be wont., merely remind Gentlemen thus, as the
priuriples of .Mr. Pia had saved the couotry, so, if
'Readily maintained, thry would preserve it : E.O ialtll would
hold hir lofty pre-euliiietice us I 1111 l our and iu happiness; 'Le
would hold that superiority in spite of foreign hos, and de-
feat the base machinat• of those unpile' writs who
looked Mr advancement Ihremett the medium of revolution.
The Chaoinan concluded by proposing the wait, which was
drank with three minima three.
Glee—" Pin's 014101.On:a ..onte."
"The Navy and Army of the limited Kingdom" followed.
Air—" It SIC First amnia."

'• The Homo: Biunowick ; and may they never foreet
the principles which seated I IbCUI UU the throne of tit. se
realms."
Air—" Mil, happy Albion."
`• The Protestant Aar.•wsnnc)"—uhicb the Chairman phi
►e cave with heart tool hand.

Air—" Hrrr's a braid' to 01.1EK;land, the Kill, awl the
Charrh."—J 'hem.)
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Upon the bealth.of his Majesty's Ministers baing given
with three tunes three—

Yesterday an inquest was held at the George Inn. Georzr-
yard, Snow-hill, before T. Shelton, Esq. Corns/•r, on the body
of Joseph Norton, aged S 4, who died suddenly, under the
f circumstances:-
11 apprired in evidelice that the doe-ease.] was formerly
prize tighter, bus latterly, its conies' store of his bring much,
impaired in constitution, be hal no means of suhooling but
C,11•11 the bounty of a few friesseti, who neeisinualk soopHiell
1,1,11 111 1.00/19 The deceased WMII well known iii the sport-
ing world, and fur many years past had never been nollleillft
at the Fives Usittrt whenever a • sparring elliebitient took
place, where he employed himself in putting en the
!rasing-gluses for the various tiongilists who are to set-to
Irish each other, and front the long tweeted sisal be had thus
employed himself, he went by the flame °Wald-Tue. He
had been ewer elected Mayor of Girrait, and might be consi-
dered ass eccentric in the ,porting world. Unfortionately lee
was much addicted to sacrifice at she shrine •f Car. has, and
although be had 11111 siofficteitt means to support this tinted-
ge ore at Isis own 1.1(1/ell‘e, yet he met with old.friumis, who
wcalel treat him. )u Saturday last he was requested by a
friend to partake of oisme cheeps at a house in Smithfield.
whole he- me hearse, ;not drank a pint of porter ; he after-
wards went so tier house of Harry Hanwrr, the pugilist,
where he took a coupe of pine* inure of touter, and twee •
glasses of snout, and whilst in the act of amuksug a pipe
and joking wish some friends, lee fell from his seat. Sonor
or Isis petunias abu were presrost. jested and laughed at
the deceased, challenging him with tiring intunketed, I‘ll,l
ss•nt him home thinking him to he iss that slate. The fit-
Los ing moo zhe was funnel in bed quite dead.
Sevesal questions were put by a Juryman, in answer
to which it appeared that she Gas-light Mae, who bad re-
Celli ly fought with Couvr, had beaten the deceased at
the 1101114 .r Belcher, of whirls be frequently cons-
planted, and midi sisal he felt the effects of his Mono.
and be would never (rare him, meaning that he would patio!,
him for Isis euuduct. The d das Om time was partly
lielp:ese, and another prize-fighter of easiaetsee beat boo
with a slick violently.
The Coto/rote did net consider that theGas.light Mast would
be of by having struck the deceased, utiles, it could be
vioved that his blows toured his drat*; sail saggestea the
probability of th- deceased dying from apoplexy.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation
of God."

On Wednesday evening la.t an otter arts shot
in the river Eden a little above Staiwteen fish-Louse,
near Callisle, by Mr. JAMES Rie.wwtsois. jun. of
`hn.ldong■te. which mentirted three feet 10i inchtti
I the extremities of the head and tail, tool
weighed 17i lbs.
SHOCK/NO A CC! DENToltiond ty se'neliertht the
Pruner l'►egent coach, from Shrewsbury to floly-
brad, in passing a brewery waggon, within a nude
of Shrewsbury, was unfortunately upset. Ali Irish,
gentlemen', Homed SHEARNAN, owe of the premix-
gers, was thrown under the wheels of the waggon.
and had his leg dreadfully fractured; Mr. 'l'.
NI 0 LYN FAUX, !mutter, of Sniewsbury, had Ilia ribs
on both sults broketi, and his shoulder dislocated
atid brokeu. The guard was al►o seriously ietjuied.