The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-06-06 00:00:00

MR. PITTS iiißrn-flay:
(From the Durham County Advertiser)

Ors Tuesday Net, the 28th of May, the Nordomberlsoil
and Newcestle-upon-Tyne Pitt Club celebrated lbw 'waiver.
eery of the birth of the late illustrious statesman, William
Pitt, by • greed dinner at the Assembly 1100111411 in Newcastle.
The company was nut so numerous as in 'rime former years,
slimy of the leading members of the Club being idably
&meet in Loudon and elsewhere. The Chair was ably filled
by Julia Blenkisaopp Coulson, Esq. of Blesikineopp Castle,
supported on his richt by Sir Charles Loraine, Bart. smi nu
the left by G I Terre., R.A. James G. Clarke and J. L.
Lavab', Esqrs. occupied the Tito-CMOs. Several profes-
sional 'lnger. were engaged fur glees, ice. and the lined of
the Northland'', lend and Newcastle volunteer cavalry play
ed select and appropriate pieces between the toasts. The
dimmer was highly creditable to Miss Brodie.
After the cloth was withdrawn," Nee Nohis Demise" was
song in good style by the professional sisters; and then
The I'RESI DENT rose and proposed as the fret toast,
" The King, soil • long mid prosperous reign to him"—which
was drank with four limes four emibusisstire cheers, and
fol owed by the national anthem of " Rod saes tot King,"
by the singers, accompanied by the band.
The seat toast was, " The memory of our late cl
Sovereign, who during his sumprecodestod reign of 60 years
had always the welfare of his people at heart," which was
desk es sliest, standing, sad was followed by the "Deed
Merck to Sart."—" The Royal Fanally".-i-three times three.
Ibe President, in introdurieg the great toast of the days
said he would not detain the company by expatiating at
winch length on the itrasseesdaet abilities, the matching"
eloq , the spotless integrity, the Ueda'," of heart, the
sitachomat to his king, and the Iwo of -his emsettry. which
distinguished the illustrious Statesman whose birth they had
mai tto celebrate. These they bed repectirdly heard delis*.
sled with greater effect sod more eloquence from the chair
on former oetiodonv. He would therefore only remiud
them, that Mr Pitt proved himself, throughost his whole
course, the steady, indelible, iseerrupuble patriot. His
cometry's weal was the first object in all his designs ; and os
himself he
to his king sod bus public duties, and it might tru'y he said
be sacrificed it to the love of kir country. He concluded by
proposing " The immortal Mem. ry of William Pitt"—three
times three, mod great applause —4 Briton's Strike Home."
"The Duke •f York and the Army"—three times three.
" Duke of York's March."—" The Duke of aware and
the Navy"—three times theee. " Rule Britannia." " The
Established Chsrreh"—three times ton-. Glee, "Old
/1110.11111. the Kkap, rod the Ciltrrek."
The Rev. J. CO I. LI NSON ret creed thanks.
"The Constitution of Rugland"—ibree times three.
" His Msjesijs Misietirs, and may the principles of their
inset ries' predecessor, Mr. Pitt, ever animate their its"
—three times three. " The Holm of Brunswick, and may
they sever forget the principles which seated them ens the
throne of these realms"—three times three.—" Bromwich
Merck."

811 C LOR AINE seat ►egged leave to propose the health
of "The President of the Dry"—which was draok with
tree times three, and lontruntinued applasse,
The PRESIDENT said, he could sot adequately elms'
►ia sense of the high homer which had beets conferred upon
iu call* him to the chair ; but he was proud of the
opportunity it afforded ►um of expressing his adwitratioe of
the great Statestsaa, whose talents sod 'unties, had raved
the country, the pride of Euglishmro, and the envy of she
world. He cuntluded by driokiug •' ne health of the
company."
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