The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-01-29 00:00:00

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mot CillWen eoceottoot ow dot press, Mr. Jeff,. y coeciud.
by toopttoo..—
" Tbo Übetty of the 01011/4 die best oecority to the liber•
two of the posple.".-111wwe dome throe, ardtbe Inuit lithe-

Reilly sad Fairly.
The CHAIRMAN said, that it was kith wit+ pleesuie
he war abort to propel* the health of • Prises. . f
House of Bronseiek, whd di least had otteli. .1..1 Ow
lacipke of the Cuwlitrliuo. He should novae the Uak-
uf
Sussex, who, he treated, *wild eel hug heaver
enisetry with his pseoesite.—(Lund applause.)
" The Duke of Sussex, the defender of the eisautry's
rights, and the steady friend to freedom of rowstrieace."—
Three times three.—Air, Of noble race was ilsesikla.
Tbe CHM RN AN—lt was bet lately he repressed hit opi-
aka that aothiag- was so desirable at 1136 as a anion Of
all 'seders. He felt happy is naming three dirtiaguislieil
Noblesse', who tool adopted this Maxim, sod lobo had
thereby rendered great service to their country
"The Dukes of Hamillowi Argyll, and Rotbesay."—
Three limes three.—Air, Three good Fellows.
This CHAIRMAN—Whets the country was is difEcu lie
and danger, k was common to look to Aim (runt
whale pabliokirtnee sod eminent !sleets we 'epee( to dr -
rive smietance. It was with that feehog he mentioned the
same of a Noblemen, who through a kltlg life had steadily
dellossed the priaciples of Mr. Fox—he meow Earl Grey
(Cheers.)—They all keel, his atisehmeat to the cause of
freedom,—lsis eloomeace—his matchless eloquesice, he may
say,—and, above all, his public integrity.
" Earl Grey" was drank with three tithes three, era
deafeaing applauses.—Air, Charlie is my darling.
The CHAIRMAN said, he was sow about to give • low.
es whiclounieh might be said; and he hoped methane hoc
hie own inability to do it justice world be inferred from his

" The Akre(' Leiaater, and the Whigs of Ireland"—three*
time* three —Air, St. Patrick's Day.
Mr. JEFFREY said, be was about to propose a toast.
which he did rot address to the Chairman, but to the com-
pany at large. They would easily anticipate thd hr wee
about to name their gallant sad excelleut Chairmait.—(Lout
costimied chemist) Though he addressed the company, lie
would rather coodente \imperil° Memo tram pet ►is Gallese
Friend to the pain of lemming to an collegian oe
He was sure, however, that he should excite none bat plea-
surable emotions whee he congratulated him ou the fact,
that his brightest laurels were won in battling for the cause
of astioesl independence. The eloquent speaker drew
*worse maims' betweeu that part of the military prefessioi.
who preferred reaping their honours in the glorious field of
freedom, to sharing the more profitable emoluments of pro-
footles sod plate.
" Sir Rosald Fergemon, sad thanks to him foe the honour
he las this day done ma"—three limes three, sad the most
rapterom applause.
The worthy mid Gallant CHAIRMAN rose to return
thanks teethe ataniser in which ►is health had been proposed
and drank. He had, he said, so merit, either in his prefer,-
dm or in his place is the House of Common., which was de-
iservieg of no mach consideration. His Levered and Hon.
Primed (Mr. Jeffrey), while disclaiming say intention to
latter, hod eertaisly gives sumacs to mere eloquent flat-
tery shale ever had been addressed to him before; add
though he had dressed it in the most insidious hum,
(Sir Reseld) foaled that be could sot possibly gulp it
down.
Art, ire the Argued's Her,.
The CHAIRMAN t►ee rose so propose the heahh of the
Groovier, Me. Jeffrey. His semieserem well known themiget•
mit the "Minh empire, sod indeed in every civilized coun-
try. Without ►eieg suspected of isatioaslity, every Sew.-
man may he proud of his enostrysees, Mr. Jeffrey, who hid
a distirgui►hed himself by his services In the cause of fray-
dom by his writings end ithopermee.
The health of Mr. Jeffrey was drank with three times
three, aid unbounded applause.
Mr. JIIFFREY—Thus it is, gentlemen—(A lasels)—
that these whip MI conevicuoss situations must sometimes
sit still sod he moiled. His Genital Friend had repaid bre
&stay with ample Interest. He woad ascribe the profit
rather to the sitientroo be filled Musa to personal desert; sod
obis so profuselyamierred, it bore the Interpretation that
some service was envotted rather thaa that any had beau
performed. Heolioded to his commies in polities with the
late Mr. Fox, theitineerity of hie attachment to whose priori.
pies be believed hod been mastirmid. He bad always
been the friend of temperence and neoderation is all political
mommesis, became he felt assured that no great reform
could bs safe that was not gradual. He would slop die-
mmeteesoce rash sad hasty measures. Wish all ibeierrvile,,
he felt that they had still some 'mem to be thankful, wroth
they could meet here by proclaiming', sod talk so freely es
it mast ha modem' some of them bad done. He apologized
fur speaking se moth of himself, and said be intended to
propose sea toast—. The tree and undoubted friends of our
cause, who did not choose to attend this meetiug." There
might be mime anxiety felt as to the manlier in which ibis
toast would be received, but he saw no reason for insagisiug
that all the finds of Whiggiess, of this city sod neighbour-
hood, were confined within these walls. There might is
something 'elfish in the propseal to remember their absent
frieuda ; for on some future occasion it was possible that he
himself might be eliseet from thaw meeting, and ►e should
net like to he entirely forgotten. Numberless
might occur to pretreat oat s attendance—el . _ .
seas.—(Laughter.)—He did my es, aid without eopposing
soy very ermine dereliction : fur there were Numbers who
might not think it worth the trouble to attend each a meet.
log as Ibis, w►o at a crisis of greet danger would be tam first
to fly to the succour of their coustrysorn. Indeed there vim
nu
other way of accounting for their ♦b.esee; Omagh he
doubted out some evil-withers to the cause would be apt to
allege t►at it had suffered an abatement, brooms the meet-
ing was rot atientird by quite so many ea lad year. Other
good souls might be thelitied to wonder w►y they met at all.
They met, to be sure, to hurrah, and make speeches i and
he doubted sot that be should dill preserve his character of
•stasech, •rialteied, sod ithaltersble
He would give them, without 'attiring—.
°The Friends of the Cause who are voluntarily absent...
...,(Cheers)—Air, Auld twig sync.

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Mr. FERGUSSON of Raith-1 lake the liberty of I•+.
posing Slur Ire.hk of an iudividusl, who Ir.d rrailsreJ
eminent for his Beady defroce of Ilse pooh.: his. rims, a..,1
for the seniors mid diligent discharge of Isis duller as la
Member of the House of Commons. 'naive who were uol
the delusion of captClling any good from the laboon of
parked Fioance Cummittrra, might he able So appreciate On
services of suck a man as Mr. Howe, al a pei sod like She
present, when the salvation of taw comitry so entirely de. •
Fended on she speedy recourse to a wholesome system of
lissom Mr. Ferguson. read • powerful eulogies, on Mr.
Hume, from • pamphlet lately published, sad concluded by
proposing his Malik.

Mr. Hume"--three times these.—Air, Jenny's 'towhee.
Mr. CAMPBELL of K !WM, is proposing she health of
Lord Erskirse, 'roared upon a ascot able and elegant drfellre
of she inststusion of Juries; but utilker our time nor our
limits sill permit us to report his speech. He said the iii-
truductioa of the Trial by Jury had already effected much
fur Scotland. It ass Ibis which bad rendered our coaatry-
men as merciful as they were brave, sad as just an they
were generous. He exhorted them to look Os the otatortiy
of this iostitutioa ; never to mind its perplexities, sod they
would find it was the greatest bean which had ewer bus cans.
ceded to them. After extolling the public character of Lane •
Krause. and his long life of public service, the prom*"
ochleeirineot of which he eussidered the mom valarehfrperttA;‘
was aecumplivired is resistance so the moat iftexminklter'
apostates, Mr. Campbell gase--i vas
" Lord Erskine sod dm Trial by Jary"—thrwe tines
throe sod apple/sm.—Mr. My hisy,Tamwoy.
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