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patty as a remedy for every evil, and by the other as the ranee
of every 'Mischief; nut lay both, its hieepossion, 'nosey treat-
ed. He was for ilw disfrauchiarmene of herouelis wherever Car-
Iltplll.lll watt detected be was fur granting Ow right of repo,
protation to the populous districts, and r extending the
Sllll'll3Er lit a-vary alaa raulrlbuttnG directly to the ware.
Three war anoilor n nom more important even than these :
ha meant the reform within the Haase of Cossisnons. as to
the capability of Members sitting therein. This was but the
unit ion..f an humble individttal, but he behest d that others
besides himself had recently been mule converts. E 'eh of
them separately was humble, and Ministers !Monolog them
so ; but if they were once united, they would become must
potwrrfol....-(Laud rheetinci.)
Tossi—o The Vol I Extension of Flucatims."
Toast—" Mr. 141..),W0041,VIresth.r for lbw County of Kent "
Mr Iltroweroon reterneil shanks in an aidureted epees+.
The lion. Geutletnan afterwarete, at the requeet of the Chair-
man, sang one of Moore 's uselirdies, " Oh! for the swords of
oilier days."
Toast—s' lord Rolland, the representative of the name.
anal principhs t.f Fox."—(Chien.)
Toast —.The Restoration of the Liberty of the Press."—.
(MIT, )
Mr. (!owe proposed "The health of Mr. Macdonald, M.P.
—a man whose politic and private virtmat were istsiospeach-
ahle—• man whose principles were those of Mr. Foe, and
si hose undivided exertions were in the cause of the people"
This toast was drank with 'three limes three, and was follow-
ed lay loud and repeated cheers.
Mr. MaCtIONaI.W said, that whatever embarrassment he
f. It at the testimony of the rood wishes gives. to him at the
etrocestiou of a m•sil whom the meeting emphatically called
their own Reprearniative, he was not to mistake the true
.aurae from which those wishes came; they came mat
from any humble pretensi 111 l a of his, bet train the aus-
pices sunder which he was introduced among them. Thus
it was that Ire accepted of them. Of the Chairman it
did not become him to speak ; but of the regard of the Meet.
ing fm• him be could Dot he an indifferent speclator.—( p.
*mese )—Rut precluded as he was from speaking of the
Chairman, he would 'Speak to them and ray, that the mats
who did not prefer the approbilitin of such a Mu-Iliac to
Court distinctions, was out •n Englishman. Ile should say
nothing of the illustrioses and noble personages by whom
the Chair was so well 'imported. It was sulficieot that
they had before theist a Pricer of thy Royal Family, who
pledged himself to aopport the people's rights, and who ac-
knovrledired it to he his duty to do so. Morino said this,
what more was left for him to my I—(Loird cheering) Oa
the other side, he saw the premier Peer of England—a man
who did honour to his title, but who was excluded, by
his religions opinions, from as equal participation in
tlw his ssings of that Constitution which his ancestors
assisted in forming. And why airmail he, who had fore.
gone rosily of the easel:wee, hut nave of the true dig-
nities of his station, be thus excluded on aeration of Isis
religions adherence to a particular form of worship' it
VMS WOW 14 years sitter the decease of Mr. Fur. Perhaps)l
was necessary that a little time should elapse, in order to
throw in to [bestride anyobject tenable particle ofa great shan't
life, anal in order fully to !wino out the more splendid light
of his immortal character. It was urged against Mr, Fos,
that he had not done (mooch. True, be tool not donee-nose*,
if the measure were to be the great power of his mind.
Wheys the mensnrea of last S. scion came across his mind, the
recollection was odious as the transition was revolting,. front
Fox, whom the Regent was point to call friend, to the sin.
speakabte 'Mimeo, of the present Ministry. Let not dig-
gers, believer, hurry him into Injustice. There was one of
she Miniature to Wheal they were now indebted, and that
Minister was now partaking the facial sports of the carnet?! is
their eteiohlsourhosol. To him i 1 wee that they owed the li-
berty they then enjoyed of meeting in that Hell, noterills.
'tending the frown of a Lord lieutenant or the veto of a
Magistrate. For there As a power behind which was
ready and for ever to deprive them of the liberty of holding
such meetings. Rat even.my Lord Castlereagh, ashamed to
go su far, stepped In between the people mod thoae who
wools, Nearer oppress them. At first the measures intend•
ed to be brought forward were of a very different nature
from those now in force. Ministers had concerted a men.
sure a hundred fold worm than that of now
ing the Liberty of the Press, sod in order to Gel their way
bad circulated it privately ninon( booksellers. not the
booksellers remonstrated WI powerfolly 'gaited it that it
Was withdrawn. This circular had been seal with au node-.
standing that it was 111 be kept private, nod accordingly
it never paw the light. Ministers having, ns they conceived,
passed bills enough, veronica to inquire into the slate of the
country—monstrous absurdity. Let them ark the manatee-
torte—let them ask the farmer—let 11Wal Pak the philan-
thropies, who best kuous as he most secka to know, what
the distresses of she country are Let them ask their
calculatino Mr. Varnittart whether the reyenure has not
fallen off from one Ia two millions? Such was the state oldie
minify, that he may say with the poet—
" Thy sael.'d inhabitants repine, complain.
Tax'il till the brow of labour sweats an vain.
War laid its !purlieus on a reeling state,
And peace does nothing but ilk dare the weight ; •
Recreative lot& ancceeding broils nowise,
And sighing millions, prophesy its close."—;Cheers.)

After Ftllt ma observations Oh the evils produced by the
unrestricted astir of paper money, the injurious effects of
successive loans, and the necersity of retrenchment and
teensy; he exhorted them to act with unanimity, without
unanimity it was impossible that a reform in Praia.
meat could he achieved. Ile concluded by sincerely thus/t-
-ine them fur the boi ..... r conferred upon him.
" Sir It. Ferguaisii," who returned thanks.
The Duke of SUIPUFA, iU risini to propose to a tone.
" luilepeoslent Yeomanry of the County of Norfolk,"
said, that he could not adrapiately describe them as they
were, and should therefore attempt to describe them by
stating what they were not. It wan tint the gallant yeo-
manry of Norfolk who would have gallopped into a peace.
:gilt meeting, amenablud for peaceable purptows. there In cut
down men, women, anal children.—( Loud ehrere)--Neit her
were there in Norfolk Magistrates who would have giant
orders to such an effect; sod if they had been given, the yeo-
manry of Norfolk would have pansesl helms- they executed
them.—( Loud chweee.)—lie was one of those who believed
the y 4 urn:tiny to lie the constilittional force of the country—
hound 161 p • peace mill good order, nut to be the first to
violate anti destroy it 7-The,rs)—lle wished the yeomanry
throw:thou, the country to be viewed with respect, and he
thou::ht the yeonvinry of Norfolk a noble specimen of what
the ancient yeomanry of the conutry were, and of what they
might tis be.—(flteerx)—lle advised them to stick to their
rights, to stand to the Constitution : slid if they did
so he could assure them they would always god
those who would stand by them. Meetings like the
present were of incalculable advantage. He would not
base come down to this bad he 110 t thought PO.—
An order from a Noble I.urd, ur a sign manual from an-
other plate, could nut have bleu& him down had he disap-
proved of it; bat meeting as they then did convivially,
they could discuss important subjects in a friendly and
convivial manner. They could mot, indeed, exactly march
about with bloody-looking Hags, and other dismal em-
blems, which bad been invented to frighten the timid;
though if they were to have the word Norfolk" so their
flags, or even " Liberty or Death," he thoright it would
be difficult to prove that such inscriptions were uncoil-
stitutional.—(Cheers.)--" Liberty or Death!" continued his
Royal Nighties', "why, I confess, that I would rather base
death than lose my liberty."—(Lowd cheers.)—Those who
did not think liberty worth fighting for, did uol deserve to
enjoy It.—(Cheers.)—.Keeping these points in bit mind, be
would give—" The hoteptulntl Yeomanry of Norfolk,"
and as be bad no It that these things wool, some-
how or other, as was the phrase elsewhere, get auto the limb-
lie prints, be would just renetok upon an expression used by
Ministers, that the agriesthnie of the cottony was in a state
of repose. He wished that those who had ivied so thought-
less an expression, were in the same slate of temper ; hut
from such evil. be hoped that hr wrtht, withool,lwifor pro.
fane, say, " The Lord do liver as, sod the lest of the com-
munity !"
Several toasts were then given, among which were " EMI
Grey and 11w tVbigs of Duke of Hamil-
ton and the Wig. of Scodaud"—. May we lire to see the
eight of petition Moved."
After' alai Pullin pulls., the company broke up situ-
getter at half peat flUeieliftilll VII Twinidsy OttaillUg.