The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-25 00:00:00

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A Meeting of the Friends of Ministers and their
adherents took place, on Saturday last, at the sign
of The Squad Pig, in Tod-ey-street.
Ste Toile BsICY, a celebrated brewer, having
been. called to the Chair, stated, iu a very fro(hy
speech, the business for which the Nleetieig had
bseti called. The object was, he observed, to vote
Statues to the most prominent Members of the pre-
sent Administration, as a reward for their indefati-
gable exertioas io securing the liberty of the peo-
ple of tins country--particularly by the 'oven-
, aims of the Habeas Corpus Act, and the encourage.
went of the system of solitary confinement—ea
well as to mark the high seine the Assembly eider.
tained of their strenuous exertiOna in furthering the
cause of indepeodatere in foreign States—such, for.
instance, as Venice, Genoa, Norway, &c. The.
risaterial!of which the statues were to be loped,'
should, it wan Wooded, in compliance with, lie
+ice of au ingenious antiquary, designate the
peculiar character of the* individual witOscliguri;
was to be produced. After some further remarks'',
the Chairman proceeded to move a (series of massif
lotions, in consequence of which the following stoi
toes, busts, Scc. were voted:—.
To Viscount S-.-11t—Tit, a statue, cut from a
solid piece of log-wood—the brows ornamented,
with a wreath, composed of poppies, canatimilta-
.:
flowers, and other medicinal plows.
A debate of some length took place, with re-
remise, to the material or which Lied
statue should 'he formed. One party propOsed
Irish diamond, in allu-ion to the services Isis Lord.
ship had rendered to his'native essintlrma second
declared that
.it ought to be ntadeor, plainer qt
Paris, his Lordship . having signed • celebrated
Treaty in the French Col the pleiksaii-
bon of an iutUnete friencra the Sattailg. it,was de.
termined, unautmously,- dm the statue eibeeill be
of snake-stone. r : ;.• •
It was proposed, by one of the Saints, that the

statue of Mr. V.. 41 **multi be of pare• goid-.-
but, in opposition to this, it was observed; that the
Right Hoe. Gent. had shwa,. sitewii a great predi.
lection fur paper, hoeing repentAily declared; that
u pound-uule.iiiid • shilling were every whit as good
as a sterliorg' gaiasa. This objection bad its due
weight, and it wus resolved that theimage should
be formed of papier meac4;e. ..„.
To Mr. B. ill-sm-,rr a keen base was eassi•
atously voted. • •Nii "r, I 195 :.599
, •

A statue carved from s block of teak-wood wee
et first proposed kir Mr. as indicative
of hiri conuesiou with the East ludic Company
but the ides was soon abandoned, and pantice-stoat
was coubidrrtd tome appropriate. It. lightness.
it was thought, would indicate the nature of his

taleats. while its iborosily, and consequent absois
bent 'imbues. would aptly illustrate the lineup.
tilude with which he sucks in the etoolument%
ulhco.

To Mr. .M.Ac—o—cata. It bust. formrd of a

Seaga pebble, was voted. Our readers will recul._
!Pet., that Str MURRAY MAXWELL, a native of Sees-
land. and, therefore, i proper person to judge of
the worth of this stone, declared it to be sheet, but
of lytie value.
Mr. W. W. P—t.E was voted u cast, formed of

the dross, refuse, nod sweepings of the A/int.
To Mr. Ca—K—a • statue ••• voted. to he
afore& front • f•ree of bog-wood, with brass orna-

went,. The Chairman was directed to draw up an
ailiatle of condolence on the Secretary% defeat in
'l'rinity College, Dublin, and at Athlone, to be
I►rewuted to hint with the statue,LN.B. It may he
twee...airy to observe, that frog-womati is li.u►►sl in
great plenty in Ireland, and, when emptier(' to the
soot) brewues as 11014111111114161 C us the Secretory,

Tu the Duke or Wili.o—rr n rich Iduod-stied
cameo.
To Mr. J. W. Mr. WR-TES-••••1r, sumi
several other of the rat party, ruttem-stowe busts

were voted. wan roce.
Lord Y—lt -TH. in consequence of his loie for
gyarosstics. ass voted o stai ue. to Lc composed of
Derbyshire spar and box-wood.

The Right Ilan. Joint FOSTER and Lady ar-
rived at liritao, from Lord Du FEERI A.% and, after
changing horses at Lino's Hotel, they proceeded nu
to Autriai Castle, the beat of the of MA..
SARLEIS E. . _ _

Lord CLIFTON waived at Bifrodie„ Kent, last
week, having travelled from (;ellO/41 (where his
Lordphip's lather, Earl DANN Ler, and family, at
present sojourn), for the purpose of attending Cosi-
terlisily Races.
We understand that the friends of Sir T. D.
ACLAND, Bart. wishing to u►ark their high e,tren►
for his character, propose to request him to sit for
his portrait, torn eminent artist, with the intention
of presenting it to Lady A C ND.
Wm. Fume tionvwoun, E•q. one of the
Members for the County of Kent, arrived! in Can-
terbury with the intention of intending the Races,
and places of amusement, but.we lament to state
that he was prevented doing so by s severe
indisposition, which has confined him to his lodg-
ings until Friday, when he lett that City to proceed
by easy stages to his residence in Loudon.
Isle of Wight HALL, it seems, is parking with
EALCII, by Ins backer not making his appearance
to stake • deposit, when Ea tois lons deposited Ids
fur covering at the Wrytnouth Anne.