The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-16 00:00:00

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No. 1,234.—V0L. XIII.]

DINNER TO MR. WAITIIMAN.

About 500 friends of Mr. Waldman, dined at the
City of londan Tavern, Bishopstrate-street, on "%Vert-
nesilay.—Bv Min o'clock the great Room WAS crowded ;
and tansy:anis or urn persons tvere obliged to &tie tat sr-
p..rate WOWS. $llOll after five o'clock ,Ir. Waitlottan,
attend( d by many celebrated friends and supi»rters, cu- •
tered the romii, ainldst tremendous applause.
Mr. Fivell took the Chair. On his right were seated
Mr. Waittmian, Mr. Calvert (Memixr fur Southwark),
Mr. Sherill Parkins, Mr. M'adlonan's two sons it And on
.the Chairman's lett were stational the Soii..Grev BLit-
nett, Mr. %I'M:lntad (M. P for Nliddleies), Mr..Byng,
Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. llsishart, &c.
The cloth having been removed,
The Chairman gave—" The King, and. may he never
forget the principles which seated Lis feoly,un the
Throne," with three, followed bv great applatie.
" The Queen, and the rest of the .lineal Family,"
followed, the annunciation of which, was received wµli
tremendous bursts of applause: ; way given with
three, and the toast was sLcceeded by continued ap-
plaoscs.
I`.; r. Elven gave " the Memory etf the Duke of
who was unwearied in the work of chary), and good.
principle; a toast that was honoured in silence, pursu-
ant to the request from the chair..

The Chairman said, he was about to give a toast
which would meet the feelings cif the majority—be
meant—" a speedy and elketual Reform of the Com-
mons' Howe of Parliament?' Reform alone would be
the best security against tumult and despotism ; and after
having seen the tr illieking of seats, and then the pu-
nishment( of SIT' M. bitLnptz, Mr. SW.IIIII, &C. it Was
impossible to think With Mr. Canning that the rottener
were parts of the Constitution, the.sliimiler must be the
whole. (Laughter and applause.) The toast was fol-
lowed by au. original Glee,
.It was as follows, to the
tune of " Glorious Apollo :
Goddess of Freedom, from on high behold us,
While thus we dedicate to the.: Our lays;
Long in thy cause hath principle entoil d us;
nirre to thy name a moonnent we raise.
Tints then combining. heart and voice joining.
Sing we iu harmony to Freedout'a praise.
•
litre ev'ry generous sentiment awaking
Zeal that in.ipied, our Patriots of yore;
knit pledge of Freedom giving and partaking,
Juin we our bleeding Country to'
Thus then combining, heart and voice joining.
Send the Shouts of Liberty from shore to shore.

Mr. Pavell, in gi‘;nic the tfrxt toast, observed, that
-whileVer failure [meta hate attended recent exertions,
Le felt great pleasure in meeting so large a body of citi-
diens. Tue Mont was crowded, and he understood that
three and four guineas nail been offered for tickets. He
was sure they %viand not forget the matt woo hid su
long supported the prii.ciidea of Freedom and the cause
of the Constitution because he, as wall as the Corpus
ration, which had now core in for its share of abuse,
Lad resisted rash and violent, and arbitrary and corrupt
measures. To be censured might be natural—but they
warred not with Bedlam and the Mint.—(Laughter and
applause.) For many years Alderman Waittonati had
beet' wholly misupported. He, it was who had roused
the feelings elf the City; and whenever the opportunity
again °marred, lie misted they would regain what hail
heel' 10b1. Ile concluded with givitig—" Alderman
,Waithman, the long tried friend of Liberty, and toe
Champion of Constitutional Reform." (Loud ap-
plause.)
Mr. Alder. Waitlinian rose amidst warm plaudits.—
Ile said, if he-hail telt, by the last defeat, he had altan-
&toned any principles or lost the corifitlence of 1.1% tellow-
citizens, he stioulit-tittleed have felt difficulty in address-
ing them, but as he Was th.• clan and as the principles
of the Livery remained what they were, he was ;n-
-eared that irtlit.re were an election to-itiorrow, pro-
vided the Livers men were allowed to tote freely, he
should he at she head of the poll, instead of being in a
minority. He had examined the poll-books, aniriounti
that the Children of Corruption were wiser in their ge-
neration than taose to venous they nere opposed.—
'fliere was union aittonest their adversaries., hut there
Was great want of Cil..perrtiOn antotwt tame who were
friendly to his cause.:—(Hear, hear.) As proof of this,
he need only mention, amongst other tilelow., that about
one thousand persons had given Alderman Curtis as
well as himself votes? and would any one say that in-
fluence had not been tiseil on his side, but had been
exerted by the other Cauthdate? Whatever had been
the result, as far as he was peisonally concerned, dur-
ing the he filt inure coin weed of the necessity
ollteforin : for could th.tt be a wholesoine state of
thitigs which CollliPelled manyvers/ms to vote 3,4:toltst
their eollSei,liCe—to sate Wit thn a pnuclplcs whleh
it is ktlflWir tit'y 111531.0.it€1,,....-441143U5e.) li Was
thought by %9111 e that he hail slot sail. C 1,11411 about
1t.:101111; he was of it roottrar3, (stallion ; lad tin looking
back to what be bail stated sti Parliament, Latham))
what lie iiitered 'might have been better 5.)41,' he did
not regret what; he obstreett hn such oce.ibi.,am lie had
not changed in Ms principle:a ; and he was the first pl.