The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-13 00:00:00

MAIDENHEAD.

A numerous and respectable party of upward. of
one hundred Gentlemen sat down to dinner at the
Town-hall, blaidetilsead, on Friday lost, to com-
memorate the triumph of the people, on the issue
of the late Bill of Pains and Penalties. Titoisas
&Room, Esq. the Mayor of the Town, in the
Chair, supported by the other member* of tb.
Corporation. After dinner /Von nobis (twine"
—when the first toast giten was, I/reKa'.
and may he ever bear in Naiad the principles tchici,
placed the Urania:irk Family upon the krone"—
followed wilt the semi cccc al song of 4. Gott sure
the King ;" then followed 6, 7Ae Queen, and
may the innocent ever be p►otected by the people."
Tnis won drank mending, and with ruptitrous
alr-
plause; the acclamation was caught by the multi-
tude in the street, and the whole tows, rang with
huzzas from one extremity to the other. nn•il it re—
turned again to the banquet, and the thunders of
applause resumed were answered by the two Ititurl,
without, aided by the discharge of inuketry returned
again, and the three firms three had au effect nets r
before felt within these. walls.
" No jocund health that Denmaik drinks, to day,
But the great cannon In the clouds shall tell;
And the King's rouse the Heaven shall bruit again,
Bear akin,: earthly thunder."
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" The independent branches a the Itnyel Fa-
mily, Sussex and Gloucester."—" The Most Re%.
the A rclihi%ltop of York, and the Church."—" The
N4vy, our constitutional Inilwark."—" The Army.
and may it never be employed to subvert our Con-
stitution."

On proposing the toast, !, Lord Fulk-tone, and
the independent intermit of the county of Berke.--
a gentleman present urged the attendsoce of Hkt
many as could make it convenient to attend tl-
appioaching county meeting. to do so, which Vf te4
MINA ered by many assurances of the ititei.tion ; alts r
winch. Mr. Smith produced a letter from I'micor
Greofill, Esq. regretting that a preeiotrt engage-
ment prevented his attending the meeting ; on n hick
Mr. Grenfell's health was drank, coupled with
indepeoth-ove of Maidenhead, and rette.test u
marked .oppliuie.

" Taplow Douse, Tuesday Monitor, Dee. 5.
" Geollemeu-1 am much obliged by your attenti ... in
invitimg me to the public dieser which is to take place at
Maitlealseail, 011 Friday nest, for celehratin the result
the late prticerthiscs against her Majesty the Quern ; and I
am limiter. that the uptuiuos which l bald upon that sult•
kr, should lw sanctioned by your approbati tttt . I shalt
siever shrink from the public avowal a those opisitows.
" I have slisay• considered the proceeding whirls trir.e
instituted against her Majesty 1.. have bees as usicutistite-
tiort•l as they were unjust sod uncalled fur ; soil 1 partici
pale most cordially in the feeling of saiii•Cictiuu which Inge
matiifeati it themselves PO generally throughout the whole
kiniltim, in couseprenee of those procrethogs having been
so triumphantly defeated.
" Rut 1 am prevented (torn seeepiingywir friendly Inuits.
tiara to the dinuer,oo Friday, hy a previous regagemeut, which
üblig• smetobe in Hertfordshire on that day. I beg them

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