The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

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The-Earl of ALIVIIMILE said,

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the health of the Doke of Elnssex., (Cheers.) Perilous
he ought to ask pardon of his Royal Ilia;mess that his
health did not succeed that of her Majesty ; but really
the last toast appeared to him•ofanciuvitata importance as
to require that it should be drank next to it. As ail the
company were welPecqualitted with the virtues .of Ins
Royal Highness, it would he unnecessary for hint. (the
Earl of Albemarle) to say more of hint at present than that
he was ever istindnil of the principles which had placed
his family upon the throne, and that he sincerely professed
his belief of the doctrine that the crown was merely given
to the Monarch tor the benefit of the people. (Cheers.)
Re remained proud of the principles which he had de•
dared a 1111 l itg them last year, and convinced that they
were the sway principles ou which tranquillity could be
restored to the country. The Duke's health was then
dratk with three times three.

Toasts—" The respectability of the crown, the durabi-
lity of the constitution, and the prosperity of the people."
"The constitntiou, according to the principles asnetted
at the revolution."
" 'lite High Sheriff of the county of Norfolk."
" 'I he Nlayor of Norwich, unit prosperity to the city."
The Earl of AtitE:lll.llLB, ht giving the health of the
Bishop of Nom ieli,said, that lie should endeavour in vain
to express the respect, admiration, and love, which he
felt for that most excellent prelate. The only way in
which lie could give the health of the most simple-hearted
man alive, was in the most simple manner. He should,
therefiiie, propose the health of their respected and be-
loved Bishop. (Land cheering.)
The Rev. Archdeacon 11ATHUIttiT returned his sincere
thanks fur the compliment which they hail just paid to
his revered parent. It was quite iiimecessary for hint to
say that the Bishop of Norwich sympathised with all the
objects of the meetinc, though he might be permitted to
observe that there was one point ou which he was entitled
to observe that his scud able relation (littered from
The Bishop of Norwich was of opinion that nothing but
bOlllll save the country, and that
such measures never could be adopted by the present mi.
lusters, miens the necessity of them were forcibly im-
pressed upon them. Not o 'olst:tinting what had fallen
Runt their noble chairman, lit was Of upiuiuu that there
were teillut,t reasons at present, when the whole nation
was rooted, for the gentlemen of the county to. come
forward and to rerinest is public meeting or it to he con.
•eneil. Men of every party ought now to unite hand and
heart, and to up to the King and to the two Houses of
Parliament, with requesting a stop to be put to the shame-
less persecution oilier Majesty.
Toast—" The cause of civil and religious liberty all
over the would "
The Noble Chairman, in proposing the next toast,
observed that lie was more and more convinced every day
of the absolute necessity of a reform in Pao liameut, and
of the yet tainty that it must sooner or later take plays..
He should therefore give, as a toast, " A speedy and
effectual reform in the representation of the people in
Parliament." (Chem )—From the approbation which
the toast had met, it would not he obnoxious to drink it
with three times three. Tie toast was accordingly so
drank.
Toast—" The Duke of Norfolk ; and may the ancient
hereditary nobility of the county ever consider it their
highest honour to support the rights and liberties of the
people." (Cheesy.)
The Doke of Nueva's, in rebutting thanks, declared
11111liell strongly in admiration of the priuciples of Mr.
Fox.
'1 oast—" A speedy repeal of all laws which may tend
in any degree to support lee hafted rights tat conscience."
The Duke of Nom/lout then tit opined the health of
their noble chairman, the Earl of Albemarle, in a short
but lot 'Able eulogy. Amougst the twiny talents which lie
deal erect the noble Earl to possess, none was mere con-
spicouns than that which fitted him to shine as chitit ohm
of a public meeting. lie had Mosel' been at many palate
rs, but he had never seen any chairman so good as
their present one. Even his own predecessor, (the late
Duke of Norfolk), though a very good one, was interior
to the habit: Eoil Bleu among them. The health of the
Earl of Albemarle was limo drank by the company, with
nine times oldie.

The Earl Of ALURRIIIIII.B returned thanks in a speech
which •ke regret extremely that our 11411115 pieveut lit
from • eporting.
The Earl of A Llik:lll.l.iii.e.—Ait good wine require* no
Mr. T. W. Coke reiptires no eulogy from inc.
nos 111111. that the company a ill drink Its health a Olt the
greatest satisfaction. (Lund elms.' ing for SUMO 11111i111CP.)
Mr. CORR in returning I batiks for the I they li td
r mum fell 0111111 hint, declared that 1111. heart overdo owed a lilt
joy in seeing SO reSpertable a meeting assembled to celebrate
the pi iiteiples of Mr. Fox.. ire then took a review of the
public lire of that illustrious statesman, and cultic:l4rd it
a nit that of Mr. Myr. It there aat :lay one thing Oil widen
he prified himself •tl another, it it us that he hail
Isvr a the uniform &it pruner it Mr. Fut 'bpi/1111CM principle:,
The kyorin to a Inch Mr. File hail been upposcd hail lost us
AIIIIIICIL, 111111 ruined our iiiiinufactui sag and agricultural in.
truth, and had reduced the whole tott:ttil to a Mate of
bank Alt. Pitt wits the life and soul of that s) stem •
and olio that it was dead, his hilloa cis contlitued 1,1 act in
I lie lull •1111 it of it. It WHY IllUt. us he had staled in Ihe
Mato, ,if Loatinom, that they had licen the of 11111
at Alaitchester ; it they nail 1101 Lieu *... would
they have been so resolute in pirVe.llll. ;Ala) inquiry nulls
being ms tde as to aho were the tut hots ta it t A slaillar
employ went of as: armed force to put itaa 11 1110 petition, of
she 111,1.15: had been lately witnessed to Ireland ; and If the
lr, madders had nut exhibited the ejeatest 11111/c..11 11111 T these,
I e same se cites w ould have been aided lit h Ignimithaen as
had preciously 11..1.41 acted at Maueiscsier. To tomtit eract
the 11e1111011. of the people. is Inch arse 1111 W M. 11411111.01114
\lnd-errs had directed them adherents throughout the
coutiti) up lit) al :Ware:4es to the King, its eider tb..t
tile) twat iv, liana Lc enabled to keep tlicir pl.itef ; and
nose 1111.1114.1 I.lilee% under the Minima') naturally Kitt up
-mil :elate...VS 11, IS ei r a aided, in order that they lull 111111111
keep I heir place, its iv. II it, their employ er,.—(1.,:i14;b1e:.--.
ici keveial other I.'llllokb 1.1 the 441,11 e ell:4111. U.caulthy
Meni:Kr putt erdid n. 1I1.3.1• few 1/11M11.111.1111s Par.
iiiitticntory Helmut. As ihng a, he had tel 111 the t ouo: or
~,,,,, iuns, lie had ever been a Mimed of the Lod Clllll.l/41111),
which he was arri,turned to meet there; and he was Wally
to ba) that be became noire nail • 11111 every day.
lie an* therefore cults tn. ed of the inice,iity of u tattle:it re-
form in it, mid lie could not 'cc that these war ally skiing
Urrible in nicking sat le a n feint. If a titan was ill did he
not ii nit fur a radical cult 7 11hy theu*huuld the cuuntiy


Thy lion chain'd, his spirit broke,
Has long by treach'rout hands been led,
But once removal the galling yoke,
Again he stands the oppressor's dread.
Rouse Britannia, Ac.

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seem to be afraid of undergoing a radical reform ? He for
one was ready to confess that he was a decided advocate
fi-welt a reform, because he saw that unless it waselfeetcd,
taxation would be so followed by taxation that nothing less
thaw a miracle could woe the country. lie proceeded to
take a view of she policy of the present Ad • istration,
and concluded by declaring it to be his firm belief shut it
wits their intention to rule the country by the sword. He
then took the opportunity of esslo,;itting the recent conduct
of the press, and concluded by informing the eumpatty, that
whether he met with the applause or censure of his country-
men,. he should continue in funnel to act as he always had
acted, according to the dictates of his own conscience.—
( Loud cheers.)
SONG —MY ME. E. TAYLORAIII, " Role Britamtia."
(First verse sonless the original Rule Britannia 4
Long mistresi of the boundless tide.
Thy flag over fleets in triumph rose,
Hut now this country. aliU our pride.
We mourn enslaved by native foci,
House Britannia. assert thy liberty. .
Proclaim time nicer, proclaim thy sons are free.

Though lost man's universal friend,
In him the Patriot we deplore.
Let to his shade this shwa aaccod,
Who freedom gave to At'tic's shore.
!louse Britannia, &c.
United in one common came.
Each froeman's birth-right to regain,
Restor'd once more our sacred laws,
Britons may then resume the strain,
Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves,
Britons never will be slaves.
The Noble LH AI UM AN, eller apteogizing for the absence
of the Members of the City of Norwich, proposed to the
company to drink SUereeS to them. This was accordiugly
done, with three times three.
The Noble CIIAIRMA a, in giving as a toast "Lord Er-
skine and the Trial by Jim C),'' informed the company tit it his
Lordship had fully intended to be present um, this occasion.—
But he should 'impose " The health of Lord Erskine, and
Trial he .Inry, ' a ith three times three.
The toast was them drank w oth the greatest enthusiasm.
The MAYO& Or NOIIMICIN propose! the Matti of Lord
Bury.
Lord LIMEY returned thanks in an eloquent speech, of
which we regret that our limits ',reveal us from repo, thug.
Toast—. Lord Holland, the Representative of the :mine
anal prineoplms of Mr. Fox."
The Earl of A LEESIA R LE, tatter taking a short review of
the catoses and progress of the late resolutions in Spain,
Portugal and Naples, gave the following toast:—'t Prospe-
rity and durability, to the stew reprwitiateve governments
of Spain, Portugal, and Naples, anti may the arm, of any
'toner who dares to invade their rising liberties be turned
against itself."
Time Earl of ALBEMARLE prom): ed time health of Mr.
Ridley Colburue, %bum lie eulogized in a short be bores-
ive speech.
" Mr. COKE then proposed the health of Mr. James Mac-
donald, which was received with great enthusiasm by the
company.
Mr. 'MACDONALD then rose and returned thanks to the
coonpany for the gratifying manner in which they had re-
ceived 1114 health, and inure especially to Isis excellent friend
Mr. Coke, for the battering mraiter in which lie had noticed
so I hie an individual as himself. Ile begged leave to say
that he thought they had acted wisely in returning to their
old comfortable quarters, because, if they were to endeavour
to accommodate themselves to the number of prowls tes
whom they were continuing to make, they would sOOll find
,lies had undertaken nu impassible task. Last year they
h td been enabled to fill tit. Andrea'', Hill: this year they
might if they had chosen, have filled the Cathedral ; and
meat year, provided always that Ministers provided them
with the sane ineatts of makiitg prowl) les as they had re.
cooly done, they %Intel lie compelled to dine in the open
air, and then they would come under the operation of Lord
Castlereagles code of loins, which rendered it illegal far
Englishmen to dine politically I,i their native open atmos-
phere. Met, h.oweveo, they %vele this sear, and he must
tat refore first of al' congratulate them in meeting in smelt
numbers to et iellfilir toe pure.t principles of freedom, justice,
and humanity—all of ahich were co otoprelientled in the cha-
racter of Mr. Fox, and loomed a just subject of cougratula-
tMn to sueis all assembly a, he was then addressing, espe-
cially as the new year had unfortunately introduced to them
uo alter congratulators (41111 C. When 1118 Hon. nand the
Chairman, iii the host speech imitieli lie made that evening,
e s es-eol so mut: li 111411 few words regarding the character
of Mr. Fos, he could mat help foraiiitg the wish that the
grave tsouldnpen mad restore that ain't/onus statesman again
to his country. Boat he teeollected immediately afters arils
that peat tool itivoloable its such a mall Wollitl be tit
the present Ciiiiill4lCtUre, his feelings would have been too
intense, the affections of his heart too tender, to have bootie
the sheet-isle as Melt the COUlltry nt 111444e414 exhibited. Ile
would have felt tut, sensibly, and therefore could never
hove pradelitly beheld, the innumerable miseries which the
ion hecility add incatuafou of Alinisters have prepared fur
the intim°. Better, tea refire, is it that lie should rest to the
grave is here there are 1111 Cafes tll perplex, no 11111111101144
however notate, ill stimulate, I halt that he should see his
country misgoverned by a set of men who, having no fixed
principles of their ow ii, arc content to struggle stn as they
C;111 aonitl the difficulties which surround them: now would
blood boil to see tlw eveins is 'Bich are now bagging
ft the South of Europe, and to which his Noble Friend had
:heady alluded ! A constutional K (bagged to the bar
of three military despots (Loud OWl.'llllO to answer to them
for the heinous crime of having consented his connexion with
his subjects by conceding to them a representative form of
government, a coustitutimi n huh it, MAI imlicy had ree
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mended to :woo tier vet bllll of the self same nation, though it
HOW it 1111‘4111.11411 %%1111 invasio i.—hut tudeed us an
active areompbee, but mt ;tit the most pelf:et indiel!reitee.
(Owe's.) 'facie were !Mile (1111”:14 141 44 111C.1 eVell the nerves
of Lord Costlereagh at re not eq.i.o, author and 'abettor
11110410 110 ‘41144 Of all the 4111,.14;:•1011111 Europe, 11, who had
h-sen transferred 01 Sorwam, who had been the abandomer of
Para, it Ito had heel, the parlitioner of SaXll3l, Will) had
been the betrayer of Ucuoa, contrary. to the faith of oaths
and treaties, lie, even lie shrink, at present from the COII-
- JJJJ Of 1114 O mirk, mid swamis aloof ms bile the garatou is
a heftier the liberties of the amid are to be 111.1Cril
at the mercy o. three antirerots. I latl ho not, however,
fusleied every eiteasuie, of Inch this list nab the tHil) 6011.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTE

He might have reason.for his isieielit coyness; his domestic
economy might not yet have reached its full maturity.—
Suspensions of the Habeas Corpus act, circular letters from
Secret:sties of State, having all the force and authorities of
laws, Government supported by spies and informers, stated
in ISIS, by a committee of his own selecting, to have been
the instigators of the crimes which they themselves detected,
augmentations of the forces in time of peace, wholesale
enactments of laws to. restrict the liberty of the subject.
aleuials of justice as at the inquest at Oldham, perversions of
it as exhibited in a recent ease, rejec • sof the ;minimiser
starving millions, calumnious denunciations of liberal opi-
aa i 44 its as seditious and atheistical—these, all these measures
united, have hero unable to put down the force of
public opinion in Englaud. But unless public opinion were
entirely poi down, what British Minister, who valued his
head, would avow may participation in the execrable Male
which is now making of the liberties of Lampe? Where,
however, was the disclaimer of such participution by the
British Government, which, suspected as it is by all the
nations or the Continent, its honour, me less than its interest
demands? It %salsas little to lie Nand at the mast head of
the Versgrirr as it was io the Cal • 1 of St. James's, a hen it
refused to recogoise the Ambassador sent user to England by
the new Neapolitan Government Ile could not foretell the
result of the contest in which that Government was WNW
u1.101;4 111 be engaged; hut he devoutly pm, ..a that the light.
nine of ;leaven might blast those alio were the first ogres-
'ors against it, nod I 000000 tale in the dint power SO prostituted.
(loam" beers.)l le could not help retool king to them that one
of the most fII ikina and gratify log teatimes or the late revo-
lutions in Spain, Portugal, 11101 Naples was, that they did
originate hi any wild alnurb disorganising philosophy—
that they did 1101 10U1 at the overthrow of social under, but
that they sought to establish it on the sure basis of nationsil
peace and tranquillity. They had therefore been conducted
throughout oath a deration mid an attention to their first
object a Inch was ;ferret ly surprising; and there a mild con.
sequently be no national grounds for jealoiny or sitspic•
regarding, them. Would that lie could say us much for those
who acted on the other side I By the supporters of what it
has now become fashionable tip call the monarchical prin-
ciple, till the old alisurd amid exploded pretensions of K togs
have been revived in full vigour! He could nut pretend to
say how far the Dying ultra loyalists, or royalists, he did um
know which 10 call them, of aids country recognised those
prilacipless lint this lie knew—that if such duct' hies had been
coosialtreal eorrect in the year 1688, this cousin), would have
been placed under cite ban and interdict of all Europe. The
worthy Gentleman proceeded to censure, in it style of ex-
alted eloqueoce, !au cc, and elegance, the villainous conspi-
racy AYaiust lieu ;Majesty, and concluded by declaring, that
Ilk ri • odd be no hope tor the country until an entire recant-
ciliallim hail to k n place between the higher and the lower
orders of society. He Was of opinion that at the present
mat the latter wished to he guided by the aristocracy of
the 0011111 I heir natural leaders. Circumstances had alien-
ated them; but the events of the I .st ilium years, by pro.
doting a common sympathy, had ceased them ag.iin to ap-
pi °initiate. lle had seam a ith delight the aristocracy stand
forward to support the people in such a Caine, what right
laud they to expect that they could COllll ol them when they
a etc, or appeiireil to he, in Inc rung ? Ile did Dot know
that he should say a word inure to them, except to remind
them this it was mow obvious that a radical change, and
nothing less, can or ou.:ht to satisfy this lung irritated 'Nation.
lie knew that under the disciriue of annual Parliaments and
universal suffrage wild nod extravagant notiont hail been
broached; but they had not been so titan moderate demand.
had met with a denial year tarter year. Hi firmly believed
that though there might be desperate men—and there were
always such in every State—who wished for confusion, the
great tints, of the people only desired a hat was just and
rational; and that if they were met by conciliatory mea-
sures, they world be satisfied with such an infusion of new
vigour into the 114/Ibe of COIIIIOOII3 as would tender it what
they used and ouglii to find--a sullicirot check upon inal-all-
utinistrat• . Toe Ilan. filember. utter thanking' them for
the patient attention which they had given him, sat down
amid the louilist cheers.
Several other patriotic toasts were then given, among
which were" Earl Grey, and our Wends throughout Eng-
land alto adhere to the principles of Mr. Fox." " The in-
dependence of Ipswich, and Mr. Leonard," for which Mr.
Leonard returned thanks in a speech of considerable length
and ingenuity. " The Liberty of the Press." s The Duke
of Bedford. " The Earl of Itusly al, and the gentlemen
who lately met at I:Milberg!' to Collllllcmorate the prim:Mies
of Mr. Fox." " The Yeomanry of the county, nod success
to 110111." The Stewards;'
The Earl of Alheolarle dal ant quit the chair till half-past
ten o'clock, before which tune very few of the •party had
dispersed.
We cannot conclude this account without expressing
our regret Mat the Committee have not tirade an arrange-
ment cur the greater accommodation of those who wish
always to atteinl this dinner—the latter end of the week
most ale 111C011Vellt011t 10 many—sand .us neither Saturday
nor Sunday are possible days for such a purpose, a close
and uniform adherence to the birth-day is impossible.
Now if it were fixed regularly for toe third Monday
J otatary, all the inconveniences attending a clialige of
the week-day would be done away. We respectfully
beg to call the a item 101 l of those with whom the arrange-
ments feat to these observations.

A match for 50 guineas a side has been male by
a gentleman, who has engaged himsulf to walk 18
miles in three hours and eight minutes, within 20
miles of London, on or before the Ist of April.

Tpe ARNIV.—On Monday last (the 22d inst.) a
corporal anti private of each of the cavalry regiments,
except the 1:26, at present stationed in Ireland,
passed through Liverpool on their way to London,
to learn new exercises, which are to be taught the
different corps there.

A duel was fought early on Wednesday morning
on Hounslow Heath, between Major 1) and Mr.
M—, a gentleman of fortune, in consequence of
a dispute at a room in Bond-street on the preceding
day. information was given to the Police, but not
until after the mischief was done. The Major was
badly wounded in the shoulder, but us we unde6.
stand, the ball was extraet,..lcapon the ground, and
the Major wino to Lundott

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Serjeant Pell, for the Plainti , stated that his client 1.
had heel' arrested under a Capias directed to the Sheriff
of Middlesex; that the officer by whom the arrest was
was made brought him to hls house, where he lodged
wo nights, for which accommodation los. was de-
manded by the officer's wife, and paid by die plaintiff
without any objection. After the second night the
plaintiff was given in charge to another officer, and be•
fore he was removed feom the house in which he had
been from the of arrest, he was obliged to pay •
fee of il. 3s. 6.1. for which ex.oition the present action
was brought. The learned Sergeant stated, that by a
statute passed in the reign of Henry VI. Sheriff's Officers •
were restrained front taking a greater fee than 4E, en au
arrest; but by a statute passed in the 31d 01 Geo.ll. the •
Justices of the County were empowered to fix the fees of'
the Sheriff's Officers at Sessions. a table of which should
be hung up in the Sessions House, and the Officer
became subject to penalties for taking any larger sum.—
The present action, the Learned Sergeant stated, was •
net brought tinder the statute of George the Second, a
it tlid not appear that the Justices had fixed any rate of
fees, in consequence of which his client sought redress •
under the statute of Henry the Sixth, which fixed the
penalty of three times the amount of the sum charged its •
extortion.
The case, as stated, Was fully proved. •
Sergeant Vaughan, for the defendant, said, that as the •
plaintiff could tun recover under the statute of George •
the Second, because the Justices had not complied witlt •
the enactments of that act by fixing any rate of fees, so •
neither could he recover under the statute of Henry the
Sixth, which since the passing of the Act of George the •
Second, had gone into disuse. On this point
.the
Learned Sergeant argued at considerable length.
The Chief Justice said he could not admit that it was
the law of Engiand, that while a statute remained un••-
repraled, it should be deemed to have fallen iota disuse' .
and the officers conduct his Lordship considered con.
trary both to the letter and spirit of the statute, as well
as to justice and. h tttt snity.
The Jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff tt
--Damages 31. tun. 61.

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