The Sun.
London, England, 1831-03-14 00:00:00

sous subject. 1-Ic-concludett brptoposing " PfoS-
perity to the Ships, Colonies-, and Commerce of the
British Nation." •• •

The toast having been drank with much applause,
The CHAIRMAN got up:to propose,the healttrof
the distinguished Nobleman on his,.right, the Nat-.
quisof ChandOs. The West Indidinterest--an itl-
tere•t second to none in this country—had much
reason to congratulate itself upon the possession of
such a Chairman—upon the possession of so ab'e
an advocate in the House of Commons. But he
was not only the advocate of the West Indian.; but
of the shipowners; for the interests of both those
hodics were intimately united. He was sure they..
would receive the health of the Noble Lord _with _
acclamations.

Tl.e Marquis of CHANDOS returned thanks.. He
felt assured of this as of a Poiition.demonstratiag
that the interests of the colonieslmust be maintained; .
as the mere distress gathered around them, and the
more gloomy their prospects became, the more se-
dulously should he devote himself to the mairite-
nanceof their just-rights.—(Applause.). He begged, .
in conclusion, to thank-them for the handsome ana-:-
ner in which they had pleased ,to receive the men-
tion of hiS name, alsurng them that whether in. his .
private capacity as .an -English country gentleman,-
or the more responsible situation of a representative ;
of the people, he should be found, to do his day as
an Englishman, and:urge the protection of the true
interests of the eolonies.
Alter a song from Mr.- T.y:or,..the Noble Mar. .
quis again rose to propose the health of the
man, whose public and private conduct. he. eulogised
in warm terms—drunk with all the honouri.•
The' CHAIMAN. briefly -retuined; thank g.
Mr.- ATTIVOOD proposeck Prosperity to per
North American colonies.!' .
'Mr. Justice HALLIBukTeN (of Nova.S:.•otia) re-
turned thanks on behalf of tho colony to *bieliAre-.-
belong, d, .derlying:that,eny -danger existed of the
British colonies separating themselves froM the tnc,,
ther-country, so long-as the latter treated them--L-
-not to say with kindness or indulgence, but with
justice.

Mr. WARD proposed, as a toast, " Prosperity to
the colony of the Cape of 'Good Hope." It was
well known that the county of Londonderry in Ire-
land; was a.colony from this country; and 'he here
would take occasion to say, that the supporters 'of
the present proceedings against the colonies might
not inaptly be called the anti-unionists of.colonial

• The CHAIRMAN. would venture to depart so far
from the programme placed in his hands, as, after
having proposed many interests, to propose " The
iotetests of the ladies of England."—(Cheers.)
Air—" Here's a health to all good lasses."
Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS then got up to propose,
The Shipping Interests of Great Britain." He
felt assured that nothing but want of activity on the
part of the persons composing that interest could
lead to its ultimate injury.
Mr. G. F. YOUNG having been selected by the
Committee to return thanks upon that occasion,
could not refrain from expressing the feelings which
such a scene as that he then witnessed excited in his
breast. Adopting from a Noble Lord the nervous
lankuage used by him, he would say, that notwith-
standing all the vici.s!udes and all the depression to
which the shipping interests were exposed, and all
'heart§
itvhe connectedhosst:ire,,iri
cheek
ergs
ei
kviit,taly
hlieln had
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blanche],
enorehboeundde there w
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ilt:dve,r,:
heeroe tdespaired,hose
had never onailed.—(Applatise.)—Theref • Was- no
man in the country with a British heart within him,
who would not exult at wi:ntSsing the meeting. of
that day.
Mr. BELL regretted that the toast of "Prosperity
to the greatest City in the world" had not beets
placed in abler hands; but there was no man living
to whom he would yield in admiration of its great-
ness, or esteen for the worth of its inhabitants. It
was a metropolis which, on ail occasions, set an ex-'
ample of loyal attachment to the Monarch; and of
liberal support to the free institutions of Great
Brita;n. He concluded by proposing " Prosperity -
to the City and Trade thereof."
• Mr. Alderman WAtrintAN returned thanks. He
lamented the prevalence of new and unsound doe-
trines in Parliament, while he fully and sincerely
concurred in almost every sentiment which had that
evening been expressed on ~the subject of colonial
• policy, and on - the important- concerns . of the great
body of the shipowners.
Mr. IRVING said, that the Chairman had given
" The Ladies of England." He was commanded
to give no less a personage than the Old Lady of
Threadneedle-street --(A laugh.) He had to give
" The Governor and Company of the rank of
England." It was one of those instittoions by
which, in periods of great adversity, this country
was enabled to resist foreign enemies and domestic
treachery. They had all gone through their periods
of difficu!ty, and where did they seek relief except
from that establishment and from kindred - institu-
tions ? He regretted to think that unsound prin-
ciples had found their way into high places, but
where, he trusted, they would not long be able to
maintain themselves.

The toast was then drunk with much applause.
Mr. WARD said, as neither the Governor nor
Deputy Governor were present, it became his duty
to return thanks on behalf of that most interesting
old lady.—(A laugh.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of
Sir Richard Vyvyan and the other Members of Par-
liament who had honoured the company with their
presence that day."
Sir RICHARD VYVYAN, in returning thanks, ad-
verted to the political principles arid conduct of the
present Administration, censuring the character of
the financial measures of the Government, and pro-
nouncing a decided censure upon the late budget.
lie pledged himself to support the colonial and ship_
ping interest, strongly urging those whom he had the
honour of addressing to hold together, and not allow
themselves to be divided into parties and seduced
into hostility by offers of apparent advantage to one
portion at the expellee of another.—(Great ap-
plause.)—Of this they might rest assured, that they
would only re-establish their own body upon the
footing on which alone it ought. to stand, by ad-
hering to the ancient principles of the Constitution.
Other toasts were subsequently given, and the
festivity of the meeting was confirmed to a late hour.
The gallery was filled with ladies.

An inquest was held on Saturday, before
Mr. BAKER, at the Black Horse and Ship, Shadwell
upon the body of BARBARA MARTIN and her male child:
late residing at 106, High-street, Shadwell. The de-
cea.ed being taken in labour on Saturday week last, a
:aidwife, named Mrs. STEELK, was sent for. She. on
arriving, found that the situation of the poor woman was
such as required more ability than she possessed. Mr.
JACKSON, a surgeon, was accordingly sent fur ; but he,
although the deceased was then suffering great pain, re..
fused to act unless he first received one guinea as his fee.
The midwife, by consent of the deceased, who was very
poor, then sent to her landlord to borrow the money, and
Mr. JAcasoN said that he would go away for a short
time, and then return. The money was sent for, but be-
fore Mr. JACKSON came back, Mr. BYRNE, anotrer Medi-
cal man, came in and attended to the deceased as well as
he was able. Mr. JACKSON was subsequently made ac-
quainted with this circumstance, and Mr. BYRNE con-
tinued with the deceased great part of the day. On Sun-.
exclaimed
somewhat better,then, b
day morning, he found her in so dangerous a situation
that he thought proper to call in the assistance of Mr.
performed an operation on the
Tdeceased,rAki°3s'aandsudgeleiovner'ewdlo her of a still-born male child. The
deceased
"ut ht
sheank died GodGod
in a few
i t is over
in":tru
appearede!
afterwards. After an investigation of five hours the Ju
ry
returned a verdit of " Still-born for the infant; and that
the mother died from exhaustion through prot.-acted
L.bour." They at the same time highly disapproved of
the conduct of Mr. JACKSON in not taking up the case of
the poor woman under such circumstances, and thought
that Mr. BYRNE was to be blamed for not having.calbst
in medical assistance sooner. :The case excited
c„. much in"*.
tercst in the neighbourhood. PA, ,