The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-24 00:00:00

CHRISTOPHER BiIYNES.

Yesterday,.purguant toodvertisethent, a numerous
cotivany of the Friends of lr CiiRISTOPHER BAYNE
met at the Thatched House'Tavern, for the purpose
of testifying to that Gentleman the esteem they felt
for him, and the regard they. had for the cause
,in
which he was engaged when he stood Candidate
to represent the County of Middlesex in Parliament.
The meeting ivas as respeaable as any We ever wit-
tiesSeed:

Sir WILLIAM GIBBONS was in the Chair, which
he filled with great propriety.
The cloth being drawn, and, each Gentleman hai•
ing taken a few glasses Of Champaigne, the Chair-
ilian gave a toast" The King, with three times
three ;" which was drank with enthusiaSm.

Song by Mr. •GinioNs--" God save the King !" .
Toast-- The queen, with three times three."
Song, by Mr. GIBBONS, on the Death of Aber-
Oombie. •

ToaA—" The Prince of Wales, with three times
three."

Our friends, the Eleaors of the County of
Middlesex, and prosperity to that Connty, with
three times three." • "

Song, by Mr. OTtouRKE, in an excellent
,manner,
in 'ridicule of the Great Nation—the French. The
last verse was encored.

Toast—" The Duke of York and •the Army,
with three."

• " Lord MUlgrave, and the Navy of England,
with three."-r—D,rank with great enthusiasm, and
. .
three times three.

Song, by Mr. GIBBONS—•" The Wooden Walls
of Old England for ever.",
The CHAIRMAN then said; " I now Call your at-
tention to the charaaer of a Gentleman to whose
exertions we are so much indebted' whose health-I
propose we shall drink With three times three ; I
mean Sir Christopher Baynes."
Sir CHRISTOPHER BAYNES.--.." The honour You'
.have done me in drinking my health, calls for the
,warmest acknowledgments of a heart overflowing
with gratitude. To pay you that debt of gratitude
is grateful to me in the extreme ; and be assured,
Gentlemen, that the .flattering manner 'in which
you have conveyed to Me this favOur, has made an
impression on My mind of so deep a nature, that 'I
shall always consider this as one of the proudest
days of my life. With respeft to the late EleetiOn'
for the County of Middlesex, Gentlemen, pertnit
me to say, that I am -greatly mortified that your,
generous efforts and able exertions were not clowned
with success at the late Election. You are all well
acquainted with iny'principles, to :which I shall
always adhere; yet, notwithstanding my attach-
ment to them, I fear that I have been deficient in
my endeavours to second and promote your wished
(No! -no no !) •
" Gentlemen, your kindness and indulgence have
quite overpowered me, -and. have remunerated me
for the trouble which I took at the late ele&ion for
this county, nor can help feeling the most lively
gratification at the cheerful sight of so many of my
old friends, and at the acquisition of so many new
ones. NoW, Gentlemen, I cannot refrain frOm de-
claring to yoti, most explicitly, my sentiments;
they are the sentiments which first recommended
me to yOur notice, :and which, trust, will secure
to pile your. fut4ire.fayom... They. are sentiments of
pure attacharent to our gracious Sovereign. If ever
I.desert the principles w%ich brought,about our glo-
rious Be elution--which fixed our happy Constitu-
tion,- then shall *you; Gentltnpm, as of course you
will, withdraw. your confidence from
•and be
assured that I think the loss of your good, opinion
the greatest punishment 'that can be infliEted on a
man in my situation ; to• me, it would be more severe
than death itself. . .

" GentlemenJ beg leave to return you my thanks
_
once more, and to add my most fervent wishes for
your welfare and yoUr happiness. Gentlemen, be-
fore I sit down, permit me to propose to yoti a Toast;
which is that of " The Health of our worthy Chair-
man," who has, by,his *Eons, • shewn so warm an
attachment to our King and Coristitution."

"Sir WILLIAM GIBBONS, With three times
three."
Sir WILLIAM GIBBONS—" Gentlemen, in return-
ing you my roost heartfelt thanks, I can only say,
that whatever. I may , want in ability, I will endea-
vour ta,make up in zeal 3 more I cannot say now,
for lam overcome by your generosity." •

Sott —" Rule Britannia." •
The CHAIRMAN then said—" Gentlemen, I will
give you the health of a. man who conquered the
Cape, and opened a source for British commerce in
South .America," The Conqueror of Buenos Ayres,
Sir Home Popham, with three times three."
Sir HOME Pomo' returned thanks handsomely.
He took a view of the manner in :vhich. he had been
accused and tried by f` 411 the Talents ;" ..by which
he meant the late Administration.—The manner in
which his trial was conduEted on the part of his
prosecutors, whom he accused of faEtious and party
motives, in the same manner as those of • the trials
of Admiral Byng and Lord Keppel ; and he main-
tained, that he triumphed in the: opinion of the
people. There•was no fbundation for anger again'st
him by the late Administration ; but the -truth, was,
that they were determined to-c'ensure the execution
of every scheme which they did not plan ; but he
was satisfied with the opinion of the country on his
conduEt.

- Toast-L" Lord Castlereagh) and success to the
Expedition." Toast—" To the Momory of the
Immortal Pitt."—(Drank with still and solemn
deuce) Song " The Pilot that weathered. the
Storm," by Mr. GIBBONS.
Mr. O'lloyiticE entertained •the company with a'
song, accompanied on the piano-forte, in ridicule of
our foreign professors of music; which was so highly
reliShed as to be encored.

The ec►mpany then became convivial, and sat till
a late hour.

Yesterday evening, at 5 o'clock, an Inquest 'was
held at the Distiller's Arms, Great Saffron-hill. be-
fo)e G. Honosox, Esq. one of the Coroners for
Middlesex, upon the body of Stephen Byrne, a la
bowing man, who lost his life on Sunday, in New-
court, Great Saffron-hill. It appeared that the de-
ceased and one Tovey, a hair-dresSer, having had a
quarrel, went out to fight. They had not fought
abore a minute when the deceased suddenly dropped
down and expired. •VerdiEt,—/Iccidentai Death: