The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-11 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM PITT CLUB.

On Wednesday last the Ninth Anniversary of
this Club was celebrated by a numerous body of
the Members dining at the Royal Hotel, the Hon.
HENEAGE LEGGE,M.P. in the Chair.—The Dinner
(great part of which consisted of game furnished
by the Earls of PLYMOUTH and DARTMOUTH)
was served up in Wilday's best style, and every
attention was paid to the assembled guests.—
After the removal of the cloth, Non Nobis Do-
mine was given with very fine effect by Mr.
HonNE, of the Theatre, and some of the most
efficient Members of the Oratorio Choral Society,
by whom also some excellent songs and glees
were sung during the evening. In proposing
" The immortal Memory of the late Right Hon.
WILLIAM PITT," the President lamented his
inability to do justice to the subject, but stated
his satisfaction at there being no necessity for
dilating to the gentlemen surrounding him on
the transcendant merits of that great character,
who was born not merely for the times in which
he lived, but whose upright example he hoped
would ever be the rule of our lives. If Mr.
PITT had not risen to weather the storm which
threatened us, conjointly with the other nations,
our lot at the present day might have been
wofully different to that in which we now Lind
ourselves. The circumstances of the times have
much changed since his death ; but though they
do not now exist, we have still among us a
strong spirit of opposition—an opposition to
the different establishments in Church and
State, which he hoped we might have suf-
ficient spirit to combat. Attempts were con-
tinually making to seduce .the weak ; but he
trusted that the majority of the people of Eng-
land know that it is both their duty and interest
to oppose those pretences which serve only to
destroy the natural spirit of the country. Mr.
PITT'i principles tended to the preservation of
those blessings we enjoy, and it was our duty to
transmit them to our posterity. With these brief
observations he should conclude by giving the
memory of as disinterested an individual, and as
true a patriot, as ever lived.
N. G. CLARKE, Esq., in proposing the health
of the Vice-President (THEODORE PRICE, Esq.)
characterized him as a Gentleman of the soundest
loyalty, and the purest principles. In returning
thanks, Mr. PRICE said, it was almost unneces-
sary for him to make any observations after the
remarks made by the worthy Chairman. He
fully concurred in the eulogy that had been
passed upon that great Statesman (Mr. Purr).
Had it not been for his principles, his firmness,
his integrity, and the determination of Ministers
to pursue the same conduct, we should not have
been what we now are ; his principles saved not
only ourselves, but all other nations.
The health of Mr. CLARKE was proposed by
CHARLES COPE, Esq., on which that Gentleman
observed, that he was not aware of having any
particular claim on the Society for such a mark
of their remembrance. His heart and soul were,
however, in unison with the principles of the
Club—his own feelings lead him to -what he con-
siders his duty. Mr. C. then proceeded to state
that the enemy are still on the alert, and it re-
quired our utmost exertions to counteract their
intentions. Their endeavours are directed to the
undermining of the Church, knowing that if that
fell the other institutions must follow. Every
man man should consider his individual exertions
necessary—their enemies are not dead ; they are
active in sapping the principles of the lower
orders. Let every one do his duty, and what-
ever his exertions may be they will prove of
advantage to the Country.
The following is a List of the Toasts, as given
in the course of the evening :

Church and King.
The Royal Family.
The immortal Memory of the late Right Hon. William Pitt.

The Army and Navy.
The House of Brunswick, and may they never forget the
Principles which seated them on the Throne of these Realms.
The Memory of George the Third, the Father of his People.
The Protestant Ascendancy.
Lord Liverpool and his Majesty's Ministers.
May the Principles of Mr. Pitt always animate the Councils
of Great Britain.

Theflemory of the Right Hon. SpencerPereeval.

England's great Captain, the Duke of Wellington.
The Hon. Heneage Legge, proposed by John Booth, M.D.
(prefaced by some very pertinent observations on the readiness
with which the Hon. Chairman always steps forward when his
services are required in the town.)
The Friends of Mr. Pitt throughout the United Kingdom.
The Land we live in, and may those who don't like it lea-4e it.
The Vice-President.—(Theodore Price, Esq.)
Tl►e Wooden Walls of Old England, and the Ilearts of Oak
which man them.

The Liberty of the Press, without its Liccutiousness.
The Earl of Dartmouth.
May the energy of the Loyal ever defeat the views of the
Factious.

The Landed and Commercial Interests of Great Britain,
and may they never be separated.
The Lord Lieutenant of the County.
The Earl of Plymouth.
The Earl of Aylesford and the Warwickshire Yeomanry.
The Members for the County.
The acting Magistrates for toe Town of Birmingham.
The Members for the County of Stafford.
Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Birmingham.
The first song after Non nobis Domine, was God save the
Kin. After the toast, "To the immortal memory of the late
Right Hon. WILLIA.3I PITT," the Song, " At the footstool
of Power," &c. After "May the Principles of Mr. PITT,"
&c.—Glee and Chorus, "If tree from Foreign Thrall, &c."—
After " The Duke of Wellington."—" When Vulcan forged
the Bolts of Jove." After " The Land we Live in"—Song and
Chorus, " Fairest Isle, all Isles exalting." After The
Wooden Walls of Old England"—Glee, " When Britain on
her Sea-girt Shore." After " Lord Aylesford and the War-
wickshire Yeomanry,"—" Foresters, sound the Chearful Horn:"
And, after " The Members for the County of Stafford"—Glee,
" With a Jolly full Bottle."