The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-16 00:00:00

No. 14.148.

WITH WHICH THE " TRUE SUN" IS NOW INCORPORATED.

PURSUANT 16 a Decree of the High Court or
rhllliPry, made in a Cause of BENETT ttgiiiitkt bENETT
.11& creditors of FREDERIC BM*. late of Lipson Hall
Nenagh, in in the Ctn.ltty 'fipperary, in Ireland, a minor, de-
ceased (wlt.t3 on or about the 25th day of August, 1832), are
Att....q.btilbre the 14th day of February, 18.1 e, Et) e6me in and prove
their Debts before the Rit;,rlit llChorable ROBERT LORD HENLEY,
one of the Illaftcht et the said Court, at his Chambers, in South
ampten-ttitilaings, Chancery-lane, London, or, in default thereof.
t+l'&! Will be peremptorily excluded the benefit itf the said Decree.
13th January, 1838. HENLEY.

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LISBON, VADIZ, GIBRALTAR, MALTA, GREECE,
THE lONIAN ISLANDS, EGYPT, and INDIA.
T"E TAGUS Ail( start from off BLACK WALL
on Tutritsanr, 18th January, at Twelve o'elosk. at Night,
and from Falmouth •s MONDAY, 22d January.
The PENINSULAR PACKETS start weekly as above, being
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Further particulars may be obtained on application at the Penile-
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WILLCOX and ANDERSON, Managers.

it 'l' a MEETING of REFORMERS, held a:
the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street, Charing-cross, on
Thursday, the 4th day of January, 1838 :
CHARLES AUGUSTUS TULK, Esq., in the Chair.
Resolved unanimously,—
That this meeting, although deprecating the principle of public
subscriptions for prosecuting or defending Election Petitions, espe-
cially the Spottiswoode Subscription in England for wholesale at-
tacks on the Irish returns, deem it absolutely necessary, in self
defence, and to uphold the Liberal cause of the United Kingdom,
to institute an immediate and active counter Subscription, strictly
and solely to maintain the seats of Liberal Members of Parlia-
ment, now endangered by Tory Associations and notorious public
subscriptions.
That the following gentlemen constitute a Committee of Ma-
nagement, viz., Charles Augustus Tulk, Esq., William Ewart,
Esq., J. E. Blunt, Esq., J. E. Hovenden, Esq., John Melville,
Esq. ; with power to add to their number.
That subscriptions be received by Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and
Co., No. 62, Threadneedle-street ; Messrs. Ladbroke, Kingscote,
and Co., Bank-buildings ; Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph, No. 43,
Charing-cross ; Messrs. Bouverie and Co., No. 11, Haymarket.
(Signed) C. A. TULK, Chairman.
J. E. lIOVENDEN,
Hon. Secretary and Chairman of Committee
of Management.
To whom letters, post-paid, may be addressed, at the British
Coffee-house.
The following subscriptions have been already received :
C. A. Tulk, Duke-street, K. R., Grosvenor-sq. £lOO 0
Westminster £lo 0 Anonymous 5O 0
J. E. Hovenden, Glouces- Jas. Coppock, Cleveland-
ter-place lO 0 row 5 0
John Angerstein, St. Anti-Tory 50 0
James's-square 20 0 Another if needed, Eaton-
J. H. Powell, Old Bur- square lOO 0
lington-street .. 10 0 John P. Howard ... .. ...50 0
E. D. Davenport, Capes- At Messrs. Bouveri; Co.'s.
thorns
..50 0 James Lynch, her-heath 10 0
Joshua Evans, Hampstead . 5 OJ. Bentley 10 0
Saml. Gregson, Harley-st .10 10 Edward Horsley lO 0
G. W. Norman, Bromley .25 0 Charles Edwards
J. M. Parsons, Ray- H. P. Sharp 5 0
mond's-buildings
W. Blake, Portland-p1ace...25 OAt Messrs. Cocks and Biddulph's.
C. W. J. Ellis, Albion-st. James Smith
Hyde-park
.. 5 0 Charles Alcock 1 0
Jas. Hutchinson, Holloway 5 slJames Coiling
J. E. Blunt, Lincoln's Innlo 0 A Reformer lO 0
C. P. Holmes,Liverpool-st. 5 O,C. E. Thompson
Captain Verner, 60th
E. H. M., Lincoln's Inn... 3 31Edward Jones
H. Bagshaw, ditto 2 2iPeter Jones ... 1 0
A Friend, Wimpole-street 5 0 William Jones
Edw. Ken dale, Cheltenham 2 2IA n Englishman
Chas. Dixon, Stanstead-pk.so 0 Justitia
Rev. Jashep Shaw, Christ At Messrs. Ladbroke and Co.'s.
College, Cambridge 5 5 John Peters
Rev. John Croft, ditto ditto 3 3lJames Holt
R. Gunning, Esq., do do 5 s.Charles Ringer 1 0
Rev. F. R. Hale, St. John's William Mead .
do & Rector Fulbournd 6 6 Defensor
George Leapingwell, Esq., A poor Man 1 0
Corpus Christie
Anonymous, ditto... ...... ... 1 0 Charles Howard ....
E. Foster, Esq., Cambridge 5 5 James Howard 5 0
F. J. Gunning, Esq. , Town James Greig 5 0
Clerk, ditto
W. W. Fisher, Esq., Fel- G. Prickett
low of Downing
T. IL Bureham, Esq., Fel- Charles White
low of Trinity
A Reformer, Lincoln's Inn 5 SJ. Branden .
W. Page Wood, Esq., do . 5 hD. Davies 2 2
Peter Erle, Esq., ditto ... 2 2 John Fox ..
Rev. R. Sheepshanks, Fel- At Messrs. Prescott, Grote, and
row of Trinity College, Co.'s.
Cambridge 5 s,Johri Fowler 10 0
C. Omerod, Esq. ,Eaton• pl. 10 10 T. P. Hallett
.1. I'. Burnard, Holloway . 2 2 Edward Hobson
Sam. Chard, Kennington . 2 ''Charles O'Niell 5 0
Ed. Field, Bedford-row ... 2 2LSamuel Ball 2 0
T. Chandless, Lincoln's Inn 5 5 George Harrison
Joseph Stinton, ditto 2 2 \V. Labern -1 0
A Barrister-at-Law, ditto 5 5 Ed. Percival
T. Solcy Flood, Temple ... 5 0 Charles Tibbitz
J. W. Wileocks, Lincoln's E. Alderson
Inn
J. H. Law, Fellow King's W. Tillotson 2 2
College, Cambridge OIOT. R. Jones
\V. Ewart, Eaton-place ...10 0 John Wickens
J. Melville, Upper Harley- Anonymous
street lO 0 A Friend
J. °glib', Whitehall 100 0 Anti-Spottiswoode
L. R. G.

LoNuo,Nl TUESDAY EVENING, JANTILTAIIf-16, 1838

IitALICATIONB,

liberality' will be responded t 6; !ri !lis, same spirit, by the
trsdc generally; and ,that whatever influence thtt trade may
ossess to iorWat'd the inteVesis of The Sun NewspaikT;
either as subscribers or advertisers) hill be exerted to the ut-
most cf their power for that purpose.
Your Commitee hal'e I;4ewise endeavoured to carry ott,t,
the resolution passed at a torn-lei t7.6frersl Meeting, for the
admission of Eating-house Keepers into the AsgezAition,, and
they are happy to gfak that several of that body have joirietl;
and the Committee find a coligta-ti-.1 feeling amongst them
towards the Association, and to encourage :had feeling the
-the Committee reedmmend that a vacancy which has oeett!retd
amongst them through the regigilation of Mr. Welsh, should
be filled tap by an Eating-house Keeper, end that the title of
this Association should be altered to that of the London E.:,effee
and Eating-house Keepers' Asoaiation.
Your Committee have endeavoured to et'aidact the business
of the Association with economy, but a great expenst has oc-
curred in printing which will net he required again, and they
trust their exertions will give satisfaction V., their fellow mem-
bers and they call upon every one who has the gcasel of the
Institution at heart to did them by every possible means ;:?
furthering the objects of it, and that cseh will exert himself
to obtain subscribers for the Institution.
Mr. MAasttaLt. rose to move that the Report
had just been read be received. He felt most happy at the
encouraging prospect which the Association held out. The
Association still continued to receive donations and Sub-
scriptions to an amount beyond the expectations of its most
sanguine projectors. There might be gentlemen in the
room who had not yet joined it : if there were any such, be
earnestly trusted that no gentleman would leave the room
without becoming a member. Union produced strength ;
and when, for instance, they looked at the flourishing state
of the Victuallers' Society, he could not but augur the most
favourable results from the present Association, especially
to widows and orphans. It was only by exertion on
the part of those connected with the Association
that great results could be accomplished ; and surely there
could be no more powerful inducing objects for exertion
on the part of a body of such tradesmen, as the Association
was composed of, and likely to be composed of, than the
objects intended to be accomplished by the Association.
He could not but hasten to take notice of the munificent
donation of Murdo Young, Esq. proprietor of The Sun and
True Sun newspapers.—(Hear, hear.) No Gentleman
could have heard, not only of that liberal donation, but of
the exceedingly handsome subscription by Mr. Young,
without feeling the deepest gratitude—( Hear, hear) ;—and
he trusted that when they found Mr. Young come forward
in such a manner, that it would afford the utmost gratifica-
tion to every individual present, to support his paper, in
every possible way they could—(Hear, hear) ;—not only
by taking his paper in, but likewise by inserting all their
advertisements in it. If the Coffee and Eating House
Keepers of London all resolved upon inserting their adver-
tisements in The Sun newspaper, that newspaper having
become the organ of this Association, where would
the Tea-dealers, for instance go, either to look for
advertisements, or to insert advertisements ?—(Hear,
hear, hear.) It was well known that the coffee-house-
keepers in particular, were the great consumers of
tea, coffee, and sugar in London, and no doubt those
who had those articles to dispose of would resort to
The Sun newspaper as a channel of communication to the
Association by advertisement.—(Cheers.) In reference to
the steam-boat excursion, which had been under the atten-
tion of the Committee, he was happy to find that the last
excursion had yielded a profit to the Association of nearly
301., and when this subject should be more fully brought
under the attention of the meeting, he had no doubt that
the Association would resolve upon having another such
excursion, satisfied that it would be greatly productive to
the charity. Again, as to the projected dinner, he felt sa-
tisfied that the proposal for that would meet with the ap-
probation of the Society, and that it would be numerously
attended. From the nature of this Society he (Mr. M.)
likewise confidently looked forward to donations from the
religious, and indeed from all classes of the Temperance
Societies, because it was well known that the trade to
which he belonged had done more towards improv-
ing the morals of mankind than had been effected
in any other department in life. They furnished
a good and wholesome beverage ; respectable persons, by
re.orting to their houses met with respectable and agreeable
society ; they incurred very little expense, and general sup-
port being afforded to them, could not fail to be productive
of the happiest results. He had great pleasure in propos-
ing the Resolutions which had ben put into his hand.
namely :
That the Reports of the Committee and Auditors he received.

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Mr. MARTIN seconded the resolution, which on being
put to the meeting by the Chairman, was unanimously
agreed to.
Mr. BINMORE hadtooffer some explanation in reference to
the steam-boat excursion, which bad been already alluded to.
This excursion had been undertaken at considerable hazard
when the Association knew comparatively nothing of its
strength, and it had proved highly beneficial to the Associ-
ation, as well as most agreeable to the members of the As-
sociation individually.—(Cheers.) They had had a de-
lightful trip down the River to Gravesend and back. The
boat which they had hired had proved unfortunately to
be too small, because it was crammed to such
an extent that they had scarcely room left to en-
tertain the fair part of their Company in the lively
manner which they had intended. The crowded state,
however, of their boat on that occasion held out a flattering
hope to them that it would be necessary to engage a much
larger boat for the next excursion, and that their company
would then also be much more numerous. The expences
attendant on that trip amounted to 4 11. Bs., and the receipts
to the Association were 681. 15s.—(Cheers.) The price
of the ticket was 45., so that there had been somewhere
about 340 tickets sold—( Hear, hear)—and many more
might have been disposed of. He calculated that the next
excursion would produce 50/. or 601. to the Association.
--(Cheers.) It was proposed to ssk leave of the Asso-
ciation to have the next Association provided for at an
earlier period of tl,e season. The former excursion did not
take place till the middle of August in last year, which was
considered to be rather too late ; and as lie had no doubt
that every Gentleman present would feel happy by aiding
by every means every step calculated to produce a benefit to
the Association. The resolution he held in his hand he
was sure would meet with the cordial support of the Meet-
ing, With these observations he had to move, with the
sanction of the Meeting,
That the Committee be instructed to arrange an Annual Excur-
sion in a Steamboat in aid of the funds of the Association.
Mr. WaTnastaN had great pleasure in seconding the
resolution. Nothing could be more agreeable, as a source
now proposed, because, while it would yield a
of contributing to tlte funds of the charity, than to agree to
theproject
contribution to the funds of the Association, it would afford
-a most plea,ant day's entertainment, for not only the mem•
bens of the Association, hut for the Lithos of their house-
hold.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.)
The resolution was then put, and carr'ed unanimously.
Mr. ELICOTT rose to move that this child of the meet-
;lig should he invited out to dinner.—(Cheers and laughter.)
It appeared that the child was only twelve months old—a
young thing, and a small one, no doubt, to be invited oat
to thinner. It would, however, he preposterous on his part.
to attempt to show any impropriety in this projected invitation,
because, notwithstanding its infancy, it bad grown a:onder-
fully, more especially since the glorious Sun had shone so
I:rilliantly upon Hear, hear, and laughter.) He
might have taken up some time in speaking of the thri%ing
condition of this baby, were it not that, regarding the pro-
gress it had already made, he was persuaded by the time
the dinner was prepared, however short the interval from
the present time might be,their suckling would have beconio
a young man.—( Hear, hear.) He was happy to say it
was the unaninnyas determination of the Committee, there
not hitherto having been a single dissention of opinion be-
tween them heretofore, to bring up their child even to
manhood.—(
that the meeting would gladly resolve that in aid of its
Hear, hear.) And he had no doubt whatever
support, there should be a dinner, and at no great
distantPeriod•—(llear, bear, hesr.) He felt extreme
pleasure in having come a considerable distance that
night, to attend the meeting. He laboured in the
morning in his avocation, and he had much satisfaction
in leaving
to his wife and daughters for a few hours, while he aaserii-
the discharge of the duties of his establishment
bled with his brsthren in the trade to contribute in provid-
ing a means of support, if not for his own widow and
bilit
deierving.—( Hear, hear.) As the Asso-
children, should he ever leave any, for others in all proba-
ciatio y
n ally
yielded such encouraging prospects, he earnestly
trusted that every member of it would contrive to exert I
himself for its ultimate benefit. They saw the Licensed I
Victuallers' Society building their palaces in every
direction, building their charitable asylums, and pro-
viding foods for the support of the destitute branches ,
of their fellow-tradesmen ; and why should they not un-
tcrtain the most sanguine expectation that the vendors '
of that salubrious beverage—coffee, would be able to
afford similar benefits, by their united' exertions, to the
members of their own families, and to the helpless widow
and orphan.—(Cheers.) He hailed this association as the
harbinger for improving the intellect, morals, and physical
power of this metropolis, and in all probability of the whole
country.
He was happy to say that he was among the first I

HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING
OF THE LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-
HOUSE KEEPERS.

The second Half-yearly General Meeting of the Lon.
don Coffee and Eating-house Keepers was held last night
at Andurton's Hotel, Fleet-street. The meeting was most
numerously and highly respectably attended—there being
upwards of 200 present, besides many members of the Asso
eintion ; and, upon the motion of a member of the Corne
mitt cc,

Mr. HUMPHREYS, of the Crown, High Holborn, was
called to the Chair, and, in opening the proceedings, ob-
served that they met in obedience to one of their bye-laws
(the 224), which direct .d that the members of the Society
should meet twice each year. Since their last meeting
they bad obtained, as he was happy to be enabled to an-
nounce to them, a great accession of members, and the pro-
gress of the institution was most grat4ing. The Com-
mittee had lately been turning its attention to the establish-
ment of a w:m:kly newspaper, as a means of benefitting the
society and increasing its profits ; but, he regretted to add,
they had hitherto been unable to obtain the necessary sup-
port. Tney hat also in contemplation to institute an an-
nual dinner and an annual steam-boat excursion for the
funds of the institution. He had also to announce to them
the liberal donation of Mr. Murdo Young, who gave to
the Society 501., and will give 100/. annually. He hoped
the trade, in return, would endeavour to support the inte-
rests of his paper. Ile al'o Wormed the meeting that there
had lately been a junction of the London Eaf ng-house
Keepers with the Society, so that henceforth its name should
be the Londoneeee and Eating-house Keeper's Association.
Mr. FonnEs, the Secretary, read the Report, which had
seen drawn up by the Committee, of wilieh the following
is the substance :

Your Committee have to report to this meetin7, that since
their appointment, in June last, they have unremittingly ex-
erted themselves to forward the interests of the Associalion to
he utmost of their power, and they have great pleasure in
stating to you that the Institution is gradually progressing both
in number and funds, and they have no doubt but in a short
time it will be all that was anticipated, bath in extent and in-
fluence.

Your Committee have submitted the rules and regulations
i itof. (Ndi
rr.a viTmi
dudp
Pratt, the et
he Barrister Committee
a
Parliament to revise and enrol the rules of Friend,y Socetes,
pappophoi
ne dt e
df o r
under that pt
Inver p oAsoe
t) 0
and, to the credit of that Committee, the rules were drawnl
!ip with such care and attention that nothing brit mere formal
alterations were required, excepting in one instance, where
Mr. Pratt found it necessary t strike out the 16th rule, It
being contrary to the Act of Parliament for a Charitable In-
stitution to had any of its funds to members. Your Corn-
mittee regret this decision, as the rule was good in itself and
benevolent in its intentions; with this exception, and the addi-
tion of the formal alterations before mentioned, the rules re-
main as they were when last submitted to you, and they arc
now enrolled, and the Association acknowledged as a lega-
lized body.
The Sub.committce, appointed at the last General M,eting
to conduct the arrangements for the Steam-boat Excursion,
have performed their duties on that occasion very much to the
,atisfaction of your Committee, as well as to thAenefit of the
funds—the excursion realizing a profit of 271. 7s. ; and your
Committee beg to suggest that the excursion should ne annual,
and that the Committee should have the power to arrange all
:natters concerning it without being obliged to apply to a Ge-
neral Meeting.
Your Committee likewise suggest that early in the year an
annual dinner should take place, as your Committee are con-
vinced that the oftener the members of the trade are brought
together in social intercourse, and the more your Association
is brought under the notice of the public, the better it will be
both for the trade and the Association.
Your Committee beg to draw the attention of this meeting
and of the trade generally to the very liberal donation of 501.
resented to the Institution by Murdo Young, Esq., the pro-
prietor of the The Sun and True Sun Newspaper, who has
thus set an example to the Press generally (who are all inti-
mately connected with the Coffee-house Keepers) which your
Committee trusts will be followed by others; and as,Mr.
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of those who r:::t together for the purposn of forming this
noble institution, and be could not but feel delighted at wit-
tnesing its rapid and increased strength. How many of hi;
trade, us ht: did himself, rose every morning at four, never
laic: than five o'cl6c?!. hi the morning, and pursued their
aralulltls undertaking during the whole of the long day,
Such exertiong t:sFuld not fail to make a man aged even be-
fore he reached his appOitltod time of three score years and
h might be supposed thaz,. passing through a life
of such industi;vi !snit persons ought iv squire a consi-
derable amount of proprt7 but that was far from icing.
ttlWttys the case ; and even after living such a life of
sobriety and hsdustry, he and many others might die in an
almost indigent state. How necessary was it, therefore,
that they should make some pscivistion for those whom they
might leaVe behind in such a conditinti?—(Cheers.) No-
thing could afford him more pleasure than the cheering
petlsreet in that respect witkli the present Association now
held out. Ho trusted that not oniy would the members of it
continue to exert themselves, but that persons unconnected
with their trade—liberal men, such as Mr. Hume, and
others of his unfettered views—would come forward to their
support. It was to he regretted that their grand organ,
tlO True Sun, had been allowed to die.—(Cries of " No,
no, its nGt dnad, it's only married," and laughter.) Well,
he was happy to find it still survived ; and tchiln he joined
in dfering his gratitude to the proprietor of The Sun and
True Sun for his generous conduct, he trusted that that
organ, namely, The Sun evening paper, would apt only be
productive of much benefit to the Association, but that the
Association would yield a corresponding benefit to it. He
called upon all to rally round the standard which had been
raised, and push the objects of the meeting forward in every
direction, and in every way in their power.—(Cheers.)
With these observations he had great pleasure in moving—
That the Committee be Instructed to arrange an Annual Dinner
for the thnmbers of the Association.
Mr. DEacast seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN said he had been informed that, in the
event of the dinner taking place, the Committee had made
arrangements to secure the services of a gentleman of the
greatest respectability and character to take the Chair. It was
intended to have had the favour of Mr. Travers, the great
wholesale tea-dealer in the City, taking the chair on the occa-
sion, but that gentleman's engagements were so numerous, as.
to prevent his acceptance of the offer that was made to him.
It was then considered that it would be well to have Lord
Brougham in the chair, but he understood that that Noble
Lord's avocations also were so numerous and so varied, as
to preclude his Lordship from being able to be present on
the occasion. However, through the influence of that
Noble Lord, he understood that Dr. Birkbcck would be
able to take the chair.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HUNT hoped that when the steam-boat excursion
should take place the Committee, instead of starting a
boat at ten o'clock would not start her before eleven o'clock
in the morning, as that hour would be contributory to the
convenience of many of the members of the Association and
their families.
The CHAIRMAN assured Mr. Hunt and the Association
that every possible convenience of the Association would
be consulted by the Committee. The Committee could
have no feeling but that cf meeting the wishes of the
Association in every respect.
The resolution was then put and unanimously carried.
The CHAIRMAN trusted that not only every gentleman
present would attend the dinner, all having now held up
their hands in favour of it, but that they would exert them-
selves to bring with them as many friends as they possibly
could. All the Associations of the other trades had their
dinner once or twice a year, which proved fruitful sources
of advantage to the charities ; and he could not fail to
entertain the fondest hope that such would be the result to
their own Association from the anticipated convivial 'meet-
ing.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. HART, of Aldersgate-street, said, that as some of
his friends had been talking about eating, he appeared before
them with a resolution in his hand in the form of an

Eating-Bill, which, if the meeting passed, would, in his
opinion, do more for promoting the union between two
great classes of society, than any thing that had heretofore
taken place. The resolution was, that the titre of this
Association be altered from that of " the London Coffee-
house Keepers," to that of the " London Coffee and Eating-
house Keepers' Association."—(Cries of " Hear, hear.")
The Association had been commenced by coffee-house-
keepers, and they seemed to be rather a sort of monopo-
lists. Since tl►e child, however, which had been spoken
of, had begun to wax strong, the members began to think it
would be wise to have their body increased by a union
with a class of tradesmen who ought ❑ever to have been
separated from it ; and he had now much pleasure in pro-
posing the present Resolution, which was a sort of invita-
tion to the eating-house-keepers to join the Association.
When the meeting reflected on the objects of the Asso-
ciation that they were for the benefit and support of de-
cayed members, their widows, and orphans ; and that no
one who heard him, however prosperous be might be at
present, could foretell that he might not with his family
be reduced to indigence, ho (l\lr. H.) could only believe
that but one feeling pervaded the meeting, that of an
anxious wish for the prosperity of the Association.—
(Cheers.)—The prosperity of such an Association could
not fail to be not only advantageous to the present but to
succeeding generations. It ought to be a maxim with all
to leave the world in a better condition than that in which
on their entrance into it they found it. The Association
was begun by the united efforts of six or seven individuals,
and its strength had progressed daily. When he saw at
the moment he was speaking himself surrounded by up-
wards of a hundred gentlemen of such indileuteble respec-
tability in his own trade assembled in that room, he was
sure it would have to be regarded as superfluous on his
part, were he to attempt to say a word by way of satis-
fying all that the Association was now ia such a flourisittig
condition as to forbid the most sceptic and timid eater-
taining the slightest notion that any but the happiest re-
sults must crown the exertions of the members of. the As-
sociation.—(Cheers.) Indeed the Association was al-
ready looked upon as one of our national institutions ; and
the Association had a bright example of what it might ac-
complish in what the Licensed Victuallers' Society had done.
notwithstanding, it was to be lamented that poverty,
wretchedness, and miseryhad beea broueht upon thousands
of fimilies by the trade carried on by the Licensed Vic-
tuallers ; yet that Society had erected its asylums for hun-
dreds, and made provision for many who, without their
exertions, must have been left to absolute penury and want.
There were no such evil consequences to be looked for
ward to from the trade carried on by the Coffee-house and
Eating-house Association. Peace and harmony would be
the result of this Association to thousands. By gentlemen
and other persons meeting at Coffee-houses, they would
neither be exposed to the influences Of the immoral ex-
amples that were frequently ob s rved is the tap-rooms
and publie-honses, nor would they be injured by tho
beverage they received there. An Association of the
Coffee-house Keepers had thus a superior claim on the
benevolent and religious of the country in aid of
the Association.—(Hear hear.) Ile tin sted that
this Association would be able to sustain the statism
it had already assumed in society, and he felt confi-
dent that, in a few years, it would be able to r vise as mag-
nificent monuments throughout the cauetry as did the Li-
censed Victuallers' Society. Success was in their own
hands. Let every member of the Association exert hin►-
self, and success could not fail.—(Hear, he►r.) When
they obtained the support of that numerous and highly re-
spectable body of persons—the Eating-housekeepers of
London, nothing would be able to stem the torrent of their
prosperity. They might hereafter be able to bring out a
newspaper of their own, by which they might add consi-
derably to the funds of the Association ; but, be that as it
might, it must be the pleasure of all present resolutely to
advance the interests of the Association by every practi-
cable means—and, so long as they bad no newspaper of
their own, it was incumbent on them all to do every
thing they could to increase the circulation of The Son, the
sp'rited proprietor of that journal having already done so
much to forward the views of. the Association.—(Cheers.)
With these observations he hed great sa'isf►ctioo in moving
the resolution which had been put into his band.
That the title of this Associalion be altered to that of the London
Coffee and Eating-house liefliers' Association.
Mr. BAILEY with pleasure seconded the reeo'utien.
Mr. PITT (not a member of the Assoeiatien, nor in the
same trade,) obtained permission to make a few observa-
tions upon the Resolution which had just been proposed
and seconded. He submitted that it would be to the ad-
vantage of the Association if they were 'ikewise to admit
wintemerchants to become members of it. By admitting
wine-merchants to be members of the Association they
would no doubt obtain a considerable increase of their
numbers by the admission of many most respectable and
influential men in the city. He should also have sup-
posed filet it would have been more congenial to.have
have had Mr. Alderman Harmer, or some city functionary,
to take the chair at the dinner than Dr. Birkbeck, however
lightly qualified for such an office that respectable person
might be. He would likewise suggest that an Insurance
Society might be formed by the Association ; but of
course being only an intruder on the occasion, he had
merely to offer these simple suggestions for the considera-
tion of the Association.