The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-07 00:00:00

PITT CLUBS.

Irswrcu.—The Members of the Pitt Club, established irt
this town, held their Seventh Anniversary Dinner, at the. ine;
Arms Inn, WILLIAM BATLEY, Esq., in the Chair,_"
Ring."—" The Duke of York and the rest of the Rol Farai'
ly"—having been given, the Chairman said, the next toast he
should propose would be" To the immortal memory of ths4
great Statesman and revered Patriot the late Right Hon.
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Pitt," the return of whose birth day, they were the seventh
time met to commemorate;; and he knew no beam' way of shoo'
ing respect to the memory of the able and upright Statesman'
and of the brave and gallant defender of his country, than
that of keeping the day which gave him birth in grateful recol;
' lection, by an annual public meeting, and observed ete
to many eminent Statesmen and intrepid heroes had tut
praise been bestowed of successfully serving their country, bo
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that our late venerable and beloved Sovereign had, in the yel
1784, bestowed on Mr. Pitt the praise of " saving the Consti;
tution," which his Majesty stated to be " the most perfect
human formation." In reading the history of Mr. Pitt's lhet
(said the Chairman) you will find that he possessed the deal,
judgment and the purest heart, and that he devoted his wh°
life to the public service, and with his parting-breath exclailp'
ed, G°Heaven protect my country." The other toasts given
were loyal, appropriate to the day. Nothing could be raor!
gratifying than the general character of the proceedings, and fa;
evening animated by rational mirth closed with the utines`
hilarity and good humour.

MAlDsromt —The Anniversary of the Birth of the 011,5;
trious WILLIAM PITT was celebrated in this town boy tm-
Wellington Society and a party of fri_nds, in a manner wrth);
the occasion. The entertainment was to have taken Place at,
the George Inn, but for the want of room a house lately he
ed in King-street was kindly granted for the purpose. -11,d
room appropriated for the dinner was tastefully ornaMent";
with flowers and evergreens, and on each side were flags 5°,,
pended, bearing the mottos—" For our King and CountriL.
and " Persevere and Conquer." At the top and bottom of
ap
room were busts of the immortal Pitt ; in the centre was
excellent full-length likeness of the exalted Statesman,,_„eaes
surrounded by a wreath of laurel, and over the Presiono
chair was the letter " P" formed of evergreens and artotin
flowers. About four o'clock nearly fifty gentlemen sat dojo
to dinner; the worthy Mayor (GEORGE BURGESS, Est ithe
the Chair, who, on this occasion, generously presentee'
company with a fine baron of beef. Shortly after the party hog
taken their seats, this emblem of old English fare, bearingroid
its top a small purple flag, was ushered into the roornt !
the applause of the company and the pleasing tune of -
the Roast Beef of Old England," The excellent manneijr•
which the dinner was served up reflects much credit on ,Ptil
Wickham, the landlord of the George Inn. After the ,clO,
was removed, several loyal and appropriate toasts were egi.
and drank with applause. The band of the West Kent
litia attended, and played several delightful airs. The -.1
and dessert were excellent, and the afternoon was spent
most agreeable manner.

GRAVESEND, JUNE 6.—POTATOES VOR lR
LAND.--Sailed this morning, at two o'clock, 11131,
this port, the sloop Ezar, HODDER, with
tons of fine seed and food potatoes for Ire
So great were the exertions to get the ye till
away this high water, that the men worked tie,
one o'clock in the morning. The potatoes, bile
longing to the Earl of DARNLEY, were, t° the
credit of his Lordship be it spoken, sent ill to
late as twelve o'clock last night, in orderiihe
give the vessel every possible dispatch.
potatoes were shipped by Mr. WILLIAM e°,:tec
MAN, of this place, on account of the Comill"
for the Relief of the Distressed in Ireland.

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Two estates at St. Kitts, for which 45)(.',0
were refused fide years ago, were knocked dV"
at the Auction Mart, on Tuesday, for 16,0°°,h'bi,
SUICIDE.—A gentleman of great resPec‘a.ist..
lity, from the country, put a period to his e,„'
ence on Wednesday, at the Bricklayer's -4'r-
Kent-road, by hanging himself.

BIRTHS.
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On the 2d inst., at Edinburgh, the Right Honourti
Lad Sinclair ofa daughter.
On the sth instant, at Oak-lodge, near Stanmore, the
of Isaac Eeles, Esq. of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On Wednesday last, at West Ham Church, Mr:, dthe
Cooper, of West Ham Abbey, to Eliza, second daiugllte. -
late Wm. Vooght, Esq. of the same place.

DIED. Y 2 i'l
On the sth inst., in Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, 11Irs. Tilg-ge
the 80th year of her age. Pl'
' On 'Wednesday morning, at her residence in lirobure-
,llrs. Hattam, in the 74th year of her ague.
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