The Sun.
London, England, 1813-06-05 00:00:00

THE PITT CLUB.

, •
ravrrtrool,.--7Q9 last, a bighl respecti
able comitanypt Upwards
_of .one hundred and
eighty gev.tletnett partocilt 0f..,0r elegant (linnet:
at the.Liverpßpi Arnts.Hotel, to eele,7
brute the.biitit-tkly of,tllnt illustriott4 friend to
his country, tile Ltte 11:8ht Honourable NVilliinit
Pitt.

- The Wrir:;:rtlpful the Mivor of L'.v6ipp"ol in the
Chair.

Alter Von Dontine and the usual loyal and
constiiutional ; had been given, and " The
is uoortal nom:ory Of the late Right lionotirable
IVitiiani Pitt " had been drunk in teverenthil

The. 4Faynr t2rn observed, that they had al-
ready paid their tribute of rtNspect to the memory
of that illustrious Statesman whose birli they had
that day met to co/mile:l:orate, and whilst he
glanced at those feelings of regret which mnst fill
every mind on a recollection of their loss, he add.
cd, that it ought at the same time to be a day of
rejoic;ng, as thcy had happily found united in him
a 11k-remittent capable Of marking the difference
bet Ween real and inotginary liberty (applauk)—
with a firmness of mind capable of. directing the
fritirS:of ti grew nation through a perilous and
dangerous sea, raised by turbulence and faction,
and who, by his superior wisdom, had justly
gained to himself the grateful recollections of a
liappy country, and the juSt appellation of " The
Pilot that weatherht the storm." He then gave
11.3 a toast—

'' May the Prisieiplm Of Mr. Pitt ever nnitnatc the Councils
of Circat Britaht.-6ung, -" 'lie Pilut that weather'tt the
Storm •

The health_ Of the . Mayor, " the Stewards,
and Alderman Aspiimil followed in due coarse,
and then Mr. Atcbeson, the Founder of the Prrr
CLUB. All these toasts Avert received with great
applause.
To say that the evening was spent with harmo-
ny nod It In ity is a COMIIIOII place eery inadecplate
to describe the efFt.ct produced on the feelings of
the company by the recollection of the object,: of
lie. meeting. to commemorate the virtues • Mr.
Pitt,,and to uphold the principles of his policy in
the present day by then example, against the. at.-
tempts of designiog or ignorant factious.
We rejoice to see this commemorative antnver-
sary kept up with on abated spirit, and that. the
occasion brings together so great a iti-opm-tion ref
the worth and influence rot the town. This is 'no
time for nentvalitY, and every man ought to take
his post. A spirit of ineao and shrinking coward-
ice endeavours to unnyvve the arm by which Great
Britain has hislierta iehaked all tier eneinit 5; a
base feeling of- self interest would deaden our
sense of national honour, and prepare us, !titer
the exioriple Of Holland, to bear national degrada-
tiou rather than the expence of a strugh;le to, set-
cure our independence. Republieimisin, covered
by the cloak of reform, is almost as active nod
systematic in its arrangcmants as in the d-ivs of
ill... Pitt, and formidable at- empts are made to
spread tlieougli Cie lower classe.i the iafection of a
poison as citrrosive.and corruptive of every sacred
priociple, as in the times when liberty 'toil quali-
ty were the motto and the watch-word. 'ibis
therefore, a time when every Wail, whose talents
and rank give hint influence in society, ought to
fed that he has a ditty to perform, not only to
himself and his family, but to, his country. .The
principles of Mr. Pitt have been happily dieser'
as the ground on which the stand is made, equally
removed front obsolete Toryism and the opinions
of modern lEhms ; they secure at once the true li-
berties of the people, and the legitimate preroga-,
tives of tile Crown. They advocate constitutional
reforms and ameliorations, devi4d by wisdom and
conducted by prudence, but oppose a wall of
brass to the senseless and heated projections of
the (oracles Of molts. They prefer peace to war,
'but it is peace with security and honour. and
itt-
a righteous coatest, which cannot be closed by
negotiation, they ally themselves to the spirit of
ancient chivalry, and they allow no other Alter-
native than that of maintaining the national ho-
nour and iotlependenee, or perishing in the con-.
test.—Lieerppoi Courier.
MANctiEsTsß.—About 200 .Gentlemen of the
. first respectability,' who , have formed. themselves
into an Association tinder the title of "The'Man-
chester Pitt Club," met •on Friday, in the Ex-
change Dining Room, tQ commemorate the Birth
Day of the lateßight lion. William Pitt, a States-
man, who, take him for all in till, the world per-
haps never will' witness hii like again —About
five, the company sat down to an excellent dinner,
at the Star Inn—Dimas Entwisle, 'Esq was in
the Chair, and John Barton, and John Hardman,
Estirs. were the Vice-Presidents.—A military band
attended, and several excellent songs were sung
by professional men.—The utmost good humoot,
prevailed, and the company aid not break up until
a late hour.

There were also three other litre parties dined
at the different inns in. Manchestei, to enniniemo-
rAta t►ie Birth -of that eminent Statesman, Wil-
liam Pitt. .

On Friday s'e'nniglit a numerous and highly te-
spectabic party dined at the Angel Inn, Norwich,
to celebrate the Birth-day of Gat illustrious
Stateimaa, the Right Hon. WILLIAm PITT. A
well-provided ilinney was served in the Urcat
Room, in which three tables were set. The high
Sheriff of the county presided at the centre table,
Major John Harvey at the right-hand, and Henry
'Harmer, Esq. at the left-hand tables. Upwards
of nue him:ll.o'mM twenty sat down to dinner.:
The cloth being removed, Non. nobis Domine was
sung in a very tine style. A number of loyal and
constitutional' toasts. were drank, and the day
passed with the greatest festivity.—(iVorwich jlier-
cury).

On Friday a nonterons party of Gentlemen din-
ed at the Mansioti-itouse, in this place, in cele-
bration of Mr-Tvres Birth-day, T. wow., Esq.
Mayor, in the chair, ably supported by C. Miler-
son, Esq. of Tiehbill. Alter the Cloth was drawn,
Nan nobis DOMille, and an appropriate ghw, emu-
poseil On the oceasion, were; 11i; unit receives!
Arid) great applause. The evening was enlivened
by alternate song and sentitnent, mut terminated
in the tuntOst conviviality. The dinner was set?-
,
upJ4Teat 211 d the wines e7ccellent.----
(boncader Gazette).

, Ti3E KiNG's Tiißtn-Dny:—Ycsterdav hiS
JLSTT .completed Ills, 75t1i Year. His truly la-
mentable atot afflicted. state did nut prevent the
) public establishments, and eharaetek, S as
his loving • and loyal
.subjects,. front tekbrating
the day with emery dean of joy and re- •
joicings, as it lie was. .essed with a sound Mind
and. good health,' exce.:l it italic. being
held at
.St. damt's's Pal e: The morning as
usual was nshered in with the winging of
the flags and. standards we displayed Iron) the
church steeples. At .61:e k the gnus
discharged a double royal salu:e. In the course
of the Morning the PaiNci:: 1.1.1.,:GENT, the itoyal
Dukes, Etc. left town foi• preniut
at a dinner to. be •given by the Quiz N at, Vrog,
more, counnemoratiOn of the day, ii not being
deemed decorous for the Hoyal eLle7
biiaie the day in any public manner, under th
:ifflicted circumstances under whikh his INIAJETIi
labours.
. . _
:The•folloWing Ministers and Qt' ceii oI State
gave dinners on, the occasion :--
The Earl. of Liverpool, to Peers. •
Earl 13a:burst, to trlovernorsrike.. • . ••
Viseatint Sidniouttt, to Lord Likrtenants of Counties, the
Lorgl Mayor of London, the Sheriffs of London and :tlid-
diesex. -
Vis Count Castlereagh, to Foreign Anthasitulovs, Ministers;
&ft. Ste.
The Lord Chamberlain, tci those in his deinirtmtent,
The Groom of the Stole (the Marquis of Winchester) to the
borers. and Grooms of the Bede:tan-10er. ,•
The Lard Steward, to those in his department,
The :cluster of the Horse,.to the Equerries,
In the dfternoon, the Mail Co.:tell-masters, the
Gtiards, Coachmen, &e. were Tegalcd at the Mail
Coach Manufactory On 1-;:i.lilliao4-roir,
as•is customary., to' those tulonging to illy
General ; .J. Esq. the Stir'-
. veyor and Stirimerintsintlant. of .Mail Clinches in tits
Chair. l'.s'oomm ul cr three O'clock time. Coaciltilmell
and Guards'of the ,Lads, io their new -clothes;
and uncovered. drank the KING's, Paislcit
GENT'S, QUEEN'S, &c. ht:dhh, rite public yard;
with three cheers -; titter elit'proce:•silln of
new Mail Coaches, new harness to thell6rses;
new hammer-cloths, new whips, new liveries to
the Coachmen and Guards, and and bust
horses to (knelt ; the latter, as is eTuoniary, at-
tracted the attention of the connoisseurs anti
jueigeS of horses, They went otE in a 'very au-
perior style. The procession proceeded by Char-
ing-Gross, Haymarket, Piccadilly, down Consti-
tution-hill, halted, opposite the Queen's Palace,
and then proceeded through St James's Park,
out at the llorse-Gnards, by the Szrand, Fleet-
s:owl, &c. to the
ILLUMIN'ATIONS. The Opera-house; Driiry-
lane, Covent-garden, and the Haymarket
otres,-displayed G. It.. a crown and Star; The
ditlerent trade people nett with each other :
mall, St. James's-street,. Bond-street, Berkeley-
square:, ike. were timis:nally brilliant. The even-
being fine, the streets were crowded with well-
dresseil persons. until a late hour.