The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-31 00:00:00

THE PITT CLUB.

The Annual Festival of this Patriotic Club, in
commemoration of the birth of the immortal William
Pitt, was held on Saturday, in the Great Room at
the City of London Tavern. The company, as
usual, was of the first respectability, and included
some of the most important Members of the Agri-
cultural, the Political, the Commercial, and Colo-
nial interests. The Earl of HAREwoon, the Pre-
sident of the Society, was in the Chafr, and among
the distinguished persons present we noticed—

The Duke of Gordon, the Earl of Eldon, the Earl of
Veru'am, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Kenyon, Lord Bex-
ley, Lord Redesdale, Lord Viscount EncomlP, M.P.,
Lord Mahon, M.P., Lord Ashley, M.P., Lord Viscount
Grimston, M.P., the Hon. George Rice Trevor, M.P.,
the Hon Lloyd Kenyon, the Hon. Arthur Lascelles, the
Hon. W. Duncoin;:e, the Right Hon. Sir G. Rosenßart.
M.P., SirJ. Osborne, Bart., Sir J. Gibbons, Bart., Sir
W. Welby, Bart., Sir J. Cletwode, Bart., Sir John
Hanmer, Bart., Sir James lirmston, Sir Charles Wethe-
rell,. 31. P.; John Cspel,-•.Ertl 111. P . Walker_Ferrand,
Esq. iILP., R. A. Dundas, Esq. M.P., G. E. Welby,
Esq. M.P., Alderman Sir Charles Flower, Bart., Mr.
Alderman C. Smith, Mr. Alderman Birch, Mr, Alderman
Winchester, Admiral Page, Lieut.-General Peachey,
Capt. R. Fitzroy, R.N., J. Sawbridge, Esq., William
Ward, Esq., Benjamin Twining, Esq., J. Barkly, Esq.,
S. Platt, Esq., J. Innes. ESQ., Grove Price, Esq.,
Bransby Cooper, Esq., P. Pu,ey, Esq., T. Helps, Esq.,
Mr. Serjeant Andrews, Mr. Fullarton, Mr. Jacobs. and
Mr. Stuart.

The Noble President, the Duke of Gordon, the
Earl of Eldon,,and Sir Charles Wetherell, were
loudly cheered on their entering the room. About
250 gentlemen sat down to dinner, which was pre-
pared and served in excellent style. Bumpers having
been charged,

The Noble CitArnmAN said he was about to pro-
pose the usual toast, " The King;" but he could
not allow that toast to be give,' in the ordinary
manner. His Majesty had been pleased to appoint
that day for the celebration of his birth-day, and had
consequently given them an opportunity of doing
that collectively which he had no doubt, had the
case been different, they would have done indivi-
dually. That club had regularly assembled to cele-
brate the anniversary of the birth of Mr. Pitt for
about twenty-four years (one of the Company re-
marked " longer"), and he was happy to think that
while they met for so laudable a purpose they might
also enjoy the pleasure of drinking as a toast " The
King, with many happy returns of this day to him."
(Loud cheering.) Tie toast was drank with accla-
mation, and followed by " God save the King,"
the company standing and joining heartily in the
chorus. The following lines were enthusiastically
applauded :
Oh Lord our God arise, •
Scatter hi. enemies,
And make theta fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks—
* x *
May-he defend our laws!
The health of the Queen followed, and was (hank
with three times three.

The Noble CHAIRMAN said—l now rise to pro-
pose a toast upon which I wish to say only a few
words ; my reason for so wishing I will give you.—
The toast I have to propose is, cs The Princess
Victoria and the other branches of the Royal
Family."—(Applause.) The extreme youth of the
Royal ptrson who is particularly mentioned in this
toast is such as to render it impossible for any one to
form any well-founded opinion as to the views she
will entertain, or to regard her with any other feeling
than that of respect as the next probable successor
to the Crown. But although this is the case with
respect to that Royal Princess, my own feelings
will not allow me to give the toast without saying a
few words respecting her Royal mother.—(Cheers.)
The Duchess of Kent has lived in privacy, devoting
herself to the education of her daughter, discharging
most exemplarily all the duties of a mother—
(Cheers)—and at the same time adopting the best
possible means to qualify her child to fill the throne
of these realms.—(Loud applause.)
The toast was drank with full honours, mid followed
by the glee, '' Hail smiling Morn."
The Noble CHAIRMAN had then the honour to
propose to them The immortal memory of the
late Right Hun William Pitt."—(Enthusiastic
cheering.) There were various circumstances and
much collateral matter connected with the toast
they were about to drink, which it would be wrong
in him to enter into at length ; but there were some
topics upon which he might, and indeed upon which
he ought to speak.—(Hear, hear.) The subject
which had chiefly engrossed the minds of the public
for some months was -Parliamentary Reform; and it
had ken said over and over again, that those who
followed the principles of Mr. Pittmust be favour-
ab e to what was called Parliamentary Reform.
Teat proposition he denied.—(Loud cheers.) If
Parliament:l;y Reform was to be connected with
ofth the
he had given as a toast, then must there
be connected with Parliamentary Reform something
principles upon that subject which that great
nl3ll had advocated,. but advocated only at a very