The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-03 00:00:00

PITT CLUBS.

NoRTIMAiDERLAND AND NEWCASTLEAJPON-
TYNE.

The Nortimitillorland mid Newcastle-upon-
Type Vitt Club held their annual meeting to celebrate the
anni-
versary of the birth of the Itigbilion. W. PITT, oil Wednes-
day lait. The Chair was filled by .A. J. C. BAKE 11., Esq., Aridthe Vice-Chairs by J. L. Loraine end Mathew Bell, Esqrs.—
The meeting was very numerously attended—the usual toasts
were drank, as well as -many additumal ones applicable to the
present political state of Europe, and the 'company did not sepa-
rate until a late hour. . • •

sHnibps.' • .
On Wednesday last, .he members of the North and. South
Shields Pitt Club and a number of Gentlemen visitors:cele.
brated the Anniversary of the Birth-day of the late illustri-
ous statesman,' at Oyston's, South Shields; u-
BERT IfEnow, Bart. presiding. The: dinner and wines,
were of the first order fruits and every., delicacy in plenty...-
The first toast, " the King," with four times four, was fol-.
lowed by " the Duke
.of York and the other branches of, the-
Royal Family." The President, after paying appropriate
compliments to the memory of the late Statesman, (the
occasion of their annual festival,) announced the toast of
the day—" The, immortal memory .of the late Right Ho-
nourable William, Pitt," which was drank in silence and
standing. An Ode, written expressly for the occasion,
was then . recited with impressive effect, some of the verses
eliciting particular applause. Then followed " the memory
of the good old King George the Third," with the sami'de-
corous silence. "The House of Brunswick," :with the
regular accompaniments—three times three. Then fol-
lowed, "His. Majesty's Ministers, and may the principles of
Mr. Pitt ever animate the British Councili"—three times three.
On silence being obtained, the Vice-president, Mr. Richardson,
rose and delivered some suitable encomiums on the measures and
principles of the deceased patriot. and of his successors, the pre-
sent Ministers. He took occasion to observe that the princi-
ples of Mr. Pitt bad diffused light throughout Europe and the.
cultivated world ; those principles contained in them the seeds
of wisdom, and deep reflection as to what would ultimately con-
duce to the civil happiness of mankind ; and spewed that nations
who have acted, and who were now ,acting on his views of so-
ciety and political economy experienced the effects his,
of well-regu-
lated monarchy. while others taking only superficial views, were
plunging into all the depths and miseries of selfish ambition.—
During the course of his speech, he paid some well-timed com-
pliments to the conduct of. the present Ministers, and spewed
t by their firmness, and that of their Ambassador, the Duke of
Wellington, the country had been saved from being precipita-
ted into the vortex,of war, and that it was now plain to a corn.
mon unprejudiced observer, that the country was thriving and
enjoying the effects of peace; wealth would, of course, follow,
while the distress lately complained of was gradually taking
wing. AU this he attributed to the firmness of administration
walking inflexibly in the paths of Mr. Pitt. " The Presidents
and Members of die Pitt Clubs throughout the kingdom," and
other appropriate sentiments, followed. The day was concluded
in joyous harmony and hilarity.