The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-21 00:00:00

CELEBRATION OF MR. PITT'S BIRTH-DAY.

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GLASGOW, DEC. 16.—Yesterday, above 120 Gentlemen of
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the. first' respectability, rank and talents in this city and the gut-
rounding districts, assembled in the Town Hall here in order
toommemorate the Birth-day
of Mr. PITT, a name so justly
deaf to every Briton, and so highly prized, and so strongly
cherished by his country. The day was changed from the
28th May, the real birth-day of this celebrated Statesman, to
the present period, as more convenient for those gentle-
men who have to attend their Parliamentary duties, but who
are ever anxious to pay a tribute of respect to the memory
of the illustrious dead. At .five o'clock the company sat
down to an excellent dinner, Henry Monteith, Esq. of
Carstairs, M.P. in the Chair, and Samuel Hunter, Esq. Crou-
pier, in the room of William Rose Robinson, Esq. Sheriff-
Depute. who, we regret to learn, was taken suddenly ill yester-
day. The Chairman was supported by the Lord Provost. Mr.
Campbell of Blythswood, M.P. Sir James Stewart, Bart. Ge-
neral Nye, and Mr. Buchanan, of Ardoch, M.l'. The arrange-
ments made by tho Stewards, were such as reflect the highest
credit upon them for their care and attention. The dinner and
wines were supplied by Mr. Milne, of the Tontine Inn here,
in his usual superior style, and gave general satisfaction. The
Band of the 6th Dragoon Guards were in attendance, and dur-
ing the evening played many national airs in their usual style of
excellence.
During the evening,•the customary Loyal anti British Con-
stitutional toasts were given with great spirit and effect from
the Chair, several appropriate and energetic speeches were de-
livered by individuals, and the evening was sent in the utmost
convivialty and harmony. Soon. after ten oclock the Chair-
man retired, when his place was taken by Mr. Hunter, who
continued to discharge the duties of his office In a manner
worthy of him whose talents and whose memory they were met
to celebrate. A considerable part of the company did not se-
parate till a late hour this morning, when under the guidance
of the spirit. of Mr. Pitt, they " weathered the storm,' and re-
tired to their respective homes, " o'er a' the ills of life vic-
torious."
Of the transcendent merits, talents, and incorruptible in-
tegrity of Mr. Pitt, there is, and can be but one opinion.—
He was unquestionably the prop' of his country and the sa-
viour of Europe. He saved the former by his firmness, and
the latter by his example. The interests, glory, and honour
and independence of his country, were ever uppermost in his
thoughts, and these he advocated, upheld, and maintained
through good report and through bad report—amidst the
most tremendous political tempests that ever threatened the
world, or that shook and desolated Europe—the moral or the
political world. He did not, indeed, live to see his politicy and
his plans triumphant, but he left the way clear, obvious, and
imperative to his successors, who, by following iis plans, with
his spirit, accomplished, after a tremendous struggle, all he
sought—all he aimed at—all he contended for The treaties of
Paris, in 1814 and 1815, stand eternal monuments to the me-
mory and to the genius of Mr. Pitt. They are drawn up in the
very words—with the very motto which, in 1793, was his motto,
namely, " Indemnity for the past and security for the
future." Opposed by all the Whig talents in England,
in their proudest strength and glory—by Fox, Grey, Sheri-,
dan, &c. (anti those were Whigs of weight and intellect,
and talent—Whigs worth talking about)—all his measures
car-
vying all his plans triumphantly, in the face of such high
were keenly watched and severely scrutinised, and his
talent and formidable opposition, is the best possible proof
that can be adduced of their wisdom and justice, and of his
superior talents and integrity, and forms an imperishable
—the greatest possible tribute that can be paid to his memory.
No sophistry can tarnish his glory—no envy—no malevolence
can lessen his merits, or decry his talents, the pride—the stay
of his country—the bulwark of civilized Europe.
We understand that Mr. Campbell of Blythswood, M. P.,
takes the Chair next year, and the present Lord Provost to be
Croupier.—(Glasgow Courier.)

. When the House of BRAGANZA came to the
Throne of Portugal, they signed an Act, in which they sc.
knoviledvd that they. derived their sovereignty from the
people'. -From that period, every succeeding Monarch has ex-
erted himself to buy up the copies of this Act., until it was
thought that not one was left! One of the Ministers of the
POrtuguese Constitution now in London, has, however, sue-
deeded in discovering s Dutch. copy in the ritish Museum,
which will boransla4d and made public. The Portuguese
and Spanish Beftigees attach much importance to this docu.
Arlo:tang Chronicle.
t is remarkable that the disaster which has
happened at St. Petersburgh, occurred on the
9th of November, the anniversary of the death
of the Great CATHERINE, in 1796.