The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-28 00:00:00

iNLIC DINNER TO THE EARL OF DUR-

HAM AT GATESHEAD.

(From the Durham Chronicle of Friday.)
4'lle dinner announced to be given by the electors of
Nitahead to the Earl of Durham took place on Wed-
40' last. For some days previous, the intended dinner
iss'ecorne more particulary a subject of interest and
it lotion, from certain demonstrations made respecting
us aTss.
r. Attwood, the president of the Northern
lti.Wal Union, and some of his associates connected with
tpf
t4i,
',;°dY. That gentleman is an elector of Gateshead ;
toe Committee of Management for the dinner having
Sielted to consult him upon the matter, he published a
r in the Newcastle Press, denouncing it as an attempt
vl
etc taour s, by unfair representation of the political feeling of
4ei
making them appear attached toWhig
sdpies instead of the doctrines espoused by Mr. Attwood
hia compatriots. Some correspondence ensued
wtl,een Mr. Attwood and Air. Brockett, the Secretary
Committee, who utterly, and in strong terms,
e't the charges contained in Mr. Attwood's letter, and
41 article inserted in the Press, that the deputa-
: Who had waited upon Lord Durham, to invite
.S.o'4 to the dinner, had consented to tongue-tie the
!,,t Net%
of the toasts, who were to be restrained
OttCa,,,,aing any observations that might he unpleasant
,kisaessyritiga or his Majesty's Ministers. For the.
of indicating a more radical tone in the public
1,1-g of the horough, an advertisement was inserted in
IV, re", calling a meeting of the electors, to vote an
s
to Lord Durham, requesting him to declare h
':°" on the conduct of the Ministry, in ord.er. to
stye the borough from the imputation of sanctioning
V4,t ;,,onduct, if it should pay a mark of public respect
''sblernan who was suspected to be a supporter of the
l.vern'oetit. • It was stated that the address would be
tit'lte:lsted to Lord Durham by ten thousand men at
The meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon,
t.'l',l:,,,°„oPen air, at the junction of the Sunderland and
t- "°afi,, at the head of Gateshead, and proved, as
itibtl,4 be expected, a miserable failure. The whole
't ts-er °f persons assembled did not exceed 600—men,
and children; and those who took part in the
satins and
scarcely amounted to a third of the number,—
ehelhemm
inder being obviously attracted by curiosity;
lish. as we were informed by a person on the ground,et
),,.•19 Well qualified to form a judgment on the so i
or,
tto- were not 50 electors present, either as spectators
Two bands of music, with a couple of banners,
it -41 th with cap of liberty, paraded the
sreet ern surmounted a
if beating up fur recruits, for a considerable
L*4: ; "Qt, as we have already intimated, the gathering
More natball• Mr. Attwood arrived at about a quarter
t'rss --tee o'clock—three quarters of an hour after the
11c1r, tdoW were the people to rush to. his standard-
0s
s°utited an empty waggon, from which, after he had
Ites,,,i'°_,,ted to the chair, on the motion of Mr. Doubleday,
t°arby a Mr. Cleghorn, he delivered a furious ha.
il."1„'"o which he. abused Lord Grey, Lord Durham, the
Whbeaa~suredigisua, and the dinner Committee, in most
terms When he had bawled himself hoarse,
14;4u:wet; and, was followed b. y Mr. Doubleday, who
e
rl °tit in a similar strain—he having also been
tridr' -'.ed in the dinner arrangements—and moved an
1144 "'tended to draw from Lord Durham declarations
6eandWould prove him to be a real reformer or a false-
if
111 e Whig." Mr. Walsh, a person in the employment
Attwood, seconded the address, which was carried
~ttWO; at which period we quitted the crowd. Mr.
nth °`'.arld his friends marched to the Half Moon Inn,
thiell 'ea. banners and music, shortly afterwards. Lord
seeivain reached the Black Bull Inn about five, and was
1/4,p shed with loud cheers by the crowd, mixed with um-
kterrTtioll from the Union party. On his Lordship
Iddseensg the inn, Alr. Attwood appeared to present the
ittw-' Which his Lordship declined receiving. Mr.
(:041 °Q.I followed his Lordship into the room where the
14)4rillittee and the dinner party were assembled, bent,
b444tly, upon making his Lordship hear its contents,
Pro, er he wod or no. Lord Durham claimed the
liePtion of the company, which was responded to by a
lie; and universal " Hear, hear," and Mr. Attwood would
ift:heen indignantly turned out of the room, had he not,
lstet
°rri iftorne expostulation, retired. He then proceeded
tae street, and mounted a table in the middle of it,
'raids job he addressed the crowd at great length, but
Stber hi• Indescribable confusion. When he had exhausted
'ands matter or his strength he quitted his rostrum,
trowWde are ignorant what became of him afterwards. The
lkiltuob.vever; remained, and seemed inclined to prevent
~tnv4lc4titt between the Black Bull and the Earl Grey
' on the
°PPoaite aide of the street, in the long room
Nllt.„h„,e" the dinner was to be held. Considerable diffi-
lsiCas experienced in obtaining a passage ; but even •
4ot wcia,,cornmunication was opened and preserved, though
Viakceout eeveral attempts being made to destroy the
titer „B;°° their transit from one inn to the other. A little
the O'clock the party, consisting of 140 gentlemen,
\4t.reatest number the room would hold, and to which
.tptleketB Were limited, sat down to a sumptuous repast.
tha-4°ll, the Member for the borough, was in the
btoultr'sa*,aPnorted on his right by Lord Durham ;
."41"1'.1'• for Hull ; Mr. Ingham, M.P. ; J. W. 1%11-
Is-?n' Esq., of Whickbam ; and Sir Robert S. Haws
I.s on his l
left by Sir H. Williamson, ALP. ; Mr. lis .
ALP.; Mr. W. H. Ord, M. P. ; Dr. Head-'4lll T. C G er Esq. ell. V
re q„,,•rang Tbe company
th'rge Hawks, Esq., and Mr. • ,• I
ttese-"e Must respectable in appearance and character that
tOse,telr saw congregated on any similar occasion; and. it
ave been highly gratifying to Lord Durham's feelings
ksistslit.e 50 flattering a compliment from u body of men
jaa- "gent and public spirited.
hart4l"liadely on the removal of the cloth, the CHAIR-
Nisdt(le and gave " The King, and may he never place
i*°Plee."ive Inthose who possess not the confidence of his
sre the xPeuri k with three times three. Air " God
the tog., '
RhOte is_"atlrtstAss next gave " The health of those for
here benefit alone Government was instituted and rulers
4 I,4PPointed The People."—(Applause.)
Princess-T
tb Victoria, and the rest of the Royal
i,a;satid the Army and Navy, were next given from
The
a,e'llAirtstAis said, it now became his duty, and be
bad sii.ri4te was the most difficult part of the task he
:41 r,irtaken to perform, to propose the health of a
I,'`‘lfie„,4'ividual whose presence amongst them was the
;le oe."' 'heir being then assembled together.—(Cheers.)
kotaei4.3 Mire that if, in paying this compliment to his
L'e he Were to attempt to clothe his sentiments in
g e of flattery, he should do that which would
"0-';''''g to his Lordship and unworthy to himself. It
es'!° unnecessary for him to refer to the period at
toasety4ll Lordshi with so much satisfaction to his
"stPr s's.ilenta and credit to himself, the high situation of
`eat',`,Litative of this important county; for be felt confi-
:'''rtleisui4ht,if there was one part of tile county in which his
'9lath merits and virtues were better known than in
tit Was the borough of Gateshead.—(Cheers.) They
Parirrtember that even then he advocated the cause
sigaloentar Reform—and when in the face of
tPPt4,„,s-'°° and Yunder the most discouraging circum-
140PC' 14 ventured boldly to assert the rights of the
"1t11e2,0 a fair share in the government of the country,
tobat scorn his proposition was received from the
4,`a of sarcasm, and what bitter obloquy party violence
`o'-e" upon his head.—(Cheers.) He fortunately lived
i_ti'44t tittle day when better times arose—he lived to see
ss,4lle when the popular cause became triumphant;
*4e '"4l they knew that his Lordship was a member of
they'ruinistration when the Reform Bill was passed,
hota4letiight feel assured that he took a leading part in
%ter, \rig and carrying into effect that measure.—(Loud
Iflfsain-), They must all remember, that when this newly
L 414 w'et'i'td borough was proposed in the list of places
Litisse ere to receive the privilege of returning repressn-
s'eelisse t° the House of Commons, the most envenomed
,Nurte- °f animosity were excited, and the most desperate
'hatred resist the accomplishment of that object,
r'kes ialio fattened on corruption, and were afraid to
'°„°%ti s°'itical Power in the hands of an independent
nottilitleY. They then saw that the Noble Lord was
ii,(ltrosei °qui of the conduct of those by whom he had
sgeY t„)' ~b,euri so actively and strenuously supported
:ffesda
the standing alone in the House of Peers, to
`11s:: tne riohta 4:- of Gateshead ; and saw . _O, the reformers
sa4:Peerie°lll: advocacy ultimately triumphant.—(Cheers.)
to - %use of the feeling which every English-
L,toti ell entertain towards the true and sincere pa-
lrissof e}' and he at least—they as the electors, and
1‘114:4) as the reps esenta6ve of. the borough—must feel
if gre,t lasting debt of gratitude to his Lordship for
4er ts'trvice he had rendered them.—(Lutid. cheers.)
ul'atry "ire was a time, in the annals of this or any
ttit4lllY tollWod",n, it especially behoved independent.. men to
Y to eh_ tuose who served thetn,—if ever it was neces
ere not u, w that the feelings of the people of England
,"t tverst4rriod away by any wild or revolutionary mania
merely centred in those who would give them
''ves„ g,"ernoss,„,„ ts-osts those principles which
- Jost anu uususs...
re.
:44 with and right, it was the present.—
c
Petiabigreat satisfaction, therefore, that be saw
it
i so many
t 0 pee' odependent and intelligent gentlemen astem-
t,ebie c° Ada of respect to one to whom nolanguage
(1? justice.—(Cheers.) He knew what their
the to be, and would not therefore enlarge further
Pi°, but would at once propose to them " The