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that question was, in his opinion, t,
despairing party ; but things were c
done to the oppressed, and injuries 1.
could he believe that justice would L
could he imagine that the iron hand of
again going to lay
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among her sons ; he was not prepared to s
the case, how he should vote, and'whether
sider the former a less evil than the latter.

session several measures were postponed, be
ment thought it was desirable to secure to
England that measure which he believed they
—Municipal Reform. He congratulated the 1
Newport on the passing of that measure, which in
would place in their hands the management of t
local matters, and would emancipate them from Tor.
nation ; he would also congratulates them upon the
ground upon which the Ministry—their own Minist
now stood, than what they did at the commencement of
last session. It was then doubtful whether the T.
Ministry would not obtain a majority sufficient to carry o
the government ; but they did not, yet they clung to their
offices with such tenacity, that it was only till after their fifth
defeat that they consented to retire into private life. The
Liberal Government is now firmly established ; and based as
it is on the gratitude and affections of the people, it may
defy the attempts of its opponents to remove it. The Hon.
Gentleman then sat down amidst loud and long-continued
applause.
AnttAnAu CLARK, Esq., proposed " The health of Lord
Mulgave, and the Liberal Government of Ireland," which was
drank with three-times-three.
Mr. R. BUCKELL proposed the health of the father of Re-
form—the venerable Earl Grey, which was drank amidst loud
applause.
Mr. PRINCE proposed the health of a near relation of the
venerable Earl, and he supposed he was selected to propose
the health of Lord Durham, because his and his Lordship's
politics were the same, namely, that they were Radicals.
Lord Durham, though a young man, is an old Reformer ;
and no man in either House of Parliament has more fear-
lessly maintained the rights of the people than his Lord-
ship.—( Hear, hear.) From his first appearance in public
life to the present time his course has been marked by
consistency of principle and steadiness of purpose.—(Loud
and continued cheering.) Who can forget his noble and
high-minded conduct now better than a year since, when Lord
Brougham, at a dinner at Glasgow, made some observations
which Lord Durham considered hostile to the liberties of the
people. That dauntless champion of the peeple's rights hesi-
tated not to express his disapprobation at the sentiments uttered
by the Learned Lord ; yet, but a very short time afterwards,
at a public dinner at Newcastle, at which their prelent repre-
sentative presided, at the very time when the " Great Captain
of the age" had undertaken all the offices of state, his Lord-
ship, forgetting all minor differences, and burying in oblivion
all personal animosities, earnestly and fervently recommended
union among all Reformers as the only means of defeating the
common enemy. This had the desired effect ; Reformers did
unite, and before the Parliament had sat two months, the Tory
Government was no more.
Mr. COOKE said, the toast which he had the honour to pro-
pose had immediate reference to the object of their present
meeting. He should not detain them longer, but propose,
" One of the glorious results of the passing of the Reform Bill,
the first open election for the borough of Newport," which was
drank amidst loud cheers.
The CIIAIRMAN proposed the health of " Messrs. Hawkins
and Ord," the Members for Newport.
Mr. ORD, in rising to return thanks, was loudly cheered.
He and his Hon. Colleague not only fought under the same
banner in Parliament, but were returned by the same band of
Reformers ; and it was his boast, that at the last election he
did not poll a single plumper, and not a vote was given to him
which was refused to his Colleague. During the three years
which he had represented the borough of Newport, he had been
three times returned, each time in a manner more gratifying than
the last. He trusted that the same union among the Reformers
of Newport would be shown in the election of the New Town
Council, such as has always been displayed in the election of
Members of Parliament. His Majesty's Ministers and the
House of Commons did all they could ; the measure was now
in the hands of the people, who, if they did not turn it to their
advantage, their enemies would turn it to their injury. The
Reformers, not only of Newport, but of the kingdom generally,
were charged by their opponents of wishing to make a party
question of the election of the-Members of the Town Councils.
In the present divided state of public opinion in this country,
it is inevitable that every measure that involves a popular right
will be made a party question. The people will take an in-
terest in the election of persons who entertain the same opi-
nions as themselves ; who have stood and fought their battles
against Tory mis-rule and oppression. The Hon. Gentleman
then proposed " The Liberal Candidates for the office of Town
Councillors."
Mr. CLARKE begged the company to accept his warmest
thanks for the honour they had conferred upon him. He pro-
posed the health of that fine old English gentleman, the vene-
r:tble Member for the County of the Isle of Wight, Sir Richard
Simeon.—( Cheers.)
Mr. ORD proposed the health of the Committee who have
attended to the liberal interest in the borough of Newport.
Mr. WILKINS gave " The heroic Poles, and may they
speedily attain their independence."—( Drunk in solemn
silence.)
Mr. ORD proposed " The health of the Chairman," who
returned thanks.
Mr. A. CLARKE proposed the health of Lord Brougham.
The Chairman and Mr. Ord then left the room, and the
company soon after broke up.

THE EARL OF CLARE AND THE
EAST INDIA COMPANY.

We understand that the resolution of the Court of Di-
rectors in favour of the Earl of Clare, which is to be
put for approval by the ballot in the General Court of
Proprietors of East India Stock, on Wednesday, the 23d
of this month, is as follows ; and we subjoin the names of
the Directors who have recommended the grant to the
Proprietors.
At a Court of Directors held on Wednesday, the 4th
of November, 1835, the Court having taken into conside-
ration the serious expenses and losses sustained by the
Earl of
,Clare upon proceeding to assume the Govern-
ment of Bombay, in 1830, not in consequence of any fault,
or even accidental failure, on his part, but of the delay
of the Bombay Government in sending a vessel to the
Red Sea, and having adverted to the despatch upon that
subject to the Government of Bombay, in which the
grievance and injury occasioned to-his Lordship by his de-
tention with his suite in Egypt are fully admitted and la-
mented,—resolved by the ballot, that whilst the Court feel
themselves precluded from proposing the payment to Lord
Clare, either of the expenses which-he incurred in excess
of the allowance for outfit prescribed, by Act of Parlia-
ment, or of the salary which he lost by the delay in his
arrival at the seat of Government ; yet, considering all the
circumstances of the case, and being impressed with a strong
sense of the ability • with which his Lordship administered
the Government of Bombay ; and especially of the zeal
and success with which he followed up the financial re-
forms of his predecessor, and thereby largely reduced the
annual deficit at that Presidency, Lord Clare be presented
with the sum of 5,0001., subject to the approbation of the
General Court of Proprietors, and the Board of Commis-
sioners for the Affairs of India.
(Signed)
Wm. Stanley Clarke. P. Vans Agnew.
J. Rivett Carnac. N. B. Edmonstone.
J. D. Alexander. George Lyall.
Henry Alexander. J. Petty Aluspratt.
William Young. ohn Shepherd.
John Thornhill. Robert Campbell.
Richard Jenkins. John G. Ravenshaw.
Win. B. Bayley. John Morris.

CAPTAIN MARICItATT'S NEW WORK.—WC are
requested to state that Captain Marryatt's new work " Ja-
phet in search of a Father," is now ready, and may had of
the publishers, Messrs. Saunders and Otley, Conduit-street,
of their agents in Dublin and Edinburgh, at the Libraries,
and of the Booksellers in town and country ; also Mr.
D'lsraeli's " Vindication of the English Constitution," and
Captain Glascock's " Naval Officer's Manual for every
grade in his Majesty's Service."
MR. LODGE'S PEERAGE FOR 1836.—The fifth
edition of Mr. Lodge's valuable work on the Peerage has
just been published. It is surprising with what accuracy
the births, deaths, marriages, promotions, &c., are recorded
in each succeeding edition. If its editor were not assisted
by the kind co-operation of the nobility, such a mass of au-
thentic information on the existing families of the Peerage,
could never be collected. We understand that it is referred
to on all questions connected with the Peerage as a work of
the highest authority.
kIY AUNT PONTYPOOL.—There is a charm about
this work which must render it extensively popular. His
delineations of character are admirable. The author is, it
seems, determined to remain unknown, but we cannot doubt
that this work will speedily earn for him a name of high ac-
count among our very first writers, if he be not, as we
strongly suspect, already among them. The character of
Colonel Adair in this animated work, is an excellent sketch
frcm a living original.
His present Majesty, who resided in Bushey-park at
the time the Goth inhabitant of Pope's villa at Twicnham
cut down the celebrated weeping willow planted ke
by the
poet himself, on hearing of the unclassical spoliaticn,imme-
diately visited the ground, and purchased from the gardener
a large portion of the timber from the tree, whidli he caused
to be converted into tripods and different ornaments. These
were for a length of time deposited in different apartments
in the house in Bushey-park, directed by the taste of that
daughter of Thalia, Mrs. Jordan, then the mistress of the
mansion. A correspondent hopes these relics are still pre-
served, although it is many years since he has heard of them.
AN IMPORTANT LAW-SUIT.—All action was
tried in the County Court, at Ipswich, on Wednesday last,
for a breach of contract by the defendant, in not delivering
a tree purchased by the plaintiff for .2s. 6d. After a trial
which lasted four hours, the Jury retired for an hour—:until
at length, finding that there was no chance of agreement, a
Juror was withdrawn—the consequence of which is, that
each party pays his own costs, which amounted in the ag-
gregate to 13/. The parties reside at Hadleigh.—Cam-
liridge Chronicle.

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