The Sun.
London, England, 1826-10-17 00:00:00

IPSWICH CORPORATION DINNER.

(From the Ipswich Journal.)
The Bailiffs being absent, in consequence of the busi:
nest of the Hall not being concluded, Edward Bacon
Esq. was.calledio the Chair. After dinner the first toast
was, His Majesty George the Fourth, long may he reign
over a loyal, happy, and united people.
The Duke of York and the Army.
The Duke of Clarence and the Navy.
The rest of the Royal Family.
Lord Liverpool and the rest of the present Administra-
tion, and thanks to them for the benefit they have rendered
their country.
The Lord Lieutenant. of the County.
The CHAIRMAN then said, that of all the candidates who
had offered themselves in the Blue Interest, none were
ever more worthy to represent this Loyal Borough than
Messrs. Mackinnon and Dundas. This town and county,
he said, were remarkable for their loyalty, and were never
better represented than when they sent Tory Members to
Parliament ; but of late the town has been misrepresented,
and the opposite party seem to have selected men opposed
to loyalty, and favourable to the Catholic Claims. He
should propose the health of Mr. Mackinnon, and Mr.
Dundas, and he hoped " it would not be long before they
:would be firmly seated as Representatives in Parliament
for this Borough."
Mr. MACKINNON rose, and addressed them nearly in the
following words :—" Suffering under indisposition, and
being nearly overcome by your kindness, and the reception
I have experienced this evening, I am the less able to '
return adequate thanks to the worthy Chairman for the
distinguished compliment he has paid me. lam likewise
highly flattered and gratified by the cordial manner. in
which you have received the toast, and by the sentiments
you have expressed on the present occasion. I regret
much it should have fallen to my lot to acknowledge this
honour ; also on behalf of my excellent colleague, who is
at present in Scotland, but who is ever aliVe to your wel-
fare and happiness—the more you know of him, the more
you will respect him for his talents and the good qualitiei
othis heart. ''
" I beg to assure you, Gentlemen, that I meet you as
I left you in June last, with feelings of the most cordial
regard, and most earnest solicitude for the welfare and hap-
piness of all my friends, in this ancient and loyal town.
We were then, a's we are now, embarked in the same
cause. You, and your friends here, and the loyal and in-
dependent freemen in the Blue interest, resident in Lon-
don and the country, struggled nobly for your independ-
ence, and we nobly succeeded ; but the late Bailiffs thought
proper to return their own friends as your representatives.
It will be in the recollection of several of the gentlemen
present, that the senior Bailiff commenced his public duties
on the firit.day of that arduous contest, by making the
election of the Yellow candidates his own cause; yet, he
well knew, that one of the first motives to civil society,
and which is established as one of its fundamental rules, is,
that no man should be a judge in his own cause. Their
motives could only be known to themielves; but it will,
n a few weeks; be the province of the high tribunal, be-
fore which they certainly will appear, to assign the inten-
ion which belongs to the quality of? their actions. We,
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in truth, experienced no defeat ; but the late Bailiffs w
find, that, in disregarding the principles of the Constitu,
'tion, they have gained no victory. I rest my conviction
on the evidence of strong facts, and the conclusions their
conduct affords. It is my fixed determination, and that of
my worthy colleague, to submit to no influence unrecog-
nized by the Legislature, and to seek, in the spirit of jus-
tice, of freedom, and independence, that, of which they
thought proper to deprive us, by rejecting several of our
legal votes.
" I venture to allude to the late arrangement between
the majority of the members of the Common Council and
the leading gentlemen of the Yellow interest, which I con-
sider both prudent and wise, had it received the previous
sanction of the electors ; but we are this day met together
to 'celebrate the election of Blue Bailiffs ; for the purpose
of congratulation; and of cementing friendship, and not for
that of ostentatious triumph. I sincerely congratulate you
on the election of two such worthy and independent gen-
tlemen, who, I am persuaded, will, in the exercise of their
public functions, discard the harsh feeVings of party politics
cultivate the good will of. all parties, and exert their best
efforts to promote the prosperity and happiness of this truly
loyal town.
" I endeavoured to explain my political sentiments in my
*thirds to you on the Gth and 12th of June last. With a
Strong prepossession in favour of our Administration, which
deserves so well of the country, 1 told you it was my reso-
lution to exercise an unbiassed and unfettered judgment as
your Representative in Parliament; I also truly assured
ythoeu thati I yielded
i ustnous to no man in loyalty and attachment to
George the Fourth,Famil on the Throne. A monarch like
'distinguished ofhis-his ..
Ptolne, must be venerated to the friend and father
to you that I' had been by subjects. I stated
einyielifiees, tow would
my King and I taught from Illy
naturally lead"lnney country that .
support his
and the Protestalitto Bestablished. I
am a sincere friendMainjeystyl"rsu principlesjovernments
Ascendancy, as by law
and
I desire that every both to civil and religious liberty;
h' God
the dieltltn
according to ma i be allowed to "ors
irthink
no man ought to impugn o' his own conscience ;
gp thbieligious opinions of his neigh-
bour. Can any one, therefore, even suspect me of b_ to.eing
w,
unfriendly to religio
which Great Britain o.wet°4l°l7l tion---Aat great principle.
still more of her happiness..l°, Pooh of her prosperity, and
I was itot bound to any il
uilli likewise assured you that
party
by party feelings ; and, whether
measure or out of Parliament, I
in the. State, or
never will give my 'support to anyure injurious either