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in drinking before • the County Members ‘‘ the Eepresenta-
tives of the • City of Durharn.' —(Diank with nine, and loud
applause.) •
Sir H. HAUDINGE thenr6se to rears, he„daid, his gratefail
thanks. He had long wished for an opportunity to court a
more intimate acquaintance with the Meinbers of the King and
Constitution Club, who had done, him the ihonour to elect him an
Honorary Member. The.principles of the Chib. were in direct
unison with his sentiments. "btiyalty to the King, and attach-
meat to the Constitution, ' were.. always considered in our best
times the greatest safeguards to our liberties.. There are Per-
haps persons who, still under 'a delusion, continue to insult
the King and vilify the House of Commons, but the delu-
sion he was happy to find ' was rapidly passing 'away.._
In adverting to - what his . Noble Friend had. said, •of
the misrepresentatiPn and obloquy with ' which he had.
been assailed by a County Paper (the Durham Chronicle),
he, Sir Henry, would assert, that the personal attacks made in
that paper were in a spirit of 4stility so Unusual in any other
county in the kingdom, that ta was convinced they coald not
be approi,ed bu ono person of
,Isreittleniaidn tecting, who might
entertain on Politics opinions dilli;rent froin those of his Noble
Friend. Sir Henry then alluded; in particular, 'to the leading
article in the last publicatiOn of • vie Durham•Chroniele," in
which, he observekthere is :, .teinent Copied from an Irish
Paper, which in baseness and • ignity 'eaeaeded any thhig of
the kind which had ever disgraced the columns of a newspaper.
The calumny ofwhith he spu4e was invented against the father,-
lately deceased, and made to reflect upon the son; and the Edi-
tor,
in making the wretched attempt to circulate the slander, had
• taken care to point with the utmost malignity against his (Sir
Henry's).Nroble and Gallant Friend. He (Sir 1-I.) could not
believe that any gentleman would patronize and encourage such '
a disgraceful sample of the licentiousness of thepress ; and he
would not, therefore, credit the reports which were in circula-
tion of the particular patrunake which that Paper receives.
His Noble Friend would never shrink from the performance of
his duties, and he would always be found ready to. defend his
character when aspersed. 'Sit' Henry then addressed himself
to those Freemen of the city of Durham- whom he around
him, and whom he irad net .. previously . had an opportunity of
seeing since hiS recent Teturd to,the County.. He assured them.
that 'his principled' Were I those 'Which had 'carried this coun-
try successfully through a long and arduous contest : and that
no partial or temporary interests • shouldever interfere with his
duty to the country at large. Be reminded them, that it was
not the Constitution alone which ensured our liberties, but that
the liberty of the subject also. depended on the maintaining the
prerogatives of the • Crown. Several toasts followed : amongst
them—

Mr. Garthwaite introduced, in a very elegant and impressive
manner, the health of " the Marquis of Londonderry, and the
House of Stewart," with nine, an long continued plaudits.
The CHAIRMAN now announced that the Ladies were ready
to proceed to the ball, and waited only the company of the Gen-
tlemen ; and, after wishing the party good evening, be left the
room, accompanied by Lord Stewart, Sir H. Hardingc, Mr.
Littleton, and several other Gentlemen. The Chair was after-
wards occupied by John Scott, Esq., and joy and hilarity reign-
ed till a late hour.

The company was enlivened during the afternoon and even-,
ing with seveltal excellent songs. The ball 'exhibited a' very
brilliant appearance, being attended by all the rank and fashion
Of the town ,and neighbourhood; and the day passed over with.
out the slightest accident or tumult.

On Tuesday last, Lord and Lady,Stewart, accompanied. by
Sir Henry Hardinge, Mr. Littleton, M.P. for Staffordshire,
his Lady, and Miss--Fitzdarence, arrived at the Waterloo Inn;
in this city, from IVynyard. • - • - .
On reaching. Shincliffe, the distinguished_party were met by
some hundreds of the Freemen of Durham. and Others, who,
with a band of music and-numerous banners, had thele asseni-
bled to pay their respects to Lord and Lady Ste Wart and the
City Representative. The six beautiful horses which were
harnessed to his Lordship's carriage, were speedily removed by
the anxious populace, who drew the noble pair and their child
into Durham, followed by twee carriages and feta. At, the top
' of Hallgarth-street, the horses were taken from the other car-
, -riages, and the whole were then-drawn in 'procession by the
people down Elvet, along Elvet Bridge, round the Market-
, place, and back to the Waterloo-inn, where•the welcome visit..
ers alighted amidst the cheers and plaudits which had accom-
panied them during their progress through the'city, the band
playing " God save the King:" -Lady Stewart soon after-
wards presented herself at one of the windows of the spacious
Inn, having in her arms her infant, son. Her Ladyship was
received with the most enthusiastic cheers; which she acknow-
ledged by graceful curtsies. Lord Stewart then came forward
to the adjoining window, •and addressed the hundreds assent-
- " bled beneath, who, notwithstanding a heavy rain, continued to
crowd Old Elvet. His Lordship thanked them, on behalf' of
Lady Stewart and himself, for the affectionate and cordial re-
ception they had a second time exPerierierni on their arrival in
this ancient and respectable city. He assured them that what-
ever influence he possessed, whether in his public or private
capacity, should ever while he lived, be exerted to convince
them how highly he esteemed their good opinion, by attending
to the individual as well as collective interests of the inhabitants
of this populous county. His Lordship 'said, that every penny
arising from the very. considerable property in this neighbour-
hood, which was placed at his disposal, through-the affectionate
kindness of the individual so dear to him, had been wholly ex-
pended in the county—on the extensive works at the, collieries
and in improving the estates. When he last had the pleasure of
seeing them, about two years ago, he had promised them that he
would soon return to take up his residence and remain amongst
them, as long as his public duties would permit. He had also as-
sured them that be would bring back to them the beloved child
of their late honoured and esteemed friend, Sir Henry Vane
Tempest:--he had brought her back to them, and he was proud
to say, as happy a woman as when he took her away a bloom-
ing rose from the banks of the Tees. The pleasure of those
whom he addressed would not, he was sure, be diminished at
witnessing the addition which had been made to his family 'and
happiness, in the person of the infant son, who had this day
been presented to them. •He would not now enter at length
into any explanation of his public conduct it was perhaps neither
the time nor the place for doing so. He was no orator, but
a soldier, and therefore unaccustomed to make speeches,
yet he could not but observe, that during his absence from
the county, his character had been shamefully traduced,
and his conduct cruelly misrepresented. He would, however,
be found at all times ready to defend the one and maintain
the other. lie confided in the noble sentiments and feel-
ings of the people of this county, which had always been ma-
nifested towards him, and which, he was sure, would induce
them to spurn from them insinuations basely aimed at his cha-
racter, and to hear with candour his defence. He would not
now detain them. They had already, he feared, from the very
unfavourable state of the weather, got wet on the outside ; he
wished them now to retire, and get wet within ; and whilst
they were drinking to the health of their wives, their friends,
and those who were most dear to them, he entreated th, in to
recollect that amongst those friends they had none more truly
zealous than his lady and. himself. He again thanked' them for
their cordial and hearty greetings, and concluded by expressing a
hope that the infant heir to the house of Wynyard, whom he had
presented to them, would be as zealous a defender of loyal and
constitutional principles, and as warm a friend to the people of
the county of Durham, as, he trusted, trey should ever find
him. This speech, which was delivered with great animation
and feeling, was followed by the loudest applause.
After Lord Stewart had withdrawn from the window, Sir
Henry Hardinge stepped forward, and thanked the assembled
multitude for the friendly manner in which they had received
his noble relatives. He felt happy, also, he said, and sincerely
thanked them for the very flattering reception which he himself
had experienced. As he bad so lately had the honour to ad-
dress them from that place, he should not now detain them on
account of the very unfavourable state of the weather to which
they were exposed, and he therefbre took his leave. Four
cheers followed the speech of the worthy Member.
When Lady Stewart appeared at the window many persons
were struck with the strong resemblance which her Le.dyship's
features bore to those of her late lamented father. Her Lady-
ship seemed to be suffering from fatigue. His Lordship and Sir
H. Hardinge appeared to be in excellent health. These dis-
tinguished individuals, together 'with Mr. and Mrs. Littleton.
Miss Fitzclarence, Thomas Wilkinson, Esq., Rev. Edw. Davi-
son, John Gregson, Esq., and Stephen liemble, Esq., after-
wards partook of an excellent dinner at the Waterloo Inn.
On Wednesday Lord Stewart and friends visited his Lord-
ship's-recently purchased estate. at
.South Eiddick and his col-
lieries on the %%rear' and returned to Durham in the evening,
which they spent at the house of Lord Viscount Barrington, in
the College. .About no of the freemen and others were the
same evening entertained at Lord Stewart's expence, at the dif-
ferent public-houses.