The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-13 00:00:00

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Bill •Slibtits rose and opined the business of the Meeting.
He said they wete that xi-ay-assembled to confer the honour of
Membership on one of the,greatest geniuses of the age. Gen-
tlemen would instantly pert rive that he meant their friend
Cobliett. They must all have perused, with the same
delight that he had dune, the letter addressed by Bill to Mr.
Tipper, one of his Creditors; but, with leave of the Club,
he would read that pint of it Which particulatly entitled Bill
the boron* about to be conferred on him. Here the wor-
thy spealtet read the -foll Owing passa;cs from 'the said
letter

" 1 hold it to he perfectly just thatj should never, in any
way whatever, give up one single farthing of soy future earn-
isig to- the payment of any debt in England. ,
" When the Society is too weak or unwilling to defend the
ropertyy Whether Mental or of a more ordinary and vulgar
s:secies, and where there is Hot the will or the power in the
Seeikyia yield him protection,. he becomes clearly absolved
of all his engagernebtiof every sort to that Society, because
in ei•ery bargain of every kind, it is understood that !sot!'
the parties are to continue to enjoy the protection of the laws
of propeiti."
These- (continued the Orator) were noble sentiments—
sentiments which ought to be written in letters of gold, and
placed over the Chair of their Club-room—sentiments, which
cause home to the bosoms and business of every true pick-
pockiet—sentiments, to which every smasher, trapper, kid-
layer, ring-dropper, swindler, sharper, and forger of bank-
notes present, would heartily subscribe. He felt himself grow-
ing warm ; but as the short days, and the thick fogs which
at present prevailed in the metropolis, rendered the time of
every Gentleman of the profession trehly.valuable; he would
no longer detain them from their several avocations; but would
conclude with moving, " That Bill Coltbett be admitted ath
Honorary Member of this Society."
Boa, Burney seconded the motion. He agreed, he said, in
every sentiment that his friend Soantes had uttered. The
principles laid down in the Letter referred to, must endear
Bill ecbsclt to every Member of that Club. They were, if
he might so express himself, of the very essence of Pickpoek-
aim. But it was not alone for having proanilgated this
glorious system of ethics that he deemed Bill a lit Gentle-
man to come among them. Tkcre were other traits in his
character that richly entitled bins to that honour. In the
moment of danger no man could " hop the twig," with such
dexterity: When, in 1792, Bill brought some halfscore of
false charges against his Officei's, and a Court 'Martial was
assembled at Chelsea, what did he do ?—hop the twig ! In )800,
when the rascally Yankee Goverunient fined him 500 dollars
fur merely robbing a man of his character, what did Bill
do ?—bop the twig ! Agaip, in 1817, when things went rather
queer with bins, and his creditors pressed sins a little toe-
closely, what did Bill do?—hop the twig! To be able to run
away skilfully was the very soul of the profession ; and for
this, among other eminent qualitiet, he trusted Bill Cobhett
would hop the twig" a. lotir ill time, and come among
them—but not before he Had stuck it into the Yankees.*
(4 laugh.)
1.1 /fey le said, he loved 11111 Cohbett, because he watts
a man of his word. In his LEAVE,T:\ KING Address, when he
suddenly disappeared in 1817, Bill had said that we should
" all be able to distinguish his voice as a pig did its mother's,
even though there should be hundre.ds of other pigs gs unt-
ing at' the same moment," and Bill. had kept his promise

with a vengeance.

Joe Iliug said, he thought every smasher present must
feel his heart Is.at at the prospect of having Cobbett 3111011 g:
them. His recent pcop4sition for forging Bark notes by
thousands and tens of thousands, and dispersing them in
every lane and alley of this vast metropolis, bespoke him a.
great man..

Sam. hiruwnrigg said, he bad entertained a regard for Cob..
bett ever since he had taken his trial at Winchester for
cruelty towards the boy Jessy Burgess. Bill's conduct on
that-occasion had proved bins to be superior to vulgar preju-
dices of humanity, and such like stuff..
Tine.'Smith said, he was in habits of correspondence with.
Bill, and was happy to inform she company, that Bill was at
present engaged in reducing the profession to rule, and had
actually completed a Fork, to be entitled " 7ite Pickpocket's
Grammar, or Thieving made easy." It was much to be
wished that Lill would try his band. at a Dictionary of the
BlaCkfaard Tz.ingue, as no man living was so well qualified
for the nadertaking.—;Dear, hear!) .„
Cookey 14 said be was no orator. He'wished his character
to stand on deeds, not .words. He hail last night nabbed a
handsome gold sneezes• from one of 'the rascally Borough-
mongers, and d propose that it should be sent to Bill
Cobbett, With the freedom of the society inclosed in the said
sneezer.—(Loud cries e!fhear, hear 9,
The Motion was then put and agreed to.—The Thanks of
the Meeting were given to Mr. Frank Filch, for his impartial
conduct in the Chair. After which the company dispersed.

THR PRINCH REGENT 1139 been
graciously pleaged to permit Mr. Mudie to have
tire Portrait of Lord flutchinson,•from his Collec•
lion, in order to lake a copy .for the Medallic
Series. This excellcut picture is now in the
possessitin of Mr. IVebb, of Longdon, near this
city; who executes the eugraviug.—(Litchfie/d
,Mercury.)
The Earl of Gitosv.RNon is about to erect a
number of alms-houses at Chester, for the let:ell.
lititm of 'tiger! and reduced Freemen of that city.
and endow them with an annual sum for their
support.

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