The Sun.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

MR. PITI"S BIRTH-DAY.

On. Wednesday, the Members of the Pitt anti,
iu OAS town, met to celebrate the Birth-day of
this most illustrious character ; the Meeting was
honoured with the presence of the Most Noble
fhe Marquis of Anglesey, who presided-upon the
occasion ; the rooms of the Royal Hotel were
thronged with the most respectable Gentlemen
of the town and neighbourhood of Birmingham,
and at half-past five the Marquis and nearly one
hundred and fifty Gentlemen sat down to a most
excellent thinner, comptising every delicacy the
season afforded ; the arrangements of which reflect
great credit upon the sisters of the late Mr. NVil-
day ; the dinner was served up in stile, and every
person was well accommodated. After the cloth
was removed, " Non nobis," was sting by Messrs.
M'Keon, Shaw, Spurr, Heaton, Aston, &c. The
first toast given was " Church and King," which
was drank standing, and followed by the noble
song and chorus of " God wave the King."—
The Prince Regent," " The Queen," " The
Duke of York, and the other branches of the
Royal Family," followed in succession.
The Noble Chairman said, that, before he pro-
posed the next toast, lie should intrude upon them
for a few minutes ; not that he had power to ex-
press the merits of the great man whose Birth-
day they were met to celebrate, for they were
beyond any words that he could use. Mr. Pitt
was a patriot in the true meaning of the word,
and not as it was now abused; his heart was in-
tent on his country's good, and all his wishes
were for her prosperity ; but the present men who
usurped the name of patriots, were the•very re-
verse of all that was good, and 311 that was praise-
worthy. It was needless to caution the assembly
present, that be did not mean to include in this
description those Gentlemen who acted in oppo-
sition froth principle, who thought differently
from themselves, and showed that opposition
manfully and fairly ; such an opposition was
compatible with the principles of the Consti-
tution, and served as a salutary check upon those
measures which might be proposed by Ministers;
he meant to include those designing men who en-
deavoured to mislead tlie minds of the people•with
wild and visionary schemes, which would even-
tually lead them to destruction. The Noble
Marquis, who was frequently applauded during
his speech, concluded by giving

" The immortal memory of the late Right Hun. William
Pitt ;"

which was drank standing and hi silence, end
was followed by the song of " The Pilot that
weather'd the Storm." .

The following toasts were then given :
" The Navy and Army of the United Kingdom ;" Song,
" When Vulcan forged the bolts of Jove."
" The House of Brunswick, and may they net•er forget
the principles which seated them on the throne of these
realms :" Glee, " Hail, Star of Brunswick!"

On rising to give " The Earl of Liverpool and
the Ministers of the Prince Regent," the Noble
Chairman said, he was sure that the toast pro-
posed would be drank with the greatest plea-
sure by ail present, as they felt assured that Mini-
sters were following up the principles of Mr.
Pitt, which had saved this country and Europe ;
he should therefore propose it with three limes
three.
" May the principles of Mr. Pitt always animate the Coun-
cils of Great. Britain :" Glee, " P►tt's illustrious name."

The gallant Marquis prefaced the toast of
" England's great Captain, the Duke of Welling-
ton," (which was given with three t hues three)
by a short speech illustrative of the achievements
of that noble Commander.
" The immortal memory of the heroes who have fallen in
their country's battles :" Ode, " Peace to the souls of the
heroes."

Isaac Spooner, Esq. then role and said, that he
had obtained permission of the Noble Chilirman
to propose a toast for their approbation ; he felt
that an apology was due to the company for hav-
ing presumed upon their attention. He was sa-
tisfied it would be a useless waste of time to dilate
upon the character, civil and military, of the
Nobleman he , should propose to them ; Lis
prowess WHY So well known, that nu language he
possessed would be adequate to express the sense
he entertained of it ; and even did he possess the
power, personal motives would prevent his now
entering upon -the subject.—lt was well known
to all the gentlemen whom he had the honour to
address, that Mr. Pitt early. saw the nrisehiet that
Avoid(' arise from the French Revolution, and, in
Iris wisdom adopted those measures which saved
the country from ruin, ar►d eventually preserved
Europe and the world from the long train of evils
with which they were threatened.--Mr. S. then
said, we have now among us one who contribut-
ed to carry into execution the principles of Mr.
Pitt, one who.has used his influence in the,seoate
and in the field, and is, therefore entitled to a
liouble portion of our respect ; I will not detain
you gouge:' g*ntlemm, but give "The Most

The health of W. Hamper, Esq was here given
by the Noble .Chairman ; when Mr. H. retiuned
thanks, saying,- that so long as lie lived, he
should retain his loyally to the King, his venera
riots (Or the ConStitution, his •respect for the
Church, and charity to all those who differed
from it . •

„I,ordCastlerenali, and may the Conferences at Aix-la-
Chapelle promote the interests, and consolidate the glory, of
Great Britain.”

The Chairman then gave the health of 'Teo•
dote Price, Esq. Vice-President of the Club.
Mr. Price, in a very appropriate speed', re-
turned thanks ; he said that at ;heir last Meeting
he had called their 'attention to the usefulness of
the Club, and its oti,!.;inal intention, which' was
to form a rallying point for all tree patriots ; at
that Meeting, he had foreboded that verilous
times were approaching ; and in a few days after=
wards disturbances broke out in the country. lie
mentioned this, to show the information the Ma-
gistracy in general possessed. He was sorry to say,
that in his opinion, the embers were but smother-
ed, and that the factions were anxious to tan theta
into a flame of rebellion.—He concluded by re-
them that the Club was a bond of union
and public spirit, and he was happy to see it so.
well and respectably supported.
The Rev. J. H. Spry, after passing a handsomd
etilogium upon the Honorary Secretary, propostit
his health.

G. Barker, Esq. returned thanks, and express-
ed the happiness he felt in promoting the interest
of -the Club.
" The Landed and Commercial Interests of Great Britain,
and may they never be separated."—Song, " Old En. land fur
ever."
"'[he Earl of Aylesford, and the Warwickshire Yeo-
manry."
Isaac Spooner, Esq. returned thanks in the
name of the regiment, for the honour conferred
upon them.
" N. G. Clarke, Esq. and the Handsworth Cavalry"
Tbunk9 were re!urned by Mr. Clarke, who said
that a toast was omitted in the list, which lie
thought should bl ways be given upon an occasion
like the present ; it was the memory 01 that man
who had fallen a martyr to the principles of Mr.
Pitt—be would give
" The Memory of Spencer Perceval ;"
which was drlnk standing and in silence.
" The Lord Lieutenant of the County."
" The Members for the County."
"The High Sherif for the County."
" The Acting Magistrates fur the Town of Birming-
ham."

Thanks were returned by Mr. Price in the name
of his brother Magistrates, who, he declared,
would always be found to do their duty ; and he
trusted that they should al►vays have the support
of the Club.
The Noble Chairman then said, that having re-
ceived so much pleasure in his visit, he should_
with the weatest gratification give,
" Prosperi'; to the town and trade of Birmingham."
Many o 3.,:r toasts and sentiments, suited ►o the
principles of the Club, were given, and the excel-
lence of the vocal performers added greatly to the
spirit of the festival.
The Noble Marquis retired abort half-past ten,.
when the Chair was taken by G. Balker,
The Members continued the festive meeting unlit
a late hour, when they retired, highly gratified.
with the urbanity of his Lordship, and the .excel-_
lence of the entertainment.

CoMstt NTION.I.—On Thursday last seven jour-;
neymen shoemakers were convicted before WM.'
BEDFORD and Ist%Ac SpooslEß, Esqrs. ,two Jus-
tices for this County, of an unlawiall combination
to prevent Mr. John Edwards, a :muster shot-
m-,ker, from employilg a person of the nime of
Honit, and sentenced to two months' imprison.
meet and hard labour,' in the House of Correc-
tion, The Magistrates, in passing sentence, in-
formed the defendants, that whenever a case of
combination was clearly made out before them,
they should always visit it with the severest
punishment in their power, such combinations
being as prejudicial to.the interests of the persons.
combining, as detrimental to the public welfare.—
(Birmingham Chronicle.)
FIRE.—An alarming fire broke out about half
past eight o'clock last night, at the back sot the
house of Mr. Bethel', carpenter and undertaker,
Brazier's-buildings, near Fleet-lane, Fleet Mar-
ket ; the flames soon communicated to the entire of
the premises. Several engines were soon upon
the spot, and a supply of ‘Aater was obtained im-
mediately. Several small tenements at the hack
of Mr. Bethell's premises were burnt par:idly ;
.but Mr. Bethell's house was (exce;,t the walls)
entirely destroyed. The contusion caused by the
alarming event cannot be described. The pick-
pockets never were mote daring. Several persons
who had imprudently approached very near the
premises on fire, were knocked down and robbed
of their watches, &c. by gangs. of thieves. Some
persons had their coat skirts. cut off, and those
who attempud to make the least oprsit;ou were
dreadfully beat. By 10 o'clock the flames were
subdued.' •

LONDON JOURNALS.

(FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.)
[Morning Herald.]
THE QUEEN.

" Kew, Eight o'Clotk, Oct. 19

" Both the Physicians were in attendance, in
the boudoir adjoining the Royal Chamber alter-
mittly, the whole of last night. Her MAJESTY
tvas much indisposed, and very restless ; with,
however. occasional sleep, or rather to► pot, the
natural consequence of excessive debility.
" The Duke of York visited the Princesses
shout eleven o'clock, in his way from Oatlands to
his house, in St. James's Palace. His Royal
flightless found his illustrious sisters already on
the lawn, among their improvements, and walked
with them here nearly an hour. Soon after
12 o'clock the Royal Duke went on to London.
" Sir Henry Haltord went to Windsor, about
one o'clock, to visit the Princess Sophia, but is
expected hack to-night.
" The Prince Regent did not visit her Majesty
to-clay. His Royal Highness, we regret to say,
has been again attacked with a serious fit of the
gout, and was too much indisposed to travel. Sir
Benjamin Bloomfield, however, arrived in a ca-
briolet of the Prince Regent's about halt past five
o'clock, to make his Royal Higliness's dutiful

" The Countess Dowager of Cardigan, the
Countess of Harc%►urt, Viscountess Bulkeley,.s..lrs.
Freemantle, the Earl of Liverpool, and Miss Best,
were among the numerous inquisies at the Palace,
to-day.

" At seven o'clock to-night lier Majesty was
11 0 t at all improved, but rather the reverse.
Sir Francis Milman and Mr. Braude are in
attendance, and Sir H. Haltord is expected every
hour."

THEATRICAL REGISTER.
Performed Last NiArht.
THEATRE ROYAt, DitußY-LANE.—Othello : Othello, Mr.
Kean ; Desdemona, Mrs. W. West. After which, The Ri-
val Soldiers. To which was added, Lovers' Quarrels.
THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—Romeo Mid Juliet:
Romeo, Mr: C. Eemble; Juliet, Miss O'Neill. After which,
The Barber of Seville.

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