Star.
London, England, 1829-05-29 00:00:00

PITT Men&
yesterday Mk. distiogeisherd Mayhems held ooe of
isismaja gosmemorations of the birth of the late
Right HO& William Pitt. The experience of many
ran gloom furnish an instance of a More splendid
blase than was collected on that occasion, the
IlEasi:jl of HS BEWOoD (President of Mac:tub) in the Chair,
sopp:rted by
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Esty of sod Looldele; taro likehnendale, Roney
Manismald, and Ihmasho; lk Gawp Ism. Coked Lowther.
Hoes. I. onadasjies. Dmissuibe, Sir J. D. Rocky, Sir
Jim Gabber" Str R. Geri& Sr Jobs Clanked*. Sir C. Flown,
Sir lc gay, Sir I. Vyvyais, Sk C. Wetherell, Sir li Kaatebboll,
Sir C.A. Hastlogs, R. B. Cooper, leg. Jobs Cape!, len. Hoary
isok" •
N.P.d mutat, Wesel Weed, W. R. Cartwright,
. B. A. Denis. liteq. M.P.. Martbew Bell. Req. M.P.
General Peach, M.P. Geo. Bashes, Seg. N.P. Joseph Pnt.,11•14.
• Thee. 01101114 Req. M.P. Sin J. G. Cotterell, M.P. Thos.
Anger, q. Alderman • Birch, Aliens= Farebreeber, Sheriff
Booth, Drr.Dodoea, Dr. Ram, Ilk R. Harvey, M.P. kr.
As usual at triennial commemoratioos the Merchant
Tailors' Company gave the use of their Hall, which is
certainly one of the noblest in Ragland. Since 1826 it
. has been decorated anew in a style quite worthy of the
original design upon which that fine and venerable
apartment was constructed. The dinner and wines were
furnished from the City of London Tavern, and, as may
easily be supposed, Were all that the most fastidious
could desire. It can with perfect truth be stated that
on no former occasion did the general spirit and cha-
racter of the Meeting surpass that of yesterday.
The vocal department was admirably sustained by
Messes. C. Taylor. Broadhurst, Gouldeo, Leet, Tetrad.
King, add Mister Smith. Several glees and songs were
sung in the coarse of -the evening, and at intervals a
military band played.- • .‘
Ataeven o'clock the Chairman. the Committee, and
the more distinguished Members of. the Club, entered
the Halt and were received with all the customary
'wooers. ' •
After" Nee noble Doming" was chaunted.
The aIAISKAN gave". The King," with three times three.
" Goo save the King" followed.
The nett toast was " The Duke of. Clarence, and the other
branches of the Royal Family," three dates three. ,
Air• " HA star of Brunswick."
The Cnataman, in proposing so The fmmortal Me.
mot y of the late Right Honourable William Pitt." said.
incompetent as be felt himself to be to preside on the
present occasion, he found it impossible to decline the
task, considering the feeling he entertained for the
Club, and other mutters connected with it, to iihich in
the course of the evening he might have occasion to
advert. It seemed to him that be could not do better,
acting in-conformity with those feelings which bad actu-
ated him in taking the Chair, than to endeavour to call
their attention to the origin of the Club. Some of tbe per-
sons now present were old enough to recollect its com-
mencement, which took place about 1802. The Club
subsisted for a short time during the life of Mr. Pitt,
and in the three and twenty that bad elapsed since his
death, this Meeting was always fully and respectably
attended. It would, be difficult—it was useless, after
the expiration of so long a period, to attempt to go into
the details of the merits of an individual whose character
we had appreciated, and of whose principles we aio
proved 23 years ago. He abstained, therefore, from
entering into the history of that great man, and should
only say, with respect to him, that from the time of his
death up to the present hour, the country bad had un-
ceasing cause to deplore his .loss—(Hear). There was
no pertod which could be looked at with greater pride
or admiration than that during which the councils of
Mr. Pitt had governed this country; and the principles
which be had laid down were such as should be at-
tended to on all occasions.
Tbe toatioilras received with loud and prolonged applause. -
Glee--" Pitt's Illostriess Name,"
The next toast was, " The Natty and Army of the United Mar
boat."—•• Rale Britannia."
" The Home of Brunswick, and may they never forget the Ow
dries which Seated their Family on the Throne of these Reams."
—(Marked "prism).
Tne CHAIRMAN said. the toast he was about to pro-
pose, w4soire which, in consequence of peculiar circum-
stances.appeered to demand from the Chair some ob-
servations on the present occasion. The toast was" Pro-
testant Ascendancy."---(Cbeering). Far be it from him,
under the peculiar ciicumaratices in which the toast was
presented •to their notice, to make any observations
which might tend to call in the slightest degree for an
expression of feeling on the subject which be wished to
see absent from the meeting." Protestant Ascendancy*
bad been made very free use of as connected with the
Pitt Club, and had been used in a way sech as he thought
it never ought to have been used in relation to that
body. What objection could any man .wbo favoured
our established institutions have at any time to drink
as a sentiment " Protestant Ascendancy ?o—(Hear).
A certain Auestion might have been in a different state
formerly—what.then? Had any argument been u•ed
to show that thii was ,a sentiment in which we could
net now agree ? Since that event, had any one dis-
carded the sentiment in question ? But as he said before.
he thought the sentiment was one which had been used
as it should not have been, in connexion with the Pitt
Club. He was no advocate of a recent measulent the
Legislature; nevertheless, that Measure bad now be-
come the law" of the land, and it eras our bounden duty
not only to obey the law, but cheerfully to obey the
kw—liberally to °hey the law. He did nut say that
under the existing law we should consider ourselves
debarred Isom exercising a due degree of care
and vigilance in order to guard against what might
possibly arise. Undoubtedly we ought to do this, and
we had an additional right to make what representati..ns
we should consider necessary, as we gave no obstruction
or opposition to the law after it had passed. In that law
it became us as go 4 subjects to acquiesce. This, he
:Tented, it was our duty to dos when laws were passed,
it was ours cheerfully to obey them. And it would be
well fur us. in the metropolis, to set a good example to
other parts of ttip country in this respect, by obeying the
low% rather than, by transgressing them, to afford a
contrary example. He bad offered the meeting his
opinion on the subject as he felt bound to do,.and hr
trusted no person would think be had said any thing
mote than was called fur by the circumstances of the
case.
The toast was then drunk with prodigious entiodasin.
The Toastmaster then announced " The health of his' Majesty's
Ministers."
The CHAIRMAN said, in proposing this toast he should
have to read two .letters, one of which was from the
Duke of Wellington. the other from Earl Bathurst.—
Orber letters hid been received by the Secretary, io
reply to invitations which be bad forwarded; but as,
those two letters had been put into his (the Chairman's)
bands, it would be his duty to read them to the Meet.
lag. The Doke of Wellington addressed his letter to
Mr. Welsh, and forwarded a copy of it to him (Lord
Halewood). His Lordship then read the letter, in
which the Noble Duke, after acknowledging the receipt
of Mr. Welsh's letter of the 19th inst.enchning a copy of
the resolution entered into by the Committee, proceeds
to oar, that he had previously.stated that if the business.
of P*liament and his other avocations permitted. be
ahowld be happy to attend the Meeting of the Pat
font
then went on to say that about a
er three weeks'agO be had received a litter