Star.
London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

NORFOLK FOX CLUB DINNER.

On Monday last, being the Anniversary of the
b;rth of the late Right Hon.Csa MILES JAMES Fox, the
Pox Club of the County of Nirfolk had their Annual
Grand Dinner, in St. Andiew's-hall, Norwich, in com-
memoration of the day, The tickets issued on the
occasion amounted to 460 ; and, as no room in the
City was capable of containing so large a number of
guests, the Mayor was kind enough to offer them the
use of the Town-hall for their Meeting. The offer.
was joyfully accepted, and for sonic days previous
to that on which the Dinner was held, the Stewards
were employed in superintending the boarding and
matting of the Hall, and in overlooking the other
preparations.
On Simday.evening, the Duke of SUSSEX. accom-
panied by the Earl of ALBEstArtLE, Sir B. FERGUS-
SON, Mr. COME, Mr. MACDONALD, and others, ar-
rived at Mr. Alderman FOSTER'S, with whom they
remained till yesterday morning.
During the whole of Monday, strangers kept
pourin,, into Norwich from various quintets of the
county of Nerfuik ; and considerably before four
o'clock, the hour appointed for the Dinner, the Hall
was completely flied. At a quarter past four, the
sf.Puting of the multitude without, and the striking
up of the music within. the Hall, announced the ar-
rival of the Earl of ALBEMARLE, the Chairman of
the Meeting. Ile was received with the greatest en-
thusiasm. Shortly afterwards the Duke of SUSSEX
made his appearance, amid the loudest acclamations,
and was received with the usual honours, the music
playing God Save the King, and the company rising
on his approach. The tables were ranged in three'
lines down the Hall, and at the end of them (oppo•
site to the colours of the French ship Glorieux, pre.
rented to the Corporation of Norwich, by Sir E.
14:nttY), another table was placed under a canopy,
at which sat the Chairman and the Gentlemen who
acted as Stewards. The canopy was surmounted by
a transparency of the word " Sussex," and by the
name of " rox," amidst a festoon of variegated
Lamps. Opposite to this was " Albemarle," simi-
larly illuminated. In the middle of the centre table
was placed a small bust of Mr. Fox, with some em-
I blematic devices.

Among the company present were
The Dukcs of Sussex aid Norfolk, the PArl of Albemarle,
the High Sheriff, Lord Nlelyneux, Lot d Bury, Sir P. Jodrell,
I. P. Sir a. Fergitsvol, 31.1'. Honourable G. Walpole, M. P.
31r. Macdonald, 11. I'. 31r. Ilitoyvvr -.4, M. P. 31r. Coke, M. P.
31r. Coke, jun. M. 'lr. 31cres, 31.1'. Mr. R. Gurney, M.l'.
11omn.rable 6. lierpel, Sir .lames Smith, General Fitz-
roy, Messrs. Lomb?, S.:evvi.sl):l, Ilamord, NV. Bathurst,
Le-T.a:..1, W. It:lbsen. Archtkacnn Bathurst ; Reverends
- N:wcome. R. 11 C00.,..er, W. Collett, P. Hutt-
.. ...

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i , ....11. Well, J. 1). 13,,rt0n, T. Madge, lt. I'. Elwyn, ('. Col-
! :‘ cr, W. (=f•:J..ni, (;. Preston, ---Foster, 11. `tVilson,
t.,ard..:,• .1. (.'alnie.n, :V" Sanc:a.:r.., C. Box, &c. the :Mayor of
Naryvi.ii, Ai.1e:.r.1.11 P.%.ter, )lar,h, Leman, Port, the speaker
dof i'.,.: (.',..inroo:ls, 70:-. Sli...iiti. T.,ylor, Messrs. John and Richard
Teyiur, 1!. and C. .3:J:ii:;..7b1.,....,•, Postle, Rigby, and several
ith2r I;el;(l.nnen of rt.Ti:rty at.d distizztion.
immedia:.:4 alter &miler was concluded. _Von nobis.
i /)...;;;?..z3 N.',13 s.ipg by some musical amateurs, who
volur.:•::::c.! theit. s.r. rice.: upon the occasmn. After
which the followitt,- tnas.,.: woe given and drank:
11. I. '17,.- Ki: g, (iti 5i11:,..).
0 '!. The Prh:ce Ittzent, (in silence).
3. 'lhe Cont.tittitifn accor,:irg to the rinci,;:.:s 2ssertza at
de th.: Kr7•3!u:ion.—(l.ors,r, and loud afpl.;a•c';.
The Neble Ors : RN! IN then sail, he should no,‘-

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i come to a toast which mere irern,,,liately concerned
the bovines of their a,.semblieg that day. Of the
private vial.Z.i of Mr. 170:: he waned not say a word
—7his et-Iris-ion would lar bee supplied by those who
'hem I.im best ; bat, if they wanted an illustration
(f his i-,tiblic principles, he could not help, by way
i of coieeeet, be:.:,ii,g them to look at the pre cot
stele et tele count, y—e to leo,: open tl,is pictinu and
on thie" end to judge of the manic ot Mr. Fox's
priacieles by tl,e pr,e.t'cal i esult ef those diametri-
cally opposed to them. NViehin the short period
siece they had last suet together, an alteration had
taken place in the Constitution, nothing short of a
I revolution. What could they say of the present
state of the country, when they considered the ge-
:l neral discontere pi evailing—new silently and stil-
llenly prevailing--idi content not ,aieing from oisefe.
i fection, for the people of this come] y Were well
• affected to the Crown and to the Constitution (Air-
. /douse); but discontent arising Dom the mal-,,ohmi-
nistration of the Government ; limn di,eress, and
: Ithat distress to ire traced to the pressure of an over-
whelming taxation—when they saw the wants, the
wishes, and peti7ions of the people, aeswered by
;0 force ineead of good government and concilircion—
when they saw an addition to the standing army in
time of peace ; and, finally, those measures, into the
details of which it was not necessary for him to
eater, but which he might justly call violations of
the Constitution (for his Majesty's Ministers them-
selves had culled them so)—measures of coercion
and restriction--measures as congenial to the mem-
e be:-s of the Congress of Aix-la. Chapelle, as conge-
ni d to the srilit of the members of the Holy Al-
liance, as they were uncongenial to free-born En-
* elishmen (1.,,ad applause). lie would ask, would
1, 'these measures have passed if the principles of Mr.
Fox had been acted upon, or, as some justified them,
1 by the plea of an overwhelming necessity, would
i that necessity ever have existed ? (efirphuse.) He
. conc..uded by proposing the '6 Memory of Charles
James Fox," which he hoped would be drank in
solemn and respectful silence.
This sentiment was received by the company in
the spirit in which it was proposed.
Mr..). TAyeort was called upon for his song on I
Mr. '.'ox's birth-day, which he gave with great effect.
The CIIAIRMAN said, he had now to propose the
health ot an illustrious Freeman of the City of Nor-
wich, of an illustrious branch of the house of Bruns-
wick ; of whom nothing could be said more grateful
to him or to us, than that he is mindful of the
principles which placed his family on the Throne of
Great Britain.
" The health of the Duke of Sussex" was then
• drank with three times three and loud applause.
The Duke of Sussex said, that after the very able
e manner in which his Noble Friend had introduced
the toes..., or rather the commemoration of the day,
and alter the kind manner in which he had noticed
his (the Duke of Sussex's) presence on that occasion,
he felt a difficulty in following him in such a man-
ner as to command the attention of so respectable an
...: Assembly ; but he could assure them sincerely of the
pride and pleasure he felt in meeting so numerous a
". body ui supporters of those principles thich lie felt

were best calculated to promote the prosperity and
insure the safety of this country. It was only in such
Meetings as the present that the political feelings of
Englishmen were called forth. He should-now do
himself the honour to return them his best thanks for'
the compliment which they had paid him, and should
conclude by observing, that though his Noble Friend
had called him forward on a painful occasion, owing
to the dubious state of health in which an Illustrious
Relative of his own was lying, he felt it his duty to
come forward, because when a public man once ut-
tered a promise, it was his duty to perform it, unless
prevented by an overpowering necessity. There was
also another reason which induced him to attend ; it
was, that the Duke of Kent coincided with him in po-
litical opinion, and woulck say, if he knew all the cir-
cumstances, " However ill I may be, do you go and
meet them"—(Cheers). In doing so, he was sure that
he was concurring in the wishes of his Illustrious Re-
lative, and cementing that harmony which ought al-
ways to exist between the Throne and the People of
England—(Cheers). We had all, it was true, our
separate interests to defend, but from the lowest to
the highest, and frpm the highest to the lowest, not
one of us could do without the other. A mutual pay-
ment of service .was always necessary, and for his
own part he wished always to owe a debt to the Peo-
ple, and trusted that he should never forget that debt
which lie had already contracted. The Royal Duke
then sat down amid loud cheering.
The CHAIRMAN gave, from the Duke of Sussex,
" The respectability of the Crown, the alurability of the Con-
stitution, and the prosperity of the People."
The CHAIRMAN said, that as a doubt seemed to
exist as to the toasts which should be honoured with
the notice of three times three, he should suggest,
that this mark should not be bestowed upon those
who were absent, and whose healths might be pro-
posed ; but lest they might be out of practice, he
should propose the health of the High Sheriff of the
County, with three times three, which, he imagined,
would not be unpleasant to the Meeting—(.4pdause).
" The health of the High Sheriff" with great applau,e.

The Ilmit SHERIFF, in returning thanks, said.
that he always considered himself to be a Constitu-
tional Officer, bound to attend to the public wish;
for, in his opinion, no Officer was appointed except
for the public benefit.

The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose
" The health of the Mayor, and prosperity to the City, of
Norwich."—This toast was drank with much applause.
The IMAvon returned thanks. He eulogized.the
political conduct of Mr. Fax, and 'ascribed to the re-
jection of his prophetic advice, at the beginning of
the- french Revolution, all the calamities of- the
country.
The Cli 11RM AN then gave—
" The Duke of No: folk, and :ray the ancient hereditary No-
bility.of this Kingdcm ever consider it their highest honour to
support the rights and privitegei of the l'top!e."
toast was drank with three times three.

The Duke of NORFOLK returned thanks. 11e was',
gratified to see such a Meeting in favour of the prht-,
ciples of Mr.-Fox—it revived his hope; of seeing the
time when Englishmen might meet for the discus.
sion of grievances witlzout being at the metcy of
spicy and informers-01)7,1(mM.
" The specar arti final t stir ctien of an laWi, wherewever
thty which tr:O. to obstruct th szete2 right ~:.cottsci,:itzt.-
The Cci.unf.-.N f-elt as anxious wi,ll to propose
the heal:h of a person, absent, with three times three'
—it was tl.e 1:eal:h of the beloved :old respected

lii,hop uf that Diocese. The feelings which he en-
tertained towards that di,tingui,hed individual were
so mixed ith affection and veneration, with love and
awe (so naturally united when he thought on such a
character as the Bishop of Norwich), that he was
trevented from firing terms fit to express them. Ile
could only say, that he proposed the health of a man
without guile—cf a man whose whole life.and con-
versation formed a beautiful illustration of that Re-
ligion of tt hich Lc Was so distinguished a Minister—
(Gretit npplause). .
" The 3;:ilmp of Norwkh," viith three times three.
'Mr. Archdeacon BATnuwiT said, that after the

very tinquent manner in which his honoured father
had been spoken of, he felt so►he degree of embar-
rassment for want of that command of language with
which the Noble Chairman admired every thing that
he touched. Tne Bishop had authorised him to say,
that he would have been resent, if very particular
domestic concerns had not kept him at a distance;
and, however others might have tergiversated, from
unmanly fears, he should never de,ert the cause of
liberty ; that, though he knew that 'liberty was
doomed to feel
" The rabble's rage,"
Ile was much more apprehensive that she would
suffer from

" The tyrant's angry steel)" •
That he at any. rate preferred liberty, with its abuses,
to the stupid insensibility of passive submission ; that
he would never consent to part with the right of the
People to popular assemblies, till a stronger necessity
existed than that which had been shewn ; and that
he could uot conceive any necessity strong enough to
warrant the trenching on the rights of the People to
free discussion ; and that, with Lord Fitzwilliam, he
was pet-suatled that the Constitution could never be
defended by violating its fundamental principles. In
these principles he would live, in these principles
(might the time be long, long averted) would he
die—( Loyd apptause).
The CHAIRMAN said, he had a health to propose,
but he hardly knew how to do it, I)ut if he hinted at
the name, he should probably receive an interruption
which te•ould' allow him to reflect how to proceed,—
Ile alluded to their independent Member for the
County—(Loud and rapturous applause, renewed d
several inteivals).—As he could say nothing new of
Mr. Coke, he was fain to borrow the words of a man
whoe fame Mr. Coke would not be ashamed to hear
applied to him—Mr. Fox ; and applied to a man
with whom Mr. Coke would not be unjustly com-
pared—the late excellent Francis, Duke of Bedford.
The words, as far as he recollected them, were—
" Never did a man labour to learn that trade by
hich he earned his daily bread, that profession by
which he hoped to reach wealth or honour—never
did a man cultivate the iner arts of poetry or paint-
ing, in pursuit of a fancied immortality, more assi-,
duoasly than this excellent person strove to do good
to his fellow-creatures"—(Lord applause).
" The health of Mr. Coke" was drank with three
times three, and loud and continued applause.
Mr. COKE said, his Noble Friend had given him
ample scope to express his feelings upon the existing
state of things in this country. Mr. Fox was a man

•
whose public and private virtues endeared him io all
those to whom he was known. He (Mr. Coke) bad
had the pleasure of living for years in intimacy with
him. Nothing could exceed the kind benevolence of
his private character, and, as a Statesman, he'was
unrivalled. He was a true friend to the rights.of
the people, and had devoted his life to the defence of
their privileges and liberties. He alight, if he pleased,
have retained office up p) the period of his death,had
he been inclined to oimpromise his principles—
(Applause).—After strongly censuring the conduct
of the present Ministers in passing the late 43i115, the
Hon. Gentleman concluded with returning thanks
for the honour the company had done him in *drink-
ing his health. The situation in which he .then
stood was the proudist which a Commoner could
hold. He felt it needless to speak of his sincerity, as
he felt confident they did not suspect 'him of an
intention to betray their. interests. He had hitherto
acted as he had first promised to do when he offered
himself as their Representative. He bal.l stuck by
the Constitution, and if they did not desert him he
would not desert them—( Loud applause).—ln the
American war he was called a Rebel ; during the
French war he was called a Jacobin ; and now be
was, by Ministers, called a Radical! This, however,
did not affect him ; he had pretty good nerves, and
he considered that as a public man he was fair game.
He could assure the Meeting, that were he to pass
his life over again, he would not change a single
vote whiclt he had ever given in Parliament. His
object was to see the people happy, to save their
money, to keep down the influence of the Crown,
and to prevent the introduction of new taxes until
'every possible reduction had been made in the public
expenditure. If the day should come when the li-
berties of the people were infringed upon, he hoped
they would all rise as one man to resist the right
divine of Kings tp govern wrong ! (Loud applause).
'The Duke of Sussrx said it had fallen to his duty,
because it was coupled with pleasure, to propose the
health of their Noble Chairman—( Loud and rtTeated
applause ).—He sincerely wished that every Lord in
the comm..y mould say and act in their several coun-
ties as he (the Earl of Albemarle) did in this. His
Royal Highness concluded by proposing " the health
of the Noble Chairman," with three times three.
The applause haring partially sabsiaed,
The CHAIRMAN said, he hid beard it remarked

in his youth, that no man living could exercise arbi-
trary power without abusing it, except the Chairman
of a convivial meeting. Now he was himself a prac-
tical illustration, that not even such a person was
exempted from this rule. For having the right to
address them given to him, as all rights should he
given and held, by the free will of the people, he
found that he here most unwarrantably abused it, by
speaking too much. Seriously, he could not trust
hinn.elf to blunder out the feelings with which his
heart was overloaded, by the kindness of his Royal
Highness. in drinking his health, and also by the
collective and individual kindness of the numerous
friends by whom he was surrounded, on this, as well
as on various other occasions. Ile concluded by wish-
, ing health, prosperity, and happiness to the Meetitg.
The following toasts were then proposed, and
drank with loud applause :
" The cause for which I lampden bled on the field, awl Sid-
ney on the scaffold.'
" The worthy inheritor of the name and viand of his ances-
tors, the I.h.ki i,f Betlfsrd and the Hoare of Russell."
" AT:.y ;he Qtamkile of one Revolution prevent the necessity
of an tithe r."
" The hcalths of Messrs. Smith and Gurney" were drank
with three times three.
Mr. R. GURNEY, in returning thanks, regretted the
absence of his Honourable Colleague, who, having
been so long known to them, must be more valued
by, and deli- to them, than he could pretend to be.
Thus far he could, however, assure diem, that there
was rot any man to whom he would yield in respect
and admiration of the principles of Mr. Fox. He
felt that, even were he living, he could do no good
while the power of the Crown continued so enor-
mous, and while the House was constituted as it was
at present. The voice of the People could not now
be hear.], and if heard,• it would not be attended to.
When he first stood a Candidate for Norwich, he
thought there was an opportunity of turning out the
present Ministers, but he found he was disappointed,
:ind he had almost wished to retire front public life.
. But if there was to be any hope of carrying Whig
measures in the kingdom, it must be by acting in
concert. They might rely upon it, when the time for
exertion came, their political opponents would not
be idle. Mr. Gurney concluded by giving " the
healths of Lord Bury and the house of Quidenham,"
which was drank with three times three.
Lord 11L'RY considered the thanks of such a Meet-
ing as high a compliment as he could receive under
any circumstances, and in proportiOn to its value did
he feel how undeserving he was of it. He regretted
that he had had so few opportunities of making
known to those he had the honour of addressing, his
attachment to the principles of Mr. Fox. In those
principles he had been educated ft orn his youth, and
he pledged himself that he should never swerve from
them.--(1,0...td applause).
The next toast was, " The Tri.tl by Jury."
The CHAIRMAN said, that he did intend to couple
the name of Lord Erskine with this toast, as to him,
it was that it most peculiarly and appropriately be-
longed.' He had received a letter from Lord Erskine,
stating, that when he had promised to attend the
dinner, he had totally forgotten an unavoidable en-
gagement in Scotland.
" Lord Erskine, and the Trial by Jury," was then
drank with loud applause.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Health of
Lord Anson, and Thanks to him for his honourable
and patriotic conduct at Stafford." He rejoiced to
ind that this young man (he begged pardon for
Using the term young man, but. his intimacy with
the family warranted him in doing so), he rejoiced
that this worthy inheritor of the fine and honourable
feelings, and truly patriotic principles of his late
father, and also of the principles of his grandfather
(Mr. Coke), had acted in the. manner he had done.
He had stood against a host, himself a host, unsup-
ported, or rather supported only by his own integrity
and honour, and a consciousness of acting rightly.
This toast was drank with three times three.
The Hon. Mr. Anson (M.P. for Yarmouth) re-
turned thanks for the honour done to his brother.
The next toast was, " Mr. Anson and Mr. Rum-
bold, and the independence of Yarmouth," with three
times three.

The Hon. Mr. ANSON, in returning th.nks; pro-
fessed himself to be the zealous admirer of the cha-
racter and principles of Mr. Fox. Ile trusted th.,l
he should ever be fbund at his post, ready to deien.,
the rights and liberties of the people, as established
at the Revolution (Applause).
• The Noble CHAIRMAN; in introducing the next
toast to their notice, which was, " A full, fair, and
free Representation in Parliament," commenced by
saying, that this was • a subject that acted like
electric shock on the people of England, exhilaratii g
some, and depressing others ; treated by one party as
a remedy for every evil, and by the ether as the
cause of every mischief; and by both, ;n his opinion,
wrongly treated. Ile recollected reading of a bowl-
ing-green that was nrucl frequented by country
Squires, to which a Gentleman often resorted, eweil
dressed, well educated, well mannered, and against
whom no visible cause of- complaint could be fount!.
This individual was, however, shunned by all the i:
astral frequenters of the bowling-green, and for no
other reason, than because he had once been st's-
pected
of entrapping a hitch fox !—(Loud !cued( r).
In- other counties, but they managed these thing•
better in Norfolk, an individual is often shunned fur '
almost a similar reason. Ile may be lair in his deal-
ings, honest in his princir les, but party spirit run
ning high, he meets with genera) neglect: he ma)
admire the Prince Regent's Government, though
there may be some particular points on which ire_
may have taken offence against it: he may disliC
the Disarming Bill: he may regret that he ca:.:,or
meet, except in his own parish, with more than tour
or five friends: he may have perhaps got his lietc
full of Radicals—may suppose a hundred thonsan.:
of them to be in arms in his neighbourhood, thong!
so many males do not exist in the district !—he may
suppose that they have pikes concealed, though thea•
eau nowhere be found, except in the patterns lent
down to the country by the Secretary of State!—he
may be shocked at the licentiouftess of the Pre,s.
though he deems it in general, to use the language of
a great Irish Barrister, the sentinel of the State, the
detector of imposture, which, when it sinks, draws
along with it the dignity of the People, and the sv•
entity of the 'flame!—(l.wal and continued applaii.vr.,
Ile may do and think all this„ and yet he is avoideu. •
Why so ? He either does not go so far as his neigh-
bour, or he goes farther orrtheoreticiTlleforro. this is
the case elsew here, but not in Norfolk ; for here, said
the Noble Lord, we agree to direr. Nothing had yet
:alien from him calculated to create discussion ; but
still he was anxious to seize on the present opportu-
nity of making known his opinion on Parliamentary
Reform. For many years of his life he had been less
a friend of Parliamentary Reform' than many of bis
political associates ; he had been certain that there
would be great risk incurred in making a Reform ;
he had thought, that when once it had been com-
menced, it would be difficult to arrest it ; he had
thought that it was likely to increase the power or
the Crown, and he had had several other reasons for
not supporting it warmly, •ohich he then deemed to
be good, but which he now knew to be insufficient
reasons. Never, however, did he think that the cause
of Reform could be met by direct argirments ; or
that it could he defended by common sense, that
Castle Rising should return two Members to PArlia-
ment, whilst Sheffield, and Birmingham, and Leeds,
and Manchester, did net return one. He would have
prevented the question of Parliamentary Reform
from being agitated as much as it had been, by con-
ciliation and good government. Ministers had, hoc. -
ever, destroyed his theory, and he was now a frienu
to Reform, and that to a considerable extent, being
convinced that whatever risk might be incurred by
promoting Reform, was a mere feather in the scale,
when compared with the evil already done without it
to the Constitution. Having stated his Opinion thus far,
he would state how far he would go in points of reform.
• He was for the restoration of Triennial Parliaments,
though that, taken by itself, would be of little advan-
tage. He was for the disfranchisement of Boroughs
wherever corruption was detected : he was for grant-
ing the right of representation to the populous dis-
tracts, nnd for extending the Suffrage to every man
contributing directly to the Taxes. There was ano-
ther Reform more important even than these: he
meant, the reform within the House of Commons, as
• to the capability of Members holding places sitting
; therein. This was but the opinion of an humble in
dividual, but he believed that others besides himself
had recently been made converts. Each of them
: ,separately was humble, and Ministers thought them'
so; but if they were once united, they would become
must powerful—(Load cheerin:).

Tuast.—" Th► Universal Extension of Education."
Toast.—" Mr. Honywood, Member for the County of Kent."
Mr. Hoxvwoou returned thanks in an animated
speech, and afterwards, at the request of the Chair-
man, sang one of Moore's melodies, " Oh for the
szords of other days."

Toast.=" Lord 11c.illand, the representative of the name and
principles of fox."—(Cheers).
Toast.—" The Restoration •f the Liberty of the Press."—
(Chects).
Mr. COKE gave the health of Mr. Macdonald, who
returned thanks in an eloquent speech.
Toast.—" Sir Ho:•ald Ft-r3usson,' who returned thanks.
The Duke of SUSSEX, in proposing " The Health
of the Yeomanry of the County," complimented them
on entertaining feelings different from the Manchester
Yeomanry. In alluding to the flags used at some of
the Meetings, his Royal Highness observed, that one
flag bore. the inscription of " Liberty or Death:—
Now, for himself, he would rather have death than
lose his liberty, and the man who would. not fight
for his liberty did not deserve to enjoy it.
" The Health of the Strangers who honoured the
Meeting with their company," having been drank,
Lord MoLINEux and Mr. BARNETT LENNART) Se-
verally returned thanks,
" Earl Grey and the Whigs of England," was drank
with loud applause ; as were also the following :
' " May the right to Petition be speedily restored."
" The Duke of Hamilton and the Whigs of Scotland."

The CHAIRMAx observed, that the Noble Duke was
that day presiding over a similar' Meeting in Scotland.
The health of " the Rev. Mr. Newcombe and Al-
derman Foster" having been drank, they severally
returned thanks.

The CHAIRMAN then gave " Mr. Sheriff Taylor,
who was returned to his office by the free voice of
his fellow-citizens."—This toast was drank with three
times three, and was most warmly received by the
whole room.

Mr. Sheriff TAYLOR returned thanks in a very ap•

-opriate speech. He begged to assure his fellow-
(setts, that he valued mere the gratuitous honour
t! -;.,v had conferred upon him, than any which it was
hie for power to bestow. He pledged himself
I',;,,:trs to support, as far as in him lay, the rights
1.:1 privileges of his Lilow-citizens.
The next toast was, " The Writ of Habeas Cor-
ore of the remaining Rights of the People." '
The Cnnunt AN, proposing this toast, said, that
t;:is wa; Orsi of our remaining liberties, because Mi-
i :erg ed not touch it. He repeated they dared
;-,•, was more public spirit shcwn on the last
1,• LU: C f that Act than on any previous or sub-
, •
• • -t
! ilealth of Ott Stewards" having been drank,
••- .-rman 'MA returned thanks.
-
c* next toasts were—" Earl Fitzwilliam, the man
con.inct has undergone the true test of Pa-
: •i•••-i-t-n.--" The Ladies of the County r —They
es, both drank with unanimous applause.
F z!len proposed, that the Earl of Albe-
.l;e. should be the Chairman on the ensuing Anni-
Thi; proposal was received with the most
marks of satisfaction.
,val Highness the Duke of SossEx, attended
rnmAx and the other principal characters
. roont, retired at half-past one o'clock. The
br,,k.t up altogether at two.

EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, IS2O.

TIM FUNDS.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK :
11111 k Sock 2211/2 222
per Cent. lteduced 683/4 13/4
3 I:er Cent. Consols 6776 68!/8
per Cent. 771/8
per Cent. 86 A 7/t4
5 per Cent. Navy 102 A 78
lank Luig .I.Anuities 17 15-16
Imperial 3 per Cent. Anus. 67 Ya
India Bonds lls. 12s. pr.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2s. 4s. 3s. pr.
Commercial 9 discount
Consols for Acct.6B3/4

(..);:r Commercial Readers will rejoicc to hear that
ti!!re is iealiy a prospect of seine revival of trade on
:!le other Ale of the Atlantic. We mentioned a few
Jays ago the receipt of letters to that effect, and this
,iay we insert one from Philadelphia to a House of
-minence, of the same pleasing import. We cannot,
this cccasion, refrain from pressing on, the atten-
ion of merchants and manufacturers the necessity- of
‘lte:Aing to the cautions given by the writer. It is
t fact not to be doubted, that a great part of the
distress exFerienced, for these two or three years past,
s attribotablo to the folly of individuals in forcing
goods into the market, by senditg at random,
large consignments to foreign agents. Commerce
can never attain to a state of healthy viBcur v.hile
such a system of folly is pursued by traders.

We also insert smile extracts from New York Pa-
l'ers, t• thel6th December, received this nioriiing.
rxrilACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED PHILA-
DELPHIA, DECEMBER 22, 1819.

" I have great pleasure in informing you, that
.ftlair; en this side the Atlantic do not now wear so
gloomy an asl.ect as when I last wrote. Trade be-
itts revive, and confidence among the Merchants
is considerably restored. The return of Spring will,
I trust, put matters on a still better footing, and ex-
pand the channels of commerce. Much, however,
depends on the line of policy which this Govern-
ment may adopt towards South America: we have
every reason to expect, that our Executive, tired out
by the bad faith and chicanery of the beloved Ferdi-
nand, will, ere long, declare in favour of the Pa-
triots : and although they may not chose to identify
.11cnaselves, in an open manner, in the quarrel be-
tween the Colonies and the Mother Country, they
will remove all restrictions as to the supplying the
munitions of war, and whatever other necessaries the
Insurgents (as they are termed by some) may stand
in need of. This would indeed be hailed with joy,
ficnn one end of the Union to the other, as it would
open an inexhaustible field for lucrative commercial
,peculation; and could not fail in proving highly be-
Leficial to England, in every branch of her exten-
Manufactures.

Notwithstanding the fcr.bearance that has hitherto
marked the conduct of our Executive, as it regards
the contest between Spain and her Gtlonies, time is
a,,t an American, from the higheA Officer in the
(;:ivernment down to the humblest labourer, that
not in his heart favour the cause of the Patriots,
4,;d execrate the thing that seeks to subjugate them.
I) !I- last accounts from the Paaiotic armies, dispel
fears of the ultimate issue of the contest; read
every rational ground to anticipate that it
-t teriiinate favourably ete the close of the ap-
_,aching year. The l'atziots are gaining an acces-
of strength on all sides, while their eppol.ents,
tile contrary, are daily becoming more feeble
insignificant. .

ii " Notwithstanding wilat I have said as to the irn-
. i):•••:ved aspect of affairs, I must caution you and
vi :•,..:T• friends -..Tot to be too sanguine in your expecta-
•••. ror too lavish in your shipments for the Spring
, • ket. Commerce, thoogh coosiderablf revived,
weak and feeble, Ind will require. some time
t '' at..ain her .fornier vigour. Above all avoid the
4 " •r: by which so many became severe sufferers
the last two years : do not assist in glutting

the markets with coarse and interior goods, as suck,
under present circumstances, will not pay freight
and duties. The finer fabrics of both woollen and
cotton goods, linens, stuffs, Birmingham and Shef-
field ware, are now in better request than for a con-
siderable time past; but inferior articles, of all kinds,
are quite unsaleable; and such, I understand, is the
case at every other mercantile depot throughout
the Statek."

NEW YORK, DECEWIRER 26.
IN THE SENATE.

Mr. SANFORD, from the Conimittee of Ccmmerce
and Manufactures, made a detailed and elaborate Re-
tort on the official statements which had heretofore
been made of the Commerce of the Gaited States
with foreign countries, and the provisions which are
requisite for obtaining complete and accurate ac-
counts of the foreign Commerce of the United States,
accompanied by a Bill to provide for obtaining ac-
curate statements on that subject, which Report and
Bill were read and passed on a second reading.