The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-27 00:00:00

1' 1E LIVERPOOL STANDA

E BIRMINGHAM LOYAL AND CONSTITU-

TIONA-L ASSOCIATION.

(From the Standard.)

BIRMINGNAM, TEN O'CLOCK, FRIVAY NIGHT.'--The conser-
vatives of Birmingham have this day added another glorious
laurel to their high fame, as [oval adherents to the Brittslicon-
stitution of King, Lords, and 'Commons, und have also given
an illustrious example to their contemporaries thr nighout the-
empire. by their celebration of tne second anniversary of the
institution of the above-named society. It must be cheering in the
highest degree to our loyal fellow-suhjects to learn that in this,
the very fia:us of the consolidated principles of whiggery, radi-
calism, republicanism, and every specicsof levelling destructive-
ness., the conservatives celebrated their festival, not in one, nor
in two, but not less than ten convivial meetings. Toe largest
public -building in 13irmingliam - the Town-hall, beinz under re-
pair, and the theatre, the next in size. offering sp ice fir the
accommodation of a few hundreds only; •he Committee of the
Association were onligeil to divide their members into sections,
and the follawing are the houses where the several conservative
divisions were entertained : Dee's Hotel, where the principal
members dined; Vauxhall, NV. C. Alston. Esq , President ;
White Hart, J. Simeon,- Esq.. President ; King's [lead, G.
NVitateley, Esq., President; George Inn, Digital!) F. Mole,
1.1-q., President; Union lon, _AV. 11. Gem, Esq.. Prisident ;
iJolphin Inn, 11. 'M. Griffiths, Esq., Presi ieni ; Rilltie lon,
W. W. Richards, Esq., President; .King's• !lead, Dtuiley-
"diem ; Dartmouth Hotel, \Vest Bromwich, W. Izini, Esq..
President; making in all nearly 300) persons.
Previous to the separation of the constitutional body to their
different houses of re-union. the committee met at Dee's Hotel,
and agreed to a report. This rwort was very long. and detailed
the circumstances which led to the origin of this society. viz..
the un‘variantable assumption of power by the Birmingham
Political Union, and the tendency of that. society to 'evolu-
tionary principres. It then proceeded to congratulate the
ciiiisery dive soct• is upon their successful exertions in the re-
gistry courts; upog.the beneficial effects of the dissemination
.1 conservative taMs,oLltut other books of like character, and
emit: hided tiffraking an appeal to all to defend the church and"
he throne.
The arrangements and the refreshments were, at all the branch.
houses. of the mist satisfactory description.
IMr. pale /having arranged his tables in the ball-room of the
`Royal notel lit the most tasteful manner, and covered them
h an atmost indefinite variety of luxury and abundance.
ut three hundred gentlemen entered the apartment at four
lock, The glittering of the ,ila:e, the reflection of the lights
lifthe gilded mtrrors, the canopy of the gorgeous banner or
toe association overhead, and the aspect of the organ in the
hack ground, poodn,ed an effect of convivial and almost cathe-
dral magnificence which we do not remember to have felt 'at
any other poiitical festival. Several members were adorned
with the med il of the association. ohieh is worth describing.
It is executed by Mr. log,ram, of Birmingham. in exquisite
relief. The ailve.e- exhibits a graup of atlegotical fi.lures—
Britannia seated in the chair of state, supported im the right
by religion, and on the left by justice, represents the principles
of the British government. The lion crouching at the feet .of
Britannia. denotes the viligance. courage and determination
with woich the British people guard the constitution; and the
legend declares. in the memorable words uttered by the barons,
exactly 600 years ago, and breathing the sante conservative-
spirit then as now—
, " Nolumus Lewes Anglim Mutari." '

The company included the following .--The Right Hon. the
Earl of Dartmouth in the chair, supnorted ou the right by W.
S. Dngdale, Esq., • M.P.; George Barker. Esq.; and on the
left by the Hon. Mr. Hewitt, and the Rev. Edward Dale, rector
of Smethwick. The second table was presided at by the Right
Hon. the Earl of Bradford, president for the ensuing sear, sap-
potted on the right by T. Hawkes, Esq., M.P.. and J. W.
Whatley, Esq.; and on the left by the Rev R. Bedford and the
Rev. R. L. Freer. The third table was preswed. at by Richard
Spooner, E,q., late ( hairsuan of the as,ocia;ion, supported tau
the right. by John Mere 'iih and Isaac An tertim. and on
the left by J. B. lit biter!. E-q , secretary to the Los al and
Constitutional Association of Birmingham. and. T. 11. nasitick,
Eaq , James 13,.s.s.ick Esq., late deputy, chairman of the
molar]. presided at the booth table. supported on the right by
.1. G. Reeves, Esq , and W. Itedington. Esq.; and ou the lett
by W Darwall. E.q., and ones Worthington E.q. -
The vice-presi tents wet e J. Mason. Esq. deputs -chairman
for the ensuing ye r;E. A nutield, E-q., treasurer; J. Rawlins,
awl J. Guitridge, Esqrs.
Amongst the general colipany were C H. Molyneux. Esq.,
R. Best. P.:sq.. W. Houghton. Eaq , S. Partridge, Esq , C. R.
Cope, Esq , James, \V. Nilerton, C. Barker, \V. Maxwell,
.1. M. Knott, and .1. F. S. P,rkins Esqrs.; 'the Rev. ti. Bans,
N. %V.ullev, S. Crane, E. Davis. Sce In sh,o.i, at this and the
branch festivals were collet tel all the Coosery lives of respect-
ability in commerce, intellect, wealth, and station, in and a it hilt
twenty miles of Bilmingham.
The rrival of the noble chairman and his noble and hon.
friends was g.r.eted with a burst of apiilause, which lasted
several minutes.
At the conclusion of the dinner a number of fair and elegant
dressed Lulies—a pleasing, specimen of Birmingham be. ut and
gra. e—ontered the room, and were loudly cheered. Th mere
provided with excellent accommodation on the raised beet:
behind the orchestra.
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i• Nun n phi. 1) anin.." hiving been sung in masterly style
by the professional gentlemen,
The Chairm in tiropose4 the health of " the King:'—Three
rotinds of the conservative fire, and p audits innuurcrable.—
" G al save the King," in which the company enthusiasticall
joined. The lines—
" Confound their polities,
Frus rate their knavish tricks,"
were received with the most emplia,ic applause, and another
round of cheers followed. . .

" The Queen" was next given, and was received with similar
deworiattailuns of 1.,%;11R.
. is
"The Princess Victoria and the other branches ofollnyal
Family" were then drunk, with the usual at cut-attainments u!
respect and affection.

.
Qiiartett—" Hail Star of Brunswirk."
;_ The Army and Navy" weir nert given.
When Britain. on her sea-gi.t shore."
" The Evablished Chinch of Env.land and Ireland." (En.
thnsiastic cheers. all stanil.ng and waving hands and handkei-
thi,4s.)
The toast was drunk with three times three, and the conserva-
live tire repeated: and 'heti a seti,s of cheers in •• the out
fashioned way." It is imp issihle to describe the enthusiasm
with which the to-Ist was received. .

The Hey. Mr. Wmilley (of Shenstone) rose to return thanks.
It was ditiicoct for hon adequately to express his teeiitht• of
gratitude for the enthusiastic m.inner iu a li;ch the noble ehalt=
man and the other members of the loyal anus co.,stitutioth 1
association had been pleased to receive the mention nt' Ilia
Established Church in England and Ireland—a manner eon-
ststent a it'll the Loyal and Conservative Association of I.lir
tningham. (Cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to enter
into any justification of their eut.husiasui, for he kiwis it pro-
ceeded from a e t vietiun th it the Liturgy. the Cations. and
every part of the of th it church, were founded mutt the
Word or G•o.i. (Cheers ) TheY clutlienged their oppotteuts
to coutradict their assertion, that the \V .rd of God was the
basis of all their faith awl their principles—that the Established
Unveil of these kingdoms_ was the church of God on earth.
(Cheers.) Still, under eiletunstances like the present,• he
c""l'i not a IYocale 'narrow-tninded feeliogs or bigotted conilto•r
tow:* Is those wh t differed ii out them in faith. (Cheers.) The
Church oil Etig.and and her sister enure!) of Ireland would
have acted unon a different principle. They issued no anathe-
mas against those who were wanderers rout their fold.
(Cheets.) No. they ratter followed them and invited them to
come in, (cheers,) because they believed that within that fold
they would find 'the word and the truth, as it was in God.
(Cheers ) But, white he would do away with every idea
bigotry in teeltugs sir iu conoitivt, towards those who differed
fr.m them, he thought that his station as a clergyman of the
gst,kb,i•hed Church, awl the eireutastattees of the tunes in
which they lived, required from them a manly. a firtn. an'i a
decided declaration of uttaltelable attachment to that chur.h,
soil t" vvlllce those sentlinents hi the stiinigest form of w,rols
and actions. (Cheers ) They wrote now united by two golden
links—the church and the state ((beers;) rind, while thus
united, they need not tear the attempts of insidious factions nor
armed enemies, to sever the connexion. (Cheers.) He re-
;raided the compliment they paid to the chili ch as an approval
of its faith and discipline, and that they were det ided supporters
td. it, (cheers,) determined to defend it in time tot danger. The
spirit of the clergy was now united with the feelings of the laity.
broom his heart and soul he rejoiced in such manifestations of
that identity as he now witnessed; and, as long as the elegy
had the opportunity of witnessing such feelings amongst the
laity, their t hurch would triumph alike ()ter the secret insittua-
ti,ns and the open assaults of Its enemies. (Loud (heels.)
The Ch airman said the next toast vas. " Our glorious Con-
stitution in Chinch and State." ( Loud cheers.)
Mr. Sommer said, it was impossible for any man, animated
with .1 British heart, and feeling now as all Britons did reel, not
to see that the noble burl had left our on this 11('ClIfti..11 a sub-
ject to which the eves of the whole kingdom' were turning: he
meant that essential portion of the constitution, the noble house
of which he (the noble lord) was himself a metnher. it
cheering.) He n-it hat the n.oloe pi esident. as well as th • no.
tole viCe.presiotent, wetild forgive hiw for presuming to amwar
before the Tneeting in ant way as an ad.:orate of the least
given; hillhe could not suffer—t he ass,oriatien would nod safer
—a toast o f so WOO, importance to pass without some retereti•
ti) that branch of the consti‘ution on which the safety of the
country depends, (cheers.) and upon whose firmness they now
retied; and the a-so. iatio, tejoio,ol ill the uproot. tunity of telling
the two tcoide,loords now present to go on iu the manner in
which they had conntnewood, (chootors,) and of cailing ott them
not to seared by a phantom which assumed the pepu ar name,
boil which had nothing within it but shadow, and which in the
Icior of trial would at i.nce vanish. (Cheers.) Who defeuded
the peopie ? Why the House of Letts. (Cheers.) Who was
it stiaat forth as the champion of trite, real lilietty loot a house
which au itinerant beggar of a vagabond had dared to %itupe-
rate ? —(i neo eased cheers)--is man who was denounced, aye,
and denounced iu the most solemn lll.lnner a denunciation
could be constiottionalty potoopoounoled—a man who was de-
nounced in the curses of ;he nonisters--denouncetl by the King
hiniSell as a traitor (heai ); and yet this very man at this mo-
ment was the known, the ackic.wltelgeol supporter and advocate
.of the ministry, rill() dared ilms to trifle with the commission
with which the King had intrusted theni. And he would ask
thein if it was tit that they should see their glorious constitution
,of churt h and state thus betrayed without marking it) an esp...
eial manner their coutidence, their trust in and their gratittice
to the House of Lords. alid tnexpress their full deterninatt -11 to
support thein in the full, complete, and firm cdtivictiom that in
:hem. airt in them aaine. they ietied 2- Every man who was
anxious fon 'nothing else but a fair teward for honest lahour
with confidence at this moment to that branch or the
legislature In secure him again.smitdiltiewre:,:uolit:titoLnyartyl'inant,oliliat.ttpi-.
English spirit that had now entered into the toms.. that Hwy
cp•aelalheotli Cg
from them no:::::rni(httets :ci
wand_t
basin)—its
tv:
dirt when it had
iust the
they weer appealing
ge;;liiieet:sict:itughtli'isrey,"dhi7l. Iyhe'tmtgi (h iu
ot rteseehtat
t it.—
(Lotsol cheers.)
The toast OAS then drunk with nine times nine.
itsL•'rda and leader;
The President then gale. •` Prosperity to the L yal and Con.
stitutioonal Assot•iation." (Loud cheers )
The next toast was " The Duke of Wellington." It was
ptoposed " L.• 111 L)ndhurst and the
drunk with the most eullitisisstie applause.
'o(isPe:nitio'ousaiCktiii::%%(:blvedetrtes.)The Chairtuan ihe toast, lie (the
d the most petrel t he
in the House of
and, tlio•ugh he had auted hit a humble
Part in the proceeolinaa or that body, he was not less st„,,,ch
in
tdb"eyhliisaddutliie ll'ea‘unootrhetit:
be supported by the respet•talde portion of the country, rep rut.
lheiisolePrrilileriiiii)illets-h-eoerrsc h;ssalidetParsluilunme(gi
as"
adrlres. he could as-ore the rouuriy that
had non
it he hoinottr, tt;
sent dhl rnssenah{a'es such as allot he the HUIUSe tit Lords
would do their nut y.. (Great ('tire's )
iaothne was
re-
The
e.
Thp health of the. Presidpnt of the
The next toast was
A ssot.i.o ion he Earl of Dartmouth." (Cheers.)
not formed for the promotion v obi
of par . heet shsuntc,
as
.association
and propagate
port of Their tgoarnittee had sh own,
The Chid-man rose to return thatitks. le,
were now happily extending
Conservative principles. wh.co . .
old
themselves oin :in soles throughout the country. ( Ghee rs.)
What were those priuciples? What was the character of a

Conservative? A"

sous bought to d,
Fatde4 0! inttitu

aggrandisement, hi
anal bless his rilti

blot that disfigure'
would render it nt,

how,ver, reed
as well as tlestrable
which too often till

(Cheers Intel ruptet.
good practica 1,46411 P!
fur soy adjiitidage Leerau,
and always 'eg. tile,
knew hi.' righfras
them; he Imo line. .
perform ahr _ now.
of a true Couservative, and e was sure the n.i-m•
tiers of the Loyal Association deilled to see the country go.
vented. (Cheers.) Ills Lordship then adverted to the pro-
'eell",gs of the (louse of Lords relative to the Irish Corpora-
tion Bid, the Irish Tito,. Bitlf anil to the manner to which the
Ministry been supported by the ultra-Liberals as to the
appropriation clause and in their polio towards Ireland. Ile
then proceeded to observe that the !lonian Catholic Priesthood
of Ireland, the agitators of lieland, the political Uisseuteis of
England. the liepittiiicans 11/111 1111-1111 AS, ;111 combined for the
atirpose of destroNing the Estalitished Chinch, and throwing
the whide power of the State into the legislative hods ; and it
was to this that he thing:hi the Conservative patty had to look.
(tlear. hear.) - It was high time for the people of this country
to be made acquainted with the situation in who h they were
placed, and for them to decide whether they would be governed
nu Conservative or Destructive pi inciples.
The headhs of "the Earl of Bradford the new President,
and the Vice Piesident s. ' were then given
The Lail of Bradtord then retortied thinks. The Noble
Lord concluded his giving, '•Ttie town and trade of 13irtning-
llaab''—Three timer three.

tiicside."
The health of "The Nli•inhers for North Warwickshire,"
was then proposed, and received with gie,t entlitistasm
Mr. Duytaie, M.P., returned tliaokii. Ile tegietted that his
lionitatatiie C,itleagn, will, not resew. for it would do tits heart
god to witness 'he feeling with watch their names hail been
received by the itssembly. In hot h their names., he (Mr. l).)
retarned his uutst ca, dial thanks fir the most gratify mg re-
"Ttinfl• It was au eneourtioement for liun to persevere in the
Conroe of political conduct tthich he hadltursued since his entry
tutu pivitii al life. Ile assured them that he would not vary
front it, for in his heart and conscience he consideied it the
lutist conducive to the happiness and future welfare of the cow
'b unit)'• Hear. hear ) Ile begged to congratulate them upon
the success that hail already distinguished their association, and
the nuns er of distinguished persons who that evening honoured
them with their presence. It was indeed manifested that Con-
servatism was rapidly extending itself throughout the country,
and tocluding in its tanks men of every grade in soeietv. "Chit
was liecause plain ruin lion sense. the characteristic of Eng,ish-
Men, was returning to them. (Laught,r and cheers )
Liird Dirtmouth, the noble Chairman, and the principle
guests then retired, but the festivities were continued to a late
hour, and several excellent speeches were delived.