The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

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The Anniversary of the Birth of Mr. Pos, was cele-
brated on Saturday last by the Fox (Ink, at Freemasons'
Tavern. 'A numerous company of Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen assembled at seven o'rlOek, and sit Jowls to a
somptnous dinner. Lord Holland was in the Chair. and.
he Was supported by H. R. H. the Duke of Stumm the
fluke of Norfolk. the Doke of Geinster, Earl (trey,
Earl Vitzwilliam, Earl of Ttranet, EAR of Albemarle,
East Cowper, the Marquess of Tavistock, Lord Erskine.
fiord Milton, Lord Archibald Hamilton, Lard Robert!
Spencer, Lord William Fitgerald, Lord Normanlm
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr. Sheriff Wahiawa.
Sir M. IV. Ridley, M.P., Sir Wm. Rowley, M.P., Sir
Ronald Ferguson, M.P., Sir Robert Heron, M.P., Sir
Rohert Wilson, M.P.. Sir George Robinson, M.P., the
'lon. General IValpole, the Hon. Col. L. Stanhope, the
Hem. T. Erskine, Honourable T. Dona**, M.P.. Honour-
able Oen. Ponsonhy, Mr. Srarlett, M.P., Mr. Brougham,
Mr. Deman;M.P., Mr. Lambton, M.P., Mr. Cal-
rem M.P., Mr. Denison, M.P., Mr. Russells M.P., Mr.
l. A. Taylor. M.P., Mr. Barrett, M.P., Mr. Wharton.
AP: Mr. Concannon, M.P., Mr. Ellice M.P., Colonel
Hogioa..llLP., Colonel Roberts, 111.P.,1Mr. Honyworml,
Mr. Macdonald. M.P., lion. Jas. Abercrombie,
Mr. Creevey, M.P., Mr. Bernal, M.P., Mr. J. P.
I !rant, M.P., Mr. Kennedy, M.P., Mr. Allen, M.P., Mr.
cartor, M.P., Mr. Birch, M.P., Mr. Hume, M.P., Mr.
:Imes, M.P.. Mr. Graham, M.P., Mr. Wyvill. M.P., Mr.
Chalotter, M.P., Mr. Serjeant Lens. Mr. Serjeant Hey-
wood,: Mr. Williams. Mr. Martin, Mr. Adair, Mr. John
_Woo, Mr. W, Adam, Captain C. Adam, Mr. Stephen-
,m, Mr. Harnett, Mr. Bourdieu, Mr. Howorth, Major
I.4eith Hay, Mr. Jopp, Mr. Loch. Dr. Cook, Mr. Walsh,
Mr. ICI! rantontl, Mr. Easthooe, Mr. Hill, Mr. Burton,
-"rr:llower, Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Tripp. Mr. Dover. Mr.
Woodriffe, Mr. Tacker, Mr. Alderson, gr. Clarkson,
:Mr. Perry. &c. &c. &e.
As soon as dinner was concluded Lord HOLLAYD pro-
p.rted the following toasts in bumpers
The Ring."
Queen and the rest of the Royal Family."

His lineal Highness the Doke of Mnssex, who had pre-
sionsly heen at a dinner of the Freemasons, in another
apartment, was now announced. He was received he
thc company standing, and took his place on the right
of the Noble Chairman.

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Lord HOLLAND then addressed the company. He
tali' be hail 00ft to propose to them that toast which
not alone the formula of the Club, hut the whole spirit
and object of the institution, had placed most promi-
nent in their consideratian, he meant " The Memory
of Mr. Fox." To give a corresponding expression to
the feelings which such a subject so naturally excited,
would be, to him, in any place, and amongst ally body
of men, idifficult task. The causes, arising from the
particular circumstances, and limited to the impression
of private feelings, must, in the course of time, natu-
rally laregnie fainter and fainter in their effect ; but
the impression created by the public; life and p.hitical
principles of Mr.—Fox will, on the contrary, become
more and more vivid. Indeed, he might say, that
the occurrences of every hour went to establish' the
value of that life, and the truth of those principles.
They were perhaps better understood, anti more widely
diffused at that moment throughout the United King-
'tom than at any former period. And to their inert-
fllCP, and the necessity of making them a rallying
rint, be looked, as our best security amidst the !writs
that on every side surrounded us. The Noble Lemd
c•lncladed with proposing—" The Memory of Mr.
Fox," which was drank in affectionate and reverential
bileuce.
The Noble Castamax then gave--." The House of
Drunswick, and may it never forget the principles
I;..ich seated it en the Throne."

Lord HOLLAND said, that having drank the House of
Pranswick collectively, he should next propos., the
'tali!' of the Illustrious Member of it, who, though
engaged at another Meeting, had just honoured the
I'o% Cittb, in order to sanction, by his presence, those
v.ry principles which be had ttaiformly supported by
his conduct. Ile proposed " the health of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex" and as this was his
birth-day, with many returns of the present day. The
toast was received with marked attention awl respect.
His-Rovat. HIGIMILIDS bolding in veneration the
prtnetples and memory of Mr. Fox, felt it a duty to be
present at this meeting. It was on the active co ope-
ration of the upper classes of society with the public
spirit of the coatry that he relied, to extricate them-
selves front the difficulties of their present situation.—
T;:e most beneficial effects must be the tonsequenee of
the Nobility taking their proper station amoogst them.
lie, for one, did not t• ~.iider such Meetings a farce.—
(Long continued approbation.)—He had opposed the
intrat!uetion of the gagging system, when it was de
tardengrafted on the law of the land—and he would
Row.,ask its introducers to point oat any good effect of
swab en unconstitutional invasion. even to their own
views. 11ir had to repeat hits thanks to the company,
arA his Noble Friend who presided, for the honour
c.untetred on him.

• Lord HOLDAND stated, that he'was new about to in-
terfere with a reguiation of the Club, which, though
jt altered the letter, it enforced, he was: Sore, the spirit.
si:o111.1 propose the health of a• &Ale Friend, who
Aoetit for years by the side of Mr. Fox 'hiring the
an'Oit eventful period of his life, and who since his
death had persevered with unabated firmness in uphobi-
inc thj same principles. Ile proposed •• the health
ofterl Urey, the faithful and aWa supporter of- the
plinciples of Mr. Fox."
• -kart Oast returned his thanks. It had been his
high distinction to hate peaseetttl the confilence of
that great mar whomVesesuary wee so justly near to
them all, to have-eo-operated with him so far as his
touch humbler: powers allowed in all those po-
litical exertions which *mar: ed•a very important part
of Mr. Fox's life, and to bate unhappily failed with
Mm in aversiogitll those nation;l evils which Mr. Pox
had predicated as the effect of the system the Mini-
niktratiett Of the conittry triirepursuing ; bet the most
stx
aggra/ated and bitter reAnlts of which the t•ountry
bhgaiiiaol infottunati4)(fo feel Whets 'that! been de-
kiividty throb of that enliiittenvd Sitatesuntn. had
ltjegreat mind .beesoeft to giside..them amidst the
petits of the preseep'aay, appalling as those dang,ers
evitre, their apprehedsiois forlitelubtre Would be con-
"sitlirably Hut he l'greed with his Noble
*slititt, that if thlre was a hope of safely thrott;it the
pXrilpea ways before them, that hope was to he real-
isnd fn iaking thetiivisuiples of Ur. Fox as ;brit guide
**alp their appliation alone to expect-socurity. .
'llota-st44 next proposed the " tlrslth of the
Italie of N;trfulk,, and may he who ever supported the
gisil Right* a hi, .1..vi01011-mitticiia. !'e nu loilifer de-
Wild from the esereise of.lais omit 43( an. Intolerant
w.”--KL,Ig. and eotat'que4,ifpatittittik folk Owed
toiat.)

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The Duke of NDNIOLK retuned thanks
.awl oh-
‘erred, that though circumstances kept him aloof from
political duties, he had from early life ascribed in hie
mind the principles of tit.. Fox.
The N'Jble ICU proposed " The Health
of one of the Oldest and most Veined Friends of Mr.
Pox, and who recently gave a proof that those princi-
ples would be called into practice by him whenever
the oecatioo demanded it." He gave" The Health of
Earl Fitawilliaw, and the Subjects' Right of Petition.
Bad Fairswiwass, in returning thanks, said,
that he ever held it to be the unalterable right of the
people to petition for a redress of grievances.
In the exercise of that right he should ever protect
them. His sincerity be was happy to have proved,
when the duty required it, by evidence stronger than
any declaration.
Oeneral Feanesom announced to the Noble
Chairman, that his Orace the Duke of Leinster, who
had presided at the Freemasons' dinner, was in the
room, and hoped his Lordship could make room for
him at his own table, though the Noble Duke seemed
very happy where he was [a laugh]. His Orace, how
ever, was obliged to obey the call, when Lord Holland,
as he was proceeding to the table, observed, that he
would not say of what country that man was who said
he could not be io two lines at once like a bird.—
[a laugh].
Lord HOLLAND said, that he saw near him a No-
ble Lord. a very elol and intimate friend of Mr. Fox,
who had continued through a long political life to up-
hold his principles, and vet strange to say, was nut
member of the Fox Club. He had, therefore to pro-
pose the suspension of the rules of th.• Society as to
the admission of Members, anti at once insert the name
of Thomas Lord Erskine. The Noble Lord was ad-
mitted by acclamation. Being now a Member, the
Noble Chairman observed, that he had his health to
propose, and when he mentioned the name of Erskine,
who did not associate with it the Trial by Jury?
Amidst the wreck of so many other Constitutional
banners, the Trial by Jury still remained, and for the
extension of that great privilege the country was mainly
indebted to his Noble Friend. lie had now reached
an advanced age, with a mind as anxious and almost
as active to uphold the rights and liberties of Ms coun-
try, as in the earlier periods of his brilliant aud pa-
trio•ic life. What a great Roman Advocate had said
of himself they could with equal justice say of his
Noble Friend. Dtfeadif rep pwldienns edulessess, non
deseratit senor. He rave the health of Lord Erskine
and the Trial by Jury.
Lord Easatna ssid he felt most sincerely the value
of the honour just conferred on him, both in admitting
him in such a manner to be a member of that chub, and
of associating his health u•ithhat Inestimable right of
the subject, the Trial by Jury. Iltwas a mighty triumph
to erect the liberty of the press, that only now remaining
popular barrier, from the thraldom to which the usage
of the Courts of Law had kept It, and place it ander the'
protection of the Jury. But who effected It ?--He who
alone possessed from his great talents and high station
in the country. the power to effect it—Mr. Fox. His
Noble Friend had justly said, that he (Lord Riskin?)
was now an old wan; lie was so, yet he felt something
within him that told him, he should live to see the tri-
umph of those principles in England and in other rosin-
tries. He might be called a superstitious man ; if he
was one, it trai the (inn impression of his mind, and he
could not change it ; hint he believed Oat the ufftirs of
the world were under the superintendence of Pro% i•
deuce; and that that progression of improvement
which it ordained, it was worse than vanity in tioserts-
ments to attempt to oppose.
The following toasts were then drank :---
" The Rights of the People."
" May the example of one Revolution prevent the neces-
sity of a►►other."
`• The Cortex of Spain and Portugal, and the Parliament
of Naples."
Lord HOLLtND remarked to the Vice-President,
that they had friends nearer home, who dem:soiled
their recollection. He should therefore propose the
" Health of the Duke of Leiuster, aud the Whigs of
Ireland."

The Duke of LEINATER in returning thank., ob-
served, 64 he never had the proud distinction of hav-
ing lived in intercourse witl► Mr. Fox, yet his prin-
ciples he trusted to see yet brought into operation,
and the cause of Reform succeed.

"'llls no►le Houses of Russell aniCateedith, ant may
they ever be united In defeuce of the. liberties of their
comity."

The Duke of Scases proposed the health of the
Noble Chairman, the inheritor of all those private vir-
tues which so eminently distinguished the Alaraeter of
his illustrious uncle, as well as the depository• of his
enlightened solicitude for the happiness of mankind,
and the preservation of the liberties of his own coon-
try.--(Loud applause's.)
Lard IioLLAND briefly returned thanks.
The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of
the Marquess of Tavistock, and the independent Free-
holders of Bedford.

The Marquess of TAvrreora thanked the company.
and regretted that like his friend the fluke of Leinster,
lie had nut the gratification of knowing Mr. Fox. lie,
however, had the happiness of the friendship of the
Noble Chairman, who inherited all his palate, and his,
frit-life 'virtues. He hail alitr-rhe erect inktthaoTlV-
ing instructed in his political life hr a &ether who
had, during the life of Mr. Fox. co-operas with him
in the glorious struggles he had made fur the liberties
of mankind.

The nett tower 11.3% " the Earl of-Rosslyn, and the
Wbiga of Scothtna."
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The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of
Lord Milton, and the independent Freeholders of the
conicy of York.
Lord Mt LroN requested the company to accept his
sincere thanks fur the. bunor conferred.
The Noble en AIRSIJAN next gave t! • health of Mr.
Lamhton, and the independent Freeholders of the
county of l)nrhant.
Mr. L.►NaroN begged to return his sincere thanks
for the distiugnished honor.
• Lord HOLLAND "proposed the health of Mr..Dont--
wood, and the independent Freeholders of the county
of Kent.

Mr. tioN moon expressed Lis 'elite of gratitude at
the unexpected and unmerited honor. He •wai edu-
cated itt the principles of Mr. Fox. and LE was deter-
Mined to exert his influence to bring- them into ope-
Winn for 'he benefit of hit conntry.
His tord•hip dext rare the health of Mr. Denison and
the independent Freeholders of &terry.
Mr. Ramses said, when he first entered the Howse of
.Couunens, us hr hail enjoyed the friendship. so hr lead
suyporied the principiett of that KreAt att.isond Luau,
abuse umuJr) they all revered ; an.l fie thous hi hr

might nay, that as he lived so be would die is uphold •
ing thent,—(approbation.)
Lord HOLLaxo observed, that diesel he did sot
know whether the ltepresentativos we present or sot,
they most not forget the civility in whlth tbes were.
He shrild, therefore, propose the healths of Mr. Brig
and Mr. Whitbread, and the Independent Freeholders
of Middlesex. The Noble Chairman said, he had seat
to propose a toast, in support of which much had been
written and stated, and for the success of which many
were most anxious, hut for the speedy realisation of
which within the last ?4 hours, there were 310 addi-
tional reasons, he meant--" A fair, a MI, and free re-
presentation of the people."—(Continned approbation.
The last and characteristic toast of the Club nest fe
lowed :--
" The Cause of Liberty all the over World."
The Company immediately retired.

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