The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-22 00:00:00

NORWICH FOX DINNER.

A numerous and highly respectable number of gen-
tlemen (lined together on Frid tr last in this city, in
celebration of the memory of 31r. Fox. It not being
expected that there would be so large an attendance
of gentleman thi; year, the dinner wa: not held in St.
Andrew's Hall, as usual, it Ening considered too large;
but, towards the hour appointed for dinner, so many
gentlemen had assembled, that the dining room was
cr.iiele(l. Such was the anxiety to be present, that
six guit:eas were in vain offered for three ti.kets.
About two hundred gentlemen sat down to an ex-
cellent dinner, but a want of room excluded many
others.

The F.ari of Albemarle was in the Chair, supported
on the rigid by the Duke of Norfolk, and on the left by
3:r. Cohe, M. P. for the County. The other tables were
headed by t;eneral Walpole and the 31avor of Norwich.
Among the tlentlemen present were—Lord Bury, Sir T.
ilecvor. Sir IV. Wyndham' Daßing, Sir R. P. *Joddrel,
Sir E. Smith, Hon. W. Fitzroy, E. Keppel, J. Martin-
fluid. Esq. M. P., Ridley Collin/lie, Esq. M. I'., T. B.
Ler.n.itil, M. P., Archdeacon Bathurst, Rev. %V. Neat -
coa,e. Rev. C. Collyer, Rev. H. Wilson, Rev. I. L'Oste,
Rev. P. !Nilson, Bev. L. B. Foster. Rev. U. Preston,
Rev. -- Hugg, Rev. H. Hammond, Rev. R. F. Elwin,
Rev. H. Dashwootl, Rev. C. Ilarity, Rev. Odell,
Major Hussey, Captains Long, Worth, and Money, A.
Bercor, Esq.* J. H. B. Follies, J. T. Southwell, .1. T.
aurdon. .1. M. Smith, R. .Adair, N. Micklethwaite, J. H.
Cooper. P. Hamond, Joshua Drighr, .1. Morely, Jirigg,
Esq. Aldermen 31arsh, Leman, *Rigby, and Boling-
brohe, &e. &r.

After dinner .Von noli►r Demise was snot►.
The Earl of ALnemanut rose, and addressed the
Sleeting. This was the third time that be had the
proud distinction of filling the chair at a meeting of his
friends, who were anxious to express, in the warmest
end most he.►rtfelt manner, their high admiration of
genius and elotineace, worth and talent, and their re-
gret at Its loss—in a word, to celebrate the Memory
•f
Charles James Fox—{loud applanse)--to express
their approbation of the political principles which he
professed, and their determination to► adhere to them.
His Lordship wet duly srusible of the high honour of
being thus selected to preside on so glorious an occa-
sion ; it was an honour which he prized more than any
which p river could bestow.--(Applause.) Yet, though
elated with his situation, he did not forget that, with-
out the assistance of those aronnd him, be as Chairman;
would be inefficient ; but he knew that he had only to
ask for that support and it would he readily granted
him. Trusting, then, that they would not forget that
on themselves depended the pleasure of the evening,
be would proceed at once to the discharge of his ditty.
In the exercise of his discretion as Chairman, he had
made some alteration iu the prder of the toasts of the
evening, and particularly in that which was more im-
mediately the object of their meeting—" the memory
of Mr. Fox." His reason for doing so was this--his
own inclination, as well as a proper attention to the
wishes of the company, would induce him to propose,
at as early a period of the evening as possible, the
health of an Illustrioss Personage, whose wrongs and
persecution had excited their strongest sympathies, and
&teased the indignation of the country.—(Loud and
repeated Cheers.) Being well aware that the health

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