The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-01-26 00:00:00

EVIINN4I.I .4ANIJARY 26

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st the lution."—(Applaum.) -
The Noble Customer then said, he should now solla•
Ma Vomit orhieh more immediately concerned the heal-
NM of their amenabling that day ; be had to propose to
adult is noratfial silence, " the Memory of Charles
=PM i sad primps it would be expected that he
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a for ripe before he took upon himself
BIM ilkt!; . wiehed it; the first place to say, that
Zriebssiga... former omission be had the honour of
sham hobs& Ads himself coder co
ossbarrmossot. He would set play die it te. se
sant to regret that be was called to the Chair maga
*tom It was to him a day of proud triumph sad grad-
Sesame; hat he begged them to remember that he was
within/ without their aid—to forgive his blunders, to
help huts la the little difficulties which might arise, and
to believe that as a Chairman he wished to pay a marked
attewllion to every individual, but that, as from the maw
ber of the meeting this was impossible, he trusted they
would forgive aiy inadvertence. Having said thus
emelt as to his own situation, he should say a few words
as to the toast which he had to propose. At the meeting
of lest year, which was the first general celebration of
the anniversary of Mr. Fox's birth-day in the county of
Norfolk, he bad thought it necessary to go at length
into des plastic and private character of that great
sinessmon. Now that the cause was established, and
looking round hint he might say firmly established—
(applasso)—now that this rallying point was formed,
that the altar was erected, he felt it less neer...try to go
Jane details on which they must have anticipated him.
Within the short period since they had last met to-
Zrean alteration had taken place in the Constito-
nothing short of a revolution. What could they
maret:he present state of the country, when they con-
s the general discontent prevailing—now silently
and sallenly previling—discontent not arising from
I disaffection, for the people of this country were well
effected to the Crown and to the Constitution—(Ap.
plause)—bat discontent arising from the mad-admit*
1 oration of the tiovernment ; [ruin distress, and that
distress to be traced to the pressure of an overwhelming
taxation—when they saw the wants, the wishes, and the
petitions of the people answered by force instead of
good government and conciliation—when they saw an
~Willett to the standing Army in time of peace ; and,
tsslly, those measures, into the details of which it was
Dot necessary for him to enter, but which Le might
Ikaetly call Violations of the Constitution (for his Ma
Piety a Ministers themselves bad called them so)—moo-
eines of ism and restriction, measures as
WM so I tea of she Cations of Aix-64.
se congeglsi to she spirit of tNe inensbors of
Mimi as they were uncongenial to free-born
glialimen Load applause.)—He would ask, world
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those Save peeved If the priateiples of Mr. Fox
had been aided upon. or. as some justified them, by the
plea of an overwhelming necessity, would that necessity
ever have existed ?—(Applatise.)—illo concluded by pro-
posing the " 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.
The CRAIRMAN said, he had now to propose a toast,
which he should wish to make heard to every part of
the Meeting, for he had no doubt it would be received
in a manner which would make the vaulted roof re-
sulted:—the health of an illustrious Freeman of the City
of Norwich, of an illustrious branch of the 'House ut
!initiate's+, of whom nothing could be said more grate- i
fill to him or to us, than that lie was mindful of the
principles which placed his family on the, throne of
Herat Britain. He had to propose the health of a Prince 1
grateful to the people of hnglaud for the direction and
loyalty which they had ever shewn to his family, and
who skewed his gratitude by standing forward on every
occasion the inn and undaunted supporter of the cause
of the people.—(Applause.)
" 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
manner in which his Noble Friend had introduced the
toast, or rather the commemoration of the ilay, and after
the kind manner in which he had noticed his (the Duke
of Sissies's) presence on that occasion, lie felt a difficulty
in following him in such a manner 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 of supporters of those
principles which he felt were best calculated to promote
ibe prosperity and insure the safety of this country.
When be had the honour of being elected a citizen of
that city, he had stated the principles which he professed
with respect to the Constitution, and he could now ven-
ture to repeat them, not only before the i i y of Norwich,
bet before the Yeomanry of the county of Norfolk. If
any person said that these principles were revolutionary,
be *bold tell him that it was his wish. to prevent the
demi of revolutions abroad being made the cause of
a worse revolution in this country. Foreign wars had
brought in foreign ideas, but he hail been born an
gaghskinan, he had been bred an Englishman, and it
was his intention to die an Englishman.—(Applause.)—
They were new-s-days told, that the word t oustitution
*as a disagreeable term. That, however, was the no-
menclature which he bad most readily caught, for he
had reflected, that if they deprived him of the word
constitution, and of the word compact, he knew not
where be should find a home.—(Applause,)—lf he look-
ed for, at the hands of others, an observance of that
mirempact by which they had pledged themselves to-
wanis him, be felt that he on his side was bound
not to break the compact towards them.—(Applause.)
It was impossible to consider any toast which could be
that night given, without some reference to the cause
which had called them together ; as it was by a refer
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ewe of every topic to the conduct of an individual, that
the weight and consistency of a political character chide
be estimated. lie, generally speaking, preferred MM.
same to men • bat when any body of political maitit
coosistently advocating a set of saintarymeasnnik beat
stamped them u their own, he thought it as difficult to
act without the men as without the measures. As to
that great statesman whose birth-day they were to tele.
brat., he avoid not compare him with others; he woad
not rake op the ashes of the dead, though he shade
wish to profit by their example, to avoid their erroeillf,
bat militant any such comparison he should saw. Ibil
Mr. Pfn seemed to him, in this impel t, above allotting's.

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MO to merit the hightail prides • that when pasiectly ..
that a seesaw wco ealuilatml ,se prumple..o6, ~
Rood, he used ell ammo to cam it 4.01 I i!,,
bad sot that asulabiullet=r ant ope , .... e;
chats desire el otablag Ma/ to, " 411.0iFilit.P.r-
cumtantie."—(Aplanse.)—Aeg thing isonestilsiuds '
would not bend.----(Applaase.)—lt nu-by the ce ,
generated by a long experience is his cenikict.
reputation was filed i and even bis int dick was valu-
able, from the knowledge of his. established priecipks.
Hut till sash a character was fixed, sad sash principles -
were established, be deemed it perfectly right to follow
measures, not men. He said this, 'knowing, as he did,
ans iL that there existed shades of difference Eng:lab-
men, who were always to think freely aid openly;
for the power of doing which. the comity Orb en
a late occasion, had bees mach indebted so its h
Sherill.—(A—He disliked mere reeky .
iameetgc...—ing(A anseleglislumes t.)—They were pet the comietistional
the Ipmests ..
&Oat the psi'
r g lady in es 6 nitmeage.
asfill Wrippli
were called forth. ehonW eitirmie by remisinmee
thanks for the honour which they had dose klas,—(Lond.
applause.)
The CUMBRIAN gave, from the Duke of Same:—
" The respectability of the Crown, the durability of
the Constitution, and the prosperity of the People."
The CHAIRMAN said, that as 3 deubt seemed to exist
as to the toasts which should be honoured with the lie.'
tice of three times three, be should suggest, that this
mark should not be bestowed upon those who were ab-
sent, and whose healths might be proposed ; 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, by the manner in which the allusion
to hint by the Royal Duke had been received, he imagined
would not be unpleasant to the Meeting.—(Applailse.)
" The health of the High Sheriff" was drank with
great applause.
The Hum Snetzer, in returning thanks, said. that its
always considered himself to be a constitutional officer,
bound to attend to the public wish ; for, in his opinion,
no othcer was appointed, except for the public benebt.
If the objects of the meeting had been hostile to any
branch or the Constitution, he should have refused to
call the meeting of the county, bolas there were affixed
to the requisition the names of the most respectable gen-
tlemen, of those of the highest stake in the county, of a
numerous yeomanry, and of gentlemen bigh in the
Church, be could not hesitate to comply, and he am
glad such an opportunity of paying respect to the wishes
of the county had occurred in his shrievalty, and he
trusted heteafter, that if persons in similar others had
to decide on the right of the people to public unsetirgs,
they would, if a doubt arose in the construction of ap
Art of Parliament, always resolve it in favour of the
people.
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The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose " the health of
the Mayor. and prosperity to ti e City of Norwich." .
• This toast was drank with applause.
The Maxon maraca. thanks. He ealospied the
political conduct of Mr. Fox, and aseribid to the
rejection of his prophetic advice at the 'whining of
the French revolution, all the calamities of the
country. The final success of the Government in that
struggle against France had hems as calamitous a
failure. The vessel nhich was said to have weathered
the storm was hardly sea-worths'. while the advice
of M. Fox would have prevented her from being
exposed to those dangers. Though he had known no-
thing of Mr. Fox's eloquence but through the cohnous
of a newspaper, he had often found his breast glow and
his eyes moisten at the just and noble sentiments of the
patriot. He received the honour done him with thank-
fulness, especiall}• as he had been connected with tt
prosperity of a city which contained as much sound
constitutional loyalty as any city in the kingdom.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed. " The Duke of Nor-
folk, and may the ancient hereditary nobility of this
kingdom ever consider it their highest honour to sup-
port the rights and privileges of the people;"-with
three times three.

The Duke of Not.entdt returned thanks, and said, thst
be felt dattered that he had heeu coupled withtheansieet
hereditary nobility, for it was to their exertions iu so! -
rner times that the people owed the best of their aticiew
liberties, and he hoped the exertions of their descendants
would not.tie wanting at the present crisis.—(Applause)
—lie was gratified to see such a meeting in favour of the
principles or Mr. Fox—it revived his hopes of siting the
time when Englishmen might meet for the discussion of
grievances without being at the mercy of spies and in-
formers.—(Applause.)
" The speedy and final extinction of all laws, where-
soever they exist, which tend to obstruct the NU red
right of conscience."
The CH SIMIAN said, that having made a resolution,
he felt, like many persons in the Ml* dillstiou, a strong
desire to break it.—(A laugh).—He feline anxious wish
to propose the health of a person absent, with three times
three—it was the health of the beloved and respected
Bishop of that diocese. He could only say, that he
proposed the health of a man without guile—of a man
whose whole life and conversation formed a beautiful il-
lustration of that religion of which he was so distin-
guished a Minister.—(titrat applause.)
" The Bishop of Norwich," with three times three.
Mr. Archdeacon BATUVIIIIT said. that after the alert(
eloquent manner in which his flowered father had been
spoken of, be felt some degree of einbarvaseasetis tor
want of that command of language with which the
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Noble Chairman adorned every „tag that he touched.
The Bishop bad authorised bins to say, th.it he could
hare been present, if very particular domestic cowestri
had not kept him at a distance. The Bisliop of,Notwich
was Myer backward to shew himself is a sum which
concerned the feelings of religious mercy sad of 4.a.
triodes, sad the great principles of Christian beheru.
knee. He (the Bishop of Norwich) had authorised bias
to say, that however otben might Lave tergiversated
from unmanly fears, he should never desert the eases 01
liberty; that though he knew that liberty was domed
to feel
" The rabble's rap,"
be was much more apprehensive that she would safer
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" The tyraut's auger steel."
That he at any rate preferred !dewy. with its aintere. to
the stupid insensibility of p..saive sabac's i Int mad that.
with Lord Pitzwilliare, he woe persuaded that the Con-
stitution could never be defended by violating its fooda-
epeeist principle*. in V**, principles be would Nee, in
these pnaciplelasight the time be loog, long aseeted)
would he die. band applatno.)-4r: i‘erhdeiresi ha-
thurtt afterwe said, that he hoped at a fntwee thtde 'n
sae the practical effect of this is the ftilft of
two Whig Members for the eeemehpaillhos.) •

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