[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 01 Jun 1816 - Carlisle Pitt Club

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 01 Jun 1816   (p. 3, col. 1-2)

 

MR. PITT. 

 

The Anniversary of the Birth Day of the late Rt. Hon. William PITT, on Tuesday last, was celebrated in this city by the Carlisle
Pitt Club, in a manner worthy the memory of that eminent and lamented Statesman. The President, the Right Hon. the Earl of Lonsdale,
K. G. was present at the celebration. In the morning his Lordship, accompanied by the greater portion of the Members, attended
Divine Service at the Cathedral, where an excellent sermon was delivered by the Chaplain of the Club, the Rev. E. ANDERSON, A. M.,
from the 4th chap. of the Book of the Prophet Micah, and part of the 3rd verse:-"And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares
and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."-The
discourse was peculiarly adapted to the occasion, and was delivered with Mr. ANDERSON's accustomed energy of expression.-At four
o'clock about 60 Gentlemen sat down to dinner in the Coffee House assembly room-The Right Hon. the President in the Chair.-Among the
toasts given from the Chair were- 

 

The King-Prince Regent-Queen & Royal Family-Princess Charlotte of Wales and her Consort-The Immortal memory of the late Right Hon.
Wm. PITT-The Prince Regent's present Ministers-The Army and Navy-The Duke of Wellington and the Officers and men under his
command-The Memory of the Heroes who fell at Waterloo.-May the principles of Mr. PITT always animate the councils of Great
Britain-The House of Brunswick, and may they never forget the principles which placed them on the Throne of these Realms-The
Protestant Ascendancy-The Duke of Richmond, and the Pitt Clubs of England-The Duke of Buccleugh, and the Pitt Clubs of Scotland-Lord
KENYON and the Pitt Clubs of Wales-The Landed and Commercial Interests of this Country, and may they ever be united as they now
are-The Wooden Walls of Old England-Ships, Colonies, and Commerce-The Memory of our late worthy Representative Mr. FAWCETT, a
vice-president of the Carlisle Pitt Club-(drunk with great respect and in silence)-The founders of the Carlisle Pitt Club-Prosperity
to the City of Carlisle and County of Cumberland-Prince BLUCHER-Prosperity and perpetuity to the Carlisle Pitt Club-&c. &c. 

 

The greatest unanimity prevailed throughout the evening; party spirit was carefully avoided, and the excellent wines received a
double relish from the good humour and cordiality that reigned around. A great number of appropriate songs were sung by different
gentlemen in the company, and a band of music was in attendance. Mr. HASELL of Dalemain, proposed the health of the Noble Chairman,
and that of the Countess of Lonsdale and her fair daughters; and Mr. John THOMPSON the health of Lord LOWTHER. 

 

The Noble President in proposing the "Memory of Mr. PITT" took occasion to address the company. He said he had not before had an
opportunity of expressing to the Carlisle Pitt Club his sense of the honor done him, in naming him for their President-an honor
which he highly valued, as it accorded alike with his inclination and his way of thinking. However much he regretted that the
situation had not fallen on a person more capable of discharging its duties than himself, still he thought he might say without
vanity that few were better able to appreciate the exalted merits of the great Statesman than he was. For a long series of years he
had been his intimate friend and had been a witness of his indefatigable and extraordinary exertions in the service of his country;
he knew the goodness of his heart and the greatness of his mind; and thus his Lordship stood there a personal witness of his virtues
and his patriotism. 

 

In proposing "His Majesty's present Ministers" his Lordship again entered into a few remarks.-We had beheld the triumphant close of
a war fraught with unexampled difficulties, on the success of which depended every thing dear to us Englishmen. In this war great
skill had been displayed by the generals and bravery evinced by the men under their command; but it should be recollected that the
leading plan must emanate from ministers; for the general would command, and the soldier fight in vain, if there was not wisdom in
the Cabinet in the selection of time and objects. The present Ministers had displayed this wisdom-they had brought us through the
difficulties with which we were surrounded-he would not say untouched-but with much less of suffering than the most sanguine would
have ventured to predict, properly considering the power against which we contended. The firmness of our Government had been the
salvation of the world, and he would illustrate this by a fact which came to his personal knowledge, and for the accuracy of which
he pledged himself. His lordship had been personally informed by General SEBASTIANI that when BONAPARTE heard the decision of our
House of Commons to support Ministers in the prosecution of the war, after he made his irruption from Elba, it struck him with more
dismay than all the military preparations of the Continent. He knew the firmness and inflexibility of the English character and the
spirit of our rulers; and when he surrendered he shewed in what intimation he held us by throwing himself on our protection. 

 

His Lordship's health, and that of the various members of his family, was pledged with lively demonstrations of welcome and respect.
His Lordship returned thanks in a very warm manner, and observed that he should ever be ready to promote the true interests of
Carlisle, and the county of Cumberland. On retiring soon after nine o'clock, his Lordship said he hoped he should have the pleasure
of again attending the Anniversary of the Club next year. The unanimity that had prevailed, and the very flattering manner in which
he had been received, made a deep impression on his mind, and demanded his warmest acknowledgments. 

 

The company separated about half-past ten.-Edward HASELL, Esq. of Dalemain was elected a Vice-President in the room of the late
Henry FAWCETT, Esq. M. P., and Mr. Geo. DIXON was admitted a Member of the Club. 

 

"Now that dreadful torrent of revolution (says a London Journalist speaking of the Pitt Clubs) which our great Minister first
stemmed, and so long and so gloriously kept at a distance from these happy isles-now that this dreadful torrent has been repelled to
its spring, these loyal meetings receive a new charm and impart a new delight to those who attend them. Instead of cheering each
other on to persevere in the struggle, the friends and admirers of PITT, and the supporters of his measures, have only to
congratulate each other on the splendid termination of their toils. Instead of looking forward with an almost dying hope, they have
to look back with an overwhelming consciousness of glory. The tear to his memory is dried in the sunshine of his glory." 

 

 

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