Show THE SHIP TAVERN One of or Most Moist l River Mile III Inns Ills Closed ct Fob Id 1 Tho Ship Tavern cite onu on of or the most famous of oC riverside Inns located In Iti Greenwich has closed lt its ts doors door neer after an existence extending extending hack back lo to the days of ot the great English statesman I Pill who denounced the war r against the Iho Amer Amot America Ane ica n c colonies and after Bor whom was WI Fort Port Pitt PIt city of or taken Its ls name It I was at atthe attile tile the Tavern that thil Pitt Pit Instituted the thu famous white bait thinners dinners durIn during his time lime of 16 10 years ears as a mem mcm her ber of the ministry In tho tile days da when Greenwich was nas a at fashionable t riverside resort tho the Ship Tavern became known all al over the world It I was ua ml while hile William Wilam Pitt Pit was ns leader header le der of or tile the ministry years ears ago n o that he hc introduced the tile custom of the tilo yearly gathering together at tho the close chose of nC the Iho parliamentary session Hession of oC the tile enl call cabinet inet bet ministers the te judges of oC the tile high higher hl h her er or courts and the tho members of or tile the gov gos to lo partake p lako of a banquet at the tile StIll Ship Shil Tavern Cavern aern Greenwich known as I the tho ministerial white halt dinner Its Js tea fea feature en ture tillo tl tho white halt ball a small lush fish Ish not nol much more than an n Inch In length for Cor which Mch Greenwich Is famous anti and which Is a 0 1 great delicacy It Is eaten en ten with pepper lemon juice juie and brown bread blend blele and butter butler huter The Tho custom of oC the tue ministerial shito bath ball bai dinner dialler at nt the tile Ship Tavern ravern was Wll continued regularly tommi tile Iho time lime It was WIS its instituted by hy Pitt until 1880 ISSO After ACter that time the thu th custom was Ial not observed regularly and ald 10 It years ears ago ugo It fell cli fel Into entire disuse |