The Sun. — London, England, 1823-03-08 00:00:00

PEATH tfJOIIN PHILIP KEMI3LE, ESQ, We feel deep regret in communicating the following melancholy intelligence, received this morning, in a letter to the Editor of this Paper:— Extract of a Letter from Lausanne, dated 28th February, 1823. DElit have not forgotten your re quest; that, on my arrival at Lausanne, I should Present your best recollections to your friend KEMBLE. I came here on Monday evening, the 24th instant, and the first news that heard was, that he was expiring--not exactly so, however, in point of fact ; for he died on the `6th instant. But, in fine, our great Tragedian is no more ! And he, who, in histrionic art, could so well depict the final pangs of nature, has been called on in turn, to act the part in sad reality. I have seen the Physician who attended him, and, anxious to obtain particulars of. the latter days of so great and worthy a character, .for my own satisfaction, and for your information, I hastily subjoin the result. —On Sunday, the 23d instant, he was, in his own estimation, so very comfortable, that, on send.' ing away his hairdresser, he requested that he would say to his friend, Mr. PaccoTc, that it would give him pleasure to learn, that after 'the operation of shaving, his friend was as well as he was. In fact, he seemed on that day in particularly good spirits. The next morning he rose apparently quite well,—breakfasted at nine, and subsequently went to an adjoining room to speak to Mrs. KEMBLE ; and then returning to his room was observed to totter in his gait.— Mrs Ki:stni.c noticed this with anxiety, and as sisted him to his, chair, and when seated, he took up a number otGali4rnani's Messenger; but get ting worse, his friend and physician Dr.ScnoLx was sent for, who arrived instantly, and found him in the position described, but already altered and exhibiting very unfaVourable symptoms-his left side had suffered a decided attack, and he could With difficulty articulate. He seemed ex tremely anxious to spare the feelings of Mrs., KEMBLE. Dr. Scnot.E, With the assistance of his old-attached servant .George, helped him to his bed, and, in the act of conduct ing him there, a second attack took place, so suddenly, that his clothes were obliged to be. cut asunder, in order that he might the more speedily be let blood. But nature was fast hausting ; nor could he ever make use of his speech after a few words which he had uttered on Dr. ScuoLL's arrival. lle,,however, assented or dissented by signs of the head, until with in two hours of his complete extinction. Ills last intelligible words, were " George,-- George ;" and you may imagine the feelings of an attached servant to an excellent mas ter under such circumstances. In fine, a third attack, on Wednesday the 26th instant, just forty-eight hours after the first, proved fatal ;, and though to a stranger he might appear to suffer, it is the opinion of the Doctor that he was long insensible to acute feelings of pain. The English Clergyman was also present. I knew Mr. KEMBLE only as a public character, and consequently can give you no particulars of his do mestic life here. I understand, however, that he was particularly esteemed, and is much regretted in this city, by all classes, and almost vene rated by the lower, from the urbanity of his Manners. He had imagined that the climate of Italy 'would prove beneficial to his health ; but having arrived in. 'tome three months since, ,under unfavourable circumstances of the season, he became worse and worse so that the English Physician, Dr. CLARKE ) harried him away to return to Lausanne ) where he had been comparatively well. His Occupations here were his books and his garden, —the latter was his predilection ; and it was resorted to by hint with the first rays of the Sun, and kept in a state of cultivation rarely to be surpassed. The Funeral is to take place to-morrow, and will doubtless be numerously and resp ec tf u ll y attend- Mr• KEMTILE) we, believe, was in the sixty sixth year of his age. THE KING. BRIGHToN, IViAncut 6.-11(8 MAJESTY ) we have the satisfaction to state, continues in good health). Sir WILLIA M DUFF GORDON, Bart. died this morning at his house in Brook-street, Grosvenor %lmre. Yesterday the Lords of th e C ounc il assem bled at the Council Office, Whitehall. 'rile Yards prese n t were—the Lord President, th e Lord Chamberlain, the Judge of the Admiralty .aurt, the Jud ge o f t h e A rc h es Court, Stc.— rheir Lordship s sat till about five o'clock. tlbe Duke of YORK rode out in his carriage eaterday about two o'clock, on a visit to the "nen* SOPRIA. TO THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE MINISTERS AND THE DUKE DE SAN LORENZO. The Dinner announced to he given to the niSh and Portuguese Ministers, at the City of London Tavern, took place yesterday. It was a splendid spectacle, and' an affecting eagerness was marked by many highly distinguished characters, and we may say, by the public, -to be present on. this occasion. It was impossible for all who desired tickets to be accommodated . At half-past four, the doors of the Great Room of the Tavern were thrown open, and every seat at the different tables found one immediate occupant. The Spanish flag was suSpetided•frOm the ceiling, and some emblematic de vices of a national character were displayed on the table.— Among those who were earliest in their attendance were the Earl of Darnley, with his son Lord Clifton, Lord Normanby, Wm.;Smith, Esq. M.P., E. Ellice, Esq. ALP., W. Williams, Esq. M.P., J. G. Lambton, Esq.l%LP., Alderman Wood, Al derman Venables, Mr. Sheriff Thompson; and Lord Atickland, Lord Erskine, and Sir .lames Mackintosh came in together.— At half-past six o'clock the Chairman, Lord WILLIAM BE X- TxxcK., entered the room, • preceded by the Stewards, and accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke 'of Sussex, the Spanish and Portuguese Ministers, the Duke de San Lorenzo, and several Noblemen and Gentlemen. AMong them were the Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Lana down, the Earl of Essex, the Earl of Beshorough, Lord Archibald Hamilton, Sir Francis Burdett, Sir Robert Wilson, J. C. Ilohhouse, Esq. &c. The Neapolitan• General Pepe was also present, but did not take his seat at the first table. The Noble Chairman was supported on.his right by the Duke 'of Sussex and the Duke :de San Lorenzo, and on his left by the Spanish and Portuguese Ambassadors. About four hundred persons' sat down to dinner, and 'after the cloth was removed and ‘'• Arim Nubis Pontine" sung, he Noble CumastAx proposed the " King." .This was drunk with three' times three, amidst loud applause.—Air, " God save the King." • ' • • The next toasts wererr 7 " The Constitution," with three times three. " The Duke of' York anti the Army." Glee, ".flow merrily we live that Soldiers be." " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy."-,—Air, " Rule Britannia." The Noble Cir rnMAX observed, that all formality would be quite unnecessary with respect to the next toast which he had to propose. It was merely necessary for him to mention the heroic Spanish nation to secure the warm f9eling of every good heart.:—(Applause.)—lt was needless for him to call down the condemnation of every honourable mind on the odious principles so dangerous to the liberties of mankind; which the Govern ment of France did not hesitate to avow.—(Land ('heers.)—On this point the minds of all men of honour were already made up. It was now his more pleasing duty to invoke the admire. tout of this country on that uncompromising spirit with which the brave Spanish people had spurned al.ldepinitlence'on France in the firm resolution which they had come to of vindicating the freedom of their country. But lie was, at the same time, sorry to say that, in the present instance, lie was obliged to call upon the sympathies of' the company ; • for, in the year 1808,. when the. Spanish Deputies came to this country, they had still abundant resources, and were enabled to send .into the field an army well equipped to combat the. foe. Hut now the case was very different, in conseqnenee of their' haiing being subjected to a ling and desolating war. They had nothing now left but their own bold and independent epirit, yet that spirit was neither-to be tint down by tyranny nor daunted by diffi culties. He should now propose—" The (",onstitutional King of Spain and the Spanish Nation." This toast was received with loud and reiterated acclamations.. The Spanish Ambassador (Admiral JinaTT) then rose, and expressed his' acknowledgments in French. Has ing apologized for his inability to address .the company in English, he said he *as happy to find so lively an interest was excited for his coun try in so distinguished and respectable a company as that he had now the honour of addressing. lie • saw 'before him men who esteemed liberty and justice; and England inight well be called the greatest nation in Europe. Be hoped that the rela tions of amity 'and the ties of commercial 'intercourse would never be interrupted between Great Britain and his native country.—(l4Oud and repeated cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave, " The Constitutional King of Portugal and the Portuguese Nation ;" three times three. This was drunk amid the loudest cheering. The Nlll'll4l/ EsE Amnassanon rose to return his sincere thanks, as the Representative of 'his country for the honour which had just been rendered to the Portuguese' Nation. He felt some difficulty, in expressing himself, but lie would do so in the best manner he could, anuneted as lie was by the reflec tion that he spoke in the presence of n Royal and an Illus. trious Persomom, and in the presence of all this great country could boast, that was noble, gallant, and honoured. It was needless for him to say that the friendship of England for Portugal had commenced st ith her existence as an inde pendent State. He hoped the bond of their, friendship would never be broken. - Never had Portugal'. liten'in danger but Great Britain had proved herself ready to aflbrd her all the aid which was necessary for her prsservation.—(Applause.)— If such was the part which England had acted by Portugal under the Old Constitution, if Constitution that might be called, which deprived the subjects of all their rights, what might not be expected from this great country, when she was seen struggling in defence of that Constinition which had been framed by the will of tie people, with the consent of th e i r Mo narch, as th e i r Ki ng (John S'ith.) had identified his wishes with those of his people.—(Applause.)—Feeling strongly on this subject, they were satisfied that should Portugal be called upon to defend that Constitution Great Britain would affbrd his countrymen all the support they deserved, to enable them to maintain their Independence. —(Applause.)—He should no longer trouble the company, but would conclude, begging of them to accept his thanks in the name of the whole of his countrymen, for the honour which he had received. He beg-- ged to propose " The City of London and its Commerce." The CHAIRMAN now begged to give the health of their Royal and Illustrious Visitor, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. He was sure every man in the room felt sincerely gratified at seeing his Royal Highness present on this occasion, and would therefore most, cordially join to drink to- the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family. The toast was drank with three times three, and with shouts of applause. The Duke of S USSEX rose with extreme diffidence, and cer tainly with strong feelings of gratitude to that distinguished and respected society, to return thanks for the honour they had con fared upon hint by drinking his health, and by inviting him to assist on this occasion. Never did an individual feel greater sa tisfaction at being so called upon; never did an individual feel more impressed with the importance of that question which oc cupied their attention than he did. The Gentlemen who heard him must be well aware of the extreme delicacy of the situation in which he stood. They likewise knew that as an Englishman, and as a member of that Royal Family which the free will of the people had placed upon the Throne of these realms, (Loud Applause.) —he could not but feel deeply interested in every ease where public leelibrty was concernetl.—(Applause,) Having said thus much, trusted the Meeting would give him credit for those feelings which he declined to express more at large, and allow him to sit down breathing a wish which had been generally avowed in former times; when the right of pro mulgating opinions was more circumscribed than it was at present, that the Governments of France and Spain might not be united by a family compact. .This had been firmly resisted at the period to which lie had alluded, and he trusted the prin ciple would not be admitted now. Ile concluded by acknow ledging the kindness of the Meeting, and declared the feeling's inspired by the distinction which that assembly had conferred on him would be cherished in his heart to the last hour of his life.--( A pplause. ) The Marquis of Laysnowsr solicited the attention of the Meeting for a few moments, while, with the permission of the Chairman, he proposed a toast, which would in some degree explain the motives which had brought them together. Not withstanding the sincere respect which they entertained for those illustrious Nations, whose Representatives they were ,proud to receive that day, it was not on this account alone, but on that of the great cause in which they were gloriously en -gaged, that they were desirous at this moment of proclaiming their feelings to the world—he meant, the cause of National in dependence. This principle had been advocated by the wisest men in all societies, in all nations, and in all ages—and it had tended more than any thing else to dev e l o p e , refine, and exalt the human race. Where it had been lost sight of, the darkest spots of history, perfidy, treachery and debasement, were to be found. The violation of national independence had now, for the first time, been attempted to be methotlised into a system, not of international law b u t o f i nternat i ona l ty— ranny.—e Loud applause.)--If such a. project were permit.. ted by .the inscrutinable decrees of Providence, or by the I supineness of men, to succeed, society must retrograde, and darkness and dangers the most appalling must return. Were such a system long acted upon, not even England herself would be safe—not even her high character, nor I even the services whicii.she had rendered to the great com munity of Europe, if suck a system continued, would serve to redeem the original sin of nor ancestors, who had emancipated themselves from the thraldom o f ' usurpe d con troul, anti torn the chain s which had restrained them link from link.—( Applause.) He, however, could not believ e th at suc h a s y ste m would-be permanent; he could scarcely believe it could exist through another year. He wished to 'offer one word onahe subject of the Spanish Constitution. , They were not then assembled to pronounce on its merits or defects, but to proclaim, thavwhat ever its defects might be, it was for Spaniards alone to cor rect thern.—(Applause.)—He could easily believe, when he looked back to the circumstances of difficulty and danger un der which that Constitution had been framed, he could easily suppose it to be endeared to the Spaniards by those circuit. stances-4y the blood which had been spilt in its defenee—by the 'favourable attention which it had formerly received from other nations—and, 1110$ of all, by the attempt now making by foreigners to subvert it , —(Applibse.)—Proud as he felt of our own Constitution and Laws, sonic might think that in that Constitutien and in those Laws (coniparatively perfect as they were supposed to be), defects could be found.— Were such the case, if that defect proved ten times greater than he bad "at first supposed, from the moment that foreigners undertook, to correct what was .thought an imperfection, he ahould cling to it more resolutely than ever, well content to risk life and fortune in defence of the existing Constitution, with all its deficiencies, till the foul attempt had terminated, and till the unholy pretence of foreign interference Was withdrawn. --(Applause)—He never could believe that a great and gallant people like the French could favour such a cause, as that which their Government had made their own. He could not be lieve that that great Nation had of its own free will gone to Verona to take out a license for making war on the freedom of a neighbouring people.—(Applause.) --Still less could he be lieve that they, fond,as they - were of military fame, could de sire to send an army of Lycurguses and Solons to, thrust new laws with the point of the bayonet on an unwilling and un offending- people.—(Applause.)—The quarrel, so tar as the French were concerned, was not a national quarrel, and there. fore he hoped that they would fail; the resistance on the part of the Spaniards mustbe national, and, from that circumstance he felt confident that they must succeed. That gallant nation, Spain, (by what must be admitted to be a hard, but which, while it was a hard, was at lite same time a gr'eat and glorious destiny) had been called upon twice, within it very short period, to stand forward in the great cause of the independence of me. tions.--(Applause.)—Out of the former contest they had come triumphant, and be prayed and hoped for her own honour, but not more for her- own honour, than for the benefit of other countries, that she might come gloriously triumphant out of this.—( Enthusiastic applause.)—lt was for the purpose of em bodying these feelings and to defend the rihts of free states, that he now proposed as a toast—" The independence of na tions, and may it ever be the desire, as it is the duty, of neigh bouring states, to respect it."--(Applause.) The toast was drank with three times three, and followed by long continued shouts of approbation. The healthy of the Duke of San Lorenzo, and of the Secre tary of Legation, M. Colon, were next proposed from the Chair, and drank with three times three. The Duke of SAN LORENZO briefly acknowledged the ho nour he had received, and on account of his imperfect know ledge of the English langu age , referred to the . S ecre t ar y o f Legation for a fuller expresssion. o f liis sentiments. The SECRETARY of 14oaTioat then read a paper express ing the anxiety of the Duke of San Lorenzo to testify his gra titude for the kindness he had received in this country. A lasting impression had been made on his mind, and would be made on the minds of all Spaniards by the proceedings of that day. He described the difference to be great between the treatment he had met w i t h on t hi s, and that which he had experienced on the other side of the Channel. There, he would not disguise the. fact, many things had occurred indi cative of a confirmed antipathy. Much did he congratulate himself on the change which lie had remarked, o n com i ng to England, where he had been welcomed with kindness as ho nourable to the nation from whom it emanated, as to the indivi. dual who was so fortunate as to receive it. From the moment in which he had landed - in this free country, he had met with the most cordial and enthusiastic greeting. Ae had found in the GovernMent and Nobility those qualities by which the Alinistere and Nobles of a state ought to be distinguish ed—urbanity, condescension, and sympathy. The Paper spoke at some length on the present prospects of Spain, and declared that it would be found she possessed both iron and gold—iron, for guns, and gold to meet the expences of time conflict. In the struggle. for . their independence, they doubted not that they should be succoured and counte nanced by Great Britain ; and the world would see that the Spaniards were the same men in 1823 thilt they were in 1808. At the last mentioned period they would not suffer a King to be forced on them by Buonaparte ; now they would not submit to have a Constitution.forced upon them by the , legitimate sue'. cessors of that illegitimate despot—they would not endure that' laws should be pressed on them at the point of.a French mos ket.--(Applatise.)—Having thanked the compaft 'tf , for-the lion,;' our which the Duke of San borenza and the.tseeretarY of Lega tion had received, the latter said, it had been his intention to have addressed a few words to the Meeting on the cause which they were met to support, but his country had found so able 'an advocate in the Noble Al arquia, that nothing remained fur him to say._{Loud Applauae.l-11e concluded by giving as a toast—" Prosperity to Great Britain.'.' The toast was drank with applause. ! " The City of London and its Commerce," which 'had befnre hem proposed by the Portuguese Ambassador,-was, new drank with three times three. 111 r. A. BARING, when he saw so many of the various inte rests of the City of London represented in that assembly, felt it necessary to apologize for his presumption, in rising to return thanks for the to as t w hi c h had been given by his Excel lency. the Portuguese Ambassador. It watt impossible to do so without noticing the sympathy which this country mani fested for the situation of those two great nations whose Am bassadors were then present. lie was sure that ninny as were the occasions when British generosity had been called forth, he did not remember one in which the hearts of all classes hod been so strenuously united as they were on this. Ile spoke of the commercial relations between this country and Portugal (whose dealings were proverbial throughout Ettrope for ho nesty) as having produced with h er , and also with Spain, the greatest personal intimacy. Ile saw with satisfaction all the mercantile interests of the country assembled on this occasion, anti acting in concert with a personage who stood very near the Throne, and with Peers of the Realm. In this he saw a grateful illustration of the harmony existing among all orders in this country. It showed that the commoner could meet his superiors without fear, and that higher orders might mix with thetr inferiors without exposing themselves to be treated with disrespect. He did not think it was saying too nmeh to con tend that the extension of our commerce to different parts of the world had effectually served the cause of Lib e rty. He believed it to have sown the seeds of that spirit which had dis. played itself in the Peninsula, and which, if for a season it had been slow in its growth, promised in the end a most abundant harvest. With this impression on his mind, he would propose as a toast—" The extension of commerce and civilization to all parts of the globe." The toastiwas drank with three times three. The next toast was the " Cortes of Spain and Portugal." Drank with three times three, and with loud acclamations. Sir J. 111ACKINTOSII said it was very agreeable for him, and not a little fortunate for the Meeting ; that the toast which he mended by so much intrinsic mi.few.wrorcrwere necessary from him in intro oboanad to nce ro t p h os at e was e clueing it. Had it been otherwise, he confessed he knew not what he could have added withadvantage to the generous rea soning and powerful eloquence of his Noble Friend. What he had imagined, the Noble Marquis had uttered, and he could desire no greater advantage than that his ideas should he clothed in his Noble Friend's language. But a great part of all that was necessary to be done on this occasion had been done in the very first address that waft m ade to the Assembly' that evening. Their Noble Chairman, in a short but manly and energetic ad dress, worthy of* man who had fought the battles of his coun try in all parts of the world, had advocated the cause of Liberty in language becoming the descendant of William the Third.— (Applause.)—lt was remarkable that the name of Bentinek had appeared on the side ofliberty in a former age, when it was assailed by a Bourbon ; but it was perfectly natural that the Noble Lord should act as he now did. It was not to be expected that he would call that revolution an act of usurpation which had esta blished at the same time the family of the Noble Lord and the tights and liberties of the country. The toast which he had I to give recommended the preservation of. the peace of Europe. Tins was perfectly consistent with die principles which brought them together. Their object was to express reprobation of an attempt to disturb that peace by acting on principles which struck directly at the independence of' Nations. The two gallant and renowned Nations whose Representatives were then present were necessarily united, even without the aid of treaties. One of these was our most ancient Ally. When she had been threatened by France, she was succoured by us, and British valour had proved the cradle of her liberty. The Spa. nish nation was connected with this country by similar desa— lt was the only Monarchpyrinweihoili,haagtgl aggressions. In itl i i rn in lB a m s i lt s or he t period, su,as e c. x x po cit s ll d, u f n m iv m ersj i . Interest from the danger to which had craved assistance in her greatest need by her Deputies, who were sent to this country. The Weal was not made in vain. —The British nation flew to arms, and had the honour of par ticipating in those combats which had saved the independence ' of bpain. A simil ar appea l was now ninth, for again her in dettentlence was menaced by violence, as unprincipleti as that of which she had complained before, and already the appeal was answered by the. British Nation. The people had pronounced' their: judgment on the great impending contest. 'Vii voice of all parties, both in and out of Parliament, Lad declared in favour of Spain. The Government, by its: silence and forbearance, gave all the effect they could to_ the efforts of those who wished to preserve the peace of EttrOpe and the in dependence of Nations. The judgment to which he had alluded was every where pronounced with a few suspicious exceptions in favour of Spain. If the principle on winch she was threat ed with attack were acted upon without opposition, there would not long remain any Law of Nations in the world.— Independence would cease, and so, in fact, would. nations; for, in his judgment, a nation could nut with propriety be. said to exist, which was not intlependant. ile pointed out the futile reasoning urged by the French Illiniater, in defence of the meditated war. One ground of, complaint was t that the independence of Spain would have a tendency to diminish the sale of French Mules.—(A- Laugh.).-This was urged as a cause of war, though every one knew. that Spain had an un doubted right to prohibit, if she pleased, every article that could be furnished by France from coming into her territory. Spain had done nothing against the independence of other nations— she had not invited the subjects of other states to rebel against their Sovereigns nor had she in any case considered other Go vernments to be less lawful than their own. There were, there fore, less grounds for making War on her, than the Allies had in 1793 (though it was not for hint to defend, them) for making war against France. Reconsidered that the partition of Poland, had in point of feet, led tothe attack now to he made on Spain. Theprin elides contended forby France, Would lead to interminable war. They would justify the Emperor of ,Russia, if he had the power. which thank God he had not, in overruning America---they would also authorise , him in establishing an army of Cossacks in London,. and to demand that our affairs should be submit ted to the united wisdom of Siberia and Kamstchatka.—(A laugh.)—ln June last when the French King eloSed the Session of the Chambers, he declared that nothing but the blackest malevolence, wishing to rekindle- the brands of discord and war, could have so misrepresented his intentions as to de scribe the .fanitary cordon to have been established for any purpose but to [guard against the progress Of the yellow fe. ver. It was now seen who were the parties that were anxious to rekindle the brands of war and discord, .the baleful flame of which it was extremely'possiblemight shortly extend through Europe. M. de Chateaubriand had objected to the Spanish Constitution that it would enable that nation to form indepen dent treaties with friendly_ States. It might enable her to form friendly . treaty with England,'` which perhaps itt..s the Power which M. de Chateaubriand had principally in his eye. Ile hoped it would not be forgotten by Olio, country—by Spain.-- or by Europe, that if France considered it her interest to make Spain dependent, it had always been the policy of Englaed to see that she was independent.-4Applause.)—He exult ed, as his Honourable Friend had done, in the happy il lustration furnished by that Meeting (X our political-liber ty, where men of all persuasions conld meet without. acritno ny.-:-a here men of all ranks were blended without. confu sion, and where men of all parties mingled Without involving a sacrifice of principle. Ile rose to give a toast favourable to the preservation of peace, but those who heard him knew that peace was not to be preserved by mean submission, but by ac tive courage and wise foresight. He concluded by giving as a toast, " The preservation of the Peace of Europe." This toast was drank with three times three. - The Duke'of SirssEx, after an animatA eulogy on the merits of their Noble Chairman, gave. the a health of Ltird - Wm. Bentinek,',' with three times three. The toast was drank with shouts of approbation. The Noble CHAIRMAN, na no words could do justice to his feelings, begged simply to return his sincere flunks for the honour he had received. The next toast was, " The Duke of Wellington and the brave ra6h, of whatever country, who foUght for Spanish free dom on Spanish ground." " Sec the conquering Hero comes ' was then sung. Mr. LITTLETON expressed the high satisfaction which he derived from meeting so numerous a company, 'and witnessing such intense ardour. in the cause of Spanish He spoke with much animation on the importance of this question now at issue; condemned the principles upheld by the Holy, Alliance, and concluded by giving ass a toast" The cause of civil and religious liberty allover the world." The toast Was drunk with three times three. ..... The next'toasts were" The Governor and Deputy-Gover nor of the-Bank of England" . " The Chairman, DeputyXhairman, and Directors of the East India Company." These toasts were drink with the usual honours ; and Mr. But. - En and Mr. W. NVI 0 RAM returned thanks. The Cita instAx next gave the health of the Stewards. The Duke of SOMERSET returned thanks for the Stewards. The •Noble'CttasltatAw and the Duke of SUSSEX left the room at about eleven o'clock, and the company wholly sepa rated shortly after, the harmony of the. day baying been pre. served with unfailing spirit till the last. The following Air was sung by Air. BROADHURST at the above Festival AIR—" Scott :chit /at. awaked from slavery's tranz " Spain who spurned the yoke; 4' jeer, " Saw NAPOLEON's hortles.atiVance,,l t. ", Flushed with victory : " Spain, in native - valour strong, " Backward drove th' invading throng; " Bold her sons, and this their song— . " Death or liberty ! " Proud Iberia, gallant land ! " Reared the pile by freedom planned, " Fired the torch,by freedom fanned, " Scorned to bend her knee ! " Urged by foreign despots, Gaul 4 ' Flies to arms, and, venturing all, • " Forced to tight, but tights to fall, " Leagued 'gainst liberty ! " Shall (forbid it, Heaven l) the men " Who, from mountain, rock, and glen, " Babied France, as France was then , " Now defeated be ? Shall they break their patriot vow, " Who master'd strength to weakness bow, 44 Yield to France, as France is note fi " No.—they shall be free ! 44 Britons ! you whose patriot train " Oft has spurned oppression's reign— . '" You whose hearts bessithigh for Spain, " Pledge one cup with me : " Soon may Spain, in justice 'strong, " Backward drive th' invader's throng; Bold her sons, and this their song— " Death or liberty !' FASIIIONA BLE ARR IVAIS. The Marchioness of Salisbury, from her seat, Hatfield ; Lord Lilford, from his seat, Northamptonshire ; Lord Charles Fitzroy, from his seat in Northamptonshire s • Earl Ludlow, from his seat, Cople, B edfordshire; Earl Caled on, from Rent; Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wellesley, from Hatfield ; Col. Lowther, N.P. from the Earl of Lonadale's seat, Cottesmore, Rutlandshire ; the Hon. Mr. Ponsonby, in St. Jame's-square; Lady Sophia Heathcote, from Brighton; Viscount Clifden, from his seat at Roeharapton. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Viscount Marcellus, the French Ambassador, gave on Thurs day, a splendid fete at the seat of the EMbassy, in Portland place, the residence of the late Spanish Minister. The 'Archbishop-of York gave a sumptuous entertainment yesterday to a large party. Lord Calthorpe gave a grand dinner yesterday at his house in Grosvenor-square. Mr. Stuart Wortley gave a grand dinner yesterday at the pa vilion, in Curzon -street, May-frux. Sir Robert Wigrarn, M.P. entertained yesterday as large party of distinction at Connaught-place. BATH D. and Lady Baker, Sir Jos. and Lady Huddart, Sir E. and Lady I iartopp, Lady J. Stephens, Admiral Sir Thos. Hartle, lion. Mr. Lester —Dr. Taylor, Adm. Sotheby, General Poulett,,. Gen. Wood, Colonel Woisl, Col. Gilmour, Col. Manic ? Major Sheraton, Capt. and Mrs. Forbes, Capt. Mrs. and Miss 'Jenkins, Captain .Adams, Cap. taro Duncan, Captain Eyre, Captain Huntley, Captain Fey ton, Captain Scott, Captain Stephens, Captain Stevenson, Captain Savage, Captain Wallace, Lieutenant Sturges.—Rev. 'Dr. Morrell, Rev. Dr. Worthington, Rev. Mr. and M rs . C oo k, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Rev. Mr. Cassan, Rev. Mr. Day, Rev. M r . Moore, Rev. Mr. Williams. We regret to state that Mr. CANNING suffered considerably yesterday from a smart attack of the gout . Sir WILLIAM ELLIOT, Bart. is shortly expected a town from his seat in Scotland. Miss DANCE is performing with success nt Bath, and her sister is to make her first appear ance there next week. Mr. DowToN is performing with great eclat some of his most celebrated characters in Dublin. tit opened on Saturday night last in Dr. Cant well, and on Monday played Sir John Falstqa: A M E :InVe**:t'lmr-"! ••• •,•- Faost NAssatT.—By the packet schooner Swift, Captain RUNGE*, we have our file of Nassau Papers to thel6th inat. They contain nothing of much interest. The Governor of the Bahamas has forbidden,, I>y Prockaus. tion, the exportation from those Islands of Corn, Flour, Bread, Biscuit, Oats, Pulse, or (gain of any. tort, until further notice. Complaints are made' at Nassau that, notwithstanding the port is open to the American trade, very few vessels visit it; and that while the putports are well supplied with the necea. , saries of life, by vessela from the United States, which smuggle in their cargoes, thej'are frequently Very short of the necessary supplies. H. B. M. brig Kangaroo, De 111avir., from, Jamaica, and last front Havannah, arrived at Nassau the 313th The Royal (atette of the 15th inst. says-_" We hasten t,) lay before our readers, a clause of a. Law lately passed by the State of South Carolina, entitled " An Act for the better regulation and government of Free Negroes and persons of " colour," which may very seriously atTect any of our vessels trad• ing to that State. This law altogether appears a _very singular enactment of a free country—that a free mariner going thither is liable to be sold as a slave, should he, even by accident, lie left behind by the hasty sailing of his ship ; and tl:e master also liable to a heavy fine and imprisonment. A late Now'Orleans Papas says, a rumour has been sev,- ral days in circulation here, that the British are about em. barking seven black regiments from their islands in the 'West Indies, in order to take possession of such parts of . the Island of Cuba, as have become notorious for pirocy."—(.'Vere York Mercantile Adrertiser.) ' • 46 ( r as • 4' .. t a ' t • 4,„ ;%. ' s k h : f ' ... le .. , .szY) v" \ - - NV - *, 4 7 4," ( e s p . ' " ? ' 'ER () 4s l.' • 4, 4 9 0 . *l4 GRAND PUBLIC DINNER. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. D nAL, MAxctF 7. ~—Wind S.-4tiled this morning the virboie of the homeward-bound for the Myer. Put back this aftertmou the Euphrates, Meade, for Boinbay. The Eliza, from bon don to 111111, was blown into the Downslastnight. with loss flf an anchor and cable, and has been supplied with another from hence, and abOut;i r.3t. this,afternoon she cut from another,_ anti proceeded from Itamsgate,harbour. HALF4AST Six o'CLocx.—lt blows hard from S. by E., with thick weather and snow. POU.Tsstotmt, Manctt 7.—Wind Libera, tor, Gass, from the Downs for South America, wltttseveral parently outward-bound ships ; but in consequence of its hav ing blown' a gale , front the Southward, with, a heavy fall of snow, We have not been able to have any communication with them.: • The Jenny, of South Shields, and Guardian, of North Shields, were abandoned off the coast of Rolland on Wednesday, being full of water. The Lively, Griffiths, from . PoOl to Liverpool, and Milan,. Kettle, front to ditto, were driven on shore near Ifoly head on Wednesday; the former totally wrecked. The Light-house Vaeht, Cunningham, from. Sligo Greenock, was totally *necked near Ayr on Tuesday. The Prince of Waterloo, Fox,..from Dublin to Wlthehaven, and Eden, ThOmion; bound to Dublin, were driven on shot . : near Whitehaven on 'Tuesday.' ' •" The Felicity, Landell, froM Morlaix to Newcastle, was on shore near Calais, with 5 feet water. in her hold, on Thursday. The Henrietta, Mathews, of CastlebOven,' bound to Liver pool, was driven on shore in Carnarvon Bay on Tuesday. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at tl.p East .India House, when Capt. 'John lilansbard waS sworn into the coin. mend of the ship Marquis or Wellington,' consigned to Madr a s and Bengal. ' SPORTING. HUNTING INTELLIOF;NCE. ,The Quorndon hound on , Friday last, had .one of the ,se, verest . •days recollect e d f or some years pail. lebich may be fairly classed4amOngst the very best. of Alm "olden times." The hounds.were put into covert precisely at .eleven o'clock, and a gallant fox instantly stole away at his Very best piny, towards Stretton Iran, by -Glenn Town to Burton Overy, by Carlton, near to Shankton, Holt, through Stonton Wood to, Stanton Town, afterwards to . Church Langton, thence to Thorn Langton, crossed the Welland, through Langton Cawdle tb•Stonton, thence through Olooston Wood to Hallaton Bot toms,- and near to -Allextort Wood, when he tu r n e d t o Stoat?. ston Wood, and the hounds were whipped off. Several Oen denien who were tiro minutes beyond the time of " peeling" at. cover, had no' opportunity of witnessing any part of the. fun ; even the great .elbud of ". Bite of Blood, and Lads Fancy" from Leicetiter and the neighbourhood, who know how to " cross and twist," were completely out of Calcidatiou,. and, lost for the day. Sir B. Graham, the Ilonebrable 411 r. Anson, and lb% Coke, were the. only tientletoon. who at all participated in the luxury of the Chase. We hope Turs day..next-will be equally. as kopitiouti, and that Sportsmen will recollect, that .to be our minute to lute--isto be hot dov MEETINGS. or nouxns is THE ENSUING IVICEIr. The Quorndon Hounds ' on Monday, at St an f or d P ar k ; Tuesday, at Oadby Gate ; Wednesday, at Owthorpe, Notts ; Friday, at Loseby ; and on Saturday, at Banton MIL Mr. Meynell's lounds, on MandaY,• at Blithetield•; !Plm day, at Kedleston ; and on Saturday, at liudborne 11. Jolliffe, Esq.'s Fox-hound s , o n Itiontlav at .Ntitileld Marsh ; 'Wednesday, at Hermitage ; and on Saturday, - at the Somers' Arms. The Surrey Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Worms Heath ; Thursday, at Titacy Church ; and on Saturday, at Kiston. The Sanderstead Harriers, on Monday, Wednesday, and Sit_ turday, at the K enne l. • ~ The Gransden Hounds, on Tuesday, at Ahbotsley Downs and on Friday, at Patton Wood. Sir Jacob Astley's Hounds, on Monday, at Dttker's Bridge; Wednesday, at Badbam ; and on Friday, at Wood Milling. Mr. Dewing's Hounds, on Monday,. .at Saham (Mr, Her's), to run a buck ; Wed nes d a y, at Scorning, to run a buck and on'Friday, at Wood flailin. The Warwickshire Fox-hounds, on Monday, at Edge Hill Tuesday, at Walton Wood ; Th ur sd a y, at Farnborough House; and on Saturday, at Snitterfield. Colonel Berkeley's Fox-hounds, on Tuesday, at Marsmore Bufrett,near Oloucester. The 'Ludlow Subscription Pox-hounds, on Tuesday., n. Stoke's Wood ; and on kriday, at Kyrewood Sir R. Puleston's Hounds, on Monday, at Carden; Wed nesday, at Brynhova ; and on Saturday, at Alan Stullers. Sir Edw. Smythe's Fox-hounds, on Monday, at:Bening:on Village ; Wednesday, at Berwick Oates ; and oo IN.idtty, it Pitchford Hall. The Anson Hunt races are fixed to be run over Lichatid Race Course, on Wednesday, the 19th inst. The his, of 60 guns, at Chatham, was tin Monday commissioned by Capt.GOROON, for tho flag of Rear-Admiral EYRE.—The C/io, of ni guns, was commissioned at Chatham, on the 9.fith ult. by , Capt. STRANGWAY ; she is to he 'fitted for Channel service, with a compliment of Mt men.--On Sunday an order was received at the Royal Marine Barracks, Chadian), to send out recruiting parties for a further augmentation 61" that valuable and gallfmt corps.--(KentishGozette.) STATE OF I RELANDe--We regret to ay, that the Country Papers received since our last are by no means calculated to remove the apprehen sions which are felt touching the tranttuillity the interior. In Cork and Kerry several out rages have been committed ; and in some dis. tricts not hitherto exposed to the infliction the Insurrection Act has been put in force.—(Dublin Evening Post.) SURREY SESSlONS.—Yesterday these SeFsiont4 terminated. The following is the list of the number of prisoners that have been tried, and - their sentences :—Trunsportation fer life, 1 ; for seven years, 14 ; 18 to be imprisoned in the flou- t ot' Correction for various periods ; 3 to he iniprisolled in t,e. county gaol (Guildford); and 34 were acquitted and discharged by proclamation. A A plan is in contemplation among Dissenters, for the greater convenience of tracing the registers of baptisms and burials, to loote one . general register-office in every county, to whirh annual copies from the ebap e l bo o ks shall no sent and tiled,and books provided for recording . such copies. SUlClDE—Wednesday evening, Mr. IticnAnn BEcKETT, Assistant Master of Mile End Old Town NVorkhouse, was discovered hanging by cord from a hook in the ceiling. ne had been in a low desponding state for SWIIiN time. An In quest was held on the body by Mr. UN IS, roner, and the Jury returned a verdict of---1.0- sanity.