The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN
DISTRESS.

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The jubilee festival of this society was held last
night at the London Tavern; Earl ORANTILLI in the
chair. There were about a hundred and Sity other gentle-
men present
After the uousl toasts,
The Cr/Juneau proposed the "Allied Arsine and
lisvies;".and as there wane one present who was direaly
connect. i with either lIMICP be begged to couple with
the oust the name of a gentleman who had at least had
many thousands of men under his command, and who
knew romething about earthworks—he meant Sir Charles
Fon. (Cheers )
Sir C. Fox expressed the embarreseaseht be felt at finding
himeelt pieced in so very unerpreted a situatitn. He had
heard moor foreigners of different nations express their
opinion of British soldiers and sailors, and they all sad
that there were no such troops and saileve in the world.
Net long ago be heard the secretary to the French Minister
of War ray that the manner in which the English army hod
repulsed the attack at Inkermane was the meet wonderful
thing in the shoals of war. (Osten.) Hs (Sir C. Pot)
hid had many opportunitim of speaking with tie
Emperor of the French, and he could assure the
meeting that his Majesty regarded the alliance with
tow arantry al of the utmost importance. He had
often keyed ft asked whether the Emperor was
tampers is hie desire to continue the amnesia&
tatters's the two nation*? He (Sir Charles Fox) had put
the qneetina to him, and his Majesty told him that the
'Limes was not only the right thing, bat that it was to UN
interest of both countries that the friendly relations which
bad happily sprat( up between them should be maintained.
(Cheers.) '1 here had never ban a ruler of France who
pestered such politiesl information as the present Err, ror,
for he had as opportunity of studying the menstitutioas sot
wily of France, bat of 8- gland aid America, and he mast
be convicted that the Enlists Milieu would he ad-
vaatageons, sot oaly to both et:metrics, bat to kin own
iatere,ts. (Load staqs.)

Earl °weelicu then prorosed the tout of the seeming,
Beccen to to ii.ciety of Frien4e of Foreigners is Die
treas." (Cheer .) The noble earl upraised his full eon-
couture is theo principle upu which the society bad bun
founded. If it had been the law fir so many hendred
years teat no Englishman should be showed to die of
st neatioa, it was surely right that some means should be
takes to *stud that principle to kr• iges, , who could not
demand the aid of a parish. The society since its founds-
ti,n had been gradually but constantly increasing its
sources of ineome. It had been said, and with ',justice,
that this country owed much in the way of improvement
to it. science, its commerce, and its man,factores to the in-
ane of fore.guen ; and it was therefore most proper that
the wore of the society, which was to extend aid to neces-
sitous f oreigoen, without distinction of country or creed,
should be supported as became the riches and the resources
of the nation. (Hear, hear.) There had bees some gees-
. the u t e whether a charity diaper was the right way to
*Meet many 1, r a benevolent purpose. He (Lord Gran.
Tide) had sometimes been inclined to take the opposite.
view; but still he mot confess that "the proof 1,1
the padding was in the eating." (Laughter ani cheers )
He round that the aaaaa go sum collected at the dinner
during the hat 16 year. had been fifty Cues greater than
'het which had bees obtained after many of the excellent
sermons which bad been preached for the eocicy. (Cheers
and hurter.) It was a fortunate and graceful coincidence
that this jubilee festival should have taken place at a period
when tae war had been concluded by a pesos which 1r
believed was honourable to ourselves, which he hoped *oat
be lasting, and which, he rejoiced to say, because the
fact would certainly tend to increase its durability,
wee hunailia•ing to none of -he belligerents osacerned
(Cheep.) The pr gross of society wee grades', for civil'.
sluice made soy great step at once. Advance, how-
ever, was at least chetah, if each step forward wee a little
greater then the backward movement. (Cheers) He
thought the history of the wee—the milder cols by which
it had been g d, the traits of humanity which bad
been shown oo both sides—bed showed that a considerable
pushes bad bees made towards =Wellies, sad certainly
towards elv rioting, the horrors of war He thought,
too, that whatever might have bun said to the contrary,
re was really a very sweat feeling of thankfulness
that it had phased Divine Frovidence to Tesoro to the
world the blessings of pease. (Chun.) He was gratified
,o observe tut Loterithstandieg the continuance of the was
for two years, there were still no fewer then a hundred sub-
jects of the Emperor of Russia receiving au st.nce from the
s ciety—s number exceeding the &w rap' of former yetis.
(Cocas) 8. me months ago he had bad a con tine
with a very distinguished foreigner, who bad since pub-
I s ted a very istirestiog and Untruths work on England.
Thu endemism told him that he bad beg known
England, and that I. greatly admired both the
coquetry sad the wonderful things it had been able
to ashler*. That, however, which had most perplexed him
was to god oat what was the putieular quality which
• nebled Englishmee to get through their work. Bet last
yebr h. had icard two eminent members of parliament make
sash a rimed, end he had also heard se eminent populer
oreeeher denary sermon. A sew light then struck him,
nal heat once eschin.ed " I have it! It is the generates of
Englishmen which enables them to get through their
work." (Load laugher) Now he (Lord Granville) was
en' alleluia to make the c =pant Mind ancther illustration
of that great En shah vir :se, patio ace, and be should therefore
at once coechde by progenies the toast he bad ahead,
given. (Loud chrism)

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Tim trammel. (Kr. J. Lunoocunai), having proposed
the semoh of then .tole obeiresse, wee made en appropmaie
stretch in 1. ply, the prooeedinp stun afterwards terminated.
Bstmeriptions amounting to the very liberal sum of 3,0001.
and ■pw.rde were annontoed, Whig a mast mere time
double what Cod bean received on any previous ocession.

TIM Musical matertaismeata were or as vonsaally high
°Unmet, for, is oddities to the professiooal vocalist.,
Molly. Emilie Kral, Herr Pmebelt, Herr Adolphe 0.11
oda, H... Adolphe emb.ossar, Herr Carl I/Melamine, Harr
Maurits NA,crt, and Mr. Aagartas Br►hma, kindly cm-
Inhaled their gratait JIM SW 'KM.