The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-05 00:00:00

THE AMERICAN ANNIVERSARY DINNER.

the eighty-fourth aunivereary of American in-
&ponder:a was oelebrated yesterday evening by a dinner at
the London Tavern, presided over by General CAMPBILL,
the American Coesul-General in London. Amongst the
company present were Mr. Dallas, American Minister ; Mr.
Croaky, General Macdonald, Dr. Macke", Mr. Hollimbead,
Magnus, and about 100 gentlemen more or less con.
nested with the United &etas. The dinner was of
excellent quality, and the arrangements altogether gave
unmixed satisfaction..

Oa the removal of the cloth,
The CHAIRMAN briefly stated the object of their festive
:nesting. They were assembled (be said) to celebrate the
eiglityloiuth anniversary of • day on which a young nation
bad detessined to be free, and which stood alone in the pre-
Kea of friend and foe. From that day down to the pre-
sent, America had been the home of the fugitive, and •
Mead of struggling freedom all over the world. (Cheers.)
Mr. DALLAB said that anyone who listened to him was
&were of the peculiar affection and respect with which that
aaaivereary &aer wee regarded by all Americans. They
knew and they appreciated the wisdom and the courage of a
young people in declaring themselves independent of an old
government, and the patriotism associated with the names
of those who had founded the present system of the Ame-
rims government. No one needed to be told what signification
attached tothe ith July—(cbeers)—the hallowed birthday of
• great nation. (Continued ohms.) It was hailed and
accepted mama ewe& signally illustrated by many virtaer,
ad was lastingly auspicious to mankind. (Loud cheer.)
It tbe malityinet• there nbc Sunned to him were
be ell, as be lad dun done before, upon the ennobling
Utak early lanais lilies. Eras in the
capital of England, no one could Men with reluctaoco to
the warrence of such names as Wuhington--(iondcheen),
—Franklin—(loadchems)r—sTefferson—(continnedcheerieg),
or Marhlioom—{protsottal cheering)';—to descriptions of
famous Adds of light, such as Bunker's-hill, Serstoga, or
Yorktown ; or to the majestic deliberations of councils, or
to the continental congress presided over by Hancock.
(Hear, hear.) To the American ear, the swelling theme
never had lost, and never would lose, its s4nificance
or &Unction. He abstained, however, now, mindful
of the limits of a proper reserve, would only add,
that the foaminess with which they eulogised their
revolutionary sires was neither ungenerous nor exclusive,
but, on the contrary, would be as warmly manifested when-
ever and wherever similar excellence was displayed. Oa
this day the heart, of his countrymen expand to recog-
nise true greatnem evinced in any land, by any race.
At this moment, in • somewhat distant island, a spon-
taneous and popular insurrection against oppression,
cruelty, and wrong awakened wide-spread sympathies.
(Loud cheers.) He forbore a single comment on the
merits of the case ; but if there could be found amongst the
champions of Sicilian rights and liberties • wise, just,
brave, and disinterested deliverer, they should hasten to
connect the heroism of the present day with the heroism
of the day they were then commemorating. (Cheers.)
Mr. CROSILEY here called for three cheers for Ganbaldi,
which was vociferously responded to.
The next toast was ' The President of the United
States," to which followed " The Queen," in giving which
the Chairman stated that her Majesty had most kindly lent
her celebrated portrait by Winterhalter, for thepurpose
of its being copied by an American artist, and in the
club room of the American Aesociation. toast was
most enthusiastically responded to.
The next toast was " The Diplomatic Service of the
United States," coupling with it the name of his Excellency
G. M. Dallas.
Mr. DALI.AB briefly returned thanks, alluding to the long
roll of distinguished men who had illustrated American
diplomacy from the revolution down to the present day.
These men, he said, had distinguished themselves because
they came from a free nation and were sustained by • tree
people. (Cheers.)
Mr. CRORKIT gave the health of the Chairman, which was
warmly responded to, after which the remaining toasts on
the chairman's list were disposed of, and the company
separated.
A selection of appropriate music was efficiently performed
by the Distin Venial Horn Union, who wore the uniform of
the Loudon Rifle Brigade. Hr. Higgs was the toast-
master.