The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-05-11 00:00:00

AANITT.RILIRY OF TR lONS OF TUE CLERGY.

Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Charity
for the Soos of the Clergy. it took place, as usual,
at St. tatii'a Cathedral. His ltac.il litghness the
Duke of Ciarei.o. attended, as one of their Stew-
ards ; so dui the Lord Mayor, who went in state,
acre paMed by the Sheriffs, Aldermen Ainpley,
Hunter, and Birk 1., the Chant berlainfof London, &c.
The 'Jay being s.ry tine: the Cathedral was un-
commonly crowded. The Anthem was delightfully
pertornied, under the' direction of Sir Williain
Parsons. • The sermon was preached by the Rev.
J. S. Clark.lChaplain to the Prince of Wales., who
took his test from the Ist chap. of Kings, and
34th verse, " And Zudoc the Priest. and Na-
than the Prophet, anointed bins King."' Sec. Ike.
from which 'he made au excellent discourse. After
the service the couyany 'moved off in grand pro-
cession to the Merchant Tailors' Hall. Thread-
lieedl -street. • . _

About live o'clock, his Royal niglinens the Duke
of Charente arrived, at which time, the spacious
ball, conveniently, and, indeed, superbly arranged.
for the reception of its visitors, was troweled in every
part. The dinner was served, in cominciidulde
style, by Mr. Angel. As soon as the cloth was re-
moved, Nom 'whir Amine was sung by Messrs.
Page and Company. with universal approbation.
The Loa. &layout was in the Chair ; he gave
" The Church Mid King." which was received with
the most enthusiastic acclamations, nod " God sore
the Klieg" was then snug, the company joining in
chorus. ,4 The ()teem mid the rest of the Royal
Family," were seihrwquesitly given from the Choir.
and greeted endiu.iitstically; at length the Lord'
Mayor proposed, with three cheers, " t he health cl
hi. Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence," which
was agreed to with the most cordial marks of appro.
tuition.

As soon as the tumult of acclamation had sub-
sided, his Royal Highness addressed the cotnpany
in an appropriate speech. He returned them his
sincere thanks for the manner in which they had
driiiik his health; be conceived he was addressing
a body so enlightened 84 to render unnecessary any
enlarged view of the object of the Meeting It was
for the purpose of assisting the offs! gof the
poorer class of the clergy of the EA iblished Church
of Englaiid„ for whom sufficient support had not
been pi-Aided; and when it was recollected, that
his f.imily were originally invited to support that
Church, of which his father had been, invariably., a
zealous advocate, by regularly attending to its du-
ties, he trusted that they would approve the views
of his Royal Brothers, who bad conjointly resolved
to attend, individually, one or other, at each Anni-
versary of the Sims of the Clergy.
His Royal I lightiess's short, but appropriate ad-
dress, was received with universal acclarmit,ou.
After winch several toasts and glees were given ;
and two solos on the trumpet were performed by au
einin-nt professor.
About eight o'clock '..he cony iny broke up:
arnon• whom were:—
His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence ; the Arch-
bishops of Canterbury and York; the Bishops of Londoi.,
Winchester, Lincoln, Bath sad Wehs, Worcester, Exeter,
Hereford, Carlisle, Chichester, Clorhrr,and Kilmore ; Lords
Var ttttt nth and Lercson tower; Sir Willw. Dolhen, Bart.
Sir William Curtis, Sir Charles Flower; the hlo•ritti ; four
other Aldermen, and iinat of the principal citizens of Lon-
don. _ _

Jr. Bacon, who has been Treasurer of this In.-
..tannin' ;shave fitly 3 ears. wee prevented from at-
teoini. bt intlnpu.itiott, *hid, was much lament-
ed by II Ins friends.