The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-03-18 00:00:00

SAINT PATRICK'S Air.

MARCH 17, IsOs.
This being the anniversary of the festival of St.
PAT It the tutelary Saint of Ireland, it was cele-
brated with those demonstrations of stational joy
which usually distinguish it.
The Benevolent Society of St. PATRICK held their
Meeting at the London Tavern, under the patron-
age ache DukeofCAst n mot (Earl of Tipperary.)
The Earl of Nloia A was destined to fill the
Clair. His Lordship entered the room about six
o'clock in the evening, accompanied by the Earls of
G AN ARD and MOUNT NORRIS. The Band imme-
diately struck up, " See the conquering Hero
comes ;" and the company saluted the Chairman
with every demonstration of respe,a.
The Company, consisting of about .500 persons,
sat down to a most splendid and elegant dinner,
consisting of every offering of the season.
When the cloth was removed, toasts, songs, and
symphonies succeeded each other.
The first was,
Tor Kinc, with three times thr:?e.
Asa—Gotl sive G7eat Grotg,:mir Kinc. (Lou. p!oirdits.)
I.,,MCT—ThZQIIC`t.II, with Lave tioows three.
it--Br;toai Strike }low. (.4/I.:aw.)

Lord Mot RA—" I am going to give the Health
of hii H0..al Pli,,lmess the Prince of WA 11-.5 ; hut
before I *do so, I wish to observe, that his Royil
Ilighness, with his usual princely munnicence and
liber.ility, has comthi.sinned me to yrw.,.;ent this in-
stitution with the sum of 100 gui,was." (Repeated
and rater-a:et/ aip!aleer.)

l'AST.—The Pnr,r of W.iles, with three times three.
(/t 1004 drev.k igizh
MuLic from Orche-!ra.
Attt.—it. Pattia's Day in the Morning. (Vrhnnent Op-
plawsc )

It was unanimously encored, and wa; followed
by a son;, tht bu:-then of whicl), referring to the
union cif Johnny Bull, Taffy, Sawney. and Pat,
breathed defiance to the efforts-and machinations of
the whole world.
The Earl of Mote.% stated the number of chil-
dren who had been clothed, educated, and main-
tained during the last year. It appeared by the
Noble Earl's statement, that the advantages of this
charity had been extended to twenty-five chikren
more during the course of the last year, including
girls mid boys, than it had during the preceding
one.

ToAsa. —The bent-volent Society of St Patrick, with three
times three.

The Children of both sexes reared. by the Chari-
ty, walked in proces:iion round the room ; they ex-
hibited the appearance of contentment, health and
happiness. Every person was earer in presenting
them with the various fruits, whiA formed the des-
sert ; they received the gifts with every expression
of gratitude and pleasure.

Attie, b:.• the RAN 0--Garry Owen, Paddy Whack, &c. &c.
To ST—Tile Duke i.i York, and the Army of Englaud,
with three times three--(Applawe.)
At a—The Duke of York's March.
TOAST—The Duke of Clarence, and the Macy.
SONG—Rule Britanma.
TOAST—The Duke oiC.imbricize, the Pre,idelit, with three
timi s three.

...... _
A son by Mr. Bond, complircentiry to St. Patrick.
Mr. Alderman Roy+•CROFT rose, and after several
observations, which the agitation of the assembly
prevented us from hearing, s:tid, « There have not
been many opportunities for the display of military
skill, but one has occurred, the restr't of which liLs
been as glorious a-. successful. The Noble Lord
who is in the chair can better dilate on this interest-
intr topic than I can, but a sentiment of delicacy
will doubtless prevent him from enlarging upon it.
Need I mention that in saying this, it is my objet to
propose to you the health of the Conqueror of
Egypt—our gallant Chief, General Lord I luzcitts-
So N .—( bisettant plaudits.)
'fhe• valiant t..:::iteval's health was done honor to, with three
times three.

Gen. Lord Hert-lIINSON-•-•'e Gentlemen, I return
you my sincere thanks, for this tribute of your ap-
probation.-1 should be happy in following the ex-
ample of my of Noble Friend, the Earl :Moira, not
only in the field, but in promoting the interests of
this Institution.—The worthy Alderman has ad-
verted to the achievements of the British army in
Egypt—but a very small portion of the success of
that army was attributabl to me.—The noble
CornrnanCier left me but little to do ; and, indeed,
such was the valour of the troops, that 1 iiad only
to point o,it to tir.nn the path of victory. (Bravo !
Ace/an:xi:a, from every part of the room.) What
has occurred in Egypt, I conceive a proof of
the undiminished valour of the British soldier, and
an assurance that the ancient spirit ,vhieh
distiu-
gu:shed our forefathers, still breathes warm in every
bosom (General sent;mentt of approbation). You may
be again called forth—your ancient foe is at your
gates (.!n evnrew.on of indignation)—You will resist
that foe, and I trust you will -recolleet you are cori-
tendint; for every thing that is dear and valuable to
you. While you can repose confidence in the bravery
of such soldiers a conquered in Egypt, and in the
prudence of such a General as my noble friend, you
can have nothing to fear.—You have received from
your ancestors a proud and honourable name ; and
I call upon you to transmit it to your posterity,
pure and unsullied.--(The acclamations of the com-
pany did not subside for several minutes.)
hounur of the Conquest of Egypt.
ToAsr—The Duke of Kent, the P3troo of the Society.
The report of the Subscriptions was new made,
liis Roval ll'ehuesi, 100 Guineas-4./ppla.oe
R Brind.lvy Esq. 20
The Earl of Matra, n Guineas-4./prlatue. )
A number of other Donations were announced
from General Lord liiitchinson, Lieut. Chambers,
of the Navy, Messrs. Latouches, the Duke of
Cambridge, Dr. Gl.tsse, the Worshipful the Skin-
ners' Company. I hese Donations, with ::071. col-
leaed at the table, made together 1,5041.
Colonel IL G WEL L -•‘8 I now give the health of a
Nobleman whose name, I am persuaded, will be re-
ceived with respea—a Nobleman who has been, on
all occasions, a virtuous patriot, a real friend to the
interests of the united empira—one who has been to
this Institution an gtive, zealous, munificent patron
—I need not say I mean the Earl of MoikA.—(A
6ur,t sf uplause of malty minutes.)
The Earl of Mot RA—" Gentlemen, Upon a day
like this, and atsa crisis like this, and while your
hearts are glowing with the sentiments infused into
them by the gallant Nobleman who sits near me, I
shall not attempt to detain you by any expressions
of gratitude for the honour you have done me—no
expression I could make would convey what I real-
ly feel—you can better appreciate my sensibility
by what it ought to be, thaii by what I can express.