The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-25 00:00:00

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SOCILTY. •

The Anniver.ary Dinner of this Institution was yesterday het.:
at the London Tavan, where was nwieinblei 3 most numerous and
respectable collection of the friend+ of the Inatitutinn.
Among the co:npany present we noticed the Lord Mayor, Lord
Bolton, Sir W. Aabbumhain, Bart., Sir W. Kay. Ban., Sir P.
.11aleobn, Batt., Sir W. Blizard, F. 8.5., Samuel Thornton, Eaq
Vivt-President of the Society, Mr. 31arjoribaLka, M.P., Sir 1'..,
Otr.manniy, M.P., &c. &e.
The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR took the Chair at half.

Bast Six.
After the withdrawal of the cloth, and Non Noble Doming' had
been sung, the following toasts were proposed :
" The King," with three times three.
Anthem.—`" God save the King."
" The Duke of York and the Army," with three times thrill
Olee—'• How merrily live we that soldiers be."
The Loot, klmcoit then proposed—" The health of the Duke
of Clarence and the Navy." He regretted extremely the unaroich
able alatince of the Royal Duke.
Anthem—" Rule Bei annia."
The CHAIR m then said, that the toast he was about to pm-
pose would, he wa. surd, meet with the cordial approbation of all the
friends of the Institution, as it VIM hie prosperity of the Institution
itself. Ho regretted their Noble President (the Earl of Romney)
WAS not able to he present at such a numerous assembly of the
friends of the Society. He was sorry lie had not sooner become a
supporter of the Institution, as he believed it to surpnss all others
in primary utility. Since the first establislinier.t of the Society in
1701 down to the present time, a period of t years. the number of
bop' fitted ont and provided for amounted ta 3.5,040. They were
boxy principally drawls from situations, which, if they had been
stiff-deed to remain in. they would, in all probability, have become
thieres and vagabonds. 'fhey were generally boys of robust con-
stitution, and well able to do their country service. It not only
was a charity, but was the means of rearing a hardy race of ma-
riners for his Majesty's navy. His Lordship concluded by fer.
verily hoping that ths funds and prosperity would continue to
increase.

Between al v.y and seventy of the boys at present under the env
of the Society were here introdueed and walked round the room. A
liner or MOTM hardy set of lads we never saw.
Mr. Tizonwr on, Vice-President, proposed the health of their
Right Honourable Chairman, the Lord Mayor.
His LORDSHIP returned thanks iu a short speech, which did not
reach us on account of the noise.
The health of their Noble President, the Rad of Rimney, was
then proposed and drank.
Ate—" Thowitoi that blows."
That of Samuel Thaaton, Lsq. was alto proposed, and he re.
turned Burls.
The health of Mr. Webb was then drank.
Song—" St. Patrick was a gentleman."
Toast*" Lord Fiuwilliam."
Song—" This is the age of new inventions."
Toe health of Adeuirai Sir P. Malcolm was then drank with
three times three.
Sir P. !lALCOI.III. in returning thank•, exprsed hiti greet ic-
tcrest in the Institution : the boys, he said, were, generally speck-
ing, strongly attached to the service. He felt the greatest pleasure
In seeing. frr the !,rat time, the Chief Magistrate of Lindon in the
Chair. He was tie more pleased, as every body must lie aware
that the Society would mainly depend on the literality of the Lon-
don citizens.
Air—" Young flimsy."
l'ulat—" The lairds Conimissionm of the Admiralty."
The CSIAIRms sr said, the next lie should propose would be that
ofthe "East India Company." Ile need not caps :ste on their
rr.unifleence, as :t was known to them all.
Mr. fitAHLEY CLARY returr.ed thanks on the part of the East
India Corarany. Arrangements extremely salutary to the well-
being of this Society had been entered into at same trouble and ex-
pensti, to transfer all the boys that came from the Society into the
de...ricnt ships belonging to the Company. Sri long as the same
good system of management in the draws of the Institution whirls
Pad tern ratted upon since its foundation was persevered in. so long
soul,l it flourish and gain the 'import of the British public.
Upon she health DI Sit F. OMMANNEY being drunk, he rose,
and after has hag thanked the company for the honour they had done
him, he observed, that he was authorised to say, that had it not
been for a marriage of a near relation of the Duchess of ,Clatence,
his Royal Ilighnadi would himself hare_ honoured them with his
company. Ile begged also to state thist had It been possible Sir
CA.clantrn would have favoured them with his company. The
Honourable Knight alien announced the donations and aubserip-
uons which had been sent in, amounting to a very considerable
at. at.
Sev-ral other appropriate toasts were anterwards drank, and the
hilarity conttaued to a iota hour.

The packet-ship John Wells, Captain Isaac Hardy, has
matte four sucecest ve passages from New Yerk t Liverpool
(If three weeks.

In the moth. of March. 1894, a vessel, called the Rose,
sailed for the Cape. of Good (lope. From that time there
has been ne intelligence of this vessel. By one of the South
&a whalers, arrived of the coast of Cornwall, several
hundred letters that were sent out by the R.,se have been
return a.l to the ibip letter office.