The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-09 00:00:00

GRAND SPANISH DINNER.

On Friday evening the Grand I)inner, in pursuance
of public advertisements, was given to their Excellencies
the Spanish and Portuguese AAllibussadurs, and to the
late Spanish Ambassador to the Court of France, the
Duke of Sall Lorenzo, at the Great Room of the City
of London Tavern.
At six o'clock the company assembled consisted of
'some of the most illustrious and distinguished personages
in the country, as well as a number of the wealthiest
city merchantr, to that the diner guests may be said to
have heeta composed off a lair representation of every
class of society..-the aristocratical, the monied, and the
popular interests.
Amongst the company present were, in the Chair,
Lord W. Bentinek, on his. right, Isis Royal 'diatoms'
the Duke of Sussex, next to the Royal Doke his Excel-
lency the Duke of San Carlos, in a splendid uniform,
at the lift of t‘e Chair Admiral Jabet, the Spanish
Ambassador, altp in a splendid uniform, Mons. Oliviera,
,the Portuguese< Antbatsador,,aad several foreigner. of
Itlisiinction. At the head table were also Lord Erskine,
the Duke of Argyle, Lord Notinanby, Earl Darnley,
Lord Clifton, and several other noblemen. There were
also present .the most distinguished Cinunsoneis its the
country : :Sir James Alackiittosn, Mr. Lambton. Mr.
. Bpi& Mr: Whitbread, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Hub-
house, Mr. Marrs/ran Wood, Mr. Williams, Mr. Grea-
ten, &c. &c. General Pepe was also present.
Alt. J. Campbell, the Bank Dsrector, and Sir J.
Dyer, two of he S.ewards, accompanied the Ambas-
sadors to the Tavern, and a deputation, consisting of
the. Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Earls of Darnley and Essex, Lord Althorpe, and
several other noblemen, the Ctiairman • and Deputy
Citerttiart of she Eat ludiaContpany, thaNleastiess of'
the City of London, and Mr. Sown Thompson,
ceived the Ainhastadors at the Coy of London Tavern.
Their entretice into the Forma was hailed with loud
cheers. The Spanish Atlnsiral, Jabat, is a jolly looking
personage, having a strung resemblance of the British
sailor. The other foreigners were men of very dignified
and elegant appearance.
At seven o'clock the cortipanysat down to a sumptuous
dinner. Afterthe cloth was removed, Non Nobis Domino
was sung irv.firte style by Messrs. Branfintrst, Fyne,
Taylor, &c. 1 The champagne, and other expensive
wines, were Neely circulated throughout the evening.
The usual health' of the Royal I..intily were in
due course from the chair, and than " C ttttt titu:
tion," and received with the customary demonstrations of
respect.
The CHAIIIMAY (Lord W. Bentinck), in proposing
the health of the " Constitutional Klll* of Spam atid
the Spanish Nation," remarked, that it was usual to
preface the opening toast of a public company with some
explanatory observations, but here it was only necessary
to allude to the Spanish natiun,ao arouse iii the breast
of every Briton, who had a heart to.feel fur the calami-
ties of free men, a spark of honest indignation at the
treatment of the people of Spain. (Loud cher rs.)—l it
1808, when their Deputies first came over, Spain had an
army and resources of imposing military resistance. Ile
had to call 1 their sympathy uow, when these no longer
existed. A long and desolating war had swept them
away—(hear, hear),—and it scented to him that nothing
was left to them fur their salvation from the tyraittry of
France, but their own great and unconquerable spirit,
which yet might secure their redemption. (Curers.)
The toast was then drank with loud cheers.
Several other patriotic toasts were given iu the course
of the evening, and severally acknowledged by the slit-
taiguished personages present. The whole went off'
with infinite (dui. . _

The Marshalinen and a strong body of the City Police
attended, and kept order anion the immense crowd
assembled outside the Tuvern. ['he street was blocked
%%ilia carriages of the nobility lor several hours, and
much confusion prevailed,

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