The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-05 00:00:00

ST. DAVID'S DAY.

Thursday last being the 107th anniversary fes-
tival of the most honourable and loyal society of
Ancient Batons was celebrated with more than
usual festive pomp and parade. The school was
tbunded for the benevolent purpose of clothing
educating, and maintaining 127 boys and girls, the
children of Welch parents, who have not gained a
legal parochial settlement in London, or within ten
miles of the Royal Exchange.
At half-past eleven o'clock the children were
called out to firm into procession; the whole were
neatly and cleanly dressed, and health, the 'conse-
quence of attention and good government, appeared
in every thee. The procession proceeded along
Guildford-rtreet, and to the parish church of St.
George, lianover•square, where the church service
was read in the ancient British language, by the
Rev. Thomas Alban, A. M. Vicar of Llandrillo,
Denbighshire, and Chaplain to the Society. The
church was extremely hill, and the collection at the
door was considerable.

After divine bervice the procession took the same
order as beibre, and proceeded down Bond-street and
Pall Mull, to St. James's-square, where they halted
at the front of the Duke of Norfolk's, and Sir•W.
W. Wynn's, giving three huzza's at each ; and
thence proceeding to Carlton-paluce, they paid the
like testimony of respect.
Their next stage was to the Freemasons' Tavern,
in Great Queen Street, LIU:0111'V Inn-fields, where,
about six o'clock nearly six hundred persons sat
down to dinner.

His Koyal Highness Prince Leopold took the
chair, in which he was supported by Sir Watkin
William Wynn and Sir Charles Morgan. Af or
the, cloth was removed Aba Alkis &mine was ad-

mirably sung by Messrs. John Smith, Master Smith,
George Smith, and Mr. John Parry.
The Royal President then gave " The King, the
patron of the institution," with three times three,
which was followed by reiterated bursts of applause.
Song—" God save the King."
The next toast was—" The Duke of Yurk and
the rest of the Royal Family."
" The Principality of \Vales," and several other
standing toasts were given, all of which were drank
with enthusiasm.

The Royal Chairman stood up, and made a very
neat but short speech, in which he stated that that
was the first public meeting at which he ever pre.
sided in his and not being very fluent in the
English language, he hoped they would excuse his
nut giving them his sentiments as he felt them, awl
as he could wish. The conclusion was received
with thunders of applause.
The children were then introduced by the Stew.
arils; they were led round the room in procession,
expressing by their looks and deportment the warm-
est gratitude to their benefactors.

The healths of several of the persons of distinction,
the Vice-Presidents. Stewards, &e. were drank with
enthusiasm.

From the Secretary's account it appears, that
1281 boys, and 250 girls have been entered upon
the foundation, and wholly maintained in the house ;
of the former 761 have been apprenticed with a foe;
I 75 had gone to sea, and 255 gone into service, and
90 remain on the establishment. Of the latter 162
are gone to service, 51 put out apprentices, and ST
are on the present establishment.
The subscriptions received during the day were
very liberal, considerably exceeding one thousand
pounds. The King gives 100 guineas annually.--
One hundred guineas were subscribed by his Royal
Highness the Chairman.
The company continued to a late hour, and the
utmost conviviality and good humour prevailed.

On Monday eY,taning, at about half-passt five
o'clock, a most ftfrioics fire broke out at the shop of
Mr. Butler, cliemiatin Gutter-lane, a few doors
from Cheapside, the left hand side. The fire,
we were informed, was occasioned by an highly
inflammable chemical preparation taking fire. The
combustible was r.o violent, that in a few minutes
the whole of the house wax in flames, and the two
adjoining houses belonging to a gentleman named
Langston, and that belonging to Messrs. Thompson
and Jackson, the engravers, also caught fire, but
not before a considerable portion of the furniture
had been rescued from the flames: they were, how-
ever, in a short time totally consumed. The fire
threatened incalculable destruction all around, not-
withstanding the initnediate exertions of a number
of fire engines, seconded by most a plentiful supply
of water. The flames raged in a direction towards
Foster-lane, and did considerable injury to the back
part of Bafflers' Hall and several of the adjoining
houses. The whole neighbourhood was in the
greatest alarm and confusion until about nine
o'clock, when the flames were in some measure gut
under. The City Police were prompt in their at.
tendance, and by their judicious arrangements much
depredation, by the thieves who mustered in great
numbers, on the property removed for safety was
prevented. From the great bustle and confusion
going forward, we were unable to collect any cer-
tain account of the damage done, but we understand
that a considerable portion of the property destroyed
is insured.

Two officers belonging to the Itottingdean Pre-
ventive Guard, bearded :. French smuggling lugger
with contraband spirits on Wednesday night near
Brighton. The crew consisting of six Frenchmen
and one English sailor, refused to surrender, and
stood out to sea. When 20 miles from the coast,
the smugglers compelled the officers to get into thu
large tub-boat of the lugger, and to return to tho
shore. At three o'clock the following mornin.,,
about 120 tubs (supposed to have been part of the
cargo of the above lugger) were landed opposite
Regency Square; 46 of which were seised by tho
Brighton officers, and deposited in the store in Black
Lion-street.

itsconnsitsiiir or LotiuuN.—lt is said that Sir
J. Sylwster, in consequence of his age and increas.
ing intim:66es not permitting him to discharge the
duties of his important situation, without consider.
able assistance, had procureA the coaseut of a ser.
.joant of well-known legal acquirements, in West.
ininster Hall, to act as his deputy, lqat that this
arrangement hug: been frustrated, on the ground of
its interfering injuriously with the claims of others
on the Corporation.
!woken! Delotors.—it was ruled last week, in
the Court of King's Bench, that the release of I
debtor under the Insolvent Act does not disqualify
any creditors inserted in his schedule from proceed.
ing against him under a tanuroissitiii of bankruptcy,
fur recovery of property ho may have concealed or
subsequently become entitled to.