The Sun.
London, England, 1801-03-18 00:00:00

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

YESTERDAY being St. Patrick's Day, the An..
niversary Dinner of the Benevolent Society of St.
Patrick was held at the-Freemasons' Tavern. His
Royal Highness the Earl of ARMAGH (DUKE of
CUMBERLAND), was in the Chair, supported by
Lord MOIRA and Lord CLARE. The meeting
was uncommonly crowded, and a great many of
the most distinguished charafters more particularly
connected with Ireland, honoured it by their
presence.

At six o'clock, about 400 sat down to table in
the Great Hail, and the greatest conviviality and
harmony prevailed throughout the evening. After-
the cloth was removed, the children who h:tve been
maintained and educated by the Society, were led
in procession through the room. A more gra-
tifying spelacle cannot possibly be conceived.
They had been all newly clothed --they rooked
healthy and robust, and afforded, from their
decent appearance, the strongest reason to be-
lieve that they will become useful members of so-
ciety. Had it not been for this Institution, they
never would have been rescued from want and
wretchedness, and would have been soon ini-
dated in all the vices of the Capital. While , the
breasts of the speaators were still warm, the
Stewards made their round, and the sum of 2431.
was colleaed by them. The Secretary intima,ed
that, in addition to this, the Subscriptions
amounted to about 14001. and that the Funds of
the Society are in the most flourishing state.
After " The KING," " The PRINCE of
WArats," " The Navy and Army," and several
other loyal toasts had been drank, " The Earl of
ARMAGH" was given amidst loud bursts of ap-
plause.

His Royal Highness returned the Society thanks
for the honour they had.done him, and assured
them he would ever take a lively interest in the
proiperity of Ireland, and the welfare of that
Institution.

A Court of Aldermen was yesterday held at
Guildhall, present twenty Aldermen, the LOR D
MAYOR) and Mr: Recorder ; the Court ordered.
that no alteration should be made in the Price of
Bread.

Mr. WILLIAM Box, jun. was tithed by bal-
lot, Surgeon and Apothecary of Newgate, in the
room of WILLIAM RAMSDEN, resigned, and
whose appointment vas only Surgeon of the said
gaol.
The Clerk of the Cocker Office, at the Mansion.
house, laid before the Court a return of Flour con-
sumed the last 12 weeks, amounting to 155,748
Sacks, the average for one' week being 12,979.
The Court eleaed several poor children into
Emanuel Hospital, founded by Lord and Lady
DACR.E.

The Court afterwards proceeded to the eleetion
of a Professor "of Music- for the LeCtureship of
Gresham College, in the room of the late Dr.
AYLWARD. The contest was between Mr.
Evan, Organist of the Charterhouse and the
Temple Church, and Mr. AYRTON, who had
each of them six votes, when the LORD MAYOR
gave the casting vote in favour of Mr. EVANS.
Some bills and.stipends were ordered to be paid,
and the Court adjourned at half.past three o'clock:
We have good reason to believe, that the Pub-
lication which some time agO made its appear_
ance in Dublin upon the subjeCi of the Catholics,
was not, as we suspeded at the time, it genuine
produaipn.:—The substance of the two Letters,
we believe, was communicated in conversation to
a person of some rank and weight among the Ca-
tholics, who reduced that conversation ..
to writ
ing, and published it in the form in, which it ap_
pcarcd. A considerable part of the sentiments
there expressed, may be the sentiments of those
high charaders to whom therare attributed, but
wo such Letters, we believe, were written by
them.

A drunken Soldier ftsterday got into the lead-
ing carriage of the Lord Chaucellar, while stand-
ing in Palace-yard, and insisted on being driven
to Chelsea. It was with some difficulty the
coachman got the intruder out of the carriage.
Died,, on Sunday the-r ;th inst.. in trigmore-
streerr the widow. of General STA.ATTIS LpNC
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''"The Frienlds , from South.
ampton to Oporto, has bcen recaptured, and since
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Tr' ut day Dispatches have been'received by the Most
Noble the GoVanor General in •Council, from Cap-
tain k np TR len, Resident atlhe Cburt of Hydrabad,
annouming that on the lath instant; • a Treaty of per-
petual and general Defensive Alliance was concluded be-
tween the .Honourable East India Company, and His
Highness the Subadar of the Dekan, whereby His High-
ness, in commutation for the. Siibsidy payable to the
Honourable Company, has ceded to the Honourable Com-
pany in perpetual Sovereignty, all the Territories acqwired
by His Highness under the Treaty of Seriugapatam on the
ath of March 1792; and also all the Territories ac-
quired by His Highness under the Treaty of Mysore,
on the zzd June, 1799, with the exception of cer-
tain distrids situated to the Northward of the river
Tumbuddra, which- are retained by his Highness in
exchange for the Provinces of Adoni and Nundyal, and
for all His Highness's remaining Possessions and Depend-
encies situated to the Southward of the River Tumbuddra,
and of the River Kristna below its jundion with the
Tumbuddra, the Provinces of Adoni and Nundyal, and
all the said Distrids, Possessions, and Dependencies of
his Highness, situated to the Southward of the Tum-
buddra, and of the Kristna below its junaion with the
Tumbuddra, being ceded to the Honourable Company.
The annual Revenues of the Countries ceded •by this
Treaty to the Honourable COmpany, amount (according
to the valuations contained in the schedules of the late
Tippoo Sultaun, and of His Highness the Subadar of the
Dek1..!.1„, to sixty-two lack, seventy-four thousand and two
hundred and sixty-two rupees.
Ordered, that a Royal Salute be immediately fired from
the Garrison of Fort William, in honour of this occasion.
By Command of the Most Noble the Governor-General
in Council.

• (Sighed) C. H. BARLOW,
• chicf Secustary to the Government.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

YESTERDAY a General Court was held at the
East India House, for the purpose Of taking into
consideration the pension of 20001. per annum,
voted by the Court of Direaors to Mr. Du NIYAS.

The business having been very ably opened by
Mr. INcLIs (Chairman), the following motion
was made by Sir WILLIAM PULTENEYI and
seconded by HENCHMANj

• Resolved, That this Court approves and confirms the
Resolution of the Court of Direaors of the t ith of
i'ebruary last, for granting an Annuity of wool. to the
Right Hon. HENRY DUNDAS : but this Court thinks it
expedient to declare, that this is done under the special
consideration of his able and successful services, during
the long period of .sixteen years, in. the..superilitendance
of the atEiirs of the' Company, and particularly at the
time of the renewal of the late Chatter.

The above produced a long converation rather
than debate, tn which a doubt of the legality of
the Grant, hinted by Mr.. JONES ADAIR, was
done away by Mr. Rous,.the Company's Counsel,
who clearly justified the legal grounds. of the
Motion.

The Speakers in favour of it were, besides the
Mover and Seconder—Sir jotrx Day, Mcst:rs.
THOMPSON, ALLARDYCE, CUISIIOLME and Du-
RANI; against it, Mr. JONES ADAM; on the
grounis already stated; a Proprietor whose name
we could not learn ; and hough last not least-, Mr.
PETER MOORE who, in the course of long ec-
centric speech, during which he tvas twice tidied
to order by the Chairman and Sir ST E
INGTON endeavoured to prove himself, by shelving
obstacles against the Motion, the best frienit' (as
he termed it) Mr. DUNDAS had in or out of that
Court.

The Motion was at length put and carried,
with only three dissentient voices'.
This Question being' disposedroF, Mr. CH S-
HMLME gave notice of a Motion on Thursday
fortnight, to indulge Mr. DUNDAS, during his
life, with the house in Downing-street, appro_
priated by the Court of Direaors for his particu-
lar accommodation when President of the Board
of Controul ; the same afterwards to revert to
the Company.
Mr. HENCHMAN observed, how much satisfac-
tion it had given him to find that his Hon. and
Learned Friend, Mr. 'Randle Jackson, had been
appointed Advocate-General of Madras,' and in
justice to his own feelings, he should take an Op-
portunity of moving the Thanks of the Court on
Wednesday next to that Learned Gentleman, for'
the eminent services he had rendered to the Com-
pany both in and out of that Court.
Mr. P.ANDLE J,NcitsoN expressedche extreme
gratificatidn he felt, on this unsolicited and" Un-
expeaed culoaiurn.
After Mr. -HENCHMAN had signified an intent
tion of bringing before the Court, at an early
day, the suhjeas of the loss of the Krnt, and the
General Trade of India, the Court adjourned,

ROYAL Ac AD EMY.--Mr. EMELT, 'Professor.
of Painting to this Institution, on Monday night
delivered his first Lefliire., in the Great Room, in
Somerset House. The Leeture comprehended a
brief view of the' origin and progress of Grecian
Art, in Painting and Sculpture, with obSer7
vations on the Works Of some of the earlier Ar,
tists of that Country, according to the aadOupts
of those Works, which 'are to be found' in the
Writings of subsequent Critics and Historians.
--He was more particular in his comments upon
the celebrated work of TIMANTH ES, Ithigenia
Ardis, respefting the Mantle' thrdWn .dvar the
face of Agamemnon, in order 'to conceal such' an
excess of parental agdny as it was deemed im.
possible for the art to expreSs. -Mr. FissEtt
defended the ancient Painter against the'ohjec-
dons or modern Critics, with the late admirable
President at their head, displaying great acumen,
and strength of argument, ,
• It is impossible for us to enter-into a detail
of the Lefture, which placed the learning, judg-
ment, taste, and candour of the Professor in a
light highly honourable to his critical charaCier.
The President of the Academy, with most of the
distinguiihed Members were present, as well as
a numerous train of visitors, who all testified
high approbation of the merits of the Discourse,
on its conclusion.