The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-30 00:00:00

IVEDNESDA,Y, JANUARY 30, 1822

ACCESSION of GEORGE the FO URTII.

The Accession of his present MAJESTY to the
Throne of these Realms was yesterday comme-
morated by a grand dinner at the City. of Lon-
don Tavern.. The large room, which was splen-
didly decorated for the occasion, was filled at an
early hour: at half-past six o'clock, Sir W.
CURTIS, the President of the day, entered. The
venerable Baronet was received with loud accla-
mations by the whole company, and took his
seat at the head of the cross table, supported by
Sir C. FeowErt on his right hand, and by Mr.
Alderman BatooLs on his left. The cloth re-
.moved, Non Nobis Domine was sung by the vocal
Gentlemen
.in attendance, among whom we: re-
marked .Messrs. Hawes, Bellamy, Leete, Collyer,
Evans, Terrail., Broad.hurst, and Clarke. The
word to charge glasses was given, and the eorn-.
pan/ rose to drink the KING'S health.
Sir W. CURTIS said, before he Proposed the
toast with which it was his duty, as President,
to open the business of the day, it was necessary
for him to.-address a few words to those by whom
he had the honour to be. surrounded. He con-
gratulated himself, and he might justly congra-
tulate them on meeting so numerous and respect-
able a body, on an occasion so glorious and so
gratifying to every British heart as the accession
of his present Majesty to the Throne of his ances-
tors. Those he addressed would, he was certain,
exult with him in the reflection that the nation
was bleSsed with a Monarch who inherited all
the great qualities of his revered father—who
.possessed all the manly virtues that became his
exalted stationand who was endued with every
qualification that -could tit him to reign over
,a free people. Happy, happy was it for.the
country, that it was so favoured by Provi-
dence ! and, feeling this, all must joyfully unite
to celebrate the day which placed. him on
'.the Throne. But it had been remarked that
it was not formerly the custom so to comme-
morate the accession of the late
He knew not how this might, be, hut living in
times likes these, and seeing what they had seen,
ail must
.admit the propriety of such a proceed-
ing-now,- whatever might have been the practice
informer times. He had much satisfaction in
remarking that the State of the country was.much
improved since they had last met.. They had
assembled on that day a year ago in that room.,
That was a memorable epocha. The oldest
person living could not remember. the-time when
men's minds had been so perverted as they were
then. He thanked God it. was not so now.—
Men's minds were now working round,. and thus
it would ever be in this country with the many.
Their hearts were in the right place, and though
they might be misled for it season, they would
return to a just sense of duty in the end. A
great event had occurred
_since the period to
which he had alluded. And' what was that
great event? The King had boldly come before
his people to enter into that solemn compact with
them which grew out of his Coronation. lie re-
joiced that his Majesty had acted with such mag-
nanimity, and also that he had visited the Sister
Kingdom, where hiS ancestors had been known
only by fame. He (Sir W. C.) had had the
honour to witness the reception giVen to his Ma-
jesty in that fine country, and •the loyal-zeal and
enthusiasm which had been displayed there ex..'
ceeded every thing which he could have imagined.
Taunts had been thrown out against the present
celebration. It was-said that it was a political
meeting. . lie denied that it was so.• There was
no party feeling in it, when-they met to congra-
tulate themselves and their country on one so able,
so great, so illustrious as the present Sovereign
being placed on its Throne ; and he therefore
doubted not they would all unite with heart and
hand to drink their Monarch's health with four
times four.

The King's health was then drunk with four times four, and
welco-ned with loud and long continued acclamations.
God save the King was then sung. After which
" The Royal Family" was given, followed by " Hail ! Star
of Brunswick."

The CIIMIIMAN begged to propose the health of a Member
of the Royal Family, to whose ceaseless attention to the im-
provement and welfare of the Army, the nation might ascribe
the splendid success with which its exertions had been crowned.
lie then gave " the Duke of York and the Army."—Song,
Britons strike home.

The CHAIRMAN next reminded the company of the imp.ort-
ant services of the British Navy, and gave " the Duke of Cla-
rence and the Navy of Great Britain."—Rule Britannia was
here sung. . .
The CHAIRMAN said he had already called the attention of
the Meeting to those two great branches of national strength
which had fought our battles. But without a head to direct
their operations he was afraid all their prowess would have been
found inefficient to protect us. It was well for the country that
the King possessed the power of appointing those who wete to
conduct the affairs of State. This prerogative he was sure he
ought always to exercise, and experience taught that it would al.;
ways be well exercised by the present King. The reigning Sove-
reign in his youth had become intimate with certain great men
who were among the leading characters in the State. For those
parties he had great respect, but he admired the conduct of the
King, who, when called upon to take the Government into his
own hands, forgot the partialitiei of private friendship to pro-
mote the true interests of the. country. The course he had
taken on that occasion had satisfied the country, and not only)
this country. but it had satisfied all Europe. This nation had
reason to thank God and the. King, that his Majesty had had
the magnanimity. to act such a -part ; as to the Councils of those
who had been so preferred the nation owed its present glory and
the commanding situation in which it was placed at this day.—.
With these.feelings, he thought they would feel it to be their
duty to drink the'health of the Earl of
,Liverpool.
•
The toast was drunk with three times three.
The Cii.uP.MAN next draw the attention Of the meeting to;
the greatest General i z the world. .Ile reminded them'

of the glories of Waterloo and their brilliant consequences, and
gave the health of the Duke of Wellington.
This toast having been drunk with the osol honours,
The CHAIRMAN, after a panegyric on the merits of a Noble
Marquess, who had brought to civilization an empire much
larger than this, and whose administration would, he hoped
and confidently trusted, soon tranquilize the sister kingdom,
gave the health of the Marquess of Wellesley.
The toast was drunk with three times three. It was follow-
ed by—" The delightful Women of the United Kingdom ;";---
" The English Constitution ;"—and " The Lord Mayor and
Corporation of the City of London." •
The last toast called up
Sir C. FLOWER, who returned thanks in the name of the
Corporation of London. -
The health of Sir W. CURTIS was drunk with loud aecla,
mations.

The CHAntitux was much obliged by the manner in which
his health !fad been drunk. For such a compliment be was.
unprepared at that mommt, and he was at all times unpre-
pared to speak of himself. His conduct however was before
them and before his country, and he hoped it would be found
that he had done his duty. lie proceeded to contend that the
City of London had been libelled when it was described,as being
other'tha.n.loyal. The great body of the citizens were loyal to
the back bone. Among so large a community. different opinions
would exist. To this he had no objection, so those opposed
to him fairly advocated the principles they professed, that the
truth might come out. He would call upon those to compare
the situation of this country with that.of other countries, and
then they would see there was much cause for congratulation,
but no just grounds for complaint. He was satisfied that those
who were at present disaffected were few, and were contempti-
ble.—(Applause.)
." The Corporation of Dublin," and " The Members for the
City of London," were the next toasts. -

Mr. Alderman BRIDGES congratulated the Meeting on the
occasion of their meeting to celebrate the accession of their
excellent King, who had never performed any act which did
not do honour to his head and heart. lie exulted in the gene-
ral state of the country, and had no doubt that the distress at
present complained of among the agricultural classes would
soon be removed.

-Mr. T. WILSON returned thanks. He congratulated the
meeting and the country on seeing so large a body of Gentle-
men assembled on the present occasion. To witness this after
the 'revilingsthey had sustained, proved to him that the feel-
ings which animated them before, would not fail to hold them
together now and hereafter. He did not concur with his Hon.
Colleague in thinking that.. the agricultural distress could be
soon or easily removed ; but when the question was brought
into discussion it would receive his best attention, and however
deficient in ability, he would at .all events give his vote as an
honest man.

The health of the Members of Parliament who were present
was drunk with three times three.

The health of Mr. John Hall and the-. Stewards was then
given (after a warm eulogiuw) with the usual honours.
-111 r. 'HALL returned thanks in the name of the Stewards, to
whom be contended the praises bestowed on him were mainly
due, as he could have accomplished nothing had they not unit-
ed to carry his humble suggestions into effect. Ile commented.
on the sneers thrown out against the Meeting last year by those
who had• called them " Hole and Corner Men," and retorted
the sarcasm on those..front whom it catne. There were persons
Who professed equal loyalty with those he then addressed, who
preferred spewing it in a different way—who preferred
strewing it by offering resistance to -the Constituted Authori-
ties of the land. There were those who thought it• right to
show their loyalty as some had lately done at a meeting in
-Norfolk ; but such loyalty he hoped would never chew itself
where he then was. Of the sixty Stewards who officiated this
year, forty-six had volunteered their services, and but fourteen
were the same as those of last year. Whatever had been said
of the•sentiments which animated the people of London, persons
were never called for in the cause of loyalty, but a greater nuin-'
ber came forward than was wanting. He again thanked them
for the honour conferred on himself and his brother Stew,irds,
and expressed his resolution to persevere in the course he had
taken, and which had gained their approbation.
'Several loyal and appropriate toasts succeeded, and the Hon.
Baronet did' not leave the convivial board till after eleven
o'clock.