The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-22 00:00:00

The yret-PaystnENT rose to propose the health of Ge-
neral Wilson and the Bombay Army, which was received with
applause, and drank with three times three. Band playing
Corygaum March.
The General' returned thanks with much warmth of
feeling. '
The bandhaving ceased playing, Mr. I RW IX rose, and spoke
to the following effect :
Ile felt particularly gratified by the task which the kindness
of the President had devolved upon him that evening, and se-
cure of the sympathy of many who should hear the toast he
was about to announce. \% their excellent friend Mr.
Crawford was thus departing from amongst them, cheered by
the plaudits and acclamations of the Society of Bombay,
when his cup of joy was well nigh overflowing with this well
earned meed of his worth and integrity, there was yet room
for an increase and it would fulfil the measure of his joy to
hear associated with Mai, in tie kind wishes and sentiments
that breathed around him on all sides, the amiable partner of
all his joys and sorrows; and many, many of the former and
few of the latter, he (.Ir. I.) fervently hoped they might par-
ticipate in their course through life. Mr. I. concluded by pro-
posing the health of Mrs. Crawford and her family, with three
thins three.-Received with great applause, and the toast was
drank with much warmth of feeling. The band played an ap-
propri;l:etune.

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Mr. Caawronn returned thanks, under feelings which were
'sensibly affected by the allusions to, and good wishes expressed
tiff, the welfare of his family.
Colonel Bn Do its. in an animated speech, eulogised the high .
character which the Firm of Remington, Crawford, and Co.
had always sustained, anti expatiated upon the advantages
which the community of this Settlement, both European and
Native. heti derived from the public spirit which had acm-
nted all its measures from its rise to the present hour—tile
exalted rank it held in the estimation of every one, for its in-
tegrity, and the hospitality which had been shown by every one
of its reemherms He prooosed, in a bumper, success to the
firm of Remington, Crawford, and. Company. Drank with '
three times three. Tune—" Cauld Bail."
Mr. DE VITAE, in an excellent though brief address, re-
turned thanks is behalf of the firm, and proposed a bumper to
—" The Civil:Service of Bombay," which was drank with three
'times three Tune—" Bobbery Hunt." .
Mr. WARDEN rose.---.ln returning his acknowledgments to
the Meeting on behalf of the Civil Service of Bombay, 3lr.
Warden expressed his regret that indisposition had prevented
the attendance of a friend„llr. Jenkins, whose presence would
have--added as much respectability to the body of Civilians
around the table as Ida diqinguished career through the service,
from tlee moment of his entering the College at Fort William
up to this periehl, had conferred honour upon it; that under
any circumstances 31r. W: would have felt disposed to propose
Mr. Jenkins's health on a visit to his own Presidency, hut as-
sociated as his name was with an event, the battle of Setabul-
dee,- of which this day was the anniversary, in which Mr. Jen-
kins had displayed an heroic anti gallant bearing, a noble ex-
ample of which had been set him by another" Civilian. en illus.:
trious individual-• then' present, on the ith of :November
preceding, at: thwbattle of Kirkee, every motive concurred in
influencing hien to, propose a bumper to—" Alr. Jenkins and
the Heroes Of Setabuldee." Drank with applause.. . •
Mr. Citawf outs rose. —I rise, Gentlemen, on this occasion
with.• mixed feelings of satisfaction and embarrassment, for
the porpoise of introducing to you a toast; I sin sure you will
drink it with pleasure and satisfaction, that it should have
fallen tonty lot to propose a service with which 1 am in some
degree connected; . through one of its oldest and most respected
trembees ; and of embarrassment, lest I should from that very
circumstance be unable to do it the justice I desire. I allude,
Gentlemen, to the Marine Establishment of this Presidency,
and of which I hope I may say, without giving offence to any
one, diet rte services have always appeared to rue to have been
greatly undervalned.—(4pplAuse.)—l shall not, Gentlemen,
attempt to go back to those early days in which the commerce I
of this Settlement owed its chief protection from piratical at-
tempts in our ()am immediate neighbourhood, to the unremit-
ting efforts of the Marine Establishment; but I would call.
your attention,to its services at 1 more recent period. The re-
duction of the Dutch possessions, in the easternmost part of
their Indian Empire, took place not very long before my
own arrival in this country. At a subsequent period,
within my own recollection, and that of many -around
me, the vessels of the marine were engaged in co-opt.
ration with those of his Majesty's Navy in the capture of the
French Islands, and almost immediately afterwards in the re-
duction of the Island of Java and its dependencies, and they
are at this moment eetioely and successively employed against a
new and unexpected enemy. :or must I forget the services of
this respectable body on the Western shores, where it has, on
more than one occasion lent its aid in chastising the aggressions
ii of the piratical States inhabiting the coast of the Persian Gulf.
1 I speak of this part of the services of the Marine with the
1 greeter confidence and satisfaction, because I am able to do so
on the authority of one of the most gallant Officers and best of
men that ever was entrusted with command in these Seas. I
allude to my late and lamented friend Captain Wainwright,
with whom it was my good fortune to live on terms of the
greatest intimacy, and who has often told me, in his own ship
and under his own root, wken he had no purpose to serve, and
when he had no prospect of being connected with any of its
-members, that he had- never seen greater seal and
.devotion
shown by any body of men than by the Marine Officers who
had served under his orders—;Applause)—nor more achieved
with Such feeble meet* than had been effected by them, whilst
co-operating with the naval force of his Majesty under his corn-
mo.r.d. These sentiments, Gentlemen; were not promulgated
with the VieSt of hlazoning forth the merits of the Se: vice
in an of cial `dispatch—they were the genuine senti-
meats of -his heart, anti as such will, I ane sure, be
the more valued. by those to whom they were appliid.
We have heard, Gentlemen, a good deal cf late of intended
'improvements -in'- the marine service, -and arnongat others that '
there is a prospeet.of the introduction of martial law atno dia.
tant period.! It is-tire only thing required to give it the
efficiency we must all desire to see it arrive at ; and I am sure
you wili joie me in the hope that the exeectations which have
been held forth on that ceore may speedily be realized. I will
I not, Gentlemen, detain you longer, buti must request, before
I sit down, that you will fill a bumper to Commodore Man-
Waring and the Bombay. Marine.,—Drank with stpplause, the
band playing " Hearti•of Oak."
Conunadore Mastsvantsto for himself, and on behalf of
those to whom the compliment was paid, returned his grateful .
acknowledgments for the honour conferred.
The Pa Esinwarn rose —As a corollary to the toast I have
proposed of Sir Ralph Rice and the. Supreme Court of Bom-
bay, I give you, Gentlemen, " Th e Bar."—(Loud and con-
tinued applause.)...:Of the meliorations which the wisdom of
our Governmelit at home lots gradually introduced into
this country, as. our Empire over it has extended,
none have proved more important and beneficial to
the public, than. the restrictions which govern the
saltation and nomination of gentlemen to
.practice at the Bar ;
the object of which is to secure • that full knowledge of the laws
of our country and that 'practical experknee in the mode of
their administration,- which are essential to the protection of our
rights, pablic as well as. private.—(Applause.)—lost cad of those
' interests being committed as they formerly were, to individuals
ignorant, uns'killed, and inexperienced in those respects, what
has been the composition of the Bar since the promulgation of
the charter of 1798 ? When I nasal to the recollection of many
of you the names ef-Threipland and of Dowdeswell ; of Clea-
ver; o: the lamented Woodhouse—of Mac'elin and of Stavely ;
I enumerate a body of' individuals distinguished for profes-
sional talents of the higheat order—fOr loyiahy—fon probity—for
zeal in defence or (ha liberties and ,conatitation of our country
—for a high
.aense elf lreinoor—anfethresliigli spirit of indepen-
dent:Y-1' elistiherati...; 'ouliVidoxia eqo iuly distingnished as de-
paroons in tar_sccisl and t9rt.'
o
lightful end ingtril'Clive coin
' atraized hours of cenviviality. This tatimony; Cfetiemen, to