The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-26 00:00:00

CANNING CLUB DINNER.

Miss Tobin, our Lady Patroness, three times three.
May the principles of William Pitt ever animate the Coun-
cils of Great Britain.
The good Old Town of Liverpool, and the Trade thereof.
Prosperity and Permanency to the Canning Club.
May the Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock, 132 so invigo-
rated by- Union, that neither foreign nor domestic hlasts can
ever wither them.

Ships Colonies, and Commerce.
' The Landed and Commercial Interests of the Country.
Plenty in the Land, and Loyalty in the People.
On the health of Mr. Canning being given, the Hon. Gentle-
man addressed the company for the space of half an hour, in a
speech characterized by his accustomed eloquence. Having our
account only from report, we cannot presume to enter into any
particulars of the speech: he concluded by proposing, " Per-
-I.manency and Prosperity to the Canning Club."
In addition to the toasts above, Mr. Hollinshead proposed
' the health Of 'Mr. Gladstone, who, after returning thanks, gave
the health of John Bolton, Esq. About half-past ten, Mr.
Canning retired, after having proposed, " the good old . town
of Liverpool, and the trade thereof," which toast he introduced
with a few elegant sentences. Mr. Gladstone retired along
with Mr. Canninv. The chair was then taken by the Vice-
President, and Ale festivity of the evening prolonged to a-
'late liottr. , .

The letters from St. Petersburg!' are wholly
silent on the subject of the projected journey of
the Emperor ALEXANDER to Warsaw, nor does it
appear that any news of the slightest importance
was current in the Russian capital.
It has been already stated, that the KING had it
in contemplation to restore the forfeited titles of
the Scottish Peers. Among those particularly like-
ly to receive this proof of his MAJESTY'S favour,
We hear, are the Dukedom of Perth, and the Earl-
dom of Mar ; the former to be given.. to Lord
GWYDYR, in right of -his wife, and the latter to
Mr. ERSKINE, of Mar. It is also rumoured that
there will be some new creations, when Sir
WALTER SCOTT will be' raised to the Peerage,
with the title of Baron A anoTsvonn,
On Thursday, at, a General Meeting of the
Institution for the Encouragement. of the Fine
Arts in Scotland (the Earl of WEmyss in the
chair,) it was unanimously resolved that an
equestrian statue (in bronze) of his MAJESTY be
procured, and that his MAJESTY be invited to sit
fOr this object to any artist' he may be graciously
pleased to name ; and to appoint the place where
the statue might to be erected in Edinburgh, in
order-to comniemorate, in the most lasting man-
.
his Majesty's auspicious visit to Scotland.
We understand thatPortsrriouth Theatre is to.
bg•opeuedon Tuesday evening next. for the *benefit of the
widows and orphans of the crew of his Majesty'S late ship the
Confianee, which was wrecked,- and:al hands lost, on the coast,
of The performance is to be The Pour Centleinan,
with the entertainment-ofßentbastes Furies°. The respective
ehnacters, to be sustained by the Gentlemen of the Navy at this
p• t, ai:ed by the.Oilicers of the Provisional Battalion, under
vatronage of Admiral Sir James and Lady Hawkins Whit-
shed.---./ Hampshire Chreviple. ) • •
• The recent severe- loss sustained. 1)3; Mr.
Bhiawr' of .Doncaster, • jeweller,. in the extensive robbery
'committed on'his prcmises, has excited a general sympathy on
his'behalf ; and-we have mat pleasure in announcing the no-
ble munificence of Earl bitzwillbrn, who has presented Mr.
Bright with the Very handsome donation of Mi. towards alle-
viating his misfortunes.-(Country P,:per:
)
On Thursday last, a King's Messenger arrived'
here with one of the witnesses against the Bishop of Clugher.
He was examined beforehis Grace the Lord Primate on Friday,
and Cit:ations were issued and served at the Palace of Clogher '
on Saturday. His Grace will preside in the Metropdlitan
Court btu-morrow, when the Citation is returnable.---(Armagii
Volunteer Uf Tuesday.). •
CONJUGAL AFFECTION.—Mr. was waked
in' the night, and told that his wife was-dead.--
ITU turned round ,to sleep again, saying, ." Oh
how .-,,rieved I sh ll be in the morning, when I
wake again!"
Miss KELLY, of the Portsmouth Theatre, is
engaged at the English Opera-house for the next
season.

•
ExecuTioN.---On Saturday last were executed
on a new drop in front of the gaol at Horsham,
11. Diu-rant and J. Mica, who were tried at the
last Lewes Assizes, the former for assaulting
Mary Austen, a widow woman, on the King's
highway, on the 7th of June, and stealing from
her sorne grocery, and a pair of half boots, with
which the poor woman was returning from Tice-
burst (where she had purchased them) to her
home.at Swiftsden,' and the latter for a burglary
in the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Watson, an
elderly maiden lady., at Petworth, and stealing
thereout Bank notee.and other property : both
these robberies were attended with circumstances
of peculiar atrocity, which caused the Learned
Judge at the time he passed the awful,sentence
of the law on the prisoners, to conjure them
to prepare for its execution ; and it is but jus-
tice to say', since such condemnation, they
have conducted themselVes is the most becoming ,
manner, and with pious resignation acknowledged.
the justice of their sentence. Early in the morn-
ing the two unfortunate young men were attended
by the chaplain of the gaol, whO after spending
some time in prayer with them, administered the
sacrament. They declared they were fully pre-
pared to meet their fate ; they each ascended the
scaffold with a firm. step, and addressed the
populace, advising the young 'men to beware of
bad company, which they all would avoid ,by
constant attendance at church oa a Sabbath day,
and earnestly begging that their untimely end
would act as a warning to all who heard them.
After this, the executioner proceeded to perform
his offitte, and the fatal drop fell, launching the
two unfortunate men. into "eternity. A respite
for a week was received for David Barnet!, who
was convicted with,Tilley, a few hours before the
time of execution.

Lrytn.popL.—On Friday, -Mr.'CarrNrric dined
with the Canning Club, according to appointment. At six
o'clock I6oGentlemen sat down to dinner, JOHN GLADSTONE,
Esq. in the Chair ; JOHN' ECCLES, Esq. Vice-President.—
Among the numerous toasts given on the occasion were the
following
His Majesty the King, Duke of Lancaster, four times four.
• The Duke of York and the Army. •
The Duke of Clarence and the •Navy.
Our glorious Constitution, the pride of Britons and the ad-
miration of the world, three times three.
His Majesty's Ministers, three times three.
The Loyal and. Independent Freemen of Liverpool, who so
nobly supported our Representative, three times three.
Our highly distinguished Representative, the Right Hon
George Canning, whose independent Principles and transcend.
ant Abilities, have rendered such eminent Services to his Con.
stituents and the Empire at large, three times three.
General Gascoyne, the Colleague of our Right Hon. Friend,
three times three.
The Right Hon. William Iluskisson, with our sincere re-
gret that his official duties should have prevented him from par-
ticipating in the festivities of this day, three times three.
The immortal Memory of William Pitt, three times three.
The Duke of Wellington, three times three.
The immortal Memory of Lord Nelson.
The Liberty of the Press, without its' Licentiousness.
he Mayor of Liverpool, three times three.'
The Magistrates of Alanchester, and the Neighbourhood,
who so successfully exerted themselves in the discharge of their
duty, for the preiervation of this County., three tithes three.
May the energy of the Loyal ever defeat the views of the
Factious.