The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-27 00:00:00

GITAXD D'INJ.VER.

Wednesday 35,0 Gentlemen sat, down to dinner at
Merchant Taylors' Hall, in celebration of the both
anniversary of his •Majesty's accession. The dinner,
which was at three guineas a-head, was provided
by the Proprietors of the City of London Tavkern..
The Grand Hall was laid out with four,tables in a
longitudinal dire6lion, and at the head of the room
was another cross•table, appropriated for the Nobi-
lity and persons of distinction who were present._...
Th6:last was decorated in a manner that does credit
to the artist; upon it was placed aitemple, formed
of j 4 pillars of marble, which supported three large
domes, ornamented with his Majesty's arms, naval
and military 'hinnies, together with a portrait of his
Majesty. On the top of the centre dome-was a
large naval trophy, with the British standard, a
main-sail, flags, &c. displayed, beneath which were
anchors, cannons; &c. with various emblematic
mottos-; the whole standing near 15 feet high, and
about 27 feet long ; supported from the three domes
.were three trophies, with his Majesty's portrait,
and the emblems of justice, strength, and power,
intermixed with artificial flowers and China figures,
and tAe whole standing on land work, with devices
appropriate to the day.
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Mr. Beeston Long was in the Chair; - and he was
supported by the Earl Camden, the Earl of West-
morland, Earl St.- Vincent, Earl Bathurst, Earl of
-Liverpool, Lord Erskine, Lord Mulgrav,e, Mr. Per-
ceval, Mr. Canning, Mr. Rose, Lord Li. Gower,
Mr. Long, Mr.' Ryder, &c. &c., Eon Dolis
Domine was sung in a*very superior style, and the
health, of his Most Gracious Majesty was introduced
-by a' very appropriate address from the Chair, and
received with the most enthusiastic and repeated
bursts of acclamation. The Anthem of God Save
the King, with 'several , new verses, Was song by
the vocal, perforniers; and the following Song,
-written for the occasion, was sung' by Mr. Taylor :

To the Anacreontic Tune.
1 The day our lov'd Monarch ascended his throne,
In mirth each true Briton should ever employ,
But now fOrty-nine anniversaries gone,
The fiftieth solemnity hallows our joy !
'Tis a Jubilee. year, 'tis a festival dear
To all who their King and Country revere.
Our voices we'll raise, till the firmament ring,'
With a loud loyal Churus of " God save the King!

And well, at devotional gratitude's call, ,
Our bosoms, exulting, with bliss may expand,
When the blessings bcProvidence destin'd for all
Yet linger on earth but to gladden our land.
While Europe' lair soil is of robbers the spoil,
And force reaps the harvest of industry's toil,
Our sea-guarded,isle unmolested. may sing
Heaven prospers my sons, and may " Gad save the Kit* !"

Religion, to guide and enlighten mankind,
Here finds her asylum and fixes her sway,
Where no superstition debases the mind,
Nor black infidelity skulks frOm the day.
:the sympathies here drop for mis'rra tear,
And charity hastens its anguish to cheir ;
,Extra Ling fiont penury's wound the sharp sting.
She bids all her tot'iies pray " God save the King."

'Where lustice, immaculate, sits on her bench,
While an even pois'd balance determines her choice;
No tyrannous edit her sentence to, wrench,

No bribe to corrupt her deliberate voice.
On twelve good men and true ever fa,sening het' view,
To her suppliants alike she dispenses' their due';
And, :whP.n oik'd what on Britain these blessings should
• bring,

She points to the throne and shouts " Cod save the King."

What leads Britain's sons, from pole to the pole,

To trace o'er the globe their infallible way:
That, where'er the winds whistle, whcre'er the waves roll,

Both the waves and the winds their intentions obey ?
,'Tis Freedom divine wafts them over the line,
Arid to them bids the earth all her treasures' resign ;
•Secur'd by her arm, and upborne on her wing,
They make the world cello with " God save the King;"

Dear Liberty'S tree, such as Englishmen sliew,
All sappy its stem and mature all its fruit,
Once France would have planted ; but how could it grow,

With no leaf on its branches nor life at its root ?
'Tis to Britain alone this rare plant "can'be known,
Its growth and its product exclusive her own ;
Her manners' its autiamn, her virtues its spring,
Her Monarchits sunshine: 0 " Godsave the King 1"
Its seed by our ancestors early was sown, '
And the ground to upraise it manur'd with their blood;
'Tis our birth-right to watch now the tree,is full grown,
Lest a blight crop its blossom, or a blast nip its bud,
Corruptionis the light that its blossom would smite,
And Faaion the blast that would strip it outright,
Yet, while thus from concord our energies spring,
_The crown of our wishes is " God sage the King;"

Let all, then, who Britain's free Monarch obey,
Their religion and liberties join to maintain, ,
Their country invites them to hallow this CIAY,

When G aoR.GZ opes the fiftieth blest yqar oAis.reign.
'Tis a I übilee year, 'tis a festiVal dear,
To all who their King and their Country revere
Ourvoices we'll raise till the firmarnentring
With a loud loyal chorus _of " God save the King !"

The day was spent with loyal festivity.

OXFORD, OCT. 2.1.

The Rev. Arthur 13urton, late Student of Christ Church,
is presented, by the Marquis of Dovvinshire' to the -vicaraga
I. of Hampstead Norris, in, the county of Berks..
The Rev. F. William Hoitne, R. D. and Fellow of Cor-
pus Christi tollrga, in this University, 'has lately been,pre-
_sented, by that Society, to the reCiory of-iVley'svy-Ham,pton,
, near Fairiord, in the county of Gloucester, vacant by the
death of the Rev.-George Clark, B. D. •
The Rev. Charles Philips, M. A. vicar of Kidwelly, ear-
, mattlienshire,and fellovnf Jesus college, in this 'University,
!. has been instituted, by the Lord Bishop of St. -Pavid's, to
the united
,vicarages of St. Mary, St. ichael, and St. Nicho-
las, in the town and county of Pembroke, to which he-was
preiewed by Lord Viscount Hereford.
Rev. Robert Trot man Coates, re&or of Langford, is
In-stituted to the reaory of 41,pwortii, Wilts, Facant by, the
j resignation of the Rev. Dr. Hardwick, on ie presentation
of the Duke of Beaufort,.. _ _ _ _

Tuesday Mr. Daniel Race Godfrey, of Queen's college,
in this University,' eldest son of the Rev. [Jr. Godfrey, a
Warcote,:paradef was unanimously eleded schdiar on the
new foundation in that Society,