The Sun.
London, England, 1813-05-11 00:00:00

GgRUAN PAntiOlS.

A ,nrimerous company of !Ile Friends to German
Independence dined yesterday at thc _City of Lon-
den Tavern. The Duke of SUS4E.X in the. Chair.
,
At about six oVock his Royai Highness entered
the large room, accompanied hythe Duke of K ENT.,
Count noNsTEß,and otherpersohs Of distinction 3
on taking the Chair, he expressed frig sa.ti,faetion
at meeting so--tunnerous and respectable a coml.-
pany, and lanienteti the necessity ‘vliieb -existed for
some :of the party, dining ber-r.v qairs.
could not be cured, however, lie vas confitient)
want& be cheeifully ,libinitted to, and When he
"had seen the company up sta:rs comfortable, he
stated it to be his intention to wait upon those
below, and make them as merry a he could.
While dining, his Royal Higliness rose and ob-
served, that as he could not have the pleasure of
taking a glass of brine with every Gentleman, pre
sent, he should he glad to take-one glais with the
whole company. Tills proposition gave universal
satisfaction. Of course it was immediat 1 .
plied %% ith.
The cloth:removed, Non 14TobiS Domine" was
sung. " God bless the King" *as- then given
as a toast, With three times threci' and " GOd
save the King" mis sung with great applause.
The etwltmAN said, before he proposed the
next toast, be shOuld'eall on -Count Munster to
make a communication to the company with which
he was charged, and which be was sure would be
most grateful to their feelings.
Count MUNSTRU said, he could stet. that the
best wishes at the Prince Regent attended this
Society, and his Royal'lligbness had ordered him
to subicrihe, in his name, the sum of 100 W. to-
wards furthering the
.object it had iu view.--
(Applct4se).
The health of the•Prince'llegeat was then given
from flue Chair, and drank with loud and.reiterated
bursts of 'applause. ' •
- The following toasts succeeded; which as well
as the foregoing, weie drank vvith) three t hues
three--

•
" The Queen and the Royal Family."
'Tar puke of York" .(u'llo had sent a inbseription of 10Q
guitivas; and the riny."
" The I):die of Clarence, and -the \louden 'Walls of Old
England."
" Alexander, the Litterator of EtirOpe," drank'tvith enthu-
sitte in,- and lung cons inued peals.of applause. •
"The Duke of Kent."

The last toast called up the Duke of KENT.^,-."
He returned thanks fur the hOnohr done hint. He
would have been happy to have °tiered hi:nself,as
about to'shed his: blood in the penaing.strnggle,
happy to sacrifice his life in the cause i but us he
could not do -this, he -eould only eNpressii;,,bit,usell
most anxious for its success. I:4t prpp,,,,,t, 0)1,
appropriate speech, the health of the
,Cbairman„,.
which was drank with shouts ot'approbasion. w ,
The Duke eat Sfissit-a,m returning thanks, -took
a retrospective view of %that had occurred in,,Gc.A.r-
many, and bore his testimony to the high yirtne
,of the German Character. lie had beard thern
seoken of as being .wanting in loyalty.: This had
astonished knot-% ing, as ,he did, that it Wils
nutlke, and th:it the Germans were living roartyts
to their loyalty to their Sovereigns, kola whose
eyes, he pr tyed God to remove the mist which had'
obscured their sight. 'lle reminkled them of the
triumphs, Of Marathon itnd Plateia, where, victory
declared nut for snifflers, btu fur a gallant people,
who taken up ;inns in the cause. of Liherty.
Looking tl4 tht, sublime cause of these triinuphs,
he could not but hope that the same Provid.ence
had lighted up a OW itiar to guide the world to
rave. ; Ile hoped every' thingtrOm the pa riotism
of. the Germans ; from their fidelity which had
been proved in the trying moment of distress,'
when an amalgainat.on of heart could alone.sus.
tain them ; anti virtue, once tredTly:titis ordeal,
like pure gold, couLl never he, destroyed.,—(.4p-
plc:use:o-11e Wished .the sentiments of that as=
to go forth to the tsorld,,that it might be,
known they felt like Germans, and feeling as
Germani, telt like Euglishmen„-anxiotts to con.;
que- bat tO.save. That which they aimed at was
the destruction of tyranny, and the welfare of
those who had long groaned under oppression.—
He should presently call On their Treasurer to
Make his report, that they 'might know what had
-been done in the good cause. He concluded by
proposing: , •
4. The gtit cause of germao 'lndependence."
To this succeeded "The Duke bt,CAbIBRIDGEI" •
who (itwas stated by the Chairman) had not only
sent hiniselfa subscription of it 001. but had also sent
another 1001.'from " A Niretl-wisher:"
The Mike of Suss .3c felt it to be his duty to
state what bad been communicated' to him by
Count Munster, that if any Gentleman wished to
join the Hanoverian or Hanseatic corpS,, they'
would be .sopplied by 'Government, with trans-
ports,. arnis, accoutrements, and uniform. 4. To -
relieve theiminediate distresses of the' Germans,
without loSs of time,. 'he stated 20001.' of the. Ma
hey subscribed for had already' been Sent
'over, consigned to the house of Von Esi, and .to
the care of Senator Westtadt and De Prest... " The
Hanseatic' Legion" was then -drank with three
tinieo 'three.

I iteJ easurer'made his report, from which it,
appeared that; the suns subscribed that day a-
mounted to.2oooguincas.
A letter was read from the Duke of Brunswick,
accounting lor his.absence,lrom his being tmeees=
,satily Occupied in preparing to quit this• country.
It expm essed hope that he should shortly be
found at the scene of action, honouring ‘'yitli his
sword the great and good and holy cause of Ger-
man, liberty, and . European indopendence. His
:11Oyai Highness had isent a subscription of .fifty
guineas.—
" Success to the Spanish cense" was the next
toast. It. was introduced by, an appropriate
speech, and drank with universal approbation.
,The Cn AIRMAN now expressed a hope that some
dentkommin present would favour the company
with a German Song, as it would be to 'bc,
gretteq, tnat oal such an occasion tm!e scene eras
not diversified Gerinan harmony.
A Gentleman immediately rose and sung a Ger-
m-ill song, in the chorus or %Odell a large portion
'Of time company joined. •
The old German toast—"..Dentscher weibschen
aml deutsche). mudschett,"--- Wives Lind maitts,“
was next drank, with shouts Lit rapturous ap-
pla'ttst..

flowcitorT read a poem one tt!r,
,the' meeting, (+. Bich had been Wriit'..n Ai,itt
tier.) The ,health t -Cbttnt glinAiter.
posed by the Chairman, 'pronounced
panegrric on his -worth. In retitening
the Coma said, if his' ctiiintrviiien hail in aii.y
stance been led aside, to lightin a cause which they
detested, the insidions arts of France
'.been ableto weaken their affection fOr tli's cotinA,
-try, nor to Btide the
roils cothloct of 1 had so long f0,1.-ht
for the liberties of Ehrope, and ilad been ever kr-
ward to assist those %Om were iliSlioq:tl t6.stragcle
for indep:ridence.
sag was sitrfg after Which, tl,e
following- were
" Trie liVitwe of Smwletisho."
" May the mornint star 'nf Gettettn liberty shine over the
ruins 'of (;a tic deenottMu."

The TreaOre'i. made a further report, gni stit-
edlhe %,-hole .anlotnt of the Sithscriptioti to be
1'6,200t,'
" T n it.,,ratial3 of Wellington - :Intl iiis brave Arnty,,i was
the next toast. ,

.Genrral, WALKHR, who had been warmly eulo-
gised in the speech which introduced this toast,
returned thanks in ,he name of the army.
To Oki% succeeded, hitrudoccd by finpropriate
übsen .ttirtns

Mks 112:,tolf."
Pro verity to the flank of .Fneaatl."
" chet!ity of LOndon."
" The Treaturer of the Society."
" The Cornanttee and Stewards."
The two- hist toasts called up Mr.,Smith and
Mr. Rowcroft, n ho severally returned thanks.
His Royal Highness kept the, company toge-
ther pinch louger tlfa» is usual on such occasions.
His exertions throughout die festive scene were:
equally onreinitiing and sueeessfal. The Prince
and Old England for ever Rule Brit
". Britons .StriU Home," and a variety of songs
were. sung, by Messrs. Taylor, Leete,,Hill. Gib-
bons, Master King, and Master White, With great
spirit and effect. A. song, -called y,The Russian,
Bear," in which the late campaign is, ludierdusly
described, was admirably sung by Mr. Taylor, an&
convulsed the Assembly with laughter. The coin
pany' did not break up till near twelve
The Puke of *Aso; remained till past eleven
the Duke of Kent retired at an earlier hour.,