The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-20 00:00:00

TIIN DINNER.

At about six o'clock, upwards of 200 persons sat down to a
sumptuous entertainment; the Right Hon. the LORD Mairort
in the Chair, supported on the right by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, and on the left by the Archbishop of York. Lord
thiir• Justice Abbott, Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, Alderman
Sir Charles Flower, and other persons of distinction attended.
After dinner the usual toasts were given, and several profes-
sional gentlemen indulged the company with some excellent
• singing —ln the course of the evening, the Canadian Chiefs
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volunteered sonic harmony, and chanted some music in their
own peculiar way, which was very amusing, and met with
great applause.—The health of the Lord Mayor being drank,
in returning thanks he eulogized the praiseworthy exertions of
the Institution, which he said reflected honour upon its pre.
jectors and supporters, and pledged himself never to fail in
rendering it his support.—The subscription was announced as
follows:

The Rehearsal of Music at St. Paul's
The Anniversary
At the Dinner
The company separated at an early hour.

- £lO9 5 0
- 217 8 1
- 620 13 0

THE DttAwING-Room.--It seems essential to
the splendour of Crowned Heads that a State
Drawing-room should be an exclusive attraction,
and confined to the very highest circles. The
order of society may require this di,tinction, but
not so in the Drawing-room of Fortune, which is
established by FATE and governed by CHANCE,—
and here every man, woman, and child, in the
Kingdom is equally eligible to participate in the
grand entertainment, Tuesday, 31st inst., when
Two Prizes of 30,0001., Two of 10,0001., Two
of 5,0001., with Twenty other Capitals, must all
be Drawn, and every Ticket decided without
any Blanks, as every number is sure of Si. at
!cast.

REMARKABLE FACT IN NkTURAL HISTORY.—
On Saturday last, Mr. Edward Decamp, of
Cowbit, near Spalding, found a hare, which,
though dead, from her appearance he supposed
to be with young, and upon opening her, he found
a leash of leverets, all alive. Having at the same
time a cat with kittens, he took away the latter,
and substituted the young leverets ; the cat took
to them, suckled them, and has nurtured them
ever since, and they seem likely to Lin-
coln Mercury.)

STRIKE OF TAILORS.--A very unusnal scene presented
itself on Monday morning at Cheltenhain, when about 200
young men, tailors, assembled to support each other in their de-
termination of not working without an advance of 3s. per week.
Although thus resolved, their conduct was free from reproach,
and the masters having liberally acceded to their terms, on
Tuesday they returned to their work without committing the
slightest discreditable act.—(Cheltenham Chronick.)
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MELANCIIOLT CATASTROPHE AT MONMOUTH.-
Monday last, a brig was launched at Monmouth. The interest-
ing spectacle attracted great crowds, and, as is customary, about
2(0 went on board, to remain on deck during the launch.
--Due precaution had been taken against accident, but, unfor-
tunately, as the vessel approached the river, the ground, which
supported the extremity of the ship on one side, gave way,
and she began to float—she lurched nearly to her beam-ends,
and precipated fourteen persons into. the water, which was of
considerable depth. Many were instantly rescued by the
active and- praiseworthy exertions of the spectators, but we
lament to state that three youths sunk to rise no more. The
accident has thrown a gloom over the city of Alonmouth ; but
no blame is imputed to those who managed the launch._
( Cheltenham Papa-.

On Saturday last, Mr. lirtz.mam WILSON,
gardener, Toll-cross, took a variety of ingenious expedients
to preserve a nest of thrushes. It was built in the hedge
which divides the garden from a public road, and it was known
to a number of boys about the place, who visited it daily,
and were determined to carry it off as soon as the young were
a
of strong enough for feeding. Observing the old thrush on the top
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of a tree, he took the nest out of the hedge, held it up, and in her
bush, and re-
tiredto the nest in the afternoon, he discovered that the young were
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knew of another thrush s nest in the garden, in which
there were four eggs, and he removed them to a nest in
which there were only two, and left the young' birds in
their place. Mr: Wilson was, disappointed in this expe-
dient also, as the old thrushes forsook the nest, leaving
the young ones to their fate. Anxious to preserve them
through the night, ke wrapt the nest in a piece of flannel,
and placed' it in one of his hot-beds; Early on the Sunday
morning he
.repaired to the place; and, instead of being
dead, as he apprehended, he found them quite recovered
by .the heat, and they held up their heads and chirped for
food. After 'some consideration he resolved to .try one other
expedient for the preservation of , the young 9 brood. There
were two blackbirds nests; in the'garden with young about
the same age, and he put. three intO the .citle and two into
the other. . They, have since comp- ;on WO', as the blackbirds
feed and manage the young thrushes, with the same assiduity
as they do their own brood.—(Glawore Chrortick.)