The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-29 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

FALMOUTH, JULY n.—Wina. N.W.—Arrived the Philip
Leslie', from Baltimore, in 18 days; and Hannah, Dixon,
from Cape Breton. Sailed the Nassau, Trern_ilyne, for Corunna,
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28...—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Buckinghamshire, Glasspoole, front the Downs for China ;
and Hannah, Dixon, from Quebec.
DEAL, JULY 28.—Wind S.W. blows fresh.—No arrivals
or sailings.
The Dorset, from Liverpool to Frederickshaven,
was lost the 7th inst. off that port.
SHIPWRECK OF THE ALERT.--A body dressed in a blue
coat and black waistcoat, and apparently that of a Gentleman of
the middle, or perhaps taller size, was last week cast on shore on
the Camels Point, on the N.W. of the island of Anglesey. This
point is situated about half-way between the West -Arouse,
where the unfortunate Alert packet first struck on the 28th of
March last, and the place where she ultimately sunk, and is
distant from the latter two or three miles. From the state of
the wind and the weather at the time, there is no doubt but
that sonic part of the wreck has lately broke up, and that
this is the body of one of the unforturiate_passengers be,
longing to that vessel. Five pounds in gold, and a rewahillings
and fresh tenpennies, were found in the breast pocket of the
coat. Both skirts were torn off, and the clothes otherwise much
torn by the rocks or weather, and no clue wlotevee left that
would lead to a discovery of the name. Though the spot was a
most secluded one, and the person that found it a very poor
man, heinnnediately made the circumstance known, and brought
the money to the nearest respectable farmer. The scrupulous
honesty with which, in this, as in the other 29 cases, all
the property of the unfortunate sufferers found was given up,
entitles the poor fishermen to more credit than usually be,
longs to that class on rocky and dreary coasts.--{'Liverpool
Advertiser.

SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.—In the course acne
tide, last week, three vessels arrived at Liver-
pool from different places, all bearing the celi-
brated name of Wellington :—viz. The Lord
Wellington, from New York ; the Marquis of
Wellington, from New Orleans; and, the Duke of
Wellington, from New Brunswick.
A young woman of this town died last week
in consequence of having been in the habit of
lacing her stays too tightly,---(Plymouth Jortrnol.)
On the night of the 15th inst. the lightning
struck the cathedral of Strasburg, incited the lead
Which cemented several stones, and destroyed the
sound of the largest bell,

MAD Doris.---On Wednesday last the daughter
of Mr. T. WILD, of the Rodney public-house, in Laxity,
received a severe bite from a strange dog while playing un
the road near her father's house. In, a few minutes after
this lamentable event had taken place, a person called at the
above house to say, that there was a dog of very 'singular
appearance under a hay-stack in the immediate neighbour,.
hood. Mr. 'Wild, with a few others, hastened to the place,
and as soon as the dog saw them, it made an attack on Mr.
Wild : he shot, and afterwards broke his gun upon it to
avoid its bite. The dog made a second attack on another indi-
vidual, but was repulsed by a large stone. It then bit a fine
pointer dog, which was with them, and made oft it was steadily
pursued past Stores Bridge, Stacy, Oldwordi, the Gate, Wor-
rell, Wadsley, and back to the Rodney, where, entering a small
shed, it was shot. In its•way it Was seen to bite a great number
of dogs and pigs, together with one young man. The body of
the animal has been opened, and carefully examined by Mr.
Waterhouse, surgeon, of this town (Sheffield), and he gives it
as his decided opinion that there were visible signs of hydro,-
phobia. We understand that' the dog went from Sheffield
to the Owlerton toll-gate early in the afternoon of the game
day, where it bit several dog's and one child. On the aame
day another dog was seen in Loxley, of the madness of which
little ooubt is entertained ; but what direction it took cannot
now be ascertained. There May be public nuisances of various
kinds, but it is doubtful whether one more hateful or disgusting
than the number of useless dogs now kept can be found,—
Surely these circumstances call loudly on the inhabitants
of Sheffield (and every other town) to chain up or destroy *frit
dogs, that such dreadful evils may be removed from among
us.—(Sheffteld Independoit.)
A sad and awful misfortune happened at Rad;.
ford, a short distance beyond Leamington,. on Sa-
turday morning, the 26th instant. The Stio-
vereign coach between Birmingkant and Louden,'
was proceeding to town with nearly a full com-
plement of outside and inside passengers, when
its progress was arrested by. one of the fore
wheels leaving the axle-tree, and instantly the
coach sunk with a sudden and dreadful crash.
The coachman and a clergyman named, we hear,
ATTER BURY, were then thrown from the box,
and the coach falling on them, with the accumu-
lated weight of four inside passengers, ill a mo-
ment crushed them to death. Most of the other
passengers received severe injuries.
In the • year 1818, ELIZAuETH Low, an old
woman, 70 years of age, residing at Dunning,
was murdered under circumstances of great atro-
.city. She was found with her skull knocked in
with an axe, and her house rifled of the few ar-
ticles of clothing that she possessed. At that
time no clue was obtained to the murderer.
Lately, however, in consequence of a table-cloth
belonging to the deceased being offered for sale,
suspicion fell upon Wrn. and Margaret Boug, bro-
ther and sister, of being concerned in the affair,
On Saturday last, the Sheriff stud Procuratdr
Fiscal of Forfarshire went out to Dunning, where
the two persons inspected were apprehended,
underwent a long exaMination, and were both
committed to Perth jail. We understand a untii.!
tier of articles of napery and clothes, which
longed to the old wanton, have been found ht
Margaret Doug's possession.----(Edinburgh Cott.
rant, July 'AO

TnE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts' front the Morning Papers, July 9.9.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
Lisbon Papers to the 17th reached our office
yesterday. We give their principal contents in
atiother column. The Junta appointed to prepare
a seven-day Constitution for Portugal, had its
first formal sitting on the 7th, at the Palace of
Rocio, when the President of the Constitution-
makers, Pa!melte, addressed them in a length-
ened speech. The fact is., all this novel legisla-
tion will soon vanish if the Constitutionalists, as
we augur they'will, succeed in Spain. We know,
from our private accounts, that while Palmella
irtid others_ have liberty and new Constitutions in
their months, the grossest tyranny reigns in Por-
tugal : the party of Don Miguel, and the Queen,
and absolute power and superstition, is, for the
bout-, triumphant, and the weak and perjured
John VI. is " but a cipher in the great account."
New arrests and imprisonments were taking
place every day, at the instance of the Prince,
the Queen, and the Cardinal Patriarch,' and ge-
neral persecution was heaped on the friends of
the former Constitution and liberty. This will
just last until the French retreat ont of Spain;
then the late order of things will again be re-

vived, and the Constitution triumph in despite of
Alignel,-the Queen, and their Janissaries .in Lis-
bon. General discontent reigns through all the
second orders in Lisbon and throughout Portugal.

[xonhrrivo citnoivi ca.)
By late accounts from Greece, theiriends of
that interesting country have been •relieved from
the fears occasioned by the illiberal reports cir-
culated by the_enemies of liberty, respectiug.the
late changes in the Executive Government in
•
Greece. The liberal and enlightened men who
formed the Executive .Goiernment of Greece,
under Mavrocordato; and Who gave their best
assistance to establish a Representative SYstem,
and to render it effective for the good of the
Peokle, have concurred in forming a more aft,'
chuit Executive, by embodying the Military
Chiefs as part of it'. The want of co=ope-
ration on the part of the Military Chiefs in the
severai Provinces, has' hitherto weakened the ef-
. forts of the nation tothrow" off' the yoke of their
opprebNors,' and, as the hearts of all, are well dls-
posed, it was Most desirable to have the arms of
all directed hi unison to ensure success' to the
standard of liberty in Greece. That object is in
a fair way of being obtained by the change which
has recently taken place, which cannot fail to
strengthen ell the efforts, and to give more power.
fol effect to the operations both by sea and land,'
against
.irhe common enemy. Petro Bey, Who'
commanded the greatest body of troops, and
whose exertions have been so important in the
gallant struggle to clear Greece of the Ottomans,
has been placed at the head of the Executive
Government in Greece, and Mavrocordato, the
late President, has accepted with pleasure the
situation of Secretary for Voreign Affa"trs,.under
Petro Bey, to act with him.

IMORNMO 'JERALD.] '
"The accounts yesterday from Paris are inte-
resting. The Official Monileur of Friday adds
Corunna, and Ferro! to the number of_ places
already declared in a state of blockade, and the
Ministers of neutral- Powers at Paris are informed
by a ,circular, that ail vessels; of whatever nation,
attemptiug to enter those places, will be. taken
80 confiscated by his' Most Christian Majesty.
Film the line of coast declared in a state of block-
ade, compared with the maritime strength of the
French, it is obviously' a mere paper blockade,
which they are unable to enforce ; and the exe-
cution of the threat held out in the circular, in-
steed of preventing commercial expeditions to
Cadiz, Barcelona, Santona, Saint Sebastian,
Corunna;Scr. will 'only give rise to vexation and
insult. The very circular admits that vessels
under different colours enter several of those
places. ft can hardly be by sufferance, and nut
from an inability to prevent them. The block-
ade of Cadiz is endeavoured to be maintained
with the greatest vigilance and rigour ; yet most
ineffectually.---According to the last accounts,
provisions had been carried in there in great'
quantities, and the place was stated to' be /pro.
visioned for three months. But the French could
not, with a much larger naval force, prevent Cadiz
from being provisioned by vessels from foreign
ports, or from other ports of Spain.—
. The block-
ading vessels, in a gale of wind, or upon
~any
symptoms of its approach, must stand out to sea
for safety, and thus leave the port of Cadiz open.
There are some further, but rather insignificant,
details of the sally made by. the Spaniards from
the Isle of Leon, with, from fi,ooo to 9,000 meti.
The Frettek of course claim a victory. it is curl-
oils, that at the outsuf time the. French blockading
Admiral, Hamelin, has prevented the going out of
the fishing boats, through which see might have
received the Spanish version of the affair. This
ig a now rigour in maritime warfare. During
the late war, with France, the fishing vessels were
mutually allowed to pass unmolested. Accounts
from Coruiiva of the ',..),0th have reached the Ad.
miralty, by the way of Falmouth. The place
still held out, but the tiring, it is said, continued.
All accounts concur in representing the garrison
and inhabitants as resolved upon holding out to
the last extremity—and even as not ill.prosided.
A thousand stand of arms, and fifty-three barrels
of gun-powder bad been received there from
Enr,,dand, previously to the approach of the French,
and there is reason to hope that a further supply
from Eneland has reached either Corunna or
Vigo by this time.

[mottstNr, POST.]
French Papers, to the 28th instant, arrived
yesterday., Their contents are of considerable
importance. If dissensions exist at Madrid be.
tween the Ito)aiists, they also begin to reveal
themselves in the French capital, and in the
army. The Ultras in both are highly dissa.tis.
fled with the manner in which the war has been

carried on, especially in Catalonia, and have
commenced venting their complaints aloud.
These, whether just or unfounded, are of great
use to the general understanding of the real state
of the contest, for in order to support them facts
are brought forward which had till then been
carefully concealed, and which throw light upon
many important points. Thus we are informed,
by the Drapeart Blanc, that the indefatigable
and heroic Mina, instead of lying on the bed of
sickness, or of death, as all the Ministerial Jour-
nals had joined in stating, had once more passed
into the rear of the enemy, and with a force of
not less than 9,000 men was in full march for
the French frontiers, where he was expected to
create 64 some confusion." The consequence of
this must be, we are told, " that the army will
be obliged again to march in pursuit of him, and
that the blockade of Barcelona cannot be con-
tinued." Here is a late, and an unintentional,
but a complete admission of the excellence of the
system of warfare carried on for the last two
months by that enterprising and skilful Comman-
der. After being loaded with abuse for his al-
leged aptitude • at nothing but flight, for so the
movements by which he drew the whole of
Moncey's army after him were called, the effi-
ciency of those movements to his purposes is now
loudly proclaimed, and great danger is appre.
hended from their renewal.

[Ttt z'LIMES ] .
Without giving way to unreasonable expecta-
tions, or indulging in strong expressions, we are
'fully 'borne out by the intelligence of the last
three days in affirming that the proipeets of the
brave Spaniards have sensibly brightened. Three
serious engagements have been fought, in two of
which the troops of Spain have made the attack,
and in two, at least, have achieved the victory. In
none have her arms come off without unquestion-
able honour. The guerillas hue begun to act
with fresh spirit,' and almost without resist-
ance. The factious are ne where to'be seen. The
Spanish fortresses all remein untouched,- and
thekgerrisons and inhabitants have giVen roofs
of an unshaken' determination to. defenthhem.
While their national. cause exhibit 4 these symp-'
toms of prosperity, 'that of the.. enemy appears to
be hourly undermined' by disappointed hopes,-
and by internal discord and animosity. The
aboie outline it will not be difficult to till
In' AndaluSia the French,- ho'wevdr lloarishing
their dispatches,appear tehave made dot an inch.
of progres's• towardS . the grand ere of all
their operations'—the reddction of Cadiz,• and.
the release• of Ferdioand„ We.Wad'heard much
of the want of a sufficient. .garrison in that
city—and more of a. dearth of provisions:- We
were-fold that' there was not a cannon mounted'
'which would hear a single discharge. All these
tales now preve to be, gross fabriCations. Cadiz,
on the 16th, one of those days on which Corunna
so 'successfully repufsed.its besiegers, sent out no
lesi than o,oooMen, to 'try the force Of Bard esoul t's
division. A long and ostentatious Freatth aecount
of the 'actions which'were the consequence of this
movement admits that not alingle-SPahish coin
pang' was cut off, but makes the loss of the Spa:.
niards 1,500 men, and acknowledges, according•
to custern; but a trifling incliriling five
officers, wounded, on the part of the invaders.---
It is, however, clPaty that the•SpatitA Generalti
combined their operation svithskill andaceuracy,
and exectitecU the details' of it with great Cool-
ness. The
.sortie was made in six columns,
under the cover of sixty' heaiy guns (we
thought there had: been no serviceable guns
'tit Cadiz !) It appear's pretty.eVident that this de-,'
rnonstration was more in the nature ore reconnois-
sance to make the enemy diicover his force, and
the distribution of it, than with a view tollrive'
'him from before the walls of Cady ; for where,
indeed, could a French corps be stationed with's
less apparent chanCe orelfecting any serious rms.
chief to the Spaniards---placed as are the latter
in a well-protected fortress---with a garrison, as.
we are assured" of 18,000 men? and with provi-
sions supplied to them in abundance, at a
ruinous distance, should the war continue,- from
the frontier of the besieging army. In the neigh-
bourhood, again, of this scene of operation,• and
ready to concentrate themselves—namely, the
rear of Bordesoult—are the troops of Zayas (said
to be at Malaga), Lopez Banos, and Ballasteros.
The last mentioned officer, as the journals affirm,
having left some strong, garrisons on the south-
eastern coast, to. check the advance of Molitor's
division,. was in full march for Andalusia.-

MARQUIS bF HASTINGS.

DINNER TO THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.

The entertainment given to the Marquis of RiSTINGS on
his return to England took place yesterday at Willis's Rooms.
The company consisted almost exclusively of Gentlemen for-
merly resident in India, or connected in some shape with our
stupendous possessions in that country. The Noble Marquis
arrived soon after seven o'clock. His appearance indicated the
highest state of health, and his flow of spirits throughout the
evening was even of a juvenile cast. A little before eight, the
company sat down to the sumptuous dinner provided on the
occasion. The dessert was equally superb and expensive.
Lord William Bentinck was In the chair, supported by their
Royal Highnesses the Duke of Sussex and Prince Leopold.
Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B. acted as Vicelpresident.-Ihere
were also present—
His Excellency Admiral Jabat, the Spanish Ambassador,
Count de Mandelsloh, the Ambassador-of the King of Wir-
temberg, the Earl of Breadalbane, the Earl of Gosford, Lord
Holland, Lord Bexley, Lord W. Russell, Lord Bowden, Sir
W. Young, Bart., Sir E. H.. East M.P., Sir H. Blackwood;
Bart., Sir A. Johnson, Sir J. Doyle, G.C.8., Sir Edw. Cole-
brook, Sir Robert Gardiner, Sir S. Brown, Sir C. Cockerel',
Bart., Sir C. Doyle, Sir H. Seton, Sir H. APOregor, Sir W.
Clinton, Sir W. Congreve, Bart.,. Right Hon. C. W. Wynn,
Dr. Lushington, Dr. Philihnore, Hon. J. Sullivan, Right Hon.
J. C. Villiers, Hon. H. Elliott, Mr. Caleraft, Major-General
Nichol', Hon. B. Cochrane Mr. W. Mr. G. Smith, Mt.
R. Jackson, Mr. Trant, and many Gentlemen interested
in our Indian affairs.
The dinner being concluded, Non NUN: Domine was sung
in excellent style by the professional attendants.- " The King,"
—" The Duke of York and the Army."—and " The Duke of
Clatanee.and the Navy," having been severally drunk 'Atli
the usual honours and musical accompaniments, the Noble
Chairman next gave " The health of the Duke of Sussex,"
which was received with considerable applause, and toasted
with three times three. , •

The Duke of Su SSEIi begged leave to acknowledge the com-
pliment paid to him,. and to assure the company, that he felt
the highest gratification in assistirig on that occasion, betanse it
gave him an opportunity of publicly expressing his heartfelt
pleasure in welcoming his Noble Friend, who had that day
done them the honour of accepting their invitation. So desirous
did he feel to make this declaration in 'the face of his country,
that go engagement should have prevented him from attending
thelogiertaininent.—(Cheers !)—He begged again to express
the great obligation under which he considered himself to those
gentlemen who had enabled him to accomplish his wishes by
assisting on such a memorable and worthy occasion—(Cheers.)
The CIIAIRMAN then proposed the health of his Royal
Highness Prince Leopold, which was drunk with applause.
His ROYAL HIG/IVEB(4 returned his warmest thanks for the
honour. He was highly gratified in having been so kindly
noticed at d.at Meeting. because it. was assembled in testimony
.of their respect for the Noble Marquis, whose public and pri-
vity character stood on such a deserved and lofty eminence.-
(Cheers.)

The CifAl4ll4l4. said, that in 'rising to Propose, the health
of the illustrious individual, whose splessilidsichievements they
were assembled that evening to" conmpuorate,. he felt that lie
should rather lessen than 'increaSe th‘entlitaintsm which the
mere mention c'f his name Would' produce' by any attempt to
panegyrise his character. Ile (Lord W. Bentinck) sin-
cerely wished the 'task was in abler hands, for ilthis, he Was
ttatisfied, it could not be performed without sustaining in.
hory.--(Cheers.).-.ln adverting to the policy by which India
ad been *overned, he felt it difficult to separate the past and
present history of our vast and :flourishing empire in that
country, and to diSconnecr the atinsinistration .of the, Noble
Marquis frOm thepreviouS period hi which hi (Lard 'W. Ben.
ttnck) had been himself concerned. lie felt hiluselr hound 40
pay his tribute of respect to the Marquis Wellesley., for the
policy which that eminent statesman had pursued in India;
and to which was to be ascribed the first foundation of the seen,
rity of the British possessions in Asia. 'lt was- reserved' for the
Marquis of llastings to carry that system into complete effect ;
and, as far as human foresight would allow us to look forward .
With confidence, we might now say that that Noble Lord's pro.:
found and splendid career, in pursuance of the Alarquis. Welles-
ley's policy,..had insured the permanent security of the British
possessions in India. (Cheers.)-In reviewing the conduct or the
arquis of Hastings, it srouki be found impossible to do justice
to his extraordinary merits ; whether as a General, defeating the
great confederacy which at one period threatened our Indian
possessions ; or as a conqueror, disposing of the territory ac.
quired by his valour, and settling the country in permanent
peace and prosperity ; :or as a philanthropist, not the least con-
spicoons part of the Noble Marquis's character, devoting him-
self principally to ameliorate the condition of the immense po.
pulation submitted to his authority it was difficult to affirm
in which eapacity his splendid talents and not less splendid
virtues appeared tb the greatest advantage. It must be a grati.
fy az circumstance to the Noble Marquis, as it was to his friendss
that in the whole space of his Military g 'I political achieve.
men ts there was not theeinallest speck to uce disappointment
or regret (cheers.) No charge either of putt ; ambition or private
malversation had been preferred agtinst Belf-defence alone
had compelled then to action against Ilia country's enemies, and
in the hour of victory his forbearance hattinduced him to allow
them to retain Whatever, the future defence. of the empire did
not render it necessary to withhold: All then solid and
splendid advantages had been ebtained without any real ad-
dition, as he (Lord W. Bentinck) was informed, to the debt
of India;while the policy of the Noble Marquii had,created an
addition of five millions to the annual redemption 'cif that debt.
--(Cheers.) It was impossible, on considering these grand re,
sults, to refrain from entertaining the highest admiration. of the
Noble Marqnis, under whose' auspices they had beeneffected.
He would not trespass further on the attention of the meeting,:
but with all the sentiments glowitq( in his heart, to Whichhis tongue had in vain endeavoured to give utterance; he
would concrude with proposing the health of the Marqudi of
Hastings. • i
The toast vies received. with the warmest iseeithations, rind
repeated rounds of applause followed it. .
The Marquis of Harrixoi addressed the company to the
mewing effect:-My Lords and Gentlemen-To refrain front
avowing that I have been kindly, most kindly impressed by
your reception of me, and that I am duly mensible to the en-
eondunt passed upon my conduct by the Noble Chairman, and
do the concurrence which your epplamie testified.; would be,
on my putt, ridiculous and ill-Judged, no less than ungrateful.
With' the warmest thankfulness and pride I haie heard the
sentiments in which yeti` have been pleased to indulge, and
I think, without arrogating any of the
,m'erit which you
have so lavishly bestowed Upon me, I may say that this tes-
timony of your approbation sheds peculiar lustre upon me.-
(Cheers.)-I feel that I derive front it an honourable clove-
tion.-(Cheers:)-4 gladly amity you that, with respect to
the..policy which the Noble Chairman has' been pleased to
ascribe to me-that of having followed the footsteps of the
Marquis Wellesley, it is true that he did chalk the outline
which it Was my fortune to fill up. It was the extension of his
views that measured the scale on which I felt it my duty to act.
Much, indeed, has been done in India , and not done by
any fortuitous and favoured combination of circumstances, but
by im unprecedented series of military achievements, owing to
the invincible valour and consummate ability of our arrny.-;•
vheers. )}-1.3y those means have successive nations been conquer-
ed, and the security of our empirebeen strengthened and confirm-
ed. 11:16 Noble Chairman. has divided my praise into two-heads.
He has complinic.nted rne, because, while I was pursuing what
has been justly termed a necessary war in the defence of our
Indian empire, I was not led to overlook the peculiar concerns
of the Conipsny. That engagement, however, was the con-
dition on winch I accepted the office of Governor-General, and
it was, in my judgment, a sacred obligation' which no conshjer..
miens would have warranted me to have violated.-(Cheere.l-
if, however, I contd have been oblivious of that sacred bond,
I can now ,never forget the splendid liberality which I have
since experienced from the Company. No words can ex.
press what I feel at the munificence of their conduct towards
me. If I have succeeded, I' have only
.performed My strict
duty. I did no more than any man animated by a British
soul would have done--(Clicers.).-Viliich of our countrymen
couldlook at the degradation of the native population or India,
flowing from their besotted ignorance and rooted superstition,
and not feel the strongest desire to elevate them in the scale of
human nature? Which of you, witnessing the miserable state
tinder which they labour, would not deem it a' brantkon his man-
hood if lie did not step forward to destroy the causes of their mi.
eery ? Which of you, becoming- aware of the progress or a perfi-
dious plot to extirpate the British name front India, woultt not
anticipate and bee it as I did)--a plot which in its results
would have proved of the utmost peril to the safety of the whole
empire ?-(Cheers.
which' every )-I feel that have only acted the part
Englishman would have acted. Accident, which
placed me at the head of the military and civil powers, entailed
en me a lustre to which my own individual merits never would
. have entitled me. I stood on an eminence from which I ap-
peared to excite impulses which would otherwise have arisen
imontaneoutily,
ing and directing;
he situationenegy graveof
mnyle
countrymen,t hea paran appearance ofi sans_i
did
nationsittitristidaany
not depend uponbut '
me alone, as my too partial friends seem
to suppese.. I have often comprehended the advantage of
ignaimaninngyeviearisoutifisiagbeeasrinor
nybufte.hnown!entenisnotriynmuceini
who are here this day assembled..-(Cheers.)-I wish I had
words to express myself. I must leave you to iniagine what the.
wannest and most grateful of hearts would dictate.-(lsoud
cheering.)
The Duke of SUSSEX. said, that having obtained permis-
sion to give tv toast, he felt pleasure in dung to propose the

health of the Noble Chairman. Every one acquainted with
tho public and private•character of that distinguished indivi-
dua4 and who had had the happiness to hear the sentiments
he had delivered from the Chair that evening, must feel that a
tribute o ►atitude was due to him for taking the situation
which head so ably performed. If the Noble Chairman
were absent, he (the Duke of Sussex) might indulge in
expa-
tiating
on his merits. The Noble Lord, however, knew that
he never paid compliments where he did not think them de-
served. What he had then said was only the expression of his
affection towards that distinguished individual, who was emi-
nently- entitled to the character of an honest man, a gentleman,
and, above all, a true Englishman.—(Cheers.)
The toast was drank with great applause.
The CHAIN MAN returned thanks for the very flattering man-
ner in which the Royal Duke had proposed this health. He
begged to say a few words, as this was the first lime, since his
return from India, that he had come in contact with so distin-
guished a portion of the Indian people. He should always
feel it a great honour to have belonged to that community.—
(Cheers.-It was his honest and conscientious opinion, that
there did not exist any set of public servants possessing
more higher .honour, stricter attention, more real
dignity of character, and more real patriotism, than the
servants.of the East-India Company.—(Cheers.) He would
never go out of his way to give compliments; but when the
opportunity offered to speak the truth, he should have felt it a
gross neglect of duty, if he had not paidhis homage of profound
respect to the virtues and talents of the -East-India Company's
servants. The Chairman then gave " Sir Thomas Hislop, and
the Armies who fought under the Marquis of Hastings.
The toast was drunk with three times three.

The CHAIRMAN said, be-felt the last toast was incomplete
unless he also gave the health of the second in command ; and
fin this purpose he would borrow the very eloquent words of
Mr. Canning, in the speech with which he had proposed the
'rote of thanks in the House of Commons. Mi. Canning said,
" and that of Sir John Malcolm also, the second in command—.
second io none in renown, whose name will remain as long as
the British language is . spoken, or•the British flag hoist in
that Vast continent."--(Cheers.)--In those words he (the Chair-
-man) •cordially concurred.
The health of Sir John Malcolm was' then drunk with great
applause. •
Sir I. AIALCbr.m apologized for theabsence of Sir T.'Hislop,
.and returned thanks for himself in a neat speech.
" The President and Members of the India Board" having
heen drunk,
Mr..W. WYNN returned thanks for the honour conferred on
himself andcolleagues, in being invited to join in the welcome
to the Noble 'Marquis, of whose services his official situation
better enabled him to appreciate than ordinary persons.
The CliAinsiAN then proposed the health of the "Chairman
and Court of Directors of-the East India Company."
Mr. G. SMITH briefly returned thanks.
The Duke of SIISSEX proposed the health of the Marchioness
of Hastings, and his' Lordship's family, in a complimentary
speech to her Ladyship.
The toast was received with enthusiasm.
The Marquis of HASTINGS expressed his warmest and
deepest gratitude. He did not believe any thing could have
touched him more nearly than the praise they had bestowed on
• his conduct in lndia_, but he confessed the last toast had gone
more directlyto his heart.—(Cheers.)
" Lord A.mheist, and the Indian Government," and " Sir
Edward Paget, and the Indian Army," were then successively
giVen by, the Chairman ; after which he resigned the reinainder
'of the:Masts to the Vice-President, who, with appropriate ad.
dresses 'which we regret we cannot insert, introduced the fol-
•lOVving healths
". The Duke of Wellington."
" Aiarquis ‘Svellesrey."-
"Sir Richard King."
Sir Henry Blackwood."
" Lord Bexley." . . .
r' His LORDSHIP shortly returned thanks; The Noble Mar-
quir,:whoso.-Welcome they were met to celebrate, had extended
the. power; !consolidated the empire, and exalted the character
. •
Lordllolland's health Was next proposed, anti received With
very warm applauSe.
Ms lioßrisiiip returned thanks in a witty speech; in which
he colißlirnented . the Noble Marquis on his renovated health
ond vigour, He .was the last, though not the least, of In-
dian coniverori. The first was commemofated for possessing
immortal youth, and he had a warm and generous heart also,
' The healths of Lord Powis, the son of the immortal Clive,
and Lord Harris, the conqueror Of Seringapitlam, clotted the
evening:
The Chairman, accompanied by the Duke of Sussex, Prince
.Leopold,: and the Marquis of Hastings, withdrew at twelve
o'clock, and was almost immediately folloVed by the remainder
of,the company. An excellent band enlivened the evening
h with appropriate airs, and several glees and songs were given
r. with admirable effect.