The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

ENTERTAINMENT TO MAJOR-.
GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, BART, G.C.B.
The members of the Senior United Service Club gave
a splendid entertainment at their club-house, in Pall-
mall, on Tuesday evening, to Major-General Sir Harry
Smith, to celebrate the return of that gallant officer to
his native country after his arduous services in the East
Indies.

Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew F. Barnard, G.C.B.
and G.C.H., presided, and the Earl Waldegrave occu-
pied the vice-chair. Sir Harry Smith sat on the right
of the gallant chairman, and among the officers of both
professions present were the Hon. General Sir Alexander
Duff, G.C.H., Colonel of the 37th Foot ; Lieutenant-
General Sir John Wilson, K.C.8., Colonel of the 11th
Foot ; Lieutenant-General Sir John Buchan' K.C.B ,
Colonel of the 24th Foot ; Lieutenant-General Sir Her-
culus Pakenham, K.C.8., Colonel of the 43d Foot ;
Major-General Sir Charles W. Pasley, C.B. ; Major-
General Sir Dudley St. Ledger Hill, C.B. ; Major-
General John Duffy, C.B. and K.C. ,• Major- General
Thomas Kenah, C.B. ; Major-General John Ball. C.B. ;
Major-General E. Parkinson, C.B. ; Major-General
Henry Thomas, C.B. ; Major-General J. Rolt, C.B. ;
Major-Generel A. Macdonald, C.B. ; Major-General
Thomas Bunbury, K.H.; Major-General Henry Godwin,
CB. ; General Henry Rainey, K.H. ; Colonel Sir
Robert Nickle, K.H. ; Major-General Caulfield, C.B. ;
Colonel C. Wood, Colonel Wrottesley, Colonel Coks,
Colonel Higginson, Colonel Gascoigne, Colonel William
Blois, Colonel Luard, Colonel Smith, Colonel Stowell,
Colonel Crabbe, Colonel Payler, Colonel Milner, Colonel
Rigby, Colonel Phillips, Colonel Drake, Colonel Goya,
Colonel Dundas. Colonel J. 0. Clunie, Hon. Major Ca
dogan, Hot'. Ml,jor Westenra. Major Shedwcll Clerke,
Admiral Sykes, Eton. Captain Hutham, Hon. Captain
Crofton, Captain Herringham, Captain Yates, Captain
Porter, Captain Carlton, &c.
The banquet was served in the noble dining-room, in
a style of elegance exceedingly creditable to the estab-
lishment.

The Gallant CHAIRMAN, on the removal of the cloth,
proposed the health of " Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert." The next toast was, " The
Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family,"
which having been duly honoured,
The CHAIRMAN gave " The Army and Navy."
General Sir A. DUFF returned thanks for the army, and
Admiral SYKES replied on bdialt of the navy.
The health of " His Grace the Duke of Wellington"
was next drunk with applause.
The Gallant CHAIRMAN then rose, and after an ad-
dress complimentary to the Gallant General in whose
honour they had assembled, concluder) by proposing
" The health of Major-General Sir Harry Smith."
The health of the Gallant General was welcomed by
warm plaudits, and the toast was drank with all the
honours by his brave companions in arms.
Major-General Sir HARRY SMITH, in appropriate
terms, replied to the toast, and expressed the gratifica-
tion he experienced at the cordial reception he had met
with since his arrival in England.
The healths of the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman
were respectively proposed, shortly alter which the
company broke up.

THE POLISH BALL.
The Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess of Bedford, the
Duchess of St. Albans, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the
Lady Charles Fitzroy, the Lady Caroline Sanford, and the
Lady Agnes Duff, were among the ladies' patronesses of the
abo•.e ball who attended the final meeting at Willis's Rooms
on Tuesday last. The following is the programme adopted :
"The ladies patronesses to rendezvous in the tea-room at
ten o'clock.

"The ladies and their partners belonging to the fancy
q-iad:illes, to rendezvous in the lower room at ten o'ckck,
viz.:—

" Tile Camelia Quadrille, under the direction of her Grace
the Ductless of Bedford.

" The Str::.wberry Quadrille, under the direction of Lady
Charles Fitzroy and Viscountess Milton,

Ttie Polish Colours Quadrille tinc(e; the direction of Iris-
cowl es 3 Ebrington.

" The Mazurka, under the direction of Lady Agnes Duff.
" The ladies and their partners belonging to the above
daces will proceed to the ball-room, where the ladies will
take their seats. As soon as they are assembled, the doors
will be thrown open, aud the Holies patronesses will make
their• entrée two and two in ordercf precedence.
6, Whilst the procession is entering the ball-ropm, the
Polish national anthem will be played, after which the dances
will be danced in t lin order as above detailed.