The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-15 00:00:00

FROM SWITZERLAND.

Letters from :1r„ atithe 9th intimate that the Council of
that Canton ni 1 not yield fo The decision of the Diet, and the
nipinutat7e rote.; of r 1 int! is and Rome, resrecting the revoca-
sion of the decree of January 13, suppressing the convents.

ANNIVEtiSARY FESTIVAL OF
THE SONS OF THE CLERGY.

The artri:--ersary festival of the Sons of the Clergy was cele-
brated on Thursday in St. Paul's Cathedral, in p; csenceof the
Lord Mayo the Archbishop of Canterbury, &c , &c. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert als ) honoured the festival with
his presence, attended by several of his equerries, &c. After
the celebration of Divine service, a sermon was preached in re-
ference to the festival by the Venerable W. H. Hale, M.A.,
Archdeacon of Middlesex, and the whole ceremony conew'ed
with Handel's Coronation Anthem " Zrulock the Priest." His
Royal Highne-s Prince Albert was dressei in full uniform, and
appeared remarkably well."

THE. DINNER. AT MERCHANT TAII.ORS.-HALL.
'The anniver-ary dinner of the celebration of th's festival was
held usual as at Merchant Tailor's-hall. The Lord Mayor
presidod; on its right-hand was hls Royal Highness Prince
Albert, and on his left the Archbishop of Canterbury.
There mere also present the Archbishop of Armagh, the
/bishops of London, Winclae*ter, Chester, Bangor, ‘Vor-
osvbiter, Ate., the 11Iarquis of Westminst,-r, the Marquis of
Ilswnshire, Lord Meluou-ne, the Lord Chief Justice of
the Corn son Pleas, Mr. Justice Patteson, Sir H. Inglis, M.P.,
Mr. G. ilyng. M. P., &c.
. _

After ti,:e -usual loyal toasts, his Lordship gave, " Hi=
Jtoval tiikr,hlie s Prince Albert, the Royal Steward of the year
—tote Prin:Tss Royal, and the rest of the Royal Family," and
the following additional verse to the national anthem was sung
y Mr. Hotatts and chorus :
" Hear, Lord, a nation's prayer,
Guard thou the Royal pair;
God save the Queen.
Scutt.: thy Idessings round,
Let. Albert's days abound.
And every voice resound •
God save the Queen."
The
.PRltirE on rising to return thanks was reeei-ed with
loud ann prolonged plaudits, and on their subsiding apoke as
follows :

" I thank you sincerely. gentlemen, for this mark of your
esteem.—kCher.ra. ) It gives roe great pleasure to follow the
example set n,;,- by so many members of the Ro)al Family of
England, of assisting at the stewardship of this ancient and
u•eful Institutirro.'—(Loud cheers.) I am the more gratified
because I •ee around' me the Archinshop,, Bishops, and Clergy
of the Church of 4;land—(Marked cheering)—and the
Lord Mayor of the great City of London. I hope that the
objects of the bounty of this Institution may derive fresh sup-
port and assistance from this meeting, which it gives me
pleasure to attend, and that they w,ll know and feel that they
'have our sympathies and our retTect.—(Cheers.) I beg to
Trepose The health of the Lord 'Mayor.'"
His Itoval Highness spoke delib‘lrately, and in very good and
pure English, only slightly tinged with foreign accent. On re-
suming his seat ii" was again loudly elieered.
Among the other toasty of the evening were—" The Mer-
chant T.ailor's Company, and thanks for the use of their hall."

and " Toe Corporaiiori of the Sons of the Clergy."
To the !alter toast the Archbishop of Canterbury announced
.that the united subscriptions of the festival amounted to two
tshousard ireun Is, including a donation from Prince Albert of
one hundred guineas.

His !loyal ighness and suite, accompanied by the guests at
the st--t e osi table, left the room, amid the cheers of the com-
pany, at. a quarter to ten o'clock, and the meeting immediately
awoke up.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYD'S.)

Dz 4.,,. m.„. 13._—,Wind F.. N. E., ire...lr.—Arrived the
Creole, k.layson, from Buenos Ayres, for Rotterdam ;
Richards,
of LiverpoLl. westward. Arrived from the River and -ai
sailed
the Clepharta. Ross, for China ; Forth, Baxter, Port Phil'p;
De wa, Sproat. ditto; Lavinia, Mara, Valencia.
PoßTS3lou.rit, Mar 13. —Wind S. S. E.—Arrived the Farah
Bell, Bell, iroor Hull for Sydney, New South Wales; Boadicea
Itransport ), Coltman, London, Rio Jan* iro ; Aim, Mom,.
youghal. Cif port, the Alexander Rain,ay. Mauritius, sailed
• Feb. II ; Cape packet, Lamb, Cape of Good Hope. .
.SotrrilA :UPTON, MAY 13. Arrived the SoTerrign, Finney,
from Co
S, rk ; Brennus, Ganden, Charente.
COW
Ai,,. EL—Arrived the Josephine, from Wirtem.
berg. Bahia.
Daursto urn, MAY 12.—Arrived off, the Maria, Druwes,
Rio Grande for Hamburg, with forealast cut away in a hurri-
.alu, ; schroed7Ltly.erin37_, R‘si:?in.cilanNe.irEo......forAtnitywederp.
her Majesty's
PLY mouTa,
Crfolrrkthfoer
River
ilk, implacable, from Malta • Prince Ruprt, Atkinson, Lon-
Roden,stea
Wilberforce,il er'
Lou-
dou for New Zealand ;
,Ea:l
Jots. Sailed her Majesty s steamerrmer
Niger; her Majesty's s.teamtc.na_h Albert, River__ Niger; Lady
A lean 1
~ 3 ,rtin, Hamburg; Louise,
Ftizherbert, Quebec ; I
Arrived off p ,rt, the Samarang, Robertson, London
.. , Hambuxg.
4 ~ for Madras.
F Mar 12.--
Sailed the Diana, Av e, Wind N. to N.N.E., fresh breezes.
• at.atouTit, .t •
for Jamaica; Wingrave, Hughes,
.. '
1%10,,nea1; Eliza Ann, Sandecombe, Newfoundland; Richard,
Chambers, Sierra Leone ; Robina, NV ells, Charente.
PENZANCE Mal- 12.—, rr t ived the Mary and Louisa,
-
Fen-
.sell, from Anconn. Sailed the rent, for Miramiehi. .
BRISTOL, MAY 13.—Sailed the Harmony, Elder, Quebec ;
Vol. Canynses, Walter, Africa.
GLOUCESTER MAY I3.—The E:la and Ann, Pascoe, of
Falmouth, was hove down at Hunt's Yard, on the 11th inst.,
tiled and sunk.
SWANSEA, MAY 12.—Arrived the Harfrye, Valparaiso.
gCLYDE,%IAY 11.—Arrived the Campbell. from Demerara.
DUBLIN, MAY 12. lo Bocha, Mem(' ;
Arrived the Oei , .
Minerva, o. s • Sailed the St. Martins, New lurk.
KINGST • 1,
. OWN, MAT 0 A' • ithe A • • Peke Ros!ock;
12,—Arrived Tub, t
Aeroe, Hmnsin. Denmark.--
STtNGATE
, . CREEK, Mtv 13. Arrive,' the Heiress, Ran-
-dell, from Mogadore ; Britishsh
Queen, Evans, Naples.
SHOREHAM, MAY 13. Arrived off, the Aphrodite, Dan-
mil, from Lettesand.
Hu", 31" la—Wind, N.-. Arrived
feels Rotterdam ; Reliance, Harper, Harrison,
er ririved the Elan,
LIVERPOOL, MAY 13 —Wind',
N',alermo.
Arrive I th, Hugh
Smallman, from Trin'dad ; Clifford J.- -
Castle, Robb, 31!rseilks. Saled tl-ennes, Hailifax ; Sl.elton
Lord Al•ko. lie, W bile-
'side, for Valraniso ; Phillivs, Rernit'ia
nett, Rio Janeiro ; Milton, Anderson' ltioiitta; Antrlla, Bur-
Beeschra, ,savannah ; Jona, Morrison, v Grande ; Rapia.
Boutelle, Boston ; Jessie, Harvey. Newfoundland;ontral ; Diana,
Roailans, 'ditto; Pari,, K ng, Batavia;Ro Eag;e,
4bna ; Corina, Hayden, Odessa ; Charing, Page.A.eLa-•:li.tn-
.4.iberty, Littledale, Genoa ; Daniel Jones, Itlessia • Naples
y;
"lhonses, Akiandria; Mincerto, Tregarthen, Ancona-
; .talaann-
(Clark, Gibraltar. Arrived off port the Helen, Stuart, fratma'
dlla ; Governor, Mobile; Scotia. ditto • Harmony, ditto;
..Vai4.eld, New York. The Alpha, bound to Newport, is on
slime en the North Bank.
Dovea, MAY 13.—Arrived off, the Norwegia, Riego, from
Chnistiansand.
j'l4tErt-Nes' MAY 13.--Arrived off, the Caroline Walkman,
;few "::York for. Brxrgen, .
Cos*, SIAT 1,1,..„4„ivul the Syren, Foster, from Leghorn.
WS) t
' - 1.1 lag the agleabiLintaet, Garrick. from Monte Video lon
,----• , . , The &were* (transport), heoce to Malta, was
.... ir .
ri,,,,!
.:' at anchor yesterday, west of Gallevhead, with masts cut
-.--1 ~, -44) -,,ilized in a dangerous situation. T.f. Victory (steamer)
- -... \ ; , . in.l. e'thii - e
" - • ' 1-- she ba lat
VI!. Ob.
d m""ng, and will tow her round.
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