The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-18 00:00:00

I.,EN.F.v.OI4AENT SOLIETY

Yesterday the Anniversary Festival of this,Socicty (being the
41st) was. celebrated at the Freemasons'. Tavern Grcat queen-
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The great Hall was. filled soon after five o'clock bya most
:respectable company. At. half-past six o'clock his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Your, the President of the Society; entered
the room, accompanied. by the Duke of WellingtOn, the Mar-
quis of Dewnshire, Lieutenant-General Sir John Doyle, and
several Oilier supporters of the Society. Shortly after dinner
was served up, the Right Hon. George Canning, M.P., entered,
accompanied lay the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Goul-
burn, and one or two other Gentlemen : Mr. Canning, who had
passed nearly to the principal table before he was recognized was
then loudly cheered.

After the company had partaken of; the dinner provided for
the occasion, the healths of his Majesty and the other branches
of the Royal Family were given with three times three from
the chair.
The Royal CHAIRMAN, in proposing the King's health,
presented his Majesty's annual donation of 100 guineas to the
society, which made up an amount, from the King's first sub-
scription, of between 1 and 4,000 i, according to the report sub..
sequently read by the Treasurer.
The anthem of " God save the King" was then sung by Mr.
Charles Taylor, Mr. Smith, Mr. Broadhurst, Mr. Webb, and
Master Smith, &c. •
The next toast .was, "The Earl of Munster (the Rult pf
Clarence) and the Navy of the United Kingdom."—T ree
times three.
The Duke of lirt.t.ttqcrox proposed the health of °' His
Royal Highness the Duke of York, and the Army of the
United Kingdom."—Thres times three.
His Royal Highness, in returning 'thanks, expressed the
affectionate regard which he felt for the sister kingdom, and
also the gratitude which he always felt as Commander-in-Chief
of the army, for the uniform discipline, zeal, and valour, which
had characterized the Irish• part of his Majesty's troops, and
which uniformly equalled that of any other branch of the ser-
vice.—(Loud applause.)
The CHAIRMAN thin gave, " Success'' to the Benevolent
Society of St. Patrick." •
The children supported by the Institution were then intro,
duced in the usual form; they presented the interesting. spec-
tacle of a large number of youth of both sexes, full of apparent
health and comfort, who owed theireducation and subsistence
to the charitable aid of this Society.
A large subscription was then collected at the tables.
The CHAT It malt next gave " The health of The Marquis of
Hastings."—Three times three.
The CHAtniu4N then proposed the health of " The Doke of
Wellington," which was drank with linid applause.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, in returning thanks, said,
that having had the ,honour of his naine.being placed upon the
list of their standing, toasts, it often fell to his lot to acknow-
ledge this high compliment; but he , never felt so gratified
as at present, when their illustrious; President proposed his
health, under whom he had been first sent forth, and excited to
assist in the performance of those services which had led to his
name being honoured 'aS it was this day. He assured them
that he felt this compliment in the highest degree. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland."
The Duke of Wier.i.merrow, in returning thanks for his
Noble Relative, said, that there was no mote ardent friend to
the objects of this Society than Lord Wellesley.
The healths of the Civic Corporate Bodies who contributed
to the Society were then successively, drink, and followed by a
humorous song by Mr. Taylor.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the healths of " Mr. John Smith
and the Irish Committee."

Mr. JOHN Smrcrt, M.P., in returning thanks, said that the
people of this country felt, he was persuaded, a proper sym-
pathy for the people of Ireland, who would, he hoped, at no
distant period, participate in the blessings and privileges of the
British Constitution. He could not forget what this society
owed to the bounty and cooperation of the City of London ;
and no man felt more than he did, how meritoriously applied
was that bounty in this instance. He concluded by proposing
the healthuf `,4 Mr. 'Wellesley," who was an active member of
the Irish Committee.

M. WELT,ESLEY, in returning thanks, said, that he could
never forget the debt of gratitude which his family owed to Ire-
land. lie also expressed the gratification he felt at being in
any way instrumental to the promotion of so excellent an in,
stitution as the present.
When the health of the :Marquis of Downshire was drank,

The- Noble 11.14RQn Is returned thanks, an expressed the

gratitude which he felt at finding their Chair this d'ay filled by
So illustrious a personage as his Royal Highness the Duke of
York. He-also congratulated his country upon the new era in
legislation which was now dawning upon it, and which he had
no doubt would be matured by mutual confidence and kindness
between the people' f England and those of the sister king,
dom. Tie spoke in the highest terms of the value of educating
the poor—a duty which he was proud to find the higher classes
of society were so actively engaged in promoting,
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The health of the Right Hon,
Geo. Canning."
Mr. CANNING, in returning thanks, said that he wanted
words to .express his feelings on this occasion, and, indeed,
voice to utter them. This was not the first time he had had
the honour of assisting at thefestivals of this society ; butabove
all other occasions, this was one which, from what lie had seen
and heard, held out the most cheering and auspicious prospects
for the future.—(Applause.)—lt was no slight omen to have
for their President so illustrious a member of that illustrious
House which had so long patronized this institution, and
whose feelings in its behalf lyere so decidedlwvinced in the
manner in which he had expressed himself respecting Ireland
this evening. His Royal Highness was long practised in
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general character he had given a general security for the inte-
rest which he felt in the promotion of this Society ; but no 'lrish-
man could mistake the decided warmth which his Royal High-
ness felt upon hearing the tone in which he had spoken of the
Society at this festival.—(Applause.)--They had also two
other authorities this night to cheer them in the path of their
benevolence. One of them (Mr. J. smith), who presided at
an Irish Society in the City of London, had expressed to
them his conviction of the progressive value of this Institu-
tion. Another personage (the Marquis of Downshire) had
told them, that a new era was breaking upon his country
which promised the brightest advantages. It was not alone in
the shape of eleemosynary bounty, however honourable to the
giver and the receiver, that Ireland was distined to profit by
their aid ; but it was through the stream of British capital which
had begun to set toward Ireland, that great benefits were to be
anticipated.—(Loud applause.)—The operation of the former
was perhaps gratifying, but that of the latter was more certain
and stable, and would invigorate the country through which it
flowed, and the spring from which it was supplied ; and like
the blood, which circulating through and vivifying the extre-
mities, returned to the heart from which it flowed, would add
to the health and refreshing spirit of the general mass. He
thanked them most heartily for the compliment Which they
had paid him.—(Applause.)
The TREASURER read the report of the collection of the
present year in aid of the funds of the society, which, we were
happy to hear, was gratifying.
The Duke of WE t.r.rx Torr then drank the health of his
Royal Highness the Chairman, as President for the day.
The Duke of Youx returned thanks, and repeated the gra-
tification he felt in presiding at this festival.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of " the Chan-
eellor of the Exchequer."
The CHANCELLOR of the Excluckupit, in returning
thanks, hoped they would allow him to express his sentiments,
as this was the first time he had had the honour of attending
one of their festivals, and never had he felt more gratification
than at seeing himself on this occasion surrounded by per-
sonages not less distinguished for their illustrious birth, splendid
talents, and private worth—(Applause)—men possessing adverse
opinions upon other topics, but here onlyactuated by one spirit
of honest emulation, to see who could confer the greatest bend t
on the society.—(Applause.)—For himself, he could only ex-
press his thanks for this mark of their attention; and though
he could not boast of the honour of being an Irishman, yet
he hoped he was not insensible to those kindred feelings Which
bound Englishmen to Ireland, by every tie which could link
man to man, and bind their kindred in reciprocal attachments.
—(Applause.)

The'CuntiiiitAff next proposed the health of Sir John Doyle.
Sir J. DoTLE, in returning thanks, said that they had placed
him in the dilemma of confessing that he was taken by surprise,
and that, too, in the presence of his own illustrious Commander.
—(A larigh.)—But when he looked around and saw the jury by
which he was to be tried, he anticipated an honoqrable acquit-
tal. He then said, that to speak seriously, he felt an unabat-
ed attachment to this society, and would continue to the last
one of its firm supporters. This was, he thought, one of the
proudest anniversaries which the society had ever enjoyed.—
He concluded by warmly complimenting their Royal Chairman.
The healths of the Marquis of Londonderry, one of the Vice-
presidents, Mr. Bainbridge, the Treasurer, the Stewards, and
other officers of the institution, were then snccesiyely given;
and the Duke of York left the chair soon after ten o'clock, ac-
companied by the principal personages who sat near him.

Prince LEOPOLD, accompanied by' Baron
STOCKMAR, arrived in town yesterday evening
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