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

ENTERTAINMENT TO M AJOR-
GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH, BAR' L', G.C.B.
The members of the Senior United Service Club gave
a splendid entertainment at their club-houso, 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 i a the East
Indies.
Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew F. Barran td, G.C.B.
and G.C.H., presided, and the Earl Waldeg ra_ve 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 ; Lae-utenant-
General Sir John Wilson, K.C.8., Colonel oX the 11th
Foet ; Lieutenant-General Sir John Buchan, K.C.8.,
Colonel of the 24th Foot ; Lieutenant-Genervil Sir Her-
. culua Pakenhatn, K.C.8., Colonel of the 4-3 cl Foot ;
Major-General Sir Charles W. Pasley, C.B. ; Major-
' General Sir Dudley St. Ledger Hill, C.B. ; Major-
General John Daffy, C.B. and K.C. ; Major-General
Thomas Jienah, C.B. ; Major-General John Ball, C.B. ;
Major-General E. Parkinson, C.B. ; MajcaaGeneral
Henry Thomas, C.B. ; Major-General J. It olt, C.B. ;
Major-Generel A. Macdonald, C.B. ; Major-General
Thomas Bunbury, K.H.; Major-General Henry Godwin,
C.B. ; General Henry Rainey, K.H. ; Colonel Sir
Robert Nickle, K.H. ; Major-General Caulfield, C.B. ;
Colonel C. Wood, Colonel Wrottesley, Colcnel Coles,
Colonel Higginson, Colonel Gascoigne, Colonel William
Blois, Colonel Luard, Colonel Smith, Colonel Stowell,
Cedonel Crabbe, Colonel Payler, Colonel Milner, Colonel
Digby, Colonel Phillips, Colonel Drake, Colonel Goveb,
Colonel Dundas, Colonel J. 0.
MajorCa-
dogan,Major Shedwell Clerke,
Admiral Sykes, Hon. Captain Hotham, 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
Iligbness 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. Dutra returned thanks for the army, and,
Admiral SYKES replied on behalf of the navy.
The health of " His Grace the Duke of Wellington"
was next drunk with applause.
The Gallant Caaarearla then rose, and after an ad-
dress complimenfkPy to the Gallant General in whose
honour they had assembled, concluded 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 is 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 after which the
company broke up.

TO THE EDITOR °PURE
.SUN.
Sus., In a letter which appeared in the Times of yester-
day, addressed to the editor by Mr. George P. Putnam,. my
name is included among 'a number of English publishers
who are termed by the writer " Fagins
,of letters," and
" very respectable dealers in stolen goods. '
In reply to this letter. I think it only due to myself to
statt that I have had the honour to be connected for many
years with most of the eminent American writers, and during
that period have paid them for their copyrights in Eng-
land considerable sums. As it cannot be expected that I
should divulge confidential arrangements with individuals, it
will, I trust, be quite sufficient fur me. in order to rebut this
impudent accusation, to state that between 14,000/. and
15,000!. have been paid by me to three American authors
alone.

I beg to refer any person desirous of knowing the nature
of my dealings with literary men in America to Colonel As-
pinwall, Consul-General for the United States in London.—
I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
RICHARD BENTLEY.
8, New Darlington-street, May 20.