The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-22 00:00:00

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The ciiief part of these vessels were entered at the Cus
tom-house on Thursday and Friday, and the amount of
dock dues received upon the ships and cargoes in each
of the two days were—May 15, 5,307/. 2s. ; May 16,
4,0871. 15s. 11d. ; total, two days, 9,394/. 17s. 11d.—
Liverpool Albion.

[AnvEwrisEbuiriT].—HoThoway's Pills singularly effi-
cacious for the cure of Bile and Indigestion.—Daniel
Dogherty, of Agbadoey, was so afflicted with indiges-
tion and a disordered stomach that lite had become quite
a burtheu to him. He could scarcely digest any kind of
food ; even bread alone would occasion faintness and
other unpleasant feelings. He tried a variety of remedies
without the wished-for relief, but a few does of Roll,-
way's pills had a most miraculous effect, for in a fey'
weeks a perfect and most excellent cure was effecte,
by them—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout th
world ; at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244
Strand, London, and 80, Maiden•lone, New York ;
A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and
E. Muir, Malta.

Earl Gaaeivinn then proposed the toast of the even-
ing, "Success to the Society of Friends of Foreigners in
Distress." (Cheers.) The noble earl expressed his full
concurrence in the principle upon which the society bad
been founded. If it had bee' the law for so many hun-
dred years that no Englishman should be allowed to die
of starvation, it was surely right that some means shoe d
be taken to extend that pricciple to foreigners, who
could not demand the aid of a parish. The society,
since its foundation, bad been gradually but constantly
increasing its sources of inc wee. It had been said, and
with justice, that this country owed much in the way if
improvement to its science, its commerce, and its ma, u-
factures to the ieflex of foreigners ; and it was, there-
fore, most proper that the work of the society, which
was to extend aid to necessitous foreigners, without dis-
tinction of country or creed, should be supported as
became the riches and the resources of the nation.
(Elear, hear.) There had been some question as to
whether a charity dinner was the right way to collect
money for a benevolent purpose. He (Lord Granville)
bad sometimes been inclined to take the opposite view ;
but still he must confess that " the proof the pudding
was in the eating." (Laughter and cheers.) He found
that the average sum collected at the dinner during the
last 15 years had been fifty times greater than that
which had been obtained after many of the excellent
semi ins which had been preached for the society.
(Cheers and laughter.) It was a fortunate and graceful
coincideece that this jubilee festival should have taken
place at a period when the war had been concluded by a
peace which he believed was honourable to our-
selves, which he hoped would be lasting, and which,
he rejoiced to say, because the fact would certainly
tend to increase its durability, was humiliating to
none of the belligerents concerned. (Cheers.) The
progress of society was gradual, for civilisation never
made any great step at once. Advance, however, wee
at least certain, if each step forward was a little greater
than the backward movetnent. (Cheers.) He thought
the history of the war—the milder code by which
it bad been governed, the traits of humanity which had
been shown on both sides—had showed that a consider-
able progress had been made towards mitigating, aid
certainly to ~ards shortening, the horrors of war. He
thought, too, that whatever might have been'said to the
contrary, there was really a very general feeling of
thankfulness that it bad pleased Divine Providence to
restore to the world the blessings of peace. (Cheers.)
He was gratified to observe that notwithstanding the
continuance of the war for two years, there were still no
fewer than a hundred subjects of the Emperor of Russia
receiving as-istance from the society—a number exceed-
►ng the average of former years. (Cheers.) Some months
ago he had ha.] a conver ation with a distinguished fo-
reigner, who bad since pubished a very interesting and
instructive work on England. That gentleman told him
that he had long known England, and that he greatly
admired both the country and the wonderful things it
had been able to achieve. That, however, which had
most perplexed him was to find out what was the par-
ticular quality which enabled Englishmen to get through
their work. But last year he had I eard two eminent
members of parliament make each a speech, and be had
also heard an eminent popular preacher deliver a sermon.
A. new light then struck him, and he at once exclaimed
" I have it! It is the patience of Englishmen which en-
ables them to get through their work." (Loud laugh-
ter.) Now he (Lord Granville) was nut anxious to
make the company afford another illustration of that
great English virtue, patienoe, and he should therefore
at once conclude by proposing the toast he had already
give 1. (Loud cheers.)
The treasurer (Mr. J. LABOUCHERE), having proposed
the health of the noble chairman, who made an appro-
priate speech in reply, the proceedings soon afterwards
terminated.

Sub.criptions amounting to the very liberal sum of
3,0001. and upwards were anhounced, being a sum more
than double what had been received on any previ ,us

ocnasion.

Tne mu-ical entertainments were of an unusually high
character, for, in addition to the pr
M. lite. Emilie Krall, Herr Pishek, Herr Adolphe Gull-
mick, Herr Adolphe Schosser, Herr Carl Deichmann,
Heir N.laurice Nal,ich, and Mr. Augustus Bratiam, kindly
contributed their gratuitous services.