The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-22 00:00:00

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This society met last evening in the zeittiniit '
Tavern to celebrate, according to their custom}, tc./:"
anniversary of the victory of Alexandria. Athens llt S
those present were the Marquis of Westmeath,
Captain Beach, Captain Say, R.N., Captain Maclean,
Captain St. George, Re. The chair was taken by
Lord Elcho. The room was decorated with the
insignia and arms of the various Highland clans.
Her Majesty's piper was also in attendance, top
ther with the, uvenile band of the Caledonian Asy-
' lam, under the direction of Mr. Field. The chair-
man, after the usual loyal and patriotic toasts
of " Her Majesty," " The Prince of Wales,"
and " The Prince Consort," had been given and
responded to with Highland honours, rose and
observed that, though it was, perhaps, inri-
dious to draw distinctions between the various
departments of the militery service, or between the
bravery of different regiments, yet, while fortune.
had enabled their country tutu to distinguish them-
selves, as they did so nobly in the battle of Alex-
andria, it was only just they should remember their
services. Referrieg to the late occasions in the
Crimea and India, when Highlanders had distin-
guished themselves, he believed that, their services
and feats of prowess, great though they were, had
not yet eclipsed the noble conduct of the gallant
•12d at Alexandria. The ascendancy of England in
the East depended on that battle. He hoped that
the treaty lately ratified between England and
France would tend to cement the two nations
in amity and in the bonds of a common interest;
yet, if it should be otherwise, he felt certain that
they would prove themselves worthy of those
who fell at Alexandria. He proposed " the memory
of Sir Ralph Abercrombie and the heroes who
fell with him." The toast was drunk in silence.
The chairman remarked that, while paying a tri-
bute to the memory of the dead, they had with
them to-night two who had shared in the fight--
the Marquis of Westmeath and Captain Jay, R.N.
The Marquis of Westmeath rose to return thanks.
He referred to the improvements that had been in-
tie luced into the service since the period that had
been referred He remembered how defectively
equipped the army at Alexandria was, even re-
quiring the service of the: seamen to draw the guns
up the beach; yet he never saw that noble infantry
under the necessity of forming square to meet
a cavalry charge. Captain Meehan next proposed
the " Health of the Chairman," referring to the for-
mation of the Scottish Volunteer Corps in London.
He thought that it showed that Scotchmen were
not yet degenerate. He paid a high compliment to
Lord Elcho for having led the van in this national
movement. Lord Elcho returned thanks. Other
toasts followed, and the hilarity of the evening was
kept up until an advanced hour.

STATE OF TRADE.

LEICESTER, March 21.—There has been during
the last few days a tolerable amount of business
doing in the hosiery trade. Many manufacturers
are busy, and future prospects are encouraging. As
the weather becomes more genial the home trade
for useful articles will materially improve. In the
country hosiery districts there is a full average
business doing. Yarns are without material
change, spinners continuing tolerably employed.
Wools are high in price, and there is no indication
of much abatement.
NOTTINGHAM, 21st.—There is fully as much
business doing this week as last ; there is rather
more passing in the cotton fancy trade. Other
branches are about the same as for some time past.
The unsettled state of matters on the Continent in-
fluences trade to a certain extent. There will be
more doing in the home trade in a few days if the
weather continues genial. The foreign demand is
dull. Manufacturers are keeping stocks down as
much as possible, end making only those fabrics
which are really wanted. In the hosiery trade
there is a fair business doing ; most branches are
in a healthy state ; the high price of yarns, how-
ever, still operates against the manufacturer's fair
profits.