The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-21 00:00:00

THE DINNER.

In the evening about 200 gentlemen dined at the Sun
Inn. Philip Henry Howard, Esq., of Corby Castle, Cumber-
land, occupied the chair, being supported on his right by
Major-General his Grace the Duke of Cleveland, K.G.,
White Melville, Esq., W. H. W. Todd. Esq., J. N. Collyer,
Esq., of Hurworth-upon-Tees, and Col. Coiling, of Red
Hall; and on his left by H. Pease, Esq., M.P., T. Wilkin.
son, Esq., J. Miller, Esq., and the Rev. J. G. Pearson.
The vice-chair was filled by Lord Harry Vane, I 11.1).
Among other gentlemen we also noticed the Rev. Canon
Dugard, of Barnard Castle, the Rev. G. G. Lynn, vicar of
High Conifpliffe, Joseph W. Pease, Esq., J. Dodds, Esq.,
of Stockton, E. Scarth and J. F. Scarth, Esqrs., of Kever-
stone, T. Allison, Esq., J. Colling, Esq., G. Richmond,
Esq., C. L. Bradley, Esq., of Richmond, and Captains
Coates, Sherlock, and Bradley, of the North York Rifles ;
Messrs. W. Thompson, J. Stephenson, R. Thompson, &c.
The clOth hating been drawn, and dessert introduced,
The CHAIRMAN rose in the midst of enthusiastic cheer-
ing, and said—Lord Harry Vane, my Lord Duke, and Gen-
tlemen, the first toast which I have the honour to propose
is one which you all anticipate with feelings of affection and
loyal homage. I give you the health of her gracious
Majesty the Queen. (Cheers.) During the fleeting visit of
her Majesty to the town of Darlington, I know the inhabi-
tants of the town and neighbourhood availed themselves
with eagerness of the opportunity afforded them of seeing
her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Royal Family.
A very great event has recently taken place in a far distant
dependency, the Queen having been proclaimed the supreme
ruler of that rich and vast empire for which Alexander
sighed in vain. (Loud cheers.) I know her beneficent
sway, will be attended with renovated peace and prosperity
—(renewed cheers)—and, as everything will have to
undergo a thorough and searching investigation, we
may be allowed to hope that the poor toiling cultivator
of India will not so exclusively have to bear the weight
of taxation as he now has. (Hear, hear.) I trust,
gentlemen, we shall long continue to drink this toast with
enthusiasm, and I am sure you will all respond to it With
hearty good will and loyal affection. (Loud applause.)
The toast was drunk with all the honours.
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Prince
Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the royal family.
The Prince Consort had latelysnccessfullyexhibited at Smith-
field arid at Birmingham, and another yearhe (the chairman)
trusted ho would deign to enter the lists as a competitor at
Darlington. (Loud cheers.) His Royal Highness well
knew that this district was t e cradle and classic ground of
the shorthorn breed of cattle, and were he to enter the lists
they would then very likely be able to see specimens of
those Doyens and Herefords which under his auspices had
won premium:. elsewhere. Bes Hes taking an interest in
agriculture, his Royal Highness was an eminently scientific
man. and a promoter of the fine arts. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then called upon
Lord HARRY VANE to propose the next toast. That
nobleman said, in,obedience to the call of the chairman,
who, however was able to perform the duty totter and
much more gracefully than himself, he begged leave to
propose the health of the prelates who preside ever the
diocese of Durham and the adjacent diocese, namely,
that of Ripon—and of the clergy. We, of the diocese
of Durham, had had the good fortune of having
had
prelate
now whoappointed preside over the clergy a right reverend
-where he gained the affection, alike of the clergy and laity,
and
on presided over the diocese of Ripon,
feeling existed towards him. (Applause.) In saying
that he was installed in our diocese, the same
l to g
this, he was sure he was only expressing what he under-
stood to bo the general feeling of regard and attach-
ment entertained for the right reverend prelate, and for
the most part of the clergy, by the community at large.
(Applause.) He would have them acknowledge, by their
response to the toast, the exemplary manner in which
the clergy discharged their duties, and the beneficial re-
sults of their preaching and teaching. (Applause.)
The Rev. J. G. PEARSON rose to respond. [Here a call
was raised for Mr. Dugard by Mr. W. Robinson, clerk to
the Board of Guardians, and Mr. R. Benson, but this was
overpowered by -a counter call for Air, peirevno,lbsle