The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-07 00:00:00

DINNER TO LORD AUCKLAND.

Saturday night a splendid dinner was given at the Albion
Tavern, .Aldersgate-street, by the Directors of the East
India Company, to Lord Auckland, previously to his Lord-
ship's setting out for that conntry on his appointment as
Governor-General.

Mr. Stanley Clarke was in the Chair. Among the com-
pany present were Lord Melbourne, Lord John Russell,
Lord Minto, Lord Howick, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, Sir "John Cam Hobhouse, Lord Abinger, Lord Den-
man, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Palmerston, and
a great number of Noblemen and Gentlemen connected
with India. The company sat down to dinner at half-past
seven.

After " The King," " The Queen," and " The Royal
Family," and the other usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the
Chairman proposed " Lord Auckland and the Navy."
His. LORDSHIP returned thanks for himself, anti for that
branch of the public service with which he was connected,
and which had uniformly had honour paid to it from all
quarters.

The CHAIRMAN then gave " Lord Hill and the Army."
In his Lordship's absence, Sir RUFANE DONKIN, as his
senior brother officer, returned thanks, and bore testimony
to the. wise and munificent conduct of the East India
Company towards its subjects.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " Lord Melbourne and
his Majesty's Ministers."--(Drunk amidst loud cheers.)
Lord MELBOURNE, for himself and his colleagues, re-
turned thanks. His Majesty's Government had much at
heart the interests of all his Majesty's subjects, both at
home and abroad. There was a good understanding be-
tween his Majesty's Government and the East India Com-
pany,-and he hoped it would long continue. There was
between them the same reciprocity of opinion upon matters
in general that there was in regard to the appointment of
his Lordship to his present situation.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " The health of Lord Auck-
land," which was received with loud cheers. The Court
of Directors had selected him as one well entitled to the
countenance and. support of his Majesty's Ministers, and
they had observed with much pleasure the ardour with
which he had directed his attention to the obtaining of in-
formation on all, the leading and useful topics connected
with the Government of India.

Lord AUCKLAND felt the compliment paid to him as an
avowal of confidence in him, and as a demonstration of
affectionate regard from his surroundinc, friends. He
should leave his native country to which he had a great
attachment, with many regrets ; but still he would confess
'he looked forward with great exultation to the new pro-
spects which bad been opened to him, as affording him an
opportunity of doing' good to his fellow-creatures, of ex-
tendiog knowledge, and of improving the administration of
justice, and extending good government to millions. What
his course might he he could not say ; but he would at
least endeavour to do his duty, and he was sure he would
yield to none in a zealous and -assiduous attention to the
interests of the Government with which he had been on.
trusted.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of John
Cam Hobhouse, President of the' Board of Controul.
He returned thanks.
Several other toasts were afterwards given, and the com-
pany separated at a late hour.

THUNDER, STORM---,,During the thunder storm
of Friday week, the lightning struck the gable of a house in
the parish of Wamphray, occupied by John Little. The
said gable was thrown from the perpendieular,.and the whole
family within felt the shock, althott:h they fortunately
escaped, almost, it finny he said, without injury. In a
"iglibouring plantation a tree was struck, and so sadly
mutilated, that it is merely the ghost of what it was. At the
farm- house of Lochwood, portions_ of the eleetrie fluid de-
.scended with a loud hissing noise, and fbr a moment or so
the family were at e'ilOP petrified with terror, and placed in
gre4t4t possible danger. A few sheep were killed on
the farm of Hazlebank ; and between Moffat and Dum-
fries, two persons who were travelling in a gig, became so
stupified, as well as their &teed, by the sea of flame
that flashed aroarid them, that both were thrown out by
jolting, or some other'aceident, and as they rolled on oppo-
site sides of the road, were heard shouting as to one
another's personal safety. Still these are trifles as compared
to what took place on the llth current. About ten o'clock
of the night, we believe of that day, two men, while
driving a flock of sheep through the farm of
by the parish of Applegarth, syere E.:Jr-qt.:l; to the grnund at
the sank moment, and with no ono to aid them, actually lay
in a periloils trance till two o'clock the next morning. At that
hour they awoke, more like soon risen from the grave than
persons refreshed by nattr4l AlePd, and when daylight dawned,
discovered that out of the flock committed to their charge, 12
lambs had perished during the storm, none of whom exhibited
the slightest trace as to where the deadly levin had done its
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