The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

PRESENTATION TO MR. BUSSELL.

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)
Last evening the members of the Philharmonic
Society presented Mr. Henry Bussell, the Hon.
Secretary and conductor of the society, with a
magnificent service of plate, value about £3OO, in
token of their appreciation of the valuable ser-
vices he has rendered to the society for a period
of thirty-three years, during which, having been
one of its original founders, he is connected with
it. Mr. Bussell was entertained at dinner at the
Salt-hill Hotel, at half-past seven o'clock, on which
occasion the presentation was made. The services,
which were manufactured by Messrs. West and
Son, included a dinner and tea and coffee sets com-
plete, with a handsome centre piece and salver, the
latter bearing the. following inscription :—"Pre-
sented, with a service of plate, by members and asso-
ciates of the Philharmonic Society, to Henry Bussell,
Esq., their Honorary Secretary, as a token of esteem
and regard for him personally, and as a mark of
their appreciation of the zealous and highly effi-
cient services he has rendered to the society since
the year 1826, when, through his exertions mainly,
it was founded, and from which period he has un-
interruptedly held office.—Dublin, June, 1859."
About 40 gentlemen connected with the society,
and the representatives of the other musical societies
of Dublin, sat down to dinner. The chair was oc-
cupied by Alderman Kinahan.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal
toasts were drunk,
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the toast of the
evening. He said—l now rise for the purpose of pro-
posing the health of Mr. Henry Bussell. (Applause.)
We ve assembled here this evening to perform
one of the most pleasing duties that can devolve
upon men in their corporate capacity—namely,
that of rewarding, if we possibly can, the labours
of a deserving officer whom we have known and
tried for years. Such, I look upon it, is the case
of my respected friend on my right hand. For
nearly thirty-three years we have known him
as the honorary secretary 'of the Philharmonic
Society, and during the entire of that time he has
added from year to year to the number of its
friends by the manner in which he has conducted
himself in his office. (Cheers.) I shall not speak
further on the subject, but shall propose to you
with great expectations of the reception the toast
will meet, "The Health of our excellent Honorary
Secretary, Mr. Bussell.
Mr. BUSSELL, on rising to respond, was received
with loud cheers.
The toast was drunHkewsitahidt—hrmeen times three.
and
members of the Philharmonic Society—l may truly
say that this is the proudest night of my life. If
on past occasions I have experience embarrassment
in endeavouring to return thanks for favours
received from the Philharmonic Society, I now
feel completely at a loss for words adequately
to express my sense of the kindness which
is manifested in thipfitsr:s:eanslotueadmbl:eonci and splendid
mina.ensennetraini°lnv.hichhiet isg ofimcepniti,manendta the
ry
that I fell myself quite unworthy of the honour.
(No, no.) lamat a loss to know how I could have
deserved so great a compliment, but I conclude
that it has emanated altogether from generous
hearts and from kindly feelings towards and old
and anxious servant of the society. Gentlemen, I
beg with all sincerity to thank the society, not only
for this great favour, but also for their uniform
kindness towards me.
Several other toasts were afterwards drunk, and
the company separated.

POLICE EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT.—Yesterday
an interesting scone was presented at the Blackheath station
of the R or Greenwich division of metropolitan police, by
the assembling of the men belonging to the educational class
of the force preparatory to the Midsummer vacation. The
class, which was originally established in 1857, through the
instrumentality of Mr. Mallalieu, the superintendent, con-
sisted at first of 45 members only, but now numbers 96, the
salary of a certificated schoolmaster and all the expenses of
the class being defrayed by contributions among themselves,
which since its commencement have amounted to £44, the
expenditure being .C 39 12s. The class had met on 207 occa-
sions during the past session, and 20 lectures had been
given on different subjects during-the same period by clergy-
men and other gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood.
At the conclusion of the proceedings the men were addres-
sed by Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu upon the importance
of education, and the benefits to be derived from a steady
application to the subjects taught in the class; Mr. Garland,
the master, congratulating them upon the improvements
made in their studies. The band belonging. to the force
was in attendance, and played some choice pieces..
M. JULLIEN IN TROUBLE.—Jullien, the well-
known chef d'orchestra of London, having come to Paris in
May last, was arrested for the non-payment of a bill of ex-
change given to a M. Chapelle ; but in order to obtain his
Delepierre, who holds the bill of exchange,
release from prison, he had himself declared a bankrupt.
opposed his discharge, applied to the aoilnd Tailor shd
had opposed
Tri-
bunal of Commerce to order the declaration of bankruptcy
to be set aside, on the ground that M. Jullien had been
natural an Englishman, and could not therefore enjoy
the privileges of a Frenchman in a case of bankruptcy.
Jullien, in reply, represented that as the letters of naturali-
sation he had obtained in England stipulated that he
could be neither a member of Parliament nor a Minister of
the Crown, nor a grand dignitary of state, he could not be
considered an English subject, but only as a denizen of
England ; that letters of full naturalisation in England
can only be accorded by Parliament, whereas his had been
given by a Minister and that, having returned to France,
he had recovered his French nationality. But the tri-
bunal held that having obtained all the rights and privi-
leges of a British subject to certain restrictions, allowed
by an act of Parliament of 1832, and having taken the oath
of submission and allegiance to the Queen of England, he
was a naturalisd Englishman, and consequently could not
be declared a bankrupt in France. In consequence of this
decision an application made by Jullien to be set at liberty
was rejected.—Galignaiii.