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that expression of loyalty to that circumstance. .But you will
find this to be only one of the several delusions which were indus-
triously practised on these poor people—a delusion, in point of
fact, as you have seen, and a delusion in point of law, as I will
show hereafter. Mr. O'Connell has corrected the report
of having used the term " ruffian soldiery." It is
plain from that he read the report of that speech ;
but we do not find any retractation on that occasion of
the other parts of his speech ? Not one, with that single ex-
ception. We now come to the report of the Drogheda meet-
ing which took place on the 6th June, as reported in the
Pilot newspaper, in which there is given the usual account of
the meeting, the bands, the banners, and the military organisa-
tion; next Mr. O'Connell addres'ed the meeting. You will
observe, that the speeches at the great meetings are, generally
speaking, of a more mitigated character considerably than
those delivered at the dinners. (The Solicitor-General then
read the speeches of Alr. Barrett and Mr. Steele at the
Drogheda dinner. At the conclusion of the last speech Mr.
Steele bowed very gracefully.) Yea, gentlemen, (continued
the Learned Gentleman), Mr. Steele never disguised his senti-
ments on this or any other occasion. I have known him for
many years, and have respected and honoured his candour.
He said, on the occasion referred to, that if any emergency
should arise, he hoped Mr. O'Connell would place him in some
prominent position.
Mr. Steele—Just so.—( Laughter.)
SOLICITOR-GENERAL—We have included Mr. Steele in
the indictment, for we thought it improper that a gentleman
who had taken so prominent a part in the great movement should
be omitted. I have read his speech at Drogheda merely
for the purpose of showing that he sanctioned all that took
place. I now come to a document which appeared in the
Nation of the 13th of Jane, 1843. It is entitled " Morality
of War." The Learned Counsel having read the article, said,
that as the next document which he had to advert to was
one of very great importance, and one in which he should
comment at some length, he respectfully suggested an ad-
journment.

THE QUEEN V. DANIEL O'CONNELL AND OTHERS.
. The Court sat at the usual hour, but little interest was exhi-
bited to hear the reply cf the Solicitor-General. On the jury
taking their places,
The.Soeterroe- GENERAL commenced his address and said,
—I am called to stand single-handed and alone—and the con-
sequence of knowing how much your verdict may affect the
law of the land, the peace and tranquillity, and the happiness
of this country—all those considerations might well appal a
person far more competent than I am, either in mind or body.
You have sworn by the most solemn of all obligations tofind a
verdict in this case according to the evidence, unaffected by any
other considerations, political, sectarian, or religious—unaffected
by fear, favour, or affection—uninfluenced by any other consi-
derations than the truth awl justice of the case. I
ask for your verdict, not by appealing to your
passions or to your prejudices, but by calling on you, as
honest and intelligent men, to exercise your sound judg-
ment in giving your verdict—and if you cannot give me your
verdict upon the fair exercise of that judgment on the facts, as
given in evidence, I shall not seek it at your hands. I think I
shall present this case to youln such a light as will relieve you
from the slightest possible difficulty as to the course you should
pursue—so that, in the eyes of every honest and fair man in
the country you will be justified in giving the verdict I con-
fidently anticipate from you. Ours is a plain, straightforward,
and just case ; it needs-nothing less than the mere exercise
of sound judgment and an honest heart to arrive at a proper
conclusion respecting it. There has, however, been so much
misrepresentation, both in point of law and in point of
fact.--so many irrelevant and extraneous topics bare been in-
troduced—so much obscurity and confusion have been heaped
upon the case. by the ingenui'y, learning, and the talents of
the various gentlemen who have addressed you, that,
before I can hope to make the case for the prosecutien intel-
ligible, it will be necessary for me to divest the case of many,
I may say all, of those topics which do not properly belong to
it, and which could have been introduced for no other maser'
than to divert your attention from the real question yon have
to try. You have•had no less than eight addresses on the part
of the several traverser'. Many of those have been not only
different, but inconsistent. In one respect, however, there is
a marvellous coincidence among them all. and that is the total
absence of any, the slightest comment—l may say of the least
reference to the evidence in the case. My Learned Friend,
Mr. Shell, has not often favoured us in this Court by a display
of his splendid talents—his visits have been few and far be-
tween. This was considered an occasion on which some-
thing extraordinary should be resorted to, and accordingly
Mr. Sheil has, on the part of Mr. John O'Connell, addressed
you—he must pardon me for saying, not on the case, but on
various extraneous matters to which it will be necessary for
me to advert. --He appeared as Counsel for Mr. John O'Con-
nell . and he certainly delighted us by one of the most splendid
exhibitions of eloquence; the execution was beautiful, brilliant,
elaborate—but the matter very meagre indeed. In short, he
threw the case of his client overboard. My Learned Friend the
Attorney-General was actually called the " artful dodger of the
State." I forget the other phrase that was applied to him, but they
all meant just this, that the Crown and the Government had lite-
rally seduced those people iotothe commission of crime, and after
they had been suffered to go on, day after day, week after
week, they (the Government) suddenly come down on them
and tell them they have violated the law. Whys it is
,monstrous to set up an allegation of that kind on the
question of the guilt or innocence of the parties ? Be-
fore I proceed further to the topics which Mr. Shell in-
troduced, I think it right to divest your minds of an ap-
prehension which has been sedulously attempted to be raised
in them as to who it is that we are prosecuting. You
have heard over and over again that this is an indict-
ment against the people of Ireland—an indictment for the
purpose of putting down free discusion, and extinguishing the
right of petitioning, introducing a sort of arbitrary control
over the constitutional exercise of legal rights. Gentlemen of
the jury, allow me to say that this is a prosecution not against
the people of Ireland for the exercise of their legal rights— it
is not a prosecution against those unfortunate and deluded peo-
ple who have attended monster meetings at the instance of the
traversers—they are net the persons prosecuted No, it would
have been more just, more fair, and more true to say that this
is a prosecution against the traversers. It is my conviction that
a verdict which would have the effect of stopping the proceed-
ings of which so many unfortunate people have become victims
would be the most favourable that could happen with respect to
them, so far as their amelioration is concerned. It is said we are
prosecuting for the purpose of putting an end to free discussion.
We are not prosecuting persons for entertaining any political
or religious views, and I avow at once that every one of the
traversers have the fullest right to express, in a constitutional
and legal manner, his opinions on any public auestion—nay,
more, to use his best exertions, if he thinks his opinions right,
to propagate them, to hare them entertained as far as possible
by all persons in the community, and to use all legitimate and
proper means to accomplish his purpose. But I deny the
right of any persons to attempt to bring about an object by
the means which are charged in this indictment, and to
which I shall presently more particularly direct your atten-
tion. Is this a prosecution against the liberty of the press?
It is true there are included in this indictment three gen-
tlemen who are proprietors of newspapers ; but they are
not included as proprietors of newspapers, but as conspirators,
and I deny the allegation that this is a persecution or prosecu-
tion of the press. But it is said, why are not the editors of
other Liberal journals included in this prosecution; you
know that there are proprietors of other newspapers in Dublin
and other parts of Ireland, which advocate the same views on
the subject of the repeal of the union as those entertained by
Dr. Gray, Mr. Barrett, or Mr. Duffy, but they are not ad-
verted to in this indictment? Why are they not? Because
they have not become the agents or the instruments for carry-
ing out the designs to which I shall hereafter call your atten •
lion. The charge was that Mr. O'Connell, Dr. Gray,
Mr. Duffy, Mr. Barrett, and the other traversers, had
entered into an illegal confederacy to effect changes in
the Constitution. In a popular sense conspiracy might
mean secrecy, but a conspiracy, so far as the acts indicated
its being formed, might be as open as day ; and suppose a
number of tradesmen entered into public resolutions to pre-
vent others from working below a certain rate of wages, that
would constitute a conspiracy. The Crown said that the
traversers had entered into a common and unlawful design, to
repeal the union by means of 'intimidation. The Crown did
not prosecute the millions who assembled at the meetings, but
those who made them their instruments, and called them toge-
ther, in order, by the demonstration of physical force, to inti-
midate the Legislature. The Learned Gentleman having
commented on the monster meetings, and the evidence offered
upon them, proceeded as follows:—The defendants are ar-
raigned for having each and every one of them co-operated for
the purpose, in the first place, of exciting discontent and dis-
affection against the Government and Constitution, and oppo-
sition thereto. Secondly, with having conspired to excite ani-
mosity, and jealousy, between different classes of the
Queen's subjects, and more especially with exciting in the
minds of the people of Ireland hostile feelings against their
fellow-subjects in England ; with having, in the next place,
cooperated for the purpose of creating discontent and disaf-
fection amongst divers of the said subjects, and, among others,
her Majesty's subjects serving in her Majesty's army, &c.
The whole machinery. of this Association appears to have
been constructed with a view to the proceedings of the
Volunteers of 1782 ; and you will find that, under the pre-
text of precedent, the real design was to form an Association
similar to that adopted by!the Volunteers of 1782 ; accord-
ingly the card of a 10/. qualification is entitled by them
" the Volunteer Card," and is embellished with the portraits
of Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Grattan, Mr. Flood, 011 am Fodhla,
and King Nathan. The two last names afforded my friend
Mr. Whiteside a field for much merriment, and no person was
more amused than I was. He called your attention to their
names ; but I will call your attention to some names which he
omitted. We find here the portraits of Brian Boroihme,who m
you i °collect was the Irish king at the battle of Clontar f, and
of Sarsfield, whom you may also recollect commanded at the
siege of Limerick. Mr. Whiteside is very discreetly silent
with regard to their names, and those of Owen Roe O'Neill
and Hugh O'Neill. Now, I do not pretend to e
be able to tell
e
you what the duties of the several persons who
with these cards may have been ; I do not know whatwere entrusted
were the
duties of the bearers, or what the regulations of the Association
required them to do, nor do I know what were
the whole of the duties of the Repeal.wardens, theb the duties,
confidential
emissaries emissaries of this body—ail I know is this, that y means
them it has been found possible to collect together, at
atrhteicbalidar-
ding of one person, any number of persons at any
wa
pys bear in
place—at any distance, no matter. how remote. Al
Observe
mind the concurrent working of the several agents.
Barrett's design in publishing the poem the " Memory of the
Dead," Duffy publishes it in the Nation, and Gray in the
Freeman, while all the time speeches are being made and meet-
ings held. The Learned Counsel having read the first and
second stanzas, said—now suppose we were to give Mr. Fit:-
gibbon the full benefit of the allegation that what I have read
is poetical effusion, indicating commiseration for the unhappy
people of the time to which it relates, that which follows de-
mands explanation—
The dust of some is Irish earth ;
Among their own they rest ;
And the same land that gave them birth
Has caught them to her breast ;
And we will pray that from their clay
Full many a race may
start
Of true men, like y, men,
To act as brave a part.
Is this commiseration for the unhappy fate of misguided men ;
or is it encouragement to agitators of the present day ? The
Learned Counsel then read the following
They rose in dark and evil days
To right their native land ;
They kindled here a living blaze
That nothing shall withstand.
Alas ! that Might can vanquish Right--
They fell and passed away ;
But true men, like you, men,
Are plenty here to-day.
How is that rebellion of 1798, which Mr. O'Connell has been
so eloquent in denouncing--how is it characterized in this effu-
sion ? As a struggle of right against might. This effusion is
the production of Mr. Duffy, one of the traversers. [He here
read many passages from the speeches of Mr. O'Connell. j He
'them said -come now to what have been called monster or
county meetings. These were concocted by the Association,
and took place under the pretence of petitioning the Queen ;
and I need not tell you that no meeting could he held without
some object of the kind. It is the Mullingar meeting which
took place on the 14th of May. (The Solicitor-General read
from the speech a passage in which O'Connell gloried in hav-
ing held 25 gigantic meetings
.in Ulster, Connaught, and
Leinster ; and denied that Sir Robert Peel made any
declaration in the House of Commons about her Majesty's
determination to maintain the Union inviolate). You will
find an elaborate endeavour on the part of Mr. O'Connell
to represent to the people of this country that the
Queen was favourable to hit views with respect to the
Union, and that she was only prevented from carrying out
those views from the hostility of the English nation and from
the opposition of her Ministers. Ido not deprecate the loyalty
of those poor people—far be it from me, sorry should Ibe to
do so, when the loyalty of those proceedings and the cheers of
the people were so strongly dwelt on as evidence of that to} ally ;
but when the people were led into the notion that the Queen
had the inclination, but she had not the power to accomplish
their objects by restoring a native Parliament, can those cheers
be wondered at—so that we may attribute those cheers and

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The Court acquiesced, and will resume its sittings to.rnor.
fort at ten o'clock, when the Solicitor-General will resume his
address.

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for charitable purposes are as follow, viz.:—
From the Permanent Fund
From the Subscription Fund 106,175 5 7
From the Charity Box

Grand Total... £232,660 18 9

The Report was received with loud cheers.
The CHAIRMAN in the course of his speech said—That the
profits of the Morning Advertiser, since I have had the ho-
nour of being Governor—nine months of that time having
been auditedcompared with the corresponding nine months
last year, she* an increase to the amount of near GOO/.
The SECRETARY then read thelist of subscriptions, which,
he said, exceeded 3,0001. for the past year.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed, " The Lord Mayor, the
Sheriffs, and the Corporation of the City of London."—(Loud
cheers.)
Mr. D. WIRE said his friend Mr. Low, the only other
member of the Corporation present, had requested him to
return thanks for the honour conferred upon the Lord Mayor,
Sheriffs, and Corporation. He did so with the utmost plea-
sure, for it was impossible for any person to be present on
this most interesting occasion without being deeply inte-
rested in the progress and present state of this Institution.—
(Hear, hear.) This day they met to celebrate its anniver-
sary—it had passed over the first fifty years of its existence,
and gathered strength with its age, and diffused great and
varied blessings amongst society at large.(Loud cheer-
ing.) Other institutions, although dignified by age and
venerable for their antiquity, failed to show such claims
as that whose jubilee they. were now celebrating. Its
beginning was amongst the humble and the despised—those
who formerly had been dragged at the car of aristocracy, or
trampled under foot by the despot. But its founders were
actuated by true benevolence, sustained by charity, and
blessed by Heaven—hence their exertions were energetic,
continuous, and sanctified by Heaven. He could picture to
himself the long train of the recipients of their bounty, as they
passed in review before them—the aged, the decrepid, the
homeless wanderer—they had been taken from misery—from
want—from the curse of forced provision and the horrors of
workhouse—and placed in the house where comfort, peace,
and plenty reigned. The young had been rescued from igno-
rance—from
vice—frow criminality—and trained up to be-
come virtuous members of society, and in their turn benefac-
tors to mankind.—(Cheers.) How many desolate homes had
been cheered and made happy—how many orphans' tears had
been dried—and how many widows hearts had, been made
to sing for joy I—(Raptures of applause.) • When they
thought of these things and remembered Ihe good they had
effected, their hearts ought to be glad, and they should lift
up their souls in praise to Him who gave them all, and
above and beyond other things, hearts to feel and to provide
for the wants of others.—(Cheers.) Nor must he forget one
of the chief instruments in their bounty—the Morning Ad-
vertiser—(Cheers)--a journal distinguished by its independ-
ence—its literary merits—its Advocacy of liberal principles,
and its untiring and unceasing warfare 'against everything
which is opposed to just and equal rights—to true prin-
ciple—to the rights of the poor—and the claims of the rich.
—(Cheers.) The profits of thaf journal had been devoted to
charity, and its influence was always exercised in defence of
that which was true, honest, just, and right. It knew
no party but the people, and no object but the diffusion of
those prsnciples which bound man to man, nation to nation,
and the whole world in one brotherly union of happiness,
virtue, and religion.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman
concluded an eloquent speech by saying, that he could not
forget that while other meetings celebrated the progress of
conquerors and devastating armies, this Society originated
in peace—had been supported in changeful and eventful
times by determined energy, and all its steps had been
marked only by happiness and order.—(Hear and cheers.)
Long might it flourish in undiminished vigour, Sand when his
head was laid low in the dust, he hoped to bo remembered
as the friend and supporter of the -Incorporated Society,
its Newspaper, its School, and its kindred institutions.
Mr. C. BLEADEN said, he had been honoured by the re-
quest that he should propose the health of their respected
Chairman, the Governor of the Incorporated Society. He
proposed the toast with great satisfaction, because he be-
lieved that the gentleman whose health lie was about to sub-
mit to them had justly earned their esteem, by the honourable
manner in which he had executed the duties of his office.—
(Hear, hear.) They were assembled that day to celebrate an
occasion that must be gratifying to all of them—an occasion
which it was not likely that any one present would be able '
again to enjoy. They had seen the Society with which they
were identified rise from an humble to a great position, and
even to the highest possibly place that could he aeaigned.
such an institution.—(Bear, hear.) They must, therefore,
feel that any gentleman who was placed in the position of
Governor of such a Society, attained an eminence which any
man might well be proud of.—(Hear, hear.) Their Governor
had cortimenced life as they had all done. He had, as a
Licensed Victualler, secured for himself that regard which his
merits as a,man commanded; and here lie would take the
opportunity of observing that they were deeply indebted to
the Press for the aid which:it gave to the Licensed Victual-
lers of London, and sure lie was that no body of men were
more deserving of support and encouragement than the body
to which he had the honour to belong.—(Hear, hear.) Where
could the " way-worn traveller" receive a more cheering
welcome than in the house of the Licensed Victualler—for
whether he spent little or much he was always well received.
—(Hear, hear.) It was, therefore, a gratifying thing to find
that such a body of men were done justice to by the press
of this country; and when they considered that the Magis-
trates of that City felt pride and pleasure in identifying them--
selves with the institutions connected with the trade, it must
be a source of satisfaction to all of them to be so respected.
—(Hear, hear.) Ile had diverged from the actual object
which he had in view when he first rose ; but lie would con-
clude by calling on them to join with him in drinking the
health of the Governor of the Incorporated Society of
Licensed Victuallers and the Chairman of that meeting.
The CHAIRMAN expressed his acknowledgments for the
flattering manner in which his health had been proposed,
and for the kind and cordial way in which it had been re-
ceived by the company.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. BLAKE then read a second list of subscriptions, among
whom was, Dr. Sheridan, the Editor of the Morning
Advertiser, lot. 10s. in addition to his. subscription as a lite
governor. He (Air. Blake) had been requested, as he was
addressing the company, to propose a toast which would
be highly grateful to the feelings of every one present.
He referred to the health of . Robert Henry Brown,
Esq., the first Secretary of the Society, and founder
of the Licensed Victuallers' School, a- gentleman he
(Mr. Blake) had known; and respected for many years.
At an early period of the Institution Mr. Brown had much
to do in framing rules and regulatiins for the guidance of the
Institution—regulations which had, as they all knew, worked
admirably well. The Society was then called the Friendly
Society of Licensed Victuallers—a Society which had been
founded by Mr. Wright, a gentleman whose worth and value
were rightly appreciated by the trade.—(Cheers.) It was
now the Incorporated Society. He (Mr. Blake) had had the
honour of belonging to the Society for more than five-and-
thirty years, and he well could appreciate the efforts of such
a man as Mr. Brown—(Hear)--and it was a source of deep
regret to him, as it must be to all present, that Mr. Brown
was necessarily absent on the occassion of the Jubilee ; at
the same time it was gratifying to him to know that the
gentleman to-whom lie referred was, at his advanced age,
not absent on 'account of mental or physical disability.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of the Gover-
nor elect, Mr. Wicker," a gentleman who was at once well
qualified and willing to undertake the arduous duty of Go-
vernor of the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers
for the ensuing year.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WICKER returned thanks. Ile begged to return his
sincere and heartfelt thanks for the cordial manner in which
his health had been received.—(Hear.) He could not allow
the present occasion to pass without earnestly requesting the
co-operation of the Committee. It was the more necessary
for him to do this, when remembering the splendid efforts
and success of the present and past governors.—(Hear.) As
far as he was concerned, lie would at all times be ready to
give his utmost exertions in aid of the great object that
every one present had so much at heart.—(Hear.)
Several other toasts were then proposed and responded to.
We cannot close our notice of this event without express-
ing our astonishment at the perfect and orderly manner in
which the proprietors of the London Tavern contrived to
cater for such an immense assemblage of persons without
creating the slightest dissatisfaction. It is hardly necessary
to add,that the renowned Mr. O'Toole, of the Mansion-house,
acquitted himself of the duties of toastmaster with his wits-
;omed impressiveness. ,

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THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY
OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS.
JUBILEE FESTIVAL.
Yesterday the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of
the Morning Advertiser was celebrated at the London Tavern,
by the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers, in a
style of magnificence and splendour, and with a degree of
fervour and enthusiasm perhaps unequalled, but decidedly
unsurpassed, by any previous event in the annals of this or
any other charitable itistitution- in the empire. Upwards of
nine hundred members -of the Society assembled on this
auspicious and gratifying occassion, to commemorate the
establishment of a journal which (it may be said without
egotism) more than any other newspaper in the universe,
has been characterised by a consistent, undeviating and un-
flinching adherence to the advocacy of popular rights and the
obtainment of what should be the end and object of all public
organs and institutions, as well as of all Governments—
" the greate4 amount of happiness for the greatest number."
If anything were wanting to complete the measure of success
which has attended the career of the Morning Advertiser,
it was to be found yesterday, in the troops of healthy-
looking, well-dressed, happy children, supported and edu-
cated by its profits, who were brought from the Institution,
and produced before their benevolent and kind-hearted
patrons, the Incorporated Society of Licensed Victusallers—
a class of men whose monuments of charity will remain as
imperishable as the Divine precepts on which they are
founded, not only by reaon of the good works they
have themselves performed, but by the noble and stimulating
example which they have so successfully set to all the other
trades of the metropolis, and who beheld with proud, but
unostentatious satisfaction, the gratifying spectacle which
the helpless objects of their solicitous regard presented. To-
wards the fulfilment of this grand object, it was certainly
necessary that success in trade should have attended the
individual exertions of the majority of this Society, and if a
well-dressed, and well-conducted, though unselected, assem-
blage of its members be any proof of their prosperity—or
if an elegant and accomplished array of beauty—composed
of their wives, and sisters, and daughters, who occupied
the spacious gallery of the dining-room, and evinced
the most cordial appreciation of the occasion, bespeaks the en-
joyment of " happy homes," a more enviable body of men—
notwithstanding all the petty annoyances to which they are
occasionally subjected in the exercise of their vocation by
" the powers that be"—could not easily be met with. It is
unnecessary to say that amongst the most prominent mem-
bers of the trade present on-the occasion were to be found all
the past Chairmen and Governors of the Incorporated So-
ciety, as well as the Chairmen of the Licensed Victuallers'
Asylum, an institution which can never be forgotten or over-
looked so long as the Cardinal virtues find a place in the
human breast.
The Governor of the Incorporated Society (Mr. Keasley)
presided at the banquet, supported by Mr. Corby, Mr. Wells,
Mr. Reader, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Bryon, and Mr. Walter, past
governors • and Mr. Druce, Mr. Ward, Mr. Cox, Mr. Poore;
and Mr. drover, past chairmen of the Society. Opposite the
Chairman sat Dr. Sheridan, the editor of the Morning Adver-
tiser. Mr. Blake, the active and indefatigable Secretary of
the Society, and Messrs. Wire and Childs, the solicitors ; Mr.
Bleaden, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Larby, Mr. Float, Mr. Adams,
Mr. Stennett, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Homer, Mr. Vousley, Mr.
Wright, Mr. Wilson, rand a host of the most intelli-
gent and influential members of the trade, were also
present. It would be an almost endless occupation of
space to enumerate all the warm friends of the Institu-
tion who attended on this joyous occasion, and it is
hoped that no invidious feeling will be attributed to the
selection of these names, most of whom, indeed all, have re-
commended themselves to a lasting record, by their eminent
services in the cause of the charity. Mr. Bryon, pest-
governor, presided over a large company in the second
dining-room during dinner, and greatly contributed to
the evening's enjoyment. In a conspicuous part of the
room was placed the portrait of Mr. Wright, known as
the father of the Society, and the chief founder of the In-
stitution ; and, as a fit companion to it, the portrait of Mr.
Brown, whose exertions in behalf of the Society, when in its
infancy, will long be remembered with gratitude by its mem-
bers and the recipients of its bounty. This gentleman still
happily lives to witness the blessed fruits of his benevolent
services and those of his early associates, and would have
been present to participate in the festivities of the Jubilee,
but for an unforeseen circumstance which prevented his at-
tendance. A select corps of glee and song singers, combin-
ing some of the most distinguished vocalists of the metropo-
lis, were engaged for the occasion, and added considerably,
to the entertainments of the evening by their spirited per-
formances. The dinner was a superb one, and it is sufficient
praise to say was got up in the peculiar and magnificent
style of the London Tavern:- Besides the grand dining-
room, every other available portion of space in the house
was devoted to the entertainment of the guests, who having
come determined to enjoy the occasion, willingly made mu-
tual sacrifices of accommodation in order to preserve the
most perfect harmony arid good humour, which prevailed
throughout the entire evening.
The usual toasts having been given,
The GOVERNOR said the next toast was " The Incorpo-
rated Society of Licensed Victuallers, and prosperity to the
Morning Advertiser."
The toast was received with enthusiastic plaudits.
At this moment the children of the Licensed Vicouallers'
School were introdnced into the principal room, under the
auspices of Mr. Ireland and Mr. Brown, members of the
Committee, and were by them arranged along the top and
side tables. Upon all occasions when these interesting
objects of the paternal solicitude of the Licensed 'Victuallers
of London have been introduced into the presence of their
benefactors, their healthy; and happy appearance has been
the theme of every tongue. It seemed, however, as if the
peculiar circumstances which called together the present
assembly heightened materially the interest usually asso-
ciated with these children, for, as they passed along, the
general observation made by the company was, that they
were a credit to the trade, no badge of charity marking
them out as objects for heartlessness to point its " slow,
unmoving linger" at. The two senior boys having been
placed in front of the chair, they proceeded to recite an
exquisite and most appropriate address, composed by J. F.
Blake, Esq., the Secretary of the Society, and for the ad-
mirable execution of which the boys obtained the enthu-
siastic approbation of the company. The following is the
address :

ESTABLISHED 1821.
HE LONDON MARBLE. AND STONE
T WORKING COMPANY, are enabled, with their PATENT
MACHINERY, to execute Chimney Pieces, Monuments, Tablets,
Slabs for Furniture, and every description of such Work, with an
accuracy, twilit), of execution, beauty and durability of Polish, and
reduction of cost, which cannot be obtained elsewhere.
The Public are invited to inspect their extensive SHOW-ROOMS,
containing the largest stock in this country. •
The Trade supplied with every description of Rarigls-- grab Blocks-,
or Scantlings; or Blocks sent to the Works cur to order.
Esher-street, Halyvrell-otreef, Milbank, Westminster.
Please to be accurate in carrying the Address, to prevent imposi-
tion, the Compraty having no connexion with any other Establish-
ment but that in Esher-street.

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Trace yon broad river to its source. At first
A feeble streamlet, 'mid the mountains nurst,
In silence glides the unambitious rill;
But gathering strength, as on and onward still
Its deepening waters move, anon . they pour
Down the vast cataract with deafening roar,
Till, every rocky obstacle o'erpast,
Th' exulting flood flows proudly on at last,
Spreads, as it flows, fertility and health,
And bears upon its breast a nation's wealth.
Even thus, your noble INSTITUTION'S course,
Though CiVoirrr's pure fountain was its source,
Was slow, at first; but, as it onward sped,
Wide and more wide its ample current spread,
And still rushed forward with resistless strength,
Till, all impediments subdued at length,
With Heaven's own smile its healing waters glowed,
And scattered countless blessings as they flowed.
And still these blessings are profusely shed
On many a youthful, many an aged head,
And have, through half a century, been showered,
Where destitution's darksome clouds have lowered.
Yes ! Fifty rolling years have passed away,
Since first your valued Journal saw the day.
And has it not, through all its long career,
Soothed the sad heart and dried affliction's tear ?
Ask oflthe hundreds who, when bowed with grief,
And age, and want, find permanent relief,
And share its bounty each revolving week,
And let their gratitude the answer speak.
Ask of all those who, broken down in trade,
Receive its welcome temporary aid,
And ask of us, the children of your care,
Who every hour its boundless blessings share.
Oh ! must not every heart and every tongue,
The widow bent with years--the orphaned young—
All, all unite, with undivided aim,
To bless the Morning Advertiser's name,
And all, with hearts elate, rejoice to see •
This great, this glorious day of Jubilee !
The girls then sung a beautiful hymn, which was also
composed by Mr. Blake.
Mr. BLAKE read a Report, having reference to the esta-
blishment of the' Morning Advertiser newspaper, and the
charities identified with it, from which we select the follow-
ing
Fifty years having this day elapsed since the first publica-
tion of the Morning Advertiser—the great instrument of the
extensive benefits that have emanated from the Society of
Licensed Victuallers—the- Governor and Committee experi-
ence the most heartfelt pleasure in congratulating the mem-
bers on the arrival of the Society's Jubilee, and in being en-
abled to state, that during the entire progress of the first
half century of its existence, the Society has been steadily
increasing in numbers, respectability, and importance, and is
at the present time justly entitled to claim a place in the
foremost rank of• those • numerous charitable - institutions
Which are the proudest boast of this kingdom.
" The establishment of the Society originated in the efforts
of a few Licensed Victuallers, who, at the latter part of the
yerr 1793, projected the publication of a daily newspaper,

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