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THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1819.

ORATORIOS.
THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.

rlllO-MORROW, FttIDAY, March 19, 1819,
I. • will'be performed, by particular desire, and for the
Only Time this Season, the Sacred Oratorio of
THE MESSIAH,
Composed by G. F. HANDEL.

In which Mrs. Dickons will sing RejOice greatly'—' hie
was despised'—and, I know that my Redeemer liveth';
Signora Corri, He shall feed his flock,' and 'lf God be for
us'; Miss Witham, ' How beautiful'; Miss George, But
thou didst not'; and Miss Stephens, ' Comtort ye'—` Every
valley'—' There were shepherds'—and Come unto him';—
Mr. "Keuward, Thy rebuke'—' Behold and see'—' rhou
shalt break them'--and the Duetto death,' with Mr.
Phaesant; Mr. Yardley, ' For behold'—' The people that
Talked'—' Why do the nations' Mr. Phaesant, ' Behold, a
Virgin'—and 0 thou thatltellest'; Mr. Thorne, But who
may abide'—and Behold, I tell you a mystery."
End of Part I. a CONCERTO by the celebrated Mr.
BAERMANN, Principal Clarionet to his Majesty the King
of Bavaria, being his First Public Appearance in England.
Leader of the Band, Mr. Ware ; Organ, Mr. S. Wesley.
The Free List of this Theatre dues not extend to the
Oratorios.

SALE OF ESTATES.

To be PEREMPTORILY SOLD, pursuant to an Order of
the High Court of Chancery, made in a Cause of " NOEL
against WESTON," with the approbation of FRANCIS
PAUL. STRA'I'FORD, Esq. one of the Masters of the said
Court, at the Spread Eagle Inn, Epsom, on FRIDAY. the
19th day of March, 1919, between the hours of Ten and
Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, in Thirty-fire Lots, by
Mr. THOMAS BUTCHER, the Person appointed by. the
said Master,
~EVERALVaIuabIe COPYHQLD ESTATES,
.situate in the Parishes of Epsom, Ewell, and Cudding-
.

ton, in the County of Surrey. Also sundry Parcels of COM-
MON FIELD'LAND, lying in the Parish of Epsom.
'1 he Premises may be viewed by leave of the Tenants, and
printed Particulars had (gratis) at the said Master's Chain-
hers, in Southampton-buildings,Chancerv-lane ; of Mr.Leake,
Solicitor, Sackville-street ; of Messrs. Ware and Young, So-
licitors, Blackman-street,, Borough; of Messrs. Booth and
Leggatt, Solicitors for the Affairs of Taxes, Craven-street,
Strand; of Mr. Uhtheoff, Solicitor, Gray's Inn ; of Mr. Heal-
ing, Solicitor, Laurence-lane, London; at the Place of Sale,
and the principal Inns in the Neighbourhood; and of Mr.
Butcher, at. Epsom.

FESTIVAL OF ST. PATRICK.

The Annual Dinner in honour of St. Patrick,
and in supprlrt of the Charity which bears the
name of the Saint, was yesterday celebrated by
numerous party of Gentlemen at the City of
London Tavern.

In the absence of the President, the Duke o
LEINSTED, the L•Irl of DARNLEY took the Chair

His Lordship entered the room at a quarter before
seven,xecompanied by the Marquess of Downshire,
Lord Ranelagh; Lord William Fitzgerald, Sir
Benjamin Bloomfield, Sir J. Doyle, Mr. Canning,
and other Noblemen and Gentlemen of the first
distinction, and the party sat domn to dinner.,
" Non Nair Durable" having been suing, " The
King" was the first toast, tollowed by the Na-
tional Air of " God save the King."
The Noble CHAIRMAN next begged to give the
most constant, the most earnest, acd tbelmost li-
beral Benefactor to that Charity—the-Prince Re-
gent, who he bad to state had that day (iu addi-
tion to previous donations amounting to 2,5201 )
transmitted his annual gift of one hundred guineas.
The toast was drank with three times • three,
and the song of " The Prince _and Old England
for ever" was sung with great applause.
" The Doke of York and the Royal Fainily,"

And " The Navy and Army
.of Great Britain,"
were the next toasts, and to these succeeded,
" Prosperity to the Benevolent Society of Saint
Patrick." These toasts were severally drank with
three times three. Alter the last the' Children

were introduced, and passed through the room in
the usual ways; small banned being carried to
distinguish those now in the sehookrthose at pre-
sent serving their apprenticeship—and those out
of their :ime, and doing for themselves. More
than 200 were included in the procession. The
head boy and girl, according to custom, received
their prize Medals from the hands of the Chair-
man.

When this interesting spectacle bad closed, a
collection was commenced at the tables, ap-
parently with great soceesi.

" The Duke of Kent"--" The Land of Shille-
lagh and Shamrock so green"—and " The Duke
of Leinster" (who, it was anummeed, had sent a
donation to the charity sof IOU) Were next toast.'
ed with times three.
The CHAIRMAN, in giving the health of the
Duke of IVellingtou, though not authorized to
say that it would be so, entertained a sangnine
hope, that ere long the friends of that Charity
would see the illustrious countryman he had nam-
ed in the Chair at the celebration of that festival.
The Noble Dnke was mos-Imendly to the Insti•
tuition, and, unable to attend on this occasion,
had sent a donation of 1001.
This intimation, as well as the toast, was re-
\ •
ceived with loud acclamations.
The CHAIRMAN next called or, the meeting to
drink to -the health of one of the benefactors of
that Charity, who, after the Prince Regent, bud
done more than any other person to tor ward its
interests. He then gave,. " The Marquess of
Hastings, and may the benefited never forget their
benefactor in his absence."
The toast having been drank with three times
three, the Treasurer made his report; and an-
nounced the donations received, with the collec-
tion made at the tables, to amount to 1,2871. 16s.
Mr. M`NAUGHTEN, and one or two other Gen-
tlemen, subsequently waited upon the Treasurer:
The Chairman expressed a hope that that Gen-
tleman, in the course of the evening, would have
to make another and still more gratifying report.
Mr. CANNING, having obtained permission of
the Chairman to give them a report, reminded the
Meeting that their Noble President had repeatedly
called on them to do honour to those who were
absent; Ile had proposed to them the health of
the' Duke of Wellington, and be had invited them
to drink to that of the Marquess of Hastings,who,:

however distant from thetn, and whether engaged
in dividing the spoils of crngoest, or in healing
the wounds of war, was still the active friend of
that Charity; and therefore to drink to him was
but to pay due attention to active kindness, and
to respond to those sentiments which, wherever
he might be, they were sure be would prove in
that hour. They had also toasted the Duke of
Leinster, who was unavoidably away ; and having
thus done honour to thost: who were absent, it
was now for them to bear in mind the duty which
they owed to one who was present ; to him who
had so 'ably described the claims of those who
Were absent, and who so energetically supplied the
place of one of them. He begged to propose the
health of the Earl of Darnlcy.—(Grent applause.)

The Earl of DAIINIAY returned thanks. He
set forth the iniportance of separating politics
from the work of charity in which they were all
engaged, and had the pleasure to announce that
the Right Hon. Gentleman on his left (Mr. Can-
ping) bad consented to take the chair at the en-.
suing festival, when he hoped to see the Duke of
Wellington at. his right hand as the President of
the following year. He begged to give the health
of the Right Hon. George Canning.---(Shouts of
approbation.)
Mr. CANNlNG.—Gentlemvn—A good word, like
a good action, is pretty sure to be requited. But
I beg to assure von I had no interested motive for
proposing the health of your Noble Chairman. I
did not look for the rich reward of his commeu-

dation, •or for the honour which you have been
pleased to bestow, and for which I now offer my
sincere thanks. With respect to the office %chic')
it is proposed that I shall fill next year, I accept
it with pleasure' (though I feel myself unworthy
to fill it), on one consideration. It has been re-
marked, I believe by Dr. Johnson, that " even an
Imperial crown cannot be formed of one continued

[PRICE SE VENPENC F,

jewel, but its jewels must be held together by some
viler matter." If, in, like manner, I may be made
the means of connecting your present President
with the Duke of Wellington, I am ready to stand
in the gap, happy in the recollection of what went
before me, and in the contemplation of what is to
come after -(Applause.)
Lord W. FITZGERALD was confident his bro.
titer would be happy to act as ooe.ot the Vice-
Presidents at the next fesiival, and for hiMsell,
he would willingly serve as Steward again, or du
any thing else in his power to serve the Charity.
The Marquess of DOWNSHIRE tensintled the
meeting of what he had suggested last year, on
the subject of building a school, so that all the
cllildreu educated by that Charity might be board-
ed and lodged under the same roof.. He•again
urged the importance of attempting to effect
this, and he begged to state to the Meet-
ing, that in the last summer he had spoken on the
subject of procuring ground to huihropon for this
purpose to Mr, Huskisson. That Gentleman had
paid the greatest attrntletS to tie application, and
had indicated a spot which he had thought fit for the
purpose, and which he bad thiatight might be 'pro-
cured for iheCharity. He (the Marquess of Down-
shire) had in consequence made choice of an tkere
of vaned in what he thought an eligible sitaa-
tint), aril this, which he considered worth neatly
10001., the Prince Regent had been pleased to
grant in favour of that Institution. The Com-
mittee had met to write a Letter of Thanks for
the offered grant ; and yet, in their published Re-
port, no mention was made of this transaction.
He wished to create no divisions among them ;
but he was anxious to call the attention of the
Society to. this-offer, which, if it-were not soon
accepted:, would of course be lost, and such an-
other might not occur again.
The CHAIR,NIAN begged to suggest to the Noble
Marquess that this mutter would come mare pro-
perly before the General Meeting, which was
shortly to be held 015 the affairs of the Society.
'The Marquess of -Dow Nsmas said, he had been
anxious to mention the subject now, as he re-
turned to Ireland twat week, and could not be
present at the General Meeting. He then gave,
as a toast, " -Prosperity to our meritorious rivals,
lice Scottish Corporation and Welch Charity, and
to all institutions that have for their object to en-
lighten the ignorant and succour the distressed."
The toast having been drank,
Mr. D. O'BRIEN, 011 the part
,of the Com--
mittee; would challenge, invite, nay, irivoke the
reprobation of every one io the room, if at the
General Meeting in May, when this subject came
to be taken' into considerat ion, at that period of
the day when 'site)] topics could be best discussed,
there should appear the ShilliCtit ground for the •
implied censure contained iu the speech of the
Noble Marquess.

The CHAIRMAN remarked; that whatever had
been said, had emanated froM zeal in the cause
of the Charity : h`e now proposed, as a toast,
"The Marchionesses of Downshire and Hastings,
..and may beauty and,benevolence be ever united."
" The City of London," and " The Vice-Pre-
sidents," were the next toasts : Sir C. S. Hunter
returned thanks for the former,,lllr.• Canning for
•the latter.—The Right Hon. Gentleman then pro-
posed the healthl ot " The fair Lady who was the
cause of the absence of their President that day;
and who, he hoped, WaS about to give Ireland a
new Duke of Leinster."
This toast was drank with the usual honours.
The healths of the Stewards, of the Treasurer'
and of Sir J. Doyle, were among these that suc-
ceeded. The evening was enlivened .by many ex-
cellent songs and glees, sung by Mr. Hawes, Mr.
Webb, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Broadhurst; and Mr.
Evans. At eleven o'clock the Noble Chairman,
the Marquess of Dowashire, hud Mr. Canning re-
tired. Sir J. Doyle was then called to the Chair,
and the conviviality of tire day was kept up, with
unabated sprit, till after midnight.

GRAND HIGH Mass.— Yesterday morning a
Grand High Mass was performed at St. Patrick's
Chapel, Sutton-street, Soho-square, in which
Bishop POYNTER celebrated the high office, as-
sisted by Messrs. CULLEN, RUSSELL, SIX ACloyte'S,
and a Deacon. About eleven o'clock, the gal-
leries and the body of the Chapel were crowded
to excess. In a separate pew, by the side of the
altar, the Archbishop of JERUSALEM was seated,
dressed in the costume of his country, with a
golden cross before him. The Rev. Mr. RUSSELL
delivered an excellent Charity Sermon, which
seemed to have a due effect on the feelings of his
hearers. handsome collection was made.

*** We are requested to inform Our Readers,

hat Messrs. COOPER and Co. Surgeons, of Char,

lotte-Honse, Great Charlotte•street, Blai:kfriars-
road., have, in consequence of their extensive
practice, and for the accommodation of pixtienti
at the West-end of the Town; established a Me-
dical Board in ‘Voodstock•street, Oxford-street, a

few doors from Bond-street, where a Physician of
40 years' experience, and a Surgeon of great emi-
nence, reside, and where all the Board alternately
attend, the whole of whom are Members of the
Royal Collegesthat thousands have been restor-
ed to perfect health by their united talents is uni-'
versally acknowledged, many of whom had beets
discharged from Hospitals; and otherwise impro.
perly treated. They are consulted at Woodstock-
House, Woodstock-street, from Eight in the
morning until Eight at night ; and at the Medical
Board, Ckorlotte-House, Biackfriars-road, Irons
Twelve till Eight in the Evening.—Mechanies

hue advice gratis every evening-from Six till
Eight, at both houses, and on Sunday mornings
until Twelte o'Clock.