The Sun.
London, England, 1810-05-23 00:00:00

CITY DINNER.

Yesterday a considerable body of:the-most opulent
and,respeatableiLiveryMen of tkis great City assent-
,' bled; to' tlie amount: of at least 700, at the Loridon
Tavern, Bishopsgate=street. ' The utmost -caution
vas usPa by the Stewards in person, to preveht any
body frorp obtaining admission whose sentiments and
charatier wt re repugnant, to the principles and pur-
pose of: the Meeting. This precaution war, render-
- ed necessary by the attempt of many-turbulent per-
sons to obtain tickets, in order to practise the same
artifree as had been employed in the Meeting at the
London Tavern' and at. Preernasons' Halt. The
- great room, which ‘cPnwined about 350 persons, and
• the adjoining rooms were very soon font. The din-
; nee, and accommodations altogether wereeliighly
Creditable to Messrs. HALE, the masters of the
house. It is,needless to say, that the sight of so
distinguished a Meeting, conslsiing of ilk: most te-
• Speo-table and affluent Members of. the commercial
world, was in itself highly gratifying.
About four o'cli)ck M. Alderman CHnisToPHER
SMITH took the Chair, and ‘k as,followed by the Al-
dermen Sir 'W. Cutcris, Sir C. Fmcc, Sir J. SHAW,
(Representatives for the City of London), Sirs JOHN
•AMER,ANSLEy, HUNTER, JACOB, M;.
Mr. W. MELLISH, M. P. Si; R.-WtottAx,
tir. CittuktrioN,Jgc. These Gentlemen . were . re-

ceiv-d as they,entered the. grand roan with the most
.clisCriguished marks of applause.
After ;be cloth was removed, Messrs, SALE,
• ',BETE, DIG-NUM, VAUGHAN, CII iunted Non
tis Domino, whit th most impressive eff,•:a.
The following toast was then g4eil from the
Chair
" The King, and may he long reign over a free, happy, and
united People."—(This toast wis with three times
three, amidst the lotrdest acclamati9ns).
God Sava i/se King was then sung by the same
VOcal Pesformers who abaunt,d /Von Nobis.

' oasts. The iieen,"lwith three) —" The Prince and
PrinceEs of Wait.), and the rest or the k..oyal Family."
Glee— (;ud save our graciOus King '
Toast—'4 Our invaluakle. Constitution, and may it outlive
.All its enemies."—(This toast was received with three times
three
Glee--" We must be good' subjeas when bur hearts are
, thus warm." (This glee Nva...entortil.)
Toast—•• The Worthen Walls and brave Tars of Old Fr*-
. land "—Drank 'with three times three )
SOng—" Britains best bulwirks are her wootlett'walls;"
Toast--" The Army."—(Drank with three times three)
Clee—" To Arens—Britons strike home !"
The CHAIRMAN then rose 10 prose a tnat,
id) he was satisfied wourl meet the approbation
of every honest and impaitial rain; it was a toast
'Which, in the, present circumstances of the country,
I?icts peculiarly called fi".r.
,He should therefore give
as a, • _

Toast--" The Independence of Parliament, and may it re-
\ `►er be shaken by the power of. the. Crown or by the
Of faction."

Mr; Vignum sung, 44.C-...rge'and England save."
Toast 'I he health of those Meinbers of both Houses of
parliament who have so wisely arid firmly supporttct the con-
Itittgional privileges of Parliament."-(Drank with tile loud-
est acclainations.
Mr. Alderman JACOB arose to.express his thanks
In the name Of himself and the rest of the Members
of PAL:went, for the honour which the Livery of
tundou had just done them, Feeling ,as he did
conce,led with the interests of the city, and as a
ilttpresenta'tive Of the People, he found it impossible
to abstain froni tna•king a few observations on the
Occasion of the Meetiilg,, and with respect to his
OW condo& in i'arlianient. Happy vvas be to con-
tratula e the citizens this day assembled on the
proud triumph they had achieVel They had proved
that the liberties of the citizens Were yet unimpair-
fkl, and this great room was to tirn the temple of
iieedoto. It was in fad a.ternpk-of Iteedum which
alone emanated from that 'grand primary object of
• all good men, the preservation of the British Con-
stitution. They enjoyed in its fullest extent that spe-
;• rtes of liberty and independence which other coun-
tries, anxious to obtain, could onlj• 'realize In wild
ideas. It was reserved for England alone to she* to
the lest' of the world that, amidst the conflicting
storms which laid waste and devastated the Goverb-
talents of Europe, The proudly enjoyed the practical
benefits resulting froat a Constitution preserved en-
tire, and administered t 6 alt without .cont Foul for
their general happiness. To such a meeting, and to
stub men, it would be necessary for hint to say a
tea 'words ag to his public conduct. He would not
de,cend to justify himself against the ,attscks which
had been made upon him from certain quarters on
account of- the assertions which' he had made in

Parliament, much less would, he 'Consent to retract
• what he had titele said ;on the contrary be could
Again assert, that as applicaLle to the persons as-
sembled at the Common Hall, the words which had
given oillnce to certain persons were true, but those
l&ords did not apply to the Lively of London, but to
those persons "ho, baying obtruded ti emselves
- into the. lall as Liverymen, condu6ted themselves in
tnanner winch he deemed highly unwarrantable
. and disgraceful. It was this feeling %c hich prompt-
ed him in Parliament, and indeed elsewhere, to ett-

deavour to disperse an illusion which seemed to
itave weight among a. certain proportion of the -
Livery, and kr convince that part of the Livery
that the Declarations and Resolutions of a certain
Society were not, in point of foO, the real opinions
and declarations of the Livery of London. A mcet-
ir)g like the preseut was the best proof of the ch -
' ratter of the Livery, who were not to be bought
by. any set of Ministers, or frightened by' any
faElion ?nti sheaved, that the Meeting to which
he alluded, was not the 'real Meeting
,of the
• . Livery. Liberty was .a blesf.ing not to be sought
for, for it was enjoyed in the tallest extent at
the present• moment by
_thil• Peopl=. of England.
The best sympathies of the People Were en-
gapd in _sui,por ti t% the liberties of other coun-
\tries—in affording assistance to ,the sons of liberty
struggling to retain t:l4' freedom, in whatever part
of the,globe they might be-found.—Wherever the
banner's of tyranny are unfurled, there ~has the aid
• of British blood' to be. found—there were the sympa-
thies of the People.ot
.ERglasnd to be met in ael,ion
-ready to stand up for the oppressed or injured of any
- nation. They had no sympathies for mock heroes,
for slavish martyrs, nor for pretended patriots. Bri-
tish bosoms envied not the martyred Despard the
crown to which lie was entitled in the grave, nor the
liv'ing Patriot Wardle the,honours which he claimed.
They were not envious of the Hero Bonaparte in his
remorseless tracks of deiolation.—These were syrn,
parities which did ndt appertain to Britons. The sym-
pathies which they were prowl et were those which as
loyal and indepeudeut subjects of the realm they had

, •
t the rigbt to claim.observed that ,t he manner in
which the,,Livery had drank the netsts, Was not only
flattering to the persdus ineltitted in lie but :was:llls°
flattering to the becausie thereby: they, had
shewn to the country that they knewhow.'t() make;
the. distinction bet ,•eeeii :slavish -,obedienCe and._ W
ling sobmission.—Jt had been falsely asserted, that
the House of Commons had exerciSed PoWets be
yond those w;hiclet he ConStitution vested them.
That assertion was not true,, they never hadedene
so ;- and the, most ,enliohtened and thinking part of
mankind were satisfied' that they had exerci:ied no
power iticoMpalible with the'just prerogativeof the
. Crown, the piiviieges of, Pailiaruent, and the rights
and liberties of r:e people.—lf the edifice which
had been' raised for the preservation of the peoples
liberties, was to ,be undermined 'and destroyed by
such ill-founded assertions as those, the whole must
-sink, and then the Constitution would be gone for
ever.--,-The. people had the best proof on- the last'
evening of 'the opinion of fly:, House of Cou,mons;
with .respect to the,neceuity of reform. A motion
had been brought forward by a Gentleman
,well cal-
cnlatedefor such d proceeding., 'and the result was
known ; iheanajdrity of that House, after hearing
all the arg,uments that could be adduced, abandoned
the measure, •and if was, lost •by a very great majo-
,
rny,- Mr. J. concluded by returning his thanks
for the honour done-him. -He was proud of their
friendship and good opinions, and would drink all
their good healths.
(This.:speeeh,was received with the &realest applause.)
Mr. HORN. then song " The Independent Man."
Toast May the energies of theißthish Empirenever be
affected, or its enemies deri vs encouragement troll-) the acts
of-
the tattious( Prank with three times three.)
The healths of Sir W. Coatis, Sir C. Price, and Sir j.Shaw,
Baits. Representatives in Parliament for the C:ty of London,
was giver, and drank amidst the loudest applause.
These-Gentlemen respectively testified-their high
sense of the honanr_wlnch had been done to them'
ori the present occasion, and paid the warmest tri,
-• bute ot- praise to the purpose of the Meeting, The
• last co-iciuded with proposing as a
Toast —4.‘ Mr' Me'lish, „and the Loyal and Independent
Freeholders of Middlesex." '
Mr. MEeeem returned his 'thanks for the higlf
and distinguish;ed honotir which they had conferr,ed
on him.
'Sir'. 'Cuti-rrs then 'proposed the health of the
worthy Chairman Mr. • Alderman CHRISTOPHER
-?
SMITH, which was- received with great applause.—
The worthy Chain-A:air-thanked the Company in an
appropriate speech. He was followed ,by Mr. De-
puty KRMBLE, who! after a few words in honour of
'the Meeting propesed
Health and Icing lite to Mr. Sheriff Atkins."
-1 with the greatest applause.) ,
The Worthy Sheriff. with great zeal-thanked the
com Pally for this flattering_distinction, .and declared
rhat nothing should induce him to desert the, prin-
ciples'whieh animated the Meeting.
The; following toast's were then drank
" The 'trade and commerce of the'City 01 London."
"The Loyal and Independent Livery of London who have
signed the Declaration in support of the Constitution of their
Country as by law established." •
"-Tine 'heal th ofour vigilant and aElive Brethren with. whom
the Deciaration of the loyal and independent Liverymen of
' Loudou originated "
Lord Wel and success to his gallant army in the
; expelled engagements."
Mr. .ATCIIESONS' ,leaving been gliten.to
the Chairman, as the first-protyn:ter of the ;Meeting
of ,thee Loyal and Independent Livt•rymen, it was
drank Whit thiee times three, and Mr.,Arctizsow,
ino very neat and impressive manner, expressed, his
thanks for their attention to biine'an'd on the neces-
: sity Ot,good Olen combining tti preServe the Consti-
• ttoion of the Country, when designing !Tien con-
spired to overturn 'it ;' he pointed- "out. the gond;
effeel4 which had already heerr produced by the pub
Ile declaration of theitesentithents,`And proposed that
'there should-be an annual Meeting of the Loyal-and.
Iridependolt Livery on the 22d Aty, Which was
unanimously agreed to. '
The Reprcientatives and several -other Gentle-
: men retired Shottly after. The remainder of the
:eveeing way spent in harmony, many loyal songs
were .sung, and the company departed at, a late
hour.

—( Drank.

It is proper ,to notice the patriotic' ttibute of Mr.
JOHN LODGE on this occasion, who sent as a testi-
mony of bis respeCt for the Meeting, one hundred
Silver Medals to be distributed among the Steward,
who amounted•to that number. The Medals were
simply inscribed with the Initials of Kt NG, Loans,
an() CONWONS., and'the day on which the Meeting
was held,. in order to..record such a mark of attach-
meat to our excellent Constitution

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET SE'CONDWItING MEETING, ato;

TUESDAY, MAY 2t.
• -
I d Star.Tll's" Invalid, beat Mr. Shakespear's Knave of
Clubs, Bst. 'lib. each. A b.- M. cogs.— s:to 2 Invalid. -
D. of Gr'afton's,Morel, gst. beat Major Wilson's Erebus,
7st. 41b." Two-yr old Course, toot' s.-5 to 2on Morel.
Mr. Shakespear's Sir David. Bst. '7lb. agst I.d Sackville's
Deceiver, Sst. -41 b. Across the flat, toog.s. h. It. - (Dead
Heat). to 4 agst Sir David. _

lioworth's I übilce Zack, Bst. 2.1 b. beat Li Kinnairct's
Lundy, 9st. 91b. Two.yr old Course, toogs. 11,. ft.-6 to 4.
agst jubrice lack.
Fifty .Pounds for 3.yr olds, colts Bst. Sib. fillies Sst. R. M.
LclGrosvenor's• b. g. Lecleston . - -
Ld Ilitichitigbroke's b. c. Genseric • - 2
Sir C. lionbury's b. e. lessainv- - - 3
2 totot agst Sir C. lionbory's b..c. Jessarny.

Handicap Plate of 5‘..1. by Subscription (bein the third of
'the three pl. Haws), for 3,4, s, 6.y r olds and aged horsei.
Across the Hat.'
Mr. Craveti's ht. f. Black Diamond, 4 yrs fist tzlb.
I,d Kinnaird's ch.. h. Gundy, 6 yrs 9st. 81b. - - . 2
Ld Grosvenor's ch. t. I übilee, 3 yrs - 3
t 6 agst Diamond.

Gen. Grosvenor's Ram-ago-in, Bsr. rec. ft. from Ld F. G.
Osborne's 13: c. (dead) by Shuttle, out of Drowsy, B'st. 7th.
Ab. M. zo gs. h. ft.
_Ld Voley's Illummationi Bst. rec. sgs.-from Mr. ilo-
worth's labile,: lack, ast. tolb. Mo•yrold Course, s:ss.

,f Conic, May 40.—A whale of about 40 feet long,
Came into Kinsale, on Thursday last ; it went up
• nearly two miles of the Bandon river, and was pur-
sued by the fishermen, who 'struck it se'veral times
with their harpoons, but to no effeet, as it succeed-
ed in getting out of the harbour.
Cott:.EXcHANGE, MAY, 3.--::rths' nay there are
short supplies of Wheat, but fhelrade is heavy,sale,
and at rather lower prices ; -,Barley and Malt fully
at lAst qn,.)tation ; White, niastt at the late advance‘;
[lean, of the two descriptions arc lower ; Oats 'a:e
intolerable supply and so.newhat- cheaper ; Firair
Without alteration.'