The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-09 00:00:00

THE BIR,TII-DAY.

NEWCASTLE•UNDEX-Ia YNE.-On Thursday last,
agreeably to public notice, the Anniversary. of
our beloved Sovereign's Birth was observed in
Newcastle. The day was ushered in with a
merry peal, and at twelve o'clock, two troops
of the 16th Lancers, under the command of
Capt. Persse, the Newcastle Volunteers, and the
Newcastle and Pottery Troop of Yeomanry, as-`
sembled in the high street, when the Volunteers
fired a
,feu-de joie. Several barrels of ale had
been provided, and the whole assemblage drank
his Majesty's health, concluding with three hearty
cheers. At four o'clock, a numerous party sat
down to an excellent dinner, at the Castle Hotel,
at which Robert Bentley, Esq. the Mayor, pre-
sided. The follgwing toasts were given :

The King, 4 times 4, received with thunders of applause—
The Duke of York and the Army—The Duke of Clarence and
the Navy--Old England—The • Constitution in Church and
State, 3 times 3--The "Lord Lieutenant .of the County:—The
Members for the County—The Members for the Borough, 3
• times 3 ; Mr. Kinnersly• returned thanks—Earl Harcourt and
the 16thLancerse3 times 3 e Captain Persse returned thanks—
General Ward and the 88th Regiment, 3 times 3 ; Lieutenant
Carson returned thanks—Colonel Monckton and the Stafford-
shire Yeomanry, 3 times 3 ; Captain Kinnersly returned
thanks—Colonel Northen and the, Newcastle Volunteers, 3
times 3; - the Colonel 'returned thanks—The Mayor of • New-
castle, 3 times 3; the Mayor returned thanks--The Vice Lieu-.
tenant, and Denuty, Lieutenants of the County, 3 times 3 ;
Major Booth.ari'd Capt. Kinnersly respectively returned thanks
—The Staffordshire Potteries, 3 times 3 : Mr. Rogers returned
thanks, and gave the Town and Trade of Newcastle, 3 times
Thelron Trade ; Mr. Firmstone returned thanks, and gave
the Coal Trade; 'Mr. Poole returned thanks---Capt. Pers.se
gaveoWeal and Worship- to the Borough, which was received
with its usual applanse-Many other, Toasts were giVen and
the Company enlivened with several excellent' songs. The
party • separated highly satisfied with the proceedings of
the day.
• The Rifle Company belonging to the. Newcastle Volunteers,
together with many other Gentle Men, partook also of an ele-
gant dinner, at the Roe Buck Inn, served up by Mr, Scott ;
after the cloth was drawn, amongst other toasts, the following
Were drank with enthusiastic applause : - -
The King, four times four. Song, " George, our noble King."
—Duke of York and the Army., Song, ' Soldiers' Gratitude."—
Duke of Clarence and the Navy. Song, " Rule Britannia."-L.
Duke of Wellington, England's Glory. S'ong, "Neigh for the
life Of a Soldier."—The Lord Lieutenant of the County. Song,
" Sprig of Shelelagh."—Colonel Northen and the Officers of
the Newcastle Volunteers, three times•three.—Captain Kinner-
sly and the Yeomanry, three times three.—The glorious majo-
rity of the Catholic Question. Song, " Death of Abercrom-
bie."—The Members •of the County.—May the King live to
reward the subject that would die for him.—The Members of
the Borough.—Town and Trade of Newcastle, may it never
want money nor orders.—The Staffordshire Potteries, and may
their Pots be broken by all the world.—The Mayor of the 13o-
rough, three times three.