The Sun.
London, England, 1821-03-19 00:00:00

ST. PATRICK'S aki.

The annual celebration of St: Patrick's DaY'
for the benefit Of the Charity which bears the
mime-of the Saint, was celebrated on Saturday, at
the City of London Tavern. The Duke of
WELLtivcir6:4 presided. He arrived a few
notes bcfOre seven o'clock, and was accompanied
by Lord Cotlereagh, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
thra Eartof 431es-hitt:in, Lord Darnley, the Duke
of Leinster, the .-Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir J. Doyle, and other persons of distinction.
The cloth being removed, Non
.Notiii Domino
was sung, after which,
The Duke of Wet,t,tr:ro'ON gave the " Health of the
KING,;" and stated that he had received his Maicrev's cow-,
iminda to announce his usual annual subscription, and at the
same tithe to convey to the company his continued 'wishes
for the prosperity of the Society. The toast was drank with
three times three.
" God save the King," was sung by the vocal perforMeri
present. The frilloiriug.tda4ts succeeded
The Ro'yal
"'The Navy and Army of the United Kingdom."
Prosperity to the Benevolent Society,of St. Patrick."
Tile children then passedin procession through the room.
The CHAIRMAN then eared the attention of the meeting to
the-present state of the funds of the Society. It appeared
from the accoents before them, that the building so_ long its
contemplation, which was at length erected, had left the So-
ciety in debt 3,0004 over the sum. now ih the bands of the
Treasurer. After the interesting spectacle they had just wit-
nessed, nn man could reflect on the erils to which the indi-
viduals they-bad seen would hare been exposed; if suffered to
go astray in this town, without feeling an -additional motive
fora new exertion of generosity, to contribute to remove the
burden thrown, on the country by the expence of lirbuilding.
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" The memory of George the Third" was drank in solea,ti
The ttuke of LEINSTER gave the health of " The Hero of
Waterloo, the Nook Chairman," which a-as drault with loud
acclamations.
The Duke of WELLINGTos returned-thanks for the manner
in which his'hralth had been proposed by the Noble Mkt-,
and drank by the company. He had-felt much flattered Veliti
he learnt that his health had been made one .of ti is standing
toasts of the Society. 11611i:own as -he was personally to ninny
of them, he could only ascribe it to their partial opinion of
the services which he had been -enabled to perform'. Rut
whatever the motive had beets, lie begged to return his thatlli
for the honour he had received.
Tbst health of the Marquess of Flairlxos was next dfank
whl) three times three.
The
,Chairman gave the health of the Duke of Lrmsrvt.
The toast having been drank with the usual honours,
The Unite of IMNITiR returned thanks, and in the course
of his speech intimated an intention of speedily returning to
Ireland, and hoped many others would follow his example.—
He begged to propose as a toast " The health of Lord Csigtle-
reagh." • • •

The toast WAS recoired with -great applause, and drunk
with three times three.

Lord CASTLEREAGH, -in returning thanks, applauded the
intention announced by the Noble Duke of residing its Ire-
land. Precluded from doing so himself, he hoped to make
some reparation by doing what he could where he then was,
to promote the interests of that Charity. it was a matter of
higb giatification to him, that formic day in the year, with-
drawn from political struggles, he could 'inert to unite with
those iron, whom in other places he might differ, in order to-
fort her the interests of this Charity. He expressed an anxious
hope that the liberality of the-friends of the Institution would
soon extinguish the debt which had been incurred, and which,
if not liqUidated, would materially cripple and rinbatiass the
proceedings of the Society. Ha finished by proposing as a
toast, " The health of Lord Darnley.. '
Lord DARNLEY returned thanks for the manner in .which
his health had been drunk ; and after eulogizing the:Feet-d-
-im( speakers, and strongly enforcing the necessity-of abstain-
ing from polities, begged to propose the health of his Itight
Hon.. Friend and old School-fellow,." Mr. Canning."
'This toast ,Which was•drunk with loud acclamation, called up
•• Mr. CaNNiteo.-=--linprepared for the honour he had reutivid
be said tie felt much difficulty ill offering himself to their no-
tice, niter they had been so.ably addressed by those who wr-re
distinguished by all that was most illustrious in bit th-Lsby all
that was must eminent in service—by all that was roost pre-
ponderating its property—and by all that was must interastmg
to them . from habit, descent, and long acquaintance with
that people, whose
,cause they were that day assembled.to
plead. lie had Ovate of those splendid recommendatrUns, and
had no claim to be among, them but his derivation from.that
vet:tutu to whom those he addressed. belonged, and tbefrfore,
felt at a loss to what to asci bei fire honour he'had receivrd
froin them. He participated 'in the satiSfactioa expressed
by his two Noble: Friends. at the oblivion of political hostility
which distin4uislred this festival, and each .t meeting cans,
dervd, with a'view to this eircunistanze alone, was ari honour
to the metropolis and the country. He finished with
.0 warm
.paue;yric. on tiic talents and virtues of the Marquess of Laos-
dowov,whose health he proposed as the next toast.
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Tee -Marquis of LANSDOWN, in returning thanks, denied
that any vim surpassed him in zeal for the interests of that
Institut mu. Like Irishmen they made a blurider iu euend-
ing poure.monry Win they had to expend, but they made no
blunder when Ital. calculated. that the liberality of those
they addressed.wnnld repair the error; nor would 1.114.1.ie the
filst time that Irish generosity had compensatedlor Irish in-
discretion. They had made what his Right *Hon. Friend the
Chanedlor of the,Exchcquer would view as a treat bin:icier,
as Ili y.liad voted supplies to double the amount of the Ways
anti Means.--(A lauo.)—Hearing of their difficulties; had
brought Ilse Chancellor of the 4:u:hi:Tier; with a air:4.ms
generoSity, to contribute to their relief, and therefore he was
s„,„ that the pleeting would have ninch satisfaction in drink•
ny to the health of that !tight .Hon. Gentleman, which he
now begged leave to propose..
The nest 'Nat: drank like those which preceded it, with
shout s of airplatise. •

e..0.;,,Vet.r;0n of the Excurcausit returned thanks in
an alipropriatv yiirrt s.
far..ASti#L'it 'licit 'tunic his report—read over the stall-
and atinutpicell (IC (including the
collection at the tattles), 1,904 $
.The, 14Arquess of .I..,llDowxgs lisoogh the' Duke of Wt.'.
linKttot% Ftealtlt hid Gefore been drunk, Its one of the standing
tot-Is of the Society; now culled on the Meeting to think it el
second time as tilit President of the day.
Hie call he.w4 complied with— t
The Dtate ,ut WELLING fON again returned thinits,annottne-
ed the Marlins of Lansdowne as, President fur Atte ensniog
year, aitd'tleclared it to he his intention to attend Ant use his
Lest edoets to ntahe time result of the Pcriidenbti'y of the
Nohle Marquess as tkvourable to the interests of the Charity
as his ctwo tout been.

tie Ndarquefis-of t.A.NstiowNE expressed the high souse that
be entertained of Ilii4 new !Minna.
Luiet CASTLIREAGII crisiz,ratulated the meeting on t'Ae pros-
pect. beforet hem; and wa,s coneinted that the tionl,s ivho fiad
acted this day under the Noble Dulie.-Atosirld
to e...nie forwa, d next yr:. r 10 stipportA Noble Mary
Prospe'r;ty to Ireland and other appf",,t. ate toasts wee g; r en.
A variety songs and glees were• •'.:‘,lg C0:1r,..1 the
evening in-excellent style •by West s. i-tawei% T.
BroxilhurSt,Clailie;.Terrail, King, and' Wehh. The
sougf of ttfe lasi lifklitione4l Ifietitle:matC ‘, ere reqUit,it
With si,urit.of rafiltiroui.iipplaost.-Istento•t priest ar
prevailed, and the company did- -KA vv10,21..: sepal ..t. s it t. e
near HIT, oacti of midnight.