The Sun.
London, England, 1828-06-09 00:00:00

TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMtrtiDGE.

The annual festival of the Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen educated at Trinity CoHese, Cambridge, was
celebrated on Satin-day; at Freemasons' Tavern.
Upwards of eighty sat down to dinner, the Lo
CHANCELLoR in the Chair. Among those present
were his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester,
Chancellor of the University, the Speaker of the
House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, the Solicitor-Genera}, Lord Normanby, the
Dean of Peterborough*. and other dignitaries of the
church. After his Majesty's health had been drank
in the custottunl rriannOri
The LORD 61ANCEI,LoR. proposed " the -health
of the Chancellor of the University, his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Gloucester, who had through life
been distinguished for that liberality of character
which characterized all whom that Univerhity had
educated."

The Duke of GLoccEsun briefly returned thanks.
The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed the health of
another member of the Royal Family, who had re-
ceived his education at Trinity College, who liras
through life distinguished for kindness and urbanity,
and all the characteristics of a good man. He (the
Noble Lord) was aware of his attachment to the
college, and regretted that he should have been pre-
vented by indisposition front attending this festival.
The health of the Duke of Sussex, drank with three
times three, and cheers.
The LORD CHANCELLOR again rose and said, in
prnposing the last toast he found he had made a
slight slip.; the Royal Duke (Sussex) was not edu-
cated 4 Trinity College, but hull merely taken out
his detree there; if, under such circumstances, he
felt so much attached to the society, how much
more t'e) would he have been had he received his
4rtieiinstruction within- its • walls ?—(Hear.) It
was Nyth great pleasure, as President, he announced
the nett toast, and with a warmth of feeling which
he knew would be received with a corresponding tone:
it was,Prosperity to Trinity College," (Cheers)—the
nobleit establishment for education that was per-
haps aver formed, not excepting even the London
University that was to be.—(Hear, and laughter.)
The noble and Learned Lord declared he felt it one
of his highest distinctions to belong to this society,
whichduring so many ages had been so distinguished
for tle great men it had given to literature and
science, and at no period more than the present.—
(Cheers.)--No class of persons were so much in-
debted to Trinity College as the members of that
profession to which he had the honour to belong.
The different courts were crowded with successful

embtrs of Trinity College; the northern circuit
Jarticularly, which might be said to be a colony from
it. His Lordship concluded by proposing, Pro-
sperity to Trinity College," which was drank with
four times four, and loud cheers.

The Duke of GLoucEsult considered it a proud
thing for Trinity College
_`that in it their present
Noble Chairman had received his education. His
Royal Highness concluded by proposing, " The
Lord ugh Chancellor,' of England," which was
drank most cordially.
The LORD CHANCELLOR returned thanks, and
proposed the health of one of the Representatives of
the University, his Majesty's Solicitor-General.
The SOLICITOR-OENERAL returned thanks.
The LORD CHAkELLOR said, another instance
' of the influence of Trinity College was found in the
fact that it had educated the first Commoner in the
land,—the Speal;er of the House of Commons.—
(Hear.) " How he has discharged the duties of
that high and important office it is not for me to
say : you all lssow it."
The SPEAtER of the Housn of COMMONS—I
really know not how, my Lord Chancellor, I ought
to return thinks to you for the kind manner in which
you have p? ',posed my health to this assembly ; nor
to you, gly Lords and Gentlemen, for the honour
you havedone to me, by receiving it as you have
done,—aii honour as unexpected by me as I feel in
my co -,'enee it is undeserved. I can only say that
lottprn of my heart, rfeel most thankful for
' it, have the pleasure of drinking all your
It' .4 61—kesteers.)
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le LORD CHANcEta,on.—There is another frietut
mine whose health lam now to plopOse: Ike i
limn to yon as an accomplished scholar, giftet,
vith the purest eloquence and the greatest sagacity,
who is, in fact, a most admirable public servant,-1
mean the Chancellor of the Exchequer.—(Cheers.)
Mr. GOULBURN returned thanks.

The next toasts were " The former Fellows of
Trinity College," " The Dignitaries of the Church,
members of Trinity College.
The Dean of PETERBOROUGH returned thanks at
considerable length, and remarked on a subject
which had been that evening hitherto untouched;—
it was, that the first persons in the state for rank,
cbaraeter, influence, and high station, had been mem-
bersof Trinity College. _

The LORD CRANCELLOR.—I have now got from
the dignitaries of the Church—with whom I am
not quite as familiar as I ought—to one which more
particularly belongs to myself,—the members of the
bar belonging to the college, who are as good, as
kind, and as careless, as any of their brethren.—
(" Hear," and laughter.)
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL returned thaaks.

The next.and concluding toast was, " Lord Noi_
mark, and the Stewards of our next meeting."
The company then separated.
It was remarked as singular, that the other repre-
sentative of the University, Lord Palmerston, was
Lot present. The band of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Gloucester's regiment(the 3d Foot Guards)
played during the evening, from the gallery, several
beautiful airs from Rossini, Mozart, &c.