The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-19 00:00:00

BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICK.

The friends of this Charitablz Society met together on Satur-
day last, at the Freemasons' Tavern, to celebrate the institution of
the charity, and the national festival-day of Irishmen (17th of
March), the supposed birth day of St. Patrick—the Patron Saint
of Ireland and the Society.
The company was thinner on the present than on any former
celebration of the festival. This circumstance was ascribed partly
to the spreading influence of puritanical opinions, and in part 4,0
the strong party feelings that at nresent divide Irisl,en ish
politics.

The Earl of Darnley (the Pr.- • , A
went tor the year) entered the
roomabout half-past six.
, preceded by the Stewards, and attended
several-N°. ble:-..en and Gentlemen, among whom we noticed the
Duke-of -/einste r, Marquis of Downshire, Marquis of London-
r..erry, toed Castlereagh, Lord W. Fitzgerald, Lord Arthur
Sir John Burke, General Sir John Doyle, Sir Henry Parnell, Sit'
B. Doyle, Hon. R. Westenra, Viscount Chabot, Hon. John
Charles Brownlow, Esq. M.P. and Shadwell, Esq. M.P.
The gallery was filled with ladies of rank and fashion.

der dinner, the President, having announced the usual dona-
kiou of 100 'guineas, from the Patron of the Society, the King,
proplsect 'his Majesty's health ; drunk by the company, standing,
with cheers of four times four ; beside supplemental huraas.
Air--“ God save the King."
The Passintrizthen gave the following toasts, which were re-
ceived with loud applause.

" The Royal Family."—,Three times three.
" The Duke of Clarence and the Navy."—Three times three.
Song—" Rule Britannia."
" The Duke of Wellington and the Army."—Three times throe.
Mr. NltTeltEr., the Secretary, then read the Report of the So-
ciety's proceedings and condition. The number of children attend-
ing the Society's schools, within the last year, was stated to be
400—the number of children clothed 300, besides several ap-
prenticed to useful trades.
The PRESIDENT, in risi.g to propose " Prosperity to the In-
Istitution," gavo an animated description of the various and valu-
able benefits conferred by the Institution, on its many helpless ob-
jects. " I regret," added the Noble Lord, "to see such a thin
meeting as the present, the thinnest we have had for many years.
The present friends of the Charity have, however, the consolation
of knowing that they have done their duty, and that, in doing so,
they have conferred happiness on hundreds of orphans." (Applause.)
The Noble Earl then-gave—
" The Benevolent Society of St. Patrick, and prosperity to it."
Song, by Mr. Fitzwilliam, " Och, love is the soul of a nate
Irishman."

The children attending the schools of the charity here paraded
the room, to the tune of " St. Patrick's Day :" the neatness of
their dresses, and their healthy appearance, afforded every proof
of the attention paid to their comforts.

The health of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was then drunk
with considerable applause.
The Duke of LEINSTER proposed the health of one of the most
liberal contributors to the Society-...." Their President, Earl
Darnley." Three times three.
Earl DARNLEY, in returning thanks for the manner in which
his name bad been received, suggested the propriety of appointing
Lord Milton as President for next year.

" The Duke of Leinster and the resident landlords of Ireland."
The Duke of LEINSTEI expressed his acknowledgments for the
honour.

The Marquis of DowNsturtE returned thanks, on behalf of the
resident landlords of Ireland.
The PRESIDENT-When I look round me, and see among my
countrymen, on my right and left, some of the most distinguished
officers in his Majesty's service, I cannot resist the wish to give
you " The Irish Officers of the Army and Navy."
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY returned thanks.
" The Bishop of Derry, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and the
other absent contributors to the funds of the Charity."--50ng......
" My own fire side." _ _

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By the Marquis of Londonderry—" The memory of two of the
most illustrious benefactors and most zealous friends of the Charity
lately decessed,-his Royal Highness the Duke of York, and the
Marquis of Hastings." This toast was drunk by the Company
standing, in solemn silence.
" The health of the Marchioness of Londonderry, and the other
fair contributors to the Society."

" The Vice-Presidents."
The Marquis of Downahire returned thanks.
The SECRETARY then read a list of the contributions.
The total amount was stated to be 8721. 75., exclusive of a
legacy of WO/.
" The health of Mr. Shadwell" (Chancery Barrister and Mem-
ber of Parliament).
Mr. SHADWELL expressed his acknowledgments.
On " the health of Mr. Browulow, and the Irish Membets of
the House of Commons,"
Mr. BaowNLow declared his gratitude for the kind manner in
which his name was honoured.—(Loud Cheers.)
Su H. RaavELL returned thanks for the Irish Members of
Parliament.
"The health of the Treasurer, J. Bainbridge, Esq."
lir. PADIBILIDGE returned thanks.
Song by Broadhurst--" There's not in this wide world a val-
ley so sweet."
The Prepident, with the more distinguished guests, left the
room a few *antes before eleven o'clock, amid the plaudits of the
coPaPanY•
The health of J. Mitchel, Esq., the Secretary to the Society,
woe proposed and received with all the applause due to that ex-
cellent officer's valuable exertions.
MiTcHzt. returned thanks.

.Same of the company protracted the pleasures of the evening to
elate hour ' • but we felt sincere pleasure in observing, that their
prpceedingswere quite unstained by that furious spirit of party dis-
sension Nhieh have too often disgraced the closing festivities of St.
Patrick's dinner.

EXTRAORDINARY SPEED.—Such was the extreme
alertness of one of theprincipal corn-millers who frequents Wake-
field, market, to get the earliest information of the intended
measures of Ministers respecting the Corn Laws, that he had an
agent in London upon the occasion, who left the Ibuse of Com-
mons, as soon as Mr. Secretary Canning had developed his scheme,
and arrived in Wakefield within the short space of fourteen hours.
Buying began briskly at advanced prices, and much was done
during the last week, with a continued progress in the price of

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

Captain Cheethani has been appointed to superintend the Ordi-
nary at Portsmouth, vice Captain Clavell.

Captain John Chambers White, of the-Royal Charlotte yacht,
is to hoist a broad pendant at Woolwich, for the purpose of super-
intending the fitting out of ships in the river Thames.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 18.-Wind N. by E. At noon arrived
his Majesty's ship Acorn, from the Eastward, where she has been
fitted out. At five r. at. his Majesty's ship, Challenge, sailed on
a cruize. Yesterday the Amphitrite transport, Lieut. VVara,
agent, arrived from Belfast, with 200 Men of the depot of the
50th regt. to be landed here. The weather has been excessively
boisterous, both yesterday and on Friday ; on the night - ofethe
latter, a small boat belonging to the Victory was upset, and one
mats drowned. The body was picked up yesterday.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 17.--On Sunday, his Majesty's ship
Larne, 20, Captain W. 13. Dobson, arrived here from the East
India station. She left TrineomaL' October 23, passed Point de
Guile on November 1, left the Cape January 1, and St. Helene
January 213. She did not bring any accounts from either of the
Presidencies, not having been from Trincomalee after her 'return
from Rangoon. The Lame sailed on Monday for Chatham, to
be paid off, having on board hi; Majesty's annual supply of Con-
stantia wine, from the Cape of Good Hope.
Our Correspondent at the Cape of Good Hope (received by the
Larne), under date of the Bth of January last; writes, thht his
Majesty's ship Owen GlendolVer, Comthodore Christian, C.B. ;
Larne, Commander W. B. Dobson (since arrived at this port) ;
Helicon, Commander Charles D. Acland ; and Sparrowhawk,
Commander Polkinghorne, were riding in Simon's Bly. No
tidings whatever could be learnt of the fate of his Majesty's sloop
Martin, Commander T. Wilson ; the impression was, that the
officers and crew had met with a watery grave on the passage to
Madras.

The Owen Glendower was just returned from a cruise ; dur-
ing her absence at the Mauritius, Seychelles, and Madagascar, the
Commodore captured several slave vessels, which were liberated
as soon as they reached Port Louis; and he had represented to
the Government at home, the privilege granted to Portuguese
ships to import tea into the Mauritius, without the authority,
and contrary to the East India Company's regulations. The
American sehoonrr had arrived from Buenos Aires. The Buenos
Ayres army, 12,000 strong, chiefly cavalry, had been ordered and
marched towards Rio Grande, under the command of General
Alive, and it is supposed, from the inadequacy of the Brazilian
force, that the Brazilians would be compelled to retire. Arrived
also in Simon's bay, the Alexander Adair!, frail St. Helena,
bringing news from that island, which speak of the miserably de-
pressed prices to which every description of Cape produce had
fallen, butter selling at sd. per lb. Captain W. Meade, of the
Euphrates, from England to Madras, died at sea. The Nautilus,
Company's cruiser, arrived at Bombay on the 29th of September,
from the Persian Gulf, with news of the Persians and Russians
carrying on a fierce and bloody war. Two battalions of native
troops had been added to the force at Bombay, and large promo-
tions had consequently taken place.
A copy of the PLport of his Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry
on the case :,r Mr. Bishop Burnett against Lord Charles Somerset,
-.0 reached the Cape in detail, and created considerable sensation,
from the conflicting evidence on the subject of an infamous placard
or libel alluded to in the Commissioners' Report.
An extensive emigration from China to Sincapore has lately
taken place from the province of Quantong. One junk conveyed
870 emigrants, another 1050, most of them destitute of every-
thing except the clothes on their 4acks. The smallness of the
passage-money facilitates emigration,-etch emigrant paying but six
-dollars, for which he receives food during the voyage.
On Wednesday the Bittern tender, Lieutenant Rochfort, arrived
from Plymouth, with a detachment of the Royal Marine Artillery;
and yesterday the Arrow, Lieut. Brooking, from Dundee. Re-
main—Pyramus (Sir Thomas Hardy), Romney, Challenger, Sa-
tellite, and Columbine. In the Harbour—Victory, Melville,
Wellesley, Sybille, Dartmouth, Sapphire, Wolf, Redwing, Weazle,
Manly, Arrow, Starling, and Cracker.
The Choice, Wheatly, from St. Domingo, in 43 days, and the
Convivial, Hampton, from Carthagena, in 19 days, for New-
castle, are arrived here, and remain, with the following out-
ward-bound ships at the Motherbank :—William and Alfred, Dal-
rymple, for Dominica; Dryad, Power, for Demerara; Louisa,
Dawhenny, for Grenada; Creighton, Gulliver, for the South
Seas ; and Allied, Wilson, for Trieste.
BAHIA, JAN. 12.—Admiral Brown has escaped from Buenos-
Aytes with two or three vessels, and has made a great many
prizes on the south coast, amongst them the Condeca-da-Ponte,
from Lisbon to Rio Janeiro. Since this we have heard almost all
the prizes have been retaken, excepting the Condeca.
The Amphitrite, Lieutenant Ward, arrived to-day from Bel-
fast, with part of the depot (200 men) of the 50th Regiment, to
land at Gosport.

On Tuesday morning Detachments of the 4th Regiment of
Foot (about one hundred men), 3d Guards, and 63d Foot will
embark in the Romney, 50, Captain N. Lockyer, C.B. which
ship will afterwards sail for Plymouth, to take on board detach-
month of the 23d, 43d, and 60th Regiments, and then proceed
with the whole (about 250 men), for Portugal.—An officer, nine
men, and 30 horses, fur the 12th Lancers, will embark in the
Edward transport, Lieutenant H. Hopkins, when the wind is
fair for that vessel, to proceed to the Tagus.
All the commissioned Officers employed in the Ordinary Service
at Portsmouth harbour were this morning superseded. The blame
that attaches to them, we presume to be, not having seen that
nightly watch was kept in all the ships. There are not two more
zealous and experienced Officers, of their standing, in the service,
than Captain Clavell and Commander Bamber.
Captain Charles Inglis's beautiful miniature man-of-war vessel,
the Victorine—the gem in all our aquatic picturesque amusements
—is to be removed to the Virginia Waters, for the service of our
gracious Sovereign—Lieutenant Inglis (son of Capt. 1.,) takes
her in charge at Deptford.
A small Naval promotion was made on Monday last, which in-
cludes the following Officers.—Commander Simeon, acting in the
Alligator, to the rank of Captain. Lieutenants—George Read
(a), late of the Dwarf; Wm. Kitchen, Nightingale; Richard
Stuart, late of the Starling ; William Sidney Smith, and James
Cheape, late of the Mersey, to the rank of Commander.—Mr.
Bellamy, of the Cambridge, and Mr. James Hope (son of the late
Sir George Hope), to the rank of Lieutenant.—Hampshire
Telegroph.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, MARCH 17.—Wind N.N.W. to N.W.—Arrived from
London, and remain, the Raikes, Penley, for Jamaica ; Flora,
Partridge, for Jamaica ; Planes, Young, for Gibraltar ; Australia,
Grous, for Jamaica ; Deveron, M'Cauley, for Charleston ; Max-
field, Brown, for Jamaica ; Navigator, —, for Honduras ; and
Mary Jane, Natches, for Batavia. Also arrived the Arrow,
Londy, from St. Michaels; Ranger, Lancefield, from Jamaica;
and Euphemia, Norris, from Montserrat. This afternoon it came
on to blow a heavy gale, from N.N.W., most of the ships drove,
and let go their second anchor. At 5 r.st. a ship coming
into the Downs (reported to be the Lycurgus,) drove on board the
Maxfield, and lost her wizen-mast. The Maxfield appears all
well. The Navigator has drove considerably.
MARCH 18.—During this day it has blown very hard from N.
The Deverou lost an anchor and cable, and has been supplied.
The Navigator and Mary Jane, drove to the southward, and about
noon, were off the South Foreland, soon after which they made
sail and proceeded to westward, it is supposed with loss of anchor
and cable. A wreck, with two masts above water, passed
northward, about 8 A.H. Several vessels lost anchor and cable
and went to westward.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCHI7. —Wind N. N. W.-18th, N. to N. by
B.—Arrived from London the Cretan, Gulliver, from the South
Seas ; Herald, Mene, from Demerara. The whole of the outward..
bound, except the Princess Royal, Louisa, and William Alfred,
have sailed.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 17.—Wind W. and W.N.W.—Sailed the
Margaret Hall, Davidson, for Demerara.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 16. —Wi n d W. S.W.-17th, W. N.W._
Arrived the Tropic, Brandford, from London, to Barbadoes.—
Sailed. the Felicidado, for Lisbon ; and Dalniarnoch, for Honduras.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 17.—Passed the Lord Lowther, from
China;. landed the purser with despatches, who states that he is
fearful the boat, with an officer and four men, was swamped re-
turning to the ship.

_
DOVER, MARCH 18.—The Lord Lowther, Stewart, from
China, remains off this port, having rode out the gale in safety.
GRAVESEND, MARCH 17.—Arrived, the Clyde, Monro, from
Bengal.
lIARcH 18.—Arrived, the Circassian, Dowtherwaite, from
Colombo; Calista, Robertson, and Prince Regent, Richards,
from Mauritius. Sailed, the Belzoni, Talbert, for Madras.

The Dapper, Bell, of Berwick, was driven on shore at Barn-
borough the 15th instant.
The Hirman, Jackson, from Demerara, was driven on the Main
at Whitstable on Saturday, with loss of anchor and cable, and
sails, and must discharge. The Vigilant, Porter, of Sunderland,
was also driven on shore.

The Fame, Miller, of Anatruther, bound to London, was