The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-20 00:00:00

THE WATEttLOO BANQUET.

The Duke of Wellington on Wednesday celebrated the 30th anniver-
sary of the ever-memorable battle of Waterloo, by his customary
banquet at Apsley-house. In the course of the day above 700 con-
gratulatory visits were made to the Duke, at Aps'ey House, the
visitors including the members of the Royal Family, and the leading
aristocracy of this country, us well as foreign ministers.
His Grace was surrounded on the occasion by upwards of 70 of
his brave companions in arms; his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honouring the Noble Duke with his presence on the occasion.

The guests began to arrive as early as half-past six o'clock, and
even at that hour a very numerous assemblage had congregated in
the vicinity of the Nohle Duke's mansion for the purpose of wit-
nessing the arrival of the noble and distinguished veterans forming
the remnant of those who maintained the independence of their
fatherland on the field of Waterloo.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived shortly after seven
o'clock, attended by the Marquis of Exeter, Major-General Bowa.
ter, and Col. Bowles, the two latter of whom, as is well-known, are
Waterloo officers.

The preparations for the banquet were on the same scale of
princely magnificence which has been so often described in the
columns of this journal.
Covers were laid for upwards of 80.

The Duke of Wellington was supported on the right by his
Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Marquis of Anglesey, and
on his left hand sat his Excellency Prince Castelcicala and his Ex-
cellency Count Kielmansegge.
The following noblemen and distingiOled officers were of the party :
—Field-Marshal his Royal Llighnoli Prince Albert, Colonel of
the Scots Fusilier Guards; his Excellenty Prince Castelcicala,
the Neapolitan Minister; his Excellency Count Klelmansegge,
the Hanoverian Minister ; General the Marquis of Anglesey,
Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (blue), K.G., G.C.8., and
G.C.H. ; General the Right Hen. Sir James Kempt, Colonel of
the to.d Foot, G.C.8., and G.C. H. ; General Lord Strafford, Co-
lonel of the 29th Foot, G.C.8., and G.C.H. ; Lieut.. Gen. the
Right Hon. Sir F. Adam, Colonel of the 21st Foot, G.C.B. and
G.C. M.G.; Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., Colonel of
the 14th Dragoons, G.C.B. and G.C.H.; Lieutenant-General
Sir Andrew Barnard, Colonel Commandant of the Rifle
Brigade, G.C.8.. and G.C. H.l Lieutenant-General Sir
Henry Arkew, late Grenadier Guards, C.B. ; Lieutenant-General
Sir George A. Quentin, K.C.H.; Lieutenant-General Sir A.
Woodford, Colonel of the 40th Foot, K.C.B. and G.C. M.G. ;
Lieutenant-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Colonel of the 53d
Foot; K. C. B. ; Lieutenant- General Sir James Macdonell, Colonel
of the 79th Foot, K.C.B. and K.C.H ; Lieutenant-General J. W.
Sleigh, Colonel of the 9th Dragoons, C.B. ; Lientenant.General Sir
A. B. Clifton, Colonel of the Ist Dragoons, K.C.B. and K.C.H. ;
Major-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon, Colonel of the 13th Dra-
goons, C. 8.; Major-General Sir John G. Woodford, K.C.B. and
K. C. H. ; Major-General Sir George Scoell, K. C. B. ; Major-General
Lord Saltoun, K.C.B. and G.C.H.; Major-General H. Wyndham;
Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, K.C.H.; Major.Gene.ral H.
D'Oyloy ; Major-General Sir A. Cameron, K.C. B. ; Major-Gen.
Sir J. May, K.C.B. and K.C.H. ; Major-General James Hay, C. 8.;
Major-General Sir H. D. Ross, K.C.8., Adjutant-General to the
Royal Artillery ; Major-General John Webber, Smith, C.B. ;
Major-General Sir R. Gardiner, K.C.8., and K.C.H. ; Major.
General D. Mercer, C.R. ; Colonel E. Cheney, C.B. ; Colonel
R. Llewellyn, C. 8.; Colonel A. Money, C. B. ; Colonel R. Eger.
ton. C.B. ; Colonel J. C. Bouchier ; Colonel J. B. Parker, C.B. ;
Colonel Campbell, C. B. ; Colonel J. Grant, C.B. ; Colonel T. W.
Taylor, C. 8.; Colonel F. Calvert, C. 8.; Colonel M. Childers,
C.B. ; Colonel W. Drummond; Colonel A. Macdonald, C.B. ;
Colonel W. Rowan, C.B. ; Colonel G. Bowles ; Colonel Allix ;
Colonel Lotd J. F. H. Somersc: ; Colonel W. Walton ; Colonel J.
Martin ; Colonel Sir J. Thackwell, Colonel of the 3d Dragoons,
K.C.B. and K.C. H. ; Colonel E. Wildman; Colonel M. Maxwell
Wallace, K.H.; Colonel W. G. Moore; Colonel the Hon. G.
Anson; Colonel Lord Sandys ; Colonel Stawell ; Colonel C. P.
Ellis; Colonel the Hon. G. Cathcart; Colonel T Wildman; Col.
Gurwood; Colonel B. Drummond; Colonel F. R. Lascelles ; Co'
Bowers ; Colonel Dyneley, C. 8.; Colonel L. Boldero ; Colonel
Robbins; Colonel J. Oldfield, K.H. ; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon.
G. L. D. Darner; Lieutenant-Colonel H. Webster; Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hon. H. Montague ; Lieutenant-Colonel E. Bouverie;
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Cox; Lieutenant-Colonel G. Wilkins,
C.D. and C.H., &c.
The band of the Noble Duke's regiment were in attendance, and
played during dinner a selection of favourite music.
After the removal of the cloth, the customary toasts were pro-
posed, and the company separated about ten o'clock.
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DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF AIRLIE.--This
able lady was confined with twins at Kemp town, Brighton, on
Monday, and on the following day she died. The Countess of
Airlie was married to the Earl of Airlie on the lath of Novem-
ber, 1838, and has left four children.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
Co UR P OF OUEEN'S BENCH,JwieI 9.
THE SPA-FIELDS BURIAL GROUND.
(Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.)
TILE QUEEN V. WILLIAM CIARLES BIRD, TOM SMITE, FRANCIS GREEN,
AND OTGETIS.
The Solicitor-General appared as counsel on behalf of the
Crown, and J. B. Wakeling, Esq., of St. John's-square, as solicitor;
Mr. Jervis, Q C., appeared fur the defendants.
The Court was crowded to excess, and the greatest interest was
felt in the proceedings.
The Spa-flelds burial-ground is situated in the most populous
part of the parish of Clerkenwell, abutting upon Exmouth-street,
Cold Bath square. About four months ago complaints were male
to the Magistrate at Clerkenwell Police-court by Mr. Watt, a
pawnbroker in Exmouth street, and several most respectable trades-
men, that certain horrible and disgusting practices were carriee on
in the burial-ground. It was stated that hum in bodies were ex-
humed and burnt, and that the effluvia arising from the putrid
flesh was most prejudicial to the health of the inhabitants. There-
upon Mr. Wakeling, ve,try.clerk to Clerkenwell parish, came for.
ward to sustain the complaint of the inhabitants, and determined
upon prosecuting the offending parties at his own expense, if the
parish did net do so. The proceedings at the Court appeared in
the newspapers, and the public mind was much excited by the re.
robing statements. The matter was brought under the cogni-
sance of the House of Commons, and the Government at length
came to the resolution of prosecuting the parties, and suppressing
the nuisance.

The jury having been sworn, the indictment, containing nume.
rocs counts, was read

The defendants pleaded not guilty.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated that this prosecution was insti

tuted by the Government for the purpose of putting down a sys.
tem, the existence of which in Spa-fields Burial-ground bad been
much complained of; but he was happy to say that a proposal had
been made by his Learned Friend Mr. Jarvis, by which the Court
and jury would be saved trouble, and the nuisance effectually abated.
The prosecution was instituted on public grounds, to preserve the
health of the public. The defendants had agreed to plead guilty
to the sixth count of the declaration, which would, he thought,
answer every purpose, inasmuch as the matter would be referred

to the arbitration of a gentleman who would deckle in what
manner the ground should be in fliture conducted. He con-
sented to their pleading guilty on these terms.
Mr. JERVIS, Q.C., said be acquiesced in the course mentioned
by the Solicitor-General, and he would plead guilty to the sixth
count, which was as follows. The owners of the burial-ground
had not been aware that any improper practices were carrried on
there, and were desirous of having it properly conducted. The sixth
count was as follows :

"That the said Robert Vinal and the said William Langford, on
the said Ist day of January, in the year of our Lord, 1841, afore.
said, were and from thence hitherto have been, and still are, pos-
sessed of a certain close, situate and being in the parish aforesaid,
in the county aforesaid ; and which said close, during the time
aforesaid, had been and was kept and used for the interment and
burial of deceased persons, for the lucre and gain of the said
Robert Vinal and William Langford, in that behalf, and divers, to
wit one thousand deceased persons had, during the time
aforesaid, had been and were interred and buried therein. That
the said Francis Green, Charles Bird, William Green, Tom Smith,
and Stephen Bishop, were, on the said Ist day of January, in
the year of our Lord, 1841, and on divers other days and times,
between that day and the day of the taking of this inquisition,
hired and employed in and about the interment and burial of de.
ceased persons, in the said close, for certain hire and reward to
them, paid in that behalf, whereupon it then and there became
and was the duty of the said Robert Vinal, &c., &c., not to inter
and bury in the said close a greater number of deceased persons
than could be decently interred and buried therein, so that the
bodies and remains of deceased persons theretofore interred and
buried might not be thereby disturbed. Tlaat the said Robert
Vinal, William Langford, &c., &c., not regarding their duty
in that behalf, nor the religion, law:, and customs of this realm,
but contriving and intending to obtain lucre and gain, by interring
and burying in the said close a greater number of deceased persons
than could be decently interred and buried therein. on the Ist day
of January, in the year of the reign aforesaid, and on divers other days
and times, between that day and Vie day of the taking of this inquisi.
Lion, with force and arms, &c., at the parish aforesaid, in the
county aforesaid, unlawfully, wickedly, and indecently, did dig up
and disinter divers, to wit, 1,000 bodies, and 1,000 remains of
bodies of persons deceased, lately before then respectively interred
and buried in graves, in the said close, in order and for the purpose
of interring and burying in the said last-mentioned graves, for
lucre and gain to them in that behalf, divers other bodies of de-
ceased persons, to the great indecency of Christian burial, to the
evil example of all others in the like case offmding, and against
the peace of our said lady the Queen, her Crown and dignity."
After some further discussion, the following decision was agreed
upon •

" That the defendants should plead guilty to the Gth count.—
that the residue of the indictment should be referred to the deci-
sion of Mr. Brannell, who is to direct in what manner the burial_
ground is to be in future conducted. Judgment of the Court to
be respited for one year, and if the directions of Mr. Brannell
are complied with, ne further proceedings to be taken—no costs
on either side—no arrest of judgment or writ of error. The costs
of arbitration to be paid by the prosecutors and defendants, each a
moiety. "