The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-18 00:00:00

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

The Benevolent Society of St. Patrick celebrated their
46th anniversary yesterday, at the Freemasons' Tavern.
The Marquis of Downshire presided. The company was
very numerous, consisting of, we think, not less than be-
tween 400 and 500 individuals.

After the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and intro-
ductory toasts were drank. The health of his Majesty,
the patron of the society, and the announcement of his an-
nual donation of 100 guineas, were received with enthu-
siasm.

The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the
Duke of Wellington, the great captain of the age,—(cheers)
—the great Statesman who presided over his Majesty's
Councils.—(Great eheering )
" The Duke of Wellington," three times three, drank
with acclamation.

" Lord Plunkett and the Irish Bar,"—Drank with three
times three.
Lord Pramicsrr returned thanks.
Mr. Mtcrat.r. then read the Treasurer's report, an-
nouncing donations to the amount (including the collection
at the tables) of 1,3711.
The Noble CHAIRMAN thought it was now incumbent
on the assembly to drink to the memory of those deceased
members of the society who had rendered great pecuniary
as well as personal services to the Society. Among the
names which he (the Marquis of Downshire) would men-
tion were those of the late Dukes of York and Kent, the
Marquisses of Hastings and Londonderry, and the Right
Hon. George Canning. The toast was drank in solemn
silence. _ _ .

Mr. O'Connell's health was then drank with great en-
thusiasm.
Mr. O'CoNxELL in returning thanks observed, that it
was rather hard that he was not now to be allowed to
talk politics, after having served three apprenticeships and
a half, and having been just thinking of beginning business
for himself.

The health of Mr. Peel, as the President-elect, was
drank with great applause.
After a few other toasts, the proceedings of the evening
were terminated shortly after eleven o'clock, when the
Noble Marquis gained the chair.

CHARACTER OF CROMWELL.

(From Lingard's History of England.)

Cromwell was not the meteor which surprises
and astounds by the brilliancy and rapidity of its
course. Cool, cautious, calculating, he stole on with
slow and measured pace; and, while with secret
pleasure he toiled up the ascent to greatness, la-
boured to persuade the spectators that he was reluc-
tantly borne forward by an exterior and resistless
force, by the march of events, the necessities
of the State, the will of the Army, and even
the decree of the Almighty. He looked upon
dissimulation as the ;perfection of human wis-
dom, and made it the key-stone of the arch
on which he built his fortunes. The aspira
tions of his ambition were concealed under the
pretence of attachment to " the good old cause ;"
and his secret workings to acquire the sovereignty
for himself and his family were presented as endea-
vours to secure for his former brethren in arms the
blessings of civil and religious freedom, the two great.
objects which originally called them into the fie J.
Thus his whole conduct was made up of artifices and
deceit. He laid his plans long beforehand ; he
studied the views and dispositions of all from whose
influence he had any thing to hope or fear; and he
employed every expedient to win their affections,
and to make them the blind unconscious tools of his
policy. For this purpose he asked questions, or
threw out insinuations in their hearing; now kept
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them aloof with an air of reserve and dignity; now
put them off their guard by condescension, perhaps,
buffoonery ; at one time, addressed himself to their
vanity or avarice; at another, exposed to them with
tears (for tears' he had at will), the calamities of the
nation ; and then, when he found them moulded rt,
his purpose, instead of assenting to the 'advice
which he had himself suggested, feigned reluctance,
urged objections, and pleaded scruples of con-
science. At length he yielded; but it was not till
he had acquired by his resistance the praise of mo-
deration, and the right of attributing his acquies.
cence to their iniportunity, rather than to his own
ambition.

Eyre, the Marlborough Postmaster, pleaded
guilty on Friday at the Salisbury Assizes, of embezzling
postages of letters, and was sentenoecl to seven years' trans-
portation.

John Williams, an attorney, was found, guilty
on Friday at Lancaster Assizes, of forging a dee(/ for 6501.
His wife died the same night, and a child lsotn since his
commitment is also dead.

The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland
held their first drawing-room on Thursday evening,which
was in the first style of splendour and magnificence. The
drc;ses were splendid and tasteful. Those most admired
by his Excellency and her GrAce were of Irish manufac-
ture, to which they have expressed themselves anxious to
give encouragement.—Dublin .Evening Packet.

We regret exceedingly to state that accouws
have been received in town of the seri,-,us and Alarming
indisposition of the Marquis of Cleveland. 7.1.iS Lordship
was taken ill at Bedale, in Yorkshire, %chile on his way
to London. Sir Henry Halford was immediately sent for
by express.

JONATHAN M.,:iRT/N. we „
" v"icierstand that
it is determine, that the trial of 6:.'s person shall take place
at thq itiuildhall, in this ety,
as early in the first Assize
Week as possible. The brother of the accused, Mr. ---.
Martin, wk.., is a natural philosopher, arrived in this city
at tb`. early part of the week, to arrange matters for Jona-
than's defence, Mr. R. H. Anderson is employed as his
solicitor, and we understand that the brief will be given to
Mr. Brougham.— York Herald.

HARROW SCNooL.—The following :,.re men-
tioned as the candidates to succeed Doctor lustier :—The
Rev. H. Drury, W. Mills, and S. E. Batten, the three
senior assistants; Dr. Niblock, master• of a private semi-
nary ; and the Rev. C. W. Stocker, head of Elizabeth
College, Guernsey. The twc, latter, with Mr. Batten,
were also candidates for Rugby.

KENNOWAX.:,,A few days ago, while some
labourers were. digging at Durie Vale, they found a stone
cof.n. The scull, teeth, awl thigh 'bones were the only
remains of the body that had escaped decomposition.
Many such coins, and even weapons used in ancient war -
fare, have been found in that neighbourhood, which render
the tradition probable, that a bloody afkay had once taker‘,
place at no great distance.—FlA _Herald.
THE YOUNG CONVICT.--Since tte convie_
tion and condemnation Qf the bay Qx,t,
as one of those
vile incendia;ites,, who hese caused
such lamentable devas-
tatiON4s- of propert3s i4t 11re vi'::inity of Witham, the most ex-
raY.ageat:4 Kelifgleit have 'peen in circulation. Nine persons;
it was :aid, been impeached, as being implicated v.rith
the PriP.-oner, and that they were all in custody ! ;she ob..
curacy of the boy, in persisting to the last in his .innocence,
and the ciretunstance of his conviction rest'..ng purely on
casual evidence, excited great anxiety in t:ne public mind :
that anxiety, however, has been rc;,„..yed by a state-
nunt which this subtle and wieh'..4 boy has himself fur-
nished, There is but cue otl er person in custody—that
is Robert Lig, a labourer. In consequence of what
transpired on Friday rn:orning, a warrant was placed in
the hands of Mr. 7:,;ioa/e, the Governor of the Convict
Gaol, wl'o caused it to he executed with so much dispatc,,
that the sn,pected person was before the Court here in
little, more than two hours. He has undeligows
v*,a examination, and will be brought asp ag,4;•,
this day. In reporting the trial of Cook,. we ',nave
confined it, in a very great measure, to the
,se eir_
=instances riot before genera!ly promo) gates], and
by which as guilt was made more apparee:i. When Cook
rebuked Sarah Perry, for telliog
team (which
proves
have been but th.o his wicked intentions), he
oh greed, "I'4 hrgY i'"""`r been found up ,
on me I should
have beet:, hug a Judge or.fury.' To the mean-
tpg of crhisw:‘ence, a key has Weil furniAled by the culprit
"self., of which we shall speak snore plainly after the
examination of Ling. Not a gleam of hope is be out
that the boy will be saved. Cook is young, but ALI
_
ed culprit has shown the subtlety of mature age.
and clear conviction for such an offence are occur& ctiLev
very rare indeed.—Essex Herald.