The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-18 00:00:00

METROPOLII'AN LAW SOCIETY.

The First Anniversary Dinner of this excellent
Society took place yesterday at Freemasons"fa-
vetn. \VILLIAM LEAR 3, Esq., late M.l'. for St.
Michael's, Ctowvall, was in the Chair.—About
seventy Members attended. As soon as the cloth
vas removed, Nett nobis Domine was sung by some
Professional Musicians, whose names we did not
hear. The Chairman then gave the several Toasts
in the following order :
" The King," with three times three—" The Royal Ft.-
mily"—" The Navy and Army—" The Metropolitan Law
Society."—" The Lord Chancellor"—" The Twelve Judges"
—" The Master of the Rolls"—" The Vice-Chancellor."--
Mr. ArcrxesoN proposed, " The Chairman."—(All of these
toasts were drank with three times three.)

The CHAIRMAN, in returning his thanks for the
warmth with which his health had been drank by
the Company, briefly stated the purpose of the
Institution, viz. to prevent the intrusion of Per-
sons into she Profession who had not been trained
to it by a regular education, thereby to clear it
of all unqualified pretenders and needy adven-
turers, anti consequently to remove that pre-
judice against the profession which had been
principally occasioned by such ignorant, presump-
tuous, and tmskillnl practitioners. The Chair-
man added, however, that it was not intended
to have a retroactive effect, and to disturb those
who by long practice and respectability of con-
duct had acquired repntation. After a few more
observ4tions as to- the utility of the measure, ex-
pressed witircandour and animation, he proceeded
to give other toasts analogous to the subject.
Among the other toasts, " Mr. ANDERTOIW,
the Founder of the Institution," was proposed by
Mr. ATCHESON, the• Founder of the PITT CLUB,
and received with great applause.

Mr. AsnewroN,the Secretary, tben arose to
testify his thanks on the occasion, and entered
into a brief narrative of his motives for having
proposed the establishment of such .8 Society.--
He stated that he lived at KIMBOLTON, and
was unconnected with the Metropolis, but,
reflecting on the mischiefs which resulted, from
the itnru,ion of ignorant men into the profession
for which he had been educated, and the im-
portant benefi•s which the community would
derive from ,the exclusion 'of such men, who
joined humble callings with their practice as certi-,,
ficated Conveyancers, he bad deemed it his ditty
,to attempt to remove the evil, and for that
pos.- came to London. He said, that ninon-
ti,ced as he was, be found encouragement
among Gentlemen who were alive to the honour
of their profession, and readily aided his efforts
on the occasion. After the intervention of songs
from the Gentlemen who sung Non'nobis Domine,
and Messrs. Hawes and EvAtis, who highly gra-
tified the company by some duets admirably
given, Mr. ANDERTON again addressed the Com-
pany, in order to state the zealous mauler in
which THE SUN Newspaper had taken up the
object or the Bill which bad been prepared, and
observed, that the Proprietor of that Paper and se-
veral exceihnt Correspondents had written so
many articles on the subject, as to excite the
general attention of the profession, insomuch that
in his opinion THE SUN might be properly styled
c• THE LAWYER'S PAPER,"' for that Journal alone
had taken up the cause, and had supported it

with resolute perseverance. The Chairman then
proposed the health of '' the Proprietor or To a.
Soo, and suce-ss to his Paper," with three times
tillee, recommending it earnestly to the pa-
tronage of the. Company anti the Profevtion.—
This !oast was received with liberal aliplause, and
the Proprietor, who was present, briefly returned
iris 'honks.
finiong the toasts, the health of " CHARLES
BICKNELL, Esq." was given with three tunes
three, and received with zealous approbation.
The saute applause attended that at NATHANIEL
ATCHEsoN. Esq., and of Joint TomLuesoN, Esq.
of Ciiiiiiie, neat Neweactle-under-Line, an early
and zealous promoter 'it the object of the insti-
tution
We never on any occasion saw the honours of
THE CHAIR more ably discharged than by WILLIAM
LEAKS, Esq., or witnessed a more gratifying
meeting. The object of the institution is Cer-
tainly one of the highest importance to the com-
munity at large, in waiters relating Lo the transfer
and security of property, On which the happiness
of the people in generai essentially depends.
The foliowih4 is a list of the principal Gentle-
men who were present on this interesting oceu-