The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1842.

ers of the prize-ring, as he was reported to have
fought several well-contested battles, and to posseN
the most determined courage. The odds on Friday
and Saturday last, at the sporting houses, were 6 aild 7
to 4 on Broome, and notwithstanding this confidence
there were plenty of takers among the London fancy.
According to the articles of the match it was ar-
ranged that the fight should come off within twenty
miles of Newmarket, and it was generally understood
that the ring would he formed on the Six Mile Bottom,
the favoured resort of boxers in the palmy days of
pugilism, and where, - among other celebrated
battles, the great fight between . Gulley and
11. Pearce, at that period known by • the
cognomen of the " Game Chicken," was contested.
After the ring had been formed, the fight took plea.p,
which terminated in less than an hour, amidst the
cheering of the friends of Broome.

CORN AVERAGES
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICEII-OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended April 22, 1542. made up from the Rehabs
the ltispectory ut the different Cities and TOWt. in England at ci
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat......... 60s. id. Oats
Barley 2'73 MI i. Rye

AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.

Wnik ending! WHEAT. IHARLEY.I OATS.

RYE. I BEANS. IPE iSt

Mar 18 5 1 9 27 18 1 86 11 ;30 I, 31 3
25 :A 4 26 6 17 4 3,1 4 1 `,9 9 0
April 1
8 trt 2 I'6 2 19 11 43 10 ; 2,1 7 '29 4
15 59 10 26 11 19 2 32 6t :0 11 30 5
1.:2 , 51; 1 27 3 19 3 32 11 '3O 9 3! 2
IMI'YItIAt AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF 'mu FIE wiceK
Wheat 59 ld, Oats 184 111. Beans 10.. Se.
Barley. 2 I 6.1 Bd, 1 Rye
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat 9-11 841.1 Oats
Barley 225. 10(1. 1 Rye

MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
COLONIAL MARKET.
There was a fair business transacted at full rates. Raw
Sugar firm in price, but few West India parcels were to be had.
Coffee met with more attention, and holders were firmer.
Ceylon of good ordinary quality at 7.55. to 755. 6d. per cwt.
Saltpetre wanted at 275. to 295. 6d. per cwt.
TEA MARKET.
Prices were sustained, and Company's Congou was not to be
purchased under Is. 10d. per pound cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
There were few buyers, but prices were sustained, viz.:-
465. 3d. for parcels on the spot.
COTTON MARKET.
The public sales went off at full rates.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.
The supply was moderate, with a middling demand for all
descriptions at the present quotations :—Clover, 2/. 10s. and
51. Bs. ; flay, 21. and 31. 10s. ; Straw, I/. 12s. and 1/. 16s.

COAL MARKET.
Ships arrived since last rnarket.day. 45.
s. d. s. d.
Can's Hartley
Chester Main
Holywell Main..
Old Tanfield l4 0 Walls End Monison ..... ... l'i U
Ord's liedheugh ..........
Tanfleld Moor l9 6 Walls End Whitwell
West Wylam
Wylam
Walls End Hilda. .. ... Is 3 Flartleyi. lB 6

FINE ARTS.
THE ROYA L MARRIAGE.

' We this day attended a private view of Mr.
Hayter's picture of the Royal Marriage; which
was painted by order • of her Majesty, and
from which, by her gracious permission, an en-
graving will shortly be made. The most conspi-
cuous figures in the 'lticture are, of course, her Illa-
•jesty .and- Prince Albert,i:who are • represented stand-
ing at the altar with • their hands joined, while the
Archbishop of Canterbury is reading the marriage et--
vice. A little behind the Queen• stands the Viscount
Melbourne, bearifig the Sword Of State ; and close beside
him the Duke-of Sussex, who, if we remember rightly,
gave away the Royal bride. • Behind the altar, in the
back-ground, appears the Duke of Cambridge ; and
on this side of it, close t;) the spectator, are Princess
Augusta of Cambridge and her Royal Highness
Princess Sophia Matilda. On the right hand of the
Queen, but at some distance from the altar, stand Prince
George of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
Ernest of Saxe Coburg, and the Duke of Saxe Coburg
and Gotha, which last bears a striking resemblance to
the present King of Belgium. In a box, in the rear
of the chapel, are seated the Duke of Wellington—who,
by-the-by, looks exceedingly grim; or rather sulky_
the Dukes of Sutherland and Devonshire, and .he Mar-
quis of Anglesea, each of whom is dressed out in the richest
and most showy Court costume—in fact, is quite in a
blaze with gold lace and orders. The twelve bridesmaids,
who stand immediately behind the Queen, holding up her
train, are grouped together with great skill and judg-
ment. The portrait of her Majesty is excellent as a
likeness, but we cannot help thinking that the coun-
tenance has a little too much set gravity of expression.
Prince Albert, too, is rather too tall ; but his figure and
attitude are full of easy grace and dignity. Of the like-
ness of the Duke of Sussex, we must speak in terms of very
qualified praise, for we were compelled tc, turn to the ex-
planatory printed sketch in order to ascertain who he was.
Lord Melbourne may be detected at a glance, and there
is a quie:, arch smile in the eye, that is very character-
istic. The colouring of the picture, considering the sub-
ject, is remarkable for its chasteness, but we should have
been glad to have seen a little more cheerfulness of
expression thrown into it. Almost all the distin-
guished personages represented, look as grave and
thoughtful as if they were attending at a funeral rather
than a bridal ; but this was s2arcely the artist's fault,
for every one knows that an English wedding is one
of the most formal and melancholy affairs in
existence. In nine cases out of ten, the bride
bursts into a passion of tears ; the bridegroom
looks exceedingly foolish ; the bridesmaids rest-
less, and, perhaps, envious,—in short, all parties ap-
pearout of their element, with the exception of the parson
and the clerk, who alone look tranquil and contented, front
a prompt and pleasurable recollection of their fees. The
Royal Marriage will make an excellent engraving, and it
will, we understand, be immediately put into the hands
of one of the first artists of the day.

MEETING- IN THE CITY.

SIGNAL DEFEAT of the TORIES and CHARTISTS.

Last evening, pursuant to announcement by placards and ad-
vertisement, " a public meeting" of the electors of the City of
London took place at Bourk's Assembly Rooms, 'Chai.ge-
alley, Cornhill, for the purpose of memorializing the Lord
Mayor to convene a Common Hall, for the purpose of •calling
on Lord John Russell to resign his seat as Representative of
the City of London in Parliament, on account of his " faction,
opposition to the tariff and other mca4ures of Sa• Robert Peel's
A dministrat ion."

The hour appointed for taking the Chair was seven o'clock,
but at half-past seven there were not 100 electors present, and
great impatience was manifested.

I Shortly before eight o'clock an elector mounted the platform,
and said lie would move that Mr. Nicholson, of Fenchurch-
street, do take the Chair.—( Cries of " No, no," cheers, groans,
and laughter for several minutes.)
An ELECTOR—Three cheers for Lord John Russell.—
( Cheers, waving of hats, groans, and hisses.)
Amite!. ELECTOR—I move that Mr. Chileott, of Fenehureh-
street, take the Chair.—( Cheers and groans.)
This motion having been seconded, was put sod carried.
Mr. Cruncorr took the chair, and said he was no speaker,
nor did he know by whom the meeting was called. —( Cheers
and laughter.) He believed, however, that a gentleman who
hail received money flout the Carlton Club to figure at Le o-
min=ter was at the bottom of it.—( Hear, hear, said "Oh !")
But it was very strange that they could not provide a chair-
man. ( Chem arid laughter.) All he could say was, that he
hoped all parties would have a fair hearing.
Mr. Bitook-E said that he knew nothing whatever of that
meeting, but by an advertisement in the public prints and by
placards paraded through the city—(" Oh," and laughter)—
but it appeared that they were called together to give expres •
sion to their disapprobation of the course Lord John Russell
had thought it proper to pursue in opposition to the measures
of the present Ministry. Now he was one who approved of
the course which the Noble Lord had pursued iu opposi-
tion to such infamous measures.—( Loud cheers, groans,
and uproar.) He had expected to have seen that room
crammed to suffocation, and those who had got up
the meeting come boldly forward and declare their
object.--(Loud cheers and groans.) He (Ilr. Brooke)
would maintain that the conduct of Lord John Russell hail
been strictly correct.—(Oh, oh, and cheers.) He believed
that the City of London generally was of that opinion.—
( Cheers, and no, no)—and that if Sir Robert Peel were to
dare to contest it with him, even upon his Income-tax ques-
tion, his Lordship would beat the Premier by a majority of a
thousand.—(Cheers, roars of laughter and confusion.) Ile
would move—" That the cordial thanks of the meeting be pre-
sented to Lord John Russell, highly approving, as they do, of
the course he has pursued in opposition to the Income- tax, and
other measures introduced by the present Administration."—
(Cheers, and great uproar for several minutes. )
Mr. WHITE seconded the resolution. He applauded the
determination of Lord John Russell in resisting the infamous
Income-tax and other obnoxious measures proposed by Sir R.
Peel.—( Cheers.) He contended that Lord John Russell had
taken up the cudgels for the people, and deserved the thanks,
instead of censure, of his constituents.—(Cheers, laughter, and
uproar. )
Mr. Winersrsos rose to move an amendment. He was no
party man.—(" Oh, oh," and laughter.) He knew nothing
of who had got up the present meeting—( Cheers, and " Oh,
oh")—bnt he considered that the measures proposed by the
present Administration were calculated to do good for the
working classes, who were ground to the very earth by priva-
tion.—(" Oh, oh," cheers, and laughter.) Mr. Wilkinson
concluded by moving as an amendment, " That the meeting
approved of the measures proposed to Parliament by the Mi-
nisters of the Crown, being on the whole to better the condi-
tion of the working people, improve trade and commerce, and
increase the revenue. That they regret the retarding their
accomplishment by futile and factious opposition, and deprecate
the conduct of Lord John Russell, who, as one of the members
of Parliament for that city, ought, to the utmost of his power,
expedite rather than retard so great a good, and thereby put an
'end to the state of uncertainty which at present paralyzes the
trade and commerce of the country."—(Cheers and groans. )
Mr. WEBBER seconded the amendment.
Mr. MORTON at great length called upon the meeting to
pause before they supported either the motion or the amend-
ment. He did not think the time had 3et arrived when Lord
John Russell should be censured for the coo se lie had pursued,
nor were they certain he was entitled to praise. If they al-
lowed the measure to come into operation first, they would be
better judges.—(Cheers and laughter. )
Several other gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the
resolution was put amidst a scene of the most indescribable
uproar.

The CUAIRMAN declared the resolution in favour of Lord
John Russell to be carried by a majority of 20 to 1. The
Tories and Chartists disputed the decision, and great clamour
ensued. Ultimately a vote of thanks was passed to the Chair-
man, and the meeting separated at a late hour, after giving
three cheers for Lord John Russell, and three groans for Sir
Robert Peel's ministry.

DINNER -BY THE EAST INDIA

COMPANY.

Yesterday the Directors of the East India Company gave a
sumptuous entertainment at the London Tavern to the Marquis
of Tweeddale and Sir George Arthur, on occasion of their ap-
pointment to the Governorship of the Presidencies of Madras
and Bombay ; Sir James Lushington in the chair.
The tables were decorated with a profusion of gold and silver
plate. The dinner, wine, and desert were of the moat recherche
character, and did unspeakable credit to the taste and re-
sources of Messrs. Bathe and Breach, the proprietors of that
magnificent establishment.

The Chairman was supported on the right by the Marquis of
Tweed&le' the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Lincoln, Earl
Delawarr, Earl Dalhousie, Lord Stanley, Lord Eliot, Sir R.
Peel, Mr. Astell, the Right Hon. Sir G. Murray, the Right
Hon. Sir J. Graham, the Right Hon. S. R. Lushington, toe
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, the Attorney-general, and the
Solicitor-General ; on the left by Sir G. Arthur, the Deputy-
Chairman, the Lord Mayor, the Duke of Buceleuch, the Mar-
quis of Douro, the Earl of Haddington, the Eatl of Clare, Mr-
Wigrarn, Lord Bloomfield, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord Abinger,
Lord Seaton, Chief Justice Tindal, Sir H. Hardinge, Sir E.
Knatchbull, the Right Hon. J. Nichol', &c. Amongst the
other company (about 140) were Lord Gifford, Lord W. Hay,
Lord A.:Hay, Vice-Chancellor Bruce, the Hon. Captain West,
the Hon. W. B. Baring, the Hon. W. i•raser' Sir H. Lushing-
ton, Sir R. Jenkins, Sir J. Macdonald, Sir D. Baird, Sir T.
Wiltshire, Sir T. Fremantle, Sir R. Comm, Sir 11. H. Inglis,
Sir W. otton, Sir J. Doveton, Sir E. Ryan, Mr. Mills, .31r.
Tueker, Mr. Lyall, and Mr. Muspratt.
The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts—
" Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," " The Queen
Dowager," "His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert the
Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," were drunk
with all the honours.

The CHAIRMAN then rose and said, he had a toast to pro-
pose which he was sure the whole company would drink with
the most cordial good-will—he meant the health of the Must
Noble the Alarquis of Tweeddale, Governor of Madras, and
Commander-in-Chief of the Indian army. The Directors of
the East India Company had the fullest confidence, in nomi-
nating that distinguished individual to so important a situation,
that he would perform the arduous duties it entailed upon him
in a manner not only creditable to himself, but most satisfactory
to the Court and the country at large.--(Cheers. ) Th e
firmness and decision of character, the sound judgment, the
good sense, and the habits of business which they knew him
to possess in so eminent a degree, assured the Court of Di-
rectors that he would administer his government most advan-
tageously to the public service.—(Cheer.) The Gallant
Marquis, is a soldier, had performed services under the eye
of his most distinguished Commander, whom he was happy to
see present upon that occasion, which afforded indisputable
evidence of his capacity to fill the high and important situation
to which he was called, and at the same time most amply justi-
fied his appointment as Commander-in-Chief. lie begged,
therefore, without further preface, to propose to them, " The
health of the Most Noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, and suc-
cess to his government in the Presidency of Madras."
The Marquis of 'Twieenioa LE said, he felt it a proud dis-
tinction indeed to have his name mentioned in so kind a man-
ner by the Chairman or such an assembly ; but it was more
peculiarly gratifying to hear upon such an occasion from the
chairman of the East India Company that so humble an indi-
vidual as himself, appointed to so important a trust, possessed
his confidence and that of the Board. Ile begged most sin-
cerely to return the Directors his best thanks for the honour
which they had conferred on him by placing him in so
proud a position. He had no services connected w ith India
to offer as a security for the course he should pursue during
the time he might remain as Governor of Madras, but he
could assure them they would always find in him a willing
servant, it not an efficient co-operator, for neither labour,
time, nor trouble should be considered valuable, except as
affording him an opportunity of doing everything he could to
carry out their views, with a due consideration of the circum-
stances in which he might find himself.—(Cheers. ) The
Chairman had been good enough to say, that he had re-
ceived the recommendation of the Duke of Wellington as a
fit person to discharge the military duties of the Presidency.
That was a compliment which undoubtedly he must ever highly
appreciate, for no one in this world was more capable to judge
of another's efficiency than the Duke of Wellington. —( Loud
cheers.) Ile would only further say, that in assuming the
command of that army, in connexion with which the illus-
trious Duke's name was first made known to the world, ue
trusted he ad gained tinder him that knowledge which wou'd
enable him to preserve its discipline, while his care should al-
ways be to do nothing that might in the least sully the honour
of that distinguished service.—( Loud cheers.)
The. CHAIRMAN, in giving the next toast, observed, that
it rarely fell to the lot of one in his position to propose the
health of two Governors and one Commander-in-chief upon
the same occasion. However, it was with great satisfaction
that he now submitted to them the health of Sir George
Arthur, the Governor of Bombay.—( Cheers. )
Sir G. ARTHUR briefly returned thanks.
Tin CHAIRMAN next proposed "The health of Lord Had-
dington and the Navy."—( Loud cheers. )
The Earl of HADDINGTON returned thanks for the tribute
of respect which they had just paid to that great branch of the
public service.

The CHAIRMAN next gave "The health of Lord Hill and
the Army."--( Loud cheers. )
Sir G. Mu KRA'S' said it was a most unexpected honour to
be called on to return thanks for the last toast. He felt in-
deed that it was almost improper for any one to rise for such a
purpose in the presence of that illustrious man to whom alone
belonged the honour to speak in behalf of the British army.—
( Loud cheers.) The Noble Duke to whom he referred could
speak not only in the name of the army of the Crown, but
also in the name of that gallant army in the service of the
East India Company, who were companions of his earliest
victories, and who would be the well-deserving sharers of his
immortal renown to the latest posterity.—( Loud cheers.) It
was peculiarly gratifying to him to offer his acknowledg-
ments on the part a the army, not only for the toast which
had been drunk, but for a still higher compliment which
had been paid to that service by the Directors of the East
India Company in choosing from its ranks two distinguished
brother officers of his for situations of the highest trust
in the Eastern empire.—(Cheers.) They had been selected,
as the Chairman had stated, because, frcan a knowledge of their
characters, and the experience they possessed, the Directors
were convinced that they could not send out more efficient help.
mates to the Governor-General than the two officers to whom
he alluded. Sir G. Arthur had filled important public situa-
tions in the eastern and western hemispheres with equal suc-
cess, and he had no doubt the career he was about to coinmence
in India would be alike brilliant and satisfactory.—(Cheers. )
For many years he had been linked to his Noble and
Gallant Friend on the right of the chair by the most inti-
mate and warm feelings of friendship.—(Cheers.) He
had seen him rising from the situation of a subaltern officer in
the gallant Sir J. Aloore's regiment, and afterwards he had
narrowly watched his conduct while under his own direction in
the Peninsula, where he uniformly found that every duty
which could be required of him was discharged with the ut-
most ability, assiduity, perseverance, and courage—( Cheers )
and he was quite satisfied that his duties in the East would be
performed in a similar manner.--(Cheers.) He would only
add, that he believed there was not an officer or soldier in the
British army who, if the country could spare him, would not
be happy in the present state of affairs to dedicate his services
to the East India Company in that important Fart of the Bri-
tish dominions.— (Loud cheers. )
The CH -AMMAN said, he had now the honour to propose to
the company a toast which he was sure they would receive with
the utmost cordiality ; it was " The health of her Majesty's
M inisters. "—( Cheers. )
Sir R. PEEL, in replying to the toast, spoke as follows:
On my own behalf, and that of my colleagues in the Govern-

ment of the Queen, I beg leave t return you cur sincere ac-
-1 nowledgments for the very flattering manner in which you
have received the proposal of cur health. We are grateful
to the Directors of the Eas India Company for the oppor-
tunity they have affurded us of meeting them on this occa-
sion, when two distinuguished officers are about to leave this
country for the purpose of discharging important func-
tions in the administration of Indian afairs. Those officers
I owe their appointment by the East India Company, and
their confirmation by the Crown, siugly and exclusively
to the confidence which is placed in their quilitications
for the great public trust reposed in them—(Clacers )
and we feel assured that-they will, by their conduct, fully
justify that confidence, while they confirm and extend that
reputation which they have justly gained by performing emi-
nent, services to the Crown in every capacity, civil or military,
which they have been called upon to fill.—( Cheers. ) We are
met on an occasion of peculiar interest. It is impossible not to
wait with interest at least for the full explanation and develop-
ment of those events in India, of which, hitherto, we have
received but partial and imperfect accounts; but though we
cannot divest ourselves of feeling that deep interest, there is
no occasion for apprehension or distrust—there is no occasion
for any other feelings but those which are most becoming to an
Englishinin—the firm determination to repair any disaster we
may have met with and to overcome every dithiculty with which
we may be encompassed in the administration of affairs in
India.—( Loud else, rs.) When I recolleet that there never
was a period when there existed a more intimate, cordial, good
understanding between the executive authority in this country
and the East India Company—when I reflect on the high
character and qualifications of the civil servants of the Corn.
pany in India—when I reflect on the valour of the united
armies that are rivalling each other in the field of glory in a
friendly competitien—when I recollect that this country is
still blessed with the advice and counsel of that illustrious
man who in India disrlayed that extraordinary combination of
moral arid intellectual qualities which he has evinced alike in
military and civil government during his after life—( Loud
cheers)—when I reflect on this combination of advantages, so
far from seeing any occasion for despondency or alarm, I feel
assured that every difficulty will be overcome, and that the
trials to which we may be exposed will, being surmounted, only
lay the foundation for the increased stability and enduring suc-
cess of our Indian empire.—(Loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, said, they
were favoured with the company of an illustrious guest, whose
name was a heart-stirring word in whatever circumstances it
might be uttered. Sage in council, unconquered in the field,
known to them in India as Sir Arthur Wellesley, the strenuous
defender of their eastern empire—known in Europe as the
Duke of Wellington—(Great cheering)—its deliverer from
tyranny—under both appellations commanding universal re-
spect and admiration, his whole life, which he prayed Provi-
dence yet long to spare, having been one continued devotion to
the service of his Sovereign and his country, he called on them
to pay their homage to the illustrious Duke by drinking his
health, up-standing with three times three.—(The toast was
drunk with great enthusiasm. )
The Duke of WELLINGTON, who appeared in good health
and spirits, said—l beg to return you, Air. Chairman, my
thanks for the honour you have done me in making such par-
tial mention of my name, and to this assembly for the kind
manner in which they have received my health. Having had
the honour of serving the East India Company—having lived
for some years in that country under the protection of their
government, and having witnessed the benefits conferred upon
the natives in the vast regions under their sway, it is not sur-
prising that I should on all occasions have felt an anxiety in
respect to the choice of those individuals who are to govern the
different portions of the territory forming their mighty empire.
Upon no occasion have I been more satisfied with the choice au •
flounced than upon the present evening.—( Cheers.) 1 have
long known my Noble Friend who sits near me, and this I will
venture to say, that all his qualities, his temper, his fortitude,
his habits of business, his ability, and'assiduity in the service
he undertakes to perform, assure me in the strongest manner
that he will give satisfaction to those who have confided to
him this important trust.—(Cheers) ;I say nothing of his
military qualifications • they are known to the public, and I am
convinced that the &tat of Directors could not have made
choice of any individual better calculated to perform all the
services that can be required from a Commander• in-chief.—
Loud cheers.) I have not had the same opportunities of being
acquainted with the other Gallant Officer, appointed Governor
of the Presidency of Bombay, but 1 know him well by reputa-
tion. I know that he has been employed heretofore in the ser-
vice of the late King, and lately in that of her Majesty in
North America; and I know that, in both situations, he gave
satisfaction to those who employed him. I think, there-
fore, the East India Company have every reason to feel
confidence that he will execute the trust reposed in him with
honour to himself and advantage to the country. (The Noble
Duke sat down amidst loud cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the President of
the Board of Control.

Lord FITZGERA LD returned thanks, and said it was difficult
on such an occasion as this not to allude to the important events
which had lately occurred in.lndia, and excited the anxiety and
sympathy of every heart in this country; but his Right Hon.
Friend who returned thanks as first Minister of the Crown bad
anticipated what he should have ventured to offer, and power-
fully and eloquently described those sources of confidence upon
which he built a hope that the clouds which hung upon the
aspect of affairs in the East would pass away, and the reverses
of which but imperfect accounts had reached this country,
would be thoroughly repaired. He placed his reliance upon
the means, under Providence, which his Right Hon. Friend
had indicated—the ability of those to whom the government of
India was confided, the large experience and eminent 4,ualitica-
Lions of the Governor-General, the zeal of the public servants
of the Company, who in the whole conduct of their political
affairs exhibited qualifications and powers unequalled in any
other service in the world ; and, above all, the gallantry of
that arm), which had already achieved such wonders in India,
and to whose prowess he wou:d still look for maintaining the
glory and power of that great empire.—( Cheers. )
44 rho Lord Mayor," " Sir J. Lushington, the Chairman,"
"The Indian Army," " The Civil Service of the Company,"
and "The Bank of England," were afterwards toasted, and the
festivities were kept up till near midnight..

DINNER 10 SIR ALLEN ISI,NAB.

Last evening a public entertainment was given by the Colo-
nial Society to Sir Allyn ll'Nab, in the Thatched House
Tavern, St. James's-street, as a proof of the feelings enter,
tamed towards him by gentlemen connected with Canada, allt
the British public in general, in respect to his late exertions in
the loyal cause in Upper Canada.
About fifty gentlemen sat dewn to a sumptuous dinner, of
whom towards of thirty were Representatives of as many
British colonies, and it is probable had net the entertainment
been got up at such short notice, that the company assembled
would have been still greater.
The Earl of Illounteashel took the Chair, and Dr. Rolphe,
of Canada, acted as Vice• President. _

The usual loyal toasts were given from the Chair, and re-
sponded to with the utmost enthusiasm.
The Noble CHAIRMAN then said that, in rising to propose
the next toast he experienced the most sincere gratification. It
was the health of their gallant and worthy guest " Sir Allen
APNab."—( Applause.) The great services he had rendered
to Canada and to these realms were matters of history. There
was one fact, however, which was not so well known, which he
would wish to refer to. When he (Sir Allen 111‘Nab) first en-
tered the Housed Assembly, he found that that body was almost
universally disaffected towards the British Government, and
he, almost single-handed, raised his voice and made such exer-
tions in the cause of loyalty that I.e brought down on himself'
the most grievous oppression. Indeed, he was incarcerated for
nearly the whole session. At the time of the outbreak in
Canada he (Sir Allen APNah) filled the high situation of
Speaker of the House of Assembly. He came forward on that
occasion, when no other man could be found to adopt so bold a
course ; he rallied round him 1,600 men, all volunteers, in a
few days, they placing in him that confidence which his
character warranted them in doing ; and, aided by them,
without a single regular soldier in the province, he boldly
went forward, and put down the rebellion himself.—( Cheers )
But be it remembered that during part of this time he was
placed in a most responsible situation. He particularly al-
luded to the case of the Caroline, in the matter of which he
ran very great risk in taking upon himself the responsibility
which he did. Be, however, undertook that responsibility,
and the consequence was that he destroyed that piratical vessel
—( Loud cheers.) He was sure, from the cheers which he
heard uttered around him, that in doing so—that in destroying
the Caroline—he only did his duty. He (Sir Allen I\l•Nab)
had done nothing more than was thus sanctioned, and he trusted
that, when the people of the United States came to a sober
state, when they reflected on the matter in a cool and delibe-
rate mariner, perhaps they themselves, though somewhat of
the latest, would do justice to the conduct and the merits of
Sir Allen M'Nab.—(Loud cheers.) He begged to propo
with all the honours, the health of Sir Allen 11`Nab, their chg.
tinguished guest.—(Laud cheering. )
Sir ALLEN APNAB said that he felt himself quite unable to
express in adequate terms his feelings on the present occasion.
As a Canadian, he had ever felt it to be his proudest boast that
he was a British subject. But although he was a Canadian by
birth, he never could forget that he was the son of a British
soldier. He had been for many years a member of the local
legislature of Canada, and he could refer to every vote which
he had given, as an earnest of that affection and that pride
which he felt for and in the British country, constitution, anti
people.—(Cheers.) He did not consider the present a fitting
time for him to enter into the politics of the country in ques-
tion, but he could with some degree of propriety refer to some
of the events which had occurred before the period of 1837
anti afterwards. On the occasion of the outbreaking
of these disturbances lie had great satisfaction in
uniting with his neighbours in the district of Gage.
and proceeded to Toronto, accompanied by a deputation of
upwards of 1,000 freeholders, with a resolution, in the
shape of an address, to his Excellency, the then Lieutenant-
Governor, assuring him that they were determined to
maintain with their services, their property, and their
lives, the connection with the parent country. In
1837, at the period when the lo3al party were in a most
fearful condition, when the Upper Province was left without a
single soldier to protect it, when thousands of armed sympa-
thisers were hovering on the frontiers, Mackenzie came forward
with a letter in one hand, and a dagger in the other, and pro-
claimed to the people that the period had arrived for throwing
off the hateful dominion of the mother country. Fortunately
the government of the country was then entrusted to a man
who, knowing the difficulties of the State, left without a single
soldier, nobly resolved to throw himself upon the ptotection of
the loyal men of Upper Canada, and he trusted that their
conduct had convinced the people of England that they
were determined, at the risk of their lives, to maintain the
connexion with this country. He would not detain them
with an account of what had occurred during the insur-
rection. It was fresh in the minds of almost all present.
Eut he merely wished to impress upon them that Canada was
a most important part of the British empire. Its national debt
did not amount to more than 11. per head, while that of the
United States amounted to 41. per head. There was a million
and a half of acres of fine land ready to be cultivated, and he
felt surprised that the tide of emigration shou!d not have set in
there so fast as he could have hoped. The Hon. Baronet con-
cluded by proposing" The health of the Noble Chairman, Lard
Mountea,hel."

The Earl of MOUNTCASIIEL briefly returned thanks.
Alany other toasts were proposed and disposed of, and the
evening was spent with the utmost cordiality.

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PLYMOUTH, Arm', :26.—The York, Capt. Legg,
freighted with troops for India, having had her deck repaired,
sailed in the night for her destination.—The Alban steam-
vessel, Master Corn. King, arrived here last night from the
westward, whither she had been dispatched to relieve the home-
ward.bound vessels.—The Nightingale, ti, Lieut. Com. J,
Barnes (a) arrived in the night from Ireland. She will be paid
off at this port.—Our respected Commander in Chief Admiral
Sir Graham Moore, Bart., G.C.8., G.C.M.G., will strike his
flag on board the Caledonia, 120, guardship, this day at sunset.
—The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieut. Com. E. S. Pearce,
arrived here yesterday for the purpose of attending on Sir G.
Moore and family.
..)IAII, PACKET STATIONS.—(Front a Correspon-
dent).— Great dissatisfaction appears to prevail in the mercan-
tile world on the subject of foreign correspondence through the
medium of the packets which now take on board the mails at
Falmouth. The public, however, appear to have forgotten
that an Admiral (Sir James Gordon), an Elder Brother of the
Trinity House (Captain Drew 1, and a Secretary of the Post.
office (Thomas Lawrence, Esq.), were, about two years since,
directed by an Admiralty order to survey the coast, and report
the most favourable place for enbarking and landing the mails.
It was their opinion that Dartmouth was, in all respects, the
most desirable port ; and all the inconveniences so greatly
complained of will be removed by adopting their recommen‘
dation.