The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-30 00:00:00

valour, whilst it was believed that that Army which
was sent to Waterloo, and the occupation of France,
was the most complete in science of any Army that
could be conceived; no perfection could have been
carried to a greater heighth, and every one must
know the source from which such excellence and be-
nefits arose. It was the peculiar lot of 'England to
collect a host of bravery at a time it was needed ;
and he was informed by a Noble Lord he had then
in his eye, who was'engaged during the late war with
the Army in Portugal,. that as soon as the British
Soldiers entered a City in France, (we did not hear
the name) the Inhabitants, confiding in British ho-
nour, and secure in British protection, opened their
houses to them. His Royal Highness then alluded
to a work just published, and stated that the au-
thor of that work was a man incapable of writing
that which was not true, and that the public might
depend on all that work contained; he then pro-
posed " The Memory of his Royal Highness the
Duke of York," standing and in silence.—(Drank
accordingly.)
" The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of
Clarence and St. Andrews, the President of this
Corporation," was then proposed and drunk with
enthusiastic applause. His Royal Highness return-
ed thanks.—(Glee, " Harmony.")
Lord BINNING felt it his pleasing duty to propose
the health of " Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Clarence and St. Andrews," a personage concern-
ing whom there had never been but one opinion
since she came to this country, and for whom there
had been but one feeling.
The DUKE, in returning thanks, said, huwever
anxious he might be, be forbore to say much, at it
was a delicate subject ; yet he would assure therni,
in return for the kind manner in which thy had
drank the health of his Duchess, there was no Or,
soil who had the interests of the Society more at
heart than her Royal Highness, and whenever he
attended dinners of that description, on his return
home, the Duchess was always anxious to know
the report.
Song, Broadhurst (very sweetly sung), " My Ain
kind demist 0 !"
Toast, " The Royal Family," drank with three
times three.
The Earl of ROSEBBRRY had to propose a toast,
he was sure they would all receive with exultation;
it was " The health of his Roy's' Highness the Duke
of Clarence, Lord High Admiral of England."—
(Great cheering.)
The Duke of CLARENCE said, it wai utterly impos.
sible to return other than sincere thanks for the kind
and gratifying manner in which his health had been
drunk. It frequently happened that the seine
honours had been paid to an untried man. Now
(said his Royal Highness) " an untried man I am
completely, and if the next year you drink my
health with the same cordiality you do now, I shall
be very proud to hear it," and it would be a gratify-
ing assurance that he had done his duty; at present
he must repeat, he was an untried man. As au
Officer of the Navy, he could but have at heart the
Wooden Walls of Old England. As a British sub-
ject, he 'would say, he felt the impoi Lance of the
duty confided to him. He, however, thanked his
old friends for the kind manner his health had been -
proposed and drank, and he assured them all, as far
as his inclination and abilities would go, he would
do all in his power to render himself worthy of it.
The systematic and uniform conduct of his lamented
brother for thirty years, should be a copy for 'his
conduct. He saw the magnitude of the tank im-
posed upon him, and he repeated he would dis-
charge it with all the ability and zeal in his power;
and he trusted in God, that so long as it should
please his Majesty to keep him where he was, he
would discharge the duty with all the honesty, inte-
grity, and zeal, the situation he was called to re-
quired. His Royal Highness (then speaking of the
army) said, there was no occasion to excite the pa -
sions of Scotchmen—they required only to be called
for, and this country had always received from
Scotchmen in every department of the army, the
most efficient service; and in proposing the British
Army, he also included the high sense entertained
of the merits and assistance derived from Scotch-
men. His Royal Highness concluded by proposing
" Success to the Scottish Corporation:" •
His Royal Highness then proposed " The Me-
mory of the late Duke of Montrose, twenty-eight
years the President of the Corporation."—(Drank
standing, and in eilence;)
The SECIUSTARk then read a letter from Miss
Piston, apologising for her 'inability, •in consequence
of severe indisposition, to sing at the Meeting,. and
stating that her sister had kindly offered to supply
her place. Air, Miss I. Paton," In Infancy."
The Memory of General Melville, the founder of
the Meeting, was then drank standing and in silence.
His Royal Highness, in a neat speech, then pro-
posed " The health of the Military and Naval Of-
ficers who had attended that Meeting."
. Lord ROSELYN returned thanks.
Lord LYNEDOCK concurred with every syllable
that had fell from his Royal Highness respecting the
Army : no man could feel more, or have a higher
'sense than he had of its excellent discipline, and he
would say a few words upon the way that discipline.
was exercised, and the effects it had produced. He
could recollect the time when the name of Buonas
parte struck terror in the soldiery, the moment he
was known to be in the field. Then it was she Wish
of our Generals, and of every Officer to meet with
him—they did meet with him in the field of Water-
boo—and he should' propose the health of that Of -
ficer who had there humbled the Oppressor of the
World--x" The Duke •of Wellington." (Drunk
with enthusiastic applause, and thiee .times three.)
bounds the
bark
The healths of the Stewards were then drank.
Lord BINNING returned thanks.
So2,ng—,Miss .I. Pawn, • "'Merrily

The ROYAL CHAIRMAN then proposed " the health
of the Lord Provost."
The LORD PROVOST returned thanks.
Toast—" The land we live in."
The Duxt: then proposed " The Health of the
Hon. E. Lindsay, the Chairman of the East India
Company."
The Hon. E. LINDSAY returned thanks.
Toast—" Success to the Corporation of the City
of London, and the healths of the Sheriffs present."
Sheriff WINCHESTER returned thanks.
Song—(Miss I. PAToN)—" Mai'y of Castle.
Cary."
" The health of Lord Ellenborough" was then
drank with great applause.
Lord ELLENHoEOUGH returned thanks.
Song--Collyer—" Oh, do you remember!"—
(sweetly sung.)
, The Secretary than read the list of subscriptions.
Among them we noticed his • Majesty's donation of
100 guineas, the Duke of Clarence, /50 guineas; the
Duchess of Clarence 10 guineas; the Duke of Mon-
trose 20 guineas annually ; the karl of Cassillis, 20.
guineas ; Earl Roseberrv, 20 guineas; General.
Campbell, 10 guineas; "James Ferguson, 10 gui-
neas; Miss L Paton, 5 guineas, &c., amouating, in
the whole, to upwards of 5001.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS then proposed, as a con-
cluding toast, " The Ladies."

Sonar—Broadhurst`" Green grow the Rashes"
(excellently sung.)
The health of the Chaplains of the Society was
then proposed and drank with great applause, and
Mr. Irving returned thanks in a rather long speech,
which want of room prevents us from inserting.
At half past eleven his Royal Highness quitted
the Chair, amidst the universal applause of a highly
gratified company.

A walking sick, said to have belonged to
Shakspeare, attached to -which is a document,
establishing its authenticity and ownership up to
the present time, has been offered to the Mana-
aers of the late Jubilee, at Stratford-upon-Avon,
for the purpose of being deposited in the Tentple
to be erected at his birth-place, in memory of
the Bard. The price asked by the proprietoi
for this relic is fifty pounds.