The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-25 00:00:00

DINNER AT GROCERS'-HALL,

The Grocers' Company gave a grand entertain-
ment on Thursday, at their Hall, in Prince's-street,
on which occas;on the freedom of the Corporation
was presented to Lord Tentcrden and Sir George
Murray,

After the usual standing toasts had been drank,
The Master (Mr. J. B. HEATH) said, that the
Master and Wardens had hoped that they should
be honoured on the present occasion with the pre-
sence of the Noble Duke at the head of the Go-
vernment. Unfortunately his Grace was unable to
dine with them. He now begged leave to propose
the health of his Grace the Duke of Wellington,
with three times three.
The toast was drank with enthusiasm.

Mr. NETTLESHIPPE, the Clerk of the Company,
having read the record of Lord Tenterden's admis-
sion to the freedom of the Corporation, and pre-
sented it to his Lordship,
The MASTER said it was with feelings of the
highest satisfaction that he rose to propose the
health of the distinguished individual who had now
become one of the members of their Corporation.
The Grocers' Company could rook among its free-
men many eminent members of the legal profession.
The• Earl of Nottingham and Earl Camden, who
had both held the Seals, had been freemen of that
Corporation ; and they had now the honour of add-
ing.•to-these distinguished names that of the Lord
Chief Justice of England. He was sensible that it
might be unbecoming in him to give expression, in
the presence of the Noble and Learned Lord, to all
that his feelings prompted him to say on the present
occasion. Thus much, however, he trusted he
might be permitted to say, that if ever there was a
Judge whose conduct in the high office which he
had so long adorned had given universal satisfaction
to the country, it was Lord Tenterden—(great ap-
plause)—if ever there was a Judge who, by the mild
and unostentatious virtues of his private life had
commanded the respect and esteem of his contem-
poraries, while by the manner in which he hat dis-
charged his public duties he had anticipated, if he
might so express himself, the approbation of poste-
rity, that Judge was Lord Tenterden.—(Continued
applause.)—He had the great satisfaction of pro-
posing the health of the Noble and Learned Lord,
now a brother grocer.
Lord TENTERDEN expressed the satisfaction which
he felt in having been admitted to the freedom of
that ancient and respectable corporation.
The freedom of the Company having been pre-
sented to Sir George Murray,
The MASTER said it might not be irrelevant to
observe, that although the designation of grocer was
sufficiently unwarlike, and might seem, upon the face
of it, to exclude all martial propensities, yet the
annals of the company could boast of many illus-
trious military names. General Monck, afterwards
Duke of Albemarle, the hero of the Reformation,
was a brother grocer; the late Marquis Cornwallis
was a brother grocer ; Sir William Meadows was a
brother grocer; arid he congratulated them on their
being now able to add to their list the name of one
of the ablest and most gallant of the Duke of Wel-
lington's companions in arms—Sir George Murray.
He concluded by giving the health of their brother
grocer, Sir George Murray.
The toast was drank with great applause.
Sir G. MURRAY felt most sensibly both the honour
conferred upon him by that highly respectable com-
pany, and die manner in which the toast just given
by the master—his master, he was now proud to
say, had been received.

The MASTER had next to propose the health of
another gallant officer, who had been long a member
of their corporation, and whose _talents, both in a
military and a diplomatic capacity, had been recog-
nized in foreign courts as well as in his own country,
he alluded to their distinguished visiter, the Marquis
of Londondery.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY returned thanks.
Sir G. MURRAY proposed the health of the Go-
vernor and Company of the Bank of England ; and
The GOVERNOR of the Bank returned thanks.

Lord TENTERDEN proposed the health of the
Chairman and Directors of the East India Company.
The CHAIRMAN of the East India Company re-
turned thanks.

The ancient ceremony of crowning the Master
and Wardens for the ensuing year then touk place,
and the company shortly after separated.

The late Sir CHARLES HASTINGS, who
died in 1823, has directed in his will " that several acorns
should be planted over his grave, and that one good tree.
may he chosen and preserved, that he might have the
satisfaction of knowing that his body, after his death, was
not quite useless, but served to rear a good English oak.
—Cheltenham Journal.

SINGULAR PHENOMENON.—On Thursday
se'nnight, during the severe thunder storm accompanied
with vivid lightning, a beautiful antique box, composed
entirely of agate. stones mounted in silver, belonging to a
distinguished lady of fashion in this city, was forced Open
by the electric fluid, as it lay upon the table, and a singular
crackling noise was heard at the same moment. But the
most surprising circumstance is that the colour of every
stone is entirely changed, each being now marked with
large spots in vivid bluer red2 and green...Bat/I Herald.

THE PRINCESS OF LEUCHTENBERG.

MUNICH, JULY 11.—Since the news of the ap-
proaching marriage of the Princess of Leuchtenberg,
daughter of the Prince Eugene (Beauharnois), has
become public in our city, the Princess has become an
object of general attention. People resort to every
place where they think they may have an opportu-
nity of seeing her. Prince Eugene has left so many
pleasing recollections in Bavaria, and his family is
so much beloved, that this anxiety is quite natural.
The Princess Amelia, the future Empress of
Brazil, has attained her 17th year. Her beauty,
her modest grace, the strength of her understanding,
flul the care which the Princess, her mother, has
bestowed upon her education, make her at present
one of the most accomplished Princesses of Ger-
many. The good people of Bavaria view with pain
her intended departure for regions so distant ; how-
ever a just feeling of pride is mingled with regrets.
They take pride in the fact that Bavaria has fur-
nished so many thrones with beautiful and virtuous
Princesses. Already Italy, Austria, Saxony, Prus-
sia, and Sweden have paid their tribute. It is now
the turn of the New World.

It seems certain that the marriage will take place
on the 2d of August,—that is, it is said Prince
Charles, the brother of the King, will espouse her
by procuration. The Queen Dowager, who is still
at Bruehsal, will return about that time with the
Princess Maria,to assist at the nuptials of her august
grandchild.
We are assured that it is the Empress of Austria,
the aunt of the Princess, who has made this match.
Persons in the confidence of the Princess-Mother,
the widow of Prince Eugene, speak of having seen
a letter from the Empress of Austria, in which she
expresses to the young Princess her great satisfac-
tion which this event has given to his Majesty the
Emperor, who sees with the most lively satisfaction
that his grandchildren are likely to have a second
mother in the person of his beloved niece.