The Sun.
London, England, 1829-06-13 00:00:00

MERCHANT TAILORS' COMPANY.

A splendid entertainment was given on Thursday
by this opulent and patriotic Company. The festival
is an annual one, upon the interesting occasion of the
election of Scholars from Merchant Tailors' School,
to fill up the vacancies which have taken place
during the year in the fellowships and exhibitions
with which the School is endowed at the two Uni-
versities. The present year is an unusually rich ene,
seven vacancies having occurred at St. John's Col-
lege, Oxford ; and Pembroke Hall, Cambridge.
—The proceedings at the School in the morning
were of the most gratifying character.
At seven o'clock a sumptuous banquet was served
in the Hall. Among the distinguished members of
the Company and their guests we noticed--
The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis Camden,
the Earl of Eldon, the Earl De la Warr, the Bishop
of London, the Bishop of Llandaff, Lord Tenterden,
Lord Encombe, Lord Ashley, Mr. Secretary Peel,
Sir John Nichol!, Mr. Justice Park, Mr. Justice
Gaselee, Sir H. Hardinge, Mr. Herries, Mr. Court-
nay, Admiral Sir J. P. Beresford, Sir C. Wetherell,
Sir C. Morgan, Sir C. Flower, Wnt. Ward, Esq.,
M.P., J. Capel, Esq., M.P., Samuel Drew, Esq.,
Governor, and J. H. Palmer, Esq., Deputy- Go-
vernor of the Bank; Wm.. Astell, Esq., Deputy
Chairman of the East India Company, the Rev.
Dr. Wynter, President, and the two Senior Fellows
of St. John's College, Oxford.
The usual loyal toasts having been drunk,
The MASTER said the next toast he should have
the honour to propose was, the health of his Grace
the Duke of Wellington.—(Loud applause.)—He
felt that he was pronouncing no extravagant panegy-
ric upon the Noble Duke when he said that neither
in the present day, nor in past ages, had any man
rendered services so important and various to his
country. The toast was then drunk with loud ac-
clamations.

The Duke of WELLINGTON-Lt proportion to
the satisfaction I have always felt to have had it in
my power to attend to the invitations with which
you have honored me from time to time is the pain
which I now experience in being obliged to absent
myself at so early an hour, in obedience to his Ma-
jesty's command. I have never come amongst you
since the first moment when you did me the honour
to admit me as a member of your Corporation with-
out admiring the wise and benevolent application of
the funds at your disposal. I cannot but be sensible
to the approbation of such a Society, and I beg to
return you my thanks for the testimony you have
given me of it this evening.
Song—" The Monument and St. Paul's," Mr.
Fitzwilliam.

During theprogress of which the Duke of Welling-
ton and Mr. Secretary Peel withdrew.
The MASTER then proposed the " Health of the
Masters and Examiners of the School," which was
drunk with great applause.
The Rev. J. W. BELLAMY begged to return their
sincere and grateful acknowledgments.
The MASTER then gave, " St. John's College,
Oxford, arid the health of the Rev. Dr. Wynter, the
President, arid the Rev. Messrs. Woodgate and Bell,
the two Senior Fellows."

The Rev. Dr. WYNTER returned thanks.
The MASTER next proposed, in a neat speech,
the " Health of the Marquis Camden," whom he
highly complimented for the noble sacrifice he had
made of private interest to the public welfare.—
(Drunk with much applause.)
The MASTER next proposed " The health of the
Earl of Eldon."--(Applause.)
The Earl of ELDON returned thanks.

Several other toasts were drunk, and the festivity
of the evening was kept up to a late hour, when the
Master quitted the Chair, and the company sepa-
rated, highly gratified with their entertainment.