The Sun.
London, England, 1820-05-19 00:00:00

SONS OF THE. CLERGY.

Yesterday.the Anniversary Festival of the Cot.•
poration of the So:-.. cat the Clergy, wt ich has for
its object the apprto.icing the children of neces-
sitous Clergymen, took place at Si. The
Cathedral boasted an attenda of s grt at 'num-
ber of perSonS of rank . fashio- , and respectability.,
His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBHIDG6
was to have been present, but was prevented in
consequence of_ his absence from England. At
twelve o'clock the Right Hon. the Lotto Mayoß,
accompanied by the .Lady Mayores, arrived in
state., attended by his Chaplain, Swot d and Mace-
bearers, Shelia' Roth well, the City Chamberlain,
acid Alderman Hunter, in their carriages. The
City Marshals„ Marshalmen, Lord Mayor's Foot-
men and Streetkiepers, formed ihe procession.
On entering tire church his Lordship was met by
the Bishop of Lincoln, the Dean qt the Cathedral,
the Prebends, Minor Canons, and other Gentle-
men of the Church, who conducted them iu pro-
cession through the great aisle of the church to
their respective stalls. We also noticed—
The Right Honourable Lord Hill, the Earl of St. Germains,
the. Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishops of

London, Worcester, Bangor, Salisbury, Exeter, Ely, Chester,
and Oxford; the Reverend Or. Willar►► Chilly, iNlster of
Sidney College, Cambridge ; the Honourable Bartholon►ew
Bouverie.; Thomas Wilson, Esq. M.P., Robe►t Will►ams, Esq.
M.P., Charles Mills, Esq. M.P., &c. &c.

On their taking their seals, the performance
commenced will} llandel's Grand Chorus of Der,
tingen Te Deuna and Jubilate, with the Chorus
from the Messiah. The solo pat is were executed
with' admirable effect by ikle:4s, S. Vs ttirban, Sal-
mon, Hawes, J. B. Sale, Goulden, &c. They
were assisted its the chorosses by the Minor
.Canons of Saint Paul's .and Westminster Ab-
hey, and the King's singing boys the Chapel
Royal.. The instrumental part.of the choir con-
sisted of violins, violoncellos, trumpets, &C., and
had a Very happy effect. An excellent Ant hem,com-
posed on purpose for this Charity by Dr. Boyce,
and Handel's Coronation Anthem, were sung with
fine execution. Mr. thearorex conducted the
whole. Mr. Artwood preSided,at the organ, and
Mr. Ware led the band. An excellent Sermon
was preached by the Rev. Robert Stevens, A. M.
Rector of St. James's, GA:lick Hithe, flour the
28th Chapter of St. Matthew, verses 18. 19, 20.
The Congregation, on this occasion, was more
select, though not so numerous as on former ones.
The subscriptions at the door were very liberal.
After the service, the company proceeded to Mer-
chant Taylors' Ilan, where a sumptuous entertain•
• ,
went was provided for them.
Ar five o'clock nearly 300 Persons, friends and
supporters to the Institution, sat down to dinner.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the Chair,
supported on the right by his Grace of Canter-
holy, and on the lett by his Grace of York. The
tables were superbly ornamented, and groaned
under a profusion of every delicacy of. the season.
The desert was exquisite, and the wines of the
finest flavour. Toe cross table -at the bead of
the room was surrounded by Noblemen and otnels
in the fist situations'in Church and State.

Amongst the company, besides tir.se whose
names we gave in ri►e former part were noticed—

The Right Honourable the Earl of Bridgewater, General
Gascoyne, M.P. and other distinguished Officers of the Army
and Nary; the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, the
Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Justice Park, Sir Nathaniel Conant,
Mr. Alderson, and other Gentlemen of the Bar, and the fol-
lowing Aldermen; Sir Charles Flower, Sir William Curtis,
Magnay, Dunnville, &c. and many others of rank. ,
After the cloth was removed, Non Nobis Donaine
was song in excellent style by Alessrs. 11.1 mes,
Barclay,' Montagne, Master 'lode, &c. Atter
which the following toasts were given from the

Chair
" Church and King."—" The Duke of Yolk and the
Army."—" The Duke of Clarence and the'Navy."

Here the Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose, and
gave the following. toast

Our Illustrious absent Steward, his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge." '

His Grace added, that although tie Royal Duke
was prevented from attending by unavoidable cit..,
cinstances, yet he was convinced that his Royal
Highness had strong recollections of those then
present who were the best and chief supporters of
the Institution.

A number of other toasts were given, and seve-
ral catches and songs. most admirably swig by the
professional gentlemen. The subscriptions after•
dinner:, we are happy to say, amoonted to a con-
siderable sum. The company separated at au
early hour.

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO SET nRR TO lIRREFOIID
ChLLEGR.—On Friday/last, the (12th instant) an-
other attempt was made to set fire to the College
in this city. About eleven o'clock at night,
lighted candle was discovered in an uniohabited
room adjoining to the apartments occupied by the-
Rev. Henry Pearce, placed in au aperture between
the laths of an old partition. A small part of
one of the laths was burnt, butt no material injury
was done to the building. A minute investiga-
tion of this mystetions business has taken place
before Colonel Mathews, and some circumstances
of suspicion having attached themselves to R.
Carpenter,,a youth 16 years of age, one of the
cholistris of the Cathedral, he has been conirn,t-
ted to prison till our next Assizes, to take his toial
for the offence of having set fire to the building.—
(Hereford Journal )
Ou Tuesday last the Lord Hishop of Norwich
arrived at Newmarket, for the purpose of- hold-
ing a general visitation and confirmation. A
most exrellAt se( mon Was preached by !he Rev.
C. J. Blomfield Hector of Chesterfot d, before his
Lordship and the Clergy ; and tin Wednesday Isis
Lordship confirmed upwards of 2003 persons.
The assetnbliog of (he 'Royal ;.,rootts Lincoln
Militia is deferred,in conscqut-nce of some new
regulations respecting (he clothing,
None of the GREAT Capitals in the Lottery were
drawn yesterday excepting those attached to the
firtt•drawn Prize. The highest was Le-100. Six
o' that amount were drawn—FOUß of which were
sold by Brstr. The Four ,30,000 Prizes, and
58 other Capitals, ere yet in the Wheel. Next
day of Drawing THURSDAY, Ist Jonc—Tickets
and Shares, wart awed 'indrawn, are on sale at
lizsn's Offices, 4, Gornhiii, and 9, Charing Cioss?.