The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

VERSARY DINNER.

The fourth Anniversary Festival Dinner of the above
excellent Institution, was held on Saturday last, at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
Admiral the Hon. Sir ROBBRT STOPFORD, G.C.8.,
G.C.M.G., Governor of Greenwich Hospital, in the
Chair.

Amongst those present, we observed the Lord
Bishop of Norwich, Admiral Sir William Gage, Ad-
mir:,l Sir Henry Digby, Admiral Sir G. Cockburn,
G.C.B. M.P. (the President of the Society), Admiral
the Hon. Paul Irby, Admiral Young, Sir Charles
Lemon, Bart. M.P., Admiral Sykes, Titus Berry,
Esq., lion. Capt. Pelham, R.N., Admiral Skipsey,
P.ev. Dr. Croly, Rev. Thomas Burnet, D.D., Capt.
Sir George A. Westphal, R.N. (Chairman of the
Committee of Management), Major Oliphant, Thos.
Saunders, Esq., R. H. Middlemass, Esq., Edward
West, Esq., &c. &c.
The band of his Royal Highness. Prince Albert's
own regiment of Scots Fusilier Guards was in at-
tendance, and, during the time of dinner, performed
several favourite overtures, marches, &c., with ex-
quisite taste and precignn. The dinner was ex-
cellent, and was served up in the usual admirable
style of this establishment. The wines, too, were
exceedingly fine. About 300 gentlemen sat down
to dinner.

The gallery at the end of the room was appro-
priated exclusively to the ladies. It was crowded
from the commencement; and judging from certain
sounds, bearing a marvellous resemblance to the
drawing of champagne corks, we opine that the
Committee of Management had not neglected to make
arrangements to enable its fair occupants to partici-
pate in the festivities of the evening.
The cloth having been removed, the " Benedictus "
was sung by the Misses Williams (who kindly gave
their services on the occasion), and Messrs. Hobbs,
Chapman, and Hawkins, accompanied on the piano-
forte by Mr. T. Cooke, under whose direction the
musical arrangements were made. Toole, the Prince
of Toastmasters, having proclaimed silence,
The CHAIRMAN said, he was about to propose a toast
which could not fail to call forth their feelings of
loyalty, duty, and affection—" Her Most Gracious
Majesty the Queen, the Patroness of the Society."—
(Cheers.) Drank with all the honours.
Air—" God save the Queen," by the Misses Wil-
liams and chorus.
The CHAIRMAN said the next toast he had to an-
nounce was, " Her Majesty the Queen Dowager,
Vice-Patroness of the Society."—(Loud cheers.)
The munificent liberality of the Queen Dowager was
well known. He should never forget the conduct of
her Majesty at Malta.—(Cheers.) Ever since that
island had been in our possession, it had wanted a
Protestant Church. Her Majesty had, at her own ex-
pense, built one there at a cost exceeding 7,0001.
and when the inhabitants of the island had tendered
to her their thanks for this munificent present, her
Majesty replied, " It is not to me, but to the people of
England that your thanks are due, since it is the people
of England who have enabled me to do this for you,
by placing a large sum of money at my disposal.—
(Tremendous cheers.) The toast was then drank
with three times three, and all the honours.

Glee—" Sleep Gentle Lady."
The next toast was, " Their Royal Highnesses
Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales."—Drank
with all the honours.

Air—" Prince Albert's March," by the band.
Solos and chorus—" Welcome, welcome, lovely
Treasure."

This was followed by the toast of, " The Princess
Royal and the rest of the Royal Family," which was
drank with all the honours.

Duet by the Misses Williams—" I know a Bank
The CHAIRMAN then proposed, " The Army and
Navy." Drank with three times three.
Sir GEORGE COCKBURN, in rising to return thanks
on the part of the Navy, said it was particularly gra-
tifying to him to have to do so on the present occa-
sion, because he saw in the Chair one of the most dis-
tinguished Officers in that navy.—(Cheers.) Their
Chairman had come from the glorious victory of Acre
—(Cheers)—to do his duty there as a citizen, by ap-
pealing to their beneficence on behalf of the widows
and the orphans of the shipwrecked fishermen of this
country. It was by such conduct as this that the
navy had gained to itself the affection and regard of
all classes of the country ; and it was by such con-
duct that they would continue to merit the good opi-
nion of their countrymen.—(Cheers.) The kindness
of their countrymen would not be lost upon them, and
the navy would never suffer the rights of England to
he infringed, or her honour tarnished. The navy