Star.
London, England, 1828-03-12 00:00:00

LONDON ORPHAN SOCIETY.

The Nineteenth Anniversary Dinner of this Sviety
was yesterday held at the City of London Tavern. The Duke of
Wzitaverros had announced his intention of presiding, but from the
delicate state of his Grace's health, and the press of Ministerial bu-
shwas be has been of late obliged to sustain, the Society were de-
prived of the honour of his attendance. In his Grace's absence,
Lord Cat:Hoare took the Chair. About 200 Gentlemen sat dowel
to dinner.

The grace (sandlot) was sung In excellent style, and the usual
toasts appropriately prefaced by the Noble Chairman. His Lord-
ship particularly regretted the absence of the distinguished indi-
vidusl whose place be had been called upon to supply, and assured
the Meeting that necessity alone could have prevented his Gallant
Friend front countenancing, by his presence, their excellent and
useful Charity. His Lordship dwelt at considerable length on the
military honours which the Duke of Wellington bad acquired, and
rejoiced that his Majesty had so far appreciated his Grace's merits
as to bestow upon him the highest civil employment in the State.
The children of the Charity were introduced, and gave general
satisfaction from their cleanly and healthy appearance.
Mr. Wilmot•Horton, Sir Thomas Preston, Sir Charles Flower,
Aklerman Thompson, Mr. Calcraft, and Mr. Palmer, severally
addressgd the Meeting.
The Rev. Mr. CLAYTON announced the name of a new subscriber
for life, his own great grandson. Several admirable ►ongs were smug,
and the company retired, after an evening of the utmost festivity.

The D'.ke and Duchess of ALBANS intend pay-
ing a visit to Ireland during the progress of the present year.—
They will visit Dublin, and proceed thence to the South of Ireland,
on a visit to the Lakes of Killarney. Thetr.Graces will take their
trip about the period when his Royal Highness the LOAD titan
Azsanaat intends to visit that country.
Lord NOBBURY'S LAST !—While I.ord NOBBURY
was seated the other day at dinner with some of the Attar:his of
the new Irish Court, be remarked that Lord Auctasar was the
most active Lord Lieutenant Ireland had ever been blessed with.
On being asked why ? " Because," says le, " whilst he has one leg
11 in Dublin, the other is in Cork."
NAPOLEON slept little, but that soundly. He used to
remark, in justification of shortening his hours of repose, that
"whatever is stolen front sleep is added to our real existence."
A new Bazaar was opened to the public on Monday,
opposite the Pantheon, in Oxford-street. We were much pleased
with the arrangement of the interior. It is planned with con-
siderable taste sad judgment, and is very light and elegant in its
coup soil. But the proprietors of the establishment have added
some other points of interest to the usual attractions of a bazaar.—
A
dioramic exhibition, on the plan of that in the Regent's Park, and
not much inferior in effect to that celebrated show, is one of the
novelties here. The views presented are, The Lake of Maggiore,
in Italy"—" The Interior of St. George's Chapel, Windsor,"—'
" Wreck of an Indiaman and Storm on the Coast"—" Ruins of
Tintern Abbey, by Moonlight." Messrs. &rennet., and Rousts
are the artists who have executed these views, and from the beau
tiful specimen of painting they present, we are inclined to believe ;
that our native artists will soon equal, at least, their foreign com•
petitors in this particular department. •
The other evening, at Lord HOLLAND'S, Mr. W.
Semmes asked Mr. Roomis,what three letters would spell Brandy?
The wit declared his inability to say. "BlionolY," said Spasms'.
" I can spell it in French," said Romans, 'a with three letters."—
" What are they?" said SPASM*. " 0, I), V," said SANIBEL.
['he laugh created by ti: is impromptu was such, that Mr. Locist.xv
was sent far, to bleed several vi the Pasty, Wt-o were near dying of it.