The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-27 00:00:00

ROYAL fir.V.4 NE .e'7 Err.

I.e.terday the Humane Societe (:,o well known by
that name, that we nee,' nnt add its pitrpose, viz. to
roll••et and circulate the tot st effectual n. th.als fur re-
covering persons an:krt.:at iy drowned or dead), dined
together at the City of banks, Taveen. In the ab-
sence of the Duke of Noalottuherlan I, John Black-
burn. Esq. was in tie" chair dtaner, Hit
.uni,,,ry's 'tram" %vas propwed, anil drank witlrap-
plautoe.—" lbe Royal Family" was Rig, u, but souse
of the company called for " be Queen."

The CRIAIRIII•X sad, that lie was so old a soldier,
that lie knew the first ilioy WilS to w orstErs ; that
he its Oven the toast UP It was proi.oset. h. cause llr
an•lerstood the Emeriti wish was that he xh old do so.

he toast, es it was originally giv,m, v. a% then drank.
The int,N•sting pro..essi •n of several ;•crettas of all
ages sod both se3o.s, ar) had been saved frJni death
by the applkation of the means recommended by the
Society, then took place. Each of the individuals
ea ii d a Bible, given by the Society, with an ins.-rip-
lion from the donors; they amounted in all to about
40, and the greater number of them were children.
A brilliant assemblage of ladies had bc..o admitted
into a gallery constructed for the purpose, to view
this affecting spectacle.
The Secretary &Serum& pee a Report of the last
year's proceedings of the Society. in n hid& he stated
that tit; to:miser of persons sae..4l ante the auspices
of the Society (since its institutiott) from imminent
danger, had been 20,000; of those resuscitated, the
nu ber nas .1,m.9.

botiora,-y medallions of the Society were pre-
sen:rd to Messrs. Barrett, liiihans, Roberts, Artby,
and 'fhomas.

Very eongilershie Pubscriptions were atm:owed.
ana the Ltstivity of t%t comps was continued to a
Lt:e hour.

ilis Exeuu.itxis then rose, nod spoke to the fdlow
ing etrect:—“ Gentlemen, I rise with great satisfa...
tion to return you thanks for the honour yun bee
dose nee. Ike circumstances in which we are place
make me truly s nsibie to this testimony of y,,se
regard. I ens /tittered by your kindness, and if I
knew of any terms more expressive Ilea. other., I wooll
We them to eon% ey to you the sincerity of my •
knowledgments. tieutletuen, the public purism* tt.'s
clay have given a Proclamation of his Majesty, nhit.h.
if we wanted sue proofs of his lute for his people, w..!.1.1
be alone a sufficient guarantee. and which places
unsung the moist generous of Sovereigns. No abr..4-
meat of his fu user privileges, no stars ruder of pers..r.l
dignity, is to him a painful sacrifice, if the happiness
of his subjects be the result ; and these, Ge, t!enten.
are the -üblime sentimebts, the unstudied derlar.tions
which : hose, under viry different cirrums sneer,
hear•l Irmit his own mouth. I again thank yon,
times'. tar the honour you hare done cite, and the
kindness you have shown tue."

Srver.ti other toasts were drank; the evening *LA
spent gsi:h the utmost eosviiialty ; and the pa:7
bru%e up at a Lite hour.

Lis Majesty's birth-day was celebrated at 31 tnelity-
ter by a grand procession and a public ilinni.r, at th-
Exchange Dining-room, I'. Sharp, E,q. huroughree,,
in Coe Chair. Upwards of 300 gentlemen were presei:t.
Eisissic no, .l.'s t . I 1.-1 his I ring the day :..1-
poi.:ted for the eel .bration of his Majesty's birth, Vie
banks and public odices are shut, and at neon tt.i
great guii• were iirsil from the Castle. All the troops
in ts.e district, ciii.sisting of the 80th, conimanded by
Lieut.-Co!unel Cookson ; part of the 33d, under Major
Whityre ; the 10th hyssars, under Co'onel Taylor :
the Ist regiment of Edinburgh volunteers, commandos
by the [tight ilon. Charlet !lope, with their rife
company ; the Leith ride companies, under Cal Lin
Pillans : the roya: Mid Lothian yeomanry, under :.ir
John hope, and a detachment of artillery from Leith
ru:!, 11.1-ailed in Bursitsfield Links, an i iired a fee-sl.-
poi, in honour of the occasion.
Pembroke new dock-yard promises, at no very dis-
tant period, to become a great ncion.il ehjeet en a..-
conat of its noble harbour. t here d e already Oa-
ttea ships there, and a spaci•Ass dry dock has jus: been
i uniplete•!.
St. Jahn has Dien sentenced to its risonment Ca
life by the Court; but the King of I r oiisia. in re:al-
let tio's of former services, has reulittel the punistiroes‘t
t) MI; r.scriairnt fir It/ years, and ya' •••••%,ii le baniste-
meut friars the Prussian Streit( rj. %. Jaan is ab..tit
6'J years of age.