Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-03

Among the guests at the last St. Georges Fesii.
val was young MIR. LYTToN, the Son of the disiin-
guished English author of that name; and among
the incidents of the evening was the following,
which deserves al place in our columns:
In reply to eloquent speech by Mr.. WILLIAM RrFUs
BLAKE which closed with toast honor of Sir EDwARD
BuLwER LrTroS, friend Of the drama and dramatic
author hs son. Mr.. LrrroS, being called for every hand
and said:
Mr. President and gentlemen of the ST. Georges Society
The that you have just toasted in connexion with the
common literature and drama of countries, you have
kindly mentioned that Of great man, and worthy Of
such an honor. Applause Gentlemen, very much re-
greet that great man. he should have very small
preventative as myself Laughter and applause But for
my own part can sincerely say, and without any secla
ton that when heard what you, sir, just said and
when saw how kindly and cordially those words
ceved by all Of you gentlemen, here that seldom or ever
10 my whole life felt so proud and happy Applause II
were TO speak to You for hours, gentlemen could not
than this and could only very weakly and inadequate
ly express what feel and after the great guns have all
heard TO night and whose thunder still vibates in the air
around and about US assure you tha, will not now attempt
to impose upon you any display of 'penny fireworks"
loud applause But sir but say that it does
10 very great thought think that that very
when name greatly and naturally most dear to me- and
with which frankly confess is greatest pride to be as
socaed any at any time, was still sounding on the
lips of many Of your fellow countrymsn here tonight
the bright and burning words Of the numberess
OF your gea literary constellation, not the lips at
least deep in The hearts Of many Of my Loud ap
pause Does not this thought sir, almost annlhae The
measureless distances Of the Atlantic What is that
ocean between homes when know that its spaces
spanned by this bright kindred sympathy Of thought,
which, as were, glorious rainbow the seas, endues
the sign of peace and good wilt all! GApplause
But to two countries the field Of fiction be the same,
know that their mutual prosperity is based upon the
great truths [APpause At any rate, every one knows
that that prosperity is fiction, but very solid truth.
Laughter. doubt if there is man, s-I do not believe
there is merchann Lancashire whose associations
when he speaks Of Liverpool do Immediately remind him
Of New York [APpausel hope, gentlemen, that this
will ever be pray God may have any
wars between York and Lancaster. Loud applause and
laughter hope that modern statesmen will adopt the
custom f may speak without dsrespec Of modern
gardeners, and graft The twin the stem Grea
applause Gentlemen, fear have already too long in
uuded your good-naured attention. The feelings you
have called within have seemed 10 grow and gather in
my heart so fast while speaking to you that could not but
endeavor to express of hem however eeby and family
lApplause Gentlemen, once more thank you very sin
cerey and gratefully in my fathers only say
that wish greatly he here amongst you, amongst
you to thank you much eoquently than | can do.
GLong and loud applause wish that be here to tell
you how grateful it must be English author to know
that his bookbnder cannot bind up the catalogue of his
friends Applause but that they exist here, everywhere
wherever thought penetrate, human heart feel