Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-28
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HE FOURTH OF July IN J.oNpoY.-Ceorre
'..aoody. Esq, the London banker gave mag.
innocent dinner on the fourth Of July, in honor of
zoe anniversary of American Independence. q.
',f Ioo Americans and a number of distinguish.
ed English guests were present. After thu
removal of the cloth. Mr. Peabody lose and s.;d
81 have before me two cups, The one of Rri,.
ish fabric, the other of nv native oak. nresented
W me several years since by my esteem,dfriepl
MI. Francis Peabody, who il now present Re-
lore passing those cups. allow me 10 say a word
or two with respect TO the day in connection with
myself. Tho first dinner gave in commemcra
non ct the 4th ofJuy l776. was in this hall in
iooo' ana was then, rs now, honored by the
presence of the American Minister, of large
party OF my own conntrymen. and of several
English friends some Of whom il is my happiness
10 see around me to day. That experiment prov.
co SUCCESSFUL and IN 1851 in consequ ence of the
sarge number OF my countrymen who came over
10 visit the great exhibition, ] determined on sub
stitu'lng for the dinner a concert and ball. A
few OF my countrymeE epdeavored to dissuade
me from the attempt to bring Englishmcn and
Americans together on such nm occasion; but the
acceptance Of the Duke of Wellington put an end
to my doubts, and u thousand happy faces. at Al
maek's on the ath Of July, 1851. sealed my sue
cess. Cheers. and, trust, broke down tho US.
sumed barrier to the union of Englishmen and
Americans, in celebrating this glorious anniver-
sary' never again to be erected. Cheers. Bot
Of love and roaoo, ha ~ b.. cups
o,bor 81 90. h,s.; Wv o'o or o,'rsn iao'ic' inc
fountain of goad chaar IN .i. NV s"'ls
tho o,hor 80 H., ~ ON. 70 'he East eno
circlng ronnJ NAV t,o ",'a ""sa ".y ".e. IN me
friendship. Cheers.
The two cups were then passed round, Mr.
Peabody drinking 10 the guests fiom each State
OF the Union separately, and afterwards to those
Sneaches f'7loma, "i h.' . ue' I1om \, Mn
Con radwoIlaaau A. wv w p io" ~ ~, p"''a.'
Moolinon po,'ai NJ" w.. W p'ow"' ". IT, oap'
Canoda "a o,ha N"'y IN iion. W.T. cameron OF
two countries wnra =. ~ a" ;a., "ns % INV
evening by very ef;cient band WV '''''s WV
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FoREIGy ITrus II ia st,toa ,bot u;lfora II,
ven has been selected Mt The nor, &c 5onar,rrs
for America of a line of steamers Of Immense ton
mage and great mower Mr. Enocb Train of
Roston in The Tinted States has been SURVEYING
the ground for the purnose of rnnuinp 4 steamer
of 1000 tons each,
The names of the killed durn,- The revoit of
the rsh miljta were Dennis Toonev and patr;cL
Tracey, mtiamen: Patrick Curlev'4.n regiment
and Peter Gibbons pensioner.
4 frirbtfnl collision occnrrea in tho Norso,- N,
the Cock Lighthouse, between the screw steamer
Mnil. from Dublin. and tbe screw teomer FxceI
sion, bound TO Belfastby which six of the noss,n
gers on board of the former vessel were k;llad
and nine others dreadfully mapelea. two of then,
diving soon after the collision.
Oscar Kingston aud BENJAMIN Allen Howard.
two Americans charged with certain hotel rohbe y.
ries in Liverpool. have been convicted and sen d..
fenced to five yeas penal seryitude.
Mademoselie Rachel is still great sufferer
from the effects of her excursion to tho United
States; her physical debility is 80 great that rest
and diet have failed to recruit her strength. II.
staoo Cor n t,,o t,,a IN CANA Sha has lof, pa,;.
for Fms
profossor Nah,p rboso cos,,,,o ras o,;oo., 4,
o. a., IN. loto jovee !, I.onaor IA now !, par;s
A Tinnernrav nqner states'ns a general rune
tLat Mr. lanes SadGer who stands obargad ~,
The Master Of Tho Rail- no heinz a n,;ncinai j.,
tbe o;eartic fraud. and sw;ndles Of bis brotbe.
!, bn has Aed 70 sweden mr. Norway. where. i,
the obsnnce of a, international law tho fuyit;vn
i s,f. from arrest
Mr. Atkinson. cnh;net maker. ba. bccp .lecte