The Sun. — 1824-08-04 (London, England)

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN BY THE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY. Monday being the Anniversary of the Accession of the House of Brunswick to the Throne, the Fishmongers' Company, according to annual custom, gave a grand dinner to commemorate that event.—On the rightl hand of the Master of the Cornpatsy sat his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and on his left the Lord Mayor. There were also present Sir James Mackintosh, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Lambton, Lord A. Hill, Lord Darnley' the Hon. Agar Ellis, Sir T. Lawrence, W. Williams, Esq. M.P. Gen. Quiroga, the Greek Deputy General Orlando, and the Canon Riego, the brother of the late Spanish General. General Mina had promised to attend, but was prevented by indisposition. There was also a number of other Spanish Officers, together with Mr. Marjoribanks and Mr. Astell, and many other Gentlemen eminent in the commercial world. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drank— The CHAIRMAN proposed " The health of the Duke of Sussex," which was drank in an enthusiastic manner. Ills ROYAL HIGIINEss, in returning thanks, alluded to the event which they had met to celebrate, and said, that all friends of constitutional liberty, and those principles which had for their object the welfare of the great body of the community, ought to support the House of Brunswick, for it was by that liberty and upon those principles which the Family to which he had the honour to belong was placed upon the Throne.—(Applause.)—llis Royal Highness, in the course of his speech alluded to the presence of many distinguished foreigners, and said, that had the House of Brunswick a century ago maintained such principles as now were attempted to be enforced by the Crowned Heads abroad, they would, without doubt, never have been received on the throne of this country.—(Loud cheers.)—He concluded by expressing his hopes that the same principles would ever be maintained in this country, as they were the great support of Its sp proerity and independence ; and the operation of our example was requisite to maintain the spirit of liberty in other countries. The health of the Lord Mayor was drank with great applause. The Loup MAYOR returned thanks in a speech, in which he expressed his gratification at the noble sentiments which they had heard delivered from their Royal Visitor—sentiments for which, by a strange perversion, men were not long since stigmatised as disloyal for uttering them. Such has been the happy change of the general feeling, that a man would now incur public odium by attempting to deny them. anTigialtiMa grArri"vies'". owltiecia, Qulrm. Orlando, thusiasm: General Qutroga warmly expl-based, by an'treical.' ter, his gratitude for the honour done him, as did the Greek Deputy Orlando. The Canon RIEGo, in returning thanks, expressed. himself much gratified at the reception he had met with, and was most deeply affected by the honour which had been done to the memory of his brother. The circumstances of his death were peculiarly painful to him, as it was brought about by treachery and Royal tyranny, and as he had not died according to his earnest wish—on the field, fighting the enemies ofliberty and of human happiness. Notwithstanding the treachery that had been exercised, and the murders that had been committed on the friends of liberty, he doubted not that the cause would yet revive, and Spain enjoy the blessings of Constitutional freedom.—(Loud cheers.) The health of Sir Jas. Mackintosh was drank with applause, and he returned thanks in an elegant speech, that was received with general cheers. Ile declared there was no friend of his country who must not coincide with the sentiments expressed by the Royal Chairman, that the friends of the House of Brunswick ought to be the friends of public liberty. What was it that gave this nation the pre-eminence over all others in the world, but her liberty ? What gave the first impetus to her commerce, and spread it all over the world, but her liberty ? What maintained her peace, prosperity, and happiness at home, but her liberty ?—(Loud applause.)—He concluded by expressing his conviction that it was to these principles, which had been so well expatiated upon by the Duke I of Sussex, that we owed all that was dear and valuable to us. The health of Mr. Bennet and Mr. Lambton was then drank. The latter declared, that he was a friend to Alonarchy so long as it promoted the prosperity of the people, and no longer. Numerous other patriotic toasts were drank, and the company separated at a late hour.