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contributed his small mite to the other—( hear , hear , and cheers ) . After some further remarks upon the encouraging prospects of the Institution , the worthy Brother resumed his seat amid loud and hearty cheers . Bro . CRUCEFIX was entrusted with the next toast , but before proposing it , he thought it ivould be acceptable to the company to know that the collections of the evening fully realized his expectations as Treasurer —( hear , hear ) . He knew that he was not to be sent home cheerless for
lack of means;—his scrip was most kindly filled by the contribution of fifteen guineas from their noble Chairman —( great cheering)—several subscriptions of ten guineas and five guineas , and other amounts from the Steivards and their friends —( hear , hear ) , —the total considerabl y exceeded the amount subscribed last year . Need he say that he ( Dr . C . ) was in the happiest mood—( cheers and laughter)—and expressed his thanks with gratitude and cheerfulness ? But to the toast , he proposed
that the next glass of wine should be drunk to the health of their vocal friends and Brethren , who had on this occasion so materially contributed to the pleasures of the evening —( loud cheers ) . Some of those gentlemen had now , he regretted to say , gone , but he still saw several present , and among them their old and constant friend Signor Negri —( cheers ) . He begged to give the health of Signor Negri , whose zeal iu the cause was unceasing , and the rest of their vocal friends , with three times three . The toast was drunk with all the honours .
Signor NEGRI returned thanks , in French , for the honour which had been done himself and the other professional gentlemen . He claimed no merit for himself , and he was quite sure he might say that they should all be well rewarded , if the small service which they had performed contributed to the erection of the grand edifice in contemplation —( loud cheers ) . The next toast was " The Public Press . " In proposing it the noble
Chairman made some very apposite remarks , which were much applauded , and the toast most warmly welcomed . Dr . RICHARDSON ( of the Times ) , briefly returned thanks on the part of the gentlemen present , observing that the duty of the press was to record , not make speeches—but he had been too happy and too delightfully entertained , not to depart from a necessary custom . The nature of the charity conferred honour on its supporters —( hearhear)—and he
, , with the friends around him , most cordially wished it success—( cheers ) . The noble CHAIRMAN said the last toast on his list , and one which he doubted not would be received with as much satisfaction as it gave him pleasure to propose it , was " The health of the Stewards , with their best thanks to them for the kind and handsome manner in wdiich they had provided for the company this evening "—( loud cheers ) . The toast was drunk with three times three .
Bro . Powis returned thanks . He said his Brethren and himself received with a great deal of satisfaction the honour conferred upon the body of Stewards by the toast just drunk —( cheers ) . They had endeavoured to do every thing in their power to contribute to the comfort and convenience of the company , and it was extremely gratifying to them to find that their efforts had been attended with success —( cheers ) . He concluded by repeating the thanks of himself and Brother Stewards
, and expressing their readiness at any future period to come forward in the cause ofthe Asylum —( loud cheers ) . Bro . HAZLEWOOD begged to propose the health of Bro . Halton , the Secretary of the Board of Steivards , with three times three . —( Renewed cheers ) .
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contributed his small mite to the other—( hear , hear , and cheers ) . After some further remarks upon the encouraging prospects of the Institution , the worthy Brother resumed his seat amid loud and hearty cheers . Bro . CRUCEFIX was entrusted with the next toast , but before proposing it , he thought it ivould be acceptable to the company to know that the collections of the evening fully realized his expectations as Treasurer —( hear , hear ) . He knew that he was not to be sent home cheerless for
lack of means;—his scrip was most kindly filled by the contribution of fifteen guineas from their noble Chairman —( great cheering)—several subscriptions of ten guineas and five guineas , and other amounts from the Steivards and their friends —( hear , hear ) , —the total considerabl y exceeded the amount subscribed last year . Need he say that he ( Dr . C . ) was in the happiest mood—( cheers and laughter)—and expressed his thanks with gratitude and cheerfulness ? But to the toast , he proposed
that the next glass of wine should be drunk to the health of their vocal friends and Brethren , who had on this occasion so materially contributed to the pleasures of the evening —( loud cheers ) . Some of those gentlemen had now , he regretted to say , gone , but he still saw several present , and among them their old and constant friend Signor Negri —( cheers ) . He begged to give the health of Signor Negri , whose zeal iu the cause was unceasing , and the rest of their vocal friends , with three times three . The toast was drunk with all the honours .
Signor NEGRI returned thanks , in French , for the honour which had been done himself and the other professional gentlemen . He claimed no merit for himself , and he was quite sure he might say that they should all be well rewarded , if the small service which they had performed contributed to the erection of the grand edifice in contemplation —( loud cheers ) . The next toast was " The Public Press . " In proposing it the noble
Chairman made some very apposite remarks , which were much applauded , and the toast most warmly welcomed . Dr . RICHARDSON ( of the Times ) , briefly returned thanks on the part of the gentlemen present , observing that the duty of the press was to record , not make speeches—but he had been too happy and too delightfully entertained , not to depart from a necessary custom . The nature of the charity conferred honour on its supporters —( hearhear)—and he
, , with the friends around him , most cordially wished it success—( cheers ) . The noble CHAIRMAN said the last toast on his list , and one which he doubted not would be received with as much satisfaction as it gave him pleasure to propose it , was " The health of the Stewards , with their best thanks to them for the kind and handsome manner in wdiich they had provided for the company this evening "—( loud cheers ) . The toast was drunk with three times three .
Bro . Powis returned thanks . He said his Brethren and himself received with a great deal of satisfaction the honour conferred upon the body of Stewards by the toast just drunk —( cheers ) . They had endeavoured to do every thing in their power to contribute to the comfort and convenience of the company , and it was extremely gratifying to them to find that their efforts had been attended with success —( cheers ) . He concluded by repeating the thanks of himself and Brother Stewards
, and expressing their readiness at any future period to come forward in the cause ofthe Asylum —( loud cheers ) . Bro . HAZLEWOOD begged to propose the health of Bro . Halton , the Secretary of the Board of Steivards , with three times three . —( Renewed cheers ) .