"He that outlived that day and came safe home,
Shall yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say to-morrow was the flight of Waterloo.
Then will he strip his sleeve, and shew his scars.

Old men forget, yet shall not all forget

The Feats they did that day."

"The Feats they did that Day."-Neither will we forget the heroes of Waterloo, many of them our own Townsmen and neighbours ;

Peace to those who bravely fell

Plenty to those who still survive,

The Heroes of Waterloo.

The Rose, the Thistle, and the Shamrock, the most glorious wreath an earthly King can wear.

May the turnpike road to happiness be free from toll bars, and well furnished with guide posts.

The highly respected Magistrates of the West Riding.

On the health of the Chairman being given, he replied, in Shakespeare's words—

Mr. Peter Brownhill, the proposed President for the ensuing year.

The Town of Sheffield: may its trade be increased, its wants reduced, and its comforts multiplied.

Fire and Water under proper controul; success to the Sheffield Insurance, Gas, and Canal Companies.

The Sheffield General Infirmary: May the heart that sympathises in the distresses of others, never sorrow over its own misfortunes.

The Army and Navy: May their characteristics always be fortitude in the hour of disaster, courage in the hour of danger, and mercy in the hour of victory.

The female friends of the Shakespeare Club.

"O! Woman! Lovely Woman! Nature made thee
To temper man: we had been brutes without you."
"Fill, then, till the wine o'erflows the cup;
We cannot drink too much to woman's love."

THIRD ANNIVERSARY

OF THE

SHAKESPEARE CLUB,

November 21, 1821.

P. BROWNELL, ESQ. IN THE CHAIR.

THE Chairman, P. Brownell, Esq., by his very proper conduct, promoted greatly the harmony of the afternoon's proceedings, and was well supported by B. Sayle and B. Wake, Esqs. the Vice-presidents. Neither ought we to forget what is due to Mr. Pearman for the superior pleasure he afforded by the exercise of his vocal powers, and the obliging manner in which he came forward to delight his hearers. His own pleasure appeared to consist in pleasing others, and we trust that the circumstance of his having done so will not be forgotten when a proper opportunity arrives. Messrs. De Camp and Butler were equally successful in their endeavours to promote conviviality; they were certainly attended with the happiest effect and it may be justly said that a more agreeable company could not assemble for convivial purposes. The large room belonging to the Angel Inn, Mr. Walker, the proprietor, had ornamented in a very handsome manner, and expressly for the purpose. A bust of Shakespeare, crowned with laurels, was appropriately placed over the head of the President.

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excellent dinner was also placed on the table, which was succeeded by a dessert and wines of that excellent quality, which occasioned many to prolong their stay till the night was far advanced. After the cloth was drawn,

the Chairman gave

The King" May he live longer than I have time to tell his years ever beloved and loving may his rule be; and, when old time shall lead him to his end, may goodness and he fill up one monument."

The Duke of York and the Royal Family.

The British Constitution.

SONG Mr, De Camp" Signor Domi."

The immortal memory of William Shakespeare.

"He was a man; take him for all in all,

"We ne'er shall look upon his like again."

SONG-Mr. Pearman-" The soft flowing Avon."

The Stage" Whose end, both at the first and now, was and is to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to shew virtue her own features, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the times its form and pressure."

Mr. De Camp, and success to the Sheffield Theatre.

Mr. De Camp acknowledged the compliment which had been paid him, in the following words :-" Gentlemen in rising to thank you for the honour you have done me, in thus early drinking my health, I feel at a total loss for words to express my high sense of the obligation you have conferred upon me by this decided mark of your favour, "Rude am I in speech, and little gifted with set phrases," "yet, by your gracious patience, I will a round unvarnished tale deliver." When I cast my eyes, and find myself surrounded by some men of the first consideration in this great town, and reflect on the very handsome manner in which I have been elected a Member

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of this honourable society, I cannot but feel happy, truly happy, in myself, when I consider the cause which has animated your breasts in founding this society. I cannot look upon my profession but with pride and exultation, in receiving its support from so enlightened a part of the community and how truly grateful ought every individual member of the corps dramatique to feel, that in this town of Sheffield there should be such an assemblage of fortune, taste, talent, and liberality, ready to stand forward as the guardians of their just rights-as the guardians of a profession, which without such support must evidently fall into decay, "and like the baseless fabric of a vision leave not a wreck behind.” May your example be followed by every city throughout the kingdom: then may we hope, once more, to see our profession rise to that triumphant height which we have all witnessed with pride and envy. 66 Something too much of this."

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To those whose ideas do not coincide with your's on this subject, I confess, I feel not the least ill-will, and should always consider myself happy, if, through the medium of my theatre, I could render them the least service. To their own feelings I leave them, and as I presume they are actuated by conscientious motives, they but discharge their duty. I only fear they view us with a jaundiced eye, and I sincerely pray God to bless them with more charity.

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"I am sorry I have trespassed upon your patience by touching upon this ungrateful theme, lest you should say enough, enough, good actor man." I will now undertake a more pleasing task-that of thanking you, not only for the honour you have done me this night, but for the very kind patronage I have experienced since