The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-12 00:00:00

Anis mtlitiEPPEitstilit4 mktieitzh,

Meet, Shad if we seecareil aa affinissism—hrt we un-
dershot— from the blighter elf the laterier, we
should pees the sate-chamber,, bat net whitest.
And so we are sot in a paint's to infanta the artists of Egg-
load ma the state of the senorita—the light, ita.,:of those
sentries said to be built fee a ualversal exhibition. Benny
would appear to be the mania of men *Wised with a huh,
sad very little, brief and very brief, authority. Certainly,
If the Eaglish public learn at lest something of the promises
sad senditions of the Paris Calomel Exhibition. they seed
not be relight to the little beads of little departments late
whisk it is divided. The difficulty in obtaining information
does sot arias from the unwillingness of the Imperial Con-
mimicries, or of their represestative, Y. Nagel, to give it—
bet iatke refusal, of doorkeepers, and other people of this
Blase. For instance, the age refusal we resolved when—sa
repmesatative of an English Oswald applying la the latest
of the E•glish public, we wielmd to describe the ireession
rooms provided for the artists of all nations, Matruh* very
fairly the triad of obstacles under which your commaseisher
labour,. What harm weld result from a subtle demeiptiss
of the gantries provided for the artists ? We were Said Mat
they were not sufficiently adveaced for inspeettoa. Oar reply
was, that our object was a statement of the easel
of propels already shade. It was then hhittd that the
Saglish committee bad can the satirise, sad that was
'tweet. Bat whet does the English public gather, I. the
way of general information, from this Eagliab coatraittite ?

PARIS

NZ EAST INDIA COMPANY'S DINNER TO
GEN. VIVIAN AND TEE OFFICERS OF THE
TURKISH AUXILIARY FORCE.

On Saturday evader the grand batnattting hall
of the London Tavern was Cled with • distiagaished mem
paay, I lading cattiest ministers, many military caters
of high mak, amenabled to do homer to Gmeral
Irwasivisalikeanaldi"dinberenve gscsilivernaai"aby &lon samagale. T►e
dhiaels",
inthshixteiouvellnachee,elnuarinageliwia.ialTielmaliiretitypta,isoystifoethef most abundant and
grePlaatetawt"adpvimigtag"us byia
the Mannerable we:lights that ornamented every table.
All the hidden enemata of the famous cellars, the unique
nuswiladetedreeevarietbirsiedgthydhooetliyiar:atoopprovreqjialailt:onsetaibebest,yrangarika.ddanieritideadendastbudthe eithirtimag:mverioad:aritsitTpsfulikaanrryylyY.
of the Preach cuisine, and their production and arrange
sent were acknowledged to be a peat culinary amens.
The guests had all arrived punctually at the appointed
bear, with the exeeptten of the Prime Minister, who
was half an hour behind time, to the lansioint
peril of the itat and soirees, sad the eassequent airs tribe-
latioa of Mr. Bathe and his 'Masai major dome, Mr.
Peep ; bat his lordship, like the Pregame, " use up "
at last, and the pests proceeded with rigour to the grand
attack. At the moment the company roes for grace, the
coup was singalariy brilliant and imposing. Amengst
W guests were several ladian alms in full military uni-
form, and the blue and Slyer of the Bengal Light Cavalry
contrasted well with the scarlet frocks and black (Wogs of
the artillery, the wearers of the latter asking like so many
alloen of the Duke of Cumberland's army, or Pant Clif.
ford's en grand. USW, in their antique-shaped, but graceful
uniforms. The guest of the evening, General .Vivian, who
sat on the right of the chair, wore plain evening dress. He
appeared to • man about 60 year. of age, and of • mild
open countenance, quite free from the slightest trace of mili-
tary fierceness. His mode of speaking was modest and
manly, and the hearty cheers which ha received from the
officas who are about to mast in the organisation of his new
army afforded strong presumptive evidence that be pe-
ewee the confidence and esteem of his subordinator.
Judging not only from these demonstrations but from the
freer espritesioes of opinion in convenation, one would
be inclosed to infer that General Vivian's is a very popular
appointment with the Indian service. Another favourable
inference may he drawn from the fast that the applications
for appointments have already far exceeded the demand,
nearly all the young Indian officers on furlough having sent
in their testimonials. A groat number of the suceessful
applicants were present at the banquet on Saturday evening,
and it was satisfactery to perceive that they were all men
apparently on the sunny side of maturity. Amongst the
more distangetiehed puts were lord Palmerston, the Doke
of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Paomure, the
Turkish minister, Sir George Pollock, Mr. Mills, Sir J. W.
Hoeg, Sir James C. Metall, Sir Cloaks Paley, Sir F.
Carrie, Mr. Denby Seymour, M.P., Hon. W. Leslie Melvin,
Colonel Sykes, Mesas. Shepherd, Wigram, Thornton, and
General Vivian. The chair was taken by Colonel
OLITNANT, Governor of the East India Company.
On the removal of the cloth, the CHAIRMAN gam in sue-
cession " The Queen," " Prime Albert and the rest of the
Royal Family," which were received with the usual loyal
demonstrations, and immediately after, gave " His Imperial
Highness the Sultan," the annomennest of whose name
was ressived with had and hearty cheering. In doing so,
Weed 011pheat noticed the fact, that they were hammed
en thallealneleal with the presence of his imperial highness's
representative. It was needles, he said, to Worm his
emellearry that his august master was one of the most
samosa end ancient of our conies—the one in whom cease
the area of England was new unsheathed, end that Jewell
with sympathetic gratification every es* in this country had
heard of the palest behaviour of the Ottoman troops at
I Billet,* on the Danube, and last, though not least in dis-
tinction. at Eupatoria. (Loud cheers.) He felt confident
that M.itusunis would do justice to the feeling entertalaed
by the company, and in this belief he proposed that they
should drink with three times three "The health of his Im-
perial Highness the Sultan." The toast was received with
great eathnekom, the company standing, and giving the
reqelred amber of sheers with great agate and unanimity.
M. 111718IIRVI, who spoke in Preach, said—Mr. Chair-
man, my Lords, and Gentleman,—The sentiments of sym-
pathy and admiration manifested towards my sovereign on
this occasion correspond perfectly, I out maim you, with
those which his Imperial Majesty otrostaatly entertains for
this gnat nation. (Cheers.) Of Weiss have • proof in
the act the enemas of which has offered to the Court of
Directors of the Hon. East India Company the °ma-
sks of invitees us to this banquet. It is in proof
of his desire to teetlfy his sentiments of 'Linen
unity towards her Majesty, your gracious sovereign
the Quires, his appreciation of the patriotism' of your stater
men, the skill of your generals, and the invincible bravery
of your may, as well as of the high value which he sets on
the alliance with England, that his Majesty the Sultan has
hastened to deem& an important part of his own forms, and
place them at the disposal of your oommander.in-ehief in
the Crimea, that so they may participate more immediately
in your milker, glory. (Cheers.) Yes, gentlemen, this
participation is a certainty, sine the command of Ottoman
troops has been committed to a general who has so often
distinguished himself on the battle-field. (Cheers.) I
have the hops and the conviction that unless a
prompt and solid geese intervene, we shall learn
that the troops which he is called to command, will
show themselves worthy to be enrolled with the victorious
combatants of °heats., Halefat, Citate,Silistria, Giurgem,
and Espatoria, the worth y mementoes is arms of the heroes
of Alma, Balaklim, and lekernana. (Cheers.) I am at-
tau that just as the Ottoman soldiers will be proud to
be confided to the conduct of **brave • general, that general
will be also proud of having the command of sneh valorous
troops. Such are the hopes and wishes with which I, and I
am sure you also, amompany the brave general in whom
honour we an assembled this evening, the worthy officen
who follow him, and the army wash they will lead to
victory. (Cheers.)
all
propoene the " Army and Navy,"
The CH•IamAN reminded the company that to "the
wooden walls of old England" they ware mainly indebted
for the pond pre-eminence of the salaaal panties, while,
who that had read of the deeds of our brave army at Alma,
Internam* and the never.to-be-forgotten cavalry charge at
Balaklam, ;meld withhold from our indomitable soldiers the
meed of undaunted courage, unflinching peresveranos, and
that wonderful discipline, which had sustained them under
dangers and galleries* which might have appalled the
stoutest heart. Mach had our brave soldiers suffered, but
still were they ready, as before, to maintala the ammeter of
the British army, and preserve unstained the honour of the
national flag. Be felt sire there were nose present who
would refuse &bumper in their honour and to their soceess.
(Loud and continued sheering.)
Sir C. Pitetm, whom observable* wore with difficulty
head In consequence, of the persevering rattle of forks and
spoons, which forma i their running moospanim ut, was
understood to recognise and praise as sptendW sehievements
the deeds of Alma and Inkermana, at the suns time amit-
ies in the meanies's*, that in Egypt or in the Peninsular,
campaigns no "Spatial Correspondents" socompanied the
army, nor were the hearts of relations at home torn with
what are celled "graphic deteriptioas" of the *vents of
the war. Them were hardships enough under Sir John
Moore, at Torres Vedette, end at Hamm, but there were
then so " Special Ccerespeodents" to magnify disaster,
and consequently they were borne In all their yearn reality
without • murmur, while the prestige of England re
mained antaraished in the eyes of foreign nations. The
pilaus general, amid much laterruptim, coseladed by ex-
pressing his belief that had "Special Correemsdents " ae-
compasied the Paniasular army, England would new be a
manse of Prase*, and that If we did not maintain a
suitable Bridle army, we should ultimately have to sup-
port • Frank aemy, into which Etglishisen would be em.
bodied, net by rte voluntary system as at prettiest, bet
under all the rigeme of the conscription. (Oh, oh.) He
congratulated the eempany, however, on the fact that we
had net as yet NNW that melancholy than, thesis. yet
England was not a province of Frame, and ten as yet
Englishmen had no greater coercion to fear than the bias.
diabolists of the recreitingeergesate. (Laughter.)
The CRAIRMAN now ,nee to give the toast of the evening.
He said—The next toast on my lit is one of deep Mewed
to the country at large, but of pendia (Merest to the great
company over which I have the Yam unworthilyto pre-
side. abs Turkish saabessadoe hoe aim* explained to as
that his Imperial Righter the Behan bee pined at the die-
pail of the British government 30,000 men to be organised
and senunanded by Battik eagles, and that her Majesty's
government have apgys4 to the lost India Company to
know if any of Mar ie.m on Ask loam Sr Whop wore
willing to ',Regatta into this eentiat and serve their
country is the Ottoman thealaioas. (z, hew.) You are
all aware that Mimeo the seevisesci Indian effigies have
been Malawi N It. ladies mogim, miler OVUM
meat to theosyr but you rates judge Met what
Grit, Iko,_ the MU ef their mary, of
I tell yea
that witkia days from 160 to 200 of these dimes
volukomed. (Land Asses.) I need none gonlismess, eater
into emy detailed anglonatleas se to the mature ef thie Imes.
Yen sem all mien HMS the servise iato whisk them to
are about to came is no ordinary one, oar to be
Illed by warm talent. T wilegazll be
.plased it=
eves Mow mow to }emirla amp_ Mattains
and inelad to aMer to dsh fault be
added ell the mammy diffistsitise whisk ere iampeable
from the orpoisallea of an army soda a now spina
h(Hear,
_hear,) But we know that her Majesty's govessensat
as selesta fer the oematand of this kale II teen in Whim
its beam diem have a high esulidenos—Otiod hel and vase whom they will gallantly, asaloualy, eit=
fully perfgm the arduous duties they love muleetaboa.
(Coa sad sheering.) The attaiammate of that oiler
have, I sen aware, bees tailed la questim Lot
I am dm aware thet the qaetWeeleKs
of redemmling to
_his liiptiegenteaSe has ealy tended
do nos billsoft Mme ina Ns lam He lea testi-
neseliele hem the eememesdieols-did Of whisk any mesa
might well lee proud, to WSW to his ambient atoms for
wive swam is the bald, sod his pommies of all the no.
of a gallant satire end eldlfel commander.
I de set think ft twessultimiutieriugawerd
rpm in maim of my What that
Win hag been acquainted with Oirpeal Wriest, and
tomb* served in the same forte with him, I can add m
eptSlmia y
yellenal tloilmeny to his soldierly ;polities and hie spode(
he sommaiL (Charm) Hut, genus...,while

. thus sensdiag the palms of the Ballast semsander, let us
net forget that oar acknowledgments an also due to these
Won gentlemen who have se efsterfally volontoered to take
sernos under his sontenad. (" Hen, ' and sheen.) To
em and all of then I bag to offer the best wishes of the
compeoy ter their SINNINI Ia their Maus usdertakiag,
and may their sessdnet in the Crimea tally justify the hopes
sad szpolatisinest ask minstry. (Load sheers.)
General VEVIAn rase to swears thanks, and was greeted
with rs=s, romds of loud sad hearty cheering. He said—
Mr. C my lords sad patinae*, on my own
behalf and on behalf of my brave sompanions In arms
I return you my nature and hearty thanks for the
utopias you hays given to oar pan, and the
kiad hopes you have expressed as to our future career, sad
can only in return express my wish that we may come no
to your expectations. I need scarcely say how honoured I
feel at being selected for this important command. I feel
that I owe each distinction to the kind nodding of the
mine lord at the head of the War-oMee, supported by the
good opinion of the honourable C nut of Directors, whose
smut and soldier I have been, rather than to any merits
of lay own. (" No, no.") After what her fallen from my
hon. and gallant Mend the chairman, I that' net say a woi d
about myself, except to express my hope that I may not
prove altogether seaworthy of his commendation. (Hear,
hear.) lam perfectly alive to the arduous nature of the
duty I am about to nadertake ; I know it is most respon-
sible ; but I de not shriek from It, beans I know I shall
be milted by sone of the bravest soldiers in her Majesty's
or the Company's service. I hope I shall not be considered
as speaking in a booths' spirit when I express my confident
expectation that we shall be able to carry out our
instructions to your satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) It
was with great pride kad pleasure that I manly reed
the speech of Motor Nasisyth. at Edinburgh, minding the
bravery and eaduraoce of the Turkish army ; sad with such
nuterish, I think, we may confidently look (onward to
eneons. (Cheers.) I observe that there is only a portion of
the °Meets present who are about to follow nu to the
Crimea, In my own service my selection has been adopted
simply because It is supposed that I hays had the best
opportunity of forming an opinion. Of those who will join
us from' the Queen's army it will be unbecoming of me to
speak ; their selection has been *enlisted to other hands;
but I am empowered to state that many officers of her Ma-
jesty's service will join the contingent in the several ranks;
and I am sure that all will join with heart and soul la friving
no their support. (Loud cheers.) Gentlemen we will all
out our shoulders to the wheel and do our best, as is the
auto= of British soldiers. (Hear, hear.) I trust you will
excuse my shortcomings es this occasion, as it is the first
time I ever addressed • public assembly, and you will, I
hope, judge of my feelings by my future conduct rather
than by my present inperfect node of expressing them.
The CMAIMIAN—I have now the honour to propose
"The health of her Majesty's Ministers." (Chem.) lam
proud and happy to have one prosiest who is eminent, not
merely from his position us head of the ministry, bat who
also by hie high chancier lives in the opinion of the public
as one of the first public men of his day. (Chun.) He
takes the helm at a time when the two most powferful sta-
tion of the western world have united their powers with
those of the Ottoman Porte in a war which we may call one
of 'justice and civilisation against oppressioa and wrong.
(Cheers.) It is to pull down that oppression, and to stand
nobly by the principles of justice, that we have engaged in
this war. (Cheers.) Let us hope, therefore, that, after a
glorious war, we shall, under the ministry of Lord Patna-
non, arrive at a secure, • lasting, and an hononrable peace.
(Cheers.) I shall accordingly propose "The health et Lord
Palmerston sad the Kinney." (Load assn.)
Loyd Pat UZLITON rose to acknowledge the toast, sad was
received with very general cheering. Hie lordship Mil—
l& Oliphant, my lords, and gentlemen, for myself and for
my colleagues I beg you to inept our moat sincere thanks
for the honour done us in drinking oar health. this erasing.
I an mare you we are fully sensible of not only the honour,
but also of the kindness done us, in inviting us to be present
on this nost.interesting occesion. It is true, as you, Mr.
Oliphant, hen been pleased to say, that those who have
had the charge of the goverment of the ponatry have
beta compelled to sagas, in a great sad arduous *oaten
with one of the greatest military pow.. of the world,
for the maintenance of principles dear to the heart of
every Englishman, sad is defame of interests of the moat
vital importune to the offlaatry to which we belong. (Hear,
hear.) We sagged to that war with reluctance and host-
tette' ; we were sensed, those who had the management
of the negotiations, of delays and hesitations unworthy the
character of the ninny, and reproached with indisposition to
enter into this just contest. (Hear, hear.) It is true we
exhausted every endeavour to avert a war is which we fore-
saw the magnitude of the dificalties to be eaeonntered i
bat, negotiation proving useless, we determined to face
that war. (Loud sheers.) Our efforts In the way of nego-
tiation baying failed, we determined on drawing the
sword ; and I treat we shall not return that sword to the
scabbard unless on terms konoarable, satisfactory, sad con-
clusive. (Cheers.) We have been invited this day to the
festive board of what I may call without compliment or ex-
aggeration, one of the great powers of the world—to the
board of those who are delegated by the sovereign and the
parliament to administer the affairs of a vast unitary, and
w
houovrerktlblosweereelfaartueraamd 6(
lisPearPia,eashesorf.)a hAunaddiel(sitmmile rionwsaot;

say, they have performed the functions with :which
they have been charged in a manner which
entitle. them to the admiration of the world,
end which has enabled them to confer inestimable
►lowing, on the noes and the territories which t►ey govern.
(Cheers.) The course of events has frequently compelled
these sovereigns to wage wars, and they have achieved
malty conquests; but, unlike those conquerors whose fl ss.
▪ have been marked with desolation, and wholesome
has been followed by misery, they have conquers& bwl tf
improve and to add to their subjects, lot serfs, but Ms sal
happy men. (Cheers.) These wars have raised up many a
hero, and many a brave and skilful soldier. (Hear, heat)
I have the happiness now to see many here whose breasts
are adorned with the honourable rewar a of well-fought
fields, many who have distinguished themselves in t►ese
conquests by the gallant performance of their duty in the
service of the company. (Cheers.) They are now going to a
different field of action ; and having heretofore contributed
to Use glory of this empire in the East, ut about to main-
tain the course of j ustiee and right, and to fight for the honour
and dignity of their country in the Western hemisphere.
(Cheers.) I arc persuaded they will perform those duties in one
place as effectively as in the other. (Cheers.) Theme gallant
gentlemen are going to command the contingent of our aacitat
ally the Sultan, and 1 have no doubt that those brave and
gallant Turks will form the material of troops who, when
placed under good and capable bodies, will shed lustre on
whatever undertaking they may be engaged in. (Cheers.)
I have no doubt they will much to victory, that they will
geese themselves with glory on the battle-field, and contri-
bute to obtain for us, by the mediation of the sword, that
fats» security for the peace of Europe which we have not
been able to aooomplish by persuasion or negotiation.
(Hew.) Again I Mara you many thanks en behalf of my-
self and my colleagues for the honour done us; and I
trot that be►ore the return of this day in the nest year we
@ball be able to congratulate you on the glorious distinction
that will have been achieved by the gallant men who now
eft beside us at this festival. (Chun.) _

The Ciiitimur wi i gave the health of Mr. Vernon
Smith nod the Beard of Control.
Mr. V. SMITH in acknowledgment of the tout, COnfin-
=tilhisnielf upon the hat that he had been called to
t a period when India, under her double govern-
mat, wee perfectly tranquil and happy. He was deter-
soMed to do his duty without fear, favour, or affection and
Bud in the hope that India, under our de, might :one
al receive the Musings ad submit to the benign influence
Ofeo ealightesisd Christianity. They could not, he thought,
per solimile the importance of the circumstance. under
TVA they had met thou ins, or exaggerate the benefits
whisk might be oxpested from the employment of the
Wise army is the present war. Who (odd avoid think-
Mrathat the calamities which we now regretted, might have
teen the want of that experiesee which, during the
IWO yaan, could ouly hue been gained in Indian war-
ewe, w armies were soostantly is the field, god
where sea were ~featly is training for great and iea
oirMat command t (Chum) He hoped that the gentle-
ness he saw around him would justify the hopes that had
hen it:premed that evening. They would carry with them
We battle the Wow on which were 'Ascribed the names
et
Plug and Assay', and later still of Chillianwaliah and
Sebruso, names not inferior in- glory to Inkermann or
Ahem (Cheers.) They were oaken of that army, who,
in a month of April, bad stormed Sericgapatam,
god it was not impossible that, in another month of April,
oft far distant, they might be called upon to perform a simi-
le& Ratan% dsty at BebastopoL (Loud cheers.) In copula-
ion, he had only to express his hope that the services of the
Tin septiegeat might support the well-earned repack
Mea of the Who army. (Hess, hear.)
The seat teed was " Samos to the British army in the
Gelmes." coupled with the name of Lord Namur', in
while mal end ability to bring the British army to a proper
NW
of elßelsocy, the chairman expressed full confidence.
Lord Phalittni—l certainly did not anticipate that I
should be gelled upon to address one word to the company
during the owes of the present swing, but you have been
Owed to swoolate my mime with theta the army et Great
Belida at plena, fa the Crimes, sad is me &kg you here
perhaps eawNsey etadorrsd apes me the lashed Meow
yea weld possibly- bestow._ Tea have eleedeled my use
with that patent array, sad is so doing yea have soanseled
it with all that is remarkable in ram &Megabits' he
dissipline, end lastly *debuted with Writ to patient em•
eminme et suffariag. (Chun.) I spa the incises
Waal =By to this country as having hose readored with
a ilidsihy, with a loyalty, with a patrietis spirit, which
eel ever hand down to posterity the amass of all who
Mewed to it with aellripst miladhth remeinbraaes and
fs dish tbas(Lealaelletatejeft)ibmielmaiwyeae asitoasrlaMes per edl the mannerotWelly
✓ess It pop. Wi were milled lopi. icsfi7 to NMI
Me ON ail ea army eseeedias to Ismer say whiel sew
*OW dos loft the shwa of BMWs helm. The pewee et
fir people WillikiMth ands Ole oases lames, sad hook
Ulu moot that ear Usage est het apes the sot who
tide suss won Mt be Ira.q be the Mont time, 'sot a
stasis mime MA rat stimisi theta la Use tao of the

foe, but they hadiaveriably set their feet upon blineck, and
trampled his glory in the dust. (lined cheers.) Here was
• new army exposed for the first time to the hardships of a
rmpaig, audit
inns endured those hardships, and
it has carried on the war,
the admiration of one of the oldest veterans of Europe—
I mean Marshal Asdetsky. I only learned this day that,
upon being melted his opinion with respect to the manner.
in which our army had passed the winter in the Crimea,
that general expressed no surprise at the sufferiogs it bad
nadergese, and his laconic expression being .Remenalser,
it is • new army, and it has passed through a winter cam.'
peign." (Cheers.) No doubt there hat been mush suffering
during the last campaign, and there were, no doubt, twiny
omissions which experience ay correct in future; but I
have every reason to believe—and I may say it with mull,
deuce, before this company and the British people—that the
corner is turned, that the sus is again shining anon us, and
that, with returning spring, the health, the spirit, and the
energy of our troops are returning also, and that we man
now hops that ere long the decisive moment will tome when
our gallant army in the East will add fresh laurels to those
which they have already gathered—when they will again
call forth the mud of their country's praise—again be seen
fighting, and fighting with good results, in the cause of
truth and of liberty, against despotism—(cheers)—in •
eases which I hope will be dear to the people of this country,
and one for which they will ever encourage their fleets arid
their armies nobly to fight. (Load cheers.)
The CH...uncut, in giving the Health of the Governor-
General of India," expressed his regret that Los dDallsousie's
health was sot so good as his friends could wish, his lord-
ship having been obliged to remove to the Neilgherrie hills,
in the hope of restoration. The chairman passed • high
eulogium on the Earl of Dalhousie's administration, which
was confirmed by the approving sheers of the company.
The last toast on the chairman's list was " The Duke of
Argyll and the guests ;" to which
The Duke of ARGYLL, is acknowledgment, stated that he
had always lelt the greatest interest in the prosperity and
success of the East India army. It had, he knew, been
usual to speak of the list forty years as a period of pesos ;
but could they forget that during that time some of the
most important victories bad been won by the valour of our
armies in the But. (Cheery.) It was only a abort time
since that every heart in England hung with breathless suspense upon the arrival of the ladien mail, and when
all felt that, in the greet contests which were then being
carried on upon the &Wei and the Indus, the interests and ho-
nour of England depended upon the conduct, the gallantry,
and the skill of the Indian army. (Cheers.) And when by
the gallantry of that army, and the skill of the administra-
tors of the company, peace had been secured, it was a mat-
ter of rejoicing to him that the officers of that army should
have some forward to offer their services in the great con-
test which was being carried on in the fields of Europe.
' (Cheers.) He felt convinced that they would show their
, skill and their valour as much upon the new fields to I which they had now volunteered as upon those upon which
they had already reaped such abundant laurels. (Cheers.)
His grace expressed his confident hope that the Turkish
troop., led by the distinguished officer at the right of the
, chair (0 I Vivian), would add greatly to the honor
and reputation of the Indian army, and help to secure that
lasting and honourable peace which it was the object of all
I just wars to secure and maintain. (Cheers.)
After the acknowledgment of this toast the company
separated.
During the evening the band of the Coldstream Guards
played several appropriate airs, and Mr. Toole officiated as
toastmaster.