The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-21 00:00:00

INDIA COMPANY TO LORD
CLAUSNCIL

On Saturday evening the Court el Director of the
Hat. But India Company, ea is their lomplealde ensum,
gave a hearell entertainment, at the Lando. Tams, to
LieM.-43enoral Lead Frederick litseheeese
_prov*se Is Ms
departsse to Isise mum s& dike temp at liorshay.TM
dinner Wait pima in tho pm* basonotting ram,
woo issocated with swim] spiendsor he the monisn. The
sideboards wore liked with yid nod savor lints =
workmanship. this pams of maims eallestions.
cupand mime ham Mew, them boss its miloodows of
the films Dowager mad dm loft Doha of Swam and an
imams* lialsen sisstshisi amen the Mad table. of whisk
the MAN smansat was a pine of mond is and prelim-
lion. Fho solismon sad triads" o moms wore tilled
with data notice, sad awed with carpets laid
down "mirk for the osmium, and the mods gallery was
ractophil by She band of the Ostiolmont Ovards, by whom the
intends hearses the oposdiso wore AIM op with misetions
of appreprate mute. It Is abaft needless te add that the
dinner itself wars culinary triumph from the entrees de
forty* of the premier ureic* down to the Mks our con-
*ewes of the relevt, and that the wines were of the rarest
quality, including "imperial Tekay," from the alien of
the late King of the French. The armainy wee exceed-
ingly numerous and distinguished, ocatpusuig a prince of
the blood, an ex-rapda, cabinet ministers, dukes, mar-
queues, and earls, and a long array of distinguished mili-
tary officers, almost every one of whom was decorated with
the knightly insignia of the Garter, the Bah, or the
Thistle. The .umber present ezetiedal 200.
Itir Jamas Want Haw, Chairman of the Court of
Directors, presided. OD the removal of the cloth,
The CHAIRMAN roee and said—My lords and gentle-
mas.in • company like the present, your h-arts will re-
galed with lively gratitude for national blessings, when I
Worm the first toast, " Our most Gracious Sovereign
the theses," whose bertigasat rule has won for her Ma-
jesty the devoted attachontat of her people. (Great
a .)
*. Km moot Gracious Majesty the Queen."—Air„ " God
moo dm Clean.:

---ibiI—CIIAIIIIMAN—bIy lords and gentlemen, as the
mamalamels eammort of our beloved Sovereign, the Prises
Albert is satliall to our regard. As the sm.
li=ssid sessertel of oirseiras for the do-
iinlist at
• of noised , sad Os umoraseirsurot of
national vseemeses, Poises Al bas mewed the warmest
' applause of a grateful people. (Cheers) It is oar usage
to amseiste with this Sort the royal family, and it is pecu-
liarly gratifying as tile Court of Directors that upon the
present wades me of fiat illustrious family Yu honoured
us with his prams. I allude to his Rosa. Highneu the
Duke of Quabeidge, who having devoted his life with un-
ceasing malts dm duties of his profession, is the more com-
petent to spgresiate the merit of a brother soldier.
(Cheers.) I bag to propose to you the " Health of the
Prince Albert sad the Royal Family."
The toast was drunk with three times three and one cheer
more.

The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, in returning thanks,
said I em extremely happy to have this oppor-
tunity of showing both the respect I feel so ma
cerely. I am also extremely happy to attend on
this occasion, bemuse it is an occasion when the hon. chair-
man is about to bring to your notice a gallant friend
of =hit, who sits on my right, end who has been
selected by her Majesty. with the sanction of the
East India Company, to fill a very high position in a distant
and meet important part of her Majesty's dominions. I
feel that any remarks I should make on those distant pee-
maims would indeed come extremely ill from one who has
no right to say a syllable on so important and large a sub-
ject of whish, I em sorry to say, I know little. At the
seam tins, as a military man, I am sere this arimpusy will
forgive me If I impress to them my sincere ratification at
that dry have the ouvantage of the military ecr-
u my amble and gallant friend, who I most certainly
hdien is • tbsreegh dike at hart. (Cheers.) Ido not
bailines to ay die in the gessoes of many distinguished
gemoval slims whew I use ereend me. I hope they will
eras with what I, en humble member of the profession,
em ourbavouring to state—tbat I do not believe there is a
1 soldier is the British ionise who has • more earnest desire
to serve ble Qum sad lb seestry in any position in which
'he may be riesod. (Cheers.) By the favour of his Sove-
reign and die yeasting of the Court of Directors my gallant
friend is MOW pkeed in a post*, when it will be in his
power to pre* Wessell a reel good and galls* British
soldier, midis be is, and I feet essilleut when he reeks'
the with* be which be is sew selected he will ear back
With en& to himself, and I me einitlent the Court of
firme44 Direstors will have no eau* * the esedilesos they
have new in him. (Greet .)
The CB.DIAN —My lords sad I sow rise
to wpm te yes ea a toast the guest, to
moot whamwe have assembled fa this this evening.
(Chem.) • vacancy having essayed is the metsiand of
oar Weep at Band* , the Cowrie Disesteseheeeme aasious
to mint der thst sem eater of rash and
coesideesekei she have dreseed Inmeelf to his
feriae, id de shield be iesegaised es
qualities whist' see requisite Ike the due =of the
various end important deem which devolve upon the com-
mander of large bodies of troops, and who should be in fall
Tigre/ of health. (Cheers.) All those important objects
have ban bendy attained in the eelectimi of Lieutenant-
desterel Lard Ittederick Fitsclarence—(loud cheep)—who
deft be snesonled to the command of a regboent, has been
known to the whole British army as en elksr whose every
thought wee distils& to the improvement sad the well being
of Wee placed leader bbessmeand, who, ducting the many
yeses the be semeried an hyenas* divisie, of the
arwshaib: (seem talent, eel seal whisk he showed in
the of horn ** duties, not way secured them,.
preheat* his Gracie the Commander-in-Chief, but secured
the mien* end admired= of ell plasma seder his cont-
same4, end at the mine time guy matassekd
(satisfaction
teCtlkerbsie eramateity reddest is \iodised* (Cheers.) I
bog to yeepose le you, spade& Ida Ones times three,
"the Id* of Lord Firededel llhele eele."

Tb. toasivb;eiei;eelWiihleticFaniiitifracted demon-
s of laime.
Lard F. FITZCLARBNCE—My lords and gentlemen,—
I limb la the Isle hale.. rehab my thiinks tom) distin-
guished laded the he the kind and flattering
simmar to eskati Mrs geepaned my health, and the
hese& sail abeam& Mom that- whisk he has pointed out
the moped my team dad aj mod neat, I must thank this
aside mid ilholekos collected together to adit-
bees my sepobassek by the favour of my gracious sole-
selga, sod the apposhodea of the Honourable Combats%
the seemed of the temp in the presidency of Bora y.
=Lipaildel am Ilk the kind and eloquent manner la
I Mead the dairies* has spoken of my merits as
a soldier, altbewati I sane to duel myself wholly unworthy
errs kis girefiegiMe. (Chem) I feel that I stead
ha a betties et this maserak hamming
elbsest4".` sheet sowerthillislowir alial;t11 bled"
ow
mast to Ind the vast &Oman betimes my elf and
thaw men, Memos warriors saistabreasa, who hue eressid
and *Mimed wer power ia the the owe mpettelly
whoa I Lew that et this tab is seaaskted me of the meet dis-
tiogobbel 'Mews of the Wien army—Els O. Pollock.
(Lead obeseei)
_I knew the maples I shell ham to emu-
late. thodlisaNse I shall ban to assemehmk but I beg
your beamenhie mart so believe that miaow shall deter
me hem eadetaatabas to the best of my shaky to earn the
at mg liemeelos and of the Oeart of Directors.
Ti., hoes Me doy, am ant* here, but in a
yiesedomeed to Misr poipmes-1 Nam the huh; House--
whoa I had Ihaltrawas tobe mesa tole disk in words that
dietiaZair. ashartsil me So do my duty. But hest
d ,aet eeit=wesibilill, het the boob of servile
my till bads. sad dee of serving the eyest-
alk mole perrerfek sad met salmi @moiety that the
credit hes ovier ease. amid ihmea.) Ycu, sir, lave
towellll= MI =sly pievisil out to as my
embus es a , a maerel, and a citizen.
Tear eabartatiam reeposebe the the can It the ways
soldier shall be impebesi hi my mind as Maly as holy
VAL WA asses) In mosteMpsi mom =Pim
my be
Woes hind smeallsa wide\ has ear
sa 1016111 Ida him& whom I have
mbar whhadleellea—mea esesoeet whom I was
bowed op esdedatallok sr as wheal have slyer lashed
wadi eammlba. I mo my pod Mead fib Jame Idea
&mak the fallow sells, se fib dela Mom, sad tbe
=raw at die VON &Also is lie oleo* of St.
I mo elsoszt, esommedinewssater.. Gaseral
t▪ mt. and Leeds sail Mel-
illa my broths/ratan la :ell= Psalms I may
ewer sae them ea& whet I will tette this ty of
sememing to see Gadway gratitude sad wishes, sod
of
wk. Isms the beam of my home Oat hiem you."
The Nib brd resumed his seat amid lead and pralrected
dhCallitlfavy " sad "Away " having bees beak with the
mast leasork sod amended b ammelly lose-Admind
tarltirousirs Cu,,... mid the loot of ftarroau,

TM CHAIRMAN pen " TIM Malik of her Ms-
pates Mininms," sad mpremed bis pipet at the unavoid-
able me We Earl of Derby. He assesistil with the
Meet tbs name of Sir J. Pakisstsn and Lad Stanley.
Sir 30111 TAXINOTON—I amply regret that it has
me detailed en wow mere able and -eminent member of
bur_ Megesles govanment Macknowledge the toast ; but
I eleludil M MAIM to my own hothip did I not say that
it is dm* WNW, so Emig team one who fills for the
int dm ind will sads ingalissi ability the chair of
Oh peat and benessable
mid who proposed the
teed tines Oat man at ease generous, and int-
metiL (Ober m) Eat this eamplimni,
whisk I Mel Weir I boil ant to of
that k las bow by ma of aloe every seeds of
=Stift emus led at din hospitable beard with no
or pony object, bat to 4i beimr to my noble and
will=antkile=tilebtasvlsinios=t
We Ism pradionsaal know and distlactiea whilehwnes
\Mono attended lie Mikan career. (Hear, hear.) I shall
set dwell on the wislisms between he, NeJesty's govern-
ment and the Omni et Directors, a salgset which more pro-
perly iniantill say rig,* bon. friend, the President of the
of Onebol. I was only express my hope that her
Moja*" govesnineat may always medially co-operate with
tW gesottost:i momtrinasise7ll-being of the most
seemilleast et her 's dominions, and—
without ups &hat ground will add—may
conduct the general allies of the mapiro in such a way so
to win the approval and support et their fellow-subjects.
(Cheers.) Ws shall endeavese W hal ow duties to the
hest of our ability, to mantels the promotive of our be-
loved queen, the just rights of the people, and the stabiliiy
of our reformed church, an institution so dear to all ohn
value the principlos of civil and religious lax:ill—in which
category I believe I may class the great majority of the
English people, who justly regard the church as one of,