The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-03 00:00:00

THIC DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE
FISHMONGERS COMPANY.

On Saturday evening, the freedom of the ancient
gild of the Fiehmoorre Company waa promoted to the
Date of Cambridge, and hie Royal Ilighnene's name added
to that of the Prince of Wales, who, it will be remembered,
Ihmennie acitizen and Fiehmonor shortly before bie marriage.

His Royal Highooes the Duke of Cambridge was re-
solved oo arriving at Fishmongers' Hall by the Prime War.
ass (Mr. W. Cabin, 11. Y.). Mr. Underwood, Mr. dames
Spivey, Mr. Walter Charles tinning, Mr. Prue/ Bradshaw,
sad lir. George Moore, the wardens, and Mr. Towse, the
clerk of the c wripany. A detachment of the Loudon Rise
Brigade, of which his royal high.es is colonel, formed •
oast of tumour sod lined the entrance hall and staircase.
and lit tend played the Ratios. Anthem on the arrival of
his royal highness. The duke was conducted to the board
room, when the ceremony of his enrolment took place in
she pro..e of the honorary members and guests invited
Ile meet hie royal highs...
The c:isket in which the freedom was presented
it • very beautifully chased gold box ; the subject.
has-relict are Copies from some of those on Trajaa's
Column at Rome, erected to record his victories over the
Caciaus and Sannatiaos, or inhabitant' of part of the
Daouhian proviso.. The bas-reliefs which commence the
subject at the boas have been chosen by the artist, although
ant arranged is the order in which they occur. They repro-
.nt the eacrifice of the Emperor, his Wilms to the army,
the magazines of his base of operations, and his passage of
Mrs Danube.

Immediately after the termination of the ceremony a
grand banquet
twas served in the great dining-hall of the
one of those splendid specimens of civic
aripPiat:llay for which the Fishmongers' Company is so
jonly celebrated. The dinner itself, supplied by Mourn
king and Brynier, of Corshdl, was of the moat sumptuous
character. The *Me were laden with the choicest fruits
mad flowers, and a buffet at the end of the hall glittered
with a rich display of ilea tenksrdsaad vases.
The chair was takes by the Prime Wisdom, sod in
id:educing the loving cup, Mr. Harker, the tcestmoster,
assoueced the following names se among those of the
parts • His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
.the Right Hot. Lord Cranworth, the Right Hon.
Lard Justice Height Bruns, the Right Hoe. Robert Lowe,
M.P.. Lieut.-Genera A. T. Maclean, Colonel gilt Alfred
Hereford, K.C.8., Colonel French, M.P., Lient..Colooel
Lieut..Co'oeel C. F. Koppel!, Colonel Fraser,
Captain Ives, Captain Isaac, Captain Herrin, Sir S. H. Pets,
Bart., M.P., Sir J. Paxton, M.P., R. W. Crawford, Fsq.,
M.P., G. J. Gonna, Eaq., M.P., W. The, Eeq., M.
Thomas Alexander Mitchell, 8e,., M.P., Wm. Murray.
aim.. En., J. Harvey Lewis, Esq., M.P., J. Abel
:MOM Esq., ILP., Wm. M'Cormick, En., SL P., 8. Gibson
Catty, Faq.. M.P., J. Locke, Fag., fil.P.; Wm. Bovill, Req.,
H.P.Charles Pressley. Esq., C.a. W. 11. Arbuthnot, Fan.,
Geveraar of the Irish Society, Chairman of the Metropolitan
Bawd of Works, Master of the Drapers' Company, Prime
Wards& of the Goldsmiths' Company, Master of the (looks'
Company, President of the Royal College of Physisians,
Treaserer of Christ's Hospital, Treasurer of Gay's Hospital,
Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Dr. Bailey, Dr.
Pete, John Harbert, Esq.. John Herey, Esq., P. F. Robert-
i/es, Fop., Robert Seaman, Req., Edward gig Esq., &
Esq.._ Captain • Lieutenant Barton,
Limiter* W. W. Tome, Lieutseouit Webb, Loudon Rifle
Brigade ; Assistant-Sergeent Qatar. Edward Atli:home, En.
After the toed of " 7'be Queen," and "The Prince and
?Mom of Wales arid the rest of te Royal Family,"
The Plum WARDS. proposed "The Army, Navy, and
Veleateers," coupling with the toast the name of the COW-
lMMadmin.Chief, who had, he ennead, always manifested
tie deepest solicitude for the comfort and welfare of the
moldier, and adverting to the feet that his royal highness
had ices been enrolled amoeg the members of the company.
(Lend theme.)
The Duke of CAVBRIDGR, in returning thanks,
Prime Warden, my lords, and gentlemen, you have done me
Um tumour of proposing my health in a most acceptable
meaner, in connexion with the service with which I have
be familiar from the enlist period of my life, and for
which, as you way easily Imes**, I entertain the greatest
affection and regard. With respect to the positioe of the
army in this country, I believe that during the period that
I have had the honour of enjoying the cosildesee of
the Sovereign sad of the country as the bead of the
sway, that mercies has in oo respect retrograded
Lam what it was at the time whoa that trust
was lamed. in my band+. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, we
see living in a country in which we all destre to see
pesos asdprosperity in every part of the world, because we
fed that it tbe world is kept at pine that will he a most
rjand fortunate state of things for this great commie.
rantry ; but I have also felt, and I believe it is the
pseud feel* of the conatiy, that in order *attain that
meek desiredsad, to sad, it seiestal that the efficiency of the
-aweless should always be fully maiatsieed. (Chem) The
the endow in, in my opinion, the beat pm
re "eine or of
the costiausaes of pears. Ours is a great em.
Sire ; we have vast interests at stake ; we desire to be
powerful in every pert of the meld ; and if we desire that,
we must have power sad stiesgth to carry oat on Mhos,
which can only be eocomphshed by means of ostablishmouto
efficient both as regards the army slid navy for such pur-
pose. Therefore. I contend that if the services are kept
easiest. in that way the IMMO of the world, so far as this
empire is oesosened, is Maly to be preserved. With that
object in view, the imeatry, feeling very strongly to the stitt-
joet, cams forward a short time ago in a most noble mower,
sad. produced a sew army ea an auxiliary to the regular
Liss. This was a eneveamet which I do not bane was
wer meanie any other part of the weld. A vast cum-
ber of men, I believe I may now my 150,000, have banded
themeless together under the fostering can of the govern-
ment, as ma measly to the regular army of this
great empire, sad the malt has been that we all sow feel
Ldegree of cosadesos and satidactice which we sever
I before, is knowing that this country is really
preiscied. I think that Yawns tits greatest =
'radii upon the general feeling of loyalty wad
which is Um evinced is the country, and I have always
endeavoured, se a military ens, to support, fader, and es-
sewage that noble lad mealy spirit which is now growl
nib a and Twine** (Cheers.) Gentlemen, the prime
warden and this occipasy have dose me a very great sad
mmerited tremossr. Tow have selected me as an hoeceary
amber of thin noised and highly important corpora-
Isem This is a compliment I value highly, first as a ono.
next as • u
compliment. to
~ha royal family to which I . thirdly
.
Omani to the service of which I have the bosoar to be at
the head. Although lam not at all prepared to my that
ths list two reasons had sot some weight in pour Wads
la pay, me this compliment, I cannot but feel
Mat the *more doe to my poodles as connected
with the army than in any other capacity, for I feel that it
Soto the army I owe everything as regards my prawn
I have from early life beep usociated with
ibst service. I have invariable foetid among its members
the greatest support and the kindest feeling in relation
to myself, sad it has been my pleasure and pride
after having served I. the lower grades to find myself at
the heed of my profession. It is a profession of which I
am cure the cosstry his a right to be proud. It is a pro-
Mosoa which at all times will do its duty in whatever
politico it may he placed. As you are well aware, the
awn of this country has often been placed in difficulties
and datiLVidit these have been overcome, sad the result
Is that pommies se army which it delights to
hamar. this occasion you have honoured the army
by proposing the Mast which you have been pleased to as.
aping with my same, and you have at the game time
hammed me not Dime as the bead of the army by electing
lee as a member of this modest and honourable corpora.
ties. I feel that this is the greatest compliment which
yes could have paid me and the army to which I beloog,
and I beg to thank you in the same of the army for the
honour which you have conferred upon it in my pew*.
pCreen.)
The CHAltitnn that proposed "Her Majesty's Minden.'
nessectiag with the toast the same of the Right Hoe. flo-
hod Lowe, and remarking that the country was never in a
some natistottory positio• than it is at present.
Mr. Lows, IL P., Is returning thanks, said there had
bees periods whew it would have been difficult to return
thanks for a Mast like that without seeming to trench on the
eseinee of party politics. But happily at no period bad
that difficulty boon Isms than it vas as the preempt moment.
The goverarest bad the pleasure of seeing a primmest in
whiskthe old digitisation, of parties was almost MAIM
eased, so that it might be truly said that they retained
power almost as much through the goodwill of those who
were seminally opposed to theis as through the votes of
Moo party which they represented. That was not
the people place for evened( deeply into the
Hof this happy state of things. It had arisen, be
, is • peat measure from the settlement of a vast
smakor of question which formerly divided the country
m it were into hostile camps, sad which bad been satin
by a sort of amicable compromise, so that *either party
amid claim a complete victory or feel much humiliated. It
was also owing in a coesiderabls degree to the great attain.
mate sad the (Mai pleas in the public eye of that most
illostion and remarkable mss who had outlived a poem
ties of statesmen, to preside with unexampled power and
popularity over the deliberation of the Honactil Commons,
sad who was an orsameet to the country as well as the
teed of the adinisistrehom (Cheers.) He would tot en.
begs ea that subject He would only say, on behalf of the
gmereaseet. that be believed they were sincerely anxious
dieshaqp properly the important duties which devolved
apes them as the heads of their several departments. Be
believed that the second moment of Lord Palmerstos
meld hereafter be beck to as one of the happiest
goveranieste is English history. Al a nation they were
happy In their word; they were happy in their colonial
mope, extend' over soviet a portion of the earth's mar-
bpi ; they were is the respeetiof foreign nuatrier—
dad he believed that had Dever enjoyed won of the
rasped of foreign powers than she did at the present time.
TWOS advantages Itsd bees mourn by the iodustry sad
emNgittemmeet of the people, sad by the concord and unani-
mity of nubile mew. might those causes of **enmity
eeatiase in operation. aid loos might their efficiency be
maistaitied. Misers
Tits sent toad was " The House of Lords."
Lord ChnintOM mid perhaps as of the best proofs
that that home wee wadi, of the osifideme of the couotry
was that be himself aught be maid to be a sad of represse.
Mare sem her of it. Ile had no ancestral Minas to a seat
a that house, het he had is.. I. it Imply by hard work,