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London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

THE PRESS, NOVEMBER 13, 1858.

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the cavalry for one son, and the artillery for
another.

LORD AND LADY LYNDHURST, and the Hon. Miss
Copley, who have been residing several months at
St. Leonard's-on-Sea, are expected in town early in
the ensuing month. The veteran lawyer and states-
man, we are gratified to add, is in the enjoyment of
the best of health.
VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON arrived
in town on Tuesday from Broadlands. The noble
viscount and her ladyship have been honcured with
invitations to visit the Emperor and Empress of the
French at Compiilne.
TIIE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND MRS.
DISRAELI have arrived in London from Hughenden
Manor, Bucks.

Volittcal.

Guildhall in the evening, at which there were present
among the guests—the Earl of Carlisle, the Hon. and
Very Rev. the Dean of York, the Hon. and Rev. S.
W. Lawley, the Hon. \V. E. I)uncombe, and the city
members, Mr. Westhead and Colonel Swyth. The
Lou] .Mayor presided.
After several toasts had been drunk,
The LORD MAYOR proposed the " Health of the
Earl of Carlisle," which was received with enthu-
siastic cheering.
The Earl of CARLISLE rose, and, after a few pre-
liminary observations, expressive of his pleasure at
being present on so interesting an occasion, pro-
ceeded to say :

You have this day, my lord, with your fellow•citizens
planted in a conspicuous position wthin this venerable
town some of those cannon which formerly frowned—ay
and spoke, too, in most destructive accents from the walls
Sebastopol. If they were merely to serve as the memo-
rials of national strife and of continued ill-will, I could
scarely have congratulated you upon the grant you hsd
obtained. We only now know the Russians as those
whom we found brave and skilful foes, and whom we are
now glad to look upon as friends. Nay, more, we trace with ,
anxious interest and sympathy the course of the young
Emperor, who did not begin, but who ended the war
between us, and who seems now intent on developing the
pacific resources of his mighty empire, and striking off the
yoke and fetters of the serf. I wish we may have reason
to say quite as much of all our allies in the late war.
But those guns, however, may be justly considered
as the monument of deeds nobly done by all classes
of our fellow subjects; of the brightest achievement
and no less heroic endurance of the officers and
soldiers of the United Kingdom ; of the just renown of
that army which seemed to come out of its sharp and
fiery ordeal with more freshness, and glow, and vigour
even than marked them at its opening. No doubt the
pluck was at all times the same; but, in point of health,
of equipment, and of general efficiency, they kept advanc-
ing with every strain of the conflict, and the greater the
wear and the tear grew the toughness of their fibre, and
the brightness of their polish. Most suitably, then, will
these old Russian guns, transferred from their past theatre
of strife and bloodshed, become the spot where you, my
lord, this day have placed them, close to the circuit of
these ancient walls whose mounds formed the encampment
of old Roman Emperors, which witnessed many an em-
battled array of feudal England, and which looked down,
I believe, upon the widest plain of a peaceful Lind, and
where, I trust, their ministry of death and destruction
being now accomplished tbey will have found their
undisturbed and final resting place. My lord and gentle-
men, our military friends have not been able to join us on
this occasion from a feeling, if not an excess, of delicacy,
which we must respect although we must still regret. But
they will know that, whether present or absent, all our
hearts bound to our brave defenders, to whom we owe it
that we can meet together in splendid civic halls and quaff
the peaceful and friendly gob;et. And, as an expression
of our feelings towards the military service generally, and
an especial recognition of the memories of this heroic
anniversary, henceforth only to be happily associated with
the glories of an united patriotism, I beg to give to you,
" The brave men who perilled their lives in the Crimea in
defence of the liberty of nations.

The noble earl, who was loudly cheered throughout
his speech, having resumed his seat, Captain Mar-
shall, of the 2nd Life Guards, returned thanks. In
responding to the toast of " the City members," Mr.
J. P. B. Westhead, M.P., confessed that notwith-
standing the strange views which at this day, and in
certain influential quarters, are expressed on peace,
it appeared 'o him war seems a positive duty. He
proceeded to say :

I should be sorry for one moment to appear to attack on
this occasion any person who may differ from me in regard
to this question of war and peace, but I think that that
talented man, Mr. Bright, the other day at Birmingham,
admitted, perhaps, quite as much as it is necessary for me,
or for any other Englishman, to contend for upon this
question. I took an extract from the speech of Mr.
Bright, which, with your permission, I will now read.
lie said :

I have not, as you have observed, pleaded that this country
should remain without adequate and scientific means of de.
fence. I acknowledge it to be the duty of your statesmen at
ell times, with all possible moderation, but with all possible
efficiency, to take steps which shall preserve order within and
ou the confines of your kingdom.

Well, I shall be content with that, and there will be no
difference between myself and Mr. Bright on that subject,
except on the question of degree. I assure you I cannot
but feel a sympathy for those brave men who went forth
and perilled their lives in the Crimea, maintaining, as they
did most gallantly, the honour and fame of our country.
An orator, to whom I alluded, said that he supposed many
of those brave men wbo fell were forgotten by all but their
mothers. Not so. It is, indeed, bat natural mothers
should weep over their sons, though they cannot but feel
the glory that attacht.s to their name, falling as they did
in the cause of their country. Yon have not forgotten
those heroes, and their names, which I understand are
recorded in connection with the ceremony of the day,
are placed on the stones of the pedestal on the site
which.yon have selected for these monuments of British
fame.

Colonel Smyth, M.P., who also acknowledged tho
compliment, observed in the course of his speech :
We are met today to celebrate a great event—an event
which you have, in my opinion, most properly taken this
opportunity of celebrating. We desire to du so, not, au
nes said by my noble friend (the Earl of Carlisle), if ha
will allow me to call him so, in any vindictive or boastful
spirit ; we wish not to revive any of the pains or the heart.
burnings which occurred at the time of the Crimean war;
but we are met to-day, and 1 don't hesitate to say so pub.
licly, to celebrate a great victory—a victory which woali
not hays been worthy of the fame it has obtained if our
foes had that day been less gallant, our enemies been less
persevering than they were. We desire in this city of
York to express our admiration of the gallant deeds that
were performed at lnkermann,—our commiseration and
our mourning for those who fell on that bloody held where
over-matched and surprised British soldiers held their
ground spinet countless numbers, whom the timely arri.
val of our French allies enabled us successfully to resist.
The hon. gentleman concluded by expressing an
opinion that we do not take as much care as we
should of the British soldier.

Among the other toasts were " The Lord Mayor,"
" The Dean and Chapter of York," " Earl de Grey
and the Yorkshire Hussars," and "Miss Nightingale
and the Ladies who assisted her in the Crimea."

On the same evening about seventy of the men
resident in York who in arms served their country in
the Crimea, sat down to a dinner which had been
provided by public subscription, when the valuable
services of the army were duly acknowledged.

A CABINET Comectr. was held on Monday at the
official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in Downing-street. The Ministers present were:—
The Earl of Derby, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the
Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl
of Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of
Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Sir E. Bulwer Lytton,
General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakingtoo,
the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John
Manners.

THE BOARD OF TRADE has very wisely resolved to
help poor coastmen and fishermen with weather
glasses for use on our exposed and dangerous shores.
Government has placed a barometer, experi-
mentally, at St. Iv, s, and mean to place another in
Mount's Bay. The Scotch Fishery Board has tried
the experiment with success.
THE INDIAN RELIEF FUND, up to the present data,
including interest accruing on investments, amounts
to 433,620/. Of this sum 127,286/. has been de-
spatched for distribution in India, besides which
power has been given to the authorities in that
country to draw for 10,0001. more. At home reliet
has been granted to the extent of 35,727 L, and, as
the expenses of management during the entire
period (including upwards of 4,0001. for advertising)
amount to only some 6,0001., there is a balance of
more than 205,0001. still available. The committee
have given a general account of the distribution
made at home ; 86 widows and orphans of officers, 2,i,
orphans of officers, 298 widows, and 423 children of
soldiers, 6 widows of clergymen, and 23 widows and
orphans of civilians, have shared in the relief which
the munificence of their countrymen provided.

Rittrogolitan.

THE NEW LORD MAYOR.

ALDERMAN WIRE was sworn iu, on Monday, at
Guildhall, as Lord Mayor of London. The presen•
tation of the new chief magistrate to the Barons of
the Court of Exchequer took place on the following
day with the usual formalities ; the civic progress
from the realms of Gog and Magog to Westminster
attracting, as usual, large crowds of sight seers.

THE LORD MAYOR'S BANQUET.
The grand banquet given by the Lord Mayor and
the Sheriffs to celebrate their accession to office tack
place in the Guildhall. The hall was decorated for
the occasion with great splendour, and when the
whole of the company, including Ministers of State,
commanders in the army and navy, civic functionaries,
the corps diplomatique, the judges and members of
the episcopal bench, all in their official costumes end
accompanied by their wives and daughters en stands
toilette, had assembled, the scene was altogether a
dazzling and animated one.
The principal guests began to arrive about sis
o'clock, and were received by the Lord Mayor and
the Lady Mayoress in the chamber devoted to tha
deliberations of the Common Council. The appear-
ance of the Earl of Derby, Mr. Disraeli, and the
lmding members of the Government, was Lallel