The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-19 00:00:00

TIIE WATERLOO BANQUET.

Last evening, Field-Marshal the Duke of Welling-
ton gave hi. customary grand banquet to the officers of the
British army who had the honour of Nerving under the
command of the illuetrious duke at the battle of Waterloo.
As Time makes its slow and certain progress, the ranks
of the brave and gallant men, to whose valour England owes
the victory, become thinned by death, and we remarked the
absence of several distinguished officers, at the anniversary
entertainment yesterday, who have been removed hem this
terrestrial sphere to, we trust, one where peace ever reigns.
Since lad year the mortality has not been so great ; but
among the number we have to include Major-General Sir
Alexander Camento, K.C. 11., Major-General Siemer, Ma-
jor-General John lloteler Parker, C.H., Colonel Edward
ILease, Colonel C. P. Ellis, Cohmel It. Beaucham, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel P. Campbcl', C. 8., Lieutenant-Colonel J.
Cross, KM., Lieutenant-Colonel J. Garland, K.H.,Lieute-
nant-Colonel J. Sinclair, Lieuteuant Colonel A. G. Sedley,
Lieutenant-Colonel J. Wright, Major Austin, ac. The
muster of officers who assembled at the banquet was little
short of that last year, there being above seventy veterans
present at the gathering.
Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey wasloudly cheered
by the populace, as that gallant nobleman's carriage drove
into the courtyard.
His Royal Highness' Prince Albert arrived at a few
minutes after seven o clock, from Buckingham Palace, at
tended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stole to
His Royal Highness, Majur-Geuerul Bowles (Master of the
Queens Household), and Colonel Bouverie. On the ap-
proach of the royal carriage, the people enthusiastically
greeted the prince by hearty cheers. The venerable duke
having received intimation of the l'rince Consort's speedy
arrival, descended from the drawing-room, where he gave
reception to his gallant friends, and met his royal highness
beneath the portico as the prince alighted front his carriage,
and conducted the royal prince to the apartment in which
the martial company had assembled preparatory to the
dinner. The band of the Grenadier. Guards (the duke's
regiment) was stationed in the vestibule to play marches
during the arrival of the guests.
At ten minutes pest 7, dinner was announced; the
Duke, with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, leading the
way, followed by the distinguished field officers destined to
have the honor of dining with his grace. As the guests
entered the splendid gallery, the band, agreeable to cue- I
tom, played the familiar tune of " the Roast Beef of Old
Distend."
The Prince, the noble and gallant Dort, Vied. Hardinge,
and the majority of the officers having the prive,wore the
riband of the order of the Bath, the only urse riband of
the Garter being worn by the Marquis of Aberoern, allowed
to be present from his attendance on the Prince Consort.
General Baron de Curphal, a distinguished officer in the
King of Holland's service, Sir Ilugh Halkett, in the Haw-
',nen army, and kis Excellency Prince Casteldada, were
the only foreigners dining with the duke on this anniver-
sary, and were conspicuous from the numerous decorations
they wore, marks of valour gained inn many a hard-fought
enge gelrnt.
uke of Wellington presided, supported an the right
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Marquis of
Anglesey, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Earl of Strafford,
Sir Edward Karbala. the Earl Cathcart, and on the left
by his Excellency Plisses Casteleicala, Viscount Hardiest,
Ile., an
There was hardly difference in the aspect of the
speeieus and ri bellished gallery to what we
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gallery the sideboard presorted the met gegen, display
of gold plate, Plasetaa's celebrated shisid ofeapylaig a pro-
minent place is the centre, Mamboed tan the finely
designed gold candelabra, ateetieetedel tram the citizens
Of London.