The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-14 00:00:00

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Yesterday evening a complimentary dinner was
gives, at the Vreeniasone' Tavern, by the electors of Finsbury
to Sir Morton Peito, M.P., to celebrate his return foe that
borough; Mr. Roo= CcNLIFFE, waa in the chair, sup-
ported by Mr. T. Danoombe, M.P., Mr. Edwin James,
M.P., Mr. Schneider, M.P., Mr. Herbert Ingram, M.P.,
Mr. Staroland, M.P., the PAT. W. Brook, Mr. J. Spicer,
Mr. Seijeent Bollantyne, Mr. Tindal Atkinson, and about
200 of the moat indasellal electors of the borough.
After the usual loyal and patriotic WYSS had been duly
honoured the CH A IHICA N proposed the health of Sir Morton
Peto, and stated that he should not stand before that com-
pany In the character which he then held If he did nut
convelentiouily bolters that Sir Morton Pato was the
right man is the right place. He draw en elaborate
Facture of the career of Sir /dates Polo, pointing out that
the electors of the country ought to be thankful that men of
his deic:ription were nesters of the House of Commons.
He believed that he was worthy of the constituency, and
that they had done themselves honour in selecting his. as
their represettative.
Sir MORTON Pero, who we. received with great ap-
plause and the utmost cordiality, stemmed hie inability to
give expression for the kindnees which had been ehown to
him. his stated thnt he had been requested to offer himself I
as a candidate for Finsbury two or three yearn ago, end he wee
told that his candidature would be received by the borough
with pleasure and satisfaction. He was not then in a
position to avail himself of the offer which was made
to him ; but on the second occasion that a similar otter was
made to bias he felt himself to be in a condition to accept so
gratifying a testimony of the good opinion of so large and
tefluentisl a constitorni y. He had resolved to do his duty
to that constituency to toe beat of his ability ehould he be
elected; end he found that, although it was stated to him
that however strong he might be in Islington he would fail
in Clerkenwell, in this latter district he had as many true
and active friends as in the other. Ater some further allu-
sions to local t Tice Sir Merton Peto dwelt for a time on
the tort that peace had been proclaimed in Europe, and ex-
pressed hie bell, f that It was a subject of lejoicing whatever
mlight he the teems cat which it was concluded. Iteferring
case men to his ecesexion with the borough of
Fiesbary, he said that the first act of hie poli-
ties! lib was that of cenvamiog for Mr. Thomas
Duni:mobs roma 26 years ago, end he could not express hie
pleasure at tiediog himself at length the colleague of that
hon. gentleman. He was opine sure that nothing would he
wactieg in hia colleague sad himself in doing their duty to
their constituents, and he again expressed his deep gratitude
fnr his taring been chosen aa the representative is parlia-
ment of such a come it uency, end his high sense of the coin-
timent which had bean pod to hiss in theoelebeaties of that
:1e• t mat of "The House of COMMIS" having been pro-
gated by Mr. Seriemit Bellantute. wee responded to by Mr.
T. Dascoeshe, Mr. H. lames, and Mr. Herbert legman.
Oa the whole, the character of the mlebeation appeared
be to such se to give the s.rongest proofs of the
anashalty end good feeling which exist between the con-
stituency of the immesh and its reprelentatives. A tanalcal
corps, coceprialas IM cervices et HIM Lyle', Mir MIR COI,
Mr. H. Seymour, gad Mr. Statham, under the dirtates
of Mr. Turner, ooacribatel to the plasma( enjoyment of the
evening Mr. Harker wan the toartsesaber.