The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-22 00:00:00

DINNER 47' 1142TOBESTBR IV SIR 14111E4
BROOKE.

Laid evening a public dinner was given to Sir
ZUNIS Brooke, K.C.8., at the Queen'. Hotel, Piccadilly.
Iris Mamma, Em., Mayor, presided ; and at the principal
table were Sir Junes Brooke, Colossi &resets, H 8., Alder-
man Bir lames Watts, Mr. Thomas Beaky, Admiral the
Hon. Sir H. Hype{, K.C.8., the Hon. Mr. Howerd, Alder-
man Sir Elkanah Armitage. end Colossal Kennedy. The
vice-chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Pairbairn.
Sir Jeers Baooxr, in responding to the tout in his
honour, reviewed the chief pants of his career in connexion
with Sarawak, and situ enlarging upon the great commer-
cial importance of the place, said—To advance the
interests of my own conatry, and to obtain permanency
for Shrunk, I would willingly have conceded the country,
with the consent of its inhabitants, to the crown ; but
there were serious objections to this connexion, the most
sakes, probably being the expense which a new colony
would have entailed. The proposition, then, which I have
made, as the basis of a future arrangement is, that
Ragland should grant a protectorate, end that she should
stand in the position of a public creditor to Sarawak;
with a stipulation that, on certain terms, she might take
of the country, whenever her interests required
ris(Var, hear," and applause.) This proposition appears
to me to combine all the advantages of pores ion, with
toes at its liabilities. The native government, which is
wiled to the people, and in which they largely, themselves,
edndnister, might be advantageous) y continued ; while the
Miicade feet* would rest with the crown. (Hear,
hear.) ere 11100 wanting precedents, if precedents
be seeded, for a protectorate. And for the loan which
In proposed, it Is too small almost to be mentioned in
this city of Manchester, and It would be secured
ptledpal and interest, upon the country itself. Them are
the terms on which I should desire to make a final arrange-
ment with this country, sad by which the greatest of all
t blaming' would be secured for Sarawak.
Hear, heir.) But If It was required of me, I would
maritime this sum of 40,0001. or 600001.—though it was
the torture which I have inherited, and which I have
exceeded to bring flammek to its present properous
condition. (" Hear, hear," end applause.) No obstacle
shall be raised on my part. I would -not allow any selfish
consideration to stand ia the way of attaining a great public
object—(applause)—for I can stand before you to-nigh; and
al_ treys Wore my counley. with a conscious pride that my
ban& are unsullied by the love of lucre—(applause)—that I
have given all, and received nothing. (" Hear, hear," and
applause) My tale is told. I will only say that, for myself
I ant as nothing ; for what la • handful of dust compared to the
destiny of a people P (Hear, hear.) And the subject which
occupies us does involve the destiny of a noble race. (Hear.
bear.) Tow will pardon me, frennemen, lam sore, If I have
been deficient In those complimentary phrases, which are often
too lavishly used upon a festive occasion like this. I have
spoken earnestly, to men of earnest purpose (hear, hear)
and you will believe me, in all simple identity, that I feel
grateful for the reception you have given me in your great
city—a reception which, whether in good fortune or in bed,
I shall ever remember with pleasure and with gratitude.
(Loud applause.)
A full report of the proceedings at the banquet appears in
the Alanelteitisr Clasanisaos of this day.

The marriage of the Earl of Harewood with Miss
Diana Elizabeth Matilda Smyth, daughter of Cul. Smyth,
M.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Smyth, took place yesterday, at
St. Paul's church, Knightsbridge. The Hon. and Rey.
James Lascellee officiated, and was assisted by the Hon. and
Rey. Robert Liddell, incumbent of St. Paul's church. The
honeymoon will be passed at Boughton House, near Ket-
tering, one of the rata of the Duke of Bucclench.

The marriage of Miss Eliza Emily Butler,
daughter of the Hon. Charles Lennox Butler, with Mr. Jr.
Hathwell, only son of the Hey. Dr. asthma, of Wastend,
Hants, was solemnised yesterday, at St. George's church,
Hanover-square, in the prams, of a circle of the friends of
both families.

On Tuesday ths Hon. Mrs. Egremont Lancelles
gays birth to a daughter, at Tiarewood Hones, Leeds.
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Viscountess FOlketitoue g►ve birth to twins, boy
sof girl, on Moeda, Lat.

Thu Poet says that if any " true and loyal "
Englishman cheered oa hearing of the aoquittal of Dr. Ber-
ried, It was " because they rejoiced that the Derby-Disraeli
cabinet, who midday got up the Bernard trial as a door of
amps an than, were not eared from the whim/dna@ of
admitting that the law of England ie deletnive, and that
Lad Pahnerekes uovernment acted properly in introducing
their' Ccempeady to YUAN' BM 1' "
The letter of M. Homo, one of the members for
Paris, declining na iavitedea to die at the Tuileries, was
as follows:—" Meadow le Grand Chassballan,—l have
reenved the letter by whiob yen Mails ms is the name of
the Kraperer, to tins at the Tuileries. I should bs greatly
stemieed, M. le ChembsUan, to find myself at such a meet-
fag, and my constituents would not be lees so, at the moment
when my Meade are oa the road to wile and transportation."
—Oratirtirriol

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