The Express.
London, England, 1857-08-03 00:00:00

GRAND BANQUET AT FISHMONGERS' HALL

Saturday, the Id of August, being the Eutniversary
of the amen= of the Hanoverian line to the throne of
these realms in the person of George 1., and atm the day on
which the eon and silver tedr given by "Mr. Dome, an
eminent actor of Drury Lane, in honour of the seaport=
event, wan rowed for by six "jolly young watermen' " from
"Swan to Swan," the erasion was celebrated at Fhb-
wagers' Hall by a banquet, which fully sustained the
hospitable reputation of the worshipful company. Turtle
and venison, and every other delicacy that wealth could pro-
cure whether in or out of seeson„ were present in the moat
lavish profusion, and the wines included the famous Car-
bonell port fifty years old, burgundy of the Regency, and
the rare wedeln of which the Fishmongers Com-
pany one of the few remaining bins.
fhe arMarrangement, which was nntemally elaborate,
reflected the highest credit on Mr. Ingram Travers, ,
the Renter Warder, to whose department belonged the im-
portent duty of superintending the prandial preparations
the edibles being provided by Messrs. Ring and lirymer, of
Cornhill. The chair WY taken by Honour Gut It A NI, Esq.,
Prime Warden, supported by Meson. Eynsatoxi. lioddington,
Edwards, and Wuod, warden" Jahn Ingram Travers, Ent
and Mr. William Beckwith Towne, clerk to the company.
Amongst the guests were The Right Hon. Lord Brom-
hem, the Right Hon. Lord J. Russell, the Right Hon.
Vernon Smith, the Itight Hon. Sir Benjamin Hth, Bart.,
the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, Sir W. Page Wood, Major-
Gen. Sir W. F. Williams, Bart., M.P., Lieut.-Colonel
Teesdale, Admire' Bow Captain Sweeny, Sir Robert Fer-
guson, Ban, M.P., Sir in Hawes, W. Crawford,
Esq., /4.P., S. M'Curdy Greer, Esq M.P., Sir C. Nichol-
son. D.C.L., LLD. (late Speaker of House of Assembly
in Sydney), Master of this lethrotirs' Company, Muter of tits
Draper: Company Muter of the Clothworkere Company,
Benjamin Hewes, isa, S. Olding, Esq., G. Pollard,
David Norris, Feq„ .P., Mark Hunter, Esq., C. Mortise.:
Esq., Harvey Lewis, Esq. High Sheriff for County
Kildare), Alderman Lawrence, John Homy, Esq., 6re.
The musical arrangements were under the direction of Mr.
Hobbs, and omprised the talents el Mrs. Hepworth, Miss
Byka, Mr. Hatton, Mr. Winn, sad the members of the
Orpheus Glee Union, whose admirable part-singing was the
subject of general commendation.
After the cloth had been removed, and the usual loyal
Masts had been drunk, the Prime Warden proposed " The
Army and the Navy," when General Sir V F. Williams
returned thanks foe the army. Mr. Vernon Smith acknow-
ledged the toast of "The health of her Majesty's Minis-
ters." The next toast, "The Homes of Lords and Com-
, m na" was acknowledged by Lord Brougham Lord John
Wendt, and MT. Crawford. Sir W. Page Vood returned
thank. for the Judges, and thu health of the Prime Warden
buying been drunk, the company retired to the draw Mg-
room.
The winner of the coat and badge, Thomas Coffin White,
of Bermondsey, and the two next best men, were ixdroduced
in the course of the evening, and severally congratulated,
and presented with a bottle of wine by the Prime Warden.