The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-11 00:00:00

THE NEW LORD MAYOR.

THE BANQUET AT GUILDHALL.
The Mogen, which really forms the termisetka of the
pageant (described la Saturday's Express), mad which, ac-
ixordieg to darhenesered ernetem, green the Inaugurating of
the new Lord Meyer, teak plasm is the Guildhall, Oa Setup- I
day night. The gusts began to anise sheetly after five
o'clock.
Freakily at six o'clock the Marquis of Clearicarder,
her liajereo Poothesster-Gustaf, entered the ball, followed
by the Right Hon. Lore John Rumen, whom peer nes was
greeted with 'sheen of the most esthsedastie character.
mi Amongst the company ed at this time around the prin-
Mod tables we naiad the lit Hos. the late Lord Mayor,
the Lord High Chanosilor Baron Truro), the Marquis
of Lansdowne the Marro of Claarkarde. the Earl
of Carlisle, Lansdowne, d
John Russell, Filmset Palmerston,
Sir George Grey, But., the Right Hos. Fox Mewl*, the
American Minister, the Sardinian minister, Lord Campbell,
Sir Joke Jervis, the Chief /mike of the Comma Pleas, the
Lard Chief Bane, and several ether members el the Atli.
cid beech, Lord Dudley Coates Stun, Id P.. Lard
Whersoliffe, Lord Milford, the Doan of St Paul's, the
Attorney sad Solleitse-Gmaral, sad a arasiderable amber
of mantien of the her, with the ethane en of the Eat India
Compley, Jan Ilistermaa, Esq., M.P., and many other
ft attends! noblemen and gentlemen. The t hell
was filled to the aimed, sad woe* the on from the
Lori Mayor's Chamber appeared, the noble pile nag with
acclamations.
Altar the cloth had been drawn and gram had been Muted
by the vocalists, the several toasts were annesmod from the
chair by a Sauna of trumpets.
The hall was brilliantly illuminated with several Inge
coloured glass cheedelien, and lines aid festoons of psi Jets
ran around the upper part of he hall, posrieg a flood of
brilliant light upon the festive serene below.
There was a 'military bead stationed in the gallery, which
played a variety of sin during the snivel of the Inlets and
while the Lord Mayor and the company were taking their
seats at the upper table. After the cloth had been removed,
The LORD MAYOR rose and said—My lords and pestle-
mee, I beg to give you as Me Ant thest, the health of oar
illustrious Beverage t and I the smith will all join with m
in testifying your alleglanee„ and your loyalty and attach-
ment to the crown and person of our gradate lady the
Qum. (Load cheers)
The test was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm. When
the Natio:real Anthem woe rang, the company took advantage
of the peaked referthee is the second Tenet
esethw bee tendon mamba them fail.
Gahm' Oh* pellthe—dthante their limehh Mks,
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and marked Gide Imgrecel of the seadeasst by lend and
The
next. The ast gives by the Lord Mayor was " The
Priam Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the other
Mamba of the Royal Family." This tout was also drunk
with much enthusiasm.
The LORD MAYOR thea rue and said.--My lards sad
reatlemint, it becomes my pleasing duty now to brieg ander
your notice the two great NOTION et the soanny. I ma
nee you are not at all unmindful of their great acklevements
and services in the time of war, and although we are now at
peace, sad desire to remain at peace, yet I think you will
concur with me, that we ought not to be unmindful of past
"entice, and that we mitt to expreos our gratitade to those
who have distlagekked themselves in both esrvime. I
OW, you " The Army end Navy," and I shall join with
It the names of Captain Stuart and Sir John Burgoyne.
(Cheering]
Capt. STUART returned thanks ea behalf of the service
to whisk he belonged, and be thought it fortunate that in a
company of Beelishaien neither preparation sot eloquence
was necessary for the performance of the duty he was now
sailed on to ditattarge, however incapable he might be of
Mier homer to It. ILled sheers)
Sir JOHN BURGOYNE briefly returned thanks on be-
half of the army.
The LORD MAYOR said the next toast he had the plea-
nre to propose was ens in which they were all deeply lote.
rested—it was, " Prosperity to the City of London and its
trade."
The tont having boon duly honoured,
The LORD MAYOR again rose and said: I am now
going to Invite you to pay • mark of reopen to my Oohs
hoe. kind the late Lord Mayor. (Great cheering.) His
conduct during the pest year Is before the world. The
citizens of London can testify to the upright, and honourable
and independent manner In which he has diseltsaged the
duties of Lord Mayor, and his conduct is in every way wor-
dy a chief magistrate of this great metropolis. I beg,
herefore, to give you " The health of the late Mayor."
(Great cheering.)
Mr. Alderman FARNCOMB (the late Lord Mayor) re-
leased thinks. He mound them that it was with insulin
plsnwa he roes to thank them for the greet homer they
lLedi duce him In drinking his health. If be bad only de-
served their commendations, that was with him above all
other considerations. He would never forget the very great
kindness he had exports:Lod Meng his yar of ofike, end
begged to More: them all kitsiasen thank,.
TM LORD MAYOR—It becomes my dot] now to pro.
pose to you a toast which, I am sure, yea will all receive
with acclamation. I Mr, to to you "The Health of
the Font's Ministers, asd to enure them, La your name,
that the ifitisens of London will be always ready to give
them a hearty welcome.
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.
Hie Inelleney the A.MBRICAN MINISTER (Mr.
Lawrence) returned thanks. He sold : I ease ken, hoping
to have had the pleasure of meeting a larger aaa.beriat;
colleague., seamy of whom I knew, if they wen here, were
older than myself, and would resiead to any sentiment that
might be given by your lordship. Ia that Immetation I find
myself disappoiated, and I makes I sus somewhat 111111bar-
raised. My Lord Mayor, I megmeakt• yea ea being
elevated to the impotent posithaa whisk you now
hold. I congratulate the *Kiser of Loader ea Meier
lived under the pverameat of squalls= well administered,
and I can only wish that the mantle of these that have
preceded your lordship may fell and sit as gracefully on your
shoulders es on those of any of your peed...seers. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then rose and mid that be was
honoured to-sight by the pressen of a dietiaguisked guest,
the Lord High Chancellor of England, and he woe sore
that the citizens of Loadon would feel proud at receiving
his lordship In that hall. He believed the noble and leaned
lord was • citizen of London by birth—that he had bean
educated at one of the public eaboole—that he took very
high and distinguished boners, sad he had sines doses's',
received the sale et her Mesty. He was Inn they would
all rejoice at meths his lordship ming them that evening,
and it was his annoy desire that he might be spend many
years to enjoy his inward. (Cheen.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR said—My Lord Mayor, I
return you my very warm thanks for the klad manger in
whisk you have letrodused my name to the company. All
the members of nag prolamin, who knew anything of the
customs of this peat my, ought to feel deeply Interested in
its welfare, kw Os City of London by very-tiequeady been
the first to disaster sad encourage talent an merit in the
members of my prollesies. The Mt step to becear is the
diertiminatket ad taleat, sad some of ha edeet men that
Berland ever ban taken that hot atop to honour
by the di en el the City of Leaks. I therefore, in
commas with resey member of my preload's, feel he gnat-
set satisfactioa and Osman in attending your festivals and
swimming year preepority • bat, my Lord Mayor, I have also
peculiar reaman,Selkk yes adverted to. lam sot cm of
those who have onamehil to the highest static* by birth. I
obtataed the headline of he City el Loudon by servitude. I
honestly served my eggrentleselip in the Worshipful Com-
pany of Turners, DM he sort of toning I adopted was that
of the quill, in ImOnsimint which has predated as eternise
trantormsehme as hoe of say tuning lathe ; and I Wok
that I myself am she the least milder 1111•200 of that trans.
format's.. (Hear.) It k also tree that is ono of your
great establihmeala to this city I, in common with my
eased and beamed friend, the Cord Chief Bann, received
my eduestioa. There I het Imbibed those feelings and
that affection for the Reformation which beaus endeared
to me as my understanding riposted, which I leaned to
r value, and continue to value, as intimately souaected whit
civil and religiose liberty—a reformation which, lea sorry to
say, se this time cells more than ordisarily ea every Mut-
t hearted protesteat In the empire to malataia &violate. It
r cells on every traishoarted Protestant to maintain and
de-
feud It r insidious enemies within sad easel! with-