The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-01 00:00:00

REJOICINGS IN THE METROPOLIS

Shortly after ten o'clocx on Sunday night, a r 07,
salute of 100 guns from the park and tower of Lon _t
announced to the inhabitants of this metropolis tigit
peace had been finally concluded. Instructions were Ili
issued from the Horse Guards until after seven oclos
and in order that Divine service might not be interrorehe
in the metropolitan churches, the hour appointed for !"
lour/
ceremony was ten o'clock. The fact gained publ ot,
and a very large concourse of persons collected 13 ned
James's Park, within the space leading from the entranlie
by the Horse Guards to the Duke of York's column. 14s
military bands at St. George's and Wellington bar%
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at the same time played the National Anthem, andvvthe
the park guns had ceased the report of the guns at The
tower were distinctly heard booming in the distance• ofor
bells of the different metropolitan churches rang ilirthe
peals until after midnight, in commemoration ()-
event

Yesterday morning at an early hour, large crown,
people began to assemble in and around the Royal By
change, in the anticipation that the conclusion of Pe 131
would be formally proclaimed by the Lord Mayor'
aria
eleven o'clock the assemblage comprised several theastor
individuals, and several influential city gentlemen him
warded a mesuage to the Lord Mayor, requesting
to present himself to the people, and gratify them re
publicly reading any official communication that ois
might have received upon the subject of peace,' the
lordship urged as an objection to this course, t",,atd to
peace was not yet ratified, but ultimately consen'eppro
adopt the course suggested. Accordingly, at 0:1` by
o'clock he quitted the Mansion-house, accornpanie
the City Marshal (both being dressed in plain attat
of
and made his way to the centre of the open area, wesea-
the Royal Exchangen, where he was received by a trec°
dous dlan ong-contiued burst of enthusiastic cheeriag',4
His Lordship then briefly said that although an oner
proclamation of peace could hardly be made until. a at
the terms of peace agreed to by the plenipotentiaries
Paris should be ratified, the occasion, however, Was an
of great congratulation, and he would read to them. d
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official communication which he had that morning rectiowe
from her Majesty's Secretary of State for the .1-` read
Department. (Loud cheers.) His Lordship then
as follows :

My Lord,—l have the holinooumretOo ffiacccieu,
aMinatrychou3rll2rBdss6h:To
that a despatch has been this morning received fro ti,„(
Earl of Clarendon, her Majesty's principal secretarY
state for foreign affairs, dated Paris, March 30, anuowtd
ing that a definite treaty for the restoration of peace, auof
for the maintenance of the integrity and indeperld3l),?„end
the Ottoman Empire was yesterday signed at Paris Irtne
cheers) by the plenipotentiaries of her Majesty, 0' ;be
Emperor of France, of the King of Sardinia, and of he
Sultan, and also of the Emperor of Austria, and of c.„O
King of Prussia on the one part, and of the Emperor of
the Russias on the other.—l have, &c., G. GAWif'
To the Riht Hon. the Lrd Mayor.
When his lordship do conclud ed, loud cheers roid
from all parts of the immense assemblage, accomPniecl
by the waving of hats and handkerchiefs, which contina to
for some minutes, and the Lord Mayor then return,e of
the Mansion-house, conveyed by a numerous b"lstlip
gentlemen, who gave one more cheer "as his loro
disappeared within the portals of the City Palace- oof
A day of universal thanksgiving for the cessatio
war will, we understand, be veil, shortly announce`; the
the Archbishop.of Canterbury, at the command 4:4
Sovereign.