Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-31 00:00:00

THE BA,NQUET,

long before the hoar -fixed for the commencement of
the Banquet,:-the company began to take their places at.
:the different,tables. The arrangements in the hall had,
'been of the most judicions,character, At the front of
i-the orchestra the "dais" or principal table was con-
-structed. This, which was. raised eighteeninches from
t:the, level of the floor, extended completely across the
ball, being 64 feet long, it had a circular curve in the
%centre, with its convex side towards the orchestra, a
considerable portion of each end was in a right line, and
at this table the principal guests were seated. They
were thirty-one in number, including the chairman, and
they were-seated in the following or her :

NCIS SHAND, ESQ.

On the left by
THE HIGH SHERIFF (SIR E.
GERRARD, BART.),
THE MARHEIS OF SALISBURY,
LORD CHELMSFORD,
THE EARL OF WILTON,
THE EARL OF DONAWIMOICE,
LORD RArENSWORTII,
LORD KINGSDOWN,
SIR JOHN P4HINGTON, BARR.,
M.P.,
SIR HUGH CAIRNS, M.P.,
SIR STATFORT, NORTHCOTE,
M.P., .1 -
HON. A. EGERTON, M.P.
SIR W. H. G: T OL-IFFF.,
M.P.,
T. B. Honsniza., Esn., M.P.,
HON. F. LYGON,-31.1',
COLONEL TAYLOR, M.P.
In front of the "dais;" and at right angles to it,-seven
rows-of tables stretched away the whole length of the
hall. These tables were slightly varied in length, but
on. the 'whole might be. said to average thirty-six-feet in
length each. These tables were divided into two by a
-passage which stretched right across: the hall. The
-tables were allotted in Alphabetical order, and at:them
were seated the followingzentlemen, viz. := _

Supported on the right by
THE EARL or ,DERBY,
• THE EARL VT M,LMES BURY,
THE EARL IDE EGLINTON,
THE EARL Or HARDWICK E,
"liit RIGHT HON. B. DISRAELI,
M.P.,
LORD STANLEY, M.P.,
LORD JOHN MANNERS,
'ARCHDEACON 'JONES,
Tin RIGHT HON. JO€EP2I
NAPIER,
TEE MARQUIS OF BATH,
LORD SEELMERSDALE,
LORDCRET DE WILTON, M.P.,
\WALIAM J. LEGH, ESQ., M.P.,
SEYMOUR FITZGERALD, ESQ.,
mx.

'TABLE A.—Edwd. Laurence, Geo. Soho Meld, Thomas Statter
F. Peek, A. R. Lafone, W. T. Mann, Charles J. Ford, Richd.
Bell, H. T. Jefferson, Weir Anderson, John Moss (Menthes-
ter), Sidney Sherlock, Henry Stubbs, William Clay, Robt.
-Ratter, T. B. Hughes, H. N. Pedder, Edward Pedder, Rev.
E. Littlewood, Trevor Roper, Geo. C. Hale (Knowsley H.),
w. R. Winch, Saml. H. Norris, John Sidebottom, Rev. J.
Armistead, John Anderson, Chapple Gill, James Lees, Hugh
Eaten, W. W. Shand, George Swainson, Wm. Stockley, E.
C. Thomas, T. R. H. Thomson, IL A. Mould, Capt. Pedder.
TAnix B.—Geo. Booker, Rev. F. Haggitt, Peter Wright, P.
B. Drinkwater, Thomas Kendall, Thomas Morris, Edward
Whitley, Henry Wilson, Capt. Mocatta, Wm: Dalgleish,
Arthur Ashton, J. W. Hyslop, P. M. Dove, Thomas Dow-
dall, jun., Thomas Healy, Thomas Chilton, J.
Whitley, jun., W. R. Coulborn, W. Cha:nbres, J. C. Lowe,
T. R. Bridson (Bolton), Hew, Worrall, T. S. Hurst, James
Roper, M. Mocatta, G. A. Tinley, Arthur Moore, Alm'.
Harley, G. E. Taunton, Robert Norris, Richard Withers,
Jos. Fenton, John Whitley, A. Middleton, Wm. Rodger.
TABLE C.—Sir H. Leeke, T. Edwards Moss, Major Tempest,
J. N. Walker, Colonel Jones, John Marriott, Francis J.
Powell, Chr. Bushel, Alfred turner, E. Zwilchenbart, G.
A. Mackenzie, W. H. Maclean,. James P. Campbell, N. D.
Bold, John Campbell, Robt. Horsfall, It. Zwilchenbart, R.
H. Frank, C. B. Robinson, R. C. Naylor, Charles Turner.
R. Watt (Speke), Sir Alexr. Ramsey, Bart., Laurence Peel,
Matthew Gregson, S. Leigh Gregson, George Grant, James
Tyrer, A. H. Lemonius, Sir John H. Maxwell, Bart., Wm.
Worrall, John Clowes, John B. Case, E. G. Deane, Dr.
Trench, A. P. Fletcher, Edward Gibbon, Robt. Hutchison.
TABLE D.—John Ireland Blackburne, T. B. Crosse, J. S. En-
twistle, John S. Leigh, J. B. Lloyd, William F. Bailey,
Wm. Nevett, George Daglish, Capt. Horn'ay, W. F. Hulton,
11. D. Anderson, G. B. Denton, J. G. Livingston; J. F. An-
derson, Thomas Bourne, T. B. Newton, John Chasm, W. It.
Callender, Geo. Arkle, Colonel Clifton, Colonel Smythe, Sir
Thomas Hesketh, Colonel Lindsay, •Hector F. McLeane,
Nath. Eckeesley, J. C. Harter, Thomas Mackenzie, Sir W.
Minto Farquhar, Bart.; Major Henry Edwards, G. H. Horsfall,
James Robertson, Thomas Addison, T. A. Bushby, Rev'. T.
B. Banner, Edward Banner, John Calder, John Sudlow,

Warner Shand.
TestE E.---B.obt. H. Norryes' Sir W. Byam, J. S. T. Greene,
J. R. Shaw, Thomas Haigh, J. Bromley Moore, Capt. Vin-
cent King, Thomas Bold, H. Littledale, James Plumpton,
S. R. Graves, John Stewart, John Bibby, John Crosthwaite,
W. B. Brett, Henry Clark, T. Hideout, Rey. B. S.
Clarke, John Stannistreet, Adam Hodgson,. Cob Clowes,
Robt. Woodward, Wm. Harrison, Matthew Brown, Sir W.
Fraser, Bart., N. R. Fowler, T. Littledale, James Lea,
Alderman Dover, B. U. Carroll, John Hodgson, John Swain-
son, T. R. Bridson, Henry Forshaw, Rev. J. Jackson, Patk.
Hunter, R. Dennistoun, Henry Steel.
TABLE T.—Colonel Taylor, Sir T. Gladstone, R. W. Houghton,
Alex. Shand, Alfred Power, John Fin, Jos.• Thibback, John
Laird, J. G. Morris, Alderman Parker, John Fornworth,
Thomas Akroyd, Edward Parry, J. G. Woodhouse, Hon. F.
Stanley (Knowsley), Fredk. Earle (Edenhurst), John Wilkin-
s 3n, J. A. Tobin, Sarni If olme, Robt. Rankin; Chas. Saunders,
Edwd. Johnston, Josias Booker, Hilton Halhead,* Rev. John
James Moss, Murray Parkes, RN., G. W. Moss, R. L. Jones,
B. H. Blundell, J. 11. Turner, Edward Ward. (Present),
W. McAdam Stewart, John Parsons, Henry Bushell, Thomas
Wilson' (shipbuilder), Alf. ed Radcliffe..
TABLE G.—John Hig,on, . Reginald Haigh, R Alert Higgiu,
John Peacock, W. Pilkington, jun., Jas. Holme, W. M'Cor-
mick, James Gorton, Wm. Radcliffe, Oe.irge Whitley (Leigh-
street), H. W. Banner, Thomas Ridley, J. J. Ridley, H.
Armour, George Artingstall, John Atkinson, John Hamil-
ton, R. H. Sherlock, Henry Royds, James T. Bourne, Wxn.
Hall, W. Pilkington, Win. Rowson, Ald. T. Robinson,
'Jeremiah Chaffers, Henry Carnson, Rev. W. Whitley, H. T.
Wilson, C. L. Campbell, T. H. Ridley, T. W; Cooksox, James
Ackers, Jas. Andrews, Edward D. Murray, W. H. Benbow,

Henry Bremner. •
TABLE ll.—Jahn Rashly, Wm. Whatham, S. Beekwith, Thos.
Hughes, Robt. Birkett, J. L. Cattrall, T. B. Collier, Wm.
Clarke, Jas. R. Cooper, James Crellin, jun., Jas. Jack, A. F.
Mackay, John Orrell, Thomas Kirkpatrick. George Paris, J.
H. Lancaster, Samuel Taylor, Thos.*Brakell, David Morton,
D. Davies, J. G. Ball, John Prie?tley, Joh i Crane, Thomas
Calrow, William Culshaw, James Cretin, Samuel Holtne,
jun., Edward Littler,"Daniel 'Mackay, Jos-. Rawson, Richard
D. redder, Thomas Rigby, Christr., Sharp. Samuel Goodacre.
TAT'LE I.—John parker, Jos. Brereton, Robt. C. Crosbie, George
Robertson, John Gradwell, T. P. Holden, Thomas Huson,
Rev. R. Wail, Charles Hand, Henry Hornby, M. C. Jones,
Dr. Inman, D. Jardine, John Ireland, Chas. Jenkins, Sep-
tams Ledward, R. B. Minton, Alderman Cooper, John
Weightman, Fred. Saunders, G. W. Ewing. Thomas Parker,
Quentin Fleming, Oliver Hatch, Geo. W. Hewitt,Samuel
Rich.
Hankey, John Jones (Chapel-street), J, F. Jonei, '
Jackson, John Jerdein, jun., Ellis Jones, surgeon, Walter
P. Jeffreys, J. W. Lister, Thomas Tomlinson.
TABLE J.—Joseph Cary, Dr. Formby, A. Blowers • Smith,
Robt, S. S3wler, James W. Thomts)n, Henry Lafone, Thos.
I Dutton, Win. Harrison, R. }I. Hutchison, Peter Thomson,
T. B. Ryder, F. Staveley„ Wm. Shimmin, John Rimmer,
Thos. Radford, Daniel Radford, Wm. Payne, H. Whitmore,
/LP', It, A, Payne, Thos.' Ramsay, W,

Tannicliffe, G. H. Loxdale, John H. Loscla.le.,Trios• Wagstaff,
Thomas Rossall, Humphrey Roberts, James Battey, Jobn
'—Stacm, -John-Shimmin, R. L. Shrapnel', H. L. Slarapnell,
Bramley Radford, Wm. Whitby.
'TABLE K.—Benjn. Arkle, Thos. Branch, Wm. Bennett, James
Bland, Robt. Bradbury, R. C. Gardner,: John, S. Gardner,
J. Atkinson, Thomas Whaley, James Livesay, ,F. D.
• Lowndes, David Waddington, late M.P., James Burroughs,
, Jos. Burroughs, Andrew Browne, Edwd. Blundell, • James
• • I3eazley, John 'Crossley, Danl. Clarke, W. IL. M'Cheane,
C. B. Wilson, Charles Clarke, Rev. J. C. Gardner, Thomas
Gardner, John Tyrer, James Little, Thoffias Livesey, James
Sykes, Thomas Cunningham, Edward Byford; Edwd. Bal-
main, Arbuthnot Blain, Joseph Bailey, Jos. Brundritt.
TABLE L.—Alex. Reid, Bury (Manchester); R. Kinahan,
(Dublin), PalgTave Simpson, Saml. Woodhouse,, IL H.
Withers, S. Waterhouse) Thomas Vernon, John Pemberton,
- J. B. Winstanley, Hugh Pearce, Edmund Preston, Henry
White, Robert Wood, Christopher J. Bushell,
Robert Roberts, Thomas Blisset, Edward Garven, (Warring-
ton), Joseph Aspinall, Henry Walker (Calderston), George
Warden, Geo. Webster, W. H. Waddington, Abraham Wren,
J. P.Whittaker, Leonard Wilkinson, John Pollit, John Park,
Geo. Wade, jun., Wm. Yeoward, Charles Taylor, Robert-
son (Pascoe, Grenfell & Co.), A. W. Powles, Thomas Black-
burne.
TABLE 111.—A Castellain, T. H. Percival, Wm. Marriott,
Robetrt Mason, Fletcher Rogers, John Hesketh, F. Kule:-
kamp, T. Littlewood; John Laird, jun., R. L. Harvey,
John S., Maxwood, George Okell, Wm. Owen, Edwd. P. Parry,
James Poole, John Postlethwaite, Henry. T. Pearce, Hugh.
Perkins, James Price, It. B. Molyneux, Geo. Maples, J.
Hartley, J. H. Holderness, William Kirkby, Henry Lees, W.
IrLairdizan., Charles Myers, C. P. Phipps, Rev- B. Maddock,
R. Latlffiury, John Parrott, Richard Proctor, W. Pritchard,
James Pickering.
TABLE N.—R. C. Lo'sndes, Daniel Waterhouse, Barton
(Springard), 11. G. Bromilow, J. S. Clayton, J. R. Crooke,
Hugh Dixon, Henry Wilson, David Quake, David Evans,
•Wm. W. Fall, Win. Priest, Samuel Hill, Henry Griffin, B.A.
Galan, Dr. Goret, Thomas Green, Laurence Bailey, Rev.
Cecil Wray, —' S. W. Bulteel, = Chadwick (Roch-
-.tale), Wm. Drvies, J. C. Dreaper, John Longton, Edward
=Draper (Prescot), Samuel Flaman, A. P. Forwood, VG, 11.
'Grimmer, W. 'P. Hornby, James Gaskell, H. L. G2ttgory,
Robert Highal, Wm. Taylor (Clarence,-st.).
The tables were very tastefully laid out, and were
-richly decorated . by epergnes and' flower vases, 'present-
ing on the whole an exceedingly pleasing and elegant
appearance.
Soon after seven o'clock the bcrses were fillerbylaaies,
as were also the whole of the seats which could le
spared in'the orchestra. The,galleries had been appor-
tioned totgentlemen, and the seats there were all- com-
pletely -filled. As a mere speetsarle, the aspeet of the noble
hall wain every way admirable. Seated at the different
tables many gentlemen wore the uniforms of military
corps, land by their variety afforded a 'lively play of
colours, and in no small degree assisted in 'keeping up
the eiFect produced by the Conservative rosettes, of blue
and red; which were wornby a large proportion ,of the
gentlemen at all the tables. The "dais" presented a
very rich appearance from the numerous display of
aristocratic insignia, including the orders of the darter
and' of' the Bath, which were worn 'by severatot the
noblemen who, by their presence, graced the banquet.
The boxes and orchestra, however, were the grand
points of attraction tothose who regarded the proceed-
ings and the scene as an interestmag and attractive
tikleau, for these were enriched with
" Store of lades whose bright eyes
Rain infuence ;".
and if they did not here " adjudge the prize" which
.
had been awarded to Lord Derby by the general
4a claim of the great body of Conservatives through-
'out the kingdom, they nevertheless conferred, by
:their presence, a purer and more cheering enjoyment of
'the great triumph, for

" Without the-smile from partial beauty won,
What were this life? a world without a sans"

While offering a word of admiration in respect of the
general appearance of the company, it would be unpar-
donable to omit allusion to the grand and telling effect
of the magnificent hall, which, for this occasion at least,
was converted into a banquetting saloon, fitted, by its
noble proportions, and the simple yet effective beauty of
its decorations, to be the scene of so important and
memorable a demonstration. The polychromatic
harmony secured by the finely attempered decorative
designs, and the xich—indeed luxurious—upholstery of
the boxes, and the finely arranged symmetry of the galaxy
of beauty which adorned the orchestra, formed a corn-
biLation of charms bordering on'the romantic.
The. Countess of Derby and party occupied three
boxes ; and among the fair occupants of those, besides
her ladyship, there were Lady Emma Stanley, Lady
Chelmsford, Lady Pakington, Mrs. Disraeli, the lion.
Misses Thesiger, and other ladies of distinction.
The boxes were occupied by ladies, under the auspices
of the following gentlemen:--Richard Watt, Rcibert
Higgin, James Roper, R. C. Gardner, John Marriott,
J. P. Campbell, John Stewart, Lawrence Peel, Thomas
Littledale, Francis Shand, R. J. Rankin, Charles
Turner, J. G. Livingstone, G. E. Tarlton, Thomas
Bold, T. D. Anderson, Thomas Dowdel, H. Littledale
and J. Torr, Joshua and George Booker, Captain James
Thomas Bourne, H. Banner and party, James Livesey,
Weir Anderson, John Parker, John Hamilton,
Alexander Lafone, Thomas Ridley, J. G. Morris, Chris-
topher Bushell, J. Higson, James Tyrer, John Farn-
worth, James Lea, Edward D. Murray, R. W. Horton
and Mr. Ripley, Robert Statter, Richard Bell, T. B.
Horsfall, and Hon. J. Napier's party, Hilton Halhead,
Richard Dennistoan, Thomas Haigh and G. Grant, J.
N. Walker, Thomas Dover, William Bennett, S. R.
Graves, G. if. Horsfall, J. B. Lloyd, James Robertson,
James A. Tobin, George Arkle, Robert Horsfall, Robert
Hutchison, Charles Saunders, G. A. M'Kenzie, T.
Edwards Moss, G. W. Moss, Captain Hornby, R N.,
Edward Johnstone, N. R. Fowler, G. H. Toxdale, James
Beazley, Captain Thomas Bourne, and N. D. Bold.
The CHAIRMAN—My lords and gentlemen, I esteem
it an honour, a very high honour, to propose the health
of her excellent Majesty, our gracious Queen. I am glad
that it is a homage due to her Majesty, not through any
mere regard or formal deference to her high authority,
but to her exercise of those exalted virtues which, what-
ever may be the splendour which jewels other, crowns,
gem her diadem with a peculiar lustre, which make the
throne, not one based upon material element but on the
hearts and affections of her people. (Cheers.)

Anthem—" God save the 'Queen."
The CHAIRMAN—My lords and gentlemen, it is not only
our privilege to live under the beneficence of the reign of
ourpresent gracious Sovereign, but we have the promise of
a long continuance of our present auspicious dynasty. We
have 'also to rejoice at the benevolent feeling' which his
Royal Highness the Prince Consort exhihits on every occa-
sion ; and therefore I propose to you " The health of the
Prince Consort, the Prince' of Wales, and the rest of the
Royal Family." (Applause.)
The toast was drunk with enthusiasm.

The CHAIRMAN—My lords and gentlemen, the reli-
gion of the nation I hold to be the essence of our insti-
tutions, from which so many privileges flow ; and I hold
that all of which stimulates to the attainment of our
eternal good, which promotes the learning, and the
authority, and the 'glory: and the freedom of this great
nation, there is no influence that produces more
effect than that of the church ; and therefore I beg to
propose the health of the bishop and clergy of this
diocese, coupled with the name of Archdeacon Tones.
(Cheers.)

The toast having been drunk with all the honours,
The Venerable Archdeacon YONES said :
Chairman, my lords and gentlemen, in rising to acknow-
ledge the compliment so kindly. proposed and so
generously responded to, I beg most sincerely to thank you
for the compliment which you have paid to the bishop
and clergy of the diocese, I myself amongst the number.
But, gentlemen, having used the word compliment, I
would fain substitute another better suited to this
occasion, in being surrounded by such an assemblage as
this, where we are of one heart and one mind. (Cheers.)
I may be excused if I take it, not as a compliment to
ourselves personally, bat rather as an expression of your
attachment to that national and apostolical church of
which we are members ; that church of the nation to
which our beloved Sovereign, and the vast majority
of her faithful subjects belong ; that church which,
with all its imperfections—for nothing on earth is
perfect—notwithstanding all its imperfections, and
all the difficulties that surround it, is still the
veritable church of the nation. (Hear, hear.) The
church is not only supported by the laws of the land,
but also it is so intimately connected constitutionally
with the stability of the throne itself, that to endanger
and destroy the one, is to endanger and destroy the
other. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I speak not these things
in the spirit of political partisanship. I have already
had a long life of labour in the church, and I never
allowed myself to be influenced by party politics, for I felt
I would injure my usefulness if I threw myself into
them ; but still I think it is the duty of every clergy-
man of the established church to give an example
of what is kind, gentle, and pe.a:ceable, that
he should be a pattern to others in tolerating
and being charitable to those who oppose him.
Still we must be allowed to mark with some degree
of sensibility the things which take place in connJxion
with our own church establishment. Whilst we are told
to be harmless as doves, we are also enjoined to be wise
as serpents ; and we must be careful of the temporalities,
as well as the spiritualities of our church. We
ought to be prepared to meet those men who