The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.

Last night, the inhabitants of Wrexham celebrated the
return among them of Colonel Yorke,',a member of one of
their oldest families, by a grand banquet. The occasion
was also availed of to present to Col. Yorke a magnificent
sword, as a testimonial of the manner in which the
military distinction of the gallant officer was appreciated
by those to whom he was longest known. The career of
Colonel Yorke, and more especially the distinction which
he recently acquired in the Crimea. where he received a
severe wound, on the memorable day of Balaklava, made
it an object of proud gratification to his own community
to have the opportunity of testifying their sense of his
high character and deeds. Accordingly, the town of
Wrexham presented an appearance rare indeed in that
neighbourhood. Every street was decorated with evergreen
arches, and glittered with bright banners. From almost
every house some drapery was displayed, bearing some
motto commemorative of the principal events of the recent
war, or of those more especially in which the gallant scion
of the house of Erddig was involved. The narrow,
crooked streets, were so crowded as to IA almost impas-
sable. 'The gallant Colonel was escorted from Erddig, his
family residence, to Wrexham by a detachment of the
Denbightihire Yeomanry, in which corps he commenced
his catee,lf bidy of the Denbighshire Rifles, and a crowd
of friends. He was received at the Wynnstay Arms
Hotel, where the banquet and presentation took place, by
the band of the Royal Denbigh Rifles. The bells of the
church were pealed in honour of his arrival.
The sword, which was manufactured in London, lay on
table of the committee room previous to the banquet,
enclosed in a beautiful mahogany case, lined with red
satin. The weapon is shaped like a Mameluke sabre. On
the blade is the following inscription :—" From the inhabi-
tants of Wrexham and its vicinity to Colonel John Yorke,
C. 8., of the Ist Royal Dragoons, in testimony of his
valorous conduct in the Crimea." On the reverse side is
inscribed the Welsh motto, " Gwell angau na chywiiydd,"
(Death rather than shame.) On the hilt is embossed the
crest of the house of Yorke, with the motto.t " Nee cupias
nee metuas," surmounted with a leopard's head, with a
swordknot of rich bullion, with acorn terminations,
attached. The scabbard, which is of solid silver gilt, is
beautifully chased in dead gold with arabesque foliage, in
high relief, richly burnished, and bears on it the arms of
Colonel Yorke, with the Order of the Bath attached. In
the centre is an embossed shield bearing the Welsh Dra-
gon (Glendwis oriflamme.) The cost of this splendid
testimonial is £l2O.

The large room of the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, where
about 200 guests sat down to dinner, was richly decorated
for the occasion. At the head of the room, behind the
chairman's seat, was a large radiated star, formed of
sword blades and bayonets, on a crimson surface, sur-
mounted by the national flags. Above, in the spaces
between the windows were displayed the crests of the
houses of Yorke, Cunliffe, Wynnstay, Palmer, and Bar.
rington. The sides of the room were hung with banners
and shields, conspicuous among which was the shield of
the house of Yorke. A large banner displayed emblazoned
the names of Raglan, Codrington, Omar Pasha, St.
Aanaud, Pelissier, Cambridge, Wyndham, and others of
the leading heroes of the war. Holding a central place
of honour among those names of warlike associaties was
a banner bearing the inscription—" The Soldier's Friend,
Florence Nightingale." At the opposite end of the rcom,
above the vice-chair, was the inscription—" The Hero of
Balaklava," with the armorial bearings of Yorke on the
one side, and on the other the national banner, besides
which were the figures of a French and English infantry
soldier in the act of charging together.
The following were among the guests who received
tickets for the banquet :

Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart.
M.P., Pres.
H. W. MerAith, Esq., V.P.
T. Mainwaring, Esq., V.P.
P. G. Penton, Esq., T.P.
T. T. Griffith, Esq
Rev. G. Cunliffe
'ICI% W. Davies
Rev. J. Dixon
Major Miles Wynne
Capt. W. Cay
Edward Teach, Esq
Thomas Hughes, Esq
J. Cowell, Esq
Joseph Clarke, Esq
Joseph Jackson
Robert Jones
Thomas Painter, Esq
Major Tottenham
Joseph Peers, Esq
Thomas Irven
J. James, Esq
Mr. M. Levie
James Buckton, Esq
J. D. Irven, Esq
G. S. Irven, Esq
William Rowland, Esq
Thomas Reswell
'William Kendall
Robert Kendall
William Simmons
Mr. Hampson
William Wainwright
Richard Pugh
Thomas Mills
Arthur Clark
William Rawland
James Allerhead:
James Bury
Thomas Hughes
Henry Bailey, Esq
Lieut.-Col. SirW. Llnyd,K.T
J. L. Richards, Esq
Capt. Wrench
John Townshend, Esq
M. J. Stevenson, jun
J. Taylor
Mr. G. Warburton
Mr. J. Edmunds
Mr. Wm. Warburton
Ellis H. Curiliffe, Esq
Arthur Cunliffe, Esq
P. W: Yorke, Esq
C. K. Mainwaring, Esq
S. Harrison, Esq.<
Edwin Wyatt, Esq
Mr. Mathew
Mr. Helmer
D. Samuel
J. Jones
S. Ingman, Esq
Mr. Dove
E. Lewis
R. Evans
Mr. Young
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Chambers Roberts
Mr. Williams
S. Allen
Mr. Davies
Mr. Rnibbs
Mr. 4dmonds
The dinner was of excellent and varied character. We
subjoin the bill of fare, which reflects credit ou the
arrangements of Mrs. Johnson, of the Wynnstay "Vats

James Davenport
Ellis Abraham
Mr. Whittaker
H. Hewley, Esq
John Evans
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Williams
Jno. Hughes
Joseph Jones
R. Potter
Mr. Floater
T. C. Jones
John Hughes
P. Vaughan
Edward Jones
Mr. Wingate
r - -
William Lloyd
J Barton, Esq
William Saxon
Edw. Lewis
.Jno. Smith
Jno. M'Clymont
J. Roskell, Esq
Jno. Parsonage
Mr. Griffiths
Owen Williams, Esq
William Edwards
E. W. Cunliffe, Esq
P. W. Yorke, Esq
Thomas Edgwortn, Esq
J. Lewis, Esq
I. F. Edgerley, Esq
S. D. Pugh, Esq
Mr. Overton
Edw. Rogers
E. Smith
E. Owen
- Birch
Lieut. Humphreys
R. W. Johnson, Esq
W. Heywood
Edw. Lovatt
John Clark
'M. Ivison
W. Roberts
W. Chornley
Mr. Batty
Edwin Humphrey, Esq
John Roberts
Elw. Griffiths
john ROwe •
C. Napier, Esq
Capt. Bithell
James Dodd
Sergeant-Major Bragger
S. Henrick Lewis, Esq
Mr. Wale),
Dashwood Parry, 1332 q
J. Morgan, Esq
Owen Williams
William Hughes
Mr. Moore
Mr. Edw. Jones
Mr. Powell
Mr. Jones
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Bell
Mr. Phillips
Mr. E. Thomas
Mr. Salisbury
Rev. H. Holland
Mr. J. Price ;
Mr. Davie

FIRST COIIRSR.
SOUPS.
Hare—Mock Turtle—Priullagatawny.
FISH.
Turbot—Crimped Cod—Soles.'
Boiled Fowls Stewed Beef a la Flamande
Roast Beef Pigeon Pies
Calf's Head ala Chamhoral Hams
Tongues Turkey a la Bechamel
Haunches Mutton Geekt
'Venison Pasty Saddles Mutton

REMOVES.

Haunch Venison
Roast Lamb

Neck Venison:
Roast Turkeys
Roast Pigs

Boiled Turkeys

ENTREES.

Curry of Fowl
Cotelettes a l'ltalienne

I Gibelotte of Rabbit);
Cotelettes a Sauce Tomato