The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

THE WINER.

Guildhall, where the city banquet was given, was
fitted up for the occasion in a very superb manner. It
was laid out with suitable magnificence, as on former
neCa!loll3, mid a Hood of gas light gave full effect to the
table ornaments, and ,o the brilliant dresses oldie ladies.
Every thing was in accordance to give die company ail
ilea of city wealth and English hospitality. The ariatic-
nient of the tables was such as to show oft the dinner to
t'ie greatest advantage, and the decorative parts of the
entertainments, at the grand table particularly, were
.1,1-
dicious, and executed with taste. '1 he pride of the least
was a baron of beef and a stupendous plum pudding,
winch were not neglected by the luxurious gourmarids.

The Eastern tables, which were elevated above Oe
rest, were appointed for the accommodation of the
Lords and their Ladies, the Foreign Ambassadors, the
Jto?gel, and such of his Majesty's ministers as attended.
The other tables were placed length-ways, east to west,
and decorated with temples, arches, allegoric, emblems
of emninerce, &c. and military and naval trophies, with
the names of several heroes, who lure deserved well of
their country. At the end over the Lord Mayor's Chair,
was a m ignificent Crown—the paunch of the Hall were
hung with rich drapery, and when the company were
seated, the whole bad u very grand effect. A military
band was stationed in the music gallery, and played se-
veral military and other tunes after dinner.
Dinner having been concluded and Non Aid* Do-
mino amg,
The Lord Mayor then gave " Ilia King," with four
times four.—lt was followed by loud av!uuse.

The toasts of The Duke of York—The Doke of Cla-
rence, and the rest of the Royal Family—The City of
London and its tratle--The Row, the Shamrock, and
the Thistle—and The Duke of Wellington, followed.—
The latter was received with warm applattce.
Tho Duke of Wellington begged Irate to return his
hest-tisaliks Inc the honour they had done Sinn ; and in
return lie begged to drink aH their good healths.
"The Most Noble the NLirquis of Londonderry,"
with three times three, was the next toast.
Load Imadonderry also begged leave to express his
scone of the hominy conliired on him, in prolate,ing his
rood health, as well as for the kind manner to which it
h.ol he.ell,..kievived, lie way not ;delisted In, the C4llll-
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The health of Lord Viscount Sidniouth was honoured

with three times three.
Lord Sidmouth said, he was highly satisfied with the
honour they had done him ; and in return he begged
leave to drink all their good healths.
The Duke of Voik begged leave to gist a toast, in
which he was sure they would all heartily concur—the
health of the Lady Mayoress.—(Loud applause.)
The bird Mayor returned thanks for his Lady, ob-
serving, that he was desired to say, that her Ladyship
would be happy to see all her friends at the Mansion-
House.
The Duke of Wellington proposed a toast, which he
was sure they would all give with satisfaction—die
health of the Lord Mayor.--(Loud cheers.)
The Lord Mayor returned his acknowledgments. lie
was grateful for the honour they had conferred on him.
Ile was sensible of the high importance of the office to
which his fellow-citizens had elevated him ; and he as-
SOrld all around him, that he would exert himself as
muds as possible to fulfil its duties with advantage to
those who hail placed hint lliCTC.—(Applanse.)
The ladies then began to withdraw, passing round by
the Lord Mayor's chair. The Lady Mayoress also retired
to the tea and coffee room.
The Lord Mayor gave the health of the Chancellor of
the Exchequer, who returned his acknowledgments.
'Vise Duke of York gave the health of the late Lord
Mayor —(Loud cheers.)
Mr. Alderman THORr said he felt highly compli-
mented by the toast which had just been given, especially
when it came from so illustrious a quarter. He was glad
to see his worthy successor surrounded and supported by
such illustrious characters; and with such advantages he
trusted that their new Lord Mayor would go through his
honourable office with satisfaction to himself and advan-
tage to his fellow-citizens.—(Loud applause.)
"The Foreign Ministers," with three times three.
The Portuguese Ambassador, in his own name, and in
the name of those who were near him, returned thanks
for the honour that had been paid them.
The healths of the Judges and the Sheriffs been having
given, the health of the Members of the City of London
111 Parliament was announced, and loudly applauded.
Sir W. Curtis rose, and was received with snitch good
humoured applause. lie was glad, in times like the
present, to see themselves surrounded with such illustri-
ous and honourable company : what he beheld convinced
him that the good old times had come round again.—
The appearance of the Hall assured him of their loyalty.
To say that the City was not loyal wiz a libel. (Much
laughter and cheering.) Men's minds would at times
wauder, but eventually they would come round. So he
had found it —1 le had been returned for the City seven
tittles; he had differed with sonic of those who had been
returned with him; but the height of glory to which die
country had been raised, proved that he had differed from
them on right ground.—He had been to a distant part of
the kingdom, and oh! had they been there, as he had,
and had they seems what he had seen, they would never
forget the events. (Laughter.)—He concluded with
energetically stating, that if the country were true to it-
self, there was no cause to fear.
Alderman Bridges and Mr. Wilson returned thanks,
and after some further toasts the distinguished company
retired. The tables were cleared away to make room for
dancing, which was kept up to a late hour.
The dinner passed off uncommonly well. The courses
and wines provided were excellent, the regulations good,
and the general appearance of the Hall most satisfactory.
It was half past six when the dinner commenced, and
half past ten when the Duke of Yen k, the Ministers, &c.
retired.

—jillßidCANE.

BASSETERRE, SEPT. i t.—We have this clay to re.
cord the recurrence of one of those awful and appalling
visitations which frequently assail us at the present season
of the year—a severe and destructive hurricane. On
Sunday morning. the wind commenced to blow fresh
from the north-east, aml continued throughout the whole
day, accompanied with partial showers. At the close
of evening it increased; frequent and sudden gusts were
experienced for some hours, and about midnight ifieir
uncommon violence becamy truly dreadful and alarming.
Flom twelve to four o'clock, the wine! being northerly,
it raged with the grearest fury ; producing, we are sorry
to sr:, the most destructive elkcts in this town, and
'treading devastation throughout the country to a Clillfi-
derALle extent. Among the binlilings thrown down iu
town, was the dwelling of Dr. Amory, in Liverpool-
row, which was tumbled into the street ; providentially
no person was hurt, the family [rising just had time to
leave toe house. The stores lately occupied by George
M. Tapshire, El. arc a heap of ruins. Several small
houses in College-street, Irish-town, the Gut, and other
parts of the town, have been destroyed, and many poor
persons thus rendered shelterless ; and there is scarely
knee or enclosure left standing.
Front the distant parts of the country ws have not yet
obtained particular accounts ; but every estate in this
parish and neighbourhood has suffered in a greater or
less degree, in its works and buildings : the canes have
been blown down, provision crops destroyed, and, on
the whole, an extent of injory sustained, calculated to
entail the most serious inconvenience.

I.)iiiing the 6reater part of yesterday the weather con.
'hyped bMsterous. Towards evening, however it abated,
aisd is now (at the time of putting our paper to press),
although not quite settled, moderate.

On Saturday last, a boy, about nine years of age, fell
into the river keit!, opposite Mr. Harrison's dye-huust.
A youth only 14 year?, passing by the time, and obser-
ving the perilous situation of the child, fearlessly plunged
into the river, and grasped I ' very firmly. The current
being reinarkahly strong, carried them both down to a
cop:admit& distance: the adreututons youth, 110WeVer,
providentially caught hold of a stake in the riser, and
there held fast, till they wets: bath extricated foam their
ciaactutas