The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-17 00:00:00

Serjeant-Major A. Talbot I Colour Serjeant T. Austin
Setjeant Robert Harvey Corporal F. Brydges
PRIVATES.

William Scrutton
John Simmons
John Rutter
Manuel Bernard
William Burrell
Peter Burton wood
Joseph Hawkins
James Lacey
William Clat worthy
William Nicholas
James Ashkett
SCOTS FUSILIER GUARDS,
GIIK

John King
Thomas Gerrard
John Burt
Samuel Hibbard
John Hoey
'Walter Robinson
James Hadley
George Sergeant
Frederick Shildrake
Wyndham Goold

OR 3D REGIMENT OP FOOT
,RDS.
Colonel Tyrwhit
Colonel Dalrymple
Captain Fraser
Captain Knollys
Hon. Lieut. Annesley

Colonel Ridley
Colonel Berkeley
Major Shuckbergh
Captain Gipps
Capt. Viscount Ennismore
Lieut. Beaumont

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Serjeant Richard Bye Serjeant John Craw
Corporal Chas. J. Moulton 1 -
PRIVATES. _
William Ivy William M`Lagan
Thomas Walters William Robertson
James M'Key , William Boyd
James Wyatt Benjamin Drummond
Jonathan Emery Alexander Hannah -1
Duncan Menzies- • Elijah Richens
Peter Grimmond Charles Sterrey ''
Peter Rappill - John Pye
George Biddlec,onahe George Watt
Drummer John Lilley Drummer William Juggins
Many of the non-commissioned officers and privates
i in the above list are related to noble families.

BANQUET TO HER MAJESTY'S MINIS-
TERS AT THE MANSION-lIOUSE.

Her Majesty's Ministers and a distinguished party
were la,t evening entertained at a grand banquet, given
by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, at the Mansion-
house.

Grace after meat having been said by tbo Rev. Mr.
Moon, the!Lord Mayor's chaplain,
His Lordship rose and gave in succession "The
Health of her Majesty," and " PriEce Albert and the
Royal Family."
The LORD' MAYOR then proposed, in terms highly
laudatory of their achievements, " The United Fleets
and Armies of France and England," with which he
coupled "The Health of the Commander-in-Chief and
the First Lord of the Admiralty."
Viscount Hardinge returned thanks on behalf of the
Army, and Sir C. Wood forthe Navy. -
The LORD MAYOR next gave "The Foreign Minis-
ters," and Baron de Cetto (the Bavarian Minister)
responded to the toast.
The LORD MAYOR proposed the toast of the evening,
" Her Majesty's Ministers, and the Health of Lord
Palmerston."

No cheering followed the toast.
Lord PALMERSTON—My Lord Mayor, ladies, and gen-
tlemen, I can assure you, on the part of myself and my
colleagues in the Government, that we are most grateful
to you for having noticed us, not in the way of Nolle-
kens—.(a laugh)—but with your accustomed hospitality,
and that cordiality with which we are in the habit of be-
ing received when we have the honour to attend your
festive board, (Hear.) It must always be a matter of
great pride and gratification when those who:are charged
with the conduct of affairs find that their exertions in
the public service have met with the approbation and
support of the great body *Mai is represented by the
City of London. It is impossible that any men who are
worthy to be entrusted with so important a charge can
be indifferent to the consciousness that in this City are
represented two great principles, which form the founda-
tion of the Power, the prosperity, and the grandeur of
England—l mean the principle of commerce, and the
principle of civil and political liberty. (Cheers.) In
proportion as those, who I may say, are the organs of
those two principles, are pleased to approve of the con-
duct of the Government of the day, in the same propor-
tion must that Government be stimulated to increase
their exertions in the performance of their duty, encou-
raged by the satisfaction of thinking that those exertions
have procured for them the approbation and support of
the country. (Hear.) My Lord Mayor, we are now
engaged in a great and arduous struggle, and although
it may be justly said that we know little of this war ex-
cept that which reaches us from abroad, that the thun-
ders of the cannon roll far from our shores, that the
flashes of battle are not seen by our eye, and that
the pressure of the contest has not been felt within
our land : yet, notwithstanding this—notwithstand-
ing that the war has sat lightly upon us, how-
ever heavily we know it presses upon our antagonist,
you may be sure of this, that it is, has been, and
will be our earnest desire to terminate that war at any
moment at which terms can be obtained that are consistent
with the dignity of the country and with the future se-
curity of peace. (Hear, hear.) But the motto of this
country will be that which am sure it ought to be—
Peace, with honour ; or war with victory.. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, perhaps you will permit me to avail myself
of the opportunity which the Lord Mayor has given me
by proposing my health, of taking the liberty of pro
posing a toast. I beg to propose to you, then, "The
Health of your Chief Magistrate the Lord Mayor ;" and
at the same time to tender him the thanks of myself and
my colleagues for the generous hospitality with which
he has received us this day. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR responded to the toast, and con-
cluded by giving "The House of Lords, and the Health
of the Duke of Argyll."

nDeuxtetooafst
witYBL,Lrrheetuurnoeudsethoafnks.
Commons, and the
The
ee
Health of Lord John Russell."
Lord J. RUSSELL—My Lord Mayor—ln returning
thanks on behalf of the House of Commons, I may at
least claim for that house the merit of being industrions,
for the number of bills and blue-books which issue from
that house year by year is a sufficient proof of the atten-
tion which it gives to its duties. I trust, my lord, that
those bills and those blue-books produce fruit, though
occasionally some time may elapse before that is the
result. We hope, however, we are of use to the country,
because there is in the House of Commons a spirit
which, borrowed from the people, and sympathising
with the people,, has in times of p( ace devoted itself to
the improvement of our institutions, to the extension of
trade, to the amendment of the laws, and t 9 various
subjects which in times of peace naturally engage cur
attention. (Cheers.) I think that the House of Com-
mons mons has, and I trust that at all times it will have, that
t_
weight with the country ; and having thantd"ecigrbretclingh
the country, it will, by inquiring into a
o of
abuses, at the same that it reverence• the
institutionsat large, and
the country, set an example to the. world
the hearts and
show how excellent it is to carry with us
the minds of a free people. (Cheers.)
and
proposed "The
The Earl of CLARENDON then rosed
in
doing
so compli-
mented of the Lady Mayoress," n
her ladyship and the Lord Mayor on the brilliant-
given to the Emperor
Con which they had lately
reception
of the French on the occasion of the Im-
perialend Empress
-tto Guildhall.
visit
Some other toasts were subsequently given, and the
company separated about eleven o'clock.
The entertainment was provided by Messrs. Staples,
of the Albion, upon a scale of profuse liberality, and
Mr. darker was toastmaster,