The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-11 00:00:00

TO LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL; Oct. 10.—Last night the Mayor, Mr. J.
A. Tobin, gave a splendid banquet, at the Town-hall, to
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Among
the noblemen and gentlemen invited to meet his Grano
were—the Bishop of Chester, the Earl of Derby, the
Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. S. Walpole, M.P.,
General Sir Harry Smith, G.C,8., Colonel Sir Duncan
M`Dougall, Colonel Bell, C. 8., InspeCting Field Officer ;
Mr. W. Brown, M.P;, Mr. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. Brom-
ley Moore, M.P., Mr. Ralph Brockelbank, Mr. Arnaud,
Mr. John Naylor, Captain Bevis,.R.N., Colonel Tyr-
whitt, the French and Turkish' Consuls, Lieutenant-
Colonel Swann, Mr. C. Turner, Admiral Grenfell, Colo-
nel Key, Sir R. Gerard, Mr. J. B. Lloyd, &c. About
50 guests partook of the princely hospitality of his wor-
ship. After the cloth was drawn and grace had been
said by the Bishop,
The MAYOR proposal "The Health of the Queeq."
" God Save the Queen" by the vocalists in attendance,
the guests joining in the chorus.
The MAYOR then rose to propose " The Health of the
Emperor of the French." He said—Great, as I doubt
not the results of this war will be, yet if there should
have been none other than that of the union of Frande
and England in the closest bonds of friendship it would
not have been undertaken in vain. Aki-4,t) Centuries of
warfare had failed to destroy that mutual respect, which
must ever exist between brave nations. Francis and
Henry of England, might, indeed, enter into a treaty
of peace, but hitherto such has- ever wanted those ele-
ments of strength which you, my Lord Derby, on a re-
cent occasion well said are necessary to make a peace last-
ing. Sovereigns and Governments may form alliances.
but to endure they must carry. with them the feelings of
the people, they must be stamped and ratified by their ap-
proval ; and has not that union between France and Eng-
land been ratified amid the cheers which welcomed Napo-
leon to our country, and by the heartfelt enthusiasm
which greeted our own Sovereign from the time she set
foot on the shores of France ? (Hear.) These were not
the civilities passing between Monarchs ; they were the
spontaneous manifestation of a nation's joy. No man has
done more, through good or through evil report, to
cement this alliance than has the present Emperor of the
French. I beg to propose, "Napoleon, the Emperor of
the French," and with that would couple the name of his
august Consort, the Empress Eugenie. (Cheers.)
"Partant pour la Syria" by the vocalists.
The French Correon, in a neat speech, acknowledged
the compliment paid to his Imperial master.
The MAYOR-
-I now propose "The health of the Sultan
of Turkey." At war as we are with a monarch who sways
with despotic power the destinies of a mighty empire, we
may appeal with confidence to surrounding nations as to
the justice of our cause. Motives which it is not my pro-
vince here to dilate upon may influence the Cabinets of
some of the German States, but the people of thosecoun-
tries, as well as of the north, are with us, while Russia
is isolated and friendless ; and well may the German
and other States _be on our side. Self.preservation
would lead them to us ? Has not Russia been for long
despoiling her neighbours ? During the last 70 years
she has robbed from surrounding States dominions equal
to her whole European dominions before that time. To-
wards Dresden, Vienna, and Paris she has approached
700 miles ; towards Constantinople, 500 ; Stockholm,
630 ; Persia, I,QOD. She has wrested from Sweden
dominions as great as those now left to her; from Po-
land territories equal to Austria. Who will not say it
was time to check her lust of power ? (Hear.) Many
Russians have long ignored St. Petersburg or Moscow
as their capital. They point to Constantinople, and say
" There is the true capital of our country." What if
Constantinople had fallen into the hands of Russia, and
a second Sebastopol had been constructed at the mouth
of the Dardanelles Would not this have become a stand-
ing menace to &rope as Sebastopol was to Turkey ? I
have stated that we might appeal with confidence to sur-
rounding States as to the justice of our cause ; and it is a
satisfaction to us to see that while Austria and Prussia
remain wavering Sardinia has set a noble example. She
has shown a spirit of independencettat will gain for
her the respect of surrounding States, and enable her to
play an important part in the great events that are

looming in the, perhaps, not distant future. (Rear.)
To check these ambitious projects the Western Powers
t )(Ai up arms in defence of Turkey, which Russia, look-
ing upon as an easy prey, bad outrageously attacked,
and the Turkish soldiers had shown themselves worthy
to fight by our side. Witness their many victories on
the banks cf the Danube, their gallant defence of Silis-
tria, of Eupatoria, and even now of Kars. In the cam-
paigns of 1828 and 1829 they kept long at bay the forces
of Russia, and their defence of Shumla, of Varna, and
Silistria, will long be remembered in history. I give
you "The health of the Sultan," with which I will cou-
ple "The health of the King of Sardinia." (Cheers.)
The Ottoman CONSUL returned thanks.
The MAYOR then rose to propose "The health of
Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of
the Royal family, including the Duke of Cambridge, who
had that day honoured them with his presence." His
worship said—l need not allude to those personal quali-
ties which have endeared the Duke of Cambridge to the
army and have rendered him so justly popular in this
country. Sir, the people of England rejoiced to see one
so nearly allied to our beloved Sovereign gladly sharing
with his soldiers all the hardships of the campaign. At
Alma, at Balaklava, and at Inkerman (where your horse
was shot under you), your gallantry was alike conspicu-
ous ; but the greatest trial of all was when your health
obliged you to leave your gallant comrades. I venture to
say that no man ever took a deeper interest in his regi-
ment than you have done. No one was morn looked up
to as the soldie'rs friend than you are. (Loud cheers.)
And I may further add, that the exertions which you
made in order to ameliorate the condition of the hospitals
in the East have been rewarded by the blessings of many
a poor sick and wounded soldier. lam not here, Sir,
to speak in mere terms of adulation, but to speak
what I conscientiously! believe to be true, and as the
exponent of what I beliebe to be the sentiments of the
people at large—(cheers)—and surely it has been no
trivial cause that could rouse the people from their state
of peace—a peace of nearly half a century—to one of
martial ardour. The war is a popular war because the
people know well its nature, and every man reads the
details of it with anxious interest and identifies himself
with it. They know that it is a war in which the prin-
ciples of freedom, of civilisation, and humanity are ar-
rayed against tyranny and despotism. We did not enter
upon this war until every means of maintaining peace
had been exhausted ; but it is true also that we entered
upon it with much of a boasting and vain-glorious
spirit—we seemed to trust to our own strength to
obtain for us the victory, almost forgetting that that

lies in the hands of the God of Battles. It has
pleased Him, nevertheless, that a just cause should
triumph, and the people of Liverpool have set apart
this clay as one of rejoicing for that triumph. True
it is that while the heroism of the British army
has been acknowledged throughout the whole course
of the campaign, the glory of the final success must rest
with the gallant French ; but, though we may feel dis-
appointment at our want of success at the Redan,.
still we will never allow that feeling to prevent our.Te-
joicing with those who have shared so many dangers in
common with us ; and perhaps there has been no more
touching incidents in the war than when, after the siege
was over, the Zouaves marched past some English regi-
ments, who greeted them with hearty cheers, no envious
feeling, no rankling jealousy, living in those braire men.
Sir, four years ago„ this very day our gracious Queen,
visited us. It was then a time of peace, it is now one
of war ; but, whether in peace or in war, our sentiments
of love to our Queen and the Royal family remain Unal-
tered. (Cheers.)
The toast was drunk with the heartiest cheering.
His ROYAL HIGHNEss begged to thank his Worship
and the company, on the part of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the rest of the Royal family, for the
manner in which the toast had been received, and for
the demonstration of loyalty of which the town bad
that day been the scone. He could not but feel most
grateful to the inhabitants of Liverpool for the gratifying
reception which had been given to him, nor could he
fail to express the delight with which he had that day
inspected the great establishments and public and chari-
table institutions which reflected so much credit upon'
that great commercial town. Nothing could be more
gratifying to any one than to be the object of so many
marks of respect, a portion of which no doubt was in.

tended for himself personally, but the greater part of
which he regarded as intended as a testimony of the ap-
preciation in which our army in the East was regarded
by the inhabitants of that important and influential com-
munity. Such a testimony could not fail to be most
highly valued by our soldiers, and to have the beat