The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

-Banquet to her Majesty's Ministers,
Lest evening lila Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress
gave a sumptuous entertainment at the Matisioa-
hense to the P..ight Hon. Viscount Palmerston and
her Majesty's Ministers. The entertainment, which
uanaily takes place at an earlier period of the year,
bad been postponed in consequence of an accident
which prevented the Lord Mayor from presiding at
the festal board. The complement, however, though
somewhat late in the season, was not shorn either of
its accustomed grandeur or gracefulness. The
dinner displayed all the resources of civic hospita-
lity, and the reception of the Premier and his col-
leegnes was not only most cordial, bat enthusiastic.
The entertainment took place in the Egyptian-
hall, which was decorated with equal gaiety and
elegance. On the buffet behind the chair and on
all the tables there was a magnificent display of
plate. A profusion of flowers arranged on plateaus
and in golden vases, with luscious fruits in silver
epergnes and baskets, gave freshness, beauty, and
attractiveness to the scene.
Viscount Palmerston, accompanied by Lady
Palmerston, arrived at 7 o'clock. Dinner was served
at half-past 7.
The following is a list of the guests, who num-
bared 250—Viscount and Lally Palmerston, his
Grace the Duke of Somerset and the Lady Helen
Gwendolin St. Maur, his Excellency the Nether.
lands Minister and the Baroness Bentinck, Earl and
Countess de Grey and Ripon, the Earl Granville,
his Excellency the Swedish and Norwegian Minis-
ter and the Countess Wachtmeister, Earl Russell
and the Lady Georgiana Russell, the Right Hon.
Sir George and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Sir
Charles and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon.
Edward and Mrs Cardwell, the Right Hon. Charles
Pelham Villiers, Lord Stratheden and Campbell,
Lord Houghton, Rear• Admiral Lord Clarence and
Lady Clarence Paget, Viscount Castlerosse,
M.P. ; the Right Hon. Sir Thomas F. Fre.
mantle, the Right Hon. William and Mrs Hutt, the
Right Hon. Frederick and Mrs Peel, the Right
Hon. Robert and Mrs Lowe, Hon. Henry and Mrs
Brand, Hon. Locke King, M.P., Hon. Arthur Kin-
naird, M.P., Hon. Colonel Luke White, M,P., Hon.
George Waldegrave Leslie and the Countess of
Bathes, Hon. James K. Howard, Sir Wm. Dunbar,
M.P., Sir Frederick Carrie, Sir J. C. Dalrymple
Hay, R.N., M.P., Admiral Sir Michael Seymour,
G.C.8., Lieutenant-General Sir Richard and Lady
Airey, Sir Roderick Murchison, K.C.8., and Rev.
Dr. Livingstone, the Attorney-General and Lady
Laura Palmer, the Attorney-General for Ireland,
the Solicitor-General and Lady Collier, Sir Charles
and Lady Young, Sir Joseph and Lady Paxton,
Admiral Collier, Major-Gen. and Mrs Tremenheere,
Colonel Mark Wood, Colonel Jameson, the Gover-
nor of the Bank of England and Mrs Hodgson,
the Chairman of the East India Company, the
Deputy. Governor of the Bank and Mrs Holland,
the Prime Warden of the Fishmongers' Company,
Mr W. Angerstein, M.P., Mr Thos. Alcock, M.P.,
Mr C. S. Butler, M.P., and Mrs Butler, Mr S. Bux-
ton, M.P., and Mrs Buxton, Mr John Briscoe, M.P.,
Mr R. W. Crawford, M. P., Mr W. Cox, M.P., and
Mrs Cox, Mr Hugh Childers, M.P., and Mrs
Childers, Mr J. C. Ewart, M.P., Col. French, M.P.,
Mr Charles Forster, M.P., Mr G. S. Gosehen,
M.P., and Mrs Goschen, Mr Charles Gilpin,
M.P., and Mrs Gilpin, Mr S. Gurney, M.P,,
Mr S. Gregson, M.P., Mr Thomson Hankey, M.P,,
and Mrs Hankey, Mr A. W. Kinglake, M.P., Mr R.
W. Kennard, and Mrs Kennard, Mr J. H.
Lewis, M.P., and Mrs Lewis, Mr A. H. Layard,
M.P., Mr W. S. Lindsay, M.P., Mr W. Lee, M.P.,
Mr Geo. Moffatt, M.P., Mr Norris, M.P., and Mrs
Norris, Mr W. F. Russell, M.P., and Mrs Russell,
Mr W. Tite, M.P., and Mrs Tite, Mr W. Williams,
M.P., Mr James White, M.P,, Colonel and Miss
Wilson; Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., and
14,4 Dake, Alderman Sir John Musgrove, Mr
Alderman Sydney, M,P., and Mrs Sydney, Mr Al-
derman Finnis, Mr Alderman and Mrs Carter, Mr
Alderman and Mrs Hale, Mr Alderman Phillips
and Mrs W Barnet, Mr Alderman J. C. Lawrence,
Mr Alderman and Mrs Dakin, Mr Alderman and
Mrs Waterlow, Mr Alderman and Mrs Lusk, Mr
Alderman and Mrs Stone, Mr Sheriff and Mrs Cave,
Mrs Under Sheriff and Mrs Nicholson, Mr Under
Sheriff and Mrs Gammon, the City Remembrancer,
the Chairman of the several Corporation Commit.
tees, Mr and Mrs Alfred Lawrence, Mr Edwin and
Miss Emma Lawrence, the Rev. the Chaplin and
Mrs Sparrow Simpson, Mr Leo Schuster, Mr and
Iles J. F. apemen, Mr J. D. Alleroft, Mr Harwood
Harwood, Mr and Mrs S Morley, Mr and Mrs John
Lubbock, Mr Nevill Lubbock, Mr Alfred de Roth-
child, Mr John Hilton, F.R.C.S., Mr M. Sampson,
and Mr. Hartley, Mr, R. N. Phillips, F.S.A.,
Mr W. S. Saunders, Mr and Mrs W.
H. Ashurst, Alderman Wilson of Brighton, Capt.
Shea and Miss Thomas, &c.
The dinner was provided by Messrs. Ring and
Brymer, Cornhill. Grace was said by the chaplain.
The band of the Coldstream Guards, with Mr. A.
F. Godfrey as bandmaster, played favourite airs
during dinner.
The vocalists in attendance were Madame Weiss,
Mr. Weiss, and Miss Poole, under the direction of
Mr. J. L. Hatton.
After dinner, Grace—" Fur these and all Thy
mercies given," from the " Laudi Spirituali" of
lsas—was chanted with admirable effect.
Mr. Harker gave the " loving cup" with his
usual éclat.
The LORD MAYOR, in giving the first toast, said
—My-lords, ladies, and gentlemen, whenever and
wherever Englishmen are assembled upon any
festive occasion, the first sentiment in their mind
is loyalty to their Sovereign, and attachment to
that glorious constitution under which this country
has attained an amount or freedom and pros.
parity previously unknown to any nation of the
world. We may indeed be thankful that we live
under the sway of a monarch aho lives in the
hearts and affections of all her people. (Cheers.)
Tree National Anthem was then sung.
The LORD MAYOR next gave " The health of his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Princess
of Wales, and the rest of the Royal femily." He
said the country had looked forward with hope and
eapectatien 10 the career of the Peirce of Wales,
and its anticipations had not been disappointed.
They had viewed with extreme gratification the
manner in which his Royal Highness had endeared
himself to all classes of the community by his frank,
hearty English manner, and they were delighted to
see how wall he had followed the noble example set
by his late illustrious parent in lending the influence
of his great name and giving his power and assistance
not only in prcmoting art and science, bat every
institution established for alleviating true suffering
and misery. (Cheers.) Everyone must have been
delighted to observe the grace, ability, and success
which he evinced on all the occasions in which he
had appeared in public. The country looked with de•
light on the royal lady whom he had chosen as his
bride, and he was sure they all wished long life and
happiness to the royal couple. (Loud cheers.)
The toast was drunk with all the honours, fol-
by " Maggie's Secret," sung charmingly by Miss

Poole.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the next toast,
Baid—ln order that we may preserve peace it is ne-
cessary that we should be prepared for war. The army
and navy have ever done their duty, and we may feel
every confidence that they will do so whenever they
may be again called upon. The army never was in a
state of greater:efficiency than at the present moment.
The navy was in a transition state, but whatever the
metal of which the ships were composed, and what-
ever the calibre of their guns, England would al-
ways rely on those who manned her fleets to uphold
the borioux of the country and maintain her shores
intact from invasion. We are not essentially a mi-
litary people'
Wo had not accumulated a large
mass of men in cur armies by which we might
atta.:,:k the defenceless or oppress our weak neigh-
bours, or serve to repress any unpleasantness at
home. But our army was large enough to perform
the duty assigned to it, and at all events when re-
quired on any emergency to maintain the honour
and defeace of the country. Coupled with the navy
and the army he begged to propose the volunteers,
a force which hed placed this country in a proud
position with regard to other ?countries. (Hear,
hear.) He 'begged to couple with the navy the
health of the Doke of Somerset, and with the army