The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-25 00:00:00

brought forcibly to his mind when he read them the
words of the old Jacobite ballad—
" My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here ;
My heart's in the Highlands, a limiting the deer ;
Chasing the wild deer, and hunting the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go."
In conclusion, he said that this was a charity which dm-
served to be encouraged by every lover of the arts, and
which he hoped would be supported as it ought.—(Hear.)
Several other toasts were then disposed of, and
proper homage having been paid to the ladies, the com-
pany separated.
The subscriptions amounted to nearly 5001.

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO

HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.

THE PRIVILEGES OP THE CITIZENS.
Oa Saturday the Lord Maycr gave a splendid
banquet to her Majesty's Ministers. We do not speak
in exaggeration when ,we state that the account of the
proceedings on the occasion will be read with more
gratification by the Citizens of London, and all who
have been apprehensive of a serious invasion of cor-
porate rights, than that of any entertainment which
has taken place within any man's memory within the
walls of the City of London.
We noticed amongst the company :—His Excellency
the Right Hon. Baron Fortescue, the Right Hon.
Lord Viscount Melbourne,
.the Most Hon. the
Marquis of Normanby, the Most Hon. the Marquis
of Headfort, the Right Hon. the Earl of Minto, the
Right lion. Lord Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon.
Sir Henry Parnell, the Attorney-General, the Hon.
Fox Maule, Sir Claudius J. Hunter, Bart., Sir John
Key, Bart., Sir Matthew Wood. Bart., Sir John
Cowan, Bart., Sir Peter Laurie, Sir Chapman Mar-
shall, Sir James Shaw, Bart., Aldermen Kelly, Lain-
son, White, and Gibbs, the Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex, Mr. Cawford, M.P., Mr. S. Wilson, Mr.
Josiah Wilson, Mr. Ambrose Moore, Mr. Saunders,
&c. &c.
Several of the Nobility sent apologies, some on ac-
count of illness, others on account of previous engage-
ments.

The company sat down to dinner at about half-past
seven o'clock. The loving cup was used, according to
ancient custom, at this entertainment. The Lord Mayor
and his guests were all dressed in full court custom, and
the sword and mace bearers and other civic officers were
in attendance during the night, after having proceeded
the Chief Magistrate, carrying the emblems of the City
authority in state to the dining room. The whole of
tie magnificent services of the City plate were dis-
played with elegant taste, and, the company seated,
producted a most splendid effect.
As soon as the cloth was removed,
The LORD MAYOR rose to propose "the health of
the Queen." He said that well knowing the loyalty of
his guests, it would ill become him to make any obser-
vation upon a toast to which he was convinced they were
all most anxious and ready to do honour. Since he had
presided in that chair he had endeavoured to: support
and maintain all the ancientrights and customs of the hos-
pitalities of the Mansion House, but for the comfort of
his guests he had made one alteration which had given
considerable satisfaction, and he intended to adhere to
it in the present instance ; that alteration was the aban-
donment of the ceremony of the old form of rising to
drink each toast. There should be but one exception
to this new innovation—" The health of the Queen."—
(Loud applause.) The company then all rose and
drank the toast most enthusiastically.
The next toast was " The Queen Dowager and the
other branches of the Royal Family."
The LORD MAYOR next gave " Lord Minto and the
Navy and Army."
Lord MINTo expressed the gratification he felt at
being present on such an occasion at the table of the
Chief Magistrate of the first City in the world, and
also at the honour done him in connecting his name
with the Navy and Army. He was happy at having
the opportunity of stating that if ever the time should
arrive when the services of the Navy might be required,
he was confident it would be found, as it ever had been,
both ready and capable to perform exerything that could
he expected of an establishment of its distinguished re-
pulation.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then rose and said, " My Lords,
Ladies, and Gentlemen, we have met this evening to
celebrate one of the ancient customs of this renowned
and celebrated City—l may say to assert the rights
and privileges of the City, subject to the approval of the
Ministers of the Crown.----( Loud applause.) It gives
me peculiar pleasure, on this occasion, to be honoured
by the presence of so many of her Majesty's Ministers,
because it satisfies me of that, which indeed I never
doubted, that although certain differences have arisen
between the Government and the Citizens of London,
her Majesty's Ministers would not allow that circum-
stance, in the slightest degree, to abate the respect they
entertain for the Citizens of London, or for their Chief
Magistrate, or to operate against their disposition to
show me that countenance and support which have been
so pleasantly and readily afforded to my predecessors in
office.—(Applause.) In proposing the health of her
Majesty's Ministers, and naming Lord Melbourne as
the head, I feel that I am proposing the health of a
nobleman in whose hands we maysafely leaveeurrights and
privileges, and best interests. When I first came forward
in public life, I found Lord Melbourne in the adminis-
tration. With a very short intermission the Noble
Lord has been there till the present time. I had been
called forth by Lord Melbourne upon a trying occa-
sion, then Sheriff of London, to enforce and maintain
obedience to the laws of the land, in securing a payment
of a part of the income of the country. My colleague
and I exerted ourselves and incurred personal danger on
tile occasion, but we succeeded to the Noble Lord, ut-
most satisfaction, and having experienced the benefit
of the assistance of the officers of the Corporation of
the City of London in such an important matter, his
Lordship would not, I feel assured, do any act that may
tend to weaken that assistance at any future time, or to
deprive the Government of this country of the co-opera-
tion and aid of the Corporation of the City of London.
—(Cheers.) My communications have been princi-
pally with my Lord Melbourne, and the Noble Lord
has always shown the greatest attention to the applica-
tions of the citizens. His cordial kindness and conde-
scension in coming amongst us upon every occasion of
our festivities—his advising her Majesty to confer
the distinguished honour of her company upon
the Corporation so soon after her accession
to the throne, all tend to convince me that
we may rely upon Lord Melbourne, that he
will be more disposed to preserve for us all those rights,
which, from ancient usuage, we feel so dear to us, than
unnecessarily to deprive us of any one of them.—
(Great cheering).
Lord MELBOURNE returned thanks, and assured the
Lord Mayor that his Lordship had done no more
than justice to the feelings of her Majesty's servants
towards the City of London ; that he always bad great
pleasure in attending to pay his respects to the Chief
Magistrate, either at meetings of the social character
of that at which they were then present, or at those
of a more public description. He acknowledged
how efficient he had always found the City Authorities
to be. He declared that the
.Government were very
anxious to promote in every way the prosperity
of the City, and added that he hoped the question, which
had been alluded to, would be arranged to the satis-
faction of both parties.—(Cheering). The Lord Mayor
having alluded to the existence of a difference of opinion
between the Government and the Corporatien at the
present time, he begged leave, on behalf of his col-
leagues and himself, to assure the company that it was
not their intention to interfere with the rights and pri-
vileges of that ancient and respected corporation, but
by such alterations in the good of the community at
large might require. The Noble Lord then proposed
the health of the Lord Mayor, which was drunk with
cheers.