The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-09 00:00:00

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the only exception made to this rule, aft regard&
the City plate, was in favour of the Pepl7s cup—t •
cup which, from its chasing, was ten tim.im more,
costly than if it had been made of the purest gold.
Between the groups were arranged tall candelabra
filled with lights, some of 10 and 20 branches.,, and
all of the same costly metal and workmanship,
vhile
just between the masses of gold work Messrs. 'Ger"
rard, who had the entire arrangement of the buget,
had skilfully broken the glittering line by the int/ 0-
duction of some noble works in silver of their ovni•

Beneath this grand trophy of centuries of well-'
preserved wealth the table of the Royal party wag
spread in horseshoe form, and this, too, like the;
buffet, was almost covered with the finest specimens
of art in gold and silver which the City possesses,
while over the seat of honour hung the great silver
chane.eiier belonging to the Fishmongers' Company.
At this almost regal table the Lord and Lady
Mayoress presided, the Princess of Wales being on
the right of the Lord Mayor and the Prince on the
left of the Lady Mayoress. On the left of the PriucL'
of Wales sat the Duchess of Cambridge and Princes
Alfred; on the right of the Princess the Pzince of
Orange, the Princess Mary, and the Duke of Cam-
, brid ie. The other visitors who had the honour of
supping with the Royal party were Lord Granville,
Lord Palmerston, Lady Palmerston, Sir George
Grey, Lady Grey, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord de
Grey, Lady de Grey, Sir C. Wood, and Lady Mary
Wood, the Dake of Somerset, the Duchess of
Somerset, Mr. Cardwell and Mrs. Cardwell, Lord
and Lady Stanley of Alderley, Mr. Villiers, the
Duke of Wellington and Duchess of Wellington,
Lord and Lady Sydney, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Ailesbury, the Turkish Ambassador,
the Austrian Ambassador, the Countess Apponyi,
the French Ambassador, the Bavarian Minister,
the Baroness de Cetto, the Italian Minister, the
Netherlands Minister, the Danish Minister, the
American Minister and Mrs. Adams, the Sax=
Minister, the Swedish and Norwegian Minister,
the Spanish Minister, Count Nesselrode, the Duke
of Richmond, the Duke of St. Albans, the Duke
of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Scott, the Duke
and Duchess of Manchester, and the Duke and
Duchess of Sutherland.
After the supper and before returning to the ball.
room in the Hall the Royal party were conducted
through the Court of Aldermen. On ordinary
occasions there would have been little to show
ceiling, in
but its heavy decorations and overloaded
in which Thornhill's picture is set in a
massive-looking frame in the roof, like a cheap
cameo mounted in mosaic. It WBS not this, how-
ever, which they were taken to see, but a pleasant
and rather graceful little surprise which the corpo-
ration had prepared for the Princess. In a large,
deep recess, occupying nearly one side of the court,
was a lovely moonlight scene of a palace with a'
broad-spreading lawn reaching down in the fore-
ground to where the real plants and ferns had been
artistically arranged by Mr. Scott, so as to make it
seem almost a continuation of the picture. This
picture, which, lit from behind, made an exquisite
moonlight scene, was a picture of Prince Christian's
Palace of Bernstorff, where the Princess Alexandra
was born, and standing in the centre of the lawn
was a portrait of the Princess herself, as if in the
act of moving forward towards the entrance of the
mansion. Regarded only as a most effective scene
by moonlight the picture would have been worth a
visit, but it was evidently dearly welcome to the
Princess as the picture of what was once her home,
and she was earnest and animated in her praise of
it. The whole idea of showing her this picture, as
it were, en passant, made it a well-timed and deli-
cate compliment to her visit, and the corporation
must have been more than repaid by the evident
gratification it afforded her. It was one of the
prettiest incidents of the night.
The general company supped in a lofty and com-
modious apartment over the Reception Saloon, and
of precisely the same dimensions, designed to ac-
commodate nearly 600 people at supper at one
time, and immediately contiguous to it were three
smaller rooms, adapted for the occasion by flooring
over the Courts of Queen's Bench and Common
Pleas, and capable of accommodating about 300
more. These several apartments were prettily
lighted by star-shaped gaseliers, suspended from a
raftered roof, and the walls were draped with a ma-
terial of pink and white, cool and agreeable to the
eye. About 60 or 80 of the more distinguished
guests supped in the Court of Exchequer, and some
of the general company, unable to find room else-
where, took refuge in a tent erected in the open
space in front of the Town Clerk's office. The sup-
per for the whole company, some 2,000 in number,
was furnished by Messrs. Ring andßrymer, of Corn-
hill, and, with all its appointments, was worthy
their reputation.
At 2 o'clock the festivity was at its height, though
the departure of the Royal guests was evidently
near at hand. When they did at last take their
leave no etiquette could entirely restrain the warm.
testimonies of affectionate respect which bid them
farewell. Their departure caused a momentary
blank, and the most distinguished visitors hastened
to follow the example set by the Royal party. It
was not, however, by any means generally emu-
lated, and the chandeliers were struggling feebly
and inffectaally against the dawn before the festi-
vities ended, and long before the last guests had de-
parted from this, the greatest, the most magnifi-
cent, and certainly the most successful of all the
Imany great entertainments of the City.

" ESSAYS AND REVIEWS."—This apparently in-
mitertmteienoafbthlee cparsievywicloluchoom before
ile
on Friday, tl the Judicial t
beith C
in st. o .t
will be remembered that on the hearing of the case Dr.
Lushington condemned Dr. Rowland Williams, the author
of the article " Bunsen's Biblical Researches," to one year's
suspension from his benefice, and the Rev. H. B. Wilson,
author of the article entitled " The National Church," to
the same amount of punishment, upon which both the rev.
gentlemen gave notice of appeal. It is said that both Dr:
Williams and Mr. Wilson intend to dispense with legal as-
sistance before the Judicial Committee, and that each will
argue his own case, that of Dr. Williams being taken first.
THE CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.—The weekly
meeting of the Executive Committee was held at
Manchester yesterday ; Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth presided.
The honorary secretary reported that the receipts of the
past week had been £2,270 lls. 3d.; balance allthe bank,
£362,465 12s. 10d. Mr. Commissioner Far reported
that the deci ease in the week ending the 30th May of per-
sons in receipt of relief in 27
decrease since the 6th of December was 102,316 persons,
leaving 169,697 still chargeable. The Which. retary's
t for May was presented, by it appears
Unions was 1,868. The total
monthly report
that the total number of persona in receipt of relief on the
books at the end of May as compared with the end of April
shows a decrease of 72,000. The attention of the committee
was caned by the reports of their inspectors and by infor-
mation from individual members to the fact that consider.
able numbers of persons not belonging to the class of mill
operatives as well as persons ordinarily relieved from the
parochial rates had been admitted on to the relief lists dur-
ing the winter months, and still continued in receipt of re-
lief. It was, therefore, decided that a circular should be
prepared, directing the attention of the local committees to
' the circumstances, requesting them to furnish the Central
COmmittee with the return of the various classes of persons
in receipt of relief from them and urging upon them the
expediency t
of an early revision
ohforthofepirereroelnio of theeflist,
classes
hooas
viewreferred
to nowre reduction uc
upon
on of th
the relief funds. Grants were made
tol3pla cesfrom the general fund to the amount of .£6 000,
£3,000 to Manchester, and £2,000 to
including Preston.
Grants were made to Tintwistle, Crompton, and Broad-
bottom of £292 from the Employment and School Fund.
Grants
were made of £4O 2s. to six of the local committees
for the superintendence of labour.
THE THAMES AND THE TYNE.—During the week
commencing 15th of Juue there will be no less thaw
three great skiff matches between London and Newcastle
men on the Thames ; the great match being that between
Robert Chambers, of Newcastle, the present champion of
the Thames, with Green, of Australia, for £2OO a side and
the championship of the world. Chambers left the North
for London on Saturday, and will take up
his quarters at
the Feathers Tavern, Wandsworth.
er He is accoard Winship.
mpanied by
the veteran oarsman Henry Clasp and Edw
He will row the match in the beautiful skiff, the Princess
Alexandra, with which he beat Everson, the Greenwic a
New-
h
waterman, early in the season. Teesdale Wilson,
castle man, will row Drewitt, of London, in the second
match for £lOO a side; and the third skiff match for the
me sum will be between Cooper, a Tyne boatman, and
Eavero
of the Thames. The two above mentioned Tyne
s g,
men are now in training on the Thames. Those impending
great matches are attracting much attention on the Tyne,
and in the north country generally. The betting at New-
castle is at present 7t04 on Chambers. Drewitt is backed
at 6 to 4 on the same river, and in London 6 to 4 is bet on
Everson in the third match.

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