The Sun.
London, England, 1839-10-01 00:00:00

EV 1-4]N LNG EDITION.

GRAND ENTERTAINMENT AT
THE MANSION-HOUSE.

I
The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave
a splendid entertainment at the Mansion-House on Sa-
turday last in honour of the Lord Mayor Elect. The
dinner was worthy the hospitable reputation of the
present Chief Magistrate, having c onsisted of the prin-
cipal delicacies of the season, and the most excellent
I wines.
Mrs. Heath, who it is expected will generally officiate
as Lady Mayoress (Lady Marshall being in a very deli-
cate state of health), sat on the right hand of the Lord
Mayor. Amongst the guests we observed Sir John Scott
Lilley, who returned thanks on behalf of the Army and
Navy ; Colonel Williamson ; and a large number of
military officers.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the health of Sir
, Chapmati Marshall, the Lord Mayor Elect, spoke of
1 the very mild and amiable disposition of that gentleman
—of his business-like habits—and of the long (twenty-
one years') experience which had been had of his bene-
volent and honourable conduct in the Corporation of
which he had been a member for that period.
1 Sir CHAPMAN MARSHALL, in returning thanks, al-
luded to the indefatigable exertions of the present
Lord Mayor to preserve the rights and privileges of
his fellow-citizens, and to promote their best interests,
and hoped that so noble an example would not fail of
having its proper influence over his Lordship's succes-
sor.—(Cheers.) He (Sir C. Marshall) should be
obliged to draw largely upon his brother Magistrates
for their counsel and assistance, but under his peculiar
circumstances he felt assured that it would be only ne-
cessary for him to ask to have.—(Hear, hear.) . He
had never been backward in affording his humble aid to
them, and he had observed a similar alacrity amongst
his brother Aldermen to assist each other. He hoped
that at the termination of his year of office he might be
able to retire with as much honour and credit to him-
self, and with as strong public approbation as the very
vigilant and active Alderman who presided. He con-
cluded by proposing the health of the Lord Mayor in
a bumper toast with three times three.
The toast was drank with the loudest enthusiasm,
and very gratefully acknowledged by the Lord Mayor.
Sir C. S. HUNTER returned thanks for the Aldermen
wbo had passed the Chair.
The Recorder's health was next proposed.
The LEARNED GENTLE3IAN, in a very clever speech,
recapitulated many of the important events of the past
year, complimented the Lord Mayor for his energy,- and
for the firmness with which he had acted, and said that
it must be a gratification to his Lordship in after life,
on reviewing the labours of his year of office, to consider
that he had been Chief Magistrate at a time when so
powerful and effective a resistance had been made to
the attacks and encroachments of the Ministers of the
Crown upon the privileges of his fellow-citizens, and that
he had laid at the foot of the Throne the spirited and
respectful remonstrance, which had preserved to them
those rights which were so dear to every citizen of
London.—(Cheers.)
Alderman HARMER returned thanks for the Alder-
men below the Chair ; Mr. Evans for the new Sheriffs ;
Sir Rowland Jenkins for the East India Company ; and
Mr. Curtis for the Bank of England.
Mr. MASTERMAN, in returning thanks for the Bankers
of the City of London, said he had been born and bred
a banker, and he thought he knew something of the bu-
sine's of banking, but (turning to Sir Peter Laurie on
one side, and gentlemen connected with Joint Stock
B talcs near him), really in the present day banking was
conducted in so extraordinary a manner, that he hardly
knew what was meant by the word " bankers." This
remark occasioned much amusement.

Tile health of the Under. Sheriffs having been drunk,
Sir PETER LAURIE, in a very eulogistic speech, pro-
posed the health of Mr. Cornelius Wilson, the Lord
Mayor's only son, and some appropriate allusions to the
assistance he had rendered during the past year to his
father, to whom he might always look up as an example
with pride and gratification.
Mr. WILSON, in acknowledging the compliment, said
he had no ambition to enter into public life. Hs wish
was to live a country life, esteemed and respected by
his friends and neighbours.
The RECORDER proposed the Lady Mayoress's
health in a highly complimentary speech, and the party
brae up much delighted with the evening's entertain-
ment.

! HARVEST INTELLIGENCE.

There being perhaps at this period no subject or
question which is not secondary in general interest to
intelligence r:Tarding the harvest, we supply some ex-
tracts from papers received yesterday showin 2., its
state and progress throughout the United King 'om.
Our prospects are bad ; and we believe that excepting
only the monopolists and their dependants, there is not
a man in England who does not feel the operations of
the Corn-laws ; whilst many, very many, doomed to
want, die from a deficiency of food, occasioned by the
starvation system enacted by law, but condemned alike
by humanity and every sound principle of legislation.
Accounts differ as to the quality of the produce ; but
the prevailing opinion among those best acquainted with
the subject is, that of the grain which may be now se-
cured, a very small proportion will turn out well. In
this neighbourhood a number of fields are almost spoiled
by sprouting.—Bolton Free Press.
Good progress has been made in the harvest within
the last week. Except in very late situations, reapers
are busy in every quarter. The crops as was always an-
ticipated, are abundant. The universal report is, that.
there never was a more bountiful harvest, as far as
quantity is concerned. But we regret to add that the
quality of the grain has been materially deteriorated by
the recent unfavourable weather. We are informed
by persons whose connexion with agricultural pursuits
enable them to form a correct judgment, and on whose
statements we can entirely rely, that this is the case
to a very great extent—particularly with the heavier
crops ; and we know a farmer who has this year grown
100 acres of wheat, who says he has not a sound ear
of corn on his premises. We are no croakers or alarm-
ists, but it is right that the public should know the true
state of the case. The weather, since our last, with the
exception of one or two heavy thunder showers, has
been remarkably fine ; and the farmers have wisely
availed themselves of it to the utmost. A great deal
of corn has been led during the last few days.—Dur-
kam Chronicle.

We have had fine and good drying weather this week,
favourable to getting in the outstanding crops. We
have, however, heard nothing favourable as to the
state of the harvest, and we believe that what-
ever fine weather has come it has been too late. The
price of grain generally is high, and there is no prospect
of a reduction. There is no doubt but that in Lanca-
shire the greatest part of the grain whether wheat or
oats will be unsound.—Preston Observer.

The harvest in the neighbourhood of Seaton Sluice
is now going on with great spirit,] and should this fine
weather continue, the fields wil: quickly be cleared of
their crops.—Gateshead Observer.
In all parts of the kingdom the state of the weather
has been unfavourable for the harvest. Many of the
provincial papers give the most alarming accounts of
storms and floods, and the consequent destruction of the
crops. In this county, however, so far as we can col.
lect intelligence, it appears we have been more fortunate
than in many other districts. The weather, certainly,
has been far from propitious, the rain has been frequent
hut not remarkably heavy—we have had no overwhelm-
ing floods, the corps have been of a full average in pro-
duce and quality, and the harvest altogether as good as
the farmer could have expected, considering the general
uncertainty of the season.—Warwick Advertiser.