The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

by Chambers, in the Prince of Wales Balloon, accom-
panied by two gentlemen, though we regret we
cannot say the descent partook of the same cha-
racter, inasmuch as a gentle dip near Hammer-
smith Suspension Bridge warned them they were fishing
in troubled water, and proved that however delightful
floating over the water might be, floating upon the water
was altogether another sort of thing. We are, however,
happy to add that the voyagers did float, they sunk not,
but rose from their evening ablutions hice giants re-
freshed, making the bank their refuge, and quickly re-
traced their steps to Cremorne, where the " cold with-
out" was exchanged with hearty laughs and gratulations
for the " warm within."
The concert provided by the liberal lessee was novel
and effective. The performances of the organophonic
band appeared to give considerable pleasure ; and two
ballads, " Bid me discourse," and " When will thou
meet me," were sung by a Miss J. Braun, a new de-
butante to a London audience, in very superior style ;
nor would we omit the performances of a boy, Eugene
Rochez, which are more than usually surprising. He
may well be termed the Devani of the present season,
as he executes all the contortions of that extraordinary
man with apparently perfect ease.
A new illuminator, termed the " Kaleidescope Mag-
nifier," was introduced where formerly hung the tran-
sparency of the Queen and Prince Albert. Several are
in progress for different parts of the gardens ; they will
add much to the usual splendour of the illuminations, as
the one shown is a perfect blaze of diversified light.
The answers of Taylor, the double-sighted youth, were
given, if possible, with greater 'rapidity than ever ; the
dancing was as spirited as the fireworks were brilliant ;
and Easter Monday closed, as Mondays usually do at
Cremorne, with strong claims to pleasure-seekers' sup-
port for the rest of the week.

THE GREAT GLOBE.'
Mr. Wyld's vast contribution to the amusements of
Easter—videlicet " the great globe itself and all that it
inherit," as expounded by intelligent guides—attracted
more than its usual share of visitors. Indeed, it may be
questioned whether at any of the exhibitions of the
metropolis a more pleasant hour may be wiled away
than by thus, in so brief a space, traversing every clime,
and visiting every country between the poles.

DINNER AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.

Last night a grand banquet was given by the Lord
Mayor in the Egyptian-hall at the Mansion-house.
The following distinguished guests attended :—The
Earl of Aberdeen, Earl Granville, Sir J. Graham, Lady
Graham, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Mrs. Glad-
stone, Mr. Cardwell, M.P., and Mrs. Cardwell, the Mar-
quis of Breadalbane, the Prince of Saxe Weimar, Lord
and Lady A. Harvey, Lord Ingestrie, Lord and Lady
Wodehouse, Lord Blantyre, Earl and Countess Airlie,
Bishop of Hereford, Mr. and Mrs. Osborne, the Attor-
ney-General, the Solicitor General, Vice Chancellor
Wood, Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Legge, Lord and Lady Ers-
kine, Mr. Blomfield, Mrs. Blomfield, Baron Rothschild,
M.P. Hon. Mr. and Lady Ann Charteris, Hon. R. S.
Dundas, Hon. A. Kinnaird, Sir Charles and Lady East-
lake' Chevalier Drouet, General Jolley, Sir H. Bishop,
Mr. Tupper, Mr. and Mrs. Oliveira, Mr. A. Pellatt, M.P.,
the Governor of the Bank of England and Mrs. Hankey,
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Lloyd, Mr. J. A. Hankey, Mr.
Hadow, Sir J. and Lady Campbell, Mr. Alderson, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Wigram, Rev. Mr. Heath, Dr. Mortimer,
Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, and Mrs. Mortimer, Dr.
Wean', Mr. and Miss Williams, Captain A. Milne,
Mr. John Sadleir,, Colonel Lawrence, Alderman and
Miss Farebrother, Alderman and Mrs. Wilson, Alder-
man and Mrs. Humphery, Mr. Alderman Farncombe
and Miss Stone, Sir William and Miss Magnay, Alder-
man and Miss Hooper, Sir John Musgrove, Alderman
and Mrs. Moon, Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Sir R. W.
and Lady Carden, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Kennard, Mr.
Dillon, Mr. and Mrs. Caldecott, &c.
After the dinner the healths of the "Queen," "Prince
Albert, and the rest of the Royal family," were given,
and most loyally responded to by the company.
The LORD MAYOR next proposed " The health of the
Bishop of Hereford," thanking him for the excellent
sermon he had preached that day (at Christ Church).
The Bishop of HEREFORD, in returning thanks, bore
his testimony to the orderly and devout behaviour of the
children at Christ Church, and then, in adverting to the
subject of education, observed that that was now the
great question in the country, and he was glad that it
had been earnestly taken up by the Ministry. (Hear,
hear.)
The Lord MAYOR, in proposing the toast of " The
Navy and Army," said that deeply as they all should
regret the calamity of a European war, yet, should the
country, from necessity, be engaged in such a contest,
the name he was about to connect with the toast would
tend to inspire confidence that all that could be done
would be effected by the Executive to make the naval
service as effective as possible. He gave the " Navy
and Army," connecting with the toast the names of Sir
J. Graham and Lord Ingestre.
Sir J. GRAHAM said that the duty of presiding over
the Board of Admiralty at the present moment having
been confided to him by her gracious Majesty, he had
been commanded by the Lord Mayor, in the absence of
any admiral, though in the presence of brave and dis-
tinguished officers of the navy, to return thanks on
behalf of that gallant profession. The duty was a proud
and grateful one to him. (Hear.) The recollections of
the British navy were dear to the heart of every English-
man, formed the most conspicuous portion of the history
of this country, and were written indelibly in the annals
of the world. (Applause.) In peace—and it was peace
alone that he wished to contemplate—in peace that
gallant profession was the protector of British commerce
throughout every quarter of the world, and itself was
mainly dependent for its strength on the success of the
mercantile marine. (Hear, hear.) It was a subject of
no jealousy, because it could not be the enemy, but was
always the guardian of the liberties of the people of this
country. (Hear, hear.) Should that sad event, which
he could not contemplate,—should unhappily war occur,
then he was satisfied the marine of England, which had
been so often trusted by the people of this country, and
which had never disappointed their expectations, would,
as heretofore, be found the safeguard of the sea-girt
shores of our native island. It had ever repelled the
foreign invader, and it would do so again, should at any
future time any attempt at invasion be made ; and,
whether in peace or in war, the naval force of the
country would, he was sure, always be ready to meet
the expectations of the country, to defend its liberty,
and to secure the honour and character of that flag,
which "a thousand years had braved the battle and the
breeze." (Cheers.)
Lord INGESTRE returned thanks for the army.
The LORD MAYOR then proposed " The health of the
Earl of Aberdeen and her Majesty's Ministers." After
uttering a warm. eulogium on Lord Aberdeen's private
character, he proceeded to say, that the noble Earl's
great ability and vast experience tended to inspire confi-
dence that under his superintendence her Majesty's
Government would originate those beneficial measures
which the country expected at their hands. (Hear, hear.)
He knew that on occasions like the present it was the
duty of the chief magistrate to put aside all party feeling,
and he felt he was not departing from that rule in saying
that her Majesty's Ministers had his entire sympathy as
well as support. (Hear, hear.)
The Earl of ABERDEEN, who was received with ap-
plause on rising, in acknowledging the honour conferred
on his colleagues and himself, thought he might venture
to say that the Lord Mayor could not invite to the
splendid hospitalities of that hall any Ministers of the
Crown, be they who they might, who did not respect his
high office, and who did not feel warmly interested in the
welfare and prosperity of the great city over which he
presided. (Applause.) He begged the company to
believe that those feelings were largely shared in by her
Majesty's present Government. (Hear, hear.) If at any
time her Majesty's Ministers would rejoice to meet such
an assembly of their fellow-subjects as the one now col-
lected together, they must especially do so on the present
occasion, when all the great interests of the country were
prosperous and flourishing to a degree almost unparal-
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extend, as far as lay in their power, the commerce of
this country in every quarter of the globe. (Cheers.) ,
The LORD MAYOR proposed " The House of Lords,'
and connected with the toast the name of the President
of the Council, Earl Granville, observing that never in
the history of the country had that august assembly
numbered among its members so many distinguished
persons, more ennobled by their virtues than by their
rank ; and its conduct was such as to entitle it to the
esteem and confidence of the country. (Applause.)
Earl GRANVILLE, in acknowledging the toast, said he
believed that there was no mathematical maxim so
generally received as that they could not insure the per-
manence of their political freedom or individual inde-
pendence without the continuance of the representative
government they enjoyed ; and he thought it was almost
as general an opinion that the second branch of the
Legislature was necessary for the good working of the
system. (Hear, hear.) What the Lord Mayor had just
stated was, in his opinion, true, that the House of
Lords at the present moment held a very considerable
position in the good opinion of the community. Such
had not always been the case, for some very few years
ago bitter speeches in reference to the House .of Lords
were made at public meetings, and hostile pamphlets
were written, with such titles as The Peers or the People
—What will the Lords do ? While others put the ques-
tion still more ominously, as follows :—" What shall be
done with the Lords?" (Laughter.) He believed that
that feeling was now entirely changed, as was evidenced
by the tone of the public press. (Hear, hear.) A few
months ago they had read in the public prints an elo-
quent defence of the House of Peers, made by Lord
Derby at Liverpool, a town only second to the great
commercial city of London. The noble lord, on
that occasion, said that he could not take on himself
to say that every individual in the House of Peels was
the model of a legislator ; and, within the last few
weeks, one of his own colleagues (Lord J. Russell)
had made, he was afraid, a similar admission, when
he said he did not think that every peer was in-
fallible. (Laughter.) He was not inclined to argue the
point against a man whom he had taken, since his first