The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-07 00:00:00

Amongst the company we noticed the following noble
men and gentlemen :
His Grace the Duke of mm

T. Bramley Moore, Esq.
T. Edwards Moss, Esq.
The Master Cutler of Sheffield.
Hugh S. Tremenhecre, Esq.
Capt. Hamilton, A.D. C. to the
Earl of Elgin.
Francis Grant, Esq., do.
Captain Wetherall.
Frederick Locker, Esq.
W. Downing Bruce, Esq.
Charles Franks, Esq., Canada
Company.
James Mackillop, Esq., do.
Robert Carter, Esq., Bank of
British North America.
Wm. Chapman, Esq., Bank of
British North America.
T. H. Brooking, Esq., do.
F. Le Breten, Esq., do.
Thomas Poynder, Esq., British
• Ameriogn Land Company.
rthar es Bischoff, Esq., do.
Sir R. J. Routh, Trust
and Loan Co. of Canada.
John Auldjo, Esq., do.
Chas. Morrison, Esq., do.
W. G. Thomson, Esq., do.
Robt. M'Calmont, Esq., Grand
Trunk Railway of Canada.
H. W. Blake, Esq., do.
K. Hodgson, Esq., do.
Peter Buchanan, Esq., Great
Western Railway of Canada.
Major Douglas, do.
John Laird, Esq., Canadian
Steam Navigation Co.
Robert Lamont, Esq., do.
George Bcswick ,Esq. , resident
of Canada, now in England
Edward Flurstall, Esq., do.
Austin Cuvillier, Esq., do.
J. B. Forsyth, Esq.
Henry Le Mesurier, Esq., do.
Don. L. MacDougall, Esq., do.
George Pemberton, Esq., do,
A. T. Galt, Esq., M.P.P., do,
Henry Jessopp, Esq., do.
Samuel Keefer, Esq., do.
Dr. Douglas, do.
W. Campbell, Esq.
Charles E. Levey, Esq., do.
Pierre Potiras, Esq., do.
Edward H. Chapman, Esq.
Hon. Samuel Cunard.
Thomas Devas, Esq.
Nathaniel Gould, Esq.
Hugh Hornby, Esq.
George Maxwell, Esq.
Edward W. Mills, Esq.
Charles Mills, Esq.
Charles Baring Young, Esq.
Russell Sturgis, Esq.
Edward Baring, Esq.
Bingham Mildmay, Esq.
St. Leger R. Glyn, Esq.
George Grenfell Glyn, Esq.
Algernon Borthwick, Esq,
John Chapman, Esq.
Joseph Lawrence, Esq.
Philip Cazenove, Esq.
E. L. Betts, Esq.
W. Dealtry, Esq.
Major Ready.
John Bonus, Esq.
Charles R. Fenwick, Esq.
Harold Littledale, Esq.
Richard Potter, Esq.
J. C. Sim, Esq.
Alfred Hill, Esq.
Ambrose Boyson, Esq.
Charles Saunders, Esq.
J. W. Cater, Esq.
Herbert Ingram, Esq.
W. J. Newall, Esq.
Robert Gill, Esq.
William Tite, Esq.
W. R. Chapman, Esq.
Thomas MacDonald, Esq.
D. D. Young, Esq.
John Perry, Esq.
H. M. Jackson, Esq.
John Dale, Esq.
William Wagtitedre, Esq.
P. S. Coxe, Esq.
Samuel Carter, Esq.
Weliwood Maxwell, Esq.
Thomas H. Newman, Esq.
Robert Campbell, Esq.
Quentin St. George, Esq.
J. M. Hamilton, Esq.
J. Layeraft, Esq.
Melville Wilson, Esq.
Edward Stanley, Esq.
Colonel Macquider.
James Robertson, Esq.
William Ross, Esq.

ton.
His Grace the Duke of yew-
castle, Secretary of Stab for
the Colonies.

The Most Noble the Marquis
of Abereorn.
The Right Hon. the Eatl of
Ellesmere.
The Right Hon. the Earl of
Durham.
The Right Hon. the Earl Grey
The Right Hon. the Earl o
Harrow
Th

Le Right Hon. the Earl of
Desart.
The Rt. Hon. Lord Ashburton.
The Right Hon. Lord Glenelg,
The Right Hon. Lord Mont-
eagle.
The Right Hon. Lord Dufferia.
The Right Hon. S. Herbert;
M.P., Secretary•at-War.
The Right Hon. E. Glad-
stone, M.P., Chancellor of
the Exchequer.
The Right Hon. Sir William
Molesworth, Bt., M.P.,Chief
Commissioner of Works.
The Right Hon. E. Cardwell,
M.P., President of the Board
of Trade.
The Right Hon. Sir George
Grey, Bart., M.P.
The Right Hon. Sir John Pak
ington, M.P.
The Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P.
The Right Hon. Sir J. Stephen.
The Right Hon. Sir J. Young,
Bart., M P., Chief Secre-
tary for Ireland.
The Hon. Francis Hineks,
Prime Minister of Canada.
The Lord Stanley, M.P.
The Lord Mark Kerr.
Lord James Stuart.
Sir Francis Bond Head, Bart.
His ExcellencyJas. Buchanan,
United States Ambassador.
Sir Emerson Teunent, Secre-
tary of the Board of Trade.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Macdonnell.
Sir Gore Ousely, K.C.B.
The Hon. H. B. Row, Legisla-
tive Council of Newfound-
land.
General Watson Webb, United

States.
Sir Henry Lytton Buiwer.
Capt. Sir George Back, R.N.
F. Peel, Esq., Under
Secretary for the Colonies.
B. Osborne, Esq., M.P., Secre-
tary to the Amiralty.
Hon. E: P. Bouverie, M.P.
George P. Scrope, Esq., M.P.
C. L. C. Bruce, Esq, M.P.
Wm. Keogh, Esq., Esq,,
Soli-
citor-General for Ireland.
G. C. Glyn, Esq., M.P„ Agent
_ _

for the Province of Canada
Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P., do.
Edward Ellice, Esq., M P.
Samuel Laing, Esq., M.P.
William Stirling, Esq., M.P.
S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P.
Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P.
James Heywood, Esq., M.P.
James Pilkington, Esq., M.P.
C. B. Adderley, Esq., M.P.
William Jackson, Esq., M.P.
Robt. Stephenson, Esq., M.P.
Charles Geach, Esq., M.P.
James Kershaw, Esq., M.P.
The Hon. George Waldegrave.
The Hon. Captain Murray.
Benj. Hawes, Esq., Deputy
Secretary at War.
Rear-Admiral Boxer.
Rear-Admiral Kelly.
Lieutenant-Colonel Tulloch.
Henry Roberts, Esq., Private
Secretary to the Duke of
Newcastle.
Joshua Bates, Esq.
T. W. C. Murdoch, Esq.,
Commissioner of Emigration.
The Rev. E. Hawkins, Secre-
tary of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel.
T. F. Elliott, Esq., Assist.
Under Secretary of State for
the Colonies.
The Hon. Dominick Daly.
R. W. Grey, Esq., M.P.,
Private Secretary to Lord
Palmerston.
After the dinner, the usual loyal toasts were duly
honoured.

The CHAIRMAN gave "The Army and Navy." When
they remembered the scenes that had so lately passed
before their eyes—that so many gallant soldiers and
well-manned ships had left their shores after a peace of
such long duration—it was impossible not to feel anxious
for their welfare, and to hope that they might be suc-
cessful. (Cheers.)
Sir J. M`DoNALD returned thanks on behalf of the
army, and Rear-Admiral KELLY for the navy. _ _

Lord J. RUSSELL said—Gentlemen, I cannot but feel
it a great honour that I should now be called on to pro-
pose to you, in the presence of so many gentleman who
have been connected with the official administration of
the colonies of this country, and in the presence of so
many merchants of the city of London connected
with the trade of Canada, the health of the noble
lord who has presided with such distinguished merit
over the government of our Canadian colonies. (Cheers.)
I rejoice also to have the opportunity of speaking in the
presence of the representative of that great republic of
the West, whose sons are derived from the same stock
as ourselves, who speak the same language, and own the
authority of the same ancient laws as ourselves (cheers).
Gentlemen, although it may perhaps take up some por-
tion of your time, I may perhaps be permitted to allude
to those periods which have marked the term of our co-
lonial government. There was a period when the colo-
nies of this country—the colonies to which our people
bad emigrated—were like children allowed to stray where
they listed without protection or shelter, taking their
chance of falling down the neighbouring crag, or being
lost in the surrounding wilderness. That period has past
away, but it did not pass without imparting to many of
our young colonies that vigour which enabled them after-
wards to grow up into great and free communities. But
it did pass away, and we arrived at a period when, by
petty restrictions, and by undue exercise of imperial pre-
rogative, we endeavoured to derive those advantages
from our colonies which we only ought to have expected
from the most perfect freedom of intercourse. It was
once said by a statesman, who was a wit as well, that
the American war was caused by a, secretary of state,
who bethought himself after many years of opening his
despatches. What was meant to be conveyed by that
was, that directions were sent out from this country
cramping the commerce of the colony, imposing taxes,
and tending only to its alienation, which would never
have been proposed had the Secretary of State carefully,
read the despatches which he had for years been receiv-
ing from America. Even the fatal reverses of the Ame-
rican war—reverses which we incurred by our delays—
did not open the eyes of Government ; and the
same system was continued for many years. No greater
instance of the folly of such a course of proceeding could
be afforded than the case of Canada, respecting which
we endeavoured by parliamentary litigation to prose-
cute rules and laws for people who had separate religion,
separate language, and separate customs. Such a sys-
tem tended to produce only bickerings and disputes, and
to make our governors themselves only the tools of a
mischievous and injurious system. (Hear, hear.) But
that time has, I trust, likewise passed away. (Cheers.)
With regard to Canada, at all events, we have tried,
and are now trying, the system of allowing a people as
capable as ourselves of discerning their true interests, to
promote those interests without our continual and vexa-
tious interference. Able men have pointed out the
way in which we should go, and have also pointed out
to Canada the wisdom and policy of uniting that which
had teen unwisely seperated ; but still the system itself
was 55 new, the system of paying attention to the colony,
of aiding its prosperity, and yet not endeavouring to mar
that prosperity by restrictions, that it required no ordi-
nary ab4ity and temper to carry the system into effectual
operation. Such, then, was the proper field for the deve-
lopment of such abilities as are possessed by Lord Elgin.
It has been his duty to act the part of a constitutional
king over a province which has been continually pro-
spering ana increasing under his care, which has risen
from little more than a million to two millions of re-
venue, which has increased in a short time from 600,000
to 1,200,000 population, and the imports and exports of
which have shown year by year the symptoms of increas-
ing trade and Improving industry. (Hear.] lam not
going to weary the assembly with details, or even to al-
lude to the great event which occasioned the difficulties
of the noble lord's administration. We have had our
times of differences in this country, and they have had
their differences in Canada, but through all these diffi-
culties the noble lord was assisted by an excellent Prime
Minister, who, I am glad to see, is present on this oc-
casion—(cheers)—and with his aid the noble lord has
successfully coped with the difficulties of his position.
The results have been that we have now secure in loyalty
a. province inhabited by as excellent and as intelligent a
people as any in the British empire. (Hear.) Well, gen-
tlemen, I say teat it may be a mitter of national pride
sva succeedyd, ;the' the two peri,,da
of ignorance and neglect, and of narrow-minded inter-
ference, in eotabliaing a now sYdgm Which will neTCT