The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-31 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY BANQUETS.

The Earl of Aberdeen, as First Lord of the Treasury,
gave a full dress banquet last evening to the mover, the
Earl of Carnarvon, and the seconder of the Royal ad-
dress, and a large party of peers at Argyll House. The.
guests of the noble Premier, included the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Argyll, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Marquis of Ormonde, the
Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the
Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl Spencer,
the Earl Grey, the Earl of Beseborough, the Earl of
Shaftesbury, the Earl Fitzwilliam, Viscount Canning,
Viscount Hardinge, Lord Raglan, Lord Camoys, Lord
De Tabley, Lord Foley, Lord Beaumont, Lord Stanley
of Alderley, Lord Ashburton, the Hon. Col. Alexander
Gordon, Mr. Dawkins, &c. The Earl Fitzhardinge was
unable to join the circle.
Lord John Russell gave a full dress Parliamentary
dinner party last evening at the Foreign-office, Downing-•
street. The invitations included the Right Hon. the
Speaker, Viscount Castlerosse, the mover of the address,
and Mr. Thomson Ifankey, the seconder ; Viscount Pal-
merston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James
Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney
Herbert, Sir Wm. Molesworth, Lord Ernest Bruce, the
Earl of Mulgrave, Lord Drumlanrig, Lord Alfred Paget.
Sir John Young, the Right Hon. Edward Strutt, the
Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, the Right Hon. M. T.
Baines, the Right Hon. Charles P. Villiers, the Attor-
ney-General, the Lord Advocate of Scotland, the Soli•
citor-General, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Lord
Alfred Harvey, Lord Elcho, the Right Hon. W. G.
Hayter, Mr. James Wilson, Mr. Osborne, the Hon. H.
Fitzroy, Mr. Frederick Peel, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Grenville
Berkeley, the Hon. William Cowper, Mr. Monsell,
Colonel Maule, Admiral Berkeley, Colonel the Hon.
Robert Boyle. Major-General Buckley, Mr. Arthur
Russell, and Mr. Boileau.
The Earl of Derby, as leader of -the Opposition in the
House of Lords, gave a splendid banquet last evening,
at the family residence in St. James's-square, to a dis-
tinguished circle of his political friends in the Upper
House. The following peers constituted the party :----
The Duke of Hamilton, the Duke of Montrose, the
Marquis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Exeter,,the Mar-
quis of Downshire, the Earl of Wilton, the I.rl Del
war, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Earl of Cardigan, the
Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Verulam, the Earl of
Desart, the Earl Talbot, the Earl of Winchilsea, the
Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Stradbroke, the Earl of
Donoughmore, the Earl of Glengall, Viscount Strang-
ford, Viscount Combermere, Lord De Ros, Lord Redes-
dale, Lord Southampton, Lord Colchester, Lord Colville,
and Lord St. Leonards.
The Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., the leader of the
anti-ministerial party in the House of Commons, gave a
grand dinner on the eve of the session of Parliament,
last evening, at his residence in Upper Grosvenor-street,
when the following noblemen and gentlemen were the
guests of the right hon. gentleman :—The Marquis of
C h
Viscountandos , he• Earl
Mandeville, o
f oMrdaSrctahLeVy,iscLoourndt Naas, Lord
Lovaine, Lord John Manners, the Right Hon. Sir J. S.
Pakington, the Right Hon. S. W. Walpole, the Hon.
H. T. Liddell, Sir John Yarde Buller, Sir Edward
Bulwer Lytton, Sir William Jolliffe, Sir Frederick
Thesiger, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr.
Miles, Mr. Cairns, &o.

THE SPANISH NAVY. —According to the Comercio of
Cadiz, the maritime force of Spain, including the vessels
in construction and those which have been ordered to be
built, consists of 189 vessels—namely 3 men-of-war, 10
sailing frigates, 14 screw frigates, 17 corvettes, 14 brigs,
12 schooners and packet-boats' 2 screw schooners, 8 war
transports, 34 steamers, and 73 small vessels.
BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.--In the general
business of the port of London during the past week
there has been diminished activity. The number of
vessels reported inward was 107, being 40 less than the
previous week. Of sugar there was reported 1,098
hhds., 315 casks, 1,752 cases, and 45,251 bags ; of tea,
24,315 packages; of coffee, 3,046 bags and 196 casks ;
of grain, 10,786 quarters, including 8,344 quarters of
wheat ; and of flour, 3,089 bags and 9,163 barrels. The
number of ships cleared outward was 83, being 4 less
than in the previous week, and of those, 19 were is
in ballast, and Bas above stated, for ie Australian
colonies.
THE WRECK OF THE TAYLEUR.— The jury re-assembled
on Monday, when the Coroner having summed up the
evidence, the verdict of the jury was given, to the effect
that the wreck occurred in consequence of the highly _
culpable neglect of the owners in permitting the Tay.
leur to sail without having her compasses properly
adjusted, or without a trial to ascertain if the ship was
under proper control of her helm. Moreover, that
Captain Noble did not take sufficient precaution to en-
surep,sses.ap Noble, however,
the safety of the vessel by sounding, after detecting
the error in the comp'
was not criminally iwpragued by the verdict.