The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-10 00:00:00

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I speak, the allied flag of England, of France-, and of
Turkey, wave triumphantly over the walls of Sebastopol.
(Immense cheering.) We may, I think, without too
much presumption, 'nourish that hope ; for, have we not
everything to justify that confidence—the bravery and
loyalty of our soldiers, the noble emulation that animates
both armies and navies, and, over and above all, the
holy cause—liberty and civilisation—which they defend.
(Enthusiastic cheering.)
The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The Health of the
Lord Chancellor," who briefly responded to the toast.
The LORD MAYOR said he was extremely happy to find
that the Prime Minister and several other members of
-her Majesty's Government had honoured him by their
presence on the present occasion. Their duties at the
present time were of the most arduous nature, and,
knowing their zeal and devotion to their country, he was
sure their healths would be received with the greatest
cordiality. (Loud cheering.)
The Earl of ABERDEEN—My lords and gentlemen, in
acknpwledging the cordiality of my reception, and in re-
turning thanks for the honour which you have been
pleased to confer upon my colleagues and myself, there
are various topics to which I might without impropriety
advert on the present occasion ; but I will only say a
few words upon that subject by which the minds of all
men at this moment are almost entirely engrossed. On
this day last year, when I had the honour of being pre-
sent in this hall, and of addressing these who were
then assembled, we still continued to enjoy a state of
peace. It is true that our prospect was then threaten-
ing, but a war was not imminent, and as the poliey
of her Majesty's Government was a policy of peace, I
declared that no efforts should be wanting on our part
to endeavour to preserve peace. (Cheers.) I know it
is the opinion of many that those efforts were too long
protracted, and. that we ought at a much earlier period
to have had recourse to the arbitrement of the sword.
So far is that from being my opinion that, in spite of
the justice of the war, in spite of its disinterested ob-
jects, I am perfectly persuaded it never would have re-
ceived the universal support it has met with in this
country,
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had been employed to avert the horrors of war. (Cheers.)
I think it not improbable that many of those who have
been most eager for war are, perhaps, most easily dis-
couraged by those vicissitudes to which a state of war-
fare is proverbially liable ; but I trust that you will
never find anything of that sort on the part of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers. We are determined, under all cir-
cumstances, to persevere in the endeavour to perform
our duties in such a manner as our Sovereign and our
country have a right to expect from us. (Cheerel
Keeping steadily in view the great objects of the war,
and looking to the paramount interests of this country--
acting, too, in the strictest concert with our great ally
—I cannot entertain a doubt that we shall be enabled
to bring this contest to a happy termination. (Cheers.)
The NOBLE EARL then proposed " The health of the
Lord Mayor," who briefly returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR then proposed "The Judges."
The CHIEF BARON responded to the toast.
The Loan MAYOR next proposed "Lord John Rue.
sell and the House of Commons." (Loud cheers.)

Lord JonN Russnr.L, in acknowledging the toast,
briefly referred to the late inquiry into the state of the
corporation, and was understood to express his convic-
tion that they were quite ready and willing to remove
all existing abuses. (Cheers.)
Lord PALMERSTON, who was received with several
rounds of applause, said the Lord Mayor had been gra-
ciously pleased to permit him to propose a toast, which
be was sure would be drunk with the greatest satisfac-
tion, and he might say with the greatest enthusiasm.
The Lord Mayor had collected together an assemblage
in which might be found the most distinguished men in
this country, and the representatives of many of the
greatest and most considerable Powers of the Christian
world. But splendid as such a display must be con-
sidered, something would have been wanting if the Lady
Mayoress had not graced the company with her presence,
and if her ladyship's example had not led to the festive
board that blaze of female beauty which he had now
the pleasure of witnessing. (Cheers.) There "was a
peculiar appropriateness in the toast which he was about
to propose. Whilst, on the one hand, they saw before
them the representative of that great nation which was
now in such active and cordial alliance with this coun-
try, and had listened with admiration to the address
which that distinguished individual had delivered— whilst
his presence was an emblem of a happy national alliance
on every side might be seen instances of happy domestic
alliances—(laughter)—and he trusted that the present
national alliance would be as durable as those domestic
alliances. (Cheers and laughter.) And he must be al-
lowed to say, when he looked around on the younger
portion of the female visitors he anticipated many future
happy alliances. (Loud cheers.) The noble lord con-
cluded by proposing "The Health of the Lady Mayoress,'
which was duly honoured.

The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and proposed
" The Health of the Sheriffs."

Mr. Sheriff MUGGEBIDGB and Mr. Sheriff CROSLEY
returned thanks.

" The Bar of England" was given, and responded to
by Mr. Sergeant SHEB.
The LORD MAYOR proposed " Alderman Finnic and
the Court of Aldermen."
Alderman Finns returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR then gave " Mr. Masterman and
the other Representatives of the City of London."
Mr. MASTERMAN acknowledged the toast, and the
dinner party soon afterwards broke up, a considerable
portion of the company retiring► to the ball-room, where
dancing was kept up till a late hour.
The dinner, which was provided by Messrs. Staples,
of the Albion received general commendation. Mr.

Harker officiated as toastmaster. The vocalists (under
the direction of Mr. Ransford) were Madame Weiss,
Miss Ransford, Miss Ryles, Mr. T. Young, Mr. Pope,
Mr. Manvers, Mr. Longhurst, Mr. W. E. Ransford,
Mr. Alfred Kempster, and Mr. Mattocks.
The following was the bill of fare :
250 tureens of real turtle, containing 5 pints each ;
200 bottles of sherbet, 6 dishes of fish, 30 entrees, 4
boiled turkeys and oysters, 60 roast pullets, 60 dishes of
fowls, 46 dishes of capons, 50 French pies, 60 pigeon pies,
53 hams, ' ornamented • 43 tongues, 2 quarters of house
lamb, 2 barons of beef, 3 rounds of beef, 2 stewed rumps
of beef, 13 sirloins, rumps, and ribs of beef ; 6 dishes of
asparagus, 60 do. of mashed and other potatoes, 44 do.
of shell fish, 4 do. of prawns, 140 jellies, 50 blancmanges,
40 dishes of tarts creamed 40 dishes of almond pastry,
30 ditto of orange and ether tourtes, 20 Chantilly bas-
kets, 60 dishes of mince pies, 56 salads.
The Removes-80 roast turkeys, 6 leverets, 80 phea-
sants, 24 geese, 40 dishes of partridges, 15 dishes of wild
fowl, 2 pea fowls.
Dessert-100 pine apples, from 21b. to 31b. each ;
200 dishes of hot-house grapes, 250 ice creams, 50 dishes
of apples, 100 ditto of pears, 60 ornamented Savoy cakes,
75 plates of walnuts ,80 ditto of dried fruit and preserves,
50 ditto of preserved ginger, 60 ditto of rout cakes and
chips, 46 ditto of brandy cherries.

THE GUIDES AND THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

We have great pleasure in publishing the following
letters, as in the highest degree honourable to our late
visitors, flattering to the English people, and gratifying
as. a testimony to the cordial alliance which now subsists
between the two countries. It is hardly necessary to
explain that the directors of the Crystal Palace proposed
to recompense the band of the Guides for their services
on the occasion of the late military fete at Sydenham, a
proposition which has elicited fro= Captain Yerdiere a
reply, of which the following is a translation

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" Morley's Hotel, Nov. 6.
My dear sir,—l have considered that as the band of
the Guides came here solely for an act of benevolence, and
was sent especially for that purpose by his Majesty the
Emperor, it ought to prefer not receiving any remunera-
tion. The pleasure of having contributed its share towards
tho relief of the members of a nation, an ally, and plunged
in misfortune by the consequences of a war in common, is
in itself recompense enough.
" I therefore thank you, in the name of those I com-
mand, and in my own, for the hospitality you have ac-
corded us during our sojourn in London. I also thank you
for the cordial reception we met with, both from you and
from the English nation, and I beg of you that, if a sum
was destined for our band, you will pay it in to the Pa-
triotic Fund, which cannot be too much increased.
"I beg of you, my dear sir, to be the interpreter of these
sentiments to the committee, sad to receive the assurance
of my most distinguished consideration.
" Captain of the staff commanding the detachment of
the Guides at London, " E. D. VERDIERN.
" To Mr. Grove, Secretary of the Crystal Palace."

ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON.

:OWZS,Nov. 9.

John Gray,
3—The4—The Dream, yawl, George
Miranda, yawl,
Arrivals.—Nov.
Esq., from Madeira.
I)entinck, Esq.,
M.P., from a cruise in the Channel,.
B—The Oriana, schooner,. "S. Tritton, Esq., from the
North Seas.
d about the Station.---- Titania,
Yachts at an
awl ; Miranda, yawl .Theand Oriana,
schooner ; Dreamt 9
schooner.
Y
'd up for the season in Cowes Harbour—
Thes
Zara, schooner, Commodore the Right Hon. the
Earl of Wilton ; Irene, schooner, Joseph Reynolds,
; Amazon, yawl, Sir John Walsh, Bart. ; lone,
schooner, Sir Henry Oglander, Bart. ; Julia, cutter,
William Peareth, Esq. ; Lavrock, cutter, Captain C. H.
Williams, R.N. ; Gipsey Queen, Sir Henry Bold Hogh-
ton, Bart. ; Constance, schooner, Richard Naylor, Esq. ;
Spider, cutter, Thomas Thornhill, Esq. ; Coquette,
schooner, Lord Godolphin ; Pandora, yawl, Captain R.
H. Smith Barry ; Viking, schooner, Major Sterling;
Miranda, cutter, Joseph Gee, Esq, ; Caprice, yawl,
H. B. Baring, Esq., M.P. ; Sultana, yawl, Lord Col-
ville.

CAPTURE OF A BRITISH SHIP IN TEE
BALTIC BY THE RUSSIANS.

Intelligence has been received at Middlesborough by
Mr. Addison Browne, shipowner, of the capture in the
Baltic of the ship Thomas Browne, of Middlesborough,
by the Eussians. It appears by a letter received from
his son, Mr. Browne, who commanded the vessel, that on
the 26th October, while she was on her passage from
Faro to Memel, she was unfortunately driven ashore and
stranded on the coast of West Courland. Early in the
morning, a party of Russian soldiers came down and
took possession of the vessel, removing the ship's com-
pany out of her. They marched them, as prisoners, about
13 miles up the country, where, up to the date of the in-
formation, they remained. Efforts are being made to
send them money, to enable them to procure better pro.
visions and necessaries, as their captors arersaid not to
have supplied them in point of quality as well as could
be desired. In the hope of ameliorating their condition
in that respect, or procuring their release, the aid of the
Russian consul at Newcastle has been obtained, and also
that of the British consul at Memel,