The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-12 00:00:00

BANQUET AT THE MANSION ROUSE.

By the Danieh Minister, Le Colonel d'Oxholm, Cham
bellan de S.M. le Roi de Denmark.
By the Swedish and Norwegian Minister, Le Comte
Ambjorti Sparre ; M. Lorentz G. Lorck, a Norwegian
gentleman.
By the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Le Comte de
Power, Bt igather-General iu H.M.C. Majesty's service.
The following ladies had the honour of being presented
to the Queen :
Lady Aberdour, on her marriage, by the Countess of
Morton.
Miss Theodosia Andersen, by her mother, Lady Anderson.
Miss Eleanor Ashworth, by her mother, Lady Ashworth.
Miss Cecile Astley, by Lady Astley.
Mrs. Hugh Astley, on her marriage, by Lady Astley.
The Hon. Mrs Aylmer, ou her marriage, by the Duchess
cf Sutherland.
The Hon. Mrs. Begot, by the Duchess of Sutherland.
Miss Barnard, by her mother, Mrs. Barnard.
Miss Barnadiston, by her mother, Mrs. Barnadiston.
Miss Barnes, by the Countess of Shaftesbury,
The Duchess of Beaufort, by the Marchioness of Choi-
mondeley.
Miss Blacker, by the Hon. Mrs. George Cavendish.
Mrs. James Blyth, by Lady Elizabeth Pringle.
Miss Blyth, by her mother, Mrs. Blyth.
Miss Euphemia Anna Blyth, by her mother, Mrs. Blyth.
Miss Emily Frances Graham Gore Booth, by her mother,
Lady Gore Booth.
Mrs. John Boyle, on her marriage, by the Countess
Dowager of Glasgow.
Mrs. Reginald Brett, by Viscountess Strathallan.
Mrs. Deane Browne, by the Countess of Mayo.
Miss Graver-Browne, by Lady Honywood.
Miss Cecilia-Graver-Browne, by Lady Honywood.
Mrs. W. E. Buckley, on her marriage, by the Duchess
of Beaufort.
Mrs. Nicolson Calvert, by the Viscountess Canning.
Miss Rose Calvert, by Viscountess Canning.
Miss Campbell, by her mother, Lady Campbell.
Miss Carpenter, by her mother, Mrs. Carpenter.
Mrs. Carrington, by Lady Georgina Bertie.
Miss Emily Cathcart, by her mother, Lady Georgians
Cathcart.
Mrs. Elias Chadwick, by Mrs. King King.
Mrs. Rowland Childers, on her marriage, by Mrs. John
Parker.
Lady Chinnery, by Mrs. John Parker.
Miss Close, by Mrs. Deane Browne.
Lady Cochrane, by the Countess of Mayo.
Mrs. Collier, by Viscountess Palmerston.
Mrs. Isaac George Currie, by Mrs. Francis Horsley Ro-
binson.
Mrs. Kevill Davies, by the Countess of Limerick.
Miss De Winton, by her mother, Mrs. De Winton.
Lady Scott Douglas, by the Countess Dowager of Glas-
gow.
The Hon. Amelia Drummond, by her mother, Viscoun-
tess Strathallan.
Miss Flora Eden, by her sister, Lady North.
Miss Elizabeth Elphinstone, by Lady Graham.
Mrs. Errington, on her marriage, by Lady Graham.
Mrs. Finley, of? Castle Toward, by the Dowager Coun.
tess of Glasgow.
Miss Anne L. Fitzgibbon, by Mrs. Robert Knox.
Miss Isabella Gitzgibbon, by Mrs. Robert Knox.
Lady Frederick Fitzroy, on her marriage, by the
Duchess of Grafton.
Lady Emilie Gray, by the Countess of Limerick.
Miss Gray, by her mother, Lady 'Emilie Gray.
Mrs. Hale, ou her marriage, by the Countess of Claren-
don.
Mrs. Charles Halo, by the Countess of Clarendon.
Miss Hartopp, by her sister, Lady Scott.
Mrs. Howard, by Lady Thesiger.
Miss Hughes, by her mother, Mrs. (Col.) Ll. Watkins.
Lady Louisa Koppel, by her mother, the Countess of
Albemarle.
Mrs. Alexander Lambert, by the Dowager Lady Talbot
de Malahido.
Lady Louisa Lascelles, on her marriage, by Lady Louisa
Mills.
Miss Clare Lascelles, by her mother, Hon. Mrs. Arthur
Lascelles.
Miss Longley, by her aunt, the Dowager Countess of
Darnley.
Mrs. Wittit Lyon, by Lady John Somerset.
Miss Wittit Lyon, by her mother, Mrs. Wittit Lyon.
Lady Margaret Macdonald, by the Duchess of Suther-
land.
Mrs. Edward Meade, by the Countess of Clanwilliam.
Lady Louisa Mills, on her marriage, by Mrs. C. Mills.
Mrs. Morton, by the Hon. Mrs. John Elliot.
Miss Morton, by the Hon. Miss Murray.
Mrs. J. D. Mullons, by Lady Alexander Duff Gordon.
Miss Naper, by her mother, Mrs. Naper.
Miss Rosetta Napier, by her mother, Mrs. Napier.
Madame Noel, née Baronne de Henuiger, by the Hon.
Miss Murray.
Mrs. Richard Nugent, by the Countess of Clarendon.
Miss Palliser, by the Hon. Miss Murray.
Mrs. H. M. Parrett, by the Dowager Lady Talbot de
Malahide.
Miss Pennington, by Lady Thesiger.
Mt s. Petro, by Lady Augusta Gordon.
The Honourable Georgiana, Powys, by her mother, Lady
Liliord.
Lady Frances Pratt, by the Hon. Miss Murray.
Miss Madeline B. Pringle, by her mother, Lady Eliza-
beth Pringle.
Lady Augustus Proby, by her mother, the Countess of
Listowel.
Mrs. George Probyn, by Viscountess Corabermere.
Miss Probyn, by her mother, Mrs. G. Probyn.
Mrs. Henry Rich, by Lady Thesiger.
Mrs. T. C. Robertson, by the Hon. Mrs. John Elliot.
Mrs. Rochfort, by Lady Thesiger.
Miss Mary Rolls, by her mother, Mrs. Rolls.
Miss Patty Rolls, by her mother, Mrs. Rolls.
Mrs. C. Henry Felix Routh, by Viscountess Dalrymple.
Miss Lucy Rowley, by her mother, Mrs. Rowley.
Mrs. Burnley, by her aunt, the Duchess of Grafton.
Lady Scott, on her marriage, by Lady de Tabley.
The Countess of Seafield, by the Duchess of :Sutherland.
Miss Charlotte Seymour, by her mother, Lady Augusta
Seymour.
Lady Shelley, by Mrs. Shelley.
Lady Skipwith, on her marriage, by the Countess of
Clarendon.
Miss Steiner, by Mrs. W. G. Hayter.
Mrs. Stewart, by the Duchess of Somerset.
Miss Anna Stirling, by the Countess of Desert.
The Hon. Harriet Stoner, by her mother Lady Camoys.
The Hon. Mrs. John Stourton, by the Hon. Miss
Murray.
The Viscountess Strathallan, on coming to the title, by
the Marchioness of Breadalbane.
Miss Russell Sturges, by Mrs. Bates.
Miss Elizabeth Sykes, by Lady Sykes.
Lady Annette Talbot, on receiving her Majesty's most
gracious warrant of precedency, by her mother, Mrs.
Washington Hibbert.
Lady Gwendeline Talbot, on receiving hmerotr
Majesty's
most most gracious warrant of precedency, by
Washington Hibbert.
Miss Thackwell, by her mother, Miss Thackwell.
Lady Edward Thymic, ou her marriage, by the Mar-
chioness of Bath.
Miss Georgiana Tighe, by her mother, the Hon. Mrs.
Daniel Tighe.
Mrs. Tillotson, by Mrs. H. D. Seymour.
Mrs. Henry Tretuenhere, by the Hon. Mrs. Murray.
Mrs. Polhill Turner, on her marriage by the Dowager
Lady Talbot do Malahide.
Miss Turner, by Lady Alexander Duff Gordon.
Mrs. Frederick Walker, by Viscount Galway.
Miss Henrietta Vernon Wentworth, by her aunt, Lady
Ernest Bruce.
Miss Wey toss, by Lady Augusta Gordon.
Hon. Adel» Bootle Wilbraham, by her mother, Hon.
Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham.
Hon. Jessy Bootle Wilbraham, by her mother, Hon.
Mrs. Bootle Wilbraham.
The Hon. Cecily Stuart Wortley, by her mother, Lady
Wharneliffe.
Miss Frances Wynne, by her mother, Mrs. C. G. Wynne.
The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the ladies
and gentlemen in waiting, returned to Buckingham
Palace after the Drawing-room, escorted by a detach-
ment of the Life Guards.
The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glouces-
ter yesterday.

Last evening the Lord and Lady Mayoress entertained
at dinner, in the Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house,
the mayor, magistracy, and the corporation of Leeds,
together with a distinguished party, consisting of mem-
bers of the House of Peers, the Church, and the House
of Commons, and a large number of persons resident or
interested in the prosperity of the borough of Leeds.
Amongst the company were—The Right Worshipful
the Mayor of Leeds, the Right Hon. and Right Rev.
the Earl of Auckland, Bishop of Sodor and Man ; the
Lord Bishop of Ripon, the Right Rev. Bishop Carr, the
Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, M.P., the Right Hon.
Lord Viscount Goderich, M.P., the Right Hon. Mat-
thew Talbot Baines, M.P., the Right Hon. James A.
Stuart Wortley, Q.C., M.P., Recorder of London ; his
Highness Mirza Alla Ackbar Khan, of Surat ; Meer
Jafur Alee Khan, Jyabjee Bhyotnerah of Bombay,
Sir John V. B. Johnstone, Bart., M.P., Sir W. Payne
Gallwey, Bart., M.P., Sir Geo. Goodman, M.P.; Messrs.
W. B. Wrightson, M.P., R. Monckton Milnes, M.P.,
Henry Rich, M.P., Marmaduke Wyvill, ALP., W. M. E.
Milner, M.P., R. Milligan, M.P., Wm. Brown, M.P., J.
Crossley, M.P., H. W. Wickman, M.P., J. Dent,
M.P., B. F. Woodd, M.P., Benjamin Oliveira, M.P.,
W. Wells. M.P., Geo. Sandars, M.P., J. Garth Mar-
shall, T. Flower Ellis (the recorder of Leeds), Robert
Hall (deputy recorder of Leeds), John Hope Shaw, Win.
Pawson, Dounton Lapton, Wm. Hey, John Hooton,
Joseph Cliff; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of York ;
the Right Worshipful the Mayors of Oxford, Halifax,
Bradford, Wakefield, Doncaster, Pontefract, Beverley,
Scarborough, Ripon, Richmond; the Ven. Archdeacon
Thorpe, the Rev. N. Sinclair, the Rev. S. Kettlewell,
the Rev. F. Ould, the Rev. E. Moore (chaplain to the
Mayor of Oxford), the 'Worshipful the Aldermen of
Leeds, the members of the Common Council of Leeds,
the Town Clerk of Leeds, the Coroner of Leeds, Mr.
Commissioner West, Mr. Edward Baines, &c. _

The magnificent hall was decorated with the usual de,
gree of splendour, and there was one great peculiarity
observable amongst the company, that the guests seemed
well acquainted with each other, and every ono seemed
to regard the event as one of considerable importance
to the borough in whose honour the entertainment was
given. There was, moreover, in the lobby, an interest-
ing feature exhibited on this occasion for the first time,
consisting of a handsome testimonial, representing the
triumph of Industry and Perseverance, which had just
been presented to the Lord Mayor by his partners.
The banquet, which was supplied by Messrs. Staples,
of the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, was well worthy
of the occasion, and of the place in which it was served.
After the cloth had been removed, and the ceremony
of the " loving cup" duly honoured,
The LORD MAYOR proposed in succession the usual
loyal toasts, which were warmly responded to by the
company. His Lordship next gave " The Army and
Navy," which was followed by " The Worshipful the
Mayor and the Corporation of Leeds." In proposing
this toast, the Lord Mayor observed that an occasion on
which he was surrounded by so many distinguished gen-
tlemen who had travelled a long distance in order to dine
with the chief magistrate of the City of London, was an
event of no slight interest and importance. To be hon-
oured by the company of the Mayor of Leeds, and to be
supported by the common council of Leeds, was, he con-
fessed, a high personal compliment to himself, and
when he considered that these gentlemen were ac-
companied by so many members of the House of
Commons, he felt that he not only owed a debt of
gratitude to the corporation, but also to the Parliamen-
tary representatives who were present. He had had
the honour of being acquainted with the borough of
Leeds for a great number of years, and he had ventured
to express an opinion that all who knew the people of
that borough could only know them to appreciate their
sterling qualities. Tiro ugh slow to make an acquaintance or
a friend, they would never discard one without explain-
ing the reason why, and this he looked upon as an
honourable feature in their character. He had the
pleasure to state that he commenced his commercial
undertakings in that town. He met with a generous
response to the exertions he made, and he had never
ceased, and never would caase, to appreciate the li-
berality and kindness shown to him by the people of
Leeds. But, on the present occasion, he did not rise
from personal feelings, but to do honour to the chief
magistrate and the corporation of the town. He thanked
the right worshipful gentleman for his kindness in
coming so far, and he could not but congratulate that
gentleman upon the exalted position he occupied. Born
and bred as he (the Lord Mayor) had been in civic com-
munities, he felt a warm regard for those institutions,
and knowing as he did that the corporation of Leeds
represented the feelings and interests of that great town,
he ventured to say that those who represented that
town in the common council were clothed with a re-
sponsibility and an importance of a very considerable
character. He begged, under these circumstances, to
give them " The Mayor and Corporation of Leeds,
coupled with the name of Mr. Wilson, the present chief
magistrate of the borough."
The toast was responded to with the warmest en-
thusiasm, and
Mr. WILSON', in returning thanks, said that had he
the gift of eloquence, there was much upon which he
might expatiate at some length ; but as he was not so
gifted, his remarks would be very few. The corporation
of Leeds was one of considerable antiquity. Their first
charter was granted on the 11th November, 1203, and
subsequent to that period they had four other charters,
including one dated 17th October 1688, under which the
corporation was governed until the year 1835, when the
Municipal Reform Act came into operation. Up to that
time the corporation had consisted exclusively of one
olass of politicians, and, unfortunately, party spirit ran
very high in the borough. Hence there was a struggle
as to who should have the ascendancy, but the present
circumstances were entirely different. Many great and
organic changes had taken place since 1835, tending to
alter the constitution of society in its political com-
plexion. The repeal of the corn and navigation laws,
and the introduction of the glorious system of free trade,
had so modified men's minds on political questions, that
he held it the time bad long since gone by when political
was considered as forming a stepping-stone to corporate
honour. The duties of municipal institutions were now
so numerous and important, that it was incumbe-t upon
the people to select the wisest and ablest men for those
duties without reference to sect or party. He called
upon his fellow-countrymen to lay aside all party feeling
and to unite together in giving the municipal institu-
tions that vitality which would enable them to carry out
the great objects for which they were founded. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then gave "The Prelates and Clergy
who had honoured the banquet with their company.
This was responded to by the Bishop of Ripon.
The next toast was that of " the Magistracy of Leeds,"
Mr. J. H. Shaw, ex-Mayor of the borough, having re-
turned thanks,
The LORD MAYOR proposed " the House of Peers and
the Earl of Auckland," who briefly acknowledged the
compliment.
Mr. T. BAINES then gave " the Health of the Lord
Mayor," and observed that his name as a commercial
man stood so high in the borough of Leeds that he was
regarded by the inhabitants with the greatest honour and
esteem, whilst he had won the good opinions of a large
class of persons by the charitable feelings he had shown
in founding an institution in the town for the relief of
decayed tradesmen.
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and then proposed
" the House of Commons, coupled with the name of Sir
George Goodman, who acknowledged the compliment in
a brief speech.
" The health of the Lady Mayoress" was next intro-
duced, and this having been responded to in due forhnirdiy
the Lord Mayor, various other toasts were given' LorYd
in honour of the local authorities—including the
Recorderared
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The entertainment was enlivened by an are'-abl
lection of music under the direction of Mr. C. Btan
,Inagirorovde,.
the performers being Mme. Weiss,
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Richard Blagrove.
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LATER FROM AUSTRALIA.-NEW GOLD DIGGINGS
DISCOVERED.—A private latter was received in Liver-
pool yesterday, brought by the ship Ariadne, from Mel-
bourne
to Valparaiso, and from thence (!.it the United
States) per Arctic, from New York. It is dated March
I—the day on which the Ariadne sailed, in company
with the Marco Polo, M‘Donnel, for Liverpool. New
and extensive gold diggings eclipsing, it is stated, any-
thing hitherto heard of, had been discovered near Mel-
bourne. The commercial business of Melbourne was re-
ported satisfactory. The mining accounts are also fa-
vourable.