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ELECTION DION DA Y AT ETON

COL LEG E.

ETON, MONDAY EVENING —The annual delivery of
the speecheS this day, "Election Monday." attracted, as
usual, a large number of distinguished vi,irors, inclu l-
ing many old Etonians from Okterd and Cambridge and
the metropolis. The Duke of Cambridge, weo is on a
visit to Sir T. Fremaetle, at Holly-grove, near Wind-
sor. arrived at the celtege shortey before clove n o'cteeir,
accompanied by the Duke of Red :nil and the Hon. ai •
ronet. His Reyel Ilighne•s, upon alighting at Dr.
Ilawtrey's chambers, in Weeten-) aril, was received by
the Provost of Eton, the. Vice-Provost of King's, the
head and lower Mes•ers, the two Posers, a d the out ho
riies of the college, and eoraltice d te the Lower School,
where the annual speeches were appointed to take place.
Upon the Duke's entering the school, his Re 3 a! High-
ness was received with three times three cheers by the
whole of the school, who were there assembled,
amounting to between 600 and 700, the ladies in the
raised gallery rising tint waving their hendlterehiele to
greet his Royal Highness upon his taking his seat.
Amongst the di•tinguished comp,cy a ho were also pre-
sent were—the Earl of Lit coin, the Hon. Henry and
Mrs. Ashley, the Honeurable and Rev. Philip Yorke
Saville, Mr. I'. Breelebank, the Rev. \V. Browning,
Lord Lyttelton, Mr. S. Whitbreed, Rev. C. Traver.
Major Bent. Mr. G. S. Harcoui t, Rev. G. Wiliams. Mr.
G. Green, Rev. J. Bumpstead, ebr. W. Weyte, Mr. C.
Worley, ReNe L. Lockyer, Rev. W. G. Coekesley. Mr.
G. Bexter, Rev. J. S. Grover, Rev. E. Coleridge, Mr. F.
Furnival, Rev. Isaac Gossett, Rev. S. Neville, Dr. Out-
ram, Mr. W. F. Cemphi 11, M.P., Lord Eliot, Mr. Rico
Clayton, Rev. Dr. Prudgers, Mr. James Yonge, Mr. J.
Middleton. Colonel Parker, Mr. J. H. Graham, Lord
Mountcharles, Rev. E. H. Pickering, Rev. Henry I)u
puffs, Sir William Fraser, Mr. W. Day, Rev. C. J.
Abraham, R er. W. A. Carter, Hon. Mr. Elliot, Rev.
F. E. Durnford, Rev. E. Ba.lston, the Countess of Paulet,
Rev. J. C. Yonge, Rev. .1. L. Joyner, Mr. A. Merit-
gomerie, Rev. C. Luxmore, Rev. J. W. Ilavvtrey, Ge-
aural Vyse, Sec,
Before the speeches commenced, the D..ke of CAM-
BRIDGE rose and very graciously and kindly prevosed
to the authorities of the college that those young genqc_
men whose duties did not require them to remain should
be permitted to retire, in order that they might return
to their respective friends. This proposition, which was
vociferously seconded amidst the kindest cheering by
the pupils, was alopted by acclimation, and upwards of
500 of the boys immedtetely lett.
The speeches were then proceeded with in the follow-
ing order:—
I. Ethelston
2. Soley, K. S. ... Servius Tullus Ltvius.
3. Procter, K. S. Prince Henry )
Shakspere.
4. Bradshaw, K.S. f Henry IV.
5. Bust - 1
drum Curtius.
6. Aitken

7. Buller, am CaFsius
8. Page, K. S. ... InMortemAgrico!cg Tacitus.
9. Blackett Pro Marcel

Oa the Employ
10. Stacey, K. 5.... j ment of Indians LordChatham
iu America
11. Cobbold Pro Milone
12. Coke, K. S. ... Charolois ....
13. Rogers
14. Cheales, K. S. Antony
1
15. Herbert .. . De Phccensium 1
. Demosthenes.
excidio
16 Fremantle, ma. French Revolution Burke.

The whole of the speeches were delivered " with good
emphasis and discretion," affording nacre than average
specimens of oratorical display.
At their conclusion, the Duke of Cambridge, accom-
panied by the Provost of Eton, the Vice-Provost of
King's, the two Posers, the head and lower aid assistant
masters, and the college authorities, proceeded to the
chapel for the purpose of insuecling the extensive altera-
tions and improvements which have been recently effected
in the interior of the sacred edifice, and of viewing the
magnificent new ly• erected east and west windows, of
stained glass, by Willemont and O'Connor. The east
window, by Willemont, subscribed for by the " present
Etonians," and completed at an expt nse of upwards of
2,0001., represents the crucifixion and ascension of our
Saviour, and the Twelve Apostles, three on either side
of each of the other large compartments. The west win-
dow, executed by O'Connor, at the cost of nearly 5001., the
amount being subscribed by "old Etunians," represents va-
rious incidents in the liCe of Mary M igdalen. Both of
these windows elicited the highest encomiums from his
Royal dighness. The carvings of the canopies of each
stall at present completed, of which there are 70, are
most el.burately executed, at the cost of 501. for each,
by Rutter, of Cambridge. The chapel, which before the
alterations would not seat 700 persons, now affords
ample uccommodatien for upwards of 1,000.

The Duke, upon leaving the chapel, proceeded across
the Quadrangle to the Provost's-lodge, accompanied by
several of the distinguished visitors, and there partook
of an elegant cold collation, previous to taking his de-
parture to Hollygrove, his Royal Highness expressing
his regret that his engagements wouA not permit of hi,
being preseht at the gra! d banquet in the College-hall.
His Royal HiL:hness, accompanied by the Duke of Rut•
land and him Thomas and Lady Fremantle, left the Col-
lege between one and two o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
On Monday a special Court was held, for the pur-
pose of taking into consid,ration the report from the
" Freedom Committee," upon the amendments made
by the House of Lords ou the London Corporation
Bill.

TILE ELECTION OF THE LORD MAYOR AS REPRESEN-

TATIVE OF THE CITY OF LONDON IN PARLIAMENT

Mr. J. DIXON rose in order to move that tie Right
Hon. the I,9rd Mayor be congratulated upon his
election as one of the repreentatives of the city of
London in the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) It
was peculiarly gratifying to him, as one of those who
had signed the requisition to his Lordship to stand
for the representation, that the choice had been made
in such a manner as testified to the unanimous feeling
of his fellow-citizens.

Mr. STACY seconded the moti,n, and said the
citiz ,ns of London had reason to congratulate them-
selves upon the election of a man who was qualified
and disposed to act for the benefit of the constitu-
ency.— (Cheers.)
The motion was carried amidst loud acclamations.

The LORD MAYOR said he was taken by surprise
by the gentleman who had brou;ht forward a motion
of so flattering a nature. I 1 assured the Court that
he was most proud of the honourable distinction
conferred upon him by his Ivllovv-citiz9ns, and that
he trusted he should avail himself of the opportunities
which might he al-En-tied him, in the public and im-
portant station to which they had raised him, to show
that he was not ungrateful for so unequivocal a pruo
of their confidence and approbation. His sense of
their kindness would not end with his mayoralty
but upon every occasion on which their interests were
concerned he should give testimony of the sincerity
and extent of his gratitude.
His Lord,hip's answer was received with loud
cheers and clapping of hands.