The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-17 00:00:00

Malt. I Flour.

THE SUN, LONDON,

Mr. HENRY fined him ss. for being drunk, and
directcd an officer to go and make inquiries into the
truth of his statements, with instructions to restore the
money if hi, account of himself was c9rrect.
The gentleman was then discharged.

GRAND BANQUET AT THE

MANSION-HOUSE,

On Monday evening the Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress gave a grand entertainment to the
magistrates and town-council of Edinburgh.
About 150 guests sat down to dinner, amongst
whom were the Lord Mayor elect, Sir J. Forrest,
Alderman Hunter and Miss llunter, Alderman Car-
den and Mrs. Carden, Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, Mr. Mas-
tertnan, M.P., Mr. Pearson, M.P., and Mrs. Pearson,
Mr. Sergeant Adams, Mr. C. E. Michele, her Ma-
jesty's Consul General at St. Petersbargh ; Baillies
Melville, Stott, and Tait ; the Dean of Guild Wil-
son, Convener Weir, Councillors Gulland, Ridpath,
Anderson, W. Wright, Wemyss, Valiance, Law,
Sclanders, Hay, Drummond, Fyfe, Whitehead, Hill,
Sheppard, Gray, Ritchie, Fraser and Kay ; Mr.
Carlyle Bell, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. D. J. Robertson, and
Mr. Cousin, of Edinburgh ; Messrs. Tyrwhitt, Elliott,
Broughton, Seeker, Yardley, Ingham, Arnold, Ham-
mill, Paynter, Beaden, and A'Beckett, police magis-
trates; Mr. Commissioner Mayne, Mr. and Mrs.
Caldecott, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kinloch, Dr. Schleisner,
and M. Lebe, of Copenhagen ; Dr. Sylvester, Mr.
Harmer, Mr. Chaplin, the Under. Sheriffs Millard
and Wire and their ladies; Mr. Hill, Mr. Leslie, Mrs.
Cattley, Mr. Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. Greenwell, Mr.
Zaleski, Mr. Bunning, Mr. C. Evans, with various
members of the corporation and their ladies.
Grace before dinner was said by the Rev. S. R.
Cattley, chaplain to the Lord Mayor; and after the
loving cup, grace was sung by Miss Thornton, Miss
Henderson, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Jolly,
junior,
The LORD MAYOR, in rising to propose the " health
of her Majesty the Queen," said that he had frequently
had the honour of proposing that toast in this ancient
hall, but it had never afforded him greater gratification
than it did on the present occasion, seeing that he was
then surrounded by the magistracy and town council
of the metropolis of Scotland, who, he was sure,
would witness the cordiality with which parties of
all shades of opinion would respond to the health of
the Queen, and in wishing that she might have a
long and happy reign.
The LORD MAYOR then gave "the Queen Dow-
ager," whose charities and benevolence were so well
known throughout the kingdom ; and he was con-
vinced that his distinguished guests would unite with
him in the sincere wish that her Majesty might
shortly be restored to health.
In proposing the health of his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the other
branches of the Royal Family, the LORD MAYOR took
the opportunity of stating that his Royal Highness,
who has always evinced his anxiety for the welfare of
all classes in this country, had lately originated a
plan for a great exhibition of the industry of all
nations to be held in London in the year 1851, when
a very large amount in prizes will be distributed, and,
that in furtherance of that grand object, a preliminary
meeting would be held in that hall on Wednesday
next at noon, when a large attendance of bankers,
merchants, and manufacturers was expected ; it
therefore afforded him much satisfaction, on the pre-
sent occasion, to propose the health of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert,
The toasts of the " Navy and Army," and' Her
Majesty's Ministers," followed; after which the Lord
Mayor gave the health of the Lord Mayor Elect, who
briefly acknowledged the compliment.
The LORD MAYOR then rose, and said that he had
now the honour of proposing that which might be
termed the toast of the evening, namely, the "Lord
Provost, the magistrates, town council, and officers of
the city of Edinburgh." He scarcely could express
his feelings of gratitude to so many gentlemen for
the honour they had done him in coming a distance
of 400 miles to partake of his hospitality, and it was
a matter of sincere regret to him that he was deprived
of the honour of the company of his esteemed friend
the Lord Provost, and the more so as severe indispo-
sition was the cause of his absence. He took this
opportunity of returning thanks in the presence of his
fellow-citizens to the magistrates and council of Edin-
burgh for the high mark of distinction that had lately
been paid him by having conferred upon him the
freedom of the capital of his native country—an
honour of which he would always feel justly proud,
as he hoped it was a pledge of their approval of the
manner in which he had performed the duties of chief
magistrate of London. .

Mr. Baillie MELVILLE, in rising to acknowledge '
the compliment, expressed his great regret that the
Lord Provost was prevented from being present, as
he had the greatest possible desire to be here on so
interesting an occasion. He begged to assure the
Lord Mayor that he and his brethren of the town
council of Edinburgh felt it a high honour to have
been invited on this occasion, and to witness the
splendid hospitality which was now exhibited before
them ; and he felt anxious to embrace this opportu-
nity of stating how unanimous had been ;the desire to
confer the freedom of their city upon Sir James Duke
—it being the greatest honour they had in their power
to bestow—to evince the sense they entertained of the
able and efficient manner in which their distinguished
countryman had performed the duties of his high
office, a testimony which had been cordially re-
sponded to by the whole of the citizens of Edinburgh.
He considered it a great honour to meet the citizens of
London and so many members of its great corpora-
tion, and if ever circumstances should arise in which
it should be desirable that the two cities should unite
in any measure for their common weal, he could assure
them that the corporation of Edinburgh would not be
slow to lend their best assistance, and to co operate
with their brethren in London.—(Cheers.)
The next toast which was given by the Lord
Mayor was, " The magistrates of the metropolitan
police districts who had honoured him with their
company."
Mr. BROUGHTON rose to return thanks, and ex-
pressed the high gratification that his brethren and
himself felt for the honour that had been conferred
upon them by the Lord Mayor, inviting them to par-
take of so splendid a banquet. He was not one of
those who ridiculed the idea of civic feasts, for he was
of opinion that such meetings as the present were
calculated to engender the best feelings between man
and man. In the pursuit of their avocations in the
morning, they often had many asperities to meet with
and much roughness to encounter, but when they
assembled in the evening, as at present, around the
festive board, then " the crooked was made straight,
and the rough places plain." He concluded by ex-
pressing - the gratification he felt at meeting the
magistrates and town council of the city of Edin•
burgh.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR Elect proposed the health of the
Lord Mayor, whose example, though he despaired to
follow in some respects, would rouse him to very
great exertions in others.—(Great cheering.)
Mr. MASTERMAN proposed the health of the
Lady Mayoress, a lady whom he had the honour
of being personally acquainted with for many years,
and who had performed the duties of her high position
in such a manner as to have gained the approbation
and esteem of all those who had visited the Mansion-
house.—(Much applause.)
The following toasts were afterwards proposed, viz. :
—" Mr. Masterman and the Members of the city of
London "—" The magistrates of the city of London "
—" Mr. Pearson and the House of Commons "—" Mr.
Sergeant Adams, the Chairman of the Middlesex
Sessions," acc.
The party broke up at a late hour, highly de-
lighted with the splendid entertainment and the cor-
diality of the welcome which distinguished all the
proceedings.
Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster, and the band
of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance.