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THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS'
SCHOOLS.
The forty-third anniversary of this excellent institu-
tion was celebrated yesterday, at the Highbury Tavern,
Islington. A large marqu, e, capable of containing
2,000 person, had been erected on the lawn for the occa-
sion, and the seats were well filled. Mr. Richard Mar-
tineau, of the firm of Whitbread and Co., occupied the
chair, and discharged the duties in an efficient manner.
The Chairman was supported on his right and left by.
Mr. Alderman Musgrove, Donald Nicholl, Esq., sheriff
elect; Sump I Charles Whitbread, Esq , J. M. Needham,
Esq • Philip Worsley, Esq., Hubert Martineau, Esq., D.
W. Wire, Esq., and nearly all the members of the various
licensed victuallers' societies.

On the removal of the cloth, the usual loyal and con-
stitution it toasts were given from the Chair,
The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to give the toast of the
evening. He said—Gentlemen, the toastmaster has told
you to fill a bumper, and you must really fill a bumper,
for this is the toast of the evening. " Prosperity to the
Licesed Victuallers' School" is the toast which I have
now the honour to propose to you.—(Cheers.) Gentle-
men, it is in proposing this toast that I feel truly and
sensibly the responsibility which I have undertaken.—
(Hear, hear.) If I fail in convincing you that this is
an institution really deserving of support, I feel that you
should look elsewhere for a chairman; but if, on the
other hand, I shall be fortunate enough to prove to you
that of which I have already convinced myself, I feel
satisfied you will admit there can be no better distribu-
tion made of the surplus money with which Providence
has blessed you than by appropriating it to the support
of this school.—(Hear.) It has been my lot for more
than 25 years to be in constant communication with the
licensed victuallers of London.—(Hear.) Some of them
have done me the honour of communicating with, and
consulting, me on matters of business, and with regard
to private affairs. There was one thing which always
deeply impressed itself on aile, and that *as, that the
licenseifinetuallers had invariably shown the greatest
disposition to educate their own children.—(Hear.)
They felt—and, Gentlemen, they felt truly—that their
own home was not always the place best adapted for edu-
cating them. There are circumstances connected with
their occupation which make it a matter of difficulty to
keep their children at home; but where that has been
the case they have always evinced the utmost eagerness
to send them where they will be taken care of and pro-
perly educated, and where they will become useful and
Intelligent members of society. It was the same
principle, and the same highly laudable feel-
ing which led to the institution of this school, and that
principle induced the licensed victuallers to say that
they could but help those who were in different circum-
stances to themselves, and who were not so fortunate as
to be in a position to take care of their own children.—
(Cheers.) For that purpose - the Licensed Victuallers'
Institution was founded in the year 1803.—(Hear, hear.)
For that purpose it was conducted up to the present
time with almost uniform success—l am sorry, indeed
chat I must say with almost uniform success—l am sorry
to say I must make an exception with respect to the last
year. It has not been a fortunate year for this institu-
tion. I cannot, however, but hope that when I see the
numerous assembly by whom I am surrounded—gentle-
men so well known for their philanthropy, and eager
to lend their support to institutions of a charitable na-
ture—l cannot but hope that we will this evening make
up the lee way, and that your Secretary will be able to
report to-morrow that the collections this afternoon will
make the receipts of the year satisfactory in every re-
spect.—(Hear, hear.) You will allow me to say that
by the kindness of the Committee of the School I was
enabled some days ago to go over the establishment;
and in order that I might more thoroughly know its
merits. I took with me a party of ladies, that we might
see minutely the arrangements with respect to the girls
as well as the buys' department, and their report as well
as my own was of the most satisfactory nature.—(Hear,
hear.) Gentlemen, I must not longer detain you, but I
give you " Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers'
School."—(Loud and continued cheering.)
The youthful inmates of the school, and the objects of
the Licensed Victuallers' care, were then introduced into
the banqueting- hall, under the auspices of three mem.
hers of the committee, Messrs. Bennett, Thompson, and
Boorman, the boys by one entrance, and the girls from
the opposite extreme of the marquee. The appearance
of the children was gratifying in the extreme. Cheerful,
the very pictures of health, attired with neatness and
simplicity, presenting a deportment remarkable at once
for intelligence, modesty, and gentle manners, they ex
hibited a spectacle infinitely more eloquent than words,
and they truthfully attested the undoubted excellence of
the laudable institution to which they were indebted for
the comforts of a home, and the blessings of a liberal
education. Two of the senior boys successively de
livered, with distinctness of enunciation and appropriate-
. .

ne.s of emphasis, an address, composed for ;he occasion,
and expressive of the gratitude which the children felt
as the recipients of the Licunsed Vietuallers' bountk,
tient ofalia Ailed a high ZufOgii;m
upon his character.
In acknowledging the toast, the CHAIRMAN said that
such of the company as were in a position to do so could
not better testify their feelings than by subscribing 201.,
that being the sum required for the annual support of
each child.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Davrn WIRE proposed " The Brewers, Distillers,
and Wine-merchants" who had supported the institution;
and took occasion to observe, that although he had tra-
velled much in foreign lands he had never witnessed a
scene equal to that before him. There were no institu-
tions founded by the ancients like this, to educate youth
—that was left to Christian England.—(Cheers.)
The toast of " The Press" having been acknowledged
by Dr. Scott, of the Morning Advertiser, " The health of
Mr. Smalley," the secretary, was next given.
Mr. SMALLEY, in returning thanks, said that he felt
proud in having been a scholar in their institution, and
promised that his best exertions should be devoted to its
interests. _

In au address to the subscribers, the governor and li
committee stated that the expenditure for the year had
bein kept within the limits of the income; and an ave-
rage number of 117 children has been entirely main-
tained, clothed, and educated on the establishment. A
striking fact, however, reveals itself, viz., that the last
year's subscription was less in amount than those of any
corresponding period during the last 213 years. But the
govercor and committee could not permit themselves to
be diemayed by depression, which they trusted was only
of att mporary nature. They entertained the most com-
plete conviction that the usefulness of the Licensed Vic-
tuallers' School would not be allowed to retrograde, and
that the intimation that it stood in need of assistance
would, as on former occasions, be sufficient to induce its
numerous supporters to raise the funds so essential to
continue the institution in the position it had hitherto
maintained. All past experience unequivocally proved
that an institution, which had rescued from ignorance,
vice, and poverty 1,143 orphans and other helpless chil-
dren, and had qualified them to occupy stations of use-
fulness and respectability, would not be arrested in its
laudable career.
After several other toasts had
_been given and duly

acknowledged, the result of the day's festival was an-
nounced to be 1,5721 13s. 10d., including SO guineas
from the Chairman, 5 guineas from Mrs. Martineau, 100
guineas from Whitbread and Co., iu addition to former
donations.

DINNER AT THE MANSION-
HOUSE TO SIR ROBERT PEEL.
A magnificent entertainment was given last night at
the Mansion-house by the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress to Sir Robert Peel and a distinguished com-
pany, who had been members of his Government or sup-
porters of his free-trade policy in both Houses of Parlia-
ment.

The decorations in the Egyptian-hall were on the
same scale of grandeur and elegance as on the occasion
of the recent banquet to her Majesty's Ministers.
Covers were laid for 200. All the principal guests
were accompanied by their ladies, and the assemblage
was one of the most brilliant ever entertained within the
hospituble %ails of the Mansion-house.
The following is a list Of the guests:—
Sir R. and Lady Peel, the Misses Peel, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Londonderry and Lady Adelaide
Vane, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Ni arqu s and
Marchioness of Blandford, the Marquis and Marchioness
of Ormonde, his Excellency the American Minister, the
Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of St. Ger-
mans, the Earl of Lovelace, the Earl of Lincoln, Earl
Jermyn, the Earl of Harrowby, Earl Bathurst, Vis-
count and Viscountess Castlereagh, Viscountess Har-
dinge and the Hon. C. Hardinge, Viscount and Via-
countess Sydney, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon,
Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Viscount Hawarden,
Viscount Villiers, Viscount and Viscountess Can-
ning, Viscountess Forbes and Miss Wescomb, Viscount
and Viscountess Seaham, Viscount Melgund, Viscount
Newry, M.P.; Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Brackley,
M.P.; Lord and Lady G. Lennox, Lord R. Clinton,
Lord A. Lennox, Lord and Lady E. Bruce, Lord and
Lady Wharncliffe, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord and
Lady F. Gordon, Lord and Lady C. Hamilton, Lord and
Lady Byron, iord A. Hervey, M.P.; Lord A. Paget,
M.P.; Lord Ward, the Bishop of Oxfor, the Right Hon.
Sir James Grabern But., M.P.; the Right Hoe. W. E.
Gladstone; rM.P.; -the Right Hon. H:Goulburn, M.P.;
the Right ]iron. 'S. Herbert. M.P., and Mrs. Herbert; the
Right Hon Sir G. Clerk, Bart. M.P.; the Right Hon Sir
F. Lewis, Bart., M.P.; the Right Hon. S. Wortley,
M.E).; the Right Hon. Sir T. Freemantle, Bart., the
Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P.; Cabouly Effendi, ,
Turkish Embassy; the lion. E. S. Russell, M.P.; the
Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P., and Mrs. Fitzroy; the Hon. J. '
L. King, M.P.; the Hon. F. Charteris, M.P., and Lady
Anne Charteris; the HOD. C. P. S. Smythe, M.P.; the 1
Hon. R. Clive, M.P.; Capt. the Hon. S. T. Carnegie,
R.N.; the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Wilde, Sir J.
Young, Bart. M.P.; Lady Young and Lady Olivia Taylour,
Sir E. Macnaghten, Bart., M.P.; Sir. J. Johnstone, Bart.,
M.P.; Lady Shelly, Sir E. Lyons, Bart.; Sir F. Thesiger,
M.P., and Lady Thesiger; Sir C. Douglas, M .P.,andLady
Douglas; Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, Sir R. Inglis,
Bart. M.P., Mr. G. E. Anson and Hon. Mrs. Anson; Sir
H. and Lady Hart, Rear-Admiral Bowles, M.P.;
Colonel Peel, M.P., and Lady Alice Peel; Mr. E. Card •
well, M.P.; Mr. W. Patten, M.P., Mr, 11. Stuart, M.P..
Mr. H. B. Baring, M.P., Mr. Masterman, M.P., Mr.
Beckett, M.P., Mr. T. Greene, M.P., Mr. F. Peel, M.P.,
Mr. B. Cochrane, M.P., Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., Mr.
Glyn, M.P., Colonel Mure, M.P., Mr. Home Drummond,
M.P., Mr. Bulkeley Hughes, M.P., Mr. Monsell, M.P..
Mr. Sanders, M.P., Mr. Lockhart, M.P., Mr. Mackinnon,
M.P., Mr. C. B. Aiiderley, M.P., Captain and Mrs.
Gladstone, Mrs. Shaw Lefevre and Miss Elisabeth Shaw
Lefevre, the Mayor of Liverpool, the Mayor of Man-
chester, the Mayor of Tamworth, the Mayor of Boston,
Mr. Alderman Copeland, aI.P., and Mrs. Copeland, Mr.
Alderman Humphery, M.P., and Mrs. Humphery,
Alderman Sir William Magnay, Bart., Mr. Alderman
William Hunter, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mr. Alder-
man and Sheriff Finnis and Mrs. Finnis, Mr. Sherif'.
Goodhart and Mrs. Goodhart, Captain Lennox, Cap
tain Peel, R.N., Captain Saurin, R.N., Captain Willes
Johnson, R.N., and Mrs. Stapylton, Mr. John Cle
mentson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Whitbread, Mr. Villiers
Shelley, and Mrs. Shelley, Mr. Travers, Mr. Granville
Vernon, Mr. W. P. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Delane, Mrs.
Richardson, Mr. Hill, Mr. H. C. Hoare' Mr. Henry
Hoare, Mr. Robert Gosling, Mr. Richard Gosling, Mr.
William Hawes, Mr. R. Williams, Mr. Neville Fane, Mr.
Vere Fane, Mr. Bulkeley Prated, Mr. W. H. Smitb, Mrs.
Cattley, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, Mr. Staples, Mr. Ed-
win Landseer, Mr. and Mrs. Burness, Mr. Barnard, Mr.
Deputy Bedford, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. Millard, Mr.
Marriott, Mr. Edkins, Mr. Lees, Mr. Isherwood, Mr. !I
Bates, &c. 1
Lady Peel, conducted by the Lord Mayor, took her
seat on the right of his Lordship, Sir R. Peel, who led
the Lady Mayoress, sat on the right of Lady Peel. On
the left of the Lord Mayor sat the Lady Mayoress, the
Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, &c.
Grace was said by the Rev. S. R. Cattley, chaplain to
the Lord Mayor.
The dinner, supplied by Messrs. Ring and Br) mer, of
Cornhill, was, with the wines and dessert, of the most
sumptuous character.
The cloth having been removed, and " Tha. lts"
chanted by the vocalists in attend /..,, wt.), iota . salt
LoTtl.brp iiiid. it woe' itlvi;w3u3" a cirvitifyiug duty f the
chief wi,gistrate of the city of London to Lave th op-
portunity of showing respect to the Sovereign. liewivas
most highly gratified to have the honour and privilige
of doing so on the present occasion. Hs felt, however,
that it would be presumption in him to say one word in
recommendation of the toast in so distinguished a corn- 1
puny. They were all well acquainted with the many
virtues which adorned her Majesty's private and public
character; and it was, therefore, quite unnecessary for
him to do more than simply to anntunce the toast of
" The Health of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen."
The toast was drunk with all the honours, and fol.
lowed by the National Anthem.
The next toast was " the Health of her Majesty the
Queen Dowager."
The LoRD MAYOR then proposed " the Health of his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales,
and the rest of the Royal Family," in doing which his
Lordship paid a marked compliment to his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, for the interest be had always taken
in every cause which had for its object the welfare of the
humblest classes of society, the advancement of the arts,
or the promotion of the commerce of the country.
He had himself observed with great delight the enthu-
siasm with which his Royal Highness had been received
in a northern county,
where, upon a recent occasion, he
had attended to lay the foundation of the Grimsby
Docks, and they were all aware of the part he had taken
in the movement which bad happily commenced for the
improvement of the condition ot the lowest class of our
population.—(Load cheers.)
The toast was drunk with all the honours, and fol-
lowed by Prince Albert's march.
The LoRD MAYOR, in
proposing the next toast, said
he was sure all who bad knswn anything of the
course of his life would feel aati,ried that he rose with no
ordinary interest to propose the " Army and Navy."—
(Cheers.) He was gratified to have the opportunity of
paying a mark of respect to both branches of the public
service, but particularly so when he had the honour and
happiness of seeing present some of those distinguished
men under whom he had the happiness of serving as a
young man in the British navy.—(Cheers.) He re-
gretted that circumstances had occurred to deprive him
of the honour of seeing a Noble Duke who he knew
was anxious to be present on that occasion. Still he
had much reason to be gratified when he saw before
him his distinguished friend (Sir 11. Hart),
who was his captain now many, many years ago. He
had also the favour of seeing many of his old shipmates;
and nothing gratified him more than having the honour
of drinking their healths in the Mansion-house of the
city of London.—(Cheers.) With respect to the army,
it was quite unnecessary that he should dilate upon that
branch of the public service. He saw a Noble Marquis
on his left, who had been eminently distinguished in the
field, and to whose personal kindness he was under great
obligation. The recent victories achieved by our arms
in India had shown that the British soldier had not for-
gotten the lessons taught him by the Duke of Welling-
ton, and he was quite sure that if occasion called for the
services either ot the army or of the wooden walls of old
England, they would find them as well prepared to main-
tain the rights and defend the commercial interests of
this country as in the days of old.—(Cheers.) He begged
to give " The Army and Navy."—(Loud cheers.)
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY returned thanks on
behalf of the army. He believed the first duty of a
soldier was to be obedient, and he therefore rose at the
call which had been made upon him. He assured them
that the army was proud indeed of the honour of being
toasted in the city of London, at the instance of the chief
magistrate, and with such expressions of cordiality from
so distinguished an assembly. This was but the second
occasion of his appearance in that great hall, and
he well remembered the former occasion, when he
stood there as the humble interpreter of the senti-
ments of that great man Marshal Blucher to the Lord
Mayor of the day, for the compliments which had been
paid him after the great achievements he had performed.
_(Cheers.) The noble conduct of the Duke of Wel-
lington and the statesmen of that day had infused a
moral feeling into the army which every soldier still
continued to feel; and if occasion required the services
of the army, their gallantry would not be less conspi-
cuous or its results less triumphant than in former days.
—(Cheers.) The Noble Marquis then paid some marked
asy
Sir H.
compliments to the", Lord Mayor, and only hoped that he
might continue in office for twenty years to some.--
(Cheers and laughter.) He concluded, amidst loud
cheering, by proposing " the Health
sli.".Lam having briefly acknowledgedethof the L
thetoasatdn
i
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behalf of the Navy,
The LORD MAYOR rose to return thanks for the com-
pliment which his Noble Friend the Noble Marquis had
paid to his sister, the Lady Mayoress, by drinking her
health. He was sure it was a great happiness to the
Lady Mayoress to receive so distinguished a company
with that courtesy and attention which they so eminently
deserved. She was most anxious to do everything in
proposingth that
hallth e
to next
pay toast,
respect
t
o
her power to uphold the hospitality of the Mansion.
house, and he was sure she felt deeply the honour which
the Noble Marquis had conferred upon her.—(Cheers.)
it
wasTh eLortD
always
the Government of the country, and he had great plea-
sure on that occasion in proposing the "Health of her
MAYOR,the custom
in
in
Majesty's Ministers."—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then rose and said—My Lords and
gentlemen, _with whatever pleasure and satisfaction I
rise to propose the next toast, I am sensible of my in-
ability to perform the duty as I ought, and therefore I
rot only ti2roy molt' upon year liiild indulgeuve, but 1

hope that the Right Honourable Gentleman on my right
hand, whose health I am about to give, will kindly make
allowauce for the inadequate manner in which I pay to
him that mark of respect which I am most anxious to do.
—(Loud cheers) I beg to assure the Right Honourable
Baronet who has honoured me with his company to•day
that though I am aware he bas often come to this hall in
the proud position of an English Minister, he never
entered its walls with a warmer welcome than ho
does on the present occasion.—(Loud cheers.) When
I entered public life, as Sheriff of London, it- was during
the time that my Lord John Russell was Secretary
of State for the Home Department ; and though I
have never since swerved from my attachment
to that Noble Lord on account of the personal kind-
ness I then experienced from him, yet I beg to assure
this distinguished company no one entertains a higher
sense of the public services of the Right Hon. Baronet
than I venture humbly to do.—(Cheers.) Though I have
not had the advantage of official or personal intercourse
with him, yet I know how much the city of London was
indebted to the Right Hon. Baronet on many occasions
during the long period he stood at the head of the Go-
vernment of this country, for the interest he took in the
affairs of the city, and it would be unbecoming in me if
I did not take this opportunity of showing not only my
own feelings of respect, but those of the city of London
towards him.—(Loud cheers.) To speak of anything
like the measures of the Right Hon. Baronet would be to
take a review of the legislation of the last forty years,
in which he has sustained a prominent part. I well re-
member when I first came to this great city how the
Right Hon. Baronet received the encomiums of the
public due to what was considered one of the greatest
measures ever carried by any statesman. After the long
period of the war, when the commerce and currency of
the country had degenerated, the Right Hon. Baronet,
in 1819, amidst appalling difficulties, prepareci and
carried through a measure fo:, the reformation of the
'currency
and the resumption of cash payments,
which I have no hesitation in saying has been the
salvation of this country.—(Cheers.) Speaking in
my character as a merchant, I must also say that
the recent measure of the Right Hon. Baronet
connected with the Bank of England has been, in my
opinion, no less important in its consequences, although
I admit it occasioned a severe pressure in 1847. We
know that the Right Honourable Baronet some 25 or 26
years ago had the honour of filling the high and im-
portant office of Secretary of State, and every public
man must know that the duties of that arduous situation,
which call for almost constant and undeviating attention,
were performed with signal ability, and greatly to the
satisfaction of his fellow-citizens. In the midst of great
difficulties he persevered in his efforts to ameliorate the
criminal code, and it must be highly gratifying to the
Right Honourable Baronet to perceive the effect his
exertions have produced on the public mind.—(Cheers.)
Speaking with an anxious desire to show my respect for
the Right Hon. Baronet, and at the same time to avoid
every topic which ought to be properly excluded from
these social and festive entertainments, I cannot help
observing—and I am sure you all agree with me—that
Sir Robert Peel has made great sacrifices in the pro.
motion of the public weal.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.)
Although I had not then the honour of a seat in
Parliament, and had not the opportunity of
knowing so much of his conduct in 1829 as many who
are here present, I must be allowed to refer not only
to the step which he then took on the Catholic
question, which entitled him to the gratitude of the coun-
try, and did much to tranquillise Ireland; but I must
also be allowed to advert to the interest which he has
since taken in promoting the welfare of the sister coun-
try.—(Cheers.) On a recent occasion the Right Hon.
Baronet in his Flace in Parliament threw out some valu-
able suggestions with reference to the city of London,
and its property in the north of Ireland, which have
given rise to an extraordinary feeling in the City, and I
earnestly hope that means may be found for carrying out
the project of the Right Baronet, and placing that un-
settled country in a state of comparative tranquillity and
prosperity. lam sure that anything which the Corpora-
lion over which I have the honour to preside can do to
carry out the views of the Right Hon. Baronet will be
done; and I believe the Government will give us every
assistance in that effort. I am unwilling longer to detain
this distinguished company; and it is not necessary, as
every one present not only knows the career, but pays
homage to the talents and statesmanship of the Right
Hon. Baronet. I will only add, that if what I have
stated has fallen far short of the truth, the great assem-
bly before me is at least not an unworthy compliment to
the Right lion. Baronet.—(Cheers.) We have assem-
bled to do him honour, and if the hall had been twice
its size, it might have been filled with other most distin-
guished individuals connected with the city of London,
who were most anxious to be present on such an occa-
sion.—(Cheers.) Amidst all the opposition he ever had
ito encounter, I never heard it said that Sir Robert Peel
had endeavoured to carve out anything for himself or
Wrdlite-14, ..7;glt-,--nr uZ., uultitV,iand; wlitt-a purity of ha,
-eipte-ererenstateeesredaees of Character that do hun the
highest honour,- he has endeavoured to promote, to the
best of his ability, the interests and prosperity of his
, country, with entire f orgetfulness of himself and his
party.—(Loud cheers.) I have only again to repeat the
gratification I have felt in seeing the Right Honourable
Baronet present on this occasion, and to assure him that,
although I have not had the honour of being personally
known to him, there is no one who more highly re-
spects his public character than I do.—(Cheers.) I
sincerely hope the Right Hon. Baronet may be blessed
with health long to enjoy the esteem of his fellow,
countrymen, who, from the experience he has had in
office and the intimate details of legislation, look to him,
whether in office or out of office, as a public man whose
services could not be too highly appreciated. I beg to
drink " Health to the Right Hon. Sir R. Peel, and a
hearty welcome to him."
The toast was drank with much enthusiasm.
Sir R. PEEL, who on rising was loudly cheered, spoke
as follows :—My Lord Mayor, I thank you most cor-
dially and most sincerely for the very marked and spe-
cial compliment which you have been pleased to pay me
on this day; and with equal cordiality and equal sin-
cerity I return my thanks to this company for the
friendly feeling and good-will which they have mani-
fested towards me.—(Cheers.) Your kindness and the
kindness of this company have made a deep impression
upon me, and have excited feelings to which I do more
justice by simple terms of heartfelt gratitude than if I
sought to give vent to them by .expressions however
ingenious and eloquent. Such expressions would amount
to nothing more than the cordial utterance of my
thanks; and in the simplest and in the sincerest form I
tender to you, my Lord Mayor, and to this company,
the acknowledgment of my gratitude. My Lord Mayor,
you have placed me in considerable difficulty in address
ing this company, unintentionally, and from the kind
ness of feeling you have evinced. I recognize the
justice of the rule which excludes from a convivial meet-

J-- -
ing of this description any reference whatever to topics
that are calculated to excite party differences. I have stood
in this ball on former occasions as the organ of a power
ful Government. On other occasions I have stood here
as the organ of an Opposition little less powerful, trying
to subvert the Government which then held the reins of
office. Even then I should have scrupulously adhered
to the rule, the justice and wisdom of which I acknow-
ledge; and now, when I stand in a different position,
when I am aloof from political conflict, so far at least as
any objects of personal ambition or any consideration of
party interests are concerned, I should be inexcusable
indeed if I did not respect the neutrality of this place—
if I threw any impediment in the way of your indulging
that magnificent and unbounded hospitality by which
you have been enabled to collect together men of all
shades of political opinion, abjuring on those occasions
all party considerations, and met to do honour to the
first corporation of the world in the person of its chief
magistrate. -I shall most scrupulously observe that
excellent rule ; and yet you cannot expect me, after
the reference you have made to the public acts of the
Administration with which I have been connected, to
suppress the feelings which rise in my mind when I look
arouud me, and see those whom you have done me the
honour of associating with me on this occasion.—
(Cheers.) I see many who were connected with the Go-
vernment over which I presided, who were prepared to
make, and who did make, the greatest personal sacrifices
in giving a support to that Government, from the purest
and most disinterested motives, when they knew and
felt assured that its days were numbered, but who acted
on the honest conviction of their own minds, and sub-
mitted to any degree of obloquy and unjust misconcep-
tion of their motives, rather than abandon the duty
which they felt they owed to their Sovereign and their
country.—(Cheers.) I cannot meet so many of them
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of
the Minister with whom I was in daily communpnilcfeelatsr
on the internal affairs of the country, and who brought
to the performance of his duty the greatest knowledge,
the greatest assiduity, the greatest skill in the adminis-
tration of a department of the highest importance.—
(Loud cheers.) I see him to whom was specially com-
mitted the charge of the finances of this country—my
d
earliest political friend, with whom I have) h
uh
aieverysbofian
avadni
confidencet uk fin eo wofi
knowledge
df ogwratausna
onngc i awtebdb the
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respect of this groat city—n whose In egt y t the most
adminis-
tration
placed,(jLudt ug dainnce:h cheering)—who
whosee
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successful as that of any o.faandismpreNeechlsesorrsr.i—ea(d
who
was cheers.) I see on my right
t critical my
ymes with the admi-
was charged in the .
tration of the finances of this country was as eminently
mstration
gained the confidence and good-will of
- • of the foreign affairs of this country—(Loud
cheers)—
every
who gain • ed in the councils of Sovereign an influ-
for;vigh; Mster wit,h h_e had tercourse—
ence partly due to his own personal character—who
made the influence which he possessed subservient to
that which was the great end of his political life—to re-
move the obstacles which prevented a cordial good un-
derstanding with foreign powers, and to maintain uni-
versal peace, consistently with the most scrupulous and
undeviating regard to the interests and the honour of his
own country.—(Loud cheers.) And, therefore, my Lord
Mayor, I cannot hear you with so much partiality give
I on Win credit for the Ws of the Achnimetretion ore

which I presided, for I feel bound to ecknoe ledge, as
I now deliberately do, that no man who has stood in the
station I occupied as First Minister of the Crown ever
had the same advantages from the z alous, the faithful,
the cordial co-operation of those who were united with
him in the Administration. We had our differences, no I
doubt. We maintained those differences, as it was our
duty to do. But this I can say with truth—that they
never for one moment interrupted the harmony of pri-
vate friendship; and when a decision was taken the dif-
ferences that had existed never interfered with the direct,
resolute execution of that which we had determined.—
' (Cheers.) lam proud to have the opportunity of ac-
knowledging that, however my interest in public affairs
so far as party feelings are concerned—may be abated,
my gratitude to those who acted with me, my respect for
and my attachment to them as private friends, have only
gained strength by the interval which has elapsed since
I resigned the office I held.—(Loud cheers.) My Lord
Mayor, you have referred to events that took place at a
much earlier period of my connexion with the service of
the Crown. It is now forty years since my Parliamen-
tary career commenced, and my lot has been cast in a
most important and eventful period of the history of this
country. I look back upon what has passed during
that eventful time with mixed feelings of satisfaction
and regret—of regret, because, with scarcely an excep-
tion, the tide of time has swept away every one who
then occupied the chief posts in the Government—
almost all those who swayed the destinies of the empire
or commanded the applause of listening assemblies. It
has pleased God, indeed, to spare one illustrious man,—
(Loud cheers.) lle remains—
"A great sea-mark standing every flaw
And saving those that eye him."
—(Loud cheers.) The Duke of Wellington is still
alive.—(Continued cheering.) I entered public life
when Spain was occupied by the French armies—
by not less than 360,000 French soldiers ; whet: after
the battle of Talavera., the Duke of Wellington retired
from Spain, and when he withdrew about 30,000 of the
British forces within the lines of Torres Vedras. There
was great dejection—great depression. There were
prophecies that the British army must evacuate the
Peninsula; there ivas a public proclamation from Bona-
parte that he himself would take the command in Spain,
and that his crossing the Pyrenees would be the signal
for the British leopard rushing into the sea, or retiring
to escape disgrace and death. Naval preparations were
made for the withdrawal of that army from Torres
Vedras, in case it should be necessary; but there was
one who never saw that necessity, and who determined
to maintain his position—(Cheers)—who did this by
such gallant confederates as my Noble Friend the Mar-
quis of Londonnery and the immortal warriors of that
time.—(Cheers.) He at length advanced from those
lines, and the leopard never paused in its career until
the British standard was floating over Paris, and the
independence of nations was secured by the glorious
exertions and inspiring example of the Duke of Wel-
lington.—(Loud cheers.) He is still spared to us; and I
think I am but echoing the universal sentiment—the
universal prayer—that he may long be spared to us to
enjoy the full reward of his fame, and that his country
may witness the lustre of his declining years, which will
not be eclipsed even by the meridian splendour of his
early days.—(Loud cheers.) I have been associated with
the Duke of Wellington during almost the whole period
I have held office, and I cannot express in too warm and
emphatic terms my sense of the advantages which, even
in civil affairs :this country has derived from his sagacious
counsels.—(Cheers.) To none of those other subjects to
which your Lordship adverted will I refer, with one ex-
ception. But there is a subject to which I may allude
without the charge of giving offence to any one, or ot
provoking the slightest difference of feeling. That one
subject is Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) Men of all parties,
—of all political connexions—are feeling the deepest
sympathy with the misfortunes of that unhappy country
—evincing the sincerest desire to administer to her
wants, and to lay the foundation of her future pros-
perity.—(Cheers.) If the city of London can co-
operate in that great object it will confer upon itself
a credit which is justly its due from past connexion
with the history ot Ireland. It is now nearly 240 years
since a sovereign of this country, desirous of making a
a " settlement" in Ireland, sought the assistance of the
city of London. He invited their co-operation in re-
storing what were then called the ruinated cities of Lon-
donderry and Coleraine. If there be any party in this
country which has reason to look back with pride on Ire-
' land and its connexion with Ireland, it is the city of Lon-
don. It is the city of London which has done more than
Parliament or proprietors to promote the interests of
that country—which has forgotten the consideration of
temporary gain, which has foregone present interest,
which has sought a compensation -for these sacrifices by
promoting the permanent -welfare of the district with
which it was connected.—(Loud cheers.) I hope after
the lapse of 240 years that the.city of London may be
enabled again to promote the welfare et' tt,.s saes, sk-
(ehrrn4.l. Tt than neiore. It will not seek, esit
heretofory did, to expel the natives from the soil. It will
se. k to elevate their character, to encourage their in
dustry, to find for them permanent employment, to instil
the principles of order—of respect for the laws—of sub-
mission to authority .—(Loud cheers.) Such will he the
glorious effort of the city of London.—(Cheers.) I hope
it may succeed.—(Cheers.) I hope it will receive from

the Government all the elicouriagrement that is its due.—
(Chcurs.) The boundaries of this city are nccessgrily
limited—its jurisdiction cannot be extensive; but if it
can, by a useful connexion with Ireland, encourage in
the remote districts habits of industry and of order, it
will endear the English name to the people of Ireland,
and do more to cement the union than mere laws and

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formal regu'ations can v effect.—(Loud cheers.) It is
from my deep obligation to the city of London, from my
respect for its character, from my respect for its present
chief magistrate, that I hope, my Lord, under your
auspices, this noble work may be undertaken—praying
that it may please God to prosper that noble work, and
thus to lay the foundation of peace and prosperity in that
country. (The Right Hon. Baronet resumed his seat
amid loud and continued cheering.)
After the cheering had subsided, _ _

-
The Right lion. BARONET again rote, and said—l
should not so soon again trespass on your nctice if I
were not desirous that no further period should elapse
before we mark our respect and gratitude to the Lord
Mayor, to whom we are so deeply indebted. During
his professional career, interrupted as it was at a com-
paratively early period, he succeeded in acquiring the
good-will and respect of every officer with whom he had
.he satisfaction to act; and I think it must be an encou-

ragement to the junior officers in that noble profession
the navy, to see one of their rank elevated to the highest
station in the city of London.—(Cheers.) His profes-
sional character, therefore, gives him a title to our re-
spect. If I have not been politically connected with
him, I still have had the opportunity of observing his
conduct in Parliament, and I can with truth say that a
man of higher independence, of a better spirit, of a
firmer resolution to discharge his duty as a Member of
the Legislature, never sat within its walls.—(Cheers.)
rhe last claim he has on our notice is as chief magis-
trate of the city of London. I am afraid he would
hardly like to retain office so long as my Noble Friend
Lord Londonderry has wished—for the next twenty
years—(A laugh)—and as we must look forward to a
much more temporary tenure of office I propose that we
should make the most of our time, and with the greatest
cordiality and respect drink " the Health of the Chief
Magistrate."—(The toast was drunk with loud cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR begged to return his most cordial
thanks to the Right lion. Baronet for the compliment he
had paid him, which he begged to assure the company
would stimulate him in the discharge of his public duties.
—(Cheers.) His utmost endeavour should be to obtain
the approbation of his fellow-citizens.—(Cheers.) He
would say nothing of the manner in which he had per-
formed his Parliamentary functions. He had the honour
to have been a Member of the House of Commons for
twelve years. Ile felt that he had sustained a very
humble part in the discussions of that assembly, and he
feared he had very inadequately discharged his duties,
but he had done so, as he would continue to do, to the
best of his ability.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then proposed " the Health of the
Foreign Ambassadors." He was sure that the citizens
of London were most anxious that this country should
remain ou the best terms with foreign powers.—(Cheers.)
He was sorry that the French Ambassador, having un-
expectedly been detained in Paris, was unable to be pre-
sent on that occasion. He was glad, however, to observe
the American Minister on his right hand, and he had
great pleasure in proposing " the Health of his Vxcel-
lency and the Foreign Ambassadors."--(cheers")
the
toast, AMERMAN MINISTER in acknowledging
toast, spoke as follows:—My Lord Mayor, my Lords,
and Gentlemen—For the hospitable reception always
s
extended to the representatives of myeoun country
city
hall I beg to return you my warmest,thanks. t i
The
of London has always been the friend of America. The
city of London—it is the place w, here the anchor of
peace has taken the strongest hold. The city of Lon-
don!—it is destined, I believe, to connect indissolubly, M
bonds of commercial and intimate friendship, the two
countries that are bound together by the same origin
and the same language.—(Loud cheers.) I have often
had occasion to give expression to sentiments of that
kind. To-day, my Lord, I owe my especial gratitude to
you for having invited me to be present on this occasion,
assembled as you are to honour a statesman whose public
career is distinguished by the advancement of religious
liberty, by the establishment of commerce on the safe
foundation of a solid currency, by the emancipation of
commerce and navigation from restrictions, and by ad-
hesion to the principles of universal peace.—(Loud
cheers.) On these grounds the name of such a statesman
will pis, from nation to nation, and Rill find its plcc'
in the memory and the gratitude of mankind.—(Loud
cheers.) I cannot but add one word more. Steam na-
vigation has narrowed the distance between the two con-
tinents, and I cannot but hope it will become more and
more the custom of British statesmen and men of intel-
ligence, and even of women, who seek to make them-
selves acquainted with foreign lands, to venture across
the Atlantic—(Cheers and laughter)—tbat the time is
come when Englishmen and Englishwomen may know
the Allegheny Mountains as well as they know the Ap.
pennines, and visit the highlands of Virginia and the
banks of the Hudson, Quebec, and the falls of Niagara,
in the interval of the holidays after the prorogation of
Parliament, as readily as they now undertake the pil-
-1 grimage of Switzerland or the Rhine.—(Cheers.) I can
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