The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-29 00:00:00

GRAND DINNER AT THE lIIANSION-HOUSE.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor gave a very elegant entertain-
ment to his Royal Highness the Duke of York, his Majesty's
Ministers, and several Membersof both Houses of Parliament•

The preparations, which have been going forward for several
days were well adapted to the occasion. The grand entrance
to the Mansion-house was covered over as has been the custom
at the various populous entertainments given to the citizens,
the Lord Mayor having determined that his guests upon this
occasion should have no cause to be offended, upon a compa-
rison of what had taken place in any former Mayoralty, with
his endeavours to sustain the civic hospitality.
An additional number of gas pipes had been introduced in
the Grand Saloon, and just within the large glass doors, as the
company entered, G. IV. It. burst upon them with the greatest
brilliancy. Large evergreens were disposed in different parts
of the Saloon, which was chalked with the King's Arms
the City Arms, and the Lord Mayor's Arms. At the lower
end of the Saloon, and just before the great door of the Egyp."
tian Hall, which may be said to be almost in ruins, and was
most judiciously kept closed up from all human inspection,
appeared a most splendid gas exhibition, surrounding the letter
" F." lighted up in honour of the Duke of York, but not
thrown into full blase until his Royal Highness approached
it himself, in passing to the Drawing Room. Upon the en-
trance of his !loyal Highness, the military and quadrille
bands, under the direction of Mr. -Nicholson, of Co-
vent-garden Theatre, played " God save the King ;" and
the various ornamental devices with which the building
abounded, became more distinct and beautiful. Amongst
the dinner company, which certainly was one of the most
select ever entertained at the Mansion-House, were the fol-
lowing distinguished personages :—The Lord Chancellor,
Earl of Westmorland, Earl of Shaftesbury, thd Bishop of
London, Lord Stowell, Earl of Harrowby (President of the
Council), the Duke of Wellington, Bishop of Landaff, Lord
Gifford, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. Peel,
Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wilson, M.P., Mr. Huskisson, the Chief
Baron, and Mr. W. Garrett. Several members of the Court
of Aldermen were also present.—Amongst those who accepted
invitations, but were unexpectedly obliged to send apologies,
were Lord Bathurst, Mr. Canning, Lord Melville, Lord Bex-
ley, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Loyd Chief-Justice
Best.
At half-past 7 o'clock the company were summoned to the
long Parlour, where dinner was laid out with taste and magni-
ficence. The tables were graced by the presence of the Lady
Mayoress, and a few other ladies.
As soon as the cloth was removed, " the health of the King"
was drank with the usual honours, and-the band struck up the
national anthem.
The Loan Maxon. then rose, and in a very animated man-
ner expressed his high sense of the honour which he had that
day received in the presence of his Royal Guest, who testified
his respect for and attachment to the citizens of London, by
conferring so distinguished a mark of his notice upon their
Chief Magistrate. His Lordship then proposed "the health
of his Royal Highness the Duke of York."
This toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm.
His ROYAL HiciixEss, in returning thanks, warmly com-
plimented the Lord Mayor, and expressed his deep sense of the
manner in which lie was received by the Chief Magistrate of
the City of. London, -who was, by respectability, zeal, and
talent, eminently qualified to fill the high situation in which he
was placed—(Applause.)
The next toast was " The Duke of Clarence and the rest of
the Royal Family." This toast was succeeded by " The
Army and Navy."
The Loma MAYOR then rose and said, it gave him peculiar
pleasure to propose " the health of the great Law Officer" by
whose presence he felt so highly honoured. That distinguished
individual entered into the office nearly 20 years ago - at a pe-
riod when the country was involved in that dreadful war on
which its prosperity, it not its existence, depended. He formed
one of the Administration to whose hands devolved the task of
conducting the eventful conflict. His Lordship then expressed
his opinion that the Lord Chancellor and his Colleagues merit-
ed the thanks of the country, and -ef posterity, for the manner
in which they had executed their great duties, and elevated
Great Britain to its present high prosperity and reputation.—
The Lord Mayor, after an allusion to the manner in which the
Lord Chancellor had- performed his extensive and laborious ju-
dicial functions, proposed bis health, which was -drank in a very
warm manner.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in returning thanks, said he
could pretend to no merit beyond that of having performed, at
all times, his duty, to the best of his ability, as an honest man,
and lie hoped he had succeeded in that course which he had in-
variably followed, and which he was determined to persevere
in without deviation, or compromise. He also expressed the
great pride he felt in observing the prosperity of the country,
and his conviction thatit was only prosperous because it was free.
The Loan Mayon, then proposed " the health of Lord
Harrowby, and the rest of his Alajesty's Ministers"—in doing
which, he eulogised their great talents, and spoke of the able
manner in which they had conducted the contest to so glorious
a termination. .

The Earl of HAR nownY returned thanks.
" The health of the Duke of Wellington" was next proposed
by the LORD MAYon, who took a review of the great glories
achieved by his Grace throughout the Peninsular war, and of
the advantages derived by his country, particularly by the last
grand struggle made at Waterloo for the liberties of mankind.
This toast was drank most enthusiastically.
The Duke of WE MAN aToN, in a very few words, expressed
his sense of the high honour conferred upon him.
The Duke of YORK gave " the health of the Lord Mayor;"
and the Lord Chancellor proposed that of " the Lady
Mayoress."
"The health of Lord Shaftesbury, the Bishops of London
and Landaff, Lord Stowell, Lord Gifford," &c. &c. followed.
At a little before eleven o'clock the dinner party broke up.,
and the evening company, to the number of about 350, ar-
rived.
Soon after eleven quadrilles commenced, and continued till
past one in the morning, when the company sat down to a
grand supper, and the festivity was maintained till a late hour.

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Duke and Duchess of I.einster, at the Earl of Harting- ,
ton's, house in the Stable-yard, St. James's Palace, from the
Marquis of Tavistock's seat, Oakley House Bedfordshire;
Lords George and Sussex Lennox, from their brother's (the
Duke of Richmond) seat; Goodwood, Sussex ; the Earl of
Lauderdale, at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from his seat
in Scotland; the Hon. and Bev. A. Grey, at his house in
Charles-street, Berkeley-square, from a tour • T. Davison;
Esq. from Hastings ; R. Parnther, Esq. at his house in Sa-
ville-street, from Brighton ' - Mr. Thorold .and Family, at
Batts' Hotel, Dover-street, from 13oston ; W. Rogerson, Esq.
at ditto, from ditto ; Capti.r.i and Mrs. Sandys, at ditto, from
Bedfordshire.
CHANGES.—The Duke or Rutland, from the Duke of
Dtwonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, for Belvoir Castle ;
th 2. Earl and Countess of Jersey, at Warwick Castle, from the
Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire ; the Earl
and Countess of Falmouth, at their seat, Woolhampton, Berks,
from the seat of Henry Bankes, Esq. M.P. Kingston Hall,
Dorsetshire ; Lord Frederic Lennox, for Manchester ; Lord de
la Zouche, from Brighton, to Petworth ; Mr. Henry Villeboys,
from Gloucester-place, on a tour; Jr.. Robert. Munro,
for Busbridge Park, in Kent; Captain Villeboys, for New-
bury, in Berkshire; the Misses Copley, for the Pavilion-parade
at Brighton ; Sir Thomas Williams, Bart. for Pauler's
Ferry, near Towcester, in Gloucestershire ; Major Crow-
der, from Gloucester, for Cheltenham ; Yonourable R.
Granville; on a tour ; Sir Thomas Dyke, Bart. from Can-
terbury, for Lullingstone Castle; Major Ormsby Gower, from
Swansea, for Oswestry ; George Petre, Esq. from the Claren-
don Hotel, Bond-street, for his 'seat in Lancashire ; Lady
Bampfylde, from Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, for
Clifton ; Captain R. Castle, from ditto, for Cardington, Bed-
fordshire; and the Rev. Mr. Drummond, for ditto; C. Sykes,
Esq. from ditto, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Hayman, from
Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for Brighton ; C. Reilly, Esq.
from ditto, for the Continent ; Captain Johnson, from ditto,
for Portsmouth ; Admiral and Mrs. Ballard and Family, from
Batts' Hotel, for Bath
andM and Mrs. Yates, from ditto, for
Tunbridge ; Colonel Mrs. Massey, from ditto for Bath.

Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained a select circle
of fashionables on Wednesday evening ar her house in St.
James's-square.
Mrs. Arthur Stanhope entertained the Dowager Duchess of
Rutland, the Ladies Lennox, and a select party, on Thursday
evening, at her house in Tilney-street.

The Hereford Triennial Musical Festival, we
understand, is to take place on the 23(4 24th and
25th of August.

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