The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-10 00:00:00

Ttlt LORD MAYOR'S DINNER.

The company began to arrive shortly after three o'clock,
and from that hour until past six o'clock there was a con-
tinued succession of carriages setting down guests at Guild-
hill. The Lord Chancellor and the other Cabinet Minis-
ters, on their arrival, were greeted with loud applause in
crossing the hall. At half-past six o'clock dinner was an-
nounced in the hall, which had been prepared for the oc-
casion with unwonted splendour and magnificence. Of
the Cabinet Ministers there were present the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Lansdowne,
Lord Goderich, Lord John Russell, and Lord Althorp.
Earl Grey and Lord Melbourne were prevented by indis-
position from attending. There were also present Lord
Howick, Lord Nugent, Sir F. Burdett, the Foreign Am-
bassadors, the Judges, and altogether there sat down to
dinner upwards of 1,300 persons.
After the cloth had been removed, and Non nobs
Domine sung,
The LORD MAYOR rose, and having pronounced a well-
deserved eulogium on the many public and private virtues
of our patriot Monarch, concluded by proposing the health
of " The King," which was toasted with four times four,
and amidst the loudest and most enthusiastic applause.
Song—" God save the King."
The Loan MAYOR next proposed, after an appropriate
introduction, " The healths of the Queen and the rest of
the Royal Family," which were drank with three times
three, and amidst loud cheers.
Song—" Here's a health to the King and the Queen."
The next toast was, " The Army and Navy."—(Cheers.)
Song—" How merrily we live, who soldiers be."
_ _ _

The LORD Ittavoe. said that the next toast was one
which it would be unnecessary for him, in such an assem-
bly, to preface at any length. He begged to propose—
" Prosperity to the city of London and its trade.
The Loan MaYon. said that the toast which he now
had to propose was to him a peculiarly gratifying one, not
only on account of the high respect which he entertained
for the distinguished characters whose healthy he was about
to give, but also because he knew that the great body of the
people of this country reposed the utmost confidence in
their measures and their intentions, and were determined
to afford to them their cordial sumort and continued appro-
bstion.—(Cheers.) It was now scarcely twelve months
since his Majesty's present Ministers had entered upon the
discharge of the arduous and important duties that de-
volved upon the deeply responsible stations which they
filled, and it must be in the recollection of all, that the
greatest possible difficulties surrounded them at the time
when they were called upon to take office. At that period
the people of England entertained the highest expectations
of the distinguished individuals who then assumed the
reins of Government, but, high as those expectations un-
doubtedly were, he was satisfied that he only spoke the
sense of the nation at large when he said, that they had
been completely and fully realized.—(Loud cheering.)
Witnessing, as they did, the constant anxiety which had
been manifested by his Majesty's present Ministers ever
since their accession to power to meet the wishes of the
people,—the uniform desire which they had always ex-
hibited to promote the happiness of the country,—the
patriotic resolution which they had throughout evinced to
shape their conduct in accordance with the feelings and the
anxious expectations of the people at large, and the firm
determination which they had at the same time manifested
to repress factious and lawless violence, and to preserve
the peace and tranquillity of the country,—it was quite
unnecessary for him (the Lord Mayor) to insist upon the
great merits of the illustrious individuals who were in-
trusted at this moment with the government of this country.
--(Applause.) Of this he felt certain, that by the conti-
nuance of his Majesty's present Ministers in office the
peace of this country could be alone secured, and its hap-
piness and prosperity best promoted ; and lie was equally
sure that he spoke the sense, not only of that assembly. but
of the people at large, when he stated that the retirement
of the present Ministers from the councils of their Sove-
reign would be justly regarded as a national calamity.—
(R. peated cheers.) It was a difficult, and it might seem,
in some degree, an invidious task, to single out from
amongst so many illustrious persons, one individual to whom
he should cal the attention of that assembly ; but, when
he recollected that he was honoured that day by the com-
pany of a Noble and Learned Lord who was not less dis
tinguished for the brilliancy and splendour of his talents,
than for the high-mindedness and patriotism of his public
principles—(Cheers)—he (the Lord Mayor) confessed that
he would be doing injustice to his own feelings if he did
not seize that opportunity to express the high respect
which he entertained, and he was sure he only echoed the
sentiments of the country at large in doing so, towards the
Lord High Chancellor of England.—(Enthusiastic
cheers.) They had all witnessed the honourable and bril-
liant public caner of that noble and distinguished indi-
vidual,—they had been all led to form the highest expec-
tations of that Noble Lord in the arduous and responsible
station which he at present occupied; but high as were
those expectations, he would venture to say that the ex-
pectations of the warmest friends and admirers of that
Noble Lord had been fully realized, and that the wishes
of his enemies had been completely disappointed.—
(Loud cheers.) He was certain that the present com-
pany and that the country at large would unite with
bins (the Lord Mayor) in hoping that the Noble and
Learned Lord might long continue to hold that situation
which he had hitherto filled so much to the honour and
advantage of the country, and to the satisfaction of the
public. --(Cheers. ) He felt assured that it was the wish not
only of the city of London but of the country at large,
that the present Ministry should long continue in office._.
(Repeated cheers.) Such was the desire of the people,
because they felt that the prosperity of the country de-
pended on the continuance of the present Government,
and he was sure that if, owing to any factious opposition,
or any other untoward circumstance, the present Ministers
should retire from office, the country would be thereby
greatly injured—that the people would be greatly injured_
and that nothing would ever satisfy them but the reinstate-
ment of such honest Ministers in that station which they
bad filled with so much honour to themselves, and such
advantage to the country.—( Cheers.) He would, with-
out further preface, propose—t' The Lord Chancellor, and
the rest of his Majesty's Ministers."
The toast was drank with three times three, amidst
reiterated rounds of applauee.
As soon as the cheering had subsided,
The I ORD CHANCELLOR, upon the part of his Noble
colleagues and of himself, returned his most grateful
thanks to the Lord Mayor and to the distinguished as-
sembhy which he had then the honour to address, for the
kind and hospitable reception which they had that day ex-
perienced amongst them. On their behalf he begged to
state, that it would ever be their anxious endeavour, as
it was their first wish and their highest duty, to use
all the means in their power to preserve and to promote
the prosperity of that great empire, the affairs of
which had been placed in their hands, and that with
that view, and for that purpose, their especial objeet
would be to foster its liberties, to guard its institutions,
and to cherish peace both at home and abroad, by making
the n ame of this country loved and respected abroad, and
by making its laws loved and feared at home.—(Loud
and repeated cheers.) Again he begged to return them
thanks on behalf of his colleagues. For the reception
which they had given to himself as an individual he felt
most grateful. As a citizen of London,a distinction-of
which he should always feel highly proud,—he begged to
return his thanks to his fellow-citizens, and, in doing so,
he hoped be should be allowed to propose the health of
the Chief Magistrate of the city of London, who had now,
for the second time, filled the civic Chair of that great
capital._ _ _ _

The health of the Lord Mayor was then toasted with
three times three, and amidst general applause.
His LORDSHIP returned thanks, and proposed the health
of " rtie Marquis of Lansdowne."
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE briefly returned thanks,
and concluded by proposing the health of " The Lady
Mayoress," which was drank with three times three, and
amidst marked applause.
The ladies, of whom there was a very numerous attend-
ance, then retired.

The LORD MAYOR nest proposed the health of Lord J
Russell. Three times three.

Lord J. RUSSELL, in returning thanks, felt that the
honour just conferred on him was not owing to his own
merits, but to the cause of which he was the feeble advo-
cate. He would, therefore, briefly say, that to the pro-
motion of that cause—the improvement of the repre-
sentation of the people—his best energies should be en-
tirely devoted, counting On the support of the city of
London and the public.—(liear, hear.)
The health of the Vice-Chancellor and the Attorney-
General was next drank with three times three.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR, and the ATTORNEY-GENE-
RAL, returned thanks in the usual manner.

The Loan AlAvoß. next proposed the health of Sir F.
Burdett.—(Loud cheers.)

Sir F. BURDETT was far from expecting so high and
undeserved a compliment, and could only attribute his
health's being proposed to the circumstance that he had,
as far as in him lay, urged the wisdom and justice of the
People's reposing a just share of confidence in his Ma-
jesty's present Ministers.—(Hear, hear.) Ministers who
had accepted office in a most critical situation of affairs,
and who had succeeded in restoring peace and internal
content by their wanly declaration to stand or fall by their
measure of Parliamentary Reform. —(Cheers.) Let the

country give these honest Ministers but fair play, and he
was satisfied that, ere long, a full and satisfactory plan of
Reform—including the total destruction of the borough-
mongering system, which had so long oppressed the ener-
gies of this great country—would become part and parcel
of the law of the land.—(Continued cheers.) All that
was wanting on the pat of the people was just confidence
and patience—( Hear, hear)—and a firm determination that
while they asserted their of constitutional rights in a
constitutional way, they would be no less inflexible in the
preservation of social order—(Chee•s)—and in their hosti-
lity towards those who would make the name of Reform a
cloak to their selfish designs of personal aggrandizement,
at the expense of the interest of the community at large.
The health of the Aldermen and other civic authorities
of the city of London having been propesed and drank
With acclamation, the comp tny retired to the ball rooms,
where dancing was kept up till a late hour, with all the
spirit characteristic of mayoralty festivities.

HUNT AT PRESTON.

PRESTON, Nor. 7.

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There was a great concourse of people in attend-
dance upon the Lord of the Manor of Glastonbury
on his entrance into Preston, on Saturday evening,
but the night passed off quietly. On Monday
morning, at nine o'clock, he left for Leeds, intend-
ing to call on his way at Blackburn, where a public
meeting was called for eleven o'clock in the fore-
noon, on the subject of his visit to Lancashire. In
the afternoon of that day a number of disorderly
persons assembled in the streets of Preston, and
made an attack upon the lock-ups, with the intention
of liberating some friends of Hunt's, who were in
confinement there for disorderly conduct. They
effected an entrance, and k'cked the books about the
streets, and released the prisoners. They then pro-
ceeded to the House of Correction, and, in their way,
compelled the workmen in different mills to join
them ; but, on arriving at the gaol, they found
the Governor prepared ro give them a warm recep-
tion, and they desisted from any attack upon the
place. They, however, pulled down the counting-
house of Messrs. Swainsons, Birley, and Co., and, it
is said, burnt the books,. In the evening some
troops were procured from Blackburn, and on
Tuesday, at six o'clock at night, all was quiet there.
In Bolton all is peaceable, not the slightest dispo-
sition to disturbance is manifested.

HUNT'S VISIT TO LEEDS.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)

LEEDS, TUESDAY, TWO O'CLOCK, P.M.
I stated yesterday that great alarm was excited,
in consequence of this demagogue's projected visit,
but I omitted to inform your readers that application
had been made, by the Huntites, to the trustees of
the two Cloth-halls, in succession ; who answered,
in substance, that as they were responsible for the
safety of property to a vast extent, they would not
incur the risk which Mr. Hunt's visit would occa-
sion. In anticipation of disturbance, and to have a
hit at his rival of the Mercury, the editor of the
Leeds Patriot caused a placard, of which the fol-
lowing is a copy, to be posted yesterday afternoon,
soon after my despatch of yesterday had left Leeds :
TO THE RADICAL REFORMERS, AND TO THE

WORKING CLASSES OF LEEDS.
My FRIENDS,-1 believe you will acknowledge me as a friend,
indeed I know you will, except some few miserable and misguided
men, who during the summer have been hired to propagate a
different opinion.
As your friend, then, your known and tried friend, I venture
to address you at the present important crisis; and with reference
to Mr. Hunt's expected visit to this place to-morrow.
It is known that Mr. Hunt has been addressing thousands and
tens of thousands in Lancashire, attended with pe..ce and good
order. Fo Mr. Hunt's intentions in visiting Leeds, 1 am as
great a stranger as yourselves, but this I know, that an article in
the Leeds Mercury of Saturday last, appears to have been written
with a view of creating outrage on the occasion. It is a fiend-
like production; but, m friends, heed it not. Be not influenced
by it to do evil. Receive Mr. Hunt as you would receive any
other Member of the Legislature. Hear what he has to say ;
and hear it, like men of sense, to be judged of by your cool
understandings. But do not be led away to riot and disorder by
the disgraceful publication which has been addressed to you.
I have been informed, that the Mercury has so far prevailed,
that the Trustees of the Cloth Halls have refused the use of the
Cloth Hall Yard for Mr. Hunt, to address his friends therein, as
has been the usual practice when strangers visited Leeds; but let
me entreat of you not to be angry with this refusal. Treat it
with the contempt it merits.
Again, my friends, I appeal to your good feelings as parents,
husbands, and fathers ; to your understandings as men and as
Radical Reformers. Do not be prevailed upon by either enemies
or treacherous friends, to disgrace yourselves, and sully your own
glorious cause.
Urgent private business called me to another place on Tuesday,
but after the base attempt of the Mercury to mislead you, I will
be present to give Mr. Hunt the meeting.
Patriot-Office, Leeds, Nov. 7. JOHN FOSTER.
I know that, in the early part of yesterday, there
was a strong disposition on the part of Mr. B mines
(of the Mercury) and others, to oppose Hunt pub-
licly, and endeavour to carry some resolution, ex-
pressive of the people's disapprobation of Hunt's
conduct. For this purpose a meeting of the Wes!-
riding Election Association was held last night, and
the subject taken into consideration, but I hear the
result was that they would allow Mr. Hunt and his
friends to spout and " fret their little hour upon the
stage" without opposition.
But to return to Hunt's visit,he arrived at Bradford
last night, by the Invincible stage-coach, from Pres-
ton, and was met by a deputation from Leeds. This
morning he arrived at the Beckett's Arms, about
twelve o'clock, and was met by about 400 of the
scum and dregs of the town. He was seated in a
hackney-coach, with two men in company, but not
another vehicle of any description followed in his
train. There were two flags, one waved by a
brazen-looking woman, with the figure of a female
weeping, and a mot to—" Thou shalt do no murder
It is an old stager. having been used upon many
similar occasions. The other flag was composed of
three stripes of silk, placed horizontally, the centre
stripe being white; this was surmounted by a cap
of Liberty, followed by the following motto :
" Radical Reform—Vive la Liberte-27, 28, 29, de
Juillet, 1830."
In this way they proceeded to the Scarborough
Hotel, where Mr. MANN (Hunt's friend) announced
that there would be no meeting upon Woodhouse-
moor, in consequence of Hunt's indisposition.
Hunt then came forward. The crowd in front of
the Inn having increased to about 3,000. A more
complete failure 1 never saw. Hunt is speaking at
the moment I am writing. He has abused the
Whigs, cast odium upon the King for his having
saddled the country with the Fitzclarences, whom he
described as the children of an actress; ridiculed the
Queen, because she was a poor German Princess;
and is now busily blackguarding Mr. Baines, in the
most unmeasured terms, for his opposition to him
(Hunt) generally, and especially for his article in
last Saturday's Mercury, which he denominates as
atrocious and blood-thirsty. The latteCgintleman,
as well as his son and several other friends, have just
suddenly made their appearance in the rootn.where
Hunt is speaking. On his being observed there
was loud cheering and groaning. I have not time
to say more, as the coach is just starting.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8, SEVEN O'CLOCK, P.M.

I now proceed to give you a more faithful sketch
of the circumstances attending Hunt's visit than the
short time would allow previous to despatching my
last letter. On Hunt's arrival at the Beckett's
Arms, (about half a mile from the town), notwith-
standing that the tocsin had been sounded in every
possible way to raise a good muster, there were not
more than two hundred persons to greet his arrival,
and this, too, on the day of the fair. I before de-
scribed that there was a strumpet bearing an old
banner, and a low Irishman with something in the
shape of a tri-colour. The solitary hackney coach,
containing Hunt, James Mann, and a hot-headed
youth of the name of Howard, followed by the two
hundred ragamuffins, proceeded ❑p the New Wel-
lington-road, hut the hero of the day seemed cha-
grined and chop-fallen with his reception. He sate
sullenly in the vehicle, and did not deign even to
notice the occasional greeting of some one in the
crowd. The Scarborough Hotel, (from which Hunt
addressed the people), is situt.te near the Exchange ;
but, notwithstanding its being the hour of noon,
when the working classes had an opportunity of at-
tending, there was not at the moment Hunt began
to speak mote than one thousand persons. After it
was known, however, that Mr. Baines was in the
room, the crowd rapidly increased, many individuals
being impelled by curiosity to hear the squabble
about to take place between that gentleman and
Hunt. When I despatched my parcel yesterday,
Hunt, as I then said, was blackguarding Mr. Baines,

that gentled= being close at his elbow. Immediately
after Mr. Baines collared Hunt in-the middle of his
speech, and presented himself in front of the window
which Hunt had occupied. He then began to ad-
dress the people, but the uproar beggars description.
He commenced reading a speech of Hunt's from the
Mirror of Parliament, to prove that his conduct,
in reference to the Reform Bill, had been incon-
sistent. During the reading of this document some
conversation passed between Hunt and Mr. Baines,
when Hunt in a great passion said, " You are a
liar !" Mr. Baines, however, proceeded to expose
Hunt's political delinquencies, but the later alaig
with his friends retired into the adjoining room,
which had also windows fronting to the people.
From these windows they presented themselves, arid
Hunt's friends cheered him, while Baine's adherents
expressed their disapprobation by groaning. Hunt's
friends hooted Baines in return, and the confusion
was so great between the two parties, that not a
single word of Mr. Baines' speech could be heard
except by those within the room. At length Hunt,
from the adjoining room, requested those who did
not consider Mr. Baines to be " The great liar of
the North," (an epithet fixed upon him by Cob-
bettO to hold up their hands. No bands were held
up, and Hunt began to address the people. His
resolute air, stentorian lungs, and bullying conduct,
gained him a hearing ; and Mr. Baines and his friend,
finding there would be no fair play, retired and left
the field of battle in possession of the enemy.
Hunt then put the question for those who
believed the Bill would confer any benefit
on the working classes, to hold up their hands.
None were held up. He then desired those
to hold up their hands who believed it was
a delusion, arid about half of the assembly tendered
him their suffrages; the remainder not taking any
part either way. The same questions were then
put in reference to the Ministry, with a similar re-
sult, upon which the Huntites shouted loudly. He
then thanked the people and requested them to re-
tire; soon after which, the assembly (which by this
time had swelled to about 7,000), peaceably dis-
persed. And thus the storm, from which SJ much
mischief had been apprehended, blew over.
I am decidedly of opinion that it was indiscreet
in Mr. Baines to go and oppose Hunt. Had it not
been for this circumstance, his visit would have
ended in the way it began—a most wretched failure,
and the whole proceedings would have ended con-
temptibly. As it was, however, Hunt magnified
the advantage he had gained over Mr. B sines into
an important triumph for radical Reform, and told
the people he would faithfully bear their sentiments
into the House of Commons ; so that we shall be
prepared to hear that the whole population of Leeds
are against the Bill, but assure your readers
nothing can be further from the trutb. After the
business was over, a person informed the meeting,
that the contemplated Political Union would not be
formed at present, and so ended the proceedings.
About three or four individuals afterwards dined
with Hunt, who will, I believe, leave town to-
morrow morning.