The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-05 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR'S DINNER.

The first grand Civic dinner was given, yesterday, in the
Egyptian Hall by the Lord Mayor.
It was a peculiarity of this entertainment that but one of
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present. In other respects, however, there was no lack of
distinguished personages, and several Ladies graced the
Hall with their presence.
The Lord Mayor was supported on the right by the
Bishop of London, and on the left by the Marquis of Lans-
downe; and amongst the company we noticed the son' of
Tippoo Saib, the Bishop of Gloucester, Judge Patteson,
Lord Abinger, the Attorney-General, and several other
distinguished persons, including the members of the Court
of Aldermen, and several persons connected with the city
of London, together with the ladies attached to their re- i
spective families. The dinner, which comprised all the
delicacies of the season, having been disposed of, the King,
Queen, the Princess Victoria, and the rest of the Royal
family, together with the Army and Navy, were respectively
toasted and drunk with the customary honours.
The LORD MAYOR then gave the " Health of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers," and in doing so his Lordship took occa-
sion to observe that the country owed much of its present
prosperity to the course of policy pursued by his Majesty's
present advisers.
Lord LANSDOWNE returned thanks on behalf of his col-
leagues, and observed that whatever might be said of civic
feasting, he always considered such meetings as important,
because they produced that gathering together of all parties
and descriptions of persons who, however they might differ
on particular questions, were always anxious to promote the
general good, however partial interests or particular views
might for a time occasionally arise to obstruct the progress
of those beneficial reforms which were intended for the good
of all. His Lordship, who filled the Chair on the present
occasion, had drawn a flattering description of the prospe-
rity of the country, and he was pleased to ascribe that pros-
perity to the liberal course which his Majesty's present
Mi-
nisters had pursued. But in recognising to the fullest ex-
tent the picture which had been drawn of the increasing
prosperity of the country, he was not vain enough to take
to himself, or those with whom he acted, the credit of
effecting that general prosperity which at present he was
happy to say was observable in all branches of the trading
and manufacturing interests. All he would say upon that
subject was, that his Majesty's Ministers were most anxious
to remove all unnecessary restrictions, and thereby to give
to British enterprise and industry that incentive to exer-
tion which could not fail in the end to make the country
prosperous and happy. His Lordship concluded by pro-
posing " The Health of the Lord Mayor, and prosperity to
the City of London."
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and proposed the
health of the distinguished Prelate who sat on his right
hand, the Bishop of London.
The Right Rev. PRELATE, in returning thanks, observed,
that the prosperity of the country in general, and of the
City of London in particular, was principally owing to that
feeling of Christian charity and benevolence which had so
long distinguished the social centre of this great community,
in which all interests were concentrated and directed to the
common geod. Connected, as he was, with the welfare of
the City of London, he could not but express his gratifi-
cation at the flattering picture of its prosperity which had
been drawn by the Lord Mayor, and responded to by the
Noble Marquis, on behalf of his Majesty's Ministers.
The Right Rev. Prelate concluded by proposing " The
health of the Lady Mayoress."
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for her Ladyship,
and proposed " The health of the Bishop of Gloucester,
and thanks for the excellent sermon which he bad preached
that day,"
The Bishop of GLOUCESTER, in returning thanks, ob-
served that he was happy to find that at no period which
he
could recollect was the spirit of christian charity and
attachment to the ancient and venerable institutions of the
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so conspicuous as at the present time.
he health of the Attorney and Solicitor-General, and
the Bar of England," was then proposed by the Lord
Mayor, and Sir John Campbell having briefly returned
thanks, the female portion of the company retired to the
ball-room, where dancing was commenced, and the festivi-
ties of the evening were kept up in the true style of civic
hospitality, which presented a more social, although
the
per-
haps less noisy and diversified picture of festivity' than
he Easter balls at the Mansion-house have hitherto
afforded.