The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-26 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
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Three mvkets were extiemely heLly, to-dey, and
prices had a down ward tendency. Beef, from 2s to 3s
2d; Mutton, 23 2d to 3s 2d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 103;
Veal, 35 41 to 4s; and Pork, 3s to 4s 2d per 3h5 by the
carcase.

GRAND BANQUET IN THE CITY
TO HER MAJESTY'S MINISTERS.
Yesterday the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor enter-
tained at dinner, in the Mansion-house, the Members of
her Majesty's Cabinet, together with the chief dignitaries
of the Chnrch, the Speaker of the House of Commons,
several of the Foreign Ambassadors, and a number of Mem-
bers cf both Houses of Parliament. The noble Egyptian
hall was completely filled on this occasion with the guests
who had assembled at his Lordship's invitation, and the
scene, comprising as it did the (Vie of the rank, the talent,
and the beauty of the country, had a most imposing effect.
Among the company we observed the f flowing :
The French Ambassador, the Turkish Ambassador, the
Austrian 11 nister, the Netherlands Minister, the Portu-
guese Minister, the Prussian Minister, the Danish Minister,
the Bavarian Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury and
Miss Sumner, the Archbishop of York and the Hon. Mrs.
Musgrave, Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Mary
Howard, Duchess of Sutherland, Duke and Duchess of Argyll,
Lord and Lady John Russell, Marquis and Marchionesa
of Lansdowne, Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde,
Lord and Lady Cottenham, Marquis of Breadalbane, Earl
and Countess of Minto, Lady CLarlotte Elliot, Earl and
Countess Grey, Earl of Carlisle, Viscount and Viscountess
Palmerston, fir Ge,rge Grey and Miss Baring, Lord Camp-
bell and Baroness Stratheden, Sir Charles and Lady Mary
Wood. Sir Francis and Lady Arabella Baring, Sir John and
Miss Hobbouse' Right lion. Henry and Mrs. Labouchere,
Earl Granville, Lord and Lady Seymour, Lord Edward Ho-
ward, M.P., Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Lord Harry Vane,
M.P., Lord Charles Russell, Lord George Lennox, Earl and
Countess Fortescue, Earl of Chicester, Earl and Countess of
Yarborough, and Lord Worsley, Earl and Countess Cowper,
Earl and Countess of Lovelace, Earl and Countess of Shel-
burne; the Speaker of the House of Commons, Mrs. Shaw
Lefeyre, Miss Shaw Lefevre, and Miss Helen Shaw Lefevre;
Lord and Lady Alfred Paget, Lord and Lady John Hay,
Lord C. Paget, M.P., Lord Hastings, Lord and Lady Mil-
ford, Lord Howden, Lord Eddisbury, Viscount Ebrington,
M.P., Right Hon. Fox Maule, M. P., an I Hon. Mrs. Mettle,
Right Hon. Sir William Somerville, Bart., M.P., the Lord
Chief Justice Wilde, the Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Lady
Pollock, Right Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Bulwer, Right Hon
W. G. Hayter, M.P., and Mrs. Hayter, Right Hon. W. S.
Lascelles. M.P., and Lady Caroline Lascelles, Right Hon.
Edward Ellice, M.P., Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., and
Mrs. Gibson, Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin, 'M.P.,
the lion. Charles Gore, W. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs. Cowper,
Colonel Keppel, M.P., Miss Isabella Lister, J. E. Elliot, M.P.
and Mrs. Elliott, E. Lloyd Mostyn, M.P., G. E. Anson and
Hon. Mrs. Anson, Sir John Jervis, M.P., and Lady Jervis,
Sir J. Romilly, M.P., and Lady Romilly, the Lord Advocate
of Scotland, the Solicitor-General of Scotland, Baron
and Baroness Rothschild, Admiral Dundas, M.P.,
and Lady Emily Dundas, Mr. M. T. Baines,
H.P., Mr. G. C. Lewis, M.P., and Lady Theresa Lewis,
Captain M F. Berkeley, M.P., and Lady Charlotte Berkeley,
Mr. H. Tuffnell, M.P., and Lady A. Tufnell, Lady Mac-
naghten, Sir Charles Trevelyan, Sir W. Burnet, K.C.H. and
Lady Burnet, Mr. John Pa:ker, M.P., Mr. 11. Rich, ;LP.,
Mr. W. Gibson Craig, M.P., Mr. R. M. Bellew, M.P.,
Captain Sir Thomas Hastings, RN., Mr. Matheson, M.P.,
and Mrs. Matheson, Mr. James Wilson, M.P., Rear-Admiral
Sir A. Clifford, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir C. Napier, Major-
General Wemyss, Mr. John Abel Smith, M.P., Mrs. Smith,
and Mrs. Vivian, Mr. F. C. 11. Russell, M.P., and Lady
Elizabeth Russell. Mr. 11. G. Ward, M.P., Mr. J. Walter,
NI.P., and Mrs. Walter, Mr. J. Hume, M.P., and Mrs. Hume,
Mr. R. B. Sheridan, M.P., and Mrs. Sheridan, Captain
Alexander Milne, R.N. (Admiralty), Mr. R. W. Grey, M.P.,
Mr. E. H. Bunbury, M.P., Mr. J. Loch, M.P., Mr. A. Hastie,
M.P., Mr.C. P. Grenfell, M.P., Baron de Schappingk, the Rus-
sian Chargé d'Affaires at the Court of Lisbon ; the Chevalier
de Barboza, Portuguese Minister at the Court of Berlin ;
Mr. H. J. Prescott, Governor of the Bank of England ; Mr.
Thomas Hankey, jun., Deputy Governor, and Mrs. Han-
key ; Mrs. S. R. Cattley, Mr. George Nichol', C.B. ; Mr. J.
J. Travers, Mr. W. P. Richards, the Provost of Montrose,
Mr. James Burness, Mr. Douglas Cook, Mr. Michele, Mr. J.
T. Delane Mr. Beard, Mr. Crowe. Aldermen and their
Ladies—Sir Claudius Hunter, Bart., W. Thompson, M.P.,
Sir Peter Laurie, C. Farebrother, W. T. Copeland, M.P.,
S. Wilson, John Humphery, M.P., Sir W. Magnay, Bart.,
Mr. Gibbs, Sir George Carroll, J. K. Hooper. T. Farncomb,
J. Musgrove, W. Hunter, T. Challis, T. Sidney, M.P., F.
G. Moon, D. Salomans, R. W. Carden, Mr. Sheriff Finnis
and V rs. Finnis, Mr. Sheriff Goodhart and Mrs. Goodhart;
Mr. C. Pearson, M.P., and Mrs. Pearson ; Mr. Under-Sheriff
Shearman, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Tamplin.
After the cloth was removed,
The LORD MAvon rose and said—My Lords and Gentle-
men, surrounded as I have the honour to be on this occasion
by the Ministers of the Crown, and by so many distinguished
men connected with our Gracious Sovereign, and being ho-
noured also with the presence of a Noble Lady- who holis a
high place near the person of her gracious Majesty, it is a
source of much satisfaction to me to propose The health of
her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria."—(Cheers.)
The citizens of London have always been distinguished for
their loyalty to the Sovereign, and while we are sensible of
the many blessings we enjoy under her constitutional reign,
we venture to hope that it will be gratifying to our gracious
Sovereign to see that, amidst the many changes which have
taken place elsewhere, the loyalty and affection of the peo-
ple of this country have remained unshaken, and that
they are glad of every opportunity to demonstrate their at-
tachment to the Crown and the constitution of the land.
The people of this country also see that her gracious Ma•
testy, in her high station, feels anxious to set an example of
every domestic virtue which can adorn her exalted position.
—(Cheers.) lam sure, my Lords and Gentlemen, that you
will all join in the ardent wish that her most gracious Ma-
jesty the Queen may long reign in the affections of a happy,
and loyal, and a prosperous people. I give you " The health
of her most gracious Majesty the Queen," with three times
three.

prosperity toujours croissants de ce pays, le respect des loss
obie
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nuer, eeltul;af,i,tnatc
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Lre srraen.
remercie particulierement neon Lord Mayor de ce qu'il a Lien
voulu dire d'obligeant pour l'Ambassadeur de France peneen-
nellement. Je ne laisserai pas echapper cette heureine
cir-
constance qui me fsi;. trouver nu milieu de cette asseetbice ou
figurent lee homincs les plus distingues de l'Anglcterre, sans
(i:nencer route ma gratitude pour l'accueil bienveillant que j al
trouve d :non arrive dans ce pays. et des nombreuses sympa-
thies qui sent venu audevant do l'Ambassade Francais.
the
two Loins MeYou then proposed " The healths of the
two distinguished dignitaries of the Church—the Archbishop
of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York. whose exertions
on behalf of the charities of the City had often been dis-
played. lie rejoiced that he was honoured to-day, he be-
lieved for the first time in the City, with the presence both
theof
rih ebegged
Archbishopeg
goed of Canterburynow
Lup
r andpe
Thetite Clerg y Archbishopnf of
YoChurch of England, coupled with the names of these dis-
tinguished prelates."—(Cheers.)
The Ancitrusnor said—Mv Lord Mayer and Gentlemen,
in the name of the clergy, I beg to thank you for the honour
therk;
which you have done them, and in my own name I beg
to thank you for the way in 'Which sou have spoken of me,
and of those services which it was not less my inclination
than my bounden duty to perform. Allow me to say, my
Lord Mayor, that in inviting to your hospitable board the
dignitaries of the Church with the eignitaries of the State,
you have acted upon the broad principles of the ancient
constitution of the country, which united the dignitaries of
the Church and the State together in harmonious co-opera-
tion. The connexion I believe to be a most important one
for the prosperity of this country, that they should act toge-
ther not in the spirit of rivalry or competition, but that each
should strive which can best promote, in their respective
spheres, the prosperity of the country—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAyort then said—His Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury had just told them that it had long been the
custom for the Government of this country to honour the
chief magistrate with their presence in this hall, and he felt
particularly gratified to see on the present occasion so many
of her Majesty's Cabinet. He regretted that severe family
affliction had kept away one of the members of the Cabinet,
otherwise he should have been in the happy and proud
position of being honoured to entertain the entire Cabinet of
England. He was anxious to pay a mark of respect to the
Noble Lord at the bead of the Government—(Cheers)—not
merely as the Prime Minister of England, but as one of
the representatives of the city of London—(Renewed cheers)
—and although the feelings of attachment which he bore to
his Lordship and the Government were well known, yet it
was his anxious wish, on the present occasion, to state
nothing which the citizens of London could not concur in.
He was aware that everything like party politics or party
feeling were wisely and properly excluded from such
entertainments as the present; but looking to the difficulties
which beset the path of the present Government, he trusted
he might be pardoned for looking back to the claims they
had on public support and approbation. It would not be
forgotten that at the very moment when the present Govern-
ment came into office they had to contend against the mis-
fortune of a famine in Ireland, followed by considerable
disaffection in that country. In the following year the
commercial interests of the country, and especially of
this great metropolis, were nearly prostrate, and during
the past year mighty convulsions had shaken almost
every state in Europe, except this happy Ned. The
Noble Lord and her Majesty's Government had succeeded
in steeripg the vessel of the State safely and honourably
through these peculiar dangers, and the citizens of
London would be wanting in those acknowledgments which
were due to the Government of this country if they did not
thank them for the past, and put confidence in them for the
future.—(Cheers.) He was unwilling to enter more particu-
larly into their claims, because he feared that his feelings of
partiality would lead him to say more on this occasion than
it might be proper for him to do, considering the position
which he had the honour to hold; but his feeble language
was inadequate to describe the gratifying spectacle which
the Noble Lord and his Government witnessed on this occa-
sien, surrounded as they were by the dignitaries of the
Church and of Parliament, by the highest rank in the coun-
try, and by the beauty of the land, who had come here not
to do honour to the Lord Mayor of London, but to evince
their admiration and to show their appreciation of the
ciaims which the Government had upon the support of
the country. He trusted that the Noble Lord would
long be spared in health to devote his energies to the ser-
vices of his Sovereign and the cone/try ; but if circumstances
should arise to induce the Noble Lord to retire into pri-
vate life, the citizens of London would recollect with
pride and satisfaction that they had the honour to have for
their representative in the Commons House of Parliament
one of the greatest statesmen of the present day; and the
country would not forget, but would remember with grati-
tude, the many great and glorious measures with which the
name of Lord John Russell would be for ever associated. He
begged to propose " The health of Lord John Russell and
her Majesty's Ministers."—(Loud cheers.)
Lord J. RUSSELL—I rise, in the name of my colleagues as
well as of my own, to return our most grateful thanks for
occasion. Jr. so doing I recollect that I have not only the
the honour you have done us in drinking our healths on this
honour to be a Minister of the Crown, but that I am likewise
in .your service, as I have the honour to represent you in the
Commons House of Parliament. But you have referred, in
a manner for which I was totally unprepared, and for which
I cannot sufficiently thank you, to the mode in which the
duties of a INlinister of the Crown have been discharged
considerable during times which no one will deny to have been times of
difficulty. Whatever may have been the e-
cess of our endeavours with respect to some of those diffi-
culties, and whatever hereafter may be our success with
respect to otheys which are not yet _ overcome, I feel that it
is not to us, but that, next to the f Almighty
rovidence of
God, it is to the institutions of this country, and to the
temper or spirit of the people of this country, that you
owe the success which has hitherto attended our efforts.
Tour Lordship has referred to the difficulties of the past
year and to the convulsions which then took place. It is
true that great responsibility was imposed upon us, though
it is also true that vast means were placed at our disposal.
But those who observed the events of the past year must
have seen that mere authority was broken, and that arms
a
placed in the hands of even the bravest men fell powerless,
least for a time, before the popular will. It would have
been madness, therefore, in us to have rested our reli•
ance solely on these surports ; but we did rest
our reliance on the arm of the constitution—on
that union and co-operation among the different
classes of the country, which have hitherto formed, and
hich, I trust, will continue to form her strength. We
knew that if we have a monarchy, we enjoy the blessings
which a monarchy dispenses—we knew that if we have an
Established Church, the name of the Established Church is
connected with the dispensation of those religious and spi-
ritual comforts which it administers—we knew that if we
country
that
alicahtathen efeeling
for
have the law on our side, we have the sense of the people of
this that
g thelawh e
by learned and upright men. Under these circumstances, and
knowing
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upon this feeling that we placed our reliance, and not upon
any authority which we could exert, however necessary it
might be to exert authority to meet particular exigencies. In
the course of that period we had to consider also the dangers
that might meet us from abroad; but we had the satisfaction
of finding that the nations of Europe generally remained in
close alliance with this country, and that we received assist-
ance from most of them in keeping the peace of Europe;
and more especially did we receive that assistance from an
alliance with that country which we most counted upon.
The alliance between France and this country has, in our
opinion, been most instrumental in preserving peace; and I
believe that the excellent understanding which
prevails be-
tween the two Governments is only a symptom and a con-
firmation of the friendship that exists between the two
nations.—(Loud cheers.) In addressing you on this occa-
sion, I may take the liberty to say, that we thought our-
selves bound, also, not only to keep in mind the excellence
of the institutions which we have preserved, but also the
fact that these institutions could not be preserved if we at-
tempted to guard them with superstitious veneration, and
did not adapt them, in time, to the changes that are continu-
ally going on in this Country. The fairest and most beautiful
of temples, if it be neglected, will be subject to decay, and
requires continual care and supervision. Let us endeavour, in
any alterations which we may find it necessary to make—let it
be our care to make those alterations in the same spirit in
which those institutions were originally founded—in the
spirit in which the great and wise men who founded them
would have altered them, if they
had had the circumstances
of our day before them. Let us not endeavour by any new at-
tempt of our own to make some fanciful and unreal construc-
tion, which appears to us to be better that the British con-
stitutiOn, as a substitute for those institutions which now
exist.—(Cheers.) But let us not,on the other hand, imagine
that by preserving that which is defective we shall be the
more able to maintain the best of them.—(Cheers.) I can-
not sit down without adverting to the auspicious circum
stances under which we have assembled together. A
short time ago circumstances occurred with regard to the
hostilities in India, which were calculated to throw
.
doubts on men's minds as to the probabll relied,
nation of hostilities in that country ;
•
our army in 'lndia, and we have now seen
as I felt we might rely, on the spirit abnidit
all those
ms.—(Cheers.)
appre-
hensions dispelled and victory adorn or
abre overcome by
My belief is, that similar difficulties will
animated our sol-
dierssimilar means—that the same spirit which
_bravery of
in whatever pursuit they may
various classes of this country,
be engaged—the same firmness, the same indomitable cou•
rage, the same resolution to do their duty in the face of all
in India will animate, in their different spheres, all the
difficulties. With this belief and conviction, I cannot claim
fur myself and my colleagues any undue credit for any good
success which may have attended our efforts; but I do ex-
press my firmest reliance on the fate and the fortunes of this
mighty empire.—(Hear, hear.)
The LOAD MAYOR then proposed " The Duke of Norfolk
and the House of Peers," for which the Duke of Norfolk re-
turned thanks.
Lord Jolts RUSSELL proposed " The health of the Lord
Mayor," for which his Lordship shortly returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR then said they were honoured with the
presence of three dignitaries of the law—the Lord Chancellor,
Chief Justice Wilde, and Chief Baron Pollock. He begged
" The Lord Chancellor and the Judges of Eng-
land,"that the citizens of London, from their ex-
perience
the manner in which justice was administered at
to
of
observing
the Central Criminal Court, were fully satisfied that the
bench was never more adorned with learning and integrity
than in the present day.—(Cheers.)
The Loan CHANCELLOR—I beg leave to return my best
thanks for the honour done me and my honourable friends
the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and the Chief Baron
of the Exchequer; and 1 beg to thank the Lord Mayor for
the expressions he has used, and the commendations he has
bestowed on the manner in which he has seen the law ad-
ministered. That applies indeed to my Learned Friends,
rather than to me, as they administer justice within the pre-
qua
irorn h
cincts of the city of London. But lam sure they feel, as I
do, that the exertions of public men, and the anxiety they feel
to discharge their duty, are much supported and encouraged
by the approbation of their fellow-citizens. The value at
whichot double
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\LlT:nisei to announce to the then Lord Mayor elect. the appro-
don, I ventured to foretell that the citizens of London would
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not have fallen into abler hands or been executed with more
care and zeal than by your Lordship.—(Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR said he wished he could find language
to express the respect which he felt for the Right lion.
Gentleman whose health he was about to propose. He had
now been for twelve years an humble and a silent Member
inheLsken ornewpawn when eof the House of the Commons, but he could not fail
to mark the high respect and esteem in which
healthwbo hadt 9
the Right Honourable Gentleman was held who presided
containing
to
so pmroapyosdeis Dir.
guSispieleadke nrl
over the deliberations of that House.—(Loud cheers.)
ncohnet ar
daily opportunities of witnessing his great talents and expe-
rience, as well as his kindness and courtesy, that it was un-
necessary for him to make any apology for Cis inability to do
justice to the toast. Ile could assure the Right Honourable
Gentleman that ho had long and highly weaned hiss for

The toast was drunk with loud cheers.
The LORD MAYOR then proposed "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 other branches of the Royal Family." He wished he
had the eloquence of his Noble Friend the Noble Earl at the
head of the Woods and Forests, to describe to them the en-
thusiasm with which his Royal highness was received this
day week, on a great public occasion, in a distant part of the
country, and he trusted his Royal Highness would continue
to take an interest in every great pubic undertaking in
this country.—(Cheers.) He concluded by proposing the
toast.

The Loan MAYOR had great satisfaction in proposing
" The Army and Navy of England." In no part of her
Majesty's dominions were the services of the army and navy
more highly appreciated than in the city of London, and
though in these times of pressure they were anxious to sec
affairs conducted with economy, yet he was sure the citizens
of Londo would be the last to see the efficiency of the services
crippled by any niggardly retrenclim-nts. lie was gratified
to see the appointment of the Right Honourable Gentleman
Sir F. Baring to the head of the Admiralty, satisfied as he
was that that Right Honourable Gentleman would ad-
minister its affairs with economy, and yet with efficiency.
He was glad to see so many officers of the navy present, and
be begged now to drink the healths of the army and navy,
coupled with the names of General Wemyss and Sir F.
Baring.—(Applause.)
General Waxvss said it was an unexpected honour on his
part that he should be called upon to return thanks for the
British army. It must be gratifying to every British soldier
to feel that the late efforts of the British army claimed, not
only from his Lordship but from the country at large, the
gratitude which was lately bestowed upon it by both Houses
of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) He felt from the bottom of
his heart the greatest satisfaction in knowing that that gal-
lant and unflinching officer (Lord Gough) had added by his
conduct fresh laurels to the British army, and had obtained
the favour of his Sovereign and the gratitude of his country,
not only for himself, but for the officers and soldiers that
were under his command. Would they permit him now to
digress for a little from the duties of a soldier, to claim for
himself the privileges of a citizen, that he might congratulate
the Lord Mayor on the peaceful and social condition of this
great mercantile city, and to assure bim thut the British
army fervently wished that the Crown of England, which her
Majesty wore, the sceptre which she wielded, might never
require to he defended with bayonets or with cannon, but that
her Majesty might long reign in the hearts of a loyal and
affectionate and a prosperous people I Ile again thanked
them for the high honour conferred upon the
British army, and wished that his Lordship and the
other members of the Corporation might long enjoy the
greatest prosperity.— (Cheers.)
Sir F. BARING returned thanks on the part of the navy
for compliments which had been paid to that branch of the
service, not only now, but on all other occasions by the city
of London. lie could not forget that in addressing the Lord
Mayor he was speaking to one whose early recollections
were connected with the naval service, and from him, there-
fore, he would always expect a kindly feeling towards the
navy. But be could not either forget that the city of Lon-
don had always been among the foremost to honour the ser-
vices of the navy, that on all occasions it had hastened to
pay its tribute of admiration to those who distinguished
themselves in the service, and that it included in the roll of
its citizens some of the gretest heroes in the naval history of
our country.—(Cheers.) He again thanked them on behalf
of the naval service for the compliment which had been paid
to them.
The Loan MAYOR then said he was particularly anxious,
on the part of the city of London, to give a cordial welcome
to the distinguished foreign Ministers who had honoured
them with their company on this occasion. He regretted
that indispo.ition had deprived them of the presence of the
Prussian Minister, and of one or two others. But he had the
gratification of seeing here the Russian Minister on his way
to Lisbon, and the Portuguese Minister on his way to Berlin,
and he could assure those distinguished men that the city of
London was always gratified when they were pleased to
honour the Chief Magistrate with their company in this hall.
Ile was anxious, on the present occasion, to give a cordial
welcome to the distinguished representatives of foreign
powers who had recently come into this country—he meant
his Excellency the French Ambassador and his Excellency
the Turkish Minister.— (Cheers.) He was gratified to see the
way in which the names of these ambassadors were received
in the hall, and he could assure his Excellency the French
Ambassador that he hailed his presence in this company with
the kindest and most auspicious feelings.—(Cheers.) They
had reason to belieye that his Excellency the French Am-
bassador, having had frequent intercourse with British offi-
cers, had become attached to the institutions of this country,
and he would venture to hope that his coming here in his
character as Ambassador was a proof of the kindly feeling
which existed between France and this country.—(Cheers.)
They felt grateful for the friendly intercourse which existed
between the two countries; and though it would be improper
oop yeh
re their haietni
firpounotneurtht:esure::::teecbti
tethwouili
efttd:
in him at any time—and more especially at the present time
f
—to refer to the disturbances that existed elsewhere, he
trusted he might be permitted to say that the general feel-
ing of this country was in favour of the cordial unity now
existing between the two nations of France and England—
(Cheers)—not with a view that they should em-
eidtii seacsffr
oea discreet rtswuasore:
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might
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governments,
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aminatoodrtlttitesi
sotpififlcrenoolindu:
tend to unite all
classes more closely in the bonds of affection and loyalty to
our most gracious Queen. Whatever changes of government
might be desired in other countries, here the people were
satisfied with the cons'itution, and 'yielded a cheerful obedi-
encemightto interfere
preventtemperate
to the law. Whatever disaffection there might be in
other states, hero the people were pursuing their peaceful
avocations, and breathing anxious wishes for the peace of the
world. He trusted that under the able and experienced
guidance of the Noble Lord who conducted the foreign affairs
of this country—and conducted them successfully too,
though in times of unparalleled difficulty—tranquillity would
soon return, and that he and his colleagues would be able to
preserve the peace of the world.—(Cheers.) With these
observations he begged to propose " The health of his Ex-
cellencyhe French Ambassador, and the other members of
t
Corps who had honoured them by their pre.
the diplomatic
cones:'—(Loud cheers.)
AMBASSADOR spoke to the following effect :
The FRENCIE
—My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—Permettez met de
des membres (In corps diplornatique
remercies, au noni4a
or de la saute qu'il a hien voulu porter
presents, le Lord
L ) eCorps diplowatique se rejouit,de yoir la
en leer honneur.

SEWERS.

TILE STN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, If4o.

his public character, as well as for his kind courtesy to dif-
fident Members like himself, and to young Members, who I
were deficient in experience. When the Right Honourable
Gentleman retired flour his high office, he would, in the words
of the Prime Minister when lie was last elected to his present
position—he would leave behind him the recollection of being
the ablest, the most courteen', and the most diligent Speaker
the House of Commons ever had.—(Cheers.)
The Right Hon. the SPEAKER said—l feel greatly in- •
debted to your Lordship for the kind manner in which you
have intrcduced my name to the notice of this assembly, ,
and for the too partial notice which yea have taken of my
services in the chair of the House of Commons. The expe-
rience of ten years in that position has satisfied me that un-
less I had met with the support of all parties in the House,
my efforts to discharge my duties would have been alto-
gether unavailing. But I have received from all parties the
most generous and cordial support—a support for which I
desire to take this opportunity of expressing my sincere and
heart-felt gratitude, and to express the hope that I may not
prove myself unworthy of it.—(Cheers.)
The Loun MAYOR said he had the honour to see present •
many distinguished Members Of the House of Commons;
and lie was anxious to take this opportunity of paying
respect to the Noble Viscount who had long been a Mem-
ber of the House, and who had long been at ,
the head of Foreign affairs in this count! y. The '
Noble Viscount was well known as one of the most eloquent
Members of the house of Commons ; and those gentlemen
who bad the advantage of hearing him on the first or
second night of the present session would remember with
great satisfaction the triumphant manner in which
the Noble Lord vindicated the administration of the
Foreign affairs of this country. He could assure the Noble
Viscount, whatever party 'feeling might allele, that the
people of this country reposed with the utmost confidence on
his judgment, experience, and temper, for preserving friendly
relations with this country and all the states of Christendom.
They were anxiously desirous to cultivate friendly relations
with all the continental states; but they were confident that
in doing so the Noble Viscount would not forfeit the honour
and the dignity of this great empire. He was happy to have
this opportunity of expressin the confidence which the
citizens of London had in the Noble Viscount, and he begged
to propose his health in connexion with the House of Com-
mons.—(Cheers.)
Lord PALMERSTON—I beg, in my own name and on behalf of
that great and distinguished assembly with which you have
done me the high honour to couple my name, to return you ray
best thanks for the honour you have done us in drinking
our healths. I feel that lam unworthy of the honour which
has been done me in calling upon me to return thanks to you
and this distinguished company in the name of the House of
Commons. It is indeed natural, my Lord, that in this hall
the House of Commons should receive the honour which you
have proposed to this company to confer upon it; for the
House of Commons and the city of London have been to-
gether the great defence and the mainstay of the liberties of
this country—(Cheers)—and the House of Commons can
never forget that in the darkest period of the political
history of this country, the liberties of England found
their safest refuge and protection within the precincts of
this great metropolis. The city of London, in the worst
periods of our history, has ever stood forth as the fore-
most
g l a andnd.
—stoutest defendercheers.) of
You the
v e
been freedom
pleased, o f
England.—
my Lord, to refer to the arduous duties which, in my official
capacity, it has fallen to my lot to perform. I can assure
your Lordship that you have truly understood the manner
in which I consider those duties ought to be performed. I
believe that it is the wish and the desire of the people of
England that those who have the charge of conducting her
foreign relations should, on the one hand, maintain the
honour and assert the dignity and the rights of this country;
and that we should, on the ether band, exert our best en-
deavours, not only to continue to this country the blessings
of peace, but, as far as the influence and moral exertions of
this country can extend, that we should endeavour to secure
the same blessings to the rest of the civilized world.—(Great
cheering.) It has been our endeavour during a very diffi-
cult period—which, I was going to say, bad now passed,
but which, I fear, still unfortunately exists—to act
up to these principles ; and in the endeavours we have made
we have, as you justly observed, had the happiness to main-
tain a good understanding, through a frank and cordial ex-
planation of our opinions, with our great neighbour on the
Continent—a country which is so worthily represented by
the gallant Admiral who sits at your right band ; and I am
happy to have this opportunity to state that whatever
changes may have taken place in France during the last
year, the public men who had administered the Government
of France have met us invariably by a system of friendly
cordiality, in frankness and good faith ; and by the aid of
their support we have achieved, in some degree, our desire,
either by averting hostilities for a time, or by mitigating
their virulence when they burst out. I beg again, my Lord,
to thank you for the honour paid me on this occasion.—
(Cheers.)
The other toasts were " The Lord Mayor of Dublin," " Sir
W. Somerville and the Government of Ireland," " The At-
torney-General and the Bar," " The Lord Advocate of Scot-
land," " Baron Rothschild and the Members for the City,"
" The Aldermen," " The Sheriffs," " The Governor of the
Bank of England, and prosperity to the trade and commerce
of the city of London."
Mr. Harker efficiently discharged the duties of toast-mas-
ter on this occasion.
The dinner and wines were furnished by Messrs. Ring and
Brymer, and comprised the following delicacies :
Turtle, and iced punch, turbot, salmon, fried fish, cod's
head, turbons de filets de soles, carpe en matelot, anguille a
la broche, anguille ala tomata, perches ala yeas fiches,
mackerel en matelot.
SIDE BOAAD.—Petit pates ; Turkey poults, larded ;
chickens, capons; hams and tongues, ornamented ; ribs of
lamb, raised ornamented pies, lobster salads, prawns, Chan-
tilly baskets, ornamented trifles; pine, strawberry, noyeau,
Rhenish, and Italian creams; nougat with cream Dantzic,
noyeau, and Maraschino jellies ; Charlotte a la Busse,
gateau de pomme, grteau a la duchesse, apple tarts, Fan-
chonettes, boudin St. Clair; raspberry, apricot, and green
gage tourtes ; trifles, cabinet puddings, Nesselrode puddings,
cream-d tarts.
REMOVES.— Quarters of lamb, haunches of venison, chines
, of mutton, sirloins of beef, pea-fowls, ducklings, goslings,
turkey poults, guinea fowls, leverets.
DESSERT.—Pines, grapes, apples, oranges, dried fruits,
. brandy and cherries, savoy cakes, mixed cakes, almond
t cakes, wafers, preserved ginger.
millefruit, raspberry, lemon, ginger, cherry,&c.

THE CIT Y COMMISSIONERS OF

Yesterday a meeting of the Commissioners of
Sewers took place at Guildhall; Mr. Deputy Peacock
in the chair.
Upon the motion of Mr. Deputy LAKE, who com-
plained that the carriage-way of Leadenhall-street,
although lately repaired, was in a very bad condition,
the water occasionally breaking into it, a view was
ordered to be taken of the locality, in order to ascer-
tain whether some permanent measure for improving
it cannot be adopted.
Upon the motion of Mr. BLAKE, a list was ordered
to be kept, for the information of the members of the
commission, of the names of those inhabitants who
complied with the directions of the Court as to the
drainage, a species of knowledge not yet attained in
consequence of the absence of system.