The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-22 00:00:00

MR. ALDERMAN SALOMONS'
DINNER.

Yesterday evening upwards of 150 of the electors
of Cordwainers' Ward sat down to dinner in the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, at the invita-
tion of Mr. D. Salomons, who has been recently
elected as their municipal representative. The prin-
cipal residents in the ward were present, and the pro-
ceedings at the dinner were characterized by a spirit
of great cordiality and good feeling, the worthy Al-
derman having declared from the chair that he wished
it tobe treated as a private rather than a public enter-
tainment, and that he would have preferred seeing his
numerous guests within the walls of his dwelling-
hobse, had they been capacious enough to contain
them. The dinner, which was quite equal to the re-
putation of the house, having been brought to a ter-
mination after a protracted effort, and the usual loyal
toasts having been given and received with more than
the usual enthusiasm,
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS, as chairman, proposed
the " Health of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of
London," in a highly eulogistic speech, wherein he
acknowledged their past exertions in the cause of civil
and religious liberty, and the obligations under which
be lay to them,
Mr. Puma returned thanks, having been called on
unanimously to do so.
At the conclusion of his address the Baron L. de
Rothschild entered the room, and was received with
loud cheering and long continued applause.
The CHAIRMAN proposed the "Health of the Cord-
wainers' Ward. It was only seventeen years ago
that no person of his religion would be allowed to
have a retail shop east of Temple-bar, but so great
had been the progress of civilization, argument, and
good sense since that time, that he had now the ho-
nour of addressing them as alderman of the ward.
He valued the charge all the more, because it had not
been obtained by any warfare or party strife, and
was proud to find that those who could not be pre-
vailed upon to votes with the majority in his favour,
had been good enough to favour him with their
company that evening.—(Cheers.) The change that
had taken place had been the effect of liberal views
and sound argument. It had not been introduced
because the people of this country thought religion
of no account, but because they did not wish to in-
vade the sanctuary of any individual who might be
desirous of taking refuge within the right of private
choice.—(Cheers.) Had his election been the cause
of pain to any man, he should have been the last man
to have obtruded himself upon them, because he re-
spected the sanctity of religion, which was the source
of all our happiness in this world.—(Cheers.)

Mr. CHAFFERS returned thanks as " the oldest in-
habitant" of the ward.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Health of the House
of Commons."

Mr. C. PEARSON, M.P., returned thanks. Long
ago his common stock in trade had been the defects
of the Mouse of Commons, but they had much altered
since then, and now all classes were fairly repre-
sented in that body, and he was happy to believe,
from what he had seen of them, that they recognized
the true principles of civil and religious liberty. One
of the great leading organs of public opinion has said,
"Charles Pearson was once formidable; he is now
very tame." It is true those ebullitions which were
exhibited in the early days of his Radicalism, when
his energy and youth-were in inverse proportion to
his judgment, had been cooled down, and he was now
willing, without bating one jot of principle, to drop
into the tame character of a rectifier of whatever was
wrong in our institutions ; but still he hoped there
was vigour enough in the House of Commons to carry
into effect those measures of unrestricted liberality in
which they had, however, been always preceded by
the Corporation of London.
Mr. ANDERTON returned thanks for " Prosperity
to the city of London."
The CHAIRMAN proposed the " Health of the
Members of the City"—one of them now sat on his
left hand, who had been elected by his fellow-citizens
to represent them in Parliament. Had he (Mr.
Salomons) been returned, he would not have adopted
the course of his Hon. Friend, but would have at once
proceeded to the bar of the House and demanded his
rights—(Cheers) but his Hon. Friend had been
acting under advice, which led him to take a different
course. If his Hon. Friend owed obligations to the
head of her Majesty's Government, he (Mr. Salo-
mons) could not forget that it was to the courage of
Sir R. Peel in bringing in the Bill of the year before
last that he was indebted for his present position.—
(Great applause.) The worthy Alderman concluded
with a high eulogium on the business qualifications
and capacity of the llon. Member, whose seat he
considered certain, as the last debate had decided the
question.
Baron LIONEL DE ROTHSCHILD was received on
his rising with loud cheers. Having expressed the
surprise he felt at being called upon to return thanks,
when he had only expected to meet a few private
friends of his worthy relative, he proceeded to con-
gratulate them on the great victory they had achieved.
In abstaining from seeking to enter the House of Com-
mons he had followed advice, which would, he was
assured, secure him more certainly and securely in
the House. It would have been more gratifying to
him to have seen his name among those of its Mem-
bers, and to have taken his seat immediately on his
election, than to have waited quietly till the Bill had
passed, but he thought it better to follow the advice
of those who were acquainted with the feelings of the
Members, and who told him that they would he more
ready to pay respect to one who respected them, and
who had not endeavoured to force himself upon them.
—(Cheers.) London had made a great and glorious