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THE WATERLOO BANQUET.
Friday being the thirty-second anniversary of the
memorable victory of Waterloo, his Grace the Duke
of Wellington gave his annual banqaet to his gallant
surviving companions in arms in that eventful battle, at
Apsley House.
The banquet was laid out with its accustomed splen-
dour in the Waterloo Gallery, the truly magnificent
decorations of which have on former occasions been so
fully described in this journal as to rendour repetition
unnecessary.
Field-Marshal his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Lieut.-General
Sir Edward Bowater, and Colonel Bowles, honoured the
Noble and Gallant Duke with his presence, arriving at
Apsley House about half-past seven o'clock. His Royal
Highness, who was attired in the uniform of a field-
marshal, was received, on alighting from his carriage;
by his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the band of the
Grenadier Guards, which was stationed in the vest.

tibule, playing the " National Anthem." His Royal
Highness and the Noble Duke immediately proceeded to
the saloon, where several officers had already assembled.
The scene in the vicinity of Apsley House at this
moment was very pleasing. A considerable number of
persons had assembled to view the arrival of the visitors,
amongst whom were many old veterans, whose conduct
in the field was marked by the honorary distinction dis-
played on their breasts.
It is unnecessary to state that the banquet was laid
out in a style of princely magnificence, in every respect
worthy the interesting occasion.
At eight o'clock dinner was announced, and the gaests
immediately passed from the saloon to the gallery, which
presented a most gorgeous appearance, the sideboards
being covered with the choicest plate, embracing testi-
monials to the Noble Duke during his memorable career
in Spain and Portugal ; while the table, which was
richly ornamented with a profusion of gold vases and
candelabra, presented a display alike imposing and mag-
nificent. _ _

The Noble Duke occupied a seat in the centre of the
table, and was supported on the right by his Royal
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his uniform of field, marshal; the Marquis of Anglesey
wore the dress of his old regiment, the 7th Hussars, and
Sir Harry Smith that of the Rifle Brigade. The other
veterans wore the costume of their respectiie ranks, all
displaying Waterloo medals and other honorary decora-
tions.
Covers were laid for nearly ninety guests. In the
list of attendants there was not much alteration from
previous years; additions were, however, observable in
the persons of the Earl of Cathcart, Sir Peregrine
Maitland (who has just returned home from the termina-
tion of a brilliant career at the Cape), and Lieut.-Col.
Furlong (who commanded the Light Brigade during the
review on Thursday last).
The following is a list of the guests, so far as we have
been able to ascertain them :
Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesea, K.G.,G.C.8.,
G.C.H., Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue).
General Lord Strafford, G.C.8., and G.C.11., Colonel
of the 29th Foot.
Sir John 0. Vandeleur, G.C.8., Colonel of the 16th
Lancers.
General the Right Hon. Sir James Kempt, G.C.B.
and G.C.H., Colonel of the Ist Regiment of Foot, and
Lieut.-Governor of Fort William.
General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.8., Colonel of

the 17th Foot.
General Sir Colin Halkett, K.C.B. and K.C.11.
Colonel of the3lst Foot, and late of the German Legion.
General the Right Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B.
and G.C.M.G., Colonel of the 21st Foot.
Lieut.-General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B.
and G.C.H., Colonel of the 14th Light Dragoons.
Lieut.-General Sir A. F. Barnard, G.C.B. and G.C.H.,
Colonel of the I st battallion Rifle Brigade.
Lieut.-General Sir Andrew Askew, formerly of the
Grenadier Guards.
Liout.-General Sir G. A. Quentin, K.C.H.
Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Woodford, K.C.B. and
G.C.M.G., Colonel of the 40th Foot.
Lieut.-General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.8., Colo-
nel of the 53d Foot, and Military Secretary to the Com-
mander-in-Chief.
Lieut.-General Sir James Macdonnell, K.C.B. and
K.C.H., Colonel of the 79th Foot.
Lieut.-General Sir J. W. Sleigh, Colonel of the 9th
Qfteen's Royal Lancers.
Lieut.-General the Earl Cathcart, K.C.8., Colonel of
the 11th Hussars.
Lieut.-General the Hon. E. P. Lygon, Colonel of the
13th Light Dragoons.
Lieut.-General Sir George S. Scovell, K.C.H., Colonel
of the 7th Dragoon Guards.
Lieut.-General Lord Saltoun, K.C.B. and K.C.H.,
Colonel of the 2d Foot.
Lieut.-General Sir Edward Bowater, K.C.H., Colonel
_ _
and K.C.H.
Major-General D'Oyly, late of the Grenadier Guards.
Major-General the Hon. Henry Murray.
Major-General Sir H. D. Ross, K.C.8., Deputy-Adju-
tant-General to the Royal Artillery.
Major-General Sir Robert Gardiner, K.C.B. and
K.C.H., late of the Royal Artillery.
Major General Richard Egerton.
Major-General Hare, K.H.
Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.B.
Major-General Sir Harry George H. Smith, Bart.,
Colonel of the 2d battalion Rifle Brigade.
Major-General Lord James Hay.
llajor-General Lord Sandys.
Major-General Bowles.
Major-General U. L. Walton, late of the Coldstream
Guards.'
Major-General Douglas Mercer, C.B.
Major-General Robins, late of the 18th Foot.
Colonel Lord Rokeby, Scots Fusilier Guards.
Colonel G. P. Ellis. -
Colonel Lascelles, Grenadier Guards.
Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Scots Fusilier Guards.
Colonel Lord Hotbam.
Colonel Henry Dawkins.
Colonel Hunter Blair, C.B.
Colonel the Hon. George Cathcart.
Colonel the Hon. George Anson, Aide-de-Camp to
the Commander-in-Chief.
Colonel E. W. Bouverie, Royal Horse Guards.
Colonel Bentinck, Coldstream Guards.
Lieut.-Colonel J. Furlong, K.H., 43d Foot.
Lieut.-Colonel George Wilkins, K.H., late of the
Rifle Brigade.
During the dinner the band of the Grenadier Guards
(his Grace's own regiment), who were stationed in the
gallery, performed the following music:— March " Con-
quering Hero." Overture, " Clemenza di Tito."
Waltz, "Rosen ohne Dornen" (Strauss). Selections
from the "Bondman" (Balfe). Polka, " Carita" (Lan-
ner). Cavatina from " Nino" (Verdi). Galop, "La
Ciochette," on motives from Kuhe's pianoforte pieces.
At the close of the banquet,
The Duke of WELLINGTON proposed the health of
" Her Majesty the Queen," prefacing the toast with a
few appropriate remarks expressive of the loyalty and
affection which her Majesty's excellent attributes secured
from all classes of her subjects.
The toast having been drunk with all the honours.
The band played the " National Anthem."
The Noble Duke next proposed the health of " Field-
Marshal his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and the other
members of the Royal Family." In the course of an ad-
dress highly- eulogistic, of the Prince Consort, the Noble
and Gallant Duke said the zeal of his Royal Highness
for the service in which they were all engaged, was
second to none, and he felt greatly honoured by his pre-
sence among them that day.
The toast having been duly honoured,
The band played the " Cobourg March."
His Royal Highness the PRINCE CONSORT, in return-
ing thanks, said he felt highly flattered at being the only
officer not present on the ever memorable field of Water-
loo, who had the honour of a seat at their banquet table.
He was fully sensible of the privilege he enjoyed, and
could not adequately express to their noble and gallant
chairman the gratitude he felt for the opportunity thus
afforded to him of being associated with so many brave
men, whose whole lives had been devoted to the service
of their country.—(Hear, hear.) He begged to return
the company his most sincere thanks for the kind man-
ner in which his health had been received, and, in con-
clusion, requested permission to propose a toast. His
Royal Highness added, with marked emphasis, the toast
I refer to will be better conveyed in one expression than
in any number of words. I shall, therefore, conclude by,
proposing the health of " His Grace tho Duke of Wel-
lington, and long may he live to serve his country."
The toast having been drunk with every possible mark
of enthusiasm,
The Duke of WELLINGTON responded in a brief ad-
dress, marked with much feeling. Before resuming his
seat the Noble and Gallant Duke gave as a sentimll ent,
" The memory of the many gallant fellows who fein
the brilliant battle of Waterloo.
The sentiment, as usual, was drunk in solemn silence.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, on next rising, said he
had the pleasure of seeing arou many officers who
had, fot some years past, been employed on various and
arduous duties abroad, and who had now returned to
their native country full of honours, having performed
the duties of their respective stations with honour to
themselves and advantage to their country.—(Hear.)
The Noble Duke dwelt especially on the services of Sir
Peregrine Maitland, and concluded by proposing the
health of that gallant officer and his brethren in arms
who had recently returned to England.
The toast baying been drunk, •
Sir PEREGRINE MAITLAND briefly, but feelingly, ac-
knowledged the compliment on behalf of himself and
brother officers.
The Duke of WELLINGTON then rose, and said, that
having alluded to those officers who had so recently re-
turned to their native country, he desired more promi-
nently to allude to one distinguished officer, who had
recently come among them from the scenes of the several
actions in which he had been engaged, and which had
cast so brilliant a lustre on British arms, and rendered
such essential service to their common country. He
need perhaps scarcely add that he alluded to an officer
who was well known to all of them—whose services in
the Peninsula, were as active as they were conspicuous

—whose exertions during the late Kafir war were of
eminent importance, and -whose distinguished conduct
on the banks of the Satlej, 'during. the recent Indian war,
had rendered him justl distinguished in the eyes of his
native country.—(Cheers.) 'The Noble Duke added, "I
y
beg to propose to you the health of Major-General Sir
Harry Smith."
The toast having been responded to with every pos-
sible mark of enthusiasm,
Sir HARRY SMITH re se, evidently labouring under
feelings of intense emotio n. After a momentary pause
the Gallant General proo eeded to acknowledge the toast
in the following terms:-1•' Immortal Duke of Wellington:
The present moment I truly say is one of the proudest
of my life. To have my Ai ealth thus flatteringly proposed
by the great captain of: the age, while surrounded by
many of his gallant andt veteran generals, and among so
large an assemblage of any old comrades, so famed for
deeds of arms, is an honour which I could scarcely,
aspire to, and which I feel unable adequately to acknow-
ledge.—(Hear.) To your Grace I owe all the military
honours I have received—to your Grace I owe the uni-
form I am now proud to wear.* To the high opinion
expressed of me by your Gracc am I indebted for the
warm reception with which my name has been greeted
here to-day, and for the honours I have recently received
from my Sovereign and from my native countrymen.—
We in this age, so far as in us lay, have endeavoured to
steer your Grace's course, having witnessed the eminent
services which our country has derived from your Grace's
exertions in its behalf. May posterity continue to do so.—
(Cheers.) Your Grace's course has been through good
and evil report—through changes of events and circum-
stances—a course undeviating and unerring in devotion
to the service and honour of your Sovereign, and the
welfare of your native country.—(Hear.) Again I thank
your Grace for the honour you have done me with all
the warmth of heart of one of your old Riflemen." The
Gallant General was warmly applauded on resuming his
seat.

institution of
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suit which may be necessary for that purpose, it
sd/llutehebsirersultstins't::gifaffam:eange.tAherertpup'oorrtunthitey fristo
the Bill now before Parliament to the share-
holders, and .+6king their opinion as to the
amendment or moclificationPr°thPerireeetfY,
thereof, or of sti2v
and it doth fore adjourn the further consi-
• deration of this subje:it to Wednesday, the 30th day
'of June instant, at DeO's Royal Hotel, in Binning..
ham, at half-past two o'c'ock in the afternoon, when
the consideration of such of the matters mentioned in
the requisition as relate to the oonduct of the twelve di-
rectors therein named, the propr:ety of instituting such,
suit or suits in equity, in the name of the Birmingham
and Oxford Junction Railway Company , as counsel
shall advise, and of taking proceedings in Parliament or
otherwise, will be further resumed ; and it is also re-
solved, that the further consideration of all and singular'
other the matters mentioned. And referred to in the re-
quisition of the shareholderc:of the 29th of April last,
adjourned unto and be resumed, if necessary, at such
adjourned meeting.
Mr. MOZLEY seconded the resolution. Ile could not
but express his regret that some advances had not been.
made by the other party which would have brought about
an adjustment of the differences between the opposing
companies. He regretted that the directors had thought
proper to pursue a course at variance with the interests
of the shareholders ; and that there might be no mistake
about the matter, he again begged, in his own behalf,
and on the behalf of those who acted with him, to state
thatt anxiousween t
h e form. a
Ifpeaceable
such
a n
to theadjustment
is not come to, the fault will rest on the other side.
theywere
differences stillbe
Many unjust and unfounded imputations had been cast
on himself, but he was willing to overlook all these in his
anxiety for peace.
Mr. TELFORD thought it very hard that one adjourn-
ment should thus take place after another, to the great
inconvenience of himself and others. It was all to be
ascribed to the conduct of certain individuals in the
interest of the London and North Western Company.
Mr. ROWSTON, of Manchester, begged to tell the Hon.
Proprietor that the fault rested with the Great Western
party. He would remind the chairman of that com-
pany of the story of the unjust judge, and the impor-
tunate widow, mentioned in scripture. They would
persist in meeting as often as they thought necessary
until they obtained justice.—(Hear, hear.) And
he wished to take that opportunity of asking the
chairman of the Great Western Company, how did it
happen that every company with which the Great
Western is connected should be at a great discount,
while those lines connected with other companies were
in a flourishing condition ? All that those who acted
with him (Mr. Rowston) wanted of the Great Western
was, that they should let the Birmingham and Oxford
Company alone, and leave them to manage their own
affairs.—(Hear, hear.)
"Mr. Itirsizzar., M.P. (with considerable vehemence) •
I beg to tell the hon. proprister-rtnar-tH.-s--

The Duke of WELLINGTON gave as the next toast the
health of " Field-Marshal the Marquis of Anglesey and
the Cavalry Brigade." The Noble Duke prefaced the
toastavith a few appropriate remarks, highly eulogistic
of the character 1211 noble-andszallant companion in
arms.

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The toast having been duly honoured,
The Marquis of ANGLESEY returned thanks in an
eloquent and appropriate address, in the course of which
his Lordship dwelt on the prospect of war, the necessity
of being provided for any emergency, and the blessing to
the country that the Duke of Wellington still lived to
lead the British army on to victory.
The Duke of WELLINGTON next gave the health of
" Sir Frederick Adams and the Infantry Brigade,"
which having been duly responded to, was followed by
that of " Sir Hugh Ross and the Artillery Corps,"
which that veteran acknowledged in a very feeling man-
ner.

ask me any question about the connexion of 'the Great
Western Company with other companies. I further

Some other routine toasts being disposed of, the com-
pany retired from the gallery to the saloon, where tea
and coffee were served.

—His Royal Highness Prince Albert took leave of the
Noble and Gallant Duke about eleven o'clock, shortly
after which the party broke up.
It was generally remarked that the Duke of Welling-
ton appeared in better health and spirits than on any
similar occasion for some years past.

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* In allusion to the colonelcy of the 2d battalion of the
Rifle Brigade recently presented to Sir Harry Smith by the
Commander-in-Chief.

beg to inform him" that I am here not in my capacity of
chairman of the Great Western, but as a director of
the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Company. It
may be right to mention to the meeting that the hon.
proprietor is the individual who got up an agitation
against the leasing of the Bristol and Exeter line to
the Great Western—a circumstance which, I believe,
the shareholders have deeply regretted since.
Mr. HOWSTON—I beg to tell Mr. Russell that--
The Hon. Proprietor was here interrupted by. cries of
" Order, order!" and " Question!" from the friends of
the Great Western Company, and was told by the
chairman that he could not be allowed to proceed, as they
had nothing to do with other companies' quarrels. Mr.
ThreesoClsatairn wished
er the
Rowston then very reluctantly resumed his seat.
mwANheth
theresolutionto suggest
could to
the
not be
boevecronof.
fined to a simple matter of adjournment, as the direc-
tors could not admit that they had done anything call-
ing for lawsuits, injury, or anything else. They simply
sought to carry out what they considered the wishes of
the shareholders.
A

'ter a good deal of discussion, several alterations
were made in the resolution, when it was put and car-
ried unanimously in the following form, namely—
" That with the view of affording a further opportu-
nity of any explanation or statement to be given by the
directors at a further adjourned meeting, and for ena-
bling them to take measures to lay the Bill now before
Parliament before the shareholders, and which adjourn-
ment this meeting desires to make for those purposes,
this meeting be adjourned toWednesday,.the 30th of June,
instant, at Dee's Royal Hotel, in. Birmingham, at half-
past two o'clock in the afternoon, when the considera-
tion of all and singular the matters mentioned and re-
ferred to in the requisition of the shareholders of the
29th April last shall be resumed if necessary."
The meeting was then declared adjourned till Wed-
nesday, June 30.

BIRMINGHAM and OXFORD JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—BALTLE of the GAUGES.
On Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, an adjourned
meeting of the shareholders in the above company was
held in Dee's Hotel, Birmingham. The meeting was
held in compliance with a numerously-signed resolution,
calling on the directors to show cause why a portion of
their body should not resign, and why they are prosecu-
ting the amalgamation of this line with the Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, and Dudley, and leasing the united
line to the Great Western Company, in opposition to the
opinion of the shareholders, as expressed at their meet-
ing of the 13th of March last. P. H. Muntz, Esq.,
chairman of the company, presided on the occasion.
Among the gentlemen present we observed Charles
Russell, Esq., M.P., chairman of the Great Western
Company, Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P., N. Parsons,
Esq., J. E. Mozley, Esq., Frederick Barlow, Esq., and
several of the directors of the Great Western and North
Western Companies.
Mr. MOZLEY regretted that no communication was to
be made to the meeting, which would have saved the
necessity of proceeding any further in the course which
the dissentients had thought pioper to pursue. Mr.
Mosley then strongly complained of the conduct of the
directors in appointing on the very day of the meeting
called for the appointment of further directors, a sub-
committee of seven of the now existing directors, to
whom were delegated the entire powers of the full board
of directors. He felt that the resolution was not legal.
He was sure that Parliament never intended that so
kmalla number of the directors should have the sole
the Great Western Company, and consequently ;night
naturally be supposed to be in the interest of that com-
pany. The thing was a delusion, and was contrary to
the expressed wishes of the proprietors. lie would
therefore move—
" That this meeting, referring to the resolutions of
the directors passed on the 13th of March last, set out
in the notice under which this meeting is held, do pro-
test against such resolution as being wholly illegal, and
beyond the power of the directors, and can only view it
as an attempt on the part of the directors to deprive the
shareholders for whose interest they are trustees, of the
privilege of electing six new directors, by which they
are entitled by the Act of Incorporation, inasmuch as
the delegating to a sub-committee, or any iree of them,
all the powers of the directors, without exception, in-
cluding even the power to make calls, and of inserting
into bills in Parliament affecting the property of the
shareholders, any clause they or any three of them may
thinkfit, rendered the appointment of such six new di-
rectors 'at ,the meeting of the 13th of March a mere delu-
sion ; and that this step on the part of the directors is
the more reprehensible, :since the majority of a quorum
of such committee might consist merely of persons
who are also directors of the Great Western
Railway Company, or directors of the Birmingham,
Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway Company, the in-
terests of which companies might be contrary to the in•
terests of this company ; and that the circumstance of
the said committee being appointed on the very day of,
and but an hour prior to the appointment of the six new
directors (and without being communicated to the share-
holders at the time of such appointment, conclusively
shows tbat such committee was appointed, not with a
view to the necessary conduct of the company's affairs,
but for the express purpose of nullifying in effect, the
election of the six new directors by the shareholders,
and this meeting doth protest against all the acts of such
committee, and doth direct that notice be given to each
of the directors that the shareholders will hold to be
illegal and of no effect, everything done by such com-
mittee ; and this meeting cloth appoint Messrs. Colmore
and Beale, the agents of the company, for the purpose of
giving such notices accordingly."
Mr. JONES, of Liverpool, seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN said that before putting the resolution
he begged to state that nothing had been done by the
executive which had not for its object to save expenses
to the company, and to carry out the mere working de-
tails. If this committee had not been formed, and fur-
ther directions had been appointed, the shareholders
might have fixed on a quorum by which the whole of
the proceedings of the concern would have been brought
to a stand still.
Mr. MOSLEY said that the idea of making a quorum,
which would have put an end to the functions of the
board, had never been entertained. Such an idea had
never entered the mind or minds of men who acted with
him.
The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. TURNER then moved the following resolution :
" That this meeting, being informed that the directors
have prematurely, and without authority expended, or
contracted to expend, large sums of money belonging to
the company, with a view to the performance of the
agreement of the 12th of November, 1846, before the
same agreement has been sanctioned, and have also con-
tracted for the purchase of property which they had no
power or authority to buy, doth refer it to Messrs.
Samuel Beale, Abel Poyton, and John Bradshaw Wank-
lyn, the younger, to ascertain the particular circum-
stances of such transactions respectively, and whether
any and what sums of the company's moneys have been
already expended or applied in effecting the same, and
which of the directors were present at the meeting au-
thorising such application." He was informed that the
estimates far exceeded the capital of the company, which
was the reason why he moved the resolution.
Mr. CaosSFIELD seconded the motion.
The CHAIRMAN wished to know under what part of
the notice calling the meeting this resolution came. He
could not find that it came under any part of the notice.
Mr. TURNER dil not wish to press the motion if not
in order.
Mr. MOZLEY said he thought that the part of the
notice which referred to the intention of considering
the "conduct of the directors and other matters," would
justify the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN : I consider the resolution wholly
irrelevant, and am legally advised that it cannot be put.
Mr. TUNRER I must press its being put.
Mr. Momuir lam sorry to hear what the chairman
has stated. We shall sonsider that it has been refused
to be put, and therefore we will let it stand in that
position. It does not involve, at the moment, any
matter of vital importance.
Mr. PARSONS, after a few general observations,
moved the following resolution, namely—
" That, subject to any explanation or statement to be
given by the directors at the further adjourned meeting
(and which adjournment this meeting desires to make for
that purpose), this meeting is of opinion that the agree-
ment of the 12th day of November, 1846, between the
directors of the Great Western Railway Company and the
Birmingham and Oxford Railway Company, and the
Birmingham, 'Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway
Company, is in its present form injurious to the
interests of the Birmingham and Oxford Railway Com-
pany, and that the directors ought to be restrained from
all proceedings to carry the same into execution ; of
before this meeting directs the further prosecution o

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box, on
Saturday evening, was occupied by Lady John Russell,
the Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Countess of Mount
Edgcumbe, the Countess of Minto, the Hon. Mr. Elliott
and Sir Charles Lemon. In her Majesty the Queen
Dowager's box were Colonel and Mrs. Cornal, the Hon.
Miss Seymour and party. In that of her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cambridge's, were the Marquis and
Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Emily de Burgh ;
his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of
Wellington, and Prince Louis Napoleon, were also pre-
sent. Amongst the company were the Duchess of Hamil-
ton, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marchioness of West-
meath, the Marquis of Donegal, the Baroness Brunnow
and Mdlle. Olga de Lechner, the Earl of Munster, the
LAO QtYalmouth, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Countess of
the Countess of Powis and Ladj Lucy Herbert,
the Viscount Cantilupe, the Viscount lianelagh, the
Viscount Canterbury, Lady Sophia de Vccux, Lord
and Lady Willoughby de Eresby, the Chevalier Correa
de sa Lord Walsingham, Lord and Lady C. Wellesley,
Lord Sandys, Lady Foulis, Lady E. Drummond, Lady
Palmer, Lady Woodford, Lord E. Bruce, Lady F. So-
merset and Miss Somerset, Lord Gardener, Lord Adol-
phus Fitzclarence, Lord Southampton, Sir Geo. Womb-
well, Bart.; Sir Henry Willoughby, Sir Fred. Trench,
Sir John Lowther, Sir Henry and Lady Estcourt, Sir
Charles Shakerley, Hon. General Upton, Col. Wildman
Captain Smitb, Mr. Henry Tufnell, M.P., Miss Tufnell,
Mr. Barry Baldwin, M.P., Mr. and Miss Holford, Mr.
de Grey, Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, Hon. James Macdonald,
Mr. N. Macdonald, Major Buckley, Mrs. Wynn Wil-
liams, Mr. Whitbread, Mr., Mrs., and Miss Brereton
Trelawny, Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., and Mrs. Packe
Reading, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgson, Mr. and Miss Huxley,
Mrs. Ayscough, Hon. George Byng, Sir W. Massey
Stanley, Major Baring, Mr. Justice Erle, Captain and
the Hon. Mrs. Ryder Burton, &c. &c.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—On Saturday evening
her Majesty's box was occupied by Earl Delawarr, Lady
Arabella West, Lady Elizabeth Russell, the Hon.
Lionel Sackville West, the Hon. Wm. Edward West,
the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, M.P., and the Hon. Mrs.
Fitzroy. There were present—their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George,
and the Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by the
Baroness Hammerstein, Baron Knesebeck, &e. ; also his
Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Lucca, attended by
the Marquis Provenzali, Lis Excellency the Austrian
Ambassador, his Excellency the Ilanoverian Minister,
his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Mdme. Van de
Weyer, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister and the
Marchioness de Lisboa, his Grace the Duke of Devon-
shire, the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the Ladies
Henrietta Geraldine and Blanche Somerset, the Dow-
ager Duchess of Bedford, the Marquis of Aylesbury,
Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of Harington,
Earl Grosvenor, Earl of Mayo, Viscount Templetown,
Viscount and Viscountess Drumlanrigg, Viscountess
Forbes and Mr. Vaughan, Viscount Dupplin, Vis-
countess Glentworth, Lord and Lady Templemore, Lord
Suffield, Lord and Lady Carrington, Lord Otho Fitz-
gerald, Lady William Powlett, Lady Harriet Ellerton,
Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Alexander Lennox, Lord
George Manners, Lord A. Paget, Lady Henry Paulet,
Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Hon. Charles Len-
nox Butler, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. St. John Butler, Hon.
Henry Chichester and the Hon. Misses Chichester, Hon.
Percy Barrington, Hon. John Fortescue, Hon. F. Byron,
Hen. Geoffrey Browne, Hon. A. D. Willoughby, Hon.
A. Upton, Hon. Colonel, Mrs., and Miss Fitzgibbon,
Hon. Frederick Chichester, Lady Georgiana Pane,
Sir Charles Slingaby, Sir John H. Lowther,
Bart., M.P., Sir George Armitage, Sir William
do Bathe, Lady Wilson, Sir Charles Ibbotson, Sir
Tatton and Lady Sykes, Sir Piers Mostyn, Sir Thomas
Winnington, M.P., Sir Thomas Hare, Sir William and
Lady Molesworth, Sir Henry Webb, Sir Samuel and
Lady Scott, Lady Jodrell, Lady Macfarlane, Sir Jasper
and Lady Atkinson Sir John and Lady Campbell, Sir
Charles Marshall, Sir William Anstey, Sir Charles Kent,
the Chevalier de Paiva, Baron Paravicini, John Dennis-
toun, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Dennistoun, Henry Baring,
Esq., M.P., Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., Lady de Cres-
pigny, C. C. Martyn, Esq., H. T. Hope, Esq., H. St.
Leger, Esq., Mrs. Tunno, Mr. and Mrs. Bates, the Misses
Byrne, Henry Greville, Esq., F. F. Courtenay, Esq.,
Major Sandys, Henry Beresford, Esq., Captain Hood,
Mr.
neladd, Emsqrs..,
Arthur Captain
Coghlan, J. H. Vivian, Esq., G. Stuart, Esq., Mr. and
Webster, Bailey,
ho
ne Yates e sr),
Mrs. Douglas Halford, J. Lloyd Clayton, Esq., E. D.
Protheroe, Esq., M.P., &e. &c.
The cotton hosiery branches continue in a de-
pressed condition : the depression has now lasted more
than two months, and at a time of the year when the
demand is generally the most extensive. A new manu-
facture has for some time been carried on with great se-
cresy, but it has at length been revealed, and excites
great attention at Belper and ite vicinity, Yin., hosiery
which has been hitherto imperfectly teasled and a
nap raised by the hand after the articles are
made, is now, by a new inventi -n, combed, and the
nap raised by machinery, while the web is making on
the frame; this has long been a desideratum. There is
thought to be a slight improvement in the silk glove
branch, which has led to expectations of a further ex-
tension. After a struggle of more than isixty years,
England has at length given up. the silk fancy hosiery
trade to France, as the provincial and now the almost
n needles are put
the tickler machinery; new sets of p lain
silk
only house in that branch has dismantled its:frames of
into the frames, and the hands are making gloves.—
Nottingham Review.
On Wednesday last, a large grampus was captured
n (tan named Simpson and the other
by three fishermen
Whitehead)
they towed up towards Bosdton as far as the end
hitehead) on the Low Toft San iu the south channel,
of the New Cut. The length of the monster is 63 feet,
its height about 18, and the fin at the end of the tail is
12 feet across. It required 12 feet of water to float it.
—Stamford Mercury.
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The royal mail steam-
ship Caledonia, Captain Lott, sailed hence for Halifax
and Boston to-day with the usual mails and a full comma
plement of passengers. She took out no specie.