The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-13 00:00:00

DINNER TO HER MAJESTY'S

MINISTERS.

Vet r v 'l' r 7- •7,

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ters and their ladies, and a distinguished eoinpany, at
the Mansion-house.

The banquet took place in the Egyptian -hall, which
has seldom contained a more brilliant assemblage.
At the upper end of the room was placed the beauti
ful canopy of state, with its gorgeous gilded cornices anti
scarlet velvet drapery, as used on the memorable occa-
sion of her Majesty's visit to the City to dine with the
Corporation. Immediately underneath stood a lefty
sideboard, on which was ranged a variety
of solvent,
flagons, and most costly plate, silver gilt. From the top
table three others stretched at right-angles the entire
length of the room, displaying also a profusion of plate.
Covers were laid fir about 200.
On the Lord Mayor's right sat Lady John Russell,
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Countess of Clarendon,
the Earl of Clarendon, the Countess Grey, Earl Grey,
the Earl of Auckland, Viscountess Palmerston, Vis
count Palmerston, Lady Stratbeden, Lord Campbell,
Lady Grey, Sir George Grey, Lord Dudley, Lady Mary
Wood, Sir Charles Wood, Miss Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Hob-
house, Mrs. Labouchere, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. G. S.
Byng, Mr. Sheil, Mr. E. Stanley, Mrs. Fox Maule, Mr.
Fox Maule, Mr. T. M. Gibson, Lady Adam, Vice-Ad-
miral Sir C. Adam, Lady E. Moreton, Admiral Dundas,
Lady C. Berkeley, Captain Berkeley, Sir J. Melly.
Bart., Sir W. Somerville, Mr. B. Hawes, M.P.; Mr.
Ward, M.P.; Mr. Gibson Craig, the O'Conor
Don, Mr. H. Rich, M.P. On the left sat the Lady
Mayoress, Lord John Russell, Mrs. Cobden, the Mar-
quis of Northampton, the Countess Fortescue, the Earl
of Fortescue, Miss arroll, the Duke de Melfort, Lord
Edward Howard, Viscountess Ebrington, Lord Lang-
dale, Lady Langdale, the Vice-Chancellor of England,
Lady Sbadwell, Lord Marcus Hill, Lady Marcus Hill,
Mr. Baron Alderson, Major-General Sir Harry Smith,
Lady Smith, the Cursitor Baron, Mrs. Bankes, Sir W.
Molesworth, Lady Molesworth, Sir Edward Buxton,
Bart., Lady Buxton, Sir F. Booth, Lady Rothschild.
Sir A. Rothschild, Lady M'Taggart, Sir J. Meraggart,
the Attorney-General, Lady Jervis, the Solicitor-Genet
ral for Scotland, Mrs. Maitland, the Governor of the
Bank of England, Mrs. Robinson, the Deputy-Governor
of the Bank of England, Mrs. Morris, the Chairman of
the Hon. East India Company, Mrs. St. George Tucker,
Lieutenant-General Sir James Lushington, Mrs. Rooke,
the Lord Mayor of York, Mrs. Hudson, Sir Moses
Montefiore, Bart., Major-General Fox, Mr. Masterman,
M.P., Mrs. Chaplin, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Jones Loyd,
Captain Banbury, M.P., Mr. A. Hastie, Mrs. Maberley,
Colonel Maberley, Mr. John Irving, Mrs. John Wood,
Mr. Wyse, M.P., Baron Mayer de Rothschild, Mr. A.
Milne, Mr. Macgregor, Mrs. D. Salomons, Mr. D. Salo-
mons, Mrs. John Walter, Mr. John Walter, jun., Ma-
dame de Hoffschmidt, Count de Hoffschmidt, Sir I. L.
Goldamid, Bart., Lady Goldamid, Sir H. Nicolas, Lady
Nicolas. Sir G. Pocock, Lady Pocock, Sir C. Napier,
Capt. Carroll, Mr. Whitnall, Mr. Cox, Mrs. H. Smith,
Mr. H. Smith, Miss Tilleard, Mr. J. Wood, Mr. Laurie,
Mr. Maitland, Mr. Maitland, jun., Mr. Pidgeon (trea-
surer of Christ's Hospital), Mrs. Pidgeon, Mr. H.
Pidgeon, jun., Mrs. H. Pidgeon, the Mayor of Exeter.
the Rev. J. Philpott, Mrs. Huth, Mr. Huth, Mr. P.
Laurie, Mr. Hill, Mr. Mitchell, the Rev. F. Astley, Mr.
Dobie, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kemp, Sir C. Hunter, Lady
Hunter, Alderman Lucas, Alderman Sir P. Laurie, Mrs.
P. Laurie, Miss Farebrother, Mr. Alderman Farebro-
ther, Miss Dettmar, Alderman Sir W. Magnay, Miss
Magnav, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Wood, Mrs.
Wood, Mra. Hill, Alderman Sir J. Duke, Miss Hunter,
Mr. Alderman Hunter, Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Alderman
Sidney, the Chaplain, Mrs. Mirehouse, Mr. Alderman
Thompson, Mrs. Rooke, Mr. Alderman Johnson, Mr.
Alderman Hooper, Mrs. Hooper, Mr. Alderman Farn-
combe, Mrs. Musgrove, Mr. Alderman Musgrove, Mrs.
Hughes, Mr. Alderman Hughes, Miss Hughes, Mr. Al-
derman Moon, Mrs. Moon, Mr. Sheriff Kennard, Mrs.
Kennard, the Town Clerk, Mrs. Merewether, Mrs.
Challis, Mr. Sheriff Challis, Mrs. Brown, the Chamber-
lain, the Common Sergeant, Mrs. Tyrrell, the Remetn-
hrancer, the Controller, Mrs. Saunders, the City Soli-
citor, Mrs. C. Pearson, Mr. Commissioner Harvey, Mr.
H. Ainsworth, Mrs. Allison, Mr. Allison, Mr. Chad-
.vick, Miss Congreve, Mr, C. Whiting, Mr. Cubitt, Mr.
Dakin, Mr. Blades, Mr. Sidney Whiting, Mrs. Baron,
Mr. Baron, Mr. Cobden.
Mr. Under-Sheriff Baylis, Mr. Deputy Evans, and
gr. Under-Sheriff Tilleard did the honours at the lower

nd of the three tables.
The dinner, which did great credit to the caterers, was
;rovided by Messrs. Ring and Brymer, of Cornhill.
The following was the bill of fare :
Turtle and iced punch.
Salmon, turbot, fried fish, &c.
Side-board—Petit PlitC:s.

Chickens, capons, turkey poults, larded ; hams and
tongues, ornamented ; ribs lamb, raised ornamented
pies, 'Aster salads, prawns, Chantilly biscuits, orna•
:vented trifles, noyeau and maraschino jellies, pine,
strawberry, and Italian creams ; Genvoise pastry, Swiss
end Venice merargs, Chantilly tartlets, creamed tarts,
Nesseleode puddings, plovers' eggs, &c.
Removes—Haunch mutton, chine mutton, sirloin beef,
currant jelly, &c. ; ducklings, goslings, leverets, turkey
poults, pea fowl.
Desert—Hothouse grapes, apples, strawberries,
orarges, pears, dried fruits, Savoy and almond cakes,
mixed cakes, brandy cherries, preserved ginger.

Ices—Pine, raspberry, strawberry, —orange,
&c.

The Rev. Mr. COBDEN (Chaplain to the Lord Mayor)
said grace before dinner. After the removal of the cloth,
" Non Nobis" was chanted by Messrs. Hobbs, Francis,
Gray, Stevens, Machin, and Bradbury, with Master
Bannister, who attended as vocalists.

The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the first toast, said—
My Lords, Ladies, and Gentleman,—Surrounded as I
am by so distinguished a company, I am quite certain
there can be but one pervading sentiment—that of
devoted loyalty and affection to our Sovereign. I have,
therefore, the honour to propose to you the health of
three, followed b
t:ehrerreMignostmGaryacious Majesty the Queen;" most heartily
wishing that, under the blessing of Divine Providence,.
The LORD MAYOR next gave the health of that illus-
trious The LORD MAyoa
lady " the Queen - "who by her manifold
Dowager,
virtues enjoyed the
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people.
"the Health of his
next roosed.
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales,
The LORD MAYOR,
and the rest of the Roy l F ily " which was drunk
good opinion of the entire British
with all the honours, andawasamfolle'wed by a glee. 1
Navy," paid a marked compliment pPlriompeonatiatgo b"isthdeisAtirnaaguyisahnetdl
guest, Sir H. Smith, for his gallant services in India.
He felt it wholly unnecessa yi to advert to the bravery
which enhanced the value
of a gallant officer who hadrf ht so nobly.—(Loud and
long-continued cheers.) Ittougs not bravery alone they
had to admire, it was the swagaacity which never forook
him in the most trying
troops
did he deserve the tribute which had been paid to him
by the hero of Waterloo, when he said that " in case of
any emergency there was one man who could be depended
upon."—(Loud cheers.) The oration over which he
corp
emergencies—(Cheers)—and
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tenfold.r s )—vira ne
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had the honour to preside had not been unmindful of the
deeds of the Gallant General • for very soon after the
intelligence of his victories they had voted him the free-
dom of the City in a gold box, which he hoped on an
early day to present to him.—(Cheers.) He begged to
give the " Hero of Aliwall
and the Army," and " Sir C.
Adam and the Navy.—(Drunk with all the honours,
amidst load and continued cheering.)
Sir H. SMITH, in acknowledging the compliment, said
—My Lord Mayor, and this august assembly. in the
name of that gallant army to which I am proud to be-
long, I thank you.—(Cheers) The present Commander•
in-Chief needs no encomium from me, or indeed from
the world. The Duke of Wellington stands alone,
proudly pre-eminent.—(Loud cheers.) For myself, my
Lord Mayor, allow me to say, little could I be aware,
when forty-two years ago I joined the army, that I
should ever ascend to the elevated position in which I
now stand before you and her Majesty's Ministers ; but,
born under a free and glorious constitution, I have risen
dLhooforndroulrou,
my
progressively, I may say, by the power of circumstances
and my own industry.—(Loud cheers.) To have re-
ceived the distinctions her Majesty has thought it right
to bestow on me, to have been thanked by the two
Lloeses of Parliament and by the Court of Directors,
and to have received the civic, honours of this great and
mighty city, having yesterday been elected a member of
the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, are honours a
soldier may indeed well be proud of. I assure you they
are duly appreciated by me.—(Loud cheers.) My Lord,
I have fortunately served long under his Grace the Duke
of Wellington, and. any . man with moderate mental re-
sources, who has disciplined his mind to coolness and
self-possession, will, on the occasion of great difficulties
and dangers, find the advantages of such experience
rise to his aid. That experience. I derived from the Duke
of wellington.—(Cheers.) If I have been fortunate
enough to render any service to my country, it is be-
cause I served in his school, and, I will say, endeavoured
to imitate that great commander.—(Loud cheers.) I
builtcou dwell on the merits of the Duke of Wellington
does not become me to say more than to express'
my fervent wish that long life may attend him—that be
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in
designating me the hero of Ahwall.—(Cheers.) I am
deeply indebted to Lord Hardinge. and Lord Gough for
the eminent position. they assigned to me, and
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my fair countrywom'en I
will say they are indebted for much of the gallantryth'ey
from infancy that bravery is the first virtue of the sol-
dier.—(Loud
have been kind
exhibit in the field—(Ch.eers)—,
fair country-
women I will only add,—since
' None but the brave deserve the fair," •
may I continued to deserveh the weed of your approba-
tion.—(Loud cheers.) s e only apprehension I have is
that when called on next to stand forth in the defence of
de Majesty'si
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me,llt the
my country, I should fall short of the encomiums you
have so recently and so amply heaped on rne.—(Cheers.)
Sir C. ADAM, in an effective speech, returned thanks
on the part of the navy, amidst loud cheering.
The LORD MAYOR then rose and said—The toast I
shall now offer to you is one of paramount interest on
this occasion. I have the honour to be surrounded by
the Premier of England and her Majesty's Ministers.—
(Loud cheers.) lam sure I need scarcely observe that
those who are intrusted with the management of the
important affairs of this great nation carry upon their
shoulders, at all times, a great load of anxiety. Even if
everything
should go as smoothly as the best wishes of
the country could. desire, still the multitude of impor-
tant affairs in which they bear so large a concern must
naturally entail a pressure of solicitude sufficient, well
nigh, to overwhelm ordinary minds. But the ordinary
anxiety of office has, in these days, been painfully