The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON c 'MONDAY yI:ORNING, -JULY ,13, 1848,

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER--FRIDAY.
LIVERPOOL Cur.-5 to 2 agst Met-Alit:ant (t)-11 to 1
agst Yardley (t)-12 to 1 agst My Mary —l2 to 1 agst The
Conjuror-13 to 1 agst Satyr-15 to 1 agst Highwayman-
-16 to 1 agst Lightring-16 to 1 agst Inheritress-16 to 1
agst Rowena-18 to 1 agst Intrepid-20 to 1 agst Polish (t)
—2O to 1 agst Plaudit-25 to 1 agst Robin Burns.
LIVERPOOL ST LEGER.—Offers to take 5 to 2 about
Brother to Millepede.
GooDwooD STAKES.-10 to 1 agst Camera Obseura (t)-
11 to 1 agst The Hero (t)-15 to 1 agst Jonatl,an ild-
-20 to 1 agst-Counaught Ranger-(t)-20 to 1 agst Giantess-
-20 to 1 agst Jtnny Wren-25 to 1 agst Orion-30 to 1 agst
The Druid (t).
DONCASTER ST. LEGER.-5 to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First (t)
—5 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (t)-10 to 1 agst Grimston (t)

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Having laid bare the pretFlisions of the second,
third, and worst clas es of the St. Leger animals, I will
wind up by reviewing the "cracks," composing what
may be truly termed the "first class." They are only
six in number, but each one is more formidable than any
ten of the other classes. First and foremost is the
" Premier" of, the betting list—
SIR TATTON SYKES, by Melbourne, out of Vit-llius'S
dam, who won the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes,
easily deft-wing :he puff.d.up crack Tom Tullock Lnd
the Marquis of Exeter's game nag St. Demetri, for which
performance he was immediately elevated to the rank of
cond favourite for the Derby, and, upon the retire-
ment of Sting, took the premiership; but immediately
preceding the Epsom week was knocked out of his po-
sition in the betting, and peppered most unmercifully—
somewhat to the astonishment of his owner and the
backers of the stable. Several rumours were afloat.
One, that he went queer; another, that he pulled up
lame after a gallop; but in this instance I am inclined to
think that " rumour" was entirely out, for I am cer-
tain, that when Sir Tatton made his appearance on the
Downs, he WAS everything his friends could wish; his
doings there made noise enough; many say that Bill
Scott, through exhaustion, lost the race. lam not of
the number. I have no doubt he was exhausted, but
Pyrrhus's game blood " told." From the distance to
the winning-post, every stride the latter took brought
him nearer to the front. In spite of all that Scott could
do, he could not keep ahead of Pyrrhus, the latter
winning beautifully in the last five strides by a neck.
Now, taking these performances of Sir Tatum into con-
sideration, it is very evident he must not be " potted"
against, although at his present price he is not worth
backing. The Derby was a jumble among several of
the animals, and it will not do to rest entirely on the
deci ion of that race as a proof of the merits of Fancy
Boy, Sting, and one or two other starters. lam not at
all certain that the redoubtable Sir Tatton can beat
either Fancy Boy, Sting, or Grimston, and until he beats
one of this trio I shall not be convinced of his capability
of winning the St. Leger.
STING, by Slane, out of Echo, the Derby "Premier"
for eleven months out of the twelve, who won his two-

year old races easily, beating all sorts of fields—good,
bad, and indifferent—the horse who had great odds laid
against his even being second, so sure at that time were
his backers of his victorious march over the Derby
course. What a tale time has told. The once mighty
"crack" (as I predicted some three or four weeks pre-
vious to the Derby day) was literally nowhere. It has
been asserted that he was severely dosed—in, sporting
parlance, nobbled; but, whether he was or not, his
chance was entirely out at the turn, from being thrown
out of his stride, and from being forced to go outside
his horses. These accidents settled his chalice for the
Derby, and made him an outsider for the Leger. At
his present odds, 40 and 50 to 1 he is well worth back-
ing, and of all outsiders the most formidable. He will
finish in the front, if he does nothing more. It is not
improbable you may have a taste of his quality at York,
in the Great Yorkshire Stakes. All I have to say about
him in conclusion is, keep him on the right side of your
"book," which advice, if you take it, pledge my
word you will not repent the so doing.
BRoCARDO, by Touchstone, out of Brocado —a true
son of Touchstone—possessing his sire's strength and
speed, and game to the back-bone. He has only started
for one race, and that one was the Derby, when he run
a very good third. Had either he or Sting, won
the settling would have been awful—it would have
swamped one-third of the ring. Upon the strength of
his solitary trial and blood, he was backed to win an
enormous sum. He has numerous friends for the Leger,
who fancy he can beat anything, I think otherwise.
PYRRHUS THE FIRST, by Epirus, out of Fortress.
This stout nag of Mr. Gulley's, out of one of the best
brood mares in England, made his debut by winning the
Newmarket Stakes, beating lago by half a length— a
performan-e, in the opinion of the ring, of so little con-
sequence that he was priced at 33 to 1 for the Derby,
but at the very last he came with a rush, and left off se-
cond favourite, Bto 1 being readily taken. His winning
tli first race in the world proves his quality ; the finish
was the most superb piece of racing, both on the part of
man and horse, that I ever had the pleasure of seeing.
Since then he has only been in public once, and then he
walkfd over for a Foal Stakes,, at Winchester, thus
having won all the races he has ever started for.
GRIMSTON, by Verulam, out of Morsel—the fastest
three year old for a distance that can be found ; his
victories at Ascot and Newcastle ekvated him to the rank
of a favourite. If he is up to the mark at Doncaster
they will have some difficulty in stalling him off.
FANCY BOY, by Tomboy, out of Muleteer's dam, the
" Pet of the Prophets" for the Derby, and the first fa-
vourite in the ring, was so awfully knocked about before
starting, and in the race, that his running for that event
cannot be taken as a criterion of what be can do ; the
sane may be said of his running for the North Derby
Stakes at Newcastle, where be was down twice, or he
would most assuredly have won. My opinion of him is
that he will be placed for the St. Leger, and at his price,
20 to 1. ought to be backed for a good sum. The in-
juries he received at Newcastle are not of such a serious
nature as were at first supposed.
To eonctude my St. Leger remarks, I will name ten
animals, from which I firmly believe the winner will
spring, viz., Comoush, Fancy Boy, Dolo, Grimston,
Brocardo, Ingo, Sting, Pyrrhus the First, Joinville, and
Sir Tattan Sykes ; and if I were obliged to take but
five to produce the %%inner, I should name Comoush,
Fancy Boy, Sting, Pyrt bus, and Grimston.
The Liverpool meeting commences on Wednesday
with the Bickerstaffe Stakes, which lago or Joinville
will win. The Produce Stakes to Danceaway, if she
goes, otherwise Louis Philippe.
The Sefton Stakes to Danceaway or Thalia, the latter
for choice.

The Mersey Stakes will have a field of seven, or there-
abouts, viz., Glentilt, Cassandra colt, Eryx, Maid of
Motherwell, Wolverton, Meeanee, and Miles 's Boy. Out
of these two are dark. One of the latter (Meeanee) and
Glentilt .I select for my champi”rs.
The match between Lord Stanley's Abdiel, Sst 71b,
and Lord Glasgow's Canada filly, Bst 41b, will be won I
should say by the former.
On Thursday Lord Stanley's Meeanee will easily de-
feat Lord Glasgow's filly, by Sir Hercules, out of Deer-
slayer's dam. His Lordship of Glasgow's bad luck has
stuck to him for so many years that it has become a
settled thing to back his rivals, no matter who or what
they are, and in this instance I shall not deviate from
th-. beaten track.
The Foal Stakes will be won by lago, Inglewood or
Ironstone pla) ing second fiddle.
The Derby Handicap will have a good field, probably
ten or twelve, with Burlesque, Gannet, or the Marquis
of Conyngham for winner.
The Liverpool Cup has thirty acceptances out of
ninety-nine nominations, and fifteen may be expected to
show, viz. :—Mendicant, Intrepid, Highwayman, My
Mary, Poynton, The Baron, Rowena, Satyr, Plaudit,
As you like it, Inheritress, Yardley, The Conjuror,
Robin Burns, Roper's Daughter. From the above lot I
select Mendicant, 7st ; Rowena, 7st 81b ; Plaudit,
6st 61b ; and Inheritress, Bst 71b, as the best, both on
paper and in the field, at their weights. Inheritress
cannot be overweighted, considering that she is 6 years
old ; neither can Rowena ; but as to Plaudit and Mendi-
cant, the case is different. The former is a slow affair,
receiving a year and Sibs from the latter, who, conse-
quently, stands at a great disadvantage; yet, notwith
standing her weight, I shall look to Mendicant or
Rowena for winner; and in the event of these missing the
mark, to Inheritress. With the trio, I'll lay odds
I'm safe.
On Friday, the Knowsley Dinner Stakes to the
Peri colt.
For the Liverpool St. Leger, six or seven will be
brought to the post, including Dolo, Brother to Sir
Henry, and Brother to Millipede. Fancy Boy's start-
ing is of course very doubtful—it is hardly possible that
he has recovered from his shaking at Newcastle, and if
he does go he will win ; otherwise Dolo, brother to Sir
Henry second.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.
Saturday evening.

AQUATICS.
MORTLAKE REGATTA.
This regatta, under the patronage of her Royal Highneis
the Duchess of Gloucester, came off last Thursday, and was a
very spirited affair.
Landsmen's Pair Oars, for a Purse of Sovereigns.

First Heat.
J. Thatcher and G. Cook ... (Yellow) 1
Kele and Woodcock (Green) 2
Snowden and Cook (Blue) 3
Second Heat.
Welhams and Dixon ... (White) 1
Shadwell and Thatcher (Red) 2
Monk and Larkeu (Pink) 3
Grand Heat. _

White J.
Green
Won by three lengths.
Watermen's Sculls, for a Purse of Sovereigns, in one heat.
Welhams (Blue) 1
Hilliard (Yellow) 2

(Red) 3
Huntingdon

It was a capital race, especially between the last two.
Amateur Double Sculls, for a pair of Silver Sculls.
First Heat.
Messrs. J. Smith and Jukes (Blue) 1
H. Brown and Gardner (Yellow) 2
W. Atwood and R. Ashensod (Red) 3
The grand heat was composed of the two first named, and
was won by yellow.
Amateur Sculls, for a Silver Cup.
First Heat.

Baldrey r (Orange) 1
Basset
Caldwell (Green) 3
Second Heat.

Allan
(Blue and White) 1
Falls
Grand Heat. .

Allan
Baldery
A good race. Won by half a length only.

The remqins of the late Sir Lawrence Jones, having
been brought from Smyrna by the Duke of Cornwall steam
ship, were on Wednesday last interred in the family vault at
Sctilthorpe, Norfolk.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert,. and the ladies and
gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine service yester-
day morning, in Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The
Bishop of Oxford officiated.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, took a car-
riage airing on Saturday afternoon.
The Bishop of Oxford arrived at Osborne House on
Saturday evening, and had the honour- of joining the.
royal circle.

Yesterday morning her Majesty; and her Royal. Con-
sort took an early walk.
The Royal children took their accustomed walla and
rides yesterday and on Saturday in the pleasure-grounds
of Osborne House.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge attended
Divine service yesterday afternoon in Westminster
Abbey. The Rev. Mr. Repton preached the sermon. The
musical service was Attwood's in F.
Their R,,yal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and the Princess Mary attended Divine ser-
vice yesterday morning in St. Michael's Church,
Brompton. Baroness Ahlefcldt was in waiting on the
Royal Duchess.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge honoured the Italian Opera with their pre-
sence on Saturday evening.
A Cabinet Council, the first of the new Mini-try, was
held at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at the offi-
cial residence of Lord John Russell, in Downing-street.
The Ministers present were—Lord John Russell, the
Lard Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl of
Minto, Sir George Grey, Earl Grey, Sir John Hobbouse,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Auckland,
Lord Campbell, Viscount Merpeth, Earl of Clarendon,
Marquis of Clanricarde, and the Right Hon. H. Labou-
chere.

The Council sat two hours and a half.
A deputation from the City had an interview with
Viscount Morpeth on Saturday, at the office of the
Woods and Forests, in Whitehall-place. The deputa-
tion consisted of the Lord Mayor, Mr. Hale, Mr. Harri-
son, and the City Rememizancer.
Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes,
had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office, from the Governor of New Zealand.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Secretary of State
for the Hume Department, returned to town on Saturday
morning.

The Right Hon. Charles Wood, Chancellor of the
Exchequer, arrived in town on Saturday morning, from
Halifax.

The Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Salisbury,
Lord G. Paulet, and Sir Frederick Trench, atteneed the
early service yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and
the sermon was preached by the Hon. and Rev. W.
Cape!.
At the daily service the prayers were read by the
Rev. J. C. Haden, the lessons by the Rev. G. Repton,
and the communion service by. the Rev. 1)r. Sleath.
The Sermon was preached by the Dean of Hereford.
The Anthem was, " 3 give thanks" (Greene). Mr.
Turle presided at the organ. The Duke and Duchess
of Beaufort, the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis and
Marchioness of Westminster, the Marquises of Win-
chester and Ormonde, the Earl and Countess St. Ger-
mans, Lords Bandon, St. Germans, Spencer, Wilton,
Ingestre, and Templemore, were among the nobility
present.

QUEEN'S THEATRE, TOTTEN-
IIA M-STREET.

The Queen's Theatre, Tottenham-street, which has
been, during a short recess, entirely redecorated in the
same style in which it was fitted up some years since,
when the French company performed here, was opened
on Saturday night for a short season, by Mr. Abington,
the new lessee of the Richmond Theatre, with the newly-
engaged Richmond company. Great allowances must,
of course, be made in judging of the first performance
of a company collected from all parts of the kingdom,
and alike unused to their audience and to each other.
The play chosen for the opening was Shakspere's As
You Like It, and the following was the cast :
Duke
Amiens Mr. 11. Devil.
Jaques
Duke Frederick Mr R. Lockwood.
Orlando
Adam
Touchstone
Rosalind
Celia Miss lluddart
Plicebe
Audrey Mrs. Selby.
The Rosalind of Miss Clara Seyton was a chaste, correct,
and lady-like performance. In the scenes is the forest,
she exhibited an admirably subdued spirit of fun.
The " swashing and the martial outside" was
well put or, yet ever and anon the woman's
fears and woman's tenderness could pot remain
hidden in the heart, but would, spite of every effort,
make themselves manifest. This is undoubtedly the
true idea of the part, and very tastefully was it deve-
loped by Miss Seyton. Her declamation was beautiful,
and she gave the cuckoo song with an archness and a
coquetry, that won for her an unanimous encore. She
was called for at the conclusion, and the enthusiastic
applause of a crowded house, and showers of bouquets
rewarded her exertions. She was excellently
sunported by Miss Huddart as Celia. This
yourg lady is a very promising actress. Mr.
T. H. Lacy entirely mistakes the part of Jaques,
and makes him " the wild Boar of Ardennes, the fierce
brigand," instead of the contemplative philosopher.
There is " stuff" about Mr. Lacy out of which to make
a good actor, but he must not only learn, but " unlearn,"
much before he can become so—more especially must he
unlearn his tendency towards what old Richard-on used
to admire as " buuld speaking." Emery, as Touchstone.
was quaint, dry, and hutnourous ; and Mrs. Selby
dressed and acted Audrey admirably. The scenery was
good, and the piece was well put on the stage. The
National Anthem was sung at the conclusion of the
play ; and the farce of Ask no Questions concluded the
evening's amusements. The house was exceedingly well
attended at the beginning of the evening, and before the
conclusion of the play it was crowded.

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THE LORD MAYOR'S GRAND EN-
TERTAINMENT TO IBRAHIM PACIIA.
On Saturday the Lord Mayor gave a splendid enter-
tainment to his Highness Ibrahim Pacha at the Man-
sion-how e. There were present upwards of 140 of the
principal commercial men of the city of London, who
were invited by the hospitable chief magistrate to meet
his illustrious guest. The Premier of England with
much gratification accepted an invitation from his Lord-
ship to meet the Prince. At twenty minutes past seven
o'clock his llighness's name was announced at the en-
trance gates of the Mansion .house, and the Lord Mayor,
attended by the sword-bearer, mace-bearer, and ocher
officers of the household, proceeded from the drawing-
room to the great door of the hall, and received the
Prince with the necessary form. Soon afterwards the
company moved from the drawing room to the Egyptian
Hall, in which Messrs. Ring and Brymer had prepared
a sumptuous dinner. The band of the Coldstream Guards
attended in the hall, and played with uncommon spirit.
The following is a list of the company :
His Highness Ibrahim Pacha, Lord John Russell, M.
Nubsr, interpreter to his Highness ; his Excellency Sarni
Pacha, Edib Effendi, M. Zorab, Right Hon. Sir T. Fre-
mantle. Right Hon. E. Stanley, M.P.,Sir J. W. Lubbock,
Bart., Sir J. H. Pelley, Bart., Sir G. Larpent, Bad., Sir
E. Buxton, Bad., Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., M. Bon-
fort, secretary to the Pacha ; Major Dickson, J. Mester-
man, Esq., M.P., T. Baring, Esq., M.P., H. Broadwood,
Esq., M.P., J. A. Smith, Esq., M.P., C. B. Baldwin,
Esq., as.P., C. Russell, Esq., M.P., B. Hawes, Esq.,
M.P., G. Hudson, Esq., M.P., Captain S. H. Dillon,
R.N., Captain Lockie, the Governor and Deputy Gover-
nor of the Bank cf England, Baron De Rothschild, Baron
Charles De Rothschild, Baron M. N. De Rothschild,
Jones Loyd, Esq., Abel Smith, Esq., Charles Barclay,
Esq., G. H. Foster, Esq.. T. Poynder, Esq., G. Rouge-
mont, Esq., S. C. Whitbread, Esq., J. Cattley, Esq.,
J. Hankey, Esq., Ed ward Herman, Esq., David
Salomons, Esq. ('ate Sheriff), Rowland Hill, Esq.,
Majoribanks, Esq.. &runy Dobree, Esq., T. S.
Coals, Esq., 0. Hanbury, Esq., Robert Hanbury, Esq., A.
Farquhar, Esq., J. S. Brickwood, Esq., J. L. Lemme,
Esq., Andrew Caldicot, Esq., W. Shadbolt, Esq., A. L.
Gower, Esq., Frederick Huth, Esq., F. Lloyd, E: q.,
George Palmer, Esq, W. Lyall, Esq., Thomas Chap-
man. Esq., Pedro de Zulueta, Esq., M. Zulueta, Esq.,
Alderman Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter, Baronet,
Alderman Thompson, M.P., Alderman Humphrey, M.P.,
Alderman Farebrother, Alderman Sir James Carroll,
Alderman Sir James Duke, M.P., Alderman Musgrove,
Alderman Hooper, Alderman Farncomb, Alderman
Hunter, Alderman Challis, Alderman Hughes Hughes,
, Mr. Sheriff Laurie,
yo,eolßneeentley, W. Johnson
t ; Messrs. R. 11.
;the Rev. C. Farebrother
Messrs. R. L. Jones,
the Lord Mayor) ; W.
B.ri Alderman
(brotherg eNvon.,
R of
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Kennard,ptidhhne, e
Price,
del3 r2msghage
Mayor)ar 1 Mffe);
the first toast of the
Evans, J. L. sayer, Charles France, Thomas France,
W. Hitchins, Edward Guldamid, A. Howard, Jolla
Wood, Deputy Brown, W. Gladstone, &c., &c.
(Icvh.aptainngtroisitiheoLnorad
evening, that of " Her 91a•est the Queen Victoria,"
said its reception, by the company rising, and with the
honours, would be the only instance in which he should
The LORD MAYOR,
ask for a similar compliment to be paid to any other
toast on his list, with one exception. I now, my Lords
and Gefitlemen, therefore, beg leave to propose, with all
the honours, " Our most amiable and excellent Queen
Vietoria."
The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm.
The toast of "The Royal Family" having been drunk.
His LORDSHIP then rose and said, that the opportu-
nity afforded him this day of receiving so distinguished a
guest as his Highness Ibrahim Pacha, had contributed
to him the highest pleasure and gratification that had
occurred to him since he had the honour of presiding at
the Mansion• house of the city of London. He was con-
fident that the result of his highness's visit to this coun-
try would be conducive not only to the commercial in-
terests of the nation over which the illustrious Prince
must one day-rule, but also to the prosperity and welfare
of Great Britain. With these sentiments, he begged to
propose " l'he health of his Highness Ibrahim Pacha."
The toast was drunk amidst loud acclamations.
IBRAHIM PACIIA. rose and Communicated with great
earnestness for some time with his interpreter, who, in
French, addressed the Lord Mayor and company to the
following effect:—He said, that by the command of his
Excellency, he had to attempt to convey to the company
his Excellency's desire to express that, although he had
been generally received by all classes in this great coun-
try with the most marked feeling, he had not ex-
perienced a reception more agreeable to him than that
which had been afforded to him on this occasion by the
Lord Mayor, the magistrateS► and the chief merchants
of this vest metropolitan city; and that his Excellency

should, upon leaving England, carry with him the recol-
lections of all the kindness he had received, but more
particularly for the attention paid to him by the first
city in the world.—(Hear, hear.)
The-LORD MAYOR again rose, and said that, after the
manner in which the company had -received the name
of his distinguished guest, he must call upon them to do
honour and give proof of the regard they had for his
illustrious father, Mehemet Ali. • That illustrious
sovereign had gained- the confidence and esteem of the
.British- nation, not merely for the- march te had made in
the cause of-civilisation, but for the facilities which he
had afforded the commerce of this country to communi-
cate More rapidly with our possessions in the East. He
called upon the company to evince that confidence and
esteem by joining him in drinking the health of his
Highness Mehemet Ali.--(Great cheering.)
The•PACHA replied by expressing his desire to state
that the manner in which the name of his father had
been introduced had caused him the deepest sensations
of gratitude, and to assure the compapy that his father
was most anxious to continue those relations of amity
which were so essential to the mutual interests of both
countries. (Cheers.)
The, LORD MAYOR, in proposing " The health of
Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Ministers," said
that, as he had very recently bad the honour of receiving
the Noble Lord's predecessors as guests in that hail, he
hoped, before be quitted the civic chair, to have the ho-
nour of receiving and entertaining the Noble Lord and
his colleagues. As chief magistrate lie was bound to
keep aloof from politics, and to receive with a hearty
welcome those whom it might please the monarch to call
to her councils. (Loud cheers.) •

Lord J. RUSSELL rose and was received with great
applause. He said that he rose to return thanks, in the
name of his colleagues and himself, for the great honour
which had just been conferred upon thew. Having so
lately accepted office from his gracious Sovereign, he
could only say that it would be their endeavour to pre-
serve the institutions, to maintain the honour, and to give
free scope to the energies of this great country.—(Loud
cheers.) The task so imposed upon them they should
endeavour to the letter to perform, but all they could
at present ask from their fellow-countrymen was not to
trust them with their confidence, but to confide
to them some degree of patience until they should
have a fitting opportunity of developing the plans by
which they sought to achieve the objects which he had
stated.---(Cheers.) The Noble Lord proceeded to ob-
serve upon the presence of the illustrious guest of the
Lord Mayor, and to express his conviction that what
Ibrahim Pacha had beheld upon the banks of the
Thames would not be without producing beneficial re-
sults on the banks of the Nile.—(Cheers.) The Noble
Lord concluded by proposing " The health of the Lord
Mayor."

Several toasts adapted to the occasion were then
drunk, and the highest degree of hilarity prevailed.
Mr. Harker, the toast-master, performed his duties in a
very effective manner.