The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL GUARD AT THE

MANSION-HOUSE.

In consequence of a communication from the
Ambassador of the French Republic, the Lord
Mayor made arrangements to receive a large deputa-
tion from the Parisian National Guard at the Man-
sion-house.
The letter addressed to his Lordship stated that a
certain number of the National Guard of Paris,
actuated by a powerful sympathy, as well as by the
feeling occasioned by the cordial hospitality
which they had experienced all through Eng •
land, desired, during their short stay, to present
tkeir respectful acknowledgments to tho chief
magistrate ; and the Ambassador, as representative of
France, joined too zealously with them in the senti-
ment not to embrace the opportunity of drawing closer
the friendly bonds which united the two great nations,
whose good understanding was capable of accomplish-
ing so much for the peace of the rest of the world.
Twelve o'clock was the time appointed for receiving
the deputation, and before that time upwards of three
hundred of them were assembled in the immediate
neighbourhood. The curiosity of a vast number of
people was, as a matter of course, attracted to the
place, at which the welcome visitors arrived in cabs
and omnibuses in a continuous stream from half-past
eleven till a quarter past twelve. By the direction of
the Lord Mayor, several extra officers of the City police
were in attendance, and the National Guard were re-
ceived at the grand entrance by the officers of the
household, who conducted them to the Egyptian Hall.
The Lord Mayor, accompanied by Aldermen Wilson,
Humphery, and Musgrove, and by the Lady
Mayoress, immediately after the visitors, to the
number of between 300 and 400 assembled and placed
themselves in order round the hall, entered, and
amidst loud applause proceeded to the top of the room.
The Commandant then addressed the Lord Mayor.
He stated that many of the members of the Parisian
National Guard had accepted the invitation of the
National Guard to visit them, and it having been
suggested to them that as they were so near London
they could do nothing better than pay a visit to their
excellent English friends in that capital, they had de-
termined to adopt the agreeable advice of their fellow-
countrymen. They felt that they could not visit the
shores of England without paying their respects to the
Lord Mayor of London, especially as they had met
with the kindest reception from all ranks of the people
in every part of this hospitable country. It was the
ardent wish of the National Guard of Paris that the
good understanding and the kind feeling which pre-
vailed between the two countries should meet with no
interruption ; and the members of the body whom he
(the Commandant) represented, would, he assured
the Lord Mayor, ever bear in remembrance the great
cordiality with which they had been received, and
which was calculated to give an additional impulse
to the good feeling which exisied between the two
countries.—(Loud cheers from the whole body.)
The Lord Mayor said—l feel very much gratified,
as chief magistrate of this city, and I am sure that
such is the case with my brother magistrates now
present, at the opportunity of welcoming the members
of the National Guard of Paris here assembled, upon
the occasion of their visit to this country. I hope
and believe that these visits will have the effect of
promoting and increasing good feeling and cordiality
between the two countries, as I am convinced that
much of the peace and tranquillity cf Europe, the re-
storation of which is so much to be desired, will de-
pend upon the continuance of a kind and friendly
feeling subsisting between France and England.—
(Cheering.) lam most happy to see you all, and I
trust that you will, during your temporary sojourn
in London, avail yourselves of the opportunity of see-
ing as many of the public places and works of art as
possible, and that you will retarn home gratified with
the result.—(Great applause.)
The Commandant then expressed an anxious hope
that the Lord Mayor would pay the National
Guard of Paris a visit, and receive from them,
in their own country, their warm acknowledg-
ments of the reception which they had met with in
England.

His Lordship affectionately responded to the invi-
tation, and the members of the National Guard then
retired, and proceeded to visit the Royal Exchange,
and the other public buildings of the City.

HURRY AND HASTE.--« Never do anything in a
hurry," is the advice given to attornies and solicitors by
Mr. Warren. "No one in a hurry can possibly have
his wits about him; and, remember, that in the law there
is ever an opponent watching to find you off your guard.
You may occasionally be iu haste, but you need never be
in a hurry ; take care—resolve—never to be so. Re-
member always that others' interests are occupying your
attention, and sulfa by your inadvertenee,—by that
negligence which generally occasions hurry. A man of
first-rate business talents, one who always looks so calm
and tranquil that it makes oneself feel cool, on a hot
summer's day, to look at him, once told me that he had
never been in a hurry but once: and that was for an
entire fortnight, at the commencement of his career: it
nearly killed him; he spoiled everything he touched; he
was always breathless, and harassed, and miserable; but
it did him good for life ; he resolved never again to be
in a hurry; and never was, no not once that he could
remember, during twenty-five years' practice! Observe
—I speak of being hurried and flustered; not of being
in haste—for that is often inevitable: but then is always
seen the superiority and inferiority of different men.
Yuu may indeed almost define hurry as—the condition
to which an inferior man is reduced. by haste. I one
day observed, in a Committee of the House of Commons,
sitting on a Railway Bill, the chief secretary of the com-
pany, during several hours, while great interests were in
jeopardy, preserve a truly admirable coolness, tran-
quillity, and temper, conferring on him immense ad-
vantages. His suggestions to counsel were masterly,
and exquisitely well-timed: and by the close of the day
he had triumphed. How is it that one never sees you
in a hurry?' said I, as we were pacing the long corridor,
on our way from the committee-room. • Because it's so
expensive,' he replied, with a significant smile. I shall
never forget that observation; and don't you!"— Warren
on Altornies and Solicitors.
Tux PUBLIC HEALTH Ix GLASCIOYI.—Wre are glad
to learn that the public health of the city still remains in
a most satisfactory state, and that scarlatina, which pre-
vailed amongst the younger members of the community,
is abating. As to adults, we may select the case of the
police force—a class of men who are subjected. to ex-
posure and hard work every hour of the night and day;
and ir.e learn that their general health has not been in
a better state for twenty years. Including the lighting
andother departments, there are about 600 men employed
in this force, and one day last week there was not a single
case of sickness amongst them. Long may the city be
thus lightly dealt with! To bo prepared for any visita-
tion, however, the cleansing and purifying processes are
going on with renewed zeal; and we are glad to learn
that the efforts of the police are well seconded by the
city proprietors. In the central parts of the town there
is scarcely a close in which workmen are not employed,
at the expense of the owners of tenements, in making
repairs with a view to promote the comfort, and health
of the occupants. During Saturday night last, from six
till near twelve, a large body of scavengers was employed
in removing the debris which is collected is those streets
principally visited by basket fish-dealers and others. In
ordinary circumstances this rubbish would be allowed to
accumulate, and lie over Sunday till Monday morning.
—Glasgow Herald.
LATH STRIWNSIIRIES.—A basket of large ripe
strawberries, of Kean's seedling variety, was exposed in
Messrs. Maclean and Son's fruit warehouse, on Saturday.
The fruit was produced in the open air, a few miles
south of Edinburgh, anti was as good a specimen of
strawberries as any grown in the height of the summer
season.—,Edinburgh Advertiser.