The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

GRAND BANQUET AT THE _MANSION HOUSE
TO:GEgERAL WILLIAMS, OF KA2S.

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The 'i‘ tiero 6e, Kars "' was last night the honoured
guest of the Lord Mayor at a grand ' banquet given at
the'Mansionlihuse, at which were also preeert several
of the most distinguished officers, naval anclmilitary,
who had taken part in the late war. The lospitable
doors of the Manikin House have seldom hem thrown,
open for the reception of a more brilliant company than
that whiali assembled in the Egyptian Hall co this in-
teresting occasion ; for besides the principal guest, whose
gallant deeds and those of his brave companiom in arms
—Lake, Tonsilale. Churchill, Sandwith, and 'lhorupson
—are now familiar to every Englishman, we noticed his
Royal Highness' the bake of Cambridge (attanded by
Col. Tyrwhitt, Equerry in Waiting), Gen, Lordßekeby,
General Sir John Fox Burgoyne,Viscount Gough, Vice.
Admiral Sir George` Seymour, Admiral Sir W, Carroll,
Vice Admiral Sir C. Napier, M.P., Lieut. General Sir
Richard England, Major General the Hon. Sir Edward
Cast, Major General Sir H. J. Bentinck, Lieut. General
Sir Colin Campbell, Major General the Hon. C. Yorke
Scarlett, Majoi• General Sir Harry Jones, Major General
Sir Richard James Da.cres, Col. Lake, Col. Teesdale
Dr. Sandwith, Mr. Ca-urchin.
Viscount Harding° and Sir R. Airey were prpvented
by indisposition from being present.
Grace having been sung, and the loving on? passed
round the tables, •
The LORD Mavon-rose and gave "The Health of her
Most Gracious Majasty the Queen," and the toast was
drum( with three tqnes three, and mrzfrippYlise.
The LoRD-14.4.-rOli then prop,igar The. Health of-
Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Cambridge, and the other Members of the Royal
(Loud cheers )
The Duke of Cambridge returned thanks, and said he
felt highly *titled in being present on that occasion,
for he was one of those who were ever happy to do hon-
our to any gallant comrades who had distinguished them-
selves in the service of their country, (Hear, hear.) Of
course it was not for him to refer at any length to the
services of his gallant friend General Williams, inas-
much as his gallant friend was the especial guest of the
Lord Mayor. He shohld be excused for saying, how-
ever:, that there was inO one more than himself rejoiced
at the distinction which his gallant friend had acquired,
or was more delighted at seeing the services he had ren-
dered so fully appreciated and honourably rewarded.,
(Load cheers.) In making that observation he was sure
tie spoke not only on his own part, but on the part of
all his gallant comrades in the army, so many of whom
he was happy to see in that ;
room. There were men to
shorn fori•une gave great oppprtunities, and who had the
'alent and genius to seize those opportunities, for making
,hernselves a reputation, alike honourable to themselves
and their country. Such a man was General Williams,
and so far from regarding him with feelings of envy or
jealousy, he was satisfied that the army were proud and
delighted to do him honour. (Loud cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then gars "The Army and Navy,"
coupling with the former service the name of Lord
Gough, the hero of Chillianwallah, and with the latter
that of Vice-Admiral S:r George Seymour.
The toast was drunk with much applause, and
Lord GOUGE and Admiral SEYMOUR returned thanks.
The LORD AfAYOR then called for a bumper toast to
die health of his honoured guest, Sir William Fenwick
Williams, the hero of Kar', whose struggles to maintain
the reputation of his country, and whose high qualities
of loyalty, constancy, fortitu.le, and patient endurance.

in a distant country, amongst strangers, in the face of a
numerous and well-trained enemy, and the most difficult
and adverse circumstances, it was scarcely possible to
equal, and certainly not to surpatH. (Enthusiastic
cheering.) It was his pleasure to have as his guests
r.hose brave companions of General William., Colonel
Lake, Colonel Tees•!ale, Mr. Churchill, aod Dr. Sand-
with ; and in asking the company to drink to the health
of General Willialts, he was sure they would not forget
the names of those gallant men. (Cheers.)
The toast was drunk with three Mimi three, and loud
and protracted plaudits.

General NVILLIAIts (who on rising was greeted with
loud and prolonged cheers) said : In returning thanks
for the honour you have done me, you will pardon me if
I fail to do so in a suitable manner—(hear, hear)—for
coupled with the kind expressions of your lordship in
oroposing the toast, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge has used words which shall never forget—
words which conveyed not only the opinion of himself,
but of that of many most distinguished generals whom I
have now the honour of seeing at your I,,rdship's hospit-
able board. (Hear, hear). And this is an honour so
far above my merits, and so far beyond the brightest
and most flattering of my hopes, that .1 assure you I am
utterly at a loss to express in adequate terms toe sense I
entertain of th-at honour. (Cheers.) llieljuniiitary ca;
reer commenced by n.y being stationsitaLgiiirahar.
From Gibraltar I visited amongst other places Xarifa ;
but when I read the inotto—

‘• Hurrah for brave Geugh"
inscribed on the stones and bricks which fill up the
breach made in the fortifications there by the French, I
tittle dreamt that I should live to see the day when I
should stand in his presence and hear my name pro-
pesed in a toast from your lordship's chair to so ilium-
•rione an assembly a; I new sea around me, and that
brave general amongst them. (Loud cheers.) Your
lordship hat associated with my name on this occasion
the names of those gallant officers who were my corn-
oanions in the war in Asia,—Lake, Teesdale, Churchill,
and my friend Dr. Sandwich—(cheers)—and I assure
you that nothing can exceed the gratification I feel at
your having done so. (Hear, hear.) But let me here,
fur the filet time since I have been in England, mention
as worthy of all admiration, the names of those two
very gallant Hungarians General Kmety and
General ICohlrear. (Loud and prolonged cheers.)
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and
many other officers now present have witnessed the
gracious, the condescending, and the gratifying man-
ner in which her Majesty the Queen has been pleased
to receive me, not only on one, biet on several occa-
eions, and this is a distinction which next to the honour
which a military man must prize above all others, I
most highly value. (Cheers.) Let me here say a word
ee two respecting those brave Turks who in the siege of
Kars stood with us, worked with us, watched with us,
and fought with us, and who constituted the army
which I had the honour to command. My lord, I be-
lieve there is no better stuff or material to be found in
the world for making an army than that which we
found in Turkey. The army of Kurt were penniless—
that is to say they had net been paid for three years ;
and you can easily conceive for yourselves] what would
be the condition of any body of troops placed in such
circumstances. But those gallant men, penniless as they
were, arid starved and naked as they were, stood in the
breach seven mortal hours, and kept the finest army ha
the service of Russia completely at bay ; and it was not
until two months afterwards that, still starving and still
naked, they surrendered, and then marched out with all
the honours of war. (Prolonged cheering.) My 1
I feel that I could not sit down with a clear conscience
unless I made mention of their enduring courage and
their noble conduct, (Cneers ) They belong to a nation
for which we have fought, bled, and spent much trea-
sure ; and I have no doubt you will concur with ma in
the opinion that with such excellent qualities as I have
described, if we have only the patience to put them in
the right way, this people will not fait to show them-
selves worthy of the interest we have taken in them, and
the efforts we have put forth to support the integrity
and independence of the Turkish empire. (Hear,
hear.) The Lord Mayor has alluded to my having been
this day elected to a seat in the House of Commons.
When addressing my constituents I referred to the
a e llant army .which has jut returned covered with
-glory .to our shores, and I asked them if they
thought I should be doing nay duty as their member
by advocating the cootinned efficiency of that army,
and and they one and all declared that I should.
(Cheers.) I now appear in another character, that
of burgess of this vast and wealthy city, and the ap-
peal I addressed to my constituents at Caine I am sure I
may repeat to my brother burgesses here with the cer-
tainty of receiving the same response, and that they will
unhesitatingly approve of my determination to do the
utmost in my power to maintain our army in its present
excellent state of discipline and efficiency. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR next proposed "Her Majesty's
Ministers, and the health of Lord Panmure." (Caeers.)
Lord PANMURR returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR then asked the company to pay a
tribute of respect and admiration to the gallant army
which had just returned from the East, by drinking
"The health of the Officers present who had served with
that Army in the Crimea," enumerating his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Rokeby, Gen.
Burgoyne, Gen. Sir R. England, Sir Colin Campbell,
Sir G. Scarlett, and Sir R. Dacres. (Loud cheers.)
General Sir J. BM:MOYNE briefly acknowledged the
compliment.
The Duke of ARGYLL gave "The health of the Lord
Mayor."
His LORDSHIP returned thanks : and concluded by
proposing, as the next toast, " The House of Lorde,
and the health of the Duke of Newcastle," and "The
House of Commons, and the health of Sir James
Graham." (Cheers.)
The Duke of NEWCASTLE and Sir J. GRAHAM re-
spectfully returned thanks.
The LORD MAYOR proposed "The Members for the
City of London, and the health of Lord John Russell."
(Cheers.)
Lord J. RUSSELL responded to the toast.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE then gave "The health of
the Lady Mayoress," which having been acknowledged
by the Lord Mayor,
The company immediately afterwards separated.

EVACUATION OF KEF.TCS.—A private letter received
by a mercantile Louse in the city from Captain Thomp-
son, of the steam ship Pacific, which arrived at Malta
,in the 29th ult., with 700 men of 71st Higlihaders from
Ketteh, gives an interesting account of the delivery of
that town by the English to the Russians The latter
troops.marched in on the 224, relieved the English sen-
ories, and most cordially fraternised with ttera, went
through the ceremony of crissing colours, shook hands,
and evinced a hearty goodwill towards their late enemies
with some generous expression of feeling accompanied
with Crimean champagne. The Russian band accom-
panied the English troops to the point of embarkation,