The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-10 00:00:00

BANQUET TO HER' MAJESTY'S
MINISTERS.
Last night the Lord Mayor received her Majesty's Minis;
tors, and a number of ' ladies and gentlemen invited to meet
them, at dinner at the Mansion-house, where arrangements
for the Occasion bad been made, such as to ie'dicate the
chief magistrate's high consideration for so distinguished a
party.
Tee company included Lord and Lady John Russell, the
lion. Miss Elizabeth Lister, the Countess of Mintri, Sir Geo.
and Lady Grey, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricardei
the Marquis of Breadalbane, Viscount and Viscountess Pal;
merston, the Earl and Countess of Mulgrave, the-Marquis of
Abercorn, Viscount and Viscountess Melgund, the Earl and
Countess of Effingham, Lord Broughton and Miss Hob-
house, .Lord Overstonc, 'the American Minister and Mrs.
Lawrence, M. de- Marescalchi (French Charge d'Affaires),
the Eight Hon. Fox Mauls, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Lady
lieslop and Miss Elliott, Admiral Berkeley and Lady Char-
lotte Berkeley, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Sir. Yolin Hers-
chel!. Lady Gifford, Count R. Reventlew, the Right Hon.
Sir William Somerville, M.P., the Attorney-General, the
Solicitor-General. Lord and Lady Alfred Paget, Lord Geo.
Lennox, the Hon. J. E. Elliot and Mrs. Elliot, the Right
Honourable W. G. Hayter and Mrs. Hayter, Mr. Cornewall
Lewis and Lady Theresa Lewis, Sir Thomas and Lady Fre=
mantle, Sir Edward and Lady Buxton, Sir William and Lady
Molesworth, the Right Hon. Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. and Miss
Fitzpatrick, Sir De Lacy and Lady Evans, Sir W. Gibson and
Lady Craig, Major-General Sir William Morison, Drlr end
Mrs. Raikes Currie, the Hon, Charles Pelham Villiers, Sir
Benjamin and Lady Hall, the Attorney-General for Ireland,
Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore Sir' John Guest, Mr. and
Mrs. Townley, the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Vivian, Sir H. Verney,
Bart.,,Mr. and Mrs. Chaplin, Lady Macnaghten, Mr. and Mrs.:
Benjamin Hawes, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Sir F. Colebrooke, Sir
J. Hanmer, Sir J. Duke, and Mrs. Hill, Sir R. Price, Bart.,
M.P., Sir ames and Lady Eyre, Mr. Bellew, M.P., Mt. Mas-
terman, M.P the Right lion. Tennyson D'Eynccurt, Mr. W.
Cubitt, Mr. Alderman Hudson (Dublin), Sir Peter Laurie,
Mr. Alderman and_Misa...FarebrotheraMr. Alderman Cope-,
land, Mr. Alderman Wilson, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Hum-
phery, Mr. Alderman and, Mrs: Hooper, Mr. Alderman
Farncomb, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Hunter and Mrs.
Hunter, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Challis, Mr. Alderman and
Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Alderman Moon, Mr. Alderman and Mrs.
&demons, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Mr. Alderman'
and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Carden and
Mrs. Carden, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Wire, Mr. Alderman'
and Mrs. Carter, Mr. Sheriff and Mrs. Hodgkinson, Mrs
Commissioner Mayne, Mr. Commissioner Harvey, Mr. W.
Marshall, M.P., Mr. E. K. Tenison, Mr. Parker, M.P.,
Mr. R. W. Grey, M.P., Mr. S. M. Pete, M.P., Mr. Rich,
M.P., Mr. Bernal Osborne, M.P., Mr. William Brown, M.P.,
Mr. James Kershaw, M.P., Mr. Robert Haubury, Mr. Peter
Borthwick, and a number of gentlemen connected with the
Corporation of the City.
The banquet, which was provided under the superintend-
ence of Messrs. Ring and Brymer, was served in the Egyptian
Hall. Covers were laid for above 200. There was a splendid
display of plate, among which was the celebrated cup and
cover presented to the Clothworkers' Company, in the reign
of Charles 11., by Sir Samuel Pepys, then master, and of which
company the Lord Mayor is a member.
Grace was said by the Rev. Dr. Vivian, the Lord Mayer's
chaplain.
The band of the Coldstream Guards, which was stationed.
in the gallery, played various marches during dinner, and
performed the thanksgiving afterwards. The vocal depart-
ment was under the direction of Mr. Lockey. •
The loving cup was sent round; Mr. Harker, the toast-
master, proclaiming " the hearty welcome."
The LORD MAYOR, in giving the first toast, claimed for
the citizens of London that they were always conspicuous for
their unfeigned loyalty to the Crown and attachment to the
throne and person of the Sovereign—(Cheers)--and sub
mitted that the times cal'ed for a demonstration of that
loyalty.—(Renewed cheers.) His Lordship gave " Her
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen ; long may she live, to
reign over a happy, a free, and united people."
The toast was enthmiestically applauded; and, when it
had been duly honoured, the National Anthem was sung.
The LORD MAYOR then gave the second toast, prefacing
it with the observation that Prince Albert, the beloved con-
sort of our Queen, had always manifested a desire to advance
the best interests of the people of this country.—(Cheers.)
In the arduous duty he had undertaken with reference to the
approaching Exhibition he m ght depend on the cordial co-
operation and support of the people.—( Hear, hear.) His
desire had been, and doubtless would al ways be, to promote
peace and good will, not only in this country, but through;
out the whole world—( hi ear, hear)—'and he (the Lord
Mayor)—was satisfied that the effort which-was being made
would be crowned with success.;-(Cheers.) He gave " His
Royal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and
the other branches of the Royal Family,"
The toast was very much cheered.
The LORD Mayon next gave the Army and *Navy ;" a
toast which was also well received.
General Sir Da L. Eva:is and Admiral BERKELEY pree
rented nhe acknowledgments of the two services. •
• •
Miss Poole then sang " The Spirit of Good." . t
The LORD MAYOR again rose, and said it could hardly be
necessary for him to state that this was not a political meet-
ing- (Hear, hear)—but it was one of the distinguished pri-
vileges'of the chief magistrate of London to have the honour
ot entertaining her Majesty's Ministers -(1 ear, hear) - and
in availing himself of that privilege he could assure her Ma-
jesty's Government that they were never entertained in that
hall with a more hearty welcome.—(Cheers.) He was one
of those who thought it was the duty of good subjects to
obey to a proper extent "the powers that be," and to co-
operate with them in promoting the public geed—(Hear,
hear a-and he felt that the-country was deeply indebted to
her Majesty's Government at this time.—(Hear, hear.) He
believed they were actuated by the purest motives - (Hear,
hear)—and by the most anxious desire to promote the best
interests of this mighty empire- (Hear, hear)—and he felt
it a great honour to haVe the opportunity of proposing as
a toast, " Her Majesty's Ministers," associating with that
toast the name of the'Nobtrafseird, one of the members for
that great city—LadiaOtessell.—(Much cheering.)
The toast was drunk' y 7-'the company standing, and amidst
much applause, .
Loid J. RUSSELL, on rising, was received with much
cheering, which was several times renewed. When the ap-
plause had subsided he s_poke as follows : -My Lord Mayor,
I rise to return to your Lordship -and to this company our
most grateful thanks for the honour you have done us, as
Ministers, in proposing our healths this day. I beg to assure
you that I feel it is a great relief, as you have justly ob-
served, that we are not here to speak of any political ques-
tions; and I feel, therefore, that I am not at liberty to
enter into any of those political discussions upon which there
may prevail in this company differences of opinion.—
(Cheers.) But, my Lord, you have observed, and it is all I
wish to say on this occasion, that you believe we are sin-
cerely actuated by a desire to promote the welfare of this
country—(Cheers) —and I trust I may be allowed to add
that, as representative of this City likewise, it has been my
wish always to promote the welfare of the community—and
even if, at times, I may have differed from the wishes
of this great orporation, I trust they will still give
me credit for being actuated by a sense of public
duty.—(Loud cheers.) And now 1 might content myself
with having returned thanks for the honour you have
done us, were it not that this day recals to my mind the con-
dition in which we were placed three years ago. NVe can
all recollect, on the evening previous to that 10th of April,
what were the doubts, the misgivings, the fears that there
might be some violation of the public peace—fears, even,
that there might be loss of life on the ensuing day. But,
my Lord Mayor and gentlemen, on the evening of the en-
suing day we found ourselves perfectly safe; and safe, not
I a ill venture to say, on account of the armed force that was
in this metropolis—although the armed force, the email
armed force that was in London would, no doubt, have done
its duty if there had been occasion for it—but because the
people themselves rose—(Cheers)—they rose, not to cause,
but to prevent riot and disturbance; they rose to maintain,
a-'d not to subvert the institutions of the country.—(Loud
cheers.) I trust that on any similar occasion the same
spirit will be evinced ; and that, knowing the benefits we
enjoy under this free Government, we shall be ready
to defend those benefits, and to transmit the institutions
we prize to our posterity.—(Renewed cheers.) We are about
to have in this country large numbers of foreigners assem-
bled to see what, I trust, may prove one of the most inte-
resting sights that the world ever beheld. It has been
rumoured, and your respected Recorder has mentioned that
rumour elsewhere, that advantage would be taken by sonic
of those who will ceme to visit this country to disturb our
internal peace; but I feel confident that that peace will
be preserved, nut only by the strong arm of law and of justice,
but became I feel that any who, on such an cession, Leing
our guests in this City, should attempt to disturb that peace,
would be eJndetnned by the universal voice of mankind as
guilty of the basest violation of the sacred laws of hos-.
pitality.—(Great cheering.) I trust, therefore, that those
who may visit this country, never having had occasion to be
in England before, will see with admiration the extent of
our trade and commerce, that they will see a thriving p ‘pu-
lation, and that they will have reason to be convinced that
there must be something excellent in the laws, something
excellent in the spirit, something excellent id the traditions
of that people which exhibits such a spectacle. In thiS City I
am sure they will meet with a cordial reception, and I have no
doubt they will have reason to be grateful for the splendid
hospitality which is ever exhibited here.- (Cheers) I trust
that when that event is over we may all congratulate our-
selves not only on the exhibition of the productions of art
-and industry, but that so many people of so many different
nations, whether of Europe, or of our bre.hren on the other
side of the Atlantic, meeting in this great metropolis, may
have tended, by the interchange of friendly sentiments, to
place on a still more secure foundation than it now rests
the
world.—(Much cheering.)
The Lome MAYOR, in proposing the next toast said he
had to regret the absence of several of the representatives
had the
of
o
foreign Powers from unavoidable causes'
pleasure of being able to associate with the toast of " The
Foreign Ministers" the name of au esteemedecalled—M;.
. Law-
and excellent
friend, if be would allow himself so to b
rence, the American Minister.
who wasguishedThe toast was extremely well received.
His Excellency the AMERICAN Matirsratt,
wel-
comed with loud cheers, said, I am sure your Lordship ex •
ginrent. inonot haelistign eof
pressed feelings which must be common
' D. in
company when you avowed you!.
• nin
the diplomatic corps present this eN e a. y disappoint-
ment is beyond anything I can express.h
I bad anticipated
I
nticipated
the pleasure of meeting .many of my
colleagues
sdei e a
r,, and others, no
hear.) lam
doubt, from equallyknow
len
some of them are detainedsuinel e sufficient y
e i
here not only as the representative of my own country, but
tive of the wor d.—(Lau hter
g d cheers.
as the representative
b t I
I see not a foreign Munster, u see the able represents,tive of a foreign Minister here. I wish it were otherwise.
—(Hear, hear.) But, my Lord May or, I have great plea-
suremy acknowledgments
in making my , not only on my own
account, but on account o my colleagues, for the great
honour you have done us in affording us an opportunity
of being present this evening at this banquet, given
to her Majesty's Ministers, and giving me occasion to bear
testimony—analinv I am sure I express the sentiments
of the whole diplomatic corps-to the great kindness which
has always been, as far as I know, extended by her Majesty's
Ministers to the whole corps diplonzati que in London.—
(Hear, hear.) You know as well as I that much depends
upon first impressions when a foreigner comes here to repre-
sent his country; and I can assure you that the impressions
made by her Majesty's Ministers, from the First Lord of the
Treasury through the Cabinet, have left none other than the
kindest associations on the part of the diplomatic corps as
, connected with those Ministers—( Hear, hear)—more espe-
cially I should name the Noble Viscount at the bead of