The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-08 00:00:00

sultat les Ministreg de Sa Majestera Reine, dontlijklir's
efforts patriotiques ont . e aussi effieaces dans la pa •
surto de la guerre qu' éclair et habiles pour le taita:lt,,-;".W 7.4,,v-77N
cement de la paix. (Cheers.) Cette paix R":
but de la guerre, et satistait aux eceux do ed l'Erept.4>c,
toucan. Ella Cerra d'autant plus durable, (pi 'el e
honorable pour tout le monde par cele meine ql/4f9.441itt
conforme an Droit et it la justice ; en effet, it n. -
de si compatible avec l'honneur que l'hommage
la justice et au Droit. (Hear.) Les populationlial
l'Orient ont accueil:i !a paix avec la memo joie VS
l'Europe entire, nonvaieues qu'elles swat quo d6sorma
it sera permis leur Souverain Bien aims de r‘aliser lee
r4forines qu'il a pris l'initiative d'ivaugurer (Ma sent
avdnement au tr,'me, et dont l'application avait cite par-
fois entrav6e par des difficult ees venant pour la plupart
du dehors, et independantes de sa velem e. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the next toast, Sa d
—lt affords me great pleasure to submit to your accep •
anoe the toast of "Toe Health of the British Plenipo-
tentiaries at the late Congress at Paris." The noble call
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs—(cheers)—
has had the good fortune to affix Lis signature to a
treatry which may be justly regarded as one of the most
famous in the history of the world. What that noble
earl has effected in regard to this treaty will cause hie
name to be long remembered with gratitude by the peo-
ple of this country, and to occupy a place in the history
of his country by the side of the noblest deeds performed
by his ancestors. (C .)
The Earl of CLARENDON, who, on rising, was received
with prolongel cheering, said the approbation of his
fellow-countrymen Aces the highest reward that could be
looked for by no ver o, like himself, had been engaged in
the public service. the late war has been called a war
of statesmen, because it was a war of principle, not a war
of c,nquest or ambition. It might also be called a war
o" the people. (Hear.) The exertions of the people entitle
it to that c a ne. As the noble lord at the head of the
Government has observed, those circumstances inciden-
tal to war which occurred in connection with the alliance
between thi: country and France served the better to
strengthen that union between them, and to exhibit the
unswerving fidelity of our great ally. Russia has ac-
cepted the conditions of Eneland and France, and the
present Emperor of Russia has expressed his intention
to adopt measures well calculated to develops the re•
sources of Lis empire by a policy of peace. (Hear.) We
have reasm to conclude that we have brought the war to
a successful termination, and that we have eLt n.ed into
an honourable and:acting peace. (Cheers.) The noble
ea-I concluded by proposing "The health of the Lord
Mayor."
The L min MAYOR briefly returned thanks for the
honour which h ei been done him as well in proposing his
health as in the fla..tering manner iu which it had been
received by the company, and propcse I "The health of
the House of Lords," associating with the toast the
name of the Lord Chancellor.

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The LORD CHANCELLOR, in acknowledging the toast
on behalf of the Howe of Lords, said that it afforded
biro great pleasure to find that the opinion entertained
by that house c oncided with the views expressed by
more than one speaker as to the nature of the peace just
concludel. The House of Lords had testified their ap-
proval of the treaty just con7luded by unanimously
agreeing to an address to her Majesty, expressive of
their joy a.id satisfaciion on the occasion. The f-ud of
man had now happily passed awAv, and turning flora
the recollections of the past to brighter anticipa,tiong of
the future, he trusted that the illustrious body wI ona he
had then the h ;nour to repr_•sent would not be wanting
in unremitting exertions in endeavouring t) realise the
prospects so ably indicated by the representative of •hi
gr •.at natiso with which we were now in such cordial
alliance. (Cheers.) He trust :d that, forgett,i g her. -
after those false principl s wife) had actuated i ations
as well as individual,, that the p7oßlerity of our neigh-
bours in commercial relations tended to our &stags—
they might believe that the gr 'au st advant ice was to
be derived from the perfect frefdom of commercial inter-
course between the various nations of the earth. He
trusted that it won d be t ie constant endeavour of PAr-

liatnent t, devote its best ener.iies to the development
of true commercial princip'e in order to give effeet to
a more enlightened policy, aid thereby to benefit all
classes of mankind. (Chef ra.)
Tue Loan MAYOR next pr,posed "The health of the
House of Commons," associaliAg with the last the name
of Sir George Grey.
Sir GEORGE GREY, in reply to the toast, said—On the
part of the House of C mullions, as well a, for myself, I
beg to return you our thanks for the honour you have
done us. I shall always esteem it the highest honour to
have my name ast ch;iated with such a toast ; for it was
of the highest distinction. Under a constitutional Go-
vernment the House of Commons insures the expression
of the opinions of the country, and I entirely cnecur in
the opinion which has been expressed, that never have the
opinions of the pe, plc of this country been inure ably or
more justly represented than in the part which the House
of C,mtnons has taken in affording their support to the
Ministers of the. Crown in the prosecution of the war.
Tee unanimity with which they have agreed in the ex•
pression of the opinion that the war has been brought to
a termination in a manner honourable to the Crown, as
having accomplished the objects of the war, refhcts the
highest credit on their patriotism. I trust that as the
war was undertaken for no selfish ends, the blessings of
peace will not be enjoyed by one country to the hurt of
another, but that it will cement and consolidate the al-
liance which this country has entered into, from which
during the war this country derived the greatest benefit,
and which will now, I trust, give an impulse to the wel-
fare, happiness, and prosperity of mankind. (Cheers.)
The next toast given was that of "The Clergy." which
was responded to by the Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's.
The LORD MAYOR afterwards gave the health of the
Judges, for which learned body Lord Chief-Justice
Campbell briefly returned thanks.
Lot d PALMERSTON said—l have received permission to
propose to you a toast which I am sure you will drink
with the greatest pleasure. We have, gentlemen, been
talking of the war, and we have been talking of diplo-
macy, two sources of influence which exert a powerful
sway on the destinies of the country. But there is a
third source of influence no less powerful. than these ;
that source of influence which proceeds from the fair
sex. (Laughter.) It is to be borne in mind that men
often make war fur the defence of the fair sex, and it TM
said, with what truth I do not presume to avow, that
they often diplotnatise for the purpose of gaining their
favour. Let us then do honour to the ladies, and lam
sure, gentlemen, you will feel that there is no more ap-
propriate mode of rendering hotline to the ladies than
by drinking the health of the Lady Mayoress, who, with
so much grace and dignity, has presided over the fes-
tivities of the evening. I beg to propose "The Health
of the Lady Mayoress."

The LORD MAYOR returned thanks on behalf of the
Lady 'Mayoress, after which the company separated.
The dinner was provided by Messrs. Staples.