The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-23 00:00:00

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8,000 non-commissioned officers and privates, 50'petty
officers, sailors, and marines; 50 enrolled pensioners, 20
Peninsular and Indian veterans, 60 constabulary, 25
coast guard, 5 metropolitan
,police, 1 Land Transport
Service.
The troops will take their places at the tables at a
quarter to one o'clock p.m. Whilst the men are taking
their places the bands stationed in the gallery will strike
up " The Roast Beef of Old England."
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor will preside, and the
members of the committee wilt act as vice-presidents, one
of whom will preside at each of the tables, 32 in number.
At one o'clock his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant will
enter, preceded by the honorary secretaries. The bands
will at this moment strike up "God save the Queen,"
Six trumpeters to be stationed behind the chair.
The Lard Mayor and company having taken their
seats, a flourish of trumpets will proclaim silence. The
Lord Mayor will say grace. The bands will play appro-
priate music during the banquet. After dinner the trum-
pets will again proclaim silence. The Lord Mayor will
say grace after meat.
A flourish of trumpets will precede each toast, and
the viocepresident at 'soh table will repeat the toast given
from the chair.
The Lord Mayor will propose the first toast, "Her
Majesty the Queen." Band—" God save the Queen."
The Lord Mayor will propose the second toast, " His
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and Prosperity to Ire-
land. Band—" St. Patrick's Day."
His Excellency will return thanks.
The Lord Mayor will propose the third toast, "Prince
Albert, the Prince of Wale'a, and the rest of the Royal
Family." Band—" Prince Albert's March."
General Lord Viscount Gough will propose the fourth
toast, " the Emperor of the French and our Brave
Allies." Band—"Partant pour la Syrie."
The French Consul will return thanks.
Isaac'Butt, Esq., M.P., twill propose the fifth toast,
" The Heroes of the Crimea." Band—" See the Con-
quering Hero comes."
A non-commissioned officer of the artillery, cavalry,
and infantry, a petty officer of the navy, and a non-
commissioned officer of the marines, will respectively
return thanks.
General Lord Seaton will propose the sixth toast,
"The Lord Mayor." Band—" The Sprig of Shillelagh."
The Lord Mayor will return thanks,
Lord Talbot de Malabide will propose the 7ch toast,
" The Memory of the Fallen." (In silence.)
C. O'Dwyer, Esq., will propose the Bth toast, " The
distinguished ladies who nobly ministered to the sick
and wounded in the Crimea." Band—" The Coolin."
His Excellency will propose the 9th toast, "The Com-
mittee." Band—" A bumper at parting."
Patrick O'Brien, Ezq , M.P., will return thanks.
At the table at which the Lord Mayor will preside
will be his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, the Lord
Chancellor, the commander of the forces, the admirals in
command of the naval stations in Ireland, such peers as
are members of the committee, the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, the Under Secretary for Ireland, the French
consul, &c. A table will be provided for the officers in
charge of the troops, about 120 in number. A. table will
be also provided for about 60 gentlemen of the press.
The gallery will accommodate about 1,200. The total
number present in the banquetting hall will be about
5,000.

The following description of the building in which
the banquet is to take place is from a contempo-
rary :

7 The great ball measures 256 feet long by 160 feet
broad, divided into four bays or isles by three long rows
of columns, supporting a handsome cast-iron roof, from
the central elevations within each bay of which the light
is admitted. This roof is decorated in white and blue,
with yellow tie rods, imparting a light and airy effect to
the entire upper portion of the building. The blue of the
roof is again carried down the pil►ars, upon which are
arranged in clusters or groups—First, the union jack,
then a group of military lances ; then the Turkish flag,
next a group of guns ; then Sardinian banners, again a
group of swords, after which several French flags, and so
on, through the entire range of columns in the building.
"The upper end of the hall is surrounded by an elegant
gallery, affording ample accommodation to close on 2,000
spectators, and so constructed as to make the uppermost
seat, if any, the one most desirable, from the brilliant
coup d'eil which it will present.
" In front of this gallery is placed the principal table
upon an elevated platform, from which all within the
building can be seen, as well as if from the most elevated
position. Immediately under this is an equally comfort-
able table, placed and assigned for the officers coming up
from the country districts in charge of the men, as also
for the members of the press.
"At right angles from these►' tables run down the
extreme length of the hall the tables at which the guests
are to be seated. Facing the chairs oil which the prin-
cipal guests are to ho is another gallery, in which will be
placed the band intended to play at intervals during the
banquet, and attach corner of this gallery, as also facing
the gallery of the spectators, are raised two immense
military trophies, commencing with burnished brass 12-
pounders, burrounded by drums, balls, muskets, &c.,
up.in which rests the star of the Order of the Bath, made
up in the stained glass, and brilliantly illuminated from
behind with gas, and surmounted by the Royal standards
of England, France, and Turkey ; upon the correspond-
ing trophies is an equally brilliant cross of the Legion of
Honour.

" Upon the surrounding walls are placed trophies of
arms, intermixed with the names of the heroes who dis-

tinguished themselves, taken from the many hundreds
of men deserving of distinction in the ranks of privates
and non-commissioned officers, wherein our countrymen
most distinguished themselves, as well as some few of the
general officers ; whilst at the head of the room, and
immediately behind the municipal table, upon a black
ground, painted in white letters, the names of Lord
Raglan and his brave fellow-in-arms, Marshal St. Ar-
naud; both of whom should have lived to see the frait of
the work which they had so nobly and unselfishly com-
menced.

" On Friday a detachment of Royal Artillerymen
made their appearance in the building, and have worked
miracles in the way of carrying out the designs of the
directors."