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but that they would feel pleasure at learning the
manner in which the Guards had been received

that day. (Cheers.) With regard to " our sailors,"
he was happy to say the greatest good feeling ex-
isted between them and the lino. They and the
blue jackets were indebted to one another for many
kindnesses all through the late war—a bettor feeling
it was impossible could have existed between them
and the blue jackets. With respect to their allies
it was impossible for him to say enough, and to the
Inkerman men he could say they had seen the
day when they could have fallen down and wor-
shipped them like they did their God. (Cheers.)
They recollected them coming over the hill. (Tre-
mendous cheering.) The chaplains of the army
had done their duty. They had been taken so
little notice of in all former military assemblages
that he had included them in the toast.

The toast was received with cheers, the choir
singing the following song, the words written ex-
pressly for the occasion by G. Linley, Esq.:--

Oh ! brave were England's mailed knights,
That won at Agincourt,
And bright the page of Hist'ry shines
With deeds they did of yore.
But ne'er was valour more display'd,
In battles' mad career,
Than by the gallant British hearts
Whom, now, we welcome hero.
Yet, while on glories past we dwell,
And ancient heroes praise,
A brighter lustre hangs around
The warriors of our days.
To them, we fill the wine cup, now,
To them, we raise the cheer ;
God bless the gallant British hearts
Whom, now, we welcome here.

The CHAIRMAN then gave " The healths of the
Chairman of the Committee and the Subscribers
to the Dinner Fund." They had been invited to a
dinner such as perhaps the memory of man had
never seen the equal of—(cheers)—and the fact of
them having been invited to such a dinner showed
that their countrymen were satisfied with the
manner in which they had done their duty.
(Loud cheers.) They all recollected the day when
they never dreamt or thought such a day as this
would have been in the history of their lives—
(cheers) and after what they had seen and
gone through, such a reception as that by
their fellow-countrymen was sufficient to make
him and them jump on one leg through another
such campaign as that just finished. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR, on the part of the committee,
returned thanks, and in doing so paid a just tri-
bute to the bravery of the troops, and remarked
that he hoped every soldier would be proud
of the uniform he wore, and that his conduct
would be such as to earn honours and respect in
peace as he had done in war. (Loud cheers.)
He concluded by proposing the health of Ser-
jeant-Major Edwards, the chairman of the day,
and who, whether they regarded his height
to his large beard (laughter) which, with
his hair, was tinged with grey, marked him
as the old and honourable soldier. (Cheers.) He
hoped he would be many years spared to his coun-
try which he had served so successfully. (Cheers.)
Baud—" The British Grenadiers."

The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, which he could
only do in an humble manner in all sincerity.
(Cheers.) That was a proud day for them all, and
he firmly believed, in confidence between him and
them, that he was the first serjeant-major of the
British army whose health had been drunk by the
Lord Mayor of London. (Cheers and laughter.)
After again thanking his lordship for the honour,
the chairman sat down a.nidst the enthusiastic
cheers of his comrades.

The LORD MAYOR then gave "Tile healthy of
the Commanding Officers," which was drank with
enthusiasm.

Mr. Harker, City toastmaster, kindly volun-
teered his services as toastmaster for the occasion.

About 1,200 dined in the H 11, the remaindvr
being accommodated under the tent in front of the
Music Hall.

Inspector Lund, of tho P division, with a body
of men, preserved excellent order at the approaches
to the Gardens.

The interesting ceremony was then concluded,
and the soldieri withdrew from the 111.11, and
strolled about the gardens, where other amusements
awaited them.

The following officers belonging to the three
brigades of Guards were present :
Sir W. CArington, Lord Rokeby, Sir H. Bar
nard, Colonel the Hon. E. Upton, Cif. Hon. A.
Foley, Col. Ridley, Col. S;eele, Lieut.-General
Airey, Lord Bingham, Lieut.-Cil. Higginson, Ma-
j )1" Sir C. Russell, Lard Sefton, Col. F. Seymour,
Captain Ponsonby, Major Crawley, Capt. Burrand,
Lieut.-Col. Hatton, Lieut.-Col. Ellison, Earl of
Carrick, Captain Lindsay, Lieut.-Col. Strong, Col.
Lord F. Paulett, Lord George Paget.

REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
SCIENCE AND ART.

A blue book of 300 pages contains the third report of
the Department of Science and Art, addressed to the
Lords of the C nuinittee of Privy Council for Trade, &c.,
by their secretary, Mr. Lyon Playfair. From a sum-
mary of the details adduced it appears that the museums
and libraries of the department continue to bs in an ef-
fective state, and have been visited by 331,000 persons,
being an increase of 56 per cent, above the numbers of
the previous year. This increase is chiefly due to the
now circulating museum of ornamental art, which has
been visited by 55,701 persons in the provinces, and t
the success which has attended the new arrangements
made by the department in regard to the Museum of
Natural History in Edinburgh, resulting in an increase
of the visitors from the old average of 800 to above
100,000. There has been a consi-lerasle diminution in
the attendance on the museums of London from the state
of affairs. The Dublin Botanical Gardens have been
visited by above 30,000 psrsons, and the Zoological
Gardens by 133,000. The exhibitions of the department
have been visited by 72,000 persons. The geological
surveys in Great Britain and Ireland and the Mining
Record-office continua to be carried on with increased
actisity, and have made during the past year reports to
the Government on various geological sulsjscts of impor-
tanca to this country and the colonies. The schools of
art have been attended by nearly 12 000 pupils. The
number of children taught drawing in public schools,
through the agency of the masters of art schools, atuoun is
to 13,988, but this is not sufficient to meet the wants of
the public, and new measures are being devised to give in-
creased development to elementary art instruction. Instruc-
tion in art has been giren to 2,181 teachers, and theresults
of their examinations have been more sa, isfactory than
in preceding years. The schools of science, the working
noon's lectures in London, and the provincial lectures in
Ireland have been attended by 10,030 persons. That
valuable institution, the Metropolitan School of Scienc -,
applied to mining and the arts, continues to flourish.
The systematic courses during the year included 100
lectures on chemistry by Prof. Hoffmann ; 43 on phy-
sics, by Prof. Stokes; 50 on metallurgy, by Dr. Percy ;
40 on mineralogy, and 60 on mining, by Prof. Smyth ;
30 on geology, by Prof. Ramsay ; 50 on natural history,
&c., by Prof. Huxley ; and 33 on applied mechanics, by
Prof. Willis. Thirty matriculated and 56 general stu-
dents attended the course of 1855-6. The increase of the
latter is very gratifying. An evening course of lectures
for schoolmasters has been given during the past year
by Mr. Huxley, the Professor of Natural History, &c,
and a course of chemistry by Dr. Hofmann. Lectures
to working men have been given in natural philosophy,
chemistry, metals, and mining, the attendanceon which
has been only limited by the size of the lecture room.
The chemical and metallurgical laboratories, under the
superintendence of Drs. Hofmann and Percy, have been
in full operation, and respectively attended by 100 and
27 pupils. Dr. Percy has now in the press an elaborate
inquiry on the composition of the iron ores of England ;
and he has male an elaborate eampamalogical inquiry, ,
with a view to ascertain the best composition for the
great bell of the New Palace at Westminster. Dr. Hof-
mann bas made several valuable reports. The Museum
of Practical Geology has been usefully employed in aid-
ing the authorities on questions of importance both at
home and in the colonies. Tribute is borne to the in-
creasing usefulness of other collateral institutions.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday night a dis-
tressing accident occurred by which the life of an old
and valued servant of the General Steam Navigation
Company was sacrificed. The following are the particu-
lars :—The Diamond, steam vessel, Capt. Read, left
Herne Bay at five o'clock, when, just off Whitstable
Bay, the mate, David Corbin, gave instructions to hoist
the staysail, as the wind seemed favourable. He was in
the act of superintending it, when the sail struck him in
front, and drove his back against the side of the fore part
of the beat, and he being a tall roan was turned com-
pletely overboard. The vessel was steaming up rapidly
with the tide, and the paddlewheel struck the poor fel-
, low on the head. The vessel was instantly stopped, and
the engines reversed. Two boats were lowered and put off
to his assistance. He was seen to strike out once or twice,
but sink before the boats could reach him. Every exertion
was made to save him, but of no avail. His wife who was
in the cabin, upon hearing the cry of a man overboard,
rushed to the deck to see her husband lower the boats and
assist, and when she found he was not at his post, conjec-
tured it was him in the water, and became almost frantic.
The deceased was much respected, having been in the ser-
vice of the company 30 years. Ono or two of his children i
were on board at the time of the unfortunate occurrence.
He was brother to Ceptain Corbin, of Ramsgate, well
knowil and respected.

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