The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND ITALY:

The following letter has been received in Glas-
gow : _ _ _

"Foreign-office, May 21.
" Sir,—Lord John Russell has desired me to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 11th
inst., communicating to hire the resolutions passed
at a public meeting of working men representing
the various workshops and districts of the city of
Glasgow, held on the Bth inst., and I am to convey
his thanks for the opinion expressed by the meet-
ing, in their second resolution,upon the course he
has pursued respecting the affairs of Italy. He has
sever hesitated to avow that,:.while our interna-
tional obligations must be very carefully regarded,
he cannot forget or disavow those sentiments in
favour of liberty which every Englishman must
entertain.—l have the honour to be, sir, your
obedient servant.

" Mr. M. Cullen. " GEO. S. ELLIOT."
The following is the second resolution, referrcd
o in the above:—

" Tbat our profound .gratitude is pre-eminently
due to Lord John Russell for his devotion to con-
stitutional freedom—and especially in this eventful
crisis of the Italian struggle for free institutions
and national independence ; for his warmly ex-
pressed sympathy with the oppressed, and Isis
manly and dignified bearing towards the oppressors
of the Italian people."

BANQUET AT TRE 211.4. N SION-HOUSE TO

HER MAJESTY'S JUDGES.

Last evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady
Mayoress entertained her Majesty's Judges in-
cluding the bar and several members of the diplo-
matic body, and officers of the Corporation, at a
banquet in the Egyptian Hall of the Mansion-
house, at which were present—The Lord Chief
Justice of the Queen's Bench the Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron
and Miss Pollock, Vice-Chancellor Page Wood
and Vice-Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Justice and Lady
Williams, Mr. Justice and Lady Willes, Mr. Jus-
tice and Lady Hill; Mr. Justice and Lady Keat-
ing, his Highness Prince Golam Mahomed, his
Highness Prince Feroze Shah, the Queen's Advo-
cate and Lady Harding, Admiral Seymour, Lieut.-
Gen. and Mrs. Cannon, Admiral Sir G. Sartorius,
Admiral Austin, Colonel and Mrs. Cavan, Sir C. D •
Crossley, Captain Which, Sir
,Fitzroy and Lady
Kelly, Mr. Crawford, M.P., Mr. Butler, M.P., Sir
Frederick Slade, Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr,' S.
Warren, Q.C., Mr. Bovill, M.P., Mr. Sergeant
Ballantine, and Miss Ballantine, Sergeants Hud-
dleston, Parry, Payne, and Petersdorfl, Sir James
Duke, Bart., M.P., Sir John Musgrove, Bart., Mr.
Alderman and Mrs. Sidney, Mr. Alderman Salo-
mons, M.P., Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Finnis, Mr.
Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Sir Henry and Lady
INluggeridge and Miss Hoff, Mr. Alderman and
Miss Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Miss Hale, Mr.
Alderman and Miss Mechi Mr. Alderman Conder,
Mr. Alderman Abbiss and Mrs. Abbiss, the Recor-
der of Gravesend, Mr. Deputy Obbard, Mr. De-
puty and Mrs. Harrison, Mr. Deputy Farrar, Mr.
William Jones, Mr. James Andertori, Mr. De
Jersey, Mr. Henry Wellington Vallanee,,Mr. Ed-
ward Birkett, Mr. Blomfield Burnell; the Sheriffs
of London and their ladies, Mr. and gr*. John
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Silver, 'Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Clark, Mr. R. N. Philipps, the' Rev. Dr.
Mortimore and the Misses Mortimore, Mr. Peter
Rolt, Dr. Croly, the Lord Mayor's chaplain, and
Mr. and Mrs. Adlard.
On the removal of the cloth,
The LORD MAYOR gave the usual loyal and pa-
triotic toasts, with suitable prefaces, which were
duly honoured,

General CANNON and Admiral SEYMOUR respec-
tively returned thanks for the toasts of the Army
and Navy.
The LORD MAYOR said he had that evening en-
joyed the high honour of entertaining her Majes-
ty's judges, an honour which he considered to be
one of the highest which had fallen to his lot since
he had arrived at the dignity of the distinguished
position which he then occupied. The ability and
impartiality with which the judges of the land
discharged their important duties was so univer-
sally known and acknowledged that it was unne-
cessary for him to introduce his toast with further
comment. He therefore begged to give the toast
of her " Majesty's Judges," coupled with the name
of the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench.
Drunk with all the honours and loud cheers.

The Lord Chief Justice COCKBURN, in returning
thanks, said he was sure he only spoke the common
sentiments of all the judges when he expressed his
sense of the kindness and attention which they
always experienced at the hospitable board of the
Chief Magistrate of this great city. It was their
anxious wish to discharge the important duties
which devolved upon them with the strictest im-
partiality, and the experience of some years had
taught this—that one of the highest incentives to
the performance of that duty, and one of the highest
rewards, would ever be the approval of their fel-
low-citizens. (Loud cheers )
The LORD MAYOR next gave, " The Bar of Eng-
land," coupled with the name of Sir F. Kelly.
Sir F. KELLY, in returning thanks, alluded to
the bill which had been repeatedly threatened for
reforming the Corporation of London, and said he
felt confident that at all times when a member of the
bar had a seat in the House of Commons, any bill
which affected the interests of the citizens of Lon-
don would be watched by them with the closest
attention. (Cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR next gave, " The House of
Peers and Viscount Sidney," and " The House of
Commons and Sir James Duke," when the noble
lord and the hon. baronet respectively returned
thanks.

Viscount SIDNEY then in very complimentary
terms proposed " The Health of the Lord 'Mayor,"
which was drunk with all the honours and cloud
cheers.

The LORD MAYOR briefly expressed his acknow-
ledgments for the high compliment which had been
so cordially paid them.
Several other toasts followed, and at a late hour
the company separated.
The dinner, which was supplied by the Messrs.
Rymer, comprised the delicacies of the season.
The Coldstream Band, conducted by Mr. Godrey,
played a variety of airs during the evening.
Mr. Toole officiated as toast-master.

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highest rank as a novelist.
EXCESS OF IMPORTS INTO LIVERPOOL.—The un-
precedented import of cotton in Liverpool and the scarcity
of storage •room were the subjects of another discussion at
the meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
tions tp the appropriation of the transit sheds for the
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flats. Mr. Rankin said that, within the next few weeks
upwards of 250,000 bales would arrive in the port, and it
would bo a great convenience if something could be done
to provide room for its storage. The sQuubjeeycat
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The first commodity mentioned is chicory, the duty on
which, from the 29th February, is fixed at Gs the cwt. On
wine, from the 29th February to the 31st December next,
the duty
on importation is to be 3s the gallon, with an
allowance for drawback, and on and after the Ist January,
1861, without any allowance, the duty is to be, if imported
in bottles, 2s the gallon, or in degrees by the gallon, vary-
ing from sto 2s. The commissioners of customs may by
their order determine into what ports in Great Britain and
Ireland wine may or may not be imported. Allowances
may be made on wine in stock. Then follows in the act an
enumeration of a great variety of articles on which the
duty ceased on the 3d March last. The paper duty on im-
portation is 14s the cwt. until the 15th August, and " from
and after that date, the duties shall be the same as the ex-
cise duties for the time being on paper of British manufac-
ture." This provision was necessary in the event of the
bill passing to repeal the paper daty. The duty on paper
imported, printed, painted, or stained paper hanging, or
flock paper. is 14s the cwt., and 15s on pasteboard. On tea,
the duty from the Ist April to the Ist July, 1861, is to be
Is 5d the lb, and the duties on sugar are continued. Besides
the duties, Id a parcel, &c., is to be charged as rates of cus-
toms by adhesive stamps, and is 6d duty on every. bill of
lading in the same manner, The new law is now in full
font,