The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-06 00:00:00

THE LORD MAYOR'S .8 BANQUET.

Last evening the Lord.Mayorind Lady Mayoress,
according to time-honoured custom, eutettained a
brilliant and numerous cotepany, including the
principal members of her Majesty's Ministry, in
toe Egyptian-hall of the Mausien-house. On or-
dinary occasions the assemblage invited to partake
of the hospitality of the Chief Magistrate of the
metropolis is a purely festive gathering, but the
banquet of last
.night possessed unusual interest
from the circumstance that it afforded the new Go-
vernment an opportunity of making their first
public appearance without the walls of Parliament.
Among the company, which comprised r.o fewer
than 280 guests, were :
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
Lord Burgbersh (Aide-de-Camp to his Royal
Highness), the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl
and Countess of Hardwicke, the Duke and Ducheis
of N orthumb eland, the Earl and Coun• ess of Derby
and Lady Einata Stanley, the L .rd Chancellor,
Lady Chelmsford, and Miss Ttiesiger, the Earl of
Donoughmore, Lord St trilsy, Lo-d John '
Manners, M.P., the Bishop of Bath and Wells and
the Hon. Miss Eden, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox,
M.P., Lord Viscount Chelsea, Lord and Lady Anse-
lius Beauclerk, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and Mrs. Disraeli, the Hun. W. E. Gladstone,
M: P., the Hon. Spencertand.Mra. Ponaonby, 81e.
J. and Lady Easthope, Mr. Mowbray, M.P , Her
Majesty's Judge Advocate-General, Sir Fitzroy
Kelly, M.P., Attorney-General, Mr. H. Whitmore,
M.P., Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., the Hon. Cap-
t tin Drummond, Mrs. Levinge Swift and Captain
Saift, Mr. and Mrs. Cargill, Lady Maclaine, the
Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of
England, Mr. R. Earle, Mr. Whitehead, Mrs. An-
drewey, Mr. Alderman Copeland, M.P., Alder-
man Wilson, Alderman and Mrs. Humphery,
Alderman Sir John Musgrove Mr. Alderman
Sidney, Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Mr. Alder-
man Salounoris, the Recorder and Mrs. Russell
Gurney, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Wire, Mr. Alder-
man and Mrs. Carter, Mr. Alderman Cubitt,
M.P., and Lady 011iffe, Alderman Sir Henry and
Lady Muggeridge, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Rose,
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Lawrence, Mrs. and the
Misses Lawrence, Mr. Alderman Hale, Mr. Alder-
man and Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Alderman and Mrs.
Gabriel, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Allen, the
Chamberlain and Lady Key, the Common Sergeant
and Mrs. T. Chambers, Mr. Prendergast, Mr. Se-
condary Potter, Mr. Solicitor and Mrs. Pearson,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hood, Rev. H. R. Shepperd,
Mr., Mrs., and Miss Plat', Rev. H. W. Sulivan,
Rev. C. R. Hutchinson, Rev. T. G. Nicholas,
Chaplain to the L-a-1 Mayor, and Mrs. T. G.
Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, Mr. and Mrs.
Shaw, Mr. and Mrs_ C. Harrison, Mr. M. D. Long-
don, Mr. J. J. Mechi, Mr. and Mrs. G. Cubitt,
Mr. L. Cubitt, Miss E. Cubitt, Mr. Under-Sheriff
Millard, Mr. Under-Sheriff, Mrs., and Miss Parker,
Mr. Stanford, Hon. Montague Murray, Mr.
Bailey Dawal, Mr. and Mrs. Gra'iam, the Rev.
G. Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stern, Mr.
J. B. Haig, the Treasurer of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital and Mrs. F. White, the Treasurer of
Christ's Hospital and Mrs. Gilpin, the Treasurer
of Bridewell, tLe Treasurer of St. Thomas's Hos-
pital and Mrs. Baggallay, Mr. J. Norbury, Mr.
L. Samson, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Hill, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Trotter, Mr. J. Shepherd, Mr. J. Buchanan,
Mr. Deputy and Mrs. Kebbell, Mr. G. neuter,
Mr. Kearns, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Truscott, Mr.
Deputy Dakin, Mr. Gresham, Mr. Perkins, Mr.
Deputy Christie, Mr. Scamell, Mr. Burnell, Mr.
L. Houghton, Mr. C. Reed, Mr. W. Lister, Mr.
Deputy Lott, Mr. H. W. Valiance, Mr. Deputy
Bower, Mr. J. Wood, Mr. H. L, Taylor, Mr. J.
iatthew, Mr. F. O.E.' Butler, Mr.
T. H. Fry. Mr. L. Coppeic Mr. Ede, Capt. and
Mrs. Cargill, Mr. and Mrs. Nugee, Rev. W. and
Mrs. H. Cobden, and Miss L. Cobden, Mr. P. W.
Flower, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. and Misses Spelrnan,
Mr. Saltzer, Mr. Lucas, Mr. F. Chamberlain, Mr.
and Mrs. and Miss Thornton, Miss Sidney and Miss
Ward, the Misses Bailey, Mr. T. F. Moon,
F G. Moon, Mr. J. Matthews, Mr. and Mrs
Pittwan, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. and
Miss Fordham, Capt. and Mrs. W. Drake, Mr. W.
Lynch, Rev. R. Maine, Mr. S. Carter, Mr. and
Mrs. Wythss, Mr. J. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Rose and Miss Snow, Mr. and Mrs. and Miss
Cheer, Mr. and Mrs. Welch, Mr. G. Phillips, Mr
Kotte, Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Mr. J. Cornell, Mr.
Stewart, Mr. Orridge, Mr. and Mrs. Parbay, Mr.
and Mrs. F. King, Mr. and Mrs. Woodthorpe,
Mr. and Mrs. Boord, Mrs. and Miss Dawson, Mr.
W. Cooper, and Rev. T.
Fuller.

The loving cup having been circulated round the
hall, -

The LORD MAYOR gave " The health of the
Queen," which was received with the warmest
loyalty.

" The health of the Prince Consort, of the Prince
of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," was
next proposed, and elicited similar demonstrations
from the assembly.
"The Bishops and Clergy of the Established
Church" followed, and was briefly acknowledged by
the Bishop of Bath and Wells.
The LORD MAYOR, in introducing the toast of
" The Army and Navy," expressed his gratification
at the presence that evening of his Royal Highness
the Commander-in-Chief. The illustrious duke was
well known, as the friend of the soldier, whose con-
dition he had endeavoured to ameliorate ; and there
was not a grievance in the army brought before
him into which he did not institute an immediate
inquiry. There could scarcely be a person in that
room who had not some relative or friend who had
either bled or fallen in the service of his country,
or achieved immortal fame in the ranks of the army;
and they all knew that neither branch of the service
cared how numerous or how powerful their ene-
mies were, but only longed for an opportunity of
displaying their prowess and intrepidity. (Cheers.)
The Duke of CANEBRIDGR, in returning thanks,
said—l assure your lordship and this company that
I conceive it to be a distinguished honour ;o have
one's name coupled with that of the British
Army. Without any disparagement to o. her armies,
I sincerely believe that there are no troops in the
world so willing and anxious to perform their duty
by.their country as the British army. (Csieers.) I
have personally had a brief experience of what that
army can ach eve ; and the accounts which we
almost daily receive from a distant Iliad convince
us that at this moment the army of England is
nobly and efficiently discharging its duty. (Cheers.)
To be honoured by a great and influenti id society
like that which this great city represents must be
warmly felt by the army, as it would be felt by any
other portion of the community. And I can assure
you, gentlemen, that in far-distant lauds it is
always a source of pride and gratification to. our
gallant troops, especially when their services are
called into daily and almost hourly requisition, to
know that th4r exertions are appreciated by the
people of England. (Hear.) Believe me that
compliments such as these are not thrown away,
but are highly and dearly prized, and I am glad to
know that such is, as I trust it ever will be, the
sentiment of the British soldier. (Cheers.) It is
not long since we imagined that the services of the
army or the navy would not again be required. It
is not necessary to remind this company how
wofully that hope has been disappointed. When I
had an opportunity only a rear ago of alluding in
this hall to that subject, I certainly little dreamt
of what was about to befall us within a few short
months. We had then come out of a great and most
important war, in which our army had greatly dis-
tinguished itself. Soon afterwards—when least ex-
pected, I believe, byany maa here present, or in this
country, wefound ourselves surrounded by immense
difficulties, and in the midst of a vast catastrophe.
k Thanks to the bravery and valour of our troops, as