The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-23 00:00:00

Banquet at the Mansion House.

The customary Easter banquet .at the Mansion
House took place last night, the Right lion. the
Lord Mayor presiding. The guests were conducted
to the Egyptian Hall at 7 o'clock, and amongst
those present were General Sir John Burgoyne and
Miss Burgoyne, Lieut.-General Sir John Penne-
father, Vice-Admiral Sir Henry John Codrington
and Miss Jane Codrington, Sir G. Bowyer, M.P.,
Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., and Mrs. Crawford;
Mr. Laing, M.P., and Mrs. Laing ; Mr. Treeby,
M.P., and Mrs. Treeby; Mr. R. Young, M.P. ; the
Consul-General of Liberia, Col. and Mrs. Wynd-
ham, &c. His lordship gave in succession the toasts
of " Her Majesty the Queen," " The Prince and
Princess of Wales and the rest of the Royal
Family," and " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers."
He particularly referred to the last-named service,
which he highly complimented. General Sir
John Burgoyne, in responding for the military
alluded to the change which had been introduced in
weapons, and the reorganisation of corps d'armee in
the different European forces. The English nation
had hitherto relied upon the efficiency of their men
compared with others as sufficient to compensate for
their deficiency in numbers. Ile thought that con-
sidering the rapid tactics which were now employed
in warfare, they bad no sufficient force which they
could produce at any moment of danger ; he did
consider they were deficient. Vice-Admiral Sir
Henry Codrington acknowledged the toast ou behalf
of the Navy, and the volunteers were nut represented;
the Lord Mayor remarked that, recollecting the re-
view which had taken place at Dover, he should have
been sorry if they were. In asking the company to
drink the health of the House of Commons, his lord-
ship referred in amusing terms to the recent discus-
sions upon reform, and the changes with which they
were threatened day after day. But whatever
order might ultimately prevail he was quite sure
they would all acknowledge the service which
the existing House of Commons had rendered to
the country. Mr. Laing, M.P., replied, and said
that an institution had been imported into this
country from the distant empire of Japan, and the
House of Commons was now called upon to per-
, form what was called the "happy dispatch." This

was not always an agreeable operation. lie thought
that that body was called upon to pass a Reform
Bill rather from a change and progress amongst
the people than from any demerits of its own. At
no period of English history did that house stand
higher than at present. Never was it more dis-
tinguished for patriotism and the ability of its prin-
cipal members, as represented by such names as
those of Gladstone, Disraeli, Bright, and Lowe.
Sir George Bowyer proposed " The Health of the
Chief Magistrate," which, having been responded
to by the Lord Mayor, several other toasts were
drunk, including that of the Lady Mayoress, which
was received with loud cheers.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

MARLBORO LTG 11-S TREET.

STEALING A CONSTABLE'S TRUNCHEON. —Dennis Sulli-
van, a rough-looking young fellow, was charged before
Mr. Tyr whitt with stealing from the person of Police-con-
stable Weal, 201 C, a truncheon of the value of is. 60., the
property of the Commissioners of Police.
Thos. Weal, 201 C, said—On the Ist of this month 1 was
taking a man into custody, in Crown-street, Soho, for
being drunk and disorderly, when the prisoner, and a
number of others, attempted to rescue the man, and in the
struggle my truncheon was taken from me, and there is a
witness present who saw the prisoner take it.
George Poland, a boy, said—l saw the prisoner go be-
hind the constable and take his truncheon from the case,
put it underneath his waistcoat, and make off.
Prisoner (in a bullying tone)—Why did you not toll the
police then ?
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Conduct yourself properly. Your
bouncing won't do here.
Witness —Because there was not enough of the police
present. There were seven of You.
Prisoner—l did not take it. The constable has a spite
against me. I have been about, and why did ho not take
me before ?

Constable—Because I could not find you.
Prisoner—l say I did not take it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Then you will go for trial.
The prisoner was committed.
PLATE ROBBERY.—James Reilly, charged with stealing
some silver spoons and forks, the property of the Hon.
Thomas Charles Bruce, of Hertford-street, Mayfair, was
again brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt.

The evidence showed that the footman to the Hon. T.
C. Bruce left the pantry for a moment, the window being
closed, when he heard a noise resembling the rattling of
plate, and on hastening back to the pantry he found the
window open, some of the plate gone, and the prisoner
standing in the area. The prisoner, as soon as he saw the
footman, made off, dropping three forks in his flight, and
on being pursued into Hyde-park and brought back some
more spoons and forks were found in his possession.
Tho prisoner was committed for trial.
REVOKING A CABMAN'S LICENSE.—John Law, a cab
driver, badge 16,067, was charged with furiously driving
a horse and cab, and endangering the person of Police-
constable Hill, 61 C.
Tho constable said that shortly before ono that morn-
ing he was in Tichborne-street, when he saw the defen-
&tit's cab coming along at a furious rate, ten or eleven
miles an hour. Ho hailed the defendant, when ho ex-
claimed, "you get out of the way !" and deliberately
drove against him, knocking him clean off his legs. The
defendant had been drinking.
The defendant denied the charge; and said ho had not
been drinking.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should revoke the defendant's
license for a month. He would not in such a case inflict
any fine at all. A fine would, no doubt, be paid by sub-
scription, and was no punishment at all.
The defendant's license was then revoked for a month.