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London, England, 1832-07-12 00:00:00

THE KING'S LEVEE.

Yesterday, at twenty minutes before two o'clock, hi.
Majesty, attended by Lord Clinton, arrived at St. James's
Palace in his travelling carriage, escorted by a party of
Light Horse.
The King shortly afterwards received visits from the
Duke and Duchess of Cumberland and Prince George, and
the Duchess of Gloucester.
Soon after his Majesty held a Court and Levee. The
Court commenced with the reception of the Address of the
University of the City of Oxford.
The procession to the Palace arrived from Willis's
Rooms precisely at half-past one o'clock. Those composing
the procession took precedence according to the date of
their degrees in the following order :
The Vice-Charect l'or (in the absence of Lord Grenville,
the Chancellor, prevented by indisposition), the Univer-
sity Delegates, the Principal of Braz,nose, the President of
Corpus, the Principal of Magdalen Hail, Doctor Ashhurst,
the Provost of Oriel, the Principal of New Inn Hall, Pro-
fessor Ogle, Professor Databeny, the Senior Proctor, the
Junior Proctor, the Hon. Mr. Rodney, Mr: Rchards, Mr.
Glanville., Mr. Burlton.

Among the distinguished persons in the procession were—
The Bishop of Hereford, the Rev. Doctor Martyn, Mr.
Round, Dr. Macmichael, the Rev. Mr. Saunders, and
others, amounting to 127. They were preceded by five
Esquire Bedells. . .

The King being seated on his throne, having on his
right the Groom of the Stole ; Lord Clinton, the Lord in
Waiting; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen
Pensioners; and Viscount Melbourne, the S-eretary of
State for the Home Department. On the King's left
were the Master of the Horse, the Page of Honour, Earl
Grey, the Lard Chancellor, and others of the Cabinet Mi-
nisters.

The Hon. Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners formed an
avenue to the Throne. The YeomeH Guard lined the
Guard Chamber, under the command of Messrs. Charles
Hancock and Pearson, the Exons in waiting. Mr.
Martins, the Gentleman Usher in Waiting, ushered the
Deputation into the Royal presence, making their obeisance
as they approached. The Vice-Chancellor then read the

Address ;greed upon on the 25th day of June last at the
Convocation House, congratulating his Majesty on his
escape from the late attack o❑ his sacred person, which
was most graciously received, and an appropriate answer
returned by the King. The Vice-Chancellor and the prin-

cipal members of the University had the honour to kiss the
Kin2's hand.

Soon afterwards the King received the Address from
the University of Cambridge, headed by their Chancellor,
the Duke of Gloucester, and preceded by three E•quire
&dells. His Royal Highness was followed by—The Duke
of Northumberland, the Marquees Camden, the Duke of
Rutland, Mr. W. Peel, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Rice, the Pro.

vost of King's College, the Master of Sydney College, the

President of Queen's College, the Master of Corpus College,
the Master of Jesus College, Mr. Haviland (Professor of
Physic and Registrar,) the Rev. J. Romilly (Professor of
Civil Law,) the Senior and Junior Proctors, &c. amount-
ing to about 200.
They were ushered into the Royal presence in a similar
manner to that of the University of Oxford. 'The Address
was read by his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester.
After the King had returned a suitable reply, the Registrar
read the names of those distinguished Members of the Uni-
versity who were to have the honour of being introduced
to his Mal-sty and to kiss hands._
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After the -Address of the two Universities had been re-
ceived, the Address to the same effect from the Pretestant
Dissenting Ministers of the three denominations residing in
and about the cities of London and Westminster was pre-
sented by the Rev. Doctor Winter in the King's Closet,
who, after reading the Address and receiving his Majesty's
answer, kissed hands and presented Doctor Rees, the Hon.
Secretary of the Body.
Doctor Rees then officially introduced all the other
Gentlemen of the deputation by name to his Majesty, to
kiss hands.

The following were the Ministers composing the depu-
tation :—Dr. Winter, the Presenter of the Address ; Mr.
Aspland, Chairman of the Meeting which voted the Ad-
dress ; Dr. Rees, Hon. Secretary ; Dr. Rippon, Dr.
Humphry, Mr. Wall, Dr. Newman, Mr. J. B. Shenston,
Dr, J. P. Smith, Mr. J. Clayton, jun., Mr. Coates, Mr.
Geary, Dr. Barclay, Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Broadfoot, Mr.
Arundel!, Mr. Mardon, Mr. Yates, and Mr. J. Thomas.
This Address was also expected to be received on the
Throne, but being only a deputation from the general
body they were Hot entitled to that high honour It is
only when the general body attend that, from precedent,

they are entitled to receive an answer from the Throne.
After the King had received the Addresses his Majesty
held a Levee. At the Entree Levee Mons. de Goroetiza,
the Mexican Minister, was introduced to the King by
Vise.... Palmerston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of
Srate for Fure;gn Aft'cars, and conducted by Sir Robert
Chester, the Master of the Ceremonies, to take leave for
a time.

Doctor Harnier, Senator of the flee city of Frankfort,
by Viscount Palmerston.
Monsieur Garro and Monsieur Valdivielso, Secretaries
of th Mexican Legation, by the Mexican Minister.
Baron D'Ompteda, the Hanoverian Minister, presented
B iron Wa igenhaitn, the Lord Steward of the Hanoverian
Household.

There were also present at the Entree Levee—
The Russian Ambassador; the Neapolitan, Bavarian,
Prussian, Spanish, Wirtembere, Mexican, Hanoverian,
Saxon, Brazilian, French, and Netherlands Ministers ; the
Swedish, Sardian, and United States Charge d'Affaires;
the Belgian Minister, on a Special Mission ; the Lord Pre-
sident, the First Lord of the Treasury ; the Secretaries
State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments;
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Postmaster-General,
the Secretary of State for Ireland, the Master of the
Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Captain of the Hon.
Corps of Gentleme❑ Pensioners, the Vice- Chamberlain, the
Lord Chief Justice of England ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick i❑
Waiting ; Colonel Lygon, Silver Stick in Waiting ; the
Judge f the Admiralty Court, the Chief Judge of the Court
of Bankruptcy, the Judge Advocate-General, the Alto, neN-
General, the Solicitor-General ; the Dean of Hereford,
Deputy Clerk of the Closet and Chaplain to the King and
Queen ; the Comptrol'er of the Household, the Master of
the Ceremonies, the Master of the Buck Hounds ; Lord
Clinton, Lord in Waiting; the Hon. Captain George
Campbell, Groom in Waiting ; Sir Wathen Waller, Extra
Groom in Waiting.

At the General Levee were—
DUKES-Northumberland, Buceleueh, Portland, Beau-
fort.

EARLS—Rosslyn, Errol, Morley.
LORDS—Kinnaird, Sandon, Middleton.
BlSHOPS—Hereford, Chichester.
RIGHT HONOCIRABLES—T. Erskine, Sir C. Robinson,
R. Grant.

HONuURABLES-R. E. Plunkett, Capt. G. Campbell,
N.

Skipwith, Bart. M.P., H. Hill, J. Scarlett,
J. Watson, C. Bagot, R. Rice.
Doctor David Badham.—Rev. Doctor Everard.
REV. MESSIEURS—C. Goring, H. Longe, J. Murphy,
H. Coddington, T. Cooke, C. Lacy.
MESSIEURS—FardeII, Ewart, Sanford, G. H. Elliott,
Laurie, Penleave, S. L. Fox, J. Ea,thope, M.P., Hamil-
ton, Koch, Rippingille, Webber, Marshall, Davies Griffith,
Chalioner, Dutton, Wilmer Field, Atherley, S. Rice,
Fiennes, Davies Gilbert, Thomas Estcourt.
Admiral West,

GENERALS—Curving, Gaseoyne, Sir Henry Warde,
Moore, Cookson, Eden, F.ustace.

COLONELS-Daubeney, Fergusson, Caldwell, Lygon,
Tycke, Webster, Sir R. Eustace, L. Walker, Lawtie,
Lightfoot, F. Smith, Ashull, Higgins, Gore Langton, Sir
J. Woodford.
MAJons—Warwick Tonkin, Taylor.

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CAPTAlNS—Kingsmill, Atherley, Kemp, Goiing, Phil.
Potts, H. Williams, Bidwell Edwards, D.C.L. Lloyd,
Watson. _ _ _

COMMANDERS—Wm. Hargood, Gooch.

LIEUTENANTS-StaCpoole, R.1%1., E. F. Wells, R.N.,
Rawstorne, Williams,
CORNETS-Lumley, Stock.—Ensign Walter Warde.
The following presented Addresses to the King :
The Earl of Errol, from the Noblemen, Deputy Lit u-
tenants, Freeholders, and Justices of the Peace in the
county of Aberdeen, congratulating his MAjesty on his
providential escape from the atrocious attempt made on
his sacred person at Ascot Races. Also from the
Presbytery of Aberdeen to the same effect. Also from
the baron, Town Council, and principal In-
habitants of Peterhead, in the county of Aberdeen, to
the same effect.

The Duke of Buccleuch, from the Noblemen, Free-
holders, Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of
Supply of the county of Mid-Lothim, congratulating
his Majesty on his escape from the late treasonable
attack.
Lord Kinnaird, as Grand Master Mason of Scotland, from
the Free and Accepted Masons of the Ancient Order of
St. John's Masonry of Scotland, congratulating his
Majesty on his escape from the Lite treasonable attack

on his person.
The Duke of Northumberland, from the Inhabitants of
Hounslow, expressing their honor and detestation at the
recent atrocious and treasonable attack on his Majesty.
Mr. Sanford and Colonel Gore Langton, from the Magi,-

traces of Somerset and from Wellington, ex pres,in
their abhorrence of the late attack on his Majesty.
Mr. Evart and Lord Sindon, of congratulation from the
Corporation of Liverpool.
Major Warwick Tonkin, Mayor of Teignmouth, and Mr.
Webber, Reeve of East Teignmouth, with a congrato-

latory Address. Mr. Webber was presented by Major
Tonkin.
Mr. Atherley and Mr. Penleaze, from the Mayor and In-
habitants of Southampton, on his Majesty's escape
from the late treasonable attack.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, on the la•e attempt on
the King's person, from the Magistrates and Town
Council of the City of Edinburgh ; from the Inhabi-
tants of the City of Edinburgh ; from the Royal College
of Surgeons of Edinburgh ; from the Convenery of the
Trades of Edinburgh ; from the Principal and Pro-

fessors of the University of Edinburgh. The Lard
Provost was presented by Viscount Melbourne.
Earl Grey, from the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town
Council of the City of Perth, and from the Working

CI .sses of Aberdeen, expressing their abhorence at the

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late attic': on his Majesty's person.
Mr. John Easthope, M.P., from the Borough of Banbury.
Mr. Saukville Lane Fox, from the town of HeHeston, on

the late attack on his Majesty at Ascot.
The Earl of Resslyn, from the Provost, Magistrates, and
Council, of congratulation on his Maj sty's escape.
From the Inhabitants of St. Andrew's, to the same t ff et.
Sir James Searlett, from the Gentry, Clergy, and Inha-
bitants of Tunbridge and vicinity, expressing their in-
dignation at the late outrage, and their prayers for the
safety of his Majesty and of the Queen. An Address
of congratulation from the Ministers, Churchwardens,
and Inhabitants of the parish of Clifton, in the county
of Gloucester. From the Landed Proprietors of Ber-
wickshire, and from Bridgewater, to the same effect.
The following were presented to the King :
Sir Gray Skipwitb, Bart. M.P. by Mr. Atherley.
Hon. R. E. Plunkett, of Dunsany, by Earl Roden.
Sir Rowland Hill, en his marriage, by Lord Hill.
Dr. David Badliam Radcliffe, Travelling Fellow from the
University of Oxford, on going abroad, by Sir Henry
Halford.
Rev. Henry Longe, Downing College, Cambridge.
Rev. C Goring, by the Bishop of Chichester.
Rev. John Murphy, Rector of Killallagh (patronage of his
Majesty), county of Kerry, Ireland, by Mr. S. Rice.
➢lr. Wilmer Field, Deputy-Lieutenant in the West Riding
of the county of York, by Lord Hill.
Mr. Hamilton, High Sheriff of Dublin, by the Duke of
Beaufort.
Mr. Edward Villiers Rippingille, by Sir Wm. Beecliey.
Captain Kingsmill, Deputy Lieutenant of the county of
Hants, by General Moore.
Captain Atherley, Aid-de Camp to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Jas.
Lyon, on his return from Barbados, by Lord Howard
Qf Effingham.
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Colonel Daubeney, on being appointed Knight of the
Royal Guelphic Order, by Sir Herbert Taylor.
Colonel Fergusson. 52d Regiment, Aid-de-Camp to the
King, by Lord F. Somerset.
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Major Taylor, 20th Regiment, on return from India.
Ensign Walter Warde, on his appointment to the 74th
Regiment.
Cornet Lumley, 7th Hussars, by Lord Middleton.
Lieut.-Col. Leslie Walker, by Lord Hill.
Cornet Stock, by Major-Gen. Barton.
Lieut. Edward F. Wells, R.N. on promotion.
Captain Phillpotts, by Sir A. Bryce.
Captain Bidwell Edwards, on appointment, 31 Dragoon
Guards, by Lord Hill.
Lieut. Williams, Ist, Duke of Lancaster's own, by Col.
Tempest-
Captain Kemp, on appointment.
Captain Goring, on promotion.
Captain Elamlyn Williams, on promotion.

GRAND FESTIVAL IN THE CITY OF
LONDON, IN HONOUR OF REFORM.

Yesterday was the day appointed for the entertainmen

to he given by the city.of London to Eirl Grey and the
rest of his Maj.sty's Ministers, together with all the
Members of both Houses of Parliament who have con-

tributed to promote the cause of Reform. The festival
was to celebrate the success of that great measure, and it
was prepared with all that pomp and splendour for which
the festivals of the city of Loud9n have long been cele-
brated. Connected with the feast was the resolution of

the Common Council, lately passed, to conf r the freedom
of the City on Earl Grey and Lord Althorp, and the
ceremony took place before dinner. It was the first part
of the proceedings. The company began to arrive as early
as four o'clock, and by half past four there was a great
number of persons assemblt d.

CEREMONY OF CONFERRING THE FREEDOM OF
THE CITY ON FART, ORF.V AND LORD ALTHORP.

The Court of Common Council assembled precisely at
half-past four o'clock, and the Hall of the Common
Council was crowded at the time with a great numb,r of
the Nobility and Members of the House of Commons,
among whom we noticed his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussex, the Duke of Richmond, Earl Grey, Lord Al-
thorp, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, Mr. Stan-
ley, &c.

The Court had unfortunately to wait for upwards of
half an hour for the Lord Mayor, whose absence created
a considerable degree of surprise and some uneasiness.
Various rumours were in circulation to account for this.

n general it was said that the Lord Mayor had been down

to Gloucester, and had not returned. his locum tenons,
Alderman Thorp, was also absent, the cause of which was
said to he a fall from his gig. Considerable impatience
was manif-sted. At a quarter past five Mr. Alderman
Thorp made his appearance, and the business of the Court
was immediately begun by the minutes of the last Court
being read. Among them was the resolution of the last
Court, agreeing to petition Parliament in favour of a more
extensive Reform for Ireland. Ministers were obliged con.
sequently to go through what we thought was rather a
penance, of hearing at great length the sentiments of the
Court of Common Council, somewhat at variance with
them on the measure. After the minutes had been read,
the Lord Mayor entered and took his seat. The ceremony
of giving the freedom then began, by Earl Grey and Lord
Altlinrp raking their seats at the table. An attestation,
signed by Alderman Wood, Mr. C. Pearson, and several
other citizens was read, testifying that Lords Grey and
Althorp were persons of good repute, honesty, &c., at
which the Court generally smiled.
The CITY CHAMBERLAIN then read the usual oath
taken by freemen, including promises to share all the
charges of the city, not to take apprentices for more than
seven years, to reveal all conspiracies to the King, not to
go to conventicler, &c. at which there was a general titter.
The two Noble Lords took the oath with great solemnity,
and seemed to us to feel as if they were quite awed by
their situation. When we saw these two high and dis-
tinguished Noblemen, one wielding the destinies of the
nation, and the other standing at the head of the House of
Commons, trembling almost like schoolboys, for they did
tremble, we could not help remarking how insignificant,
how trifling is the greatest amongst us in the presence of
a tnultitude of our fellow-creatures. The mob strike
terror into all, and this is the secret of the Tory anathemas
against the mob. After the oath was administered, which
these Noblemen seemed to us to take almost with as much
awe as if they were young men just taking out their free-
dom, the City Chamberlain read the following address to
Earl Grey :
" My Lord Grey—the late Lord Grey, your Lord-
ship's gallant father, won the honours of the peerage and
the freedom of London, by his brilliant conquests for his
country, in the West Indies. In a different career, not
less illustrious, his son has given his name to fame as the
author and finisher of the Reform Bill, the People's
Charter. From early life your Lordship never ceased to
advocate the wisdom anti necessity of improving the system
of our parliamentary representation, as the best means of
serving your country, by uniting the hearts of the people
in support of the Constitution. In this endeavour, you
had the cooperation of many of the greatest names and
highest authorities which have adorned this or any other
country. It was reserved, however, for these tinaes,under
your Lordship's auspices as, Minister of the Crown, with
the sanction and approval of an enlightened Sovereign, to
propose a measure to Parliament, so conservative in its
principle and satisfactory in its details, as to have been
received with enthusiasm by a large majority of all classes
of the community, in every part of the United Kingdom.
This great measure, atter long and searching discussion in
both Houses of Parliament, and under difficulties, at some
periods, of no ordinary character, has now passed into a
law ; and most anxiously and earnestly do I express my
hope, and send up my ardent prayer to Heaven, that the
good contemplated from it may be effective in renovating
the pur.: spirit of our representation, and preserving to the
most remote period of time, the blessings of our happy
Constitution of King, Lords, and Commons, which the
experience of ages has proved to be the wisest and the best
system of Government, for individual happiness and pub-
lic strength and security, which the wit of man ever con-
ceived."
At the close of it, the City Chamberlain, Sir Jams
Shaw, presented the freedom of the City to the Noble
Earl, in a very handsome gold box, valued at one hundred
guineas.
Earl GREY dim rose and said—My Lord Mayor and
Gentlemen, never on any occasion did I feel myself so

hadequate to the performance of that duty which wil'
naturally be expected from me as on this ; and I must, in
the first place, entreat you, my Lord Mayor and Gentle-
men, not to measure by the inadequacy of my expressions
the deep and heartfelt and overpowering sense which I
entertain of the high honour you have this day conferred
upon me—for I must consider it an honour of the highest
distinction to receive from the ancient Corporation of this
great metropolis the privilege of being enrolled amongst
the number of its freemen. To show that it is a high
honour, it is not necessary for me to do more than state
that it has been conferred by a body whose ancient emi-
nence and present splendour are universally admitted ;
whose exertions and example have contributed, in a most
material degree, to extend the commerce, to promote the
prosperity, and to establish the power of this great
country ; and which is not less distinguished for loyalty
to a constitutional King—(Cheers)--than for a lave of
liberty, never more conspicuously manifested than in
the events which we have lately witnessed, and which:
has earnestly and constantly supported the true
principles which form the strength of our Consti-
tuti,,n. To have received from such a body the
honour which has now been conferred. upon me I must
therefore consider to be one of the proudest distinctions of
my life, and in adding my name to a list on which, as the
Chamberlain said, it must be a satisfaction to me to reflect
that the name of my father was enrolled, and which
contains, amongst those upon whom the same privileges
have been bestowed, the most illustrious names which grace
and distinguish the annals of their country. That honour
has been conferred upon Commanders who have led your
fleets and armies to victory—upon Ssatesmen who, by
their labours and their counsels, have promoted the psos-
perity and extended the power of this great country—
upon Legislators who have supported in Parliament those
constitutional principles upon which the liberties of the
people depend, and who have improved the laws and se-
cured the liberties of their fellow-subjects. To be added
to ►hat glorious list is, no doubt, a high and proud
distinction ; but I confess it is accompanied by one
painful sensation, for it is impossible for me to look back
upon my own conduct, and not to feel how disproportioned
is the honour which has been bestowed upon me to any
merits of mine.—(No, no.) I might, indeed, urge one
claim, which has been alluded to in terms highly gratify..
ing to me—namely, my having uniformly and constantly,
supported the principles upon which that great measure
has been accomplished. On all accounts I must feel a
proud satisfaction in being this day presented to you as
one of your fellow-freemen. This great distinction is in-
creased in the present instance beyond the occasions on
which it has ordinarily been conferred, because to me it is
a pride and a high gratification that my efforts have con-
duced, however feeble, in any degree to the successful issue'
of the great cause in which we have laboured together.
That great measure is now accomplished—the Reform Bill
is become the law of the land. lam perfectly aware that
my share in the accomplishment of that measure is com-
paratively small, but lam no less happy at the result. Its
success has been achieved by the zealous and powerful co-
operation of those by whom I have been assisted ; and,
above all, by the almost unanimous support of a generous
people, without whose support and assistance that measure
could not have been brought to a successful termination.—
(Cheers.) It is to the exertions of the people themselves,
under the sanction which has been given to it by a bene-
ficent Sovereign—who, I trust, will ever live, as he de-
s-rues, in the affections of his people—(Cheers)—that the
successful accomplishment of that measure may be
ascribed. That it has been accomplished on those prin-
ciples referred to by the Chamberlain is to me a most sa-
tisfactory reflection, for I have no doubt that you, gentle-
men, who are present, will agree that those are the true
principles upon which the constitution of this country is
founded, and which have produced greater happiness
amongst us than was to be found in any other country.
No other principles than those would I uphold.—(Cheers.)
I trust that this measure will be found, io the words of
the Chamberlain, truly a conservative measure, and that
the operation of the Bill will effect a full, fair, and
free representation of the people, securing the liberties
of the subject, and insuring good government, thus
affording the best practical refutation of the re-
proaches and calumnies and sinister predictions as to the
calamities and dangers with which the measure was
said to be fraught, and which have been urged in order to
deter the people from supporting or consenting to a mea-
sure which was to remove the abuses that alone blemished
the Constitution under which they derived their rights—
abuses injurious to their true interests, and incompatible
with their rights.—(Cheers.) My Lord Mayor and Gen-
tlemen, I can only add, from a full and glowing heart,
the repetition of my thanks for the high honour which
has been done me ; and to the Chamberlain also I must
beg to offer my acknowledgements for the very graai•
fying terms in which the distinction has been conferred.
—(Loud Cheers.)

The CHAMBERLAIN then addressed Lord Althorp
as follows :

"My Lord Althorp, the bearer of an illustrins
name, the heir of a noble fortune, the son of a venerable
statesman, who in a time of singular difficulty wielded the
naval energies of England with such wisdom and success
as to have entitled him to the lasting gratitude of his
country ; to this lofty inheritance your Lordship has
' added lustre, by having devoted your mind, and your in-
fluence, as leader in the Commons, to the cure of those
blots, and blemishes, and anomalies in the Representation,
which the lapse of time, the advancement of knowledge,
and the generally diffused wealth of the country had ren-
dered indispensable. The Reform Bill, in its liberal pro-
visions, was the cure, in the view of the Government, re-
echoed by the people, for those evils ; and this Bill, hap-
pily for the peace of the country, has passed into a
law. The conscientious scruples and fears of those opposed
to this great change are to be respected ; hut, assuredly,
great good will flow from it. The people will derive from
it the blessing and benefit of five representation, and the
aristocracy the opportunity and gratification of becoming
more intimately acquainted with the virtues of the people.
Mutual good will cannot fail to arise out of such a state
of things ; comfort and contentment amongst the peop•e
must speedily follow ; and let it never be forgotten, that
the happiness of the people, whilst it forms the best proof
of the wisdom of our instituticns, will ever be found
the surest bulwark of their permanent duration.
Amidst the conflict of party, during the protracted
discussions on this measure, under circumstances frequently
of high excitement, the temper, discretion, judgment, awl
conciliatory conduct of your Lordship have been above all
praise, and obtained for you, to use the languarge of a
gallant and talented opponent, ' the unqualified admira-
tion of all that witnessed it;' and I may he allowed truly
to say, that i❑ this sentiment, the city of London and the
whole country fully participate."
At the conclusion of the address, the Chamberlain
presented the freelom of the city to Lord Althorp, also in
a gold box of 100 guineas value.
Lord ALTHour then said—My Lord Mayor and Gen-
a:men, I feel the greatest possible difficulty in being able
adequately to thank you for the very high honour which
you have conferred upon me. I believe you are perfectly
well aware that from me you must not expect an eloquent
speech, and that all I can do is simply, frankly, and sin-
cerely, to express the great gratification I feel at having
received the approbation of such a body of my fellow-coun-
trymen as the freemen of this great City, distinguished as
much by love of liberty, as by its generous and enlight-
ened sentiments.—(llear.) It is impossible for me not to
feel an additional gratification from the reflection, that the
circumstances which have led you to confer upon me this
high and distinguished honour, however undeserved, is,
that Parliament has succeeded in effecting a measure cal-
culated to insure a full, fair, and free representation of
the people. Gentlemen, I have long been an eager advo-
cate of such a measure. I have long been an advocate
of it, when I saw no hope whatever of succeeding._
(Loud cheering.) It is highly gratifying to me, there-
fore, that the time when I have received this honour is
distinguished by the success of a measure essential to
the best interests of the country, and without which the
people of this country could have no effectual security for
their rights and liberties. If I may be allowed to say so,
it is even an additional satisfaction to me of no small
amount, that in receiving this honour my name has been
coupled with that of my Noble Friend.—(Cheers.) It is
gratifying to me that in the records of this great city, my
name will stand by the side of his to whom I have looked
up through the whole course of my political life as my
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• d of his life lie has constantly looked
object, but could only trust to pbeeriseveraneaer,edantdo tehxehriebiis
for so long a perm feltp
expect,
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could lhknewc
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if only say, that it
,I:,uirallveYalrietdo.toexmGpe a source of pride to the last day I have to
live, that I have received the approbation and the freedom
of this great city, accompanied by circumstances so satis-
factory and so gratifying as those to which I hive alluded.
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city Chamberlain si,ould be printed and entered on the
minutes.

THE DINNER.

Immediately after the ceremony of making these two
illustrious Noblemen citizens of London had been com-
pleted, the company adjourned to the Guildhall, where
the tables were laid out in readiness, and sat down to a
sumptuous dinner. About 800 guests were present, and
about 500 of them were Members of the two Houses of
Parliament, embracing most of wh it is now illustrious is
the law!. 01 course, the Lord Mayor presided. On his
right was the Duke of Sussex, and on his left the Lord
Chancellor, while long rows of other Noblemen and
Senators filled the tables across the Esst end of the Halls
and the raised hustings, which, like the days of our ances-
tors, is w a illy set ap irt for the most illustrious of the

L'trd Mayor's guests. The noble building was worthy of
such a splendid company. The whole of the masonry
and stone ornaments of this ancient and venerable Hill
so full of numerous historical associations, were cleaned
and rep iired for the occasion. It was tastefully fitted up
with mirrors at both ends, reflecting the long tables and
,he cheerful convivial faces, in almost endless succession.
The Hall was splendidly illuminated. The projections of
the arches in the various compartments, and the great cor-
nice were lined with tubes, which were perforated with holes,
and the points finished with small stars, producing a most
brilliant effect. The east window presented a b'aze of
light, having a rich gilded crown in the centre, sur-
rounded by a radius, and was supported by the initials
W. R. ; the whole being surmounted by the word
" Reform," blazing forth with that lustre which we hope
will attend the thing itsel'. The west window had the
ear we have seen before in the same situation—a splendid
piece of cut glass-work illuminated, and having a beautiful
effect. This was surmounted by the mace, sword of
justice, and cap of maintenance, and the whole emitted a
d zzling light. The estimated number of burners is
515,090, independent of the chandeliers. Mingling with
this blase of light were numerous city banners, and those
ancient city ornaments, men in armour, which, however
graceful to an ancient Gothic Hall, might, perhaps, be
advantageously superseded now by some more appropriate
emblems of the peaceful and industrious pursuits which
are the source of the wealth and distinction enjoyed by
this renowned city. In an orchestra on one side of the
Ha'l was a numerous band, and in another orchestra was
the Russian horn band, whose mellow and delightful music
was well calculated to add to the joy of this festive day. Be-
fore the company sat down to dinner it was past six o'clock,
and at that time the magnificent Hall was crowded with
people. It presented, with the blaze of light flowing from
every arch and every corner, and with this assemblage of
intelligent and jovial men, met to celebrate a great and
a bloodless triumph—a triumph by which no honest
man has been injured, no tear has been shed—such a
scene as we have not often before beheld, but such as we
certainly hope to look upon again, and often ; for why
should we not now be prosperous and happy—why
should not the good old days of merry Englaad return,
since we have now obtained the means of securing good
Government, and putting an end to that misrule which
has reduced the once smiling and cheerful land of our
fathers to be the abode of too much cheerless, gloomy
poverty and sullen indignation ?
Some of the company would hardly wait for grace;
but as soon as that was said, it was appropriately short,
the company turned to with right good will, and showed
that Reform had not taken away their appetites. When
the dinner was over, Non Noble was sung, in fine style,
by Messrs. Terrail, Hawkins, Horncastle, Hobbs, BellamYt
E. Taylor, Rec.
The LORD MAYOR then rose to propose " The health
of the King." His Lordship introduced the toast by some
appropriate observations ; but the noise in the Hall, owing
to the very numerous company, rendered it difficult to
ascertain what his Lordship said. We understood him to
propose his Majesty's health, as the patron of Reform,
and as having zealously exerted himself to promote the
happiness of his people.—(Applau-e.)
S eig—' God save the King.'
" The Queen" followed, with three times three.
The LORD MAYOR next gave " the heath of his Royal
Highness the Duke of Sussex"—the ardent friend of Re- .
form, and all the best institutions of the country.
The Duke of SUSSEX returned thanks for the compli-
ment paid him. Surrounded as he saw himself by all
that was great, talented, and intelligent in the country, it
conveyed to his heart a sincere pleasure to think that all
were met to commemorate the great cause which had
been so ably conducted to a successful issue by the Noble
Earl, his Noble Friend at the head of the Government,
and his other distinguished friend, Lord Althorp, who had
that day received the honour of being enrolled among the
citiz ns of London. He had received himself a similar
distinction before, though circumstances were then very
different. He thought the present scene one of the
proudest of his life. It had been the custom of some
Statesmen, in order to secure popularity, to enter political ,
life with liberal professions, making them subservient to •
their own views. He had lived to see persons out of office
profess one thing, but, when they came into power, they
forgot their promises—(Cheers)—and gave all their influ-
ence to support another cause, which had done much
public mischief of this occasion. His Noble Friend
came here to commemorate the success cf a cause he had

professed when in opposition, and which he, when he
came into power, followed up, redeeming the pledges
he had given forty years before.—(Loud applause.)
His Noble Friend was an exception to the rule he bad
stated as being too often acted on by Statesmen. His
triumph was the more honourable, inasmuch as it was
purchased without any evil. He had received the appro-
bation of his countrymen, and the highest honours of the
State, without causing, like the triumphs of some person',
any bloodshed, or without having his laurel stained with
any tears. Other men fought battles, and were victorious
at some expense to the people. His Noble Friend's
victories were all accompanied with the best feelings. The
repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, and of the
Catholic disabilitits, had preceded the present triumph, and
had led to the present Reform. On these occasions, he
had given his hearty support to those repeals, as protecting
civil and religious liberty; and we were now reaping the
truits of former exertion. Having gained a great victory,
he hoped it would he temperately used.—(Cheers.)
Another consideration which he could not refrain from

impressing on the minds of the people was, the importance
of the duty they had now to perform. They had promoted
Reform by their conduct, and he hoped they would con-
tinue to support those men whose conduct required no
pledges. Other persons might offer themselves at the
elections—he did not mean those who had voted against Re-
form—for them he should set down as black sheep---
(Cheers)—but men who had given, by their conduct, no
proof that they were the ardeut friends of the measure.
He doubted, however, the propriety of exacting pledges.
The representatives were the representatives of the people
it large. Pledged men were delegates, and were not the
representatives of the whole people. The representatives
were bound to study the good of the whole, and not to
follow any interested feelings.
The Loan Illaroa then gave, " The glorious triumph
of Reform."—Three times three. Song_" Rule Rri-
tannii."

The LORD MAYOR then gave, " Earl Grey, who had
preserved its 'power those principles he bad professed in
opposition." He had now attained the highest honour,
by passing a measure calculated to promote the happiness
of the people. He proposed " the health of Earl Grey,
with three times three."—(Loud cheers.)
Earl Gaxy, in returning thanks, had little to add to
what he had said not many hours ago, when he re'urned
his thanks for the honour he had then received in being
elected a citiz n of London.—(Hear,
hear.) Whatever
i
he might have done, whatever exertion he might have made
supporting the cause to which he had so long been at•
tached—whatever lie had done, though he could claim no
other merit than that of having introduced the measure
their firm determination, their prudent zeal, that
the success
on their support that the success of the great measure de-
pended.—(Loud cheers.) A great deal more, however,
had been done to him than he deserved, and more
than he well knetv how to thank them for. He begged
leave, however, to return them his sincere and his hearty
thanks. He would remind them that they had now again
tot a full,
fair, and free representation.—(Hear, hear.)
The country had now obtained a security for good govern-
in.nt, and the means, by the ordinary channels of the con-
,titution, of procuring redress for any grievances. With
this security, the wishes of the people could be effected.
Having obtained this great advantage, he hop,tl that the
people, who had so distirw,uisbed themselves by their con-
duct in obtaining this correction of the constitution, would
:ty the same means pursue the objects for which that had
been obtained. He trusted that they would secure its ad-
vantages as they had gained them. He trusted that their
conduct would, in spite of the sinister predictions of their.
otrportents, establish and confirm the benefits expected of
Reform.—(Hear, hear.) lii that, they were, perhaps,
wore interested than any persons. No descriptions of inen
were snore interested in peace. The Wealth of the City of
Lo3don—the prosperity of all who heard him, were
f dedges that they would pursue those peaceful orderly ha-
sits by which alone their great wealth could be still further
extended, and that their commerce receive still additional
•ultivation. All the arts, even liberty itself, with all the

blessings th flowed from it, depended on and could ever
only exist in the midst of tranquillity, peace, and order.
—(Hear, hear.) Peace and liberty were uniformly the
causes of public happiness. It was, perhaps, now more
necessary than ever for us to assume a firm and peaceful
attitude. In many questions of foreign policy some agita-
tion still prevailed, and that could be onl7 removed by
establishments calculated to secure the affections of the
People. The Noble Eirl, in conclusion, sr.id he would
repeat his remark, that all which the people wanted was
to promote peace at home, and they would secure respect
abroad.—(Cheers).
Earl GREY then proposed " The Health of the Lord
Mayor."

The Loan MAYOR returned thanks.
The next toast was, " The Lord Chancellor and the rest
of his Majesty's Ministers."
The LORD CHANCELLOR rose to return thanks, and his
rising was welcomed by tumultuous applause. He ex-
pressed great satisfaction at seeing himself in the midst of
a people over whom any Sltereign might be proud to
reign—a people whom any Ministers might be proud to
serve—a people who had accomplished their object—in-
spiring all men with a just and confident expectation, by
their peaceful perseverance according to law—that they
would show still further how richly they deserved what-
ever they had gained, by using with moderation that suc-
cess they had obtained under the law. It was not necessary
on behalf of his colleagues or hims-lf, to make any profes-
sions They had done nothing more than adhere to their
own principles—than act on their own maxims of pre-
serving peice, order, and freedom at home, firmly resolved
by executing the law to make it respected, and by introducing
Into it judicious amendments, to make it beloved. If he might
be allowed to mix up any personal feeling with this cele-
bration,he would say that it gave him great delight to meet the
citizens again in that hall, after a lapse of twenty years,
when he came first among them with his lemented friend
now no more; at which time he had the honour of re-
ceiving the freedom of the City. and had ever since re-
ceived much kindness from his fellow-citizens ; if he were
to express his own feelings now, he would say it gave him
great pleasure to meet them on this occasion to celebrate
the success of the Bill, which was of infinite importance,
because their success had been obtained without one vio-
lation of the law on the part of the people.—(Cheers.)
All who wished well to the freedom and prosperity of the
country must feel confident, that whatever excitement may
arise, the people will preserve order and regularity, being
convinced that the law, the whole law, and nothing but
the law, as the rule of their conduct, will be the means of
conducting them to prosperity.—(Cheers.)
" The Health of Lord Althorp " was next given, and
his Lordship returned thanks ; but by this time the nume.
roue and jovial company had become a little noisy, and it
Was impossible to hear what his Lordship said.
The healths of " Lord Plunkett and the Reformers of
Ireland" was next given. His Lordship returned thanks.
Next followed the healths of " Lord John Russell and the
Reformers of England ;" of " the Lord Advocate and the
Reformers of Scotland."
The Duke of SUSSEX gave " Prosperity to the Corpo-
ration of the City of London ;" hut by this time the com-
pany began to move about, and nothing that was said
could be heard, except in the immediate vicinity of the
Walters.

At ten &clock, the Duke of Sussex and the principal
part of the company reti.•ed ; some of the citizens keeping
up their hospitalities and festivities to a late hour. The
whole feast went off to general satisfaction, and every
body whom we heard speak, expressed themselves so well
Pleased, that we have no doubt they would be well con-
tented to have a Reform Festival once a month.