The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-07 00:00:00

THE GUILDHALL BANQUET.

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tbiouolntklvre.opni HEATH
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at calledai,cihscetondmitlaneooltrtne:tieendiirntsatiimhetooenannedtnt o the extreme
caused by overcrowding at the remit banquet at Guildhall
ou Lord Mayor's-day, and moved that in future it would
be desirable to issue a less number of invitations. Ho was
proceeding to read a letter addressed to him by a gentle-
man from his club, describing the scene of confusion on the
occasion, but' he was called to order, and he then explained
that his simple object in referring to the subject was that
those who had the management on those occasions might
in future make such arrangements as to prevent cause for
complaint.
The motion gave rise to a long conversation. By Alder-
man Copeland and Mr. Cox, the late member of Parliameet
for Finsbury, it was contended that as the entertainment
was given by the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, the Common
Council, who were merely guests, had nothing to do with
the matter, and had no right to interfere as to the arrange-
ments. Mr. Heath stated that
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gentlemen
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referred
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of wonder
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part of the hall any of the speeches. Mr. M‘George
to assume the high and important office of Sheriff should
at the v'ery outset have to contribute £750 each towards
arrangements should be under the control of the Common
Council in future, through a committee of their own body,
and not be left as now in the hands of a committee who
were not necessarily members of the Corporation, and could
therefore have no sympathy with it. He moved an amend-
ic)oenesxideperditehnet stuhbajtetchteaenxdpatnoseinoqfutihree
amend-
ment to the effect that whereas improved arrangements
might be made in reference to the annual banquet at Guild-
hall, it be referred to the "General Purposes Committee to
be paid by the Corporation rather than by theh Linicld hMeay.ionr
and Sheriffs, and that a special committee 3 f r
Ssheriff Water-
low appointed to conduct the s.
be
the Sheriffs in making
Entertainment Committee to consultt
Ito:a
arrangements, explained that
so
ot
that,
en
xe
eve never
that the Sheriffs had to
the custom of the
vnueeent.,and had the honour
entertainment
mi tont wouldshonuoldt
bear half of the expense of thedbiasntiqnb
distinguished person. the
11. Lowmanq'y
were more ciphers. Several members,
1
the rest, strongly urged t io discontinuance
of entertaininiugr
Taylor among. . ,
what were called " coach orders"
by the way, that the
of the practice of givint,
dinner in the Court of
to the banquet, and the customary
and Mr.
Exchequer. •
Corporation,
after all, found ono half the money for the
statement of which Alderman Sidney de-
entertainment, a
the accuracy, and entered into explanations in sup-
-2°l •always the right to invite 3.50 of the guests
Sheriffs had
among them, and he complained that it was not a dignified
sup-
port of the denial. Deputy Fry said the Lord Mayor and
proceeding that the Common Council should be herded
together in the manner they were at the banquet, and so
low down the hall. Ho asked, amid cheers, whether the
time had not come when, instead of the Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs bearing the expense and giving the invitations, this
should be a Corporation entertainment. Deputy Farrar,
referring t 3 a recent discussion on the same subject in the
Court of Aldermen, took occasion to say that in his opinion
the Remembrancer had been unfairly dealt with, and that
he had no power of himself to issue a single ticket, nor had
he assumed to exercise any such power.
Mr. PurcKEn asked how many tickets the chairman and
the members of the Entertainment Committee appropriated
between themselves.

Deputy SNELLING, the chairman, replied that the com-
mittee did not issue any extra tickets to the dinner.
Eventually the amendment of Mr. M'Georgo was carried
by a large majority, and the subject dropped.

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