The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived at a quarter to seven, and was received by a
guard of honour of the Ist City of London Rifle
Volunteers, who were stationed in the Grand Cor-
ridor, the band playing the National Anthem.
Dinner was shortly after announced, when his
Royal Highness led the Lady Mayoress to her seat
on the left of the chair.
The Lord Mayor presided.
Among the guests were :—His Excellency the
United States' Minister, Lord G. G. Lennox, M.P.,
Viscount Amberley, Right Hon. G. J. Goschen,
M.P., General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, G.C.8., General
Sir J. 11. Grant, G.C.8., Vice-Admiral Sir S. C.
Dacres, K.C.8., Sir F. Kelly, M.P., Mr. G. L.
Gower, M.P., Mr. A. J. Beresford-Hope, M.P.,
and Lady Beresford-Hope, Mr. R. C. Hanbury,
M.P., Mr. G. G. Glyn, M.P., and Mrs. Glyn, Mr.
C. Gilpin, M.P., Mr. Ayrton, M.P., Sir Walter and
Lady Caroline Stirling, the Governor of the Bank
of England, the Master of the Mercers' Company,
the Prime Warden of the Fishmongers' Company,
the Master of the Salters' Company, the Master of
the Clothworkers' Company, the Master of the
Saddlers Company, the Treasurer of St. Thomas's
Hospital, the Treasurer of Bridewell Hospital, and
Lieut.-Colonel and Lady Harriet Warde, 84c. &c.
The band of the Coldstream Guards, under the
direction of Mr. A. F. Godfrey, performed a selec-
tion of favourite airs during dinner.
" The Loving Cup" was given by Mr. Harper,
jun., with great eclat.
The LORD MAYOR, in giving the first toast, i 4 The
Health of the Queen," said—May her Majesty's life
be without alloy, and may her reign be long, happy,
and prosperous. (Loud cheers, followed by the
National Anthem.)
The LORD MAYOR—I have now the honour to
propose " The Health of his Royal Highness the
Prince of Wales." I have had within the last few
months this agreeable pleasure so very frequently
that I was struggling just now to discover some new
feature, when happily I took up the book which con-
tains the song which is to succeed the toast, and the
verse is so applicable and so beautiful that I propose
to give it in preference to anything I could say—
" Health to the Prince, Old England's future King ;
May he to England's throne all honour bring ;
May those examples set him in his youth,
Dwell in his heart and be maintained with truth !"
(Cheers.) I have great pleasure in giving the health
of his Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales, the Prin-
cess of Wales, and the rest of the royal family.
(Loud cheers, followed by " Health to the Prince.")
The LORD MAYOR—I have now the honour to pro-
pose the health of those two distinguished services—
the Army and Navy. lam sure I only express the
sentiments of my countrymen when I say that they
are deeply grateful to those services for the eminent
and distinguished manner in which they have inva-
riably performed their duties. We are honoured to-
night with the presence of his Royal Highness the
Commander-in-Chief—(cheers)—and it is to me,
representing as I do the citizens of London, a source
of great pleasure to have the opportunity of coupling
with the toast the name of his royal highness. His
• royal highness has by his blameless life won the re-
spect and admiration of his fellow-countrymen and
his fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) We rejoice to see
him here to-night. (Cheers.) He has won a title
-which nobility cannot confer. He is not only the sol-
dier, but the soldier's friend. (Cheers.) Long and
proudly may he bear bear that title for his own glory
and for the honour of his country ! I have great
pleasure in proposing the Army (coupled with the
name of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge), the Navy (coupled with the name of Sir
Sydney Dacres), and the "Volunteers" (coupled
with the name of Lieut.-Col. Warde). (Cheers.)
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who was loudly cheered,
said—My Lord Mayor, myLords, Ladies and Gentle-
men—ln rising to respond to the toast which hasbeen
so kindly given me by my friend the Lord Mayor,
I really find some difficulty in expressing the senti-
ments I entertain towards him for the very flatter-
ing manner in which he has proposed my name to
this large assemblage of my fellow citizens, because
• although his lordship in giving this toast, as he had
a right to do, has coupled me with it as the head of
the army, I always feel when I come into the city
that I am quite as much a citizen of London as any
other gentleman who sits in this room, if not in any
other respect, certainly so far as regards my own
sentiments and feelings. (Cheers.) But as on this
occasion, at all events, I appear here in my military
capacity, and as his lordship has done me the honour
of giving my name in connection with the army, I
am bound to make those observations which it is my
intention to make, more especially with regard to
the honourable, and I may say the glorious, profes-
sion with which I have the advantage to be so inti-
mately connected. My Lord Mayor, we have heard
a great deal of the feeling of the army, and it has
been suggested from various quarters that this feel-
ing has not always been so loyal and so devoted as
it ought to be. I hope and trust, and lam glad to
have this opportunity of stating, that anybody who
has entertained the slightest doubts as to the feeling
of the army has been very grossly and seriouslymis-
taken. (Cheers.) I believe that though, no doubt—
and I say it with the deepest sorrow and regret—
there may be, and are, I know, individual cases of
misconduct as regards the feeling of the army, those
casesnumber, are so limited, so few in that really
but for the fact that so much has been made of it,
the question would hardly have been worthy of the
observations made on it. That these cares should
have occurred I deeply and sincerely
etlrent, but I
believe—l have the strongest con
perfect persuasion—that nine-tenths of the most
Tithe cases of
indiscretion which have occurred on the part of the
troops would have been entirely forgotten when the
call of duty was made, and the soldiers wouldhave
done their duty, as they always have done their duty
with loyalty and devotion. (Cheers.) At the same
time this is not, perhaps, an inappropriate occasion
for me frankly to state that attempts have been
made on the feeling of the army which are most de-
plorable; and not only on the feeling of the army,
but on the feeling of a very large portion of our
countrymen. I have had the advantage of serving
in Ireland.
with the I have been treated in that country
greatest goodwill, with the greatest cordi-
ality and good
feeling. I have the greatest affec-
tion for the
People of Ireland ; but I must say, if
there is one thing I deplore
the efforts--the the tun miserable efforts—
ate, the rmore than another it is
which have been made t
and ought to be, a to make that which might,
happy_people disloyal. (Cheers.)
I believe the people of
theirilr,eylaalntdy arep in reality most
loyal. I have seen
over again in the highest feelings ressed over and
Sovereign ; but I am sorry to ~ of devotion to the
there efforts have been
made to induce the population to forget their
affection towards their relatives and friends,
say in this country, and to make them thn I may
would be happier if it were their destiny lto be
they
rated from us. I believe that of all the folelisees in
pa
the world there are none greater than that. (Cheers.)
And though there are questions, no doubt, ,whici,
require consideration and amendment in order to
bring that country into the happy state in which
we are already ourselves, I don't think these ques-
tions, though important, are such as to justify
what we have seen but recently occur. (Cheers.)
I trust that the measures taken may put a stop
to these proceedings, and if they are put a stop to,
believe me, there is nobody to whom it would be a
greater benefit than to the people of Ireland them-
selves, who have unfortunately been led astray for
a moment. (Cheers.) It is but for a moment,
and I am sure in the heat of danger and of need
Greatßritain and Ireland would stand forward united,
as they formerly did, to brave any foe or support
and encourage everything that is liberal, that is
national, and that is really a benefit to the country.

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(Cheers.) With reference to that portion of the
toast which is connected with the Volunteers, I can-
not help stating how much gratified I was at the
recent review at Brighton to see the force turn out
so well both ss regards numbers and efficiency, and
although I do not wish to mention names which
might be invidious, I must say, whether it was the
Royal Artillery Company, which is the oldest body,
whether it was the youngest City of London Rifles
—all the various corps showed to the greatest ad-
vantage. This, I can assure you, is no mere formal
compliment. I have always most conscientiously
and thoroughly supported the Volunteer movement.
It is an admirable force, and a most fortunate thing
it was for the country that it had been organised
when it was. It has done an enormous deal of good,
in making us feel the security in which we live, but
it would be a great mistake to suppose that the vo-
lunteer force ever can supersede the regular army.
(Cheers.) Their very organisation forbids it. The
army, as I formerly stated, is thankful for the as-
sistance they have derived from the Volunteers, and
the Volunteers, I am sure, must feel happy in being
so intimately and constantly associated, especially on
these festive occasions, with the army, (Cheers.)
I hope these observations will not be felt to be out
of place. I beg again to thank you, my Lord Mayor,
my lords, ladies, and gentlemen, for the kind manner
in which you have received my health. (Cheers.)
Sir SYDNEY D .3, cREs returned thanksfortheNavy,
and Lieut.-Col. WARDE for the Volunteers.
The Low) MAYOR—We are honoured to-night
with the presence of a distinguished American
citizen and statesman, the representative of the
United States in this country. (Cheers.) His
Excellency Mr. Adams has for some years resided
among us, and has by his urbanity and courtesy
won our esteem and respect. (Cheers.) I had hoped
and expected that another distinguished citizen of
those States—my revered and honoured friend Mr.
Peabody—(cheers)—would have honoured us upon
this occasion ; but that modesty which always ac-
companies real merit rather deterredhim from meet-
ing what, I may take the liberty to call, his fellow-
citizens in this ancient and honoured hall. Thename
of Mr. Geo. Peabody will always live in the affec-
tionate remembrance of the people of England.
(Cheers.) His life can never be forgotten, for it is
sublime in its simplicity, in its energy, in its honour,
and in its affections. (Cheers.) We were all, lam
sure to a man, touched with that graceful and elo-
quent letter which her most gracious Majesty con-
descended to write to him, expressing, as it did, the
sentiments and feelings of the people. (Cheers.)
Mr. Peabody assured me that letter was dearer to
him than all the titles of nobility—that he should
treasure it to the latest hour of his life, and that he
should leave it as a proud and priceless inheritance
to his noble countrymen. (Cheers.) Passing from
illustrious men to the great American Republic, I
need scarcely say in the presence of its distinguished
representative how deeply and with what emotion
the people of England watched the struggles of the
past, and how they hailed with joy and gladness the
glorious return of peace and happiness. (Cheers.)
We deplored, not alone in this country, but in the
civilised world, the lamented death of that able and
distinguished statesman, Mr. Lincoln ; but I believe
Providence watches over the Government of
America, for in his place there has been raised up
one whose moral worth, whose courage, whose for-
bearance, and whose honesty must be the means of
restoring to his country and his countrymen the
blessings of peace, of prosperity, and of happiness.
(Cheers.) No one could have read the history
of the past without feeling a deep regard for
the President of the United States—without
seeing in him the man of all others suited to the
moment, and blessed with powers of mind, with
a spirit of conciliation, with a love of justice,
with an admiration for truth—that combination of
mercy, of charity, and of the truest philanthropy
which a statesman can show, namely, an earnest love
and desire to promote the prosperity, to secure the
happiness, and to consolidate allthose true principles
which give security to a State and happiness to a
people. (Cheers.) Let us hope that the happiness
and prosperity of the United States may continue
unimpaired, and that the friendly feeling, the cor-
diality that has ever existed between the States of
America and this country may be preserved unin-
terruptedly, to improve our commerce, to strengthen
our friendships, to bless us with peace and prospe-
rity, and shed the lustre of hope throughout the
civilised world. I have great pleasure in giving
you "The health of his Excellency the American
Minister."
The toast was drunk with great cordiality.
His Excellency the AMERICAN MINISTER said,—
My Lord Mayor, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
—lt has been somewhere said by an author in regard
to a person in my situation that it is his duty to
keep his eyes open and his ears open, but his mouth
shut. I should desire to do so if it were possible
under the very kind and eloquent and feeling mani-
festations of goodwill, as well to myself as to my
country, which have been made by my Lord Mayor.
(Cheers.) I desire to thank you and to thank him
most earnestly for the complimentary manner in
which he has alluded to myself, but still more for
the manner in which he has done what seems to me
justice to my country and to the person whom I
represent. (Cheers.) I have also to thank him
and thank you for the meed which has been paid to
an individual who, though he is an American by
birth, I think may now be claimed as common pro-
perty by Englishmen. (Cheers.) Mr. Peabody is
a gentleman of whom, if he were present, as my
Lord Mayor expected he would be, I should not
venture to say what I propose to say of him now—
he is an individual who has the whole of the repub-
lican spirit of his own country, and yet he feels
honoured by the flattering notice that he has
received from the Sovereign of this country.
(Cheers.) He is a man of remarkable character,
being, I might almost say, a species by himself ; for
he has a large ambition, and yet it is an ambition
which, in all my acquaintance with the history of
man in the past, I have never known to be enter-
tained by anybody but him. The common custom
with regard to persons who have passed their lives in
accumulating property is to hold on to it to the end,
and when it is no more of any service to them they
are very willing to give it to those they choose. But
Mr. Peabody, having passed his life in accumulating
money, being a man of the utmost simplicity of
character himself, has no sort of feeling or affection
for all the ordinary toys which please and tickle most
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end of his life to see that it is properly distributed
to others. (Cheers.) In this distribution, also, his
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made a considerable portion of his fortune, and he
reserves to himself to distribute an equally large
sum on the other side of the Atlantic, where he ws
born and spent the earlier part of his life ; and thus
he proposes to himself to obtain that fame which
comes from the tribute of gratitude of millions of
the human race equally on both sides of the Atlantic
to the latest end of time. (Cheers.) As an Ame-
rican, I will say that it has given me the utmost
possible pleasure to see the magnificent tribute
which has been paid to him
by her Majesty—a
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(Cheers.) And here, sir, I beg leave to close.
Without going into any further examination of the
expressing
question which you have opened in regard to the
condition of the United States. I will end by merely
resent
will speedily reassume that position of a peaceful
a hope that the country which I rep
and prosperous nation that it has had for so many
years,
and that it will be ready to meet in its march
in the spirit
of perfect reciprocity every kind and
generous
manifestation o(Lnotthide pehareetrsof.)tlie people of
the United Kingdom,
The next toast Was
which was coupled
«The House of Commons,"
with the name of Mr. Goschen.
it was proverbially difliceu thanks.connected
fore with ; and Mr. GOSCHEN returned
n a mllaenobtosersvpeedakthoaft
what he was himself eted
sur-
rounded as he was by other members of the House
of Commons, he felt somewhat nervous in speaking
in their presence. It was always a
difficult matter
to speak for others, and especially
mucha with
tthatmomn
it was somewhat delicate to saye regard i'