The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

DINNER TO TEE JUDGES.

Last night the Lord Mayor and the Lady May-
oress entertained her Majesty's Judges and a dis-
tinguished company of ladies and gentlemen in the
Egyptian-hall of the Mansion-house. Besides the
familiar names associated with these animal ban-
quets, the list of guests on this occasion included
the Earl and Countess of Elgin, and Sir John and
Lady Lawrence. Covers were laid for nearly 300,
among whom were also the Right Hon. Lord Chan-
cellor and Lady Chelmsford, the Right Rev. Lord
Bishop of London and Mrs. Tait, Right Rev. Lord
Bishop of Ripon and Mrs. Bickersteth, Right Hon.
Lord and Lady Wensleydale, Right Hon. Lord
Chief Baron and Lady Pollock, Right Hon. Lord
Justice and Lady Turner, Right Hon. Vice-Chan-
cellor and Lady Kindersley, Hon. Vice-Chancellor
and Lady Page Wood, Hon. Mr. Justice and Lady
Erie, Hon. Baron and Lady Martin, Hon. Mr.
Justice and Lady Crompton, Ron. Baron and Lady
Watson, Hon. Baron and Lady Channell, Hon.
Mr. Justice and Lady Willes, Hon. Mr. Justice and
Lady Byles, Hon. Mr. Justice and Lady Hill, Hon.
Mr. Justice and Lady Haliburton, Hon. George and
Lady Elizabeth Waldegrave, Hon. Mr. and Mrs.
T. Bruce, Hon. T. Byng, her Majesty's Attorney-
General, the Queen's Advocate and Lady Hardinge,
Sir Culling Eardley, Sir J. Gibbons, Sir R. Bethell,
Q.C. ; Sir H. Keating, Q.C. ; Mr. Commissioner
Goulburn, Mr. Commissioner Fane, Mr. Chief Com-
missioner Law, Mr. Commissioner Murphy, Mr.
Whately, Q.C. ; Mr. Roebuck, Q.C., M.P. ; Mr.
Rolt, Q.C., M.P. ; Mr. Roundel! Palmer, Q.C. : Mr.
Edwin James, Q.C., M.P. ; Mr. W. Bovill, Q.C.,
M.P.; Mr. R. Lush, Q.C.,•and Mrs. Lush; Mr. W.
Forsyth, Q.C. ; Mr. Sergeant Shee and Miss Shee,
Mr. Sergeant Jones, Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. Ser-
geant Payne, Mr. W. Tite, M.P., and Mrs. Tite,
Mr. A. Bristow, M.P. ; Mr. W. Angerstein, M.P.;
Mr. C. S. Butler • Col. Sykes, M.P. ' • Mr. H. Pow-
' nail, Mr. Jeremiah Filcher, Mr. H. M. Kemshead,
Mr. R. Tubbs, Mr. B. J. Armstrong, Mr. E. E.
Antrobus, Mr. T. Tilso, Mr. E. Broughton, Mr.
T. Henry, Mr. J. J. Arnold, Mr. J. 0. Seeker,
Mr. G. P. Elliott, Mr. T. B. Burcham,
Mr. E. Yardley, Alderman Sir G. and
Lady Carroll, Alderman Sir J. Duke, M.P., Alder-
man and Mrs. Challis ; Alderman Sidney, Alderman
Sir F. G. Moon, and Mrs. Langmore, Alderman and
Mrs. Finnis, Aldermah Sir R. and Lady Carden ;
the Recorder and Mrs. Russell Gurney, Alderman
and Mrs. Carter, Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Alderman
Sir H. and Lady Muggeridge, Alderman and Mrs.
Rose. Alderman and Mrs. Lawrence, Alderman and
Sheriff Hale, and Mrs. Hale, Alderman and Mrs.
Phillips, Alderman and Mrs. Gabriel, Alderman and
Mrs. Allen,Alderman and Mrs. Mechi, Alderman and
Sheriff Conder, Major Cumming Bruce; the Prime
Wardens of the Fishmongers' and Goldsmiths' Com-
panies, the Master of the Skinners' Company, the
Master of the Haberdashers' Company, the Master
of the Salters' Company, Master of the Vintners'
Company, Master of the Clothworkers' Company,
Master of the Innholders' Company, the Chaplain
to the Lord Mayor, the Rev. J. Evans, the Chairman
of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Mr. J. Young,
Mr. It. Maughan, Mr. W. H. Bodkin, Mr. W. C.
Sleigh, Mr. B. C. Robinson, Mr. W. Cooper, Mr.
W. J. Metcalfe, Mr. H. S. Giffard, Mr. W. Ribton,
the Clerk of Arraigns, the Chamberlain and Mrs.
Scott, the Common Sergeant and Mrs. Chambers,
tha Judge of the Sheriffs' Court and Mrs. Kerr, Mr.
Secondary and Miss Potter, Mr. Controller and Miss
Brand, Mr. Remembrancer and Mrs. Tyrell, Mr.
Architect and Mrs. Bunning, the Town Clerk and
Mrs. Woodthorpe, the Solicitor and Mrs. Pearson,
Undersheriff and Mrs. Jones, Undersheriff and Miss
Surr, Miss Wire, Mr. T. Wire, Capt. Drake, Mrs.
Phippen, Miss rying, Dr. Spinks, Mr. Finlason,
Mrs. and Miss Bidder, Col. Sykes, M.P., Mr. Tite,
M.P., and Mrs. Tite, Mr. Angerstein, M.P.,
and Mrs. Angerstein, Mr. A. Bristow, M.P.,
Dr. and Mrs. Cumming, Dr. and Mrs. Mor-
timer, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. E. Allfree, Mr. and
Mrs. Todd, Mr. W. C. Fooks, Mr. R. Bagally,
Mr. T. Parker, Mr. I. Frith, Mr. and Mrs. Lons-
dale, High Bailiff of Southwark and Mrs. Gres-
ham, Mr. and Mrs. Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Mr.
H. E. Murrell, Mrs. and Miss Grant, Mr. Sande-
man, Mr. Haye, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, Mr. and
Mrs. Haldane, Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Laurie, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Laurie, Mr. C. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Croll,
Mr. Anderton, Mr. Apsley Pcllatt, Dr. Kidd, Mr.
and Mrs. Cattley, Mr. E. W. James, Mr. A. Cross-
ley, Mr. W. H. Valiance, Mr. Bennoch, Mr. Ballan-
tine, Mr. Maynard, Mr. J. Chapman, Mr. Scott, &c.
The loVing cup having been made to circulate,
and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts duly
honoured,
The LORD MAYOR, in flattering terms, gave " The
Lord Chancellor and the House of Lords."
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in returning thanks,
observed that he presented in his own person an
illustration of that peculiar characteristic of the
distinguished body to which this compliment re-
ferred,, viz., the freedom with which it opened its
portals to those who could not boast of high
horeditary rank. In this respect the British aris-
tocracy differed from almost all other aristocracies
in the world. They were not hedged in by exclu-
sive privileges—they were not separated from the
rest of the people, but they were blended and inti-
mately mixed up with the other sections of the
community, of which they formed an integral part,
like the Corinthian capitals which completed as ,
well as adorned the pillars of the noble hall in which
they were now assembled. It might be that amid
the excitement of the hustings or under the exhila-
ration of an after-dinner speech they heard invec-
tives against the exclusive privileges of the peers
and the narrowness of their order, and were even
told that the very wars which this country had
waged had been solely owing to a desire to aggran-
dise our aristocracy. But when the hour of sober
reflection returned, we found these declaimers dis-
posed to do the House of Lords justice—to acknow-
-1 ledge that it was an essential element of the consti-
tution, the mainstay of the monarchy, and the friend
of the liberties of the people. (Cheers.) It might be,
indeed, that measures which appeared to have the
favour of the public were sometimes too long re-
sisted ; but the strength and security of our institu-
tions required that when grave questions had been
tossed upon the waves of popular passion, they
should also pass through the ordeal of calm inves-
tigation and deliberative revision. Parliament was
now about to proceed to the discharge of its im-
portant duties, and the House of Lords would
doubtless be found faithfully performing its pecu.
liar functions. It would evince no desire to obstruct
any reforms which might be useful for the progress
of our social system, but while seeking in all things
1 to promote the public benefit, it would also strive
to -fulfil its peculiar mission of preserving and
handing down to posterity unimpaired the noble
constitution under which we had the happiness to
I live. (Cheers.)
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proposedby " The Judges in
Equity," to which Lord Justice TURNER responded,
taking occasion to comment upon the honesty which
generally animated the commercial classes of
th is
country, tracing this characteristic to the free
spirit engendered by our corporate and municipal
institutions.
The LORD MAYOR next gave the " Health of the
Common Law Judges."
Lord Chief Baron PbLLocK, in returning thanks,
said there was one novelty in their proceedings
that evening—viz., that whereas it had been
generally understood that equity followed law, the
rule had now been reversed, and law had been made
to follow equity. (Laughter.) Having remarked
upon the historic fame of the city of London as the
cradle of liberty, and pointed out that its citizens
had known how to combine loyalty with a manly
spirit of independence, the learned Chief Baron
concluded by giving the health of its present Chief
Magistrate.
The Loßb MAYOR acknowledged the compli-
Ment, and then introducad to the notice of the
assemblage the name of one who,
,he said, was the
most successful diplomatist of tie age, and the man
who had done more than any other negotiator to
extend the commerce and the influence of England
throughout the world. He meant the Earl of Elgin,
whose services as Governor of Jamaica, as Governor-
General of Canada, and as British Plenipotentiary
in China and Japan were too well known and too
universally appreciated to render it necessary for
him now to- recount them.
The toast was received with marked enthusiasm.
The Earl of ELGIN rose amid loud and continued
cheering. He said,—MY Lord Mayor, ladies, and
gentlemen, I can assure you that I am using no
words of course when I tell you that I am utterly,
overwhelmed by the kindness of this reception, and
by the terms in which my name has been intro-
duced to your notice. You can well imagine how
gratifying it must be to a servant of the public who
has been engaged for a considerable
in a distant part of the globe in the
duties of a peculiar—and, perhaps without
exagge-
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on its foundations that mighty empire of England
in the East which for one moment, and for one
moment only, seemed to be tottering. (Cheers.)
Ah! my Lord Mayor, I remember that moment.