The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-11 00:00:00

THE DINNER.

The Lord Mayor's dinner was given iu Uuilrlhail
in a style of splendour and hospitality which did
honour to the liberal character of the corporation.
Every part of the bail and adjoining courts and offices
was appropriated for the reception of company, and
at seven o'clock from 700 to 800 sat down to a
sumptuous repast. The presence of elegantly dressed
ladies among the company gave a grace and orna-
ment to the society which was productive of the
highest interest ; and the accossorial decorations of
the room (which have been already described) were
in perfect keeping with the general beauty of the
coup 'Tail.

At the princ,pal table sat the Lord Mayor, the
late Lord Mayor, the Duke of Wellington, the Lord
Chancellor, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Ellenbo-
rough, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of king's
Bench, Mr. Justice Bayley, Mr. Justice Gaselee,
Mr. Baron Garrow, Mr. Baron Vaughan, Mr. Peel,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Speaker of the
House of Commons, Lord Moutucharles, Lord Low-
ther, Mr. Herries, Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, Sir George
Mturay, Mr. Arbuthnot, and several other members
of his Majesty's Government. At the oilier tables
was a full attendance of civic authorities and their
friends. We also ob,,erved Mr. Homo, M.P., Mr.
Whitmore, M.P., Sir J. M. Doyle, C. 8., and several
other military officers.

.',fur the usual toasts of " the Kiug" and
" Royal Family" were given with the accustomed
honours, the Lord Mayor proposed " the health of
the late Lord Mayor," who bad, (luring his year of
(ace, more than realized the high anticipations
formed of him•

The late LORD MAYOR (Lucas) expressed his
oral meat thanks for the compliment paid to him. He
could assure them that he had sought by assiduity
to discharge those duties, which required talents to
which be did not pretend, all he had to give them
was honesty and good intention, and these had met
their reward. (Applause.) He congratulated the
city on having in the present Lord Mayor, a younger
and abler nun to do their duties—one who united,
more than any man he knew, the confidence and
good will of his fellow-citizens. (Great applause.)
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the healths of
his Grace the Duke of Wellington and his Ma-
jesty's Ministers," pronounced a glowing panegyric
upon their claims upon the public confidence. The
illustrious Duke had claims of the most splendid kind
upon his country,--in war he had carried the glory
of the British arms to the highest pinnacle of fame,
and destroyed that hydra whieh had previously
crushed the liberties of independent States,—in
peace he had consolidated the government of his
sovereign, and placed it upon a basis well calculated
to uphold the civil and religious liberties of the coun-
try, and secure the confidence of the people. It had
pleased Providence to make the illustrious Duke
thus doubly useful; and he was sure the citizens of
London would hail with joy this opportunity of
chinking the health of the Duke of Wellington and
his Majesty's Ministers. (Loud cheers.)
The Duke Of WELLINGTON, in rising to return
thardo, though he hnd often had the plenstun of CA-

joying the festivals of the city of London, yet never
enjoyed so high a aratifiration as on the present QQ-
easion, when he had' the honour of tneeting a Lord
Mayor so distinguished by public talwas, by great
commercial knowledge and private worth, sad be
large and respectable a company to hail hi* festival.
He thanked the Lord Mayor for himself and the rest
of his INiajes'..y'a Ministers,--for himself most cor-
dially for their estimation of his past services, and
be could most cordially assure them that the Go-
vernment had nothing more in their heart* than to
promote the best interests of the city of Loudon,
and cultivate ta good understanding with its citizen..
The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of
" the Lord Chancellor," upon whose public merits
be pronounced a warm eologiutu.
'• The LORD CHANCELLOR, iu returning thanks,
bore his testimony to the mina :It merits of the
Lord :slayor, from a personal knowledge of his ability
and worth. The value of such citizens wit:: Uses--
turnable in any eorntounity. It was itnisos<sible to
behold the city of London, filled as it vrae with
greet commercial wealth, without being attack with
the power and abilities of those able and enterpris-
ing individuals by whom that pie-ernimenee had been
achieved. It was to them, and to their sense of
truth and justice, tit* so much of the impartial ad-
ministration •f the law was owing, which gave to
England her proud superiority, arising from the
security of property, and the full protection which
encompassed the industry of each individual.—(ll-
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The LORD )latou nest gave the healths of " the
Ambassador from the King of the Netherlands, and
the other Foreign Ambassadors who were present
ou this occasion."

The Ambassador from the Kiug of the Nether-
lands briefly returned thaukt.

The LORI) MAYoR expressed a desire to give, iu
a particular manner, the health of " one of his Ma-
jesty's Ministers." hie alluded to Mr. Peel, the Se-
eretary of State for the Home Deparfinent.—(Ap-
plause.)—lt was to that Minister they stood in-
debted for the amelioration and coneolidatiou of the
ctirnival law; and in his (the Lord Mayor's) office,
he felt bound more especially to allude to the Right
lion. Gentleman, from his connexion with the prac-
tical parts of the administration of juatiee, and from
the great rules which he knew the authorities de-
rived from his able and enlightened support and co-
operation.—(Applause.)
Mr. Plum expressed his most hearty gratification
at the compliment just paid to him by his friend the
Lord Mayor. It was truly a source of satisfaction
to him to feel, that after standing for some years in
an official situation, which necessarily broeght him
into frequent connexion with the municipal and
judicial departments of the country, he had never
had occasion to complain of the least misunder-
standing between those authorities and the Secre-
tary of State in the discharge of their various and
complicated duties. He could not believe that any
interruption could now take place with one with
whom he had for many years enjoyed the relations
of private friendship. For himself, lie sought no
other honour; he coveted no other distinction, than
that of meriting the confide/see and esteem of the
citizens of London.—(llem, bear.)
The LORD Myrou next proposed the healths of
" Lord Chief Justice Tente.rden and the Mier
Judges."
Lord TliN TERDEN, in returning thanks, expressed
the thanks of the Judges for the suitable accommo-
dation of the new courts near Guildhall, and declar-
ed his concurrence in the tribute paid by the Lord
Chaneollor to the manner in which justice was ad-
ministered in the city of London, which was mainly
attributable to the two classes of citizens who at-
tended iu the courts of law for that purpose.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the health of
" the Bishop of London," took that opportunity of
expressing the gratitede of his fellow-citizens to that
prelate, for the admirable manner in which he had
discharged his clerical duties within their precincts,
and the zeal he bad always evinced to promote edit-
oatiou founded upon the basis of religious instruc-
tion, and indeed t. assist in the promotion of every
other benevolent and charitable purpose.
The Bishop of Los;DoN returned his best thanks
for this :Uttering testimony to his humble servitms;
and he would add, that one of the most agreeable
feelings connected with his late promotion to the
See of London was, that it did not remove him
from the sphere in which he had formed so aaany
affectionate eequaintances, and received the flatter-
ing credit of being deemed to have performed some
pitblic service. Ile should always be found ready to
second every object which had in view the moral and
religious improvement of any portion of the citizens
of Loudon.

The LORD MaYam at -gave the health o
" the 'Speaker of the House of Commons."

The SPHAKER, iu rettlitling titunks, was aware
that this coznpliruent was solely paid to him from
the sense entertained of his honesty and impartiality
in the discharge of the duties of his office. lie
should always endeavour to preserve principles
which had obtained from him this mark of the ro-
speet of the citizens of London. _ .

T
sheirtiiires i.oofuLoonNdin.o”n uext gave the. health's of " the
Mr. Sheriff BOOTU returned thanks.
The next toast was, the heelths of " the .Attor-
ney-General and the English bar."
The ATTORNEY-GINURAL, In returning thanks,
pronounced a warm panegyric upon the iategrity and
in; ependence of the bar--qualities which gave the
profession its character end usefulness.
" The Magistracy and other Civic officers" were
next drank with suitable applause, and at ten o'clock
his Lordship and the Lady Mayoress, and their dic-
tingujilied guests, withdrew to the ball-room,
where dancing \vas commenced and kept up with
great spirit until au early hour of the morning.
The dresses of the ladies were in the highest style
of fashion. The Lady Mayoress's was an elegant pat-
tern of the rest. She appeared in full Court cos-
tume, which, on account of the general mourning,
was obliged to be of black. The dress consisted of
black tulle over a rich satin petticoat, with a very
full double garniture of the same, richly wreathed
with black beads, and finished ,-;;th superb bead
tassels, cowers, and flounces of Chantilly blond; a
manteau of rich black velvet, which was wreathed
round with a tulle garniture, and clasped with beads,
to correspond with the dress. Ifer Ladyship wore
a superb coronet of feathers and black blond lappets,
and a very tnegaificent suit of diamonds. liar ap-
peurance was altogether handsome and interesting.

EXTENSIVE PROSPECT.—There is a spot on
the hill of Quarrywood, the property of the Right Hon.
the Earl of FIFE. from Which the eye, with but the ass-
t;istanee of any optical instrument, can take in part "af no
lees than nine of our Scottish vountieu, via. Nairn end L-
yon:mom-shires to the north-west and north; Sutherland-
shire to the north-east; Banff and Aberdosu 414,4 to the
south-east, and Perthshire on the south. If we cast an
eye in an easterly dimotion, the prospect is so extensive
that the rye loses itself in the Gemara
Courier.
A CURE FOR DYSENTERY.--Take one tea-
spoonful of white nut-galls, finely powdered, Due tea-
spoonful of allepiee, and two of ground starch, all mixed
together. Three papers, each containing the above, is for
a grown person. If white nut-galls are not to be had,
reel or hlue will asnwer. One of the throe papers to be
taken every ❑ight in a little warns milk, and a drink of
milk immediately after, as hot as the person oan bear to
swallow it, and to live entirely on boiled broad and milk
Onds

. ..
IV: \Thine(' will be,eurolkil in the atetno.-cc, of
all time as one of the most extraordinary diame-
ters of his uge. Napoleon and idorq roust go
down to posterity together : and the history of his
life willr,u,k amonu; those standard works whiah
i by the charms of '-stvle, the force of truth, and
the interest of the subject, will vontinue to
~,,tive
apilledastuastreesihodfependently of the fluctuating titiuons
, haw),
is,
thouarritiankind. : Vidocq was, and pro-
: just broken his aria, a
mall POSSd., of every advantage of personal
. prowes, strength, aticl form.; combined with this,
i he had excellent talenta, and a wonderful
appearance,apti-
asettha,:.d supporting
any , . his
m'atvtiasleidyuctsacahitanrcaeec: changing
prisoner,tingiin7helci lisei lo7sepes eh aty ope es- --d theseiic prisona°ln lil
could-
hold him : while tin agent of police, he em-
ployed them in detesting knavery, and in se_
curing criminal __no rogue could evade hita.
For fifteen years he waged a war against the
rascals of France, in his own person, and almost
unassisted by other resources. He assumed all
disguises, played all characters ; in the morning
he was a general .officer, in the evening a coal-
porter ; now he would be a thief, skulking its
holes or corners.; and then a venerable character
advanced in age; measuring his paces slowly in.
the mote respectable and quiet parts of the city:,
he has joined as a housebreaker in midnight
robberies, and been apparently shot dead by the
police whom he had brought to the spot ; ho has
been made the confidant of plots against his own.
life, and-in another character has actually assisted
in their execution. Vigilance, dexterity, inven-
tion, courage, hUmanity, and integrity, were the
qualities required ; and we are almost afraid to
say, that, simply on his own showing, we believe,
that after he arrived at manhood and an official
character, he possete,sd their all. It is certainly
a worthy close of, his career, and consistent with
the opinion we entertain of him, that he has now,
after 15 ymii of service, established a kind of
philanthropical manufactory, where he employs
none but returned Convicts,--aware, as he is, that
the great cause of continued crime in suck men
is that they are rejected of all the world, and that
in order to exist, they must resort to the only
profession open to them, that of robbery.—
Spectator.