The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-22 00:00:00

EASTER DINNER AT THE MANSION-

HOUSE.

On Monday the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor gave
a very splendid entertainment at the Mansien-house.
It was, perhaps, attended by more of the nobility
than ever appeared at an Easter dinner in the city.
The Lord Mayor had very properly determined to
dispense with what is called the Easter ball, the
very idea of which would have frightened the list of
respectable visitors. There were about 400 guests,
amongst whom we observed the Bishops of Win-
chester, London, and Llandaff, Lord and Lady Rolle,
Lord and Lady Radstock, Lord and Lady Gran-
ville Somerset, Lord and Lady Elliot, Sir Edward
Codrington, the Speaker of the House of Commons,
the Right Hon. Vesey Fitzgerald, Sir R. Inglis,
Mr. Douglas Kinnaird, Colonel and Lady Eleanor
Lowther, Lord Mountcharles, Sir Byam Martin,
Ladies Montagu and Sandwich, Sir John Doyle, Sir
Charles Doyle, Colonel Milley Doyle, the Governor
and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England,
Mr. Sergeant Arabin, Mr. Calcraft, the Common
Sergeant, several of the Aldermen, &c. &c.
The company sat down, at a little before seven
o'clock, to a dinner of the very first-rate kind, which
was supplied by Mr. Terry, the cook and ornamental
confectioner, who furnished the great dinner which
was given to Mr. Peel and the rest of his Majesty's
Ministers, upon the occasion of the presentment of
he freedom of the city to the Secretary for the
Home Department. Every delicacy of the season
was most abundantly supplied.
The LORD MAYOR, after having given the toasts
of " The King,"—" The Duke of Clarence and the
rest of the Royal Family,—" The Army and Navy,"
and " Prosperity to the City of London," said that
he had received apologies from the Duke of Wel-
lington and those of his Grace's Colleagues who
were absent. He (the Lord Mayor) felt peculiar
gratification at seeing amongst his guests the Pre-
sident of the Board of Trade. He was convinced,
judging. from the enlightened and liberal conduct of
his Majesty's Ministers, and the effect which that
conduct had produced upon the public mind, that
the toast he was about to propose would be received
with the most hearty welcome, and the most un-
affected satisfaction. He then proposed the health
of " The Duke of Wellington and his Majesty's
Ministers." The toast was drank with the greatest
applause.
The Right Hon. VESEY FITZGERALD rose to re-
turn thanks. He felt most-highly honoured by be-
ing called upon to return thanks to the very distin-
guished company around him, upon the part of his
Majesty's Ministers. He regretted the absence of
his Colleagues, the more particularly as there was
not one of them who was not better calculated than
he was to express the feelings which must arise na-
turally upon the announcement of such a toast. He
was authorized by the illustrious man who presided
over the King's Council and the rest of his Col-

leagues, to declare their high sense of the distin•
guished notice which was taken of their public con-
duct. Speaking of himself as standing in the situ-
ation which he had been called upon to fill by'his
Majesty, he had to declare that he could value no
distinction more highly than the approbatian of the
citizens of London—than the testimonies borne by
the great commercial interests of this great city.—
(Loud cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR then gave " The health of
Lord Granville Somerset."—(Cheers.)
Lord G. SOMERSET expressed his inability to re-
turn adequate thanks.—(Cheers.)
The SPEAKER said, that he had the honour of
being permitted by the Lord Mayor to propose
" The health of the Lady Mayoress."--(Loud ap-
plause.)
The LORD MAYOR was desired by the Lady
Mayoress to mention her grateful acknowledgments
for the high honour done her by the company.—
(Applause.)
The Ladies then retired.—After which,
The LORD MAYOR rose and said, that he had the
honour to have upon his right hand a Rev. Prelate
who had many claims upon the city of London, from
his zeal and industry in exalting the moral character
of those over whom he had presided for many years
as a pastor. It would be a source of gratification
to every one who had the honour of his acquaint-
ance and a knowledge of his Christian benevolence,
that his health should be publicly, and as lie knew it
must be, enthusiastically drunk,—he meant the
Bishop of London.—(Cheers.)
The Bishop of LONDON returned thanks, and pro-
posed " The health of the Lord Mayor."—(Loud
cheering.)
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the honour
done him. He then proposed the healthy of " The
Bishops of Winchester and Llandaff."

The LORD MAYOR next proposed the health of
" The President of the Board of 'I ra,de." Since he
had been appointed to the high situation of President
to the Board of Trade he had given universal satis-
faction, and afforded the greatest facilities by imme-
diate communications with the merchants of the
country_ He congratulated the commercial inte-
rests upon having a gentleman at their head who