The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-04 00:00:00

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EASTER FESTMTIES THE ',CIAi,;SIONT'
Yesterday the Annual. Easter' Entertaintrient
was given in the most Splendid Manner at
.the
Mansion-House, where every preparation bad
been. made by the Loran AlAYon to procure what-
ever could contribute to the or lifOUSe+
!mut of his numerous guests.. Among other dia•
tinguished visitots, were no:iced— . .
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Dulie of Richmond,
the Marquess and Maichione,s of Huntley, the Earls of
Shaftesbury and Chic!wster, the Bishop of 61uucestet, Lords
Kenyon aid Brecknock, ?lie HoUourable Mrs. Dallier, the
Honourable M Broderick, the Ministers,for Naples, Saxony,
and Baden Sir Alex..lotnistitne, hir Char:ir: Asgill, the Lord
Mayor of Dublin and his Suite, the Membets' for the CitYy
and the different Aldermen, &c.
• At five o'clock the company began to assemble,
,and at half past Six ,o'clock theLidy Mayoress
entered the EgYpti4n conducted by: the
Doke of Richmond.. The. Hall; which was beau-
tifully decorated with festoons of tlONers, looked
to great ad va to age, while the bri 'I , aut t ranspat ency
of the name of his present Mejes:y, which, for
the first time, wai•seen over the scat of the lead-
ing Municipal Magistrate Of the'Country, called
fotth front the speetyutors an expression of their
wishes that his Majesty's reign might be long
and happy. Beore the en.nclusion of the dinner;
the trumpet from hehiau the Chair am,ounced to
the guestslthat the Lord Marn and the 14dy
Mayoress were ab,:ut to pledge them in the
golden cup. In compliance with the forms of
ancient days the cup passe& rotund the guests,
and each in turn drank to the health of the do.
'tors of the feast.
The health. of "The Kiog," with three times
three, was received with every expression of
esteem, veneration, and respect.
.The LO.BD MAY i.Olt 1)r,0:, gave the following
toasts, which were drank amid reiterated ap-

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"The Duke of York and the Army." •
" The Duke of Clarence and the Navvy:"
6"fhe Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family."
The Ladies, led by the Lady Mayoress, then
left the I tali,
The Lon!) MAlron proposed the health of
" ihe Chancellor of,the Exchequer, and of the
rest of his Majesty's Ministers.'' The toast hav-
ing been drank. ‘vith unanimous applause,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to
return his grateful thanks for the distinguished
honour which the assembly had been pleased to
confer, not only on him, but on his colleagues in
office, by having drank their health in so flatter-
ing a manner. Some Irons numerous avocations,
and others froth the pressure ut domestic calami-
ties, had been deprived of the satisfaction of
meeting the citizens of London and their re-
spectable Lord Mayor on that splendid occasion ;
but be felt assured, that they, as well as he, were
unanimous, in wishing that the prOspetity of
the City of London might lung continue. To
the exertions of the leading city of the empire all
were much indebted, and in its welfare all wet
interested. Guided' by the actions, and follow-
ing the principles of the great Minister to whom
London owed its spieroloor and Great Britain
owed its success, his Majesty's Ministers had en-
deavoured to support the country during a (lone
of long-continued trials. Those trials were over,
and London as well as the country, would, IrK
trusted, long enjoy the blessings of peaceful pros-

perit
Tile health of the Doke of Richtnond'Oas next
drank with great approbation,
The health of the Lord Mayor was proposed by
the Marquess of Huntley, and drank amid reite-
rated acelftmatinns.
The Lotto MaYon relented thanks. He had
been elected to the dignified sit nation which he
then held at a time when danger threatened the
country. That danger was now removed by the
exertions of those seho were placed at the helm of
the,State. He had the satistaction of seeing, the
country was its a state of tranquillity, and he hoped
it would lung continue so.
The health of the Bishop of Gloucester was
dank, after which his Lordship returned thanks
in an appropriate speech.
The health of the Foreign Ministers was drank,
and thanks were returned by Baron de Just, the
Envoy from Saxony.
The next toast was " The health of the Lord
Mayor of Dublin." His Lordship expressed his
deep sense of the honour done him by the assem-
bly, and his hopes that 85 union of interests and
a reciprocity of feelings would for ever render the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the pride and the glory of the world.
About half-past nine o'clock the company re-
tired to the Ball-room. The ball was opene4 by
a minuet, which was danced by the Deke of Rich-
mond and the Lady Mayoress.
The rooms then began to fill with Ladies and
Gentlemen, all eager to witness the splendwir of
the Lorl Mayor's Ball. Until after 12 o'clock
the croovds condoned to multiply, and at that hour
the Mansion House presented to the view a nioving
mass of various persons. Four different bands of
music were playing, and the dancing was carried
on with spirit. A few of the old and sage retired
into the Card-room, snugly to enjoy themselves
over a 'game of whist, while the young and the fair
regulated their movements, so as best to see and
to be seen, and thus the amusements of the night
were protracted to a late hour.