The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-18 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

merchants and citizens of London, while providing additional
facilities for the commerce of this emporhins of trade, will not
forget the principles which actuated him who first founded the
Royal Exchange, and at the same time made provision for the
indigent, and the promotion of sound literature and useful
knowledge.—( Loud cheers.) I beg again to return you my
most sincere thanks for the honour you have done me, and beg
to drink all your good healths.--(Loud cheers. )
The Loan MAYoa—MI Lords and Gentlemen, I feel con-
fident that my next toast will be drunk with eathusiasm : it is
our brave defenders by land and sea, who have carried the
British flag with honour to every clime, and to the admiration
of the civilised world—" The Army aniNavy."—(Cheers.)
(The toast was drunk with three times three, and followed
by " Rule Britannia.")
The LORD MA YOR—My Lords and Gentlemen,
the happi-
ness and prosperity of our beloved country, and especially of
her merchants, depends upon the direction of her affairs being
in:the hands of a talented and powerful Administration ; this
benefit I trust we shall for a long time be permitted to enjoy.
With such a Government as the present, under the direction
of a statesman so able and experienced as the Right Hon.
Baronet, we cannot doubt that, with all other important sub-
jects, the prosperity of this ancient city, and of our commerce,
will receive the utmost encouragement and protection. I beg,
therefore, to propose " Long life, health, and happiness, to the
Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, and the rest of her Majesty's
Ministees."--( Great applause. )
Sir R. PEEL, in acknowledging the toast, said, that in his
own behalf and the other Ministers of the Crown, he returned
their most cordial thanks for the mariner in which their health
had been received. It was most grateful to them to have the
opportunity of beholding the important ceremony of that day.
It was impossißle not to feel that the spot on which they had
stood was to be, as it had been in former times, a centre of at-
traction to the commerce of all nations, and where they would
forget all national antipathies and jealousies. His Royal High-
ness had that day laid the foundation of a building, not merely
dedicated to commerce but to peace—(Cheers)—and it was
the wish of her Majesty's Government that the future progress
of that building should correspond with the favourable auspices
under which its foundation was laid.—(Cheers.) On the part
of his colleagues he again returned their respectful and cordial
thanks for the honour they had done them, and begged to drink
all their good healths.—(Loud and continued cheers.)
The Lone Maroit—My Lords and Gentlemen, I have now
to advert to the interesting ceremony which has taken place
this day. It is nearly three centuries since, under Royal pa-
tronage and encouragement, a splendid edifice was erected
for the accommodation of British merchants. As this is not
the first time that the Royal Exchange has been destroyed by
tire, and hitherto nobler structures have succeeded to the old,
so no now I trust that the foundation of a building has been
laid which will fully accord with the magnitude of our commer-
cial operations. The completion of the present undertaking
will be hailed by the great mercantile :establishments whose
representatives I have now the honour to see around me, and I
have no doubt will be a nutter of equally high gratification to
my distinguished guests. Your Royal Highness, my Lards,
and Gentlemen, will you join with me in drinking " Pros-
perity to the New Royal Exchange and the Trade of the City
of London," and in connexion with this toast the " Health of
the Noble Earl the President of the Board of Trade."
The Earl of Meow, in returning 'thanks, said it would be
an intrusion in hirreif be was to trouble them with more than
a passing word in expressing his personal thanks for the
honour his Lordship had done him in coupling his name with
'the important ceremony of the day. It was not the first time
he had been called upon to thank the citizens of London for
similar compliments, and it did so happen the greater part of
his life (he found he must say it had not been a very short one)
had been passed in duties connected with the commerce of
this country, and he should not have ventured to accept the
office which he held at present, if he had not previously expe-
rienced the kindness which the merchants of London had
always shown to those who endeavoured honestly to do their
duty.—( Loud cheers.) He would not allude to the particular
circumstances of this day, after the clear and perspicuous man-
ner in which they had been described by the Lord Mayor, and
alter the eloquent manner in which his Right Hon. Friend,
whose health they had drank, had adverted to them. But he
must say that it was a circumstance of proud gratification to
him to find that they were assembled here in the celebration
of such an event in the face of the concentrated representation
of the wealth, the honesty, and therefore the power and the
commercial integrity of this great empire.—( Cheers.) He
would only add, in words that were not his, but which would
be addressed to them in a more attractive manner than lie
could pretend to—words peculiarly appropriate for the occasion,
embodying, as he was sure they did, a sentiment unanimously
responded to. His Lordship here apologised to the Lord
Mayor for not reading the words with the proper accent, and
said the whole of the Scotch song was so very apposite to the
present occasion, that he must do himself the pleasure of con.
clueing by reading the first verse :
" 0 weel may.the boatie row," &c.

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(Loud cheers.) Followed by the melody arranged by Mr.
Wilson for the occasion.
The LORD MAYOR—My Lords and Gentlemen, I have
now the honour to propose to you the health of Field Mar-
shal his Grace the Duke of Wellington, whom I have the
extreme gratification to see at this table, and who, whether
as a warrior or a statesmen, is justly entitled to the admira-
tion and gratitude of his country. On an occasion like the
present we cannot but remember with feelings of gratitude,
that to his Grace the Duke of Wellington the citizens of Lon-
don are indebted for the grant of 1,000,000/. sterling for public
improvements in their ancient city. I would join with this
illustrious person the second power of the State, that august
assembly from whose collective wisdom our free and noble Con.
stitution has derived such important benefits, " Field-Marshal
his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the House of Peers."
The Duke of WELLINGTON then rose and said, he begged
leave to return them his sincere thanks for the honour they
bad dune him in drinking his health, and for the manner in'
which the company had thought proper to receive it. This
was not the proper time to advert to the circumstances of a
former period of his life to which his Lordship (the Lord
Mayor) had alluded. He met them there that day to celebrate
and promote the arts of peace—( Loud cheers)—and he trusted
that in his time he should never again know the celebration
of the arts of war.—( Loud cheers.) His Lordship had been
pleased to include in the toast he had given, " the House of
Lords." On the part of his colleagues who were mem-
bers of that House, he begged to return their best thanks.
The House of Lords was the Conservative branch of the Con-
stitution ; and he hoped, in modern times at least, that it had
fulfilled the effects of its iustitution.—(Cheers.) He was
much gratified on receiving the invitation to attend in the
City on this occasion, and hoped sincerely that the building of
which his Royal Highness had been pleased this day to lay the
first stone, would prove not only a monument of the arts of this
great nation, and the taste of his Royal Highness, but also a
lasting convenience to the commerce of the country and the
world--(Loud and continued cheering, followed by the trio
from Rooke's opera of Antelie—
Dare the foe invade our land," )
S;r R. PEEL then rose and said,—May it please your Royal
Highness, ladies, and gentlemen, I have received from the
Lord Mayor permission to propose a toast, which will, I
trust, be peculiarly acceptable to all. " The health of the
Lady Mayoress. "—( Cheers.) Gentleman, I feel satisfied that
the 'hospitality and kind attention which we have received
this day, and considering the distinguished position in which
the Lady Mayoress stands—the head of the female society in
the City of London, you would en these accounts alone
receive with respect the proposal of her health; but by far
the greater portion of the company must know that the Lady
Mayoress has ether claims upon public respect. You know
that her life has been devoted to the purposes of active Irene-
volence—(Loud cheers)—and that following her example,
acting in concert with the lady on my left hand (Mrs. Fry)
whose presence would do honour to any company, she had
visited the abodes of vice and misery, and done all in her
power to alleviate human suffering, and diminish eon•
tagion by her example.—(Cheers.) It is no satisfaction
I am sure, to those distinguished ladies tre have their good
deeds brought before the public ; but, after paying a tribute
of respect to the services of distinguished men, it would be
a reflection on ourselves if we omitted to notice with respect-
ful acknowledgments the unobtrusive virtues of those who
have made the name of the ladies of Great Britain honoured
in every country in the world.—(Cheers.) I beg, gentlemen,
to propose " The health of She Lady Mayoress," with three
times three.—( Loud cheers.)
The LORD MAYOR—My Lords and Gentlemen, I feel
grateful to you for the honour you have done the Lady
Mayoress in drinking her health. I think I may venture to
say that her great desire is to be useful in her station, not only
in dispensing the proper hospitalities of this house, but also in
administering comfort, and relief as far as lies in her power to
those who are in distress.—( Hear, hear.)
The Loan Ma-Yoe—My Lords and Gentlemen, I have aext
the honour to. propose to you the health of the Representatives
of the Peop:e in the Commons' House of Parliament, and I feel
great pleasure in connecting with them the name of the Noble
Lord the Secretary for the Colonies—" The Right Hon. Lord
Stanley, and the House of Commons."—( Hear, hear. )
Lord STANLEY said, that it was with surprise to himself, and
he was sure to others, that in the presence of the Premier and
of other distinguished Members of her Majesty's Government,
he heard himself called upon to return thanks on behalf of

the House of Commons ; but, at the same time he must say.
that the surprise was mingled with gratification at finding
himself selected as the organ of a body consisting of the most
powerful and influential representatives of the commerce of the
United Empire. He did not know how he could return thanks
in the name of a body consisting of such discordant materials.
Perhaps, indeed, the very circumstance of the conflict of
opinions formed one of the great materials for the security of
the interests of the community. Every public man was com-
pelled, not only to give his judgment upon questions of great
political importance, but to give his reasons for the course he
followed.—( Cheers.) It was impossible for:any one who was
present at the imposing ceremony of the day, to witness
without admiration the quiet and orderly conduct of the
countless molttude—a spectacle not to be seen in any other
country in the world. It was impossible to witness that sight
without feeling the great importance of the trust reposed in
the House of Commons, or -without feeling an increased sense
of the magnitude of the commercial interests of ihils great com-
munity.—( Cheers.) He trusted that whatever conflicts might
take place in that House its Members would never be forgetful
of the high interests which were intrusted to their care, and
that they would always show a devoted attachment to the Con-
stitution.—( Cheers.)
The Lens MaYon—My Lords and Gentlemen, I have
great pleasure in proposing the health of Lord Chief Justice
Denman, and the rest of her Majesty's Judges, who, in the ad-
ministration of the laws, deal equal justice to the rich and
door—."
Lord Chief JUstice Denman, and the rest of her Ma-
jesty's Judges."
Lord DENMAN returned thanks. He believed that the
Judges deserved the euloginms passed upon them for the
zeal and integrity with which they uniformly acted.
The Loan Nlsvoit--My Lords and Gentlemen, I have now
to offer another toast, the Members for the City of London,
who, I am sure, will do their duty to the entire satisfaction of
their constituents—" The Representatives of the City of Lon-

don in Parliament."
Mr. NIASTF.RMAg returned thanks in the names of him-
self and his colleagues, and alluded in warm terms to the
ceremony which had taken place.
The LORD Nlavoa—My Lords and Gentlemen, I beg to
propose the health of the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, and
the Bar of England—gentlemen alike eminent for their talent
and. their iutlepeudeuee—" The Attorney and Solicitor- Gene-
rak and the Bar of England."
The AproaNLY....igN F. AL, in a few words, returned thanks.
Tfie company tiaen broke up ; and as the Prince and her
Majesty's Ministers rose from their seats, the cheering was
tremendous.
The dinner, which was supplied by Mr. Dever, of Cornhill,
was of the most sumptuous description.

DEATH OF TIIE REV. HENRY MATURIN.
It is our painful duty to announce the death of the Rev
Maturin, A.M., Rector of the parish of Cloudel
Henry
vaddock, in the comity of Donegal. This -melancholy
event took place at the Glebe-house on Monday morning,:
the 3d instant, in the 71st year of his age, after having
been 44 years Rector of the parish. He obtained hisfel-
lmvship in the :year 1792, having been unanimously
elected before he attained the age of twenty-one. His
learning and talents Were of the highest order—he had
a mind capable of mastering any subject that he applied
himself to—and such was the strength of his understand-
invsnd the beauty of his language, that he was univer-
aadrestenked and admired as one of the brightest °ma•
menta of 30Clety.—Du6lin Packet.

THE WEATHER.—Noow, JANUARY 18.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Thermometer... 28 I Highest 3B I Lowest 24
Barometer 3002..—Wind S.W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.