The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-04 00:00:00

PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO

BENJAMIN lIAWES, ESQ., M.P.
On Saturday last, George Moffatt, Esq., entertained
a number of gentlemen at his house in Eaton-square, on the
occasion of the presentation of a piece of plate to Benjamin
Hawes' Esq., M.P. A number of the merchants and traders
of the City of London being anxious, before the close of the
session of Parliament, to mark their sense of the great services
conferred upon the commercial interests by the ability, the ex-
tensive knowledge, and the unwearied attention devoted to
them by Mr. Hawes, a subseripton was raised to purchase a
piece of plate as an enduring record of their grateful approba-
tion. The testimonial selected—a massive and very richly
wrought salver—bore the following inscription:—
'" Presented by certain merchants and traders of various po-
litical opinions in the City of London to Benjamin Hawes, jun.,
Esq., M.P., in testimony of their sense of his zealous and
vigilant attention in Parliament to the commercial interests of
the country, as an acknowledgment of public services, and a
tribute to private worth."
In proposing Mr. Hawe,'s health, after dinner, Mr. Moffatt
observed that this compliment to the Honourable Gentleman
originated in the wish of a number of ,the the, body of
the city of London to mark their sense of the various services
which Mr. Hawes had rendered to the interests with which
they were connected. The commercial community of this
country had reason to be grateful to Lambeth for selecting such
a representative as Mr. Hawes, and, without distinction of
party, merchants and traders of London were anxious that the
confidence reposed in, him by his constituents should for many
future sessions of Parliament give them the advantage of Mr.
Hawes's services as a Member, of the Legislature. The gentle-
men with whom this compliment to Mr.. Hawes had -originated
had advisedly refrained from courtidg for it the eclat of a
public demonstration, but it would not, he trusted, be there-
fore the less acceptable to the Hun. Member to whom it
was paid.

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Mr. HAWES expressed his very high appreciation of the
feeling in which the present meeting had originated, Enter-
ing into political life, he had necessarily abandoned the active
commercial pursuits in which he had been engaged ; but it Was
a source of the highest gratification to him that in this new
sphere he had been fortunate enough to secure the approbation
of the merchants and traders of the city of London. For the
mark of that approbation just bestowed upon him he returned
his warm thanks.
Amongst thosepresent at this very gratifying re-union were
George Moffatt, Esq., M.P., Messrs. J. Travers, Hayward, and
Graham (members of the committee), Sir James M'Adam, the
Right Hon. R. L. Sheil, M.P., H. Tufnell, Esq., M.P., H.
Warburton, Esq. M.P., T. M. Gibson, Esq., M.P.
Forster, Esq., 141.'P. C. ilindleys,E7.
D,
rM.P., O'Con-
nell,Ate9s;s.
Esq., M.P.,. 111 r. Hawes, en.
M'Gregor, Parkes, Wilson; &c.

ALTERATION IN THE CAMBRIDGE DAY MAIL.—
The
of the railway has brought a change in the times
ofa
departure of the day mail. Instead of being dis-
patched
ra
heretofore at half- past eleven in the morning, it is
v opening
ad
now sent by the quarter before ten o'clock trail!, and the box
for letters closes at a quarter after nine. This is, as we think,
a change greatly for the worse, and we certainly cannot under-
stand the logic which would persuade us that • when we travel
twice as fast as we used to do, we should start two hours sooner
on a journey of silty miles. 'The arrival is better timed; we
have ow letters now at half-past two. instead of at half-past
four. Carnbridpe Chronicle.
MINISTERIAL WHITE BAIT DINNER. --Her
jetty's Ministers will :partake of their annual white bait din-
ner, at the Crown and Sceptre, Greenwich; on Wednesday
next.

The Board of Admiralty has issued orders that
mortar-beds are to be laid down in several of our first.class
steam sloops for 13. inch mortars.— United Service Gazette,