The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

THE BANQUET

At half-past five, in the magnificent dining saloon, the
company sat down to one of the most sumptuous repasts
ever provided on ship-board.
The chair was occupied by the worthy host, Wm. Brown,
Esq., and the vice-chair by Captain West, the commander
of the ship. The whole was under the management of Mr.
Lynn, of the 'Waterloo Hotel, to whom it did great credit.
Of the wines it would be impossible to speak i❑ too high
terms of commendation ; the most choice vintages of all
kinds were selected arid set before the guests in liberal
profusion, and ample justice was done to Mr. Brown's
princely hospitality.
After several loyal toasts had been duly honoured,
Mr. BROWN proposed "The Health of the Royal Com-
rcis,ioners," who had, by the exercise of a good deal of
personal exertion and all their influence, endeavoured to
assemble the company on this occasion. (Loud cheers.)
Song—" Be peace our guiding star."
Lord GRANVILLE begged to thank them, on behalf of
the Royal Commissioners and on his own part, for the
handsome manner in which they had received the toast.
There is in the Exhibition (said his Lordship) a model of
Liverpool, which is daily su

rounded by thousands of
anxious and gratified spectators ; but Mr. Brown, not sa-
tisfied with that, like one of the merchant princes of whom
this countyy can justly boast—a merchant prince in every
sense of the word—one of those who had brought Liver-
pool to what it is—resolved on giving our foreign guests
an opportunity of visiting the town itself, and of partaking
of this magnificent repast in a transatlantic steamer.
(Cheers.) It was most appropriate that men who were
assembled to promote the arts and industry, and to for-
ward the comforts of mankind, should meet on a vessel
of this sort. The idea was most happy, and showed
how absurd it is to prophesy that anything is impossible
at the present day. Mr. Davis had reminded them
that they were under the American flag ; he might say
they were meeting in the middle of Liverpool on
American ground. (Loud cheers.) His Lordship next
referred to the various matters connected especially
with the town and trade of Liverpool that had come
before him as a member of the Board of Trade. He
had been one of a committee to see whether a line of
packets trading from tLe -United States to this port, in
friendly competition with this line, should be removed
from Liverpool, or not, and he and his colleagues had
reported that it should not be removed (hear, hear). He
(Lord G.) did not claim any thanks for the committee
from the people of Liverpool for coming to this decision,
for if they had found it would have done any Rood for
Ireland, they knew Liverpool could take care of herself,
and that might have great weight in altering the conclusion
at which they had arrived. His lordship next referred to
the Gunpowder Bill. It was not for him, he said, to com-
plain that the people of Liverpool had an objection to
being "blown up ;" but he would not say too much lest he
should alarm their southern neighbours as to the removal
of the magazines to their vicinity (laughter and cheers).
Referring to the progress made by the port of Liverpool,
the noble speaker said that in the reign of George 111. the
extent of docks was not more than some few hundred
yards, while now they extended over four miles, and will
soon reach five; at the former period the population was
only 86,000 ; now it is over half a million. He did not
advert to this in glorification of any portion of the British
empire ; but, as they had seen in the Exhibition the collet
tion made by Mr. T. C. Archer of samples of all the produce
brought to Liverpool from the different parts of the world,
they had to-day, through Mr. Brown's hospitality, beheld
- bring that produce, the warehouses where

lips that
si

iced, and were now enabled to form some opinion

as to the connection of the prosperity of Liverpool with
the peaceful progress of the civilisd nations of the earth
(great cheering). In conclusion, his lordship bore testi-
mony to the alacrity and cordiality with which the distin-
guished foreigners had co-operated in all matters connected
with the duties of the Royal Commissioners, and resumed
his seat amid loud and protracted applause.
Mr. BROWN next proposed "The Foreign Commis-
sioners," which was given with all the honours.
Glee : " Hail ! smiling morn."

M.
thanks

ZOHRAB, the Turkish commissioner, returned

Mr. BROWN next proposed "The Executive Com-
mittee," which was drunk with much applause, and ac-
knowledged by Mr. Cole.
The CHAIRMAN then said, that as the Mayor of
L;

...iverpool had invited a very large party at the Town-
hall to meet their guests, he must travel a little out of the
order of his list of toasts, to enable his worship to meet
those whom he had invited. He would, therefore, with-
out preface, propose " The Mayors of the Southern
Division of Lancashire, who have favoured us with their
company to-day."
Drunk with all the honours.

The MAYOR of LIVERPOOL, (John Bent, Esq.) thanked
them not only for drinking his health on this occasion,
but for the opportunity thus afforded him of offering, on
behalf of the Town Council and the inhabitants of Liver-
pool, their cordial welcome to the executive committee,
the foreign commissioners, and the jury of the Great Ex-
hibition, at their hospitable table. Though Liverpool
could not boast of any such variety of productions as those
concentrated in the Crystal Palace, he hoped that the
t gentlemen who I,- I th.-

Laid visited them to-day had seen much
to admire in this great and growing emporium, and that
an active and honourable rivalry might arise to promote
the arts and sciences; and, under Providence, the good-
will and friendly intercourse of all nations. (Loud cheers.)
He regretted that the shortness of the time would not
allow more opportunity for him to entertain and receive
them as he could wish at the Town-hall, but he would be
happy to see them, even if but for a short time.

His worship retired amidst general cheering.
Several other toasts having been given and responded to,
Lord GRANVILLE proposed " The health of their
worthy host" in neat and appropriate terms, charac-
terising the banquet as at once magnificent and unosten-
tatious ; to which
Mr. BROWN replied in a short but effective address, in
the course of which he stated that he trusted the Crystal
Palace might hereafter be truly called the Peace Palace ;
and, referring especially to Liverpool, he said that in the
reign of Charles 11. it had but 15 little boats on the
Mersey, none of them more than 150 tons ; in the reign
of Queen Anne the first dock was built where the Custom-
house now stands, and for half a century the progress was
but slow. At the beginning of the present century the
town received £28,000 a-year in dock dues ; now they
received half a million annually. At the commencement
of the century the docks covered only about 200 acres of
water space ; now, as they had beard, they were many
miles in extent, and had cost more than ten millions
sterling. If it was asked how Liverpool had thus rapidly
progressed, he would inform them, for the benefit of their
stranger guests. Wales supplied her with copper, iron,
and lead, Northwich with salt, Birmingham with hard-
ware, Macclesfield with silk, Sheffield with Cutlery. Leeds
with cloths, Bradford with stuffs, and coals from every.
where. He hoped only that those nations whose repre-
sentatives were around him would take from England
those articles which she could supply cheaper than they
could otherwise procure them, and give us in return
those things which we require for our own country.
That was the true principle of commerce, and he was
happy to have an opportunity of expressing to them his
opinions as a British merchant, and to see them as guests
at his table. (Loud cheering.)
"The Press, which enables men to make Progress in all

the Civilised Arts of life, by faithfully recording the Disco-
veries and Passing Events of the Age," was then given
from the chair, and briefly but happily acknowledged by
Mr. M`Donald ; after which the company returned ashore
to partake of the mayor's hospitality.

THE RECEPTION .AT THE TOWN-HALL.

Exclusive of the strangers, there were not less than
1,200 invitations to the soiree issued, and of these about
750 accepted. The beautiful suite of rooms at the Town-
hall received additional adornment for the occasion by beau-
tiful greenhouse plants, palms, and flowering shrubs, from
the Botanic Gardens, which, tastefully arranged by Mr,
Shepherd, the curator of the gardens, gave fairy beauty to
the staircase. The orchestra in the ball-room was
enlarged and covered with red, white, and pink fluted
calico, the Union Jack drooping gracefully from one end
and the Cross of St. George from the other. An addi-
tional table had been put down the centre of the refresh-
ment-room ; Mr. Lynn was the purveyor in this case also.
Bouquets in handsome vases graced the principal table,
and we noticed amongt the decorations a beautifnl model
of the Crystal Palace, the work of Mr. Lynn's own con-
fectioner. At eight o'clock carriages began to arrive;
but the mayor, being detained at the banquet, was unable
to be present at the commencement of the assembly, and
the duty of receiving the guests till his arrival was per-
formed, at his request, by Mr. Alderman Parker and Mr.
Samuel Holme. His worship arrived about nine o'clock.
The company included all the elite of Liverpool, and
everything passed off with the greatest eclat.
A full band, under the able direction of Mr. G. Holden,
performed the several pieces in the following programme
with precision and effect :
Overture—" Otello"

Glee—" My laddie is gone far away"
Song—" The hose"—Mr. Miranda.. ,
Waltz—" Les Suissesses"

Quintet—" NOw by dayitiietirhglani;;
Polka—" Lalla Rookh"

.... Rossini.
▪ Knyvelt,
F. Shrivall.
▪ Bosisio.

Song—" Philip the Falconer"—Mr. Scarisbrick

Loder
Bishop
J. Cooper
'—Mr. Miranda and Mr. Scarisbrick..
7'. Cooke,
Song—" Bid me discourse"—Mrs. G. Holden. Bishop.
Waltz—" Des Wanderers"
Song—" Woman"—Mr. Scarisbrick H. Phillips,
Glee—" Here in cool grot" Lard Atornington,
Quadrille—" Almanack" Oakey.
Ballad—" Norah the pride of Kildare"—Mrs.G. Holden. Parry,
Song—" Scots wha hae"—Mr. Miranda Scotch.
Finale—" God save the Queen."

Duet—" Love and War"•

FORGERY.—A car driver named Job Peate was charged
yesterday at the police-court, with having taken a forged
order for a hat, at the shop of Mr. Satchill, hatter, Lord.
street, by which he fraudulently obtained possession of a
hat. He was fully committed to the assizes.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.—Anne Roan, Ellen Am.
brose, and Catharine Roan. three very young girls, were
charged yesterday with stealing a pair of trowsers belong.
ing to a female named Riley. Each of the prisoners had
been previously convicted several times. After some deli-
beration, Mr. Mansfield committed them to prison for
one month.

BIRTHS-
On the sth inst., Mrs. M`Kay of a son.
On the sth inst., Mrs. H. Barnett, of Dale-street,of a daugh-
ter.

On the 7th inst., the wife of Mr. G. C. Huson, of Everton, of
a son.

On the 7th inst., Mrs. Fenton, of Great George-street, of a
son.

On the Bth inst., Mrs. Morris Charles Jones, of Shaw-street,
Everton, of a daughter. _

On the Bth inst.; the wife of Edward Bellis, of Bunce-street,
Chester, of three daughters.
On the Bth inst., at Higher Bebington, Mrs. William Par-
sonage, of a son.

On-tlie 9th inst., at Birkenhead, Mrs. Herbert Jones, of a
daughter.
On the 11 th inst., at the Palace, Holyrood, the lady of the
Biskop of Down and Connor, of a son.