The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-02
The Inequalities OF the City TO Lord Ash
burton.

| burton.
THr DAy-Yesterday, the very elements seemed
| 10 take part in doing honor to the man whom all
the city seems delighted to honor at this particular
period. The sun rose in clear, unclouded majesty,
The day was beautifully fine, with delightful fresh
breezes blowing, rendering the day one of the most
lovely that has ever come out of the heavens, even
IN the month of September, so famous for fine
DAYS
Lord Ashburton, who is very regular and tempe
rate in his habits, and withal an early riser, was up
this morning even earlier than usual, and was en-
gagged at his esyotore before breakfast reading and
answering letters after which, he slipped his coffee
read the Herald, ate mouthful, looked out of the
window, and then satdown and medltated.
The SCENE AT THE CRY HALL Between II and
~ o'clock, two of the Aldermen waited on Lord
Ashburton, and escorted him TO the Governors
Room in the City Hall, where large crowd was in
attendance 10 and shake hands. His Lordship
walked exceedingly erect and stately; and he
removed his hat, his hair, perfectly white, streaming
in the wind, gave him pariarchal appearance.
He was received in the Governors Room by his
honor the Mayor, who addressed him in a very
brief speech, simply welcoming him most cordially
TO the hospitalities of the city, and thanking him in
,he name OF the citizens generally for the benefits
conferred on them by the late treaty which he was
instrumental in procuring To all this his Lordship
replied in very few words, very much to the pur-
pose but in SO low tone that he could not be heard
six feet from where he stood. This part of the &C.
remony being over, the Mayor then introduced the
citizens to him by name, just as they came along,
each shaking hands, and stopping to have chat
with him. In this way about 300 people were pre-
sentcd to him, and shook him by the hand, the
British Consul, James Buchanan, Esq being in at
tendance on his Lordship the whole time, and as
slsung IN the ceremonies OF the day. The " sovec
reigns' were highly delighted to shake the hand f
a live lord, and have chance to speak their minds
10 him, and concluded that he was ga pretty good
sort OF fellow after ALL and not so very preud"'
After $500 had shaken his Lordshp by the hand
he began to feel rather tired and the time being up
he was escorted back to the Astor House, much
pleased with the mornings scene on several ac-
counts, because he had been in the hands of
clique and seen nobody before. On reaching his
rooms at that magnificent hotel, he lay down for an
hour or two, IN order TO renovae himself TO en-
counter the ceremonies and tatigues incidental to
the dinner.
THE RooM-Nothng could exceed the beauty
and exquisite taste with which the room was deco
rated. Nothing gaudy, nothing snowy. All was in
most exquisite keeping There were three continu-
GUS lines of drapery, red, bue and white down the
cornce of the sides of the room which dropped
n festoons down over the upper part of each win
dow.
At the upper end of the room, behind the Chair
man, there were three mos, beautiful and simply
gorgeous canopes of pink, blue and white satin
drapery Over. or rather on the top of the centre
canopy, Immediately behind the Chairman
these words, inscribed on broad white bands in gold
letters
THE TREATY
GREAT BRITAIN, of UNITED STATES,
WASHINGTON,
AsIBuRToN. 1912 WEBSTER.
The upper part of these conopies were festooned
with wreaths of beautiful flowers, and the flowers
were also entwined around the columns between the
canopies; nothing could exceed the chaste beauty
fthe latter Magnificent candelabras holding color
ed wax lights each were placed or The columns and
between the upper part of each canopy were placed
small flags of the stars and stripes and the blood red
cross Three magnificent golden chandeliers with
fifteen colored wax lights each, hung down the
ire of the ROOM with long festoon of roses stretch
ing the whole length of the room and dropping be
tween the chandeliers. There seven windows oh
each side of the room, and on each side of each
window there golden candelatra, with five CO.
ored WAX lights in each.
AT the room the orchestra for fine German band
was placed. The front of this was covered with
pink, white, blue satin drapery arranged in tri-
angles, and ornamen ted with lestoons OF flowers.
lmme diatey the orchestra and facing the chair
III 1rap nod.