The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-19

Judicial and Miscellaneous Dinner TO Bsz
Last Night, at the City Hotel.
Brighter and brighter shines the sun Of CHARLES
DIeKESs's popularity. The interest in his move
ments and the desire TO see, hear, talk to- eat and
drink with him, instead Of diminishing, increases
daily. After the Boz Ball on Monday night and the
tremendous excitement occasioned by it, many
thought that the exhaustion consequent on il, and
other little matters, would produce reaction. Not
a Bit Of it,
Although Boz has been extremely sick, and con-
fined to the house ever since the night Of the balhe
has been besieged by dozen Of apple atoms TO 60
out to private partles-to dinner, supper, breakfast,
dejune la fourchette-any thing and evsry thing
to be dned, and wined, and done every thing tobut
to be let alone. However, his sickness has been his
excuse, and he has thus far escaped any serious in
Fiction.
But sick or well, nothing could excuse him from
the great dinner last night, given to him by his ad-
mirers at the City Hotel and this, by the by, was
one OF the most sensible movements that has yet
been made in relation him, since his arrival here.
Who the original projectors Of it were we do not
exactly knew but believe that Charles A. Davis,
Prescott Hall, Anthony Barclay, John Duer, M. II.
Grinnel, Henry Brevoort, Fiz Greene. Halleck, and
one or two others, the prime movers in carry.
ing it out to perfection and most splendid affair it
was
Before we proceed to speak of the dinner itself,
perhaps We ought to give the invitation to this din
sent by committee Of forty TO Boz. and his re-
ply accepting the compliment. Here they are:-
Nkw YoRx, Jan. "a, is42
To CHARLES DICKENS, ESQ.,
The Undersigned, for themselves, and in behalf Of
wide circle of their fellow citizens desire to congratu
latn QrriV lenAta ndar IN
Though personally unknown still we can assure you
genius with which you have been signally gifted and
which your pen has directed with such consummate
peculiarly Of the human mind, has secured to You
passport to all hearts; whilst your happy personfca
lions and apt pointing at turn
miliar to us as household words
In testimony of our respect and high regard, as
slight though thankful tribute to genius request
that you will name early day may suit your
venence to meet us in this city at public dinner where
asesewhere twill be pride and pleasure to express
to you gratitude for the many and rich intellectual
feasts you have so often spread before us.
We are, very sincerely and cordially, your friends
TREMsSr House., Bosros, jim. ~, 1912.
need not tell you that accept with inexpressible
pride and pleasure, the invitation with which you have
honored me- and cannot tell you how much moved and
ed Your kind and earnest words have done my heart
goodyou have made me feel indeed that am no sran-
dred times as If they were the faces Of old friends
As nearly as ! can guess shall be in New York on
Any day towards the latter Of the following week
that will suit you, will suit me. :.
not be bright day in the ceendar Of my life and that
all hours and seasons will be alike wslcometo me.
Believe me- dear sirs with cordial and aectonate re.
CHARLES DICKENS
To the Committee, &c. &C. Sc. New York
These were the documents that decided the COM
mittee upon giving this dinner, which was done by
Gardner, one OF the best caterers in New York, at
the City Hotela night, at cost of $2,50o
The large room at the City Hotel is too well
known to need any description at this time. 1t is
only necessary say that it decorated last night
by Plat, Brothers. of Gold street, in the most neat
and chastc style imaginable The whole thing was
in very fine taste nothing gundy'or snowy, and no
tinsel Above all, they have thanks for nousing
any of that miserable trash called bunting which so
often defaces the most splendid public in this
city. On the present occasion there was none Of
this but every thing chaste to tie last degree.
The head Of the table wes at the W, st emil OF the
room-the reverse Of what it was at the great Nor
peth dinner. Four long tables ranged down the
room parallel with each other and each Of these
tables held twenty seven persons on side, making
a total of two hundred and sixteen seats at these
feur tables which, with the four Vice Presidents,
one at each end of these four tables, swelled the
number to two hundred and twenty; to those must
be added cross table at the head, at which seats
were placed for seventeen persons; making total
of two hundred and thrty-seven persons that sat
down TO dinner.
The Chair was taken by Washington Irving; on
his right sat Charles Dickens the honored guest on
his left sat the Rev Mr. Bellows. Along this table sat
his Honor the Mayor, and other well known indiv-
duals; the Mayor being the only laymen that was
an invited guest who attended. The Governor and
Lieutenant Governor were invited, but letters were
read from each oflhem declining the favor, on ac-
count Of being necessary that they should remain
in Albany to "do the State some service.''
On each Of the four tables were placed four spen-
did golden candelabras, each containing seven wax
candles there were also three golden candelabras
on the cross table al the head three golden candle
labras on white pedestals at the extremely Of the
room between each table one hundred and thirty
gas lights in the four splendid chandeliers and ten
handsome side lamps, with three lights each, round
the room making in all three hundred and sixteen
lights in that one room.
The only ornaments round the room were these
Facing the main entrance on the large compart.
mens, Immediately on each side Of the south wing,
were two beautifully painted transparencies, in
richly carved antique frames these represented
Pickwick addressing the Pickwick Club, (the same
Illustration that formed the eleventh tableau at the
Park theatre, on the night of the great Boz BalD
ano Ralph Nickleby introducing Kate Nickleby to
his friends. Beside these ornaments, there were
| twelve marble buss on richly carved antique
brackets; four at the top or west end Of the room,
| in each compartment Of the wall, behind the chair
man four between the windows at the bottom Of
the room one over each transparency; and one on
the wall on each side Of the main door They were
arranged as ioows;-
HsAp RooN. BORON EooN.