New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-14

the oao~io s details from oar D'''isn' ffench ana
Gernan files:
Dinner 60 + ord GoDsh-speech by Hon.
Lawrence.
Alta dinner given by the Lord Mayor OF London
10 ORD Cough the lag.ly returned Governor dsne-
raj Of India, the LORD Mayor having proposed the
health Of their Excelencies the American and other
loreign Minister'S
Nj LaVYet &c, the American minister, returned
thanks. He felt he was placed ia difficult posi-
ton. IN having 20 answer not only Tor blmseii oaI
ior the other foreign ministers lie would however,
c1nGIe himself - bis own country and present biz
acknoW led gments and THANKS for the great nonor
they al conferred through him on the people OF
The limited States. They had laid his country nd
h;mseT Individually under great obligations by the
hospitaty they had extended to him, and the o.nef
,enreseDtatyes Of his nation on all occasions, bns
he was peculiarly gratihed in being permitted b
pay his respects to a great military nero, ana they
must remember that military heroes In all times
had commanded the admiration OF mankind. They
could on that occasion 10 than admire the TIL
umphs Of Lord Cough, they could oter nun the re-
suect OF their admiration that ne was no less DIS
tipgushed for his proves IN war than t0r his
bjeb moral virtues and bis welliounded religious
sentiments. The people oil England While they
bonored the hero, always respected the man. IL
did not become him On that occasion 10 enter Toto
history of the campaigns which had been alluded
TO- or the battles which had been fought by Lord
Cough but he could not do less than oHer him his
tribute of admiration and esteem as citizen OF
this country and at the same time citizen OF
country come cted by blood with that which he re-
ureseuted for the successes which he had achiev
cd. He was not here merely as an Ambassador
and Agent for a great country, but Minister OF
peace He came there TO tel them that the Anglo
Saxon race on the other side of the Atlantic sam
paths ed with everything that was good aud great
In Great Britain. He relOiced that he was here on
oh aa no
the most brilliant exhibitions he had ever VII
messed in bis life and it right it should be bril-
liant it was right the homage Of admiration should
be paid to q man who had brought so much honor
to his country it was right that such a nation
should 80 reward those who served her; 1t was
right she should reward those who performed i'm
portant services, either in the military, naval or
civil departments Of the Government and he knew
of DO nation that substantially eyinced its graft
tude for great services, whether Of the army the
navy. or the civil departments as Great Britain
He saw men around him whose march was on the
mountain wave, whose home was one the deep.
He saw there were many present VINO had sup
ported that Hag-he had almost said trlumphed for
a thousand years; but If he did not admit their
merits the history of the country, from early time,
what it had done, what 1t was doing, stu would
command his admiration and respect. He begged
again to thank the Lord Mayor for the opportunity
he had afforded him of being present at this bril-
liant and interesting scene, and the company Tor
the manner which they had received bis name.
The school for the BIind and the Atlantic
steamship.
The money received from the visitors % tie A.
lsntic steamship at Liverpool has been acknowl
edged by the following letter to the agents Of that
splendid vessel 49,
"oEErLEMrS As Treasurer Of the School for the lnl
sent Bnd have TO acknowledge the receipt Of The sum Of
RS l9s ID being the amount received Cr admission OF
visitors on board the steamship Atlantic
"At the time, permit me 10 return you grateful
thanks on behalf OF the Committee Of the Institution and 10
nssQre YOU that they, and believe the public generally,
highly appre chie your knoness well the great a..
ten0n and urbany Of Capt West and his otcers have
the honor 10 be, gentlemen your most obedient servant
"ThOMAS MILLS
ID 4 70