New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-16

4 hers and no fish is seen within the preclncts
of IFS stately Hall save on feastdays like this
Still as its rents are ample, its privileges valua-
bic IFS charlie. bounteUus, its dinners suPerla-
tive II. cellars stored with anciea; wines AMI rs
leaning decided toward modern ideas, It's roll oil
members Is well filed Most Of them are city
men extensively engaged in business TWO OF
three Of the City's Members Of Parliament oeihg
among them. There were perhaps dozen Mem
hers rreSeut. including Lord Palnerston, Foreign
Secretary Of State, and Joseph Hume the world
known Economist The chair was filed By Slr
John Easthope, Prime Warden The Chaimen
Of the several Juries at the Exhibition were
among the guests.
Having recently described the Dinner to the
Foreign Commissioners at Richmond, can dis
patch this more summary, only noting what
struck me as novel Suffice it that the company
three hundred strong was duly seated grace
said, the dinner served, and more than two hours
devoted to its consumption It was no" ten
O'Clock. and Lord Palmerston, who was expected
TO speak and reputed to be rarely gifted with flu
sncy, was obliged to leave for the Queens Con-
cert Up TO this time, no man had been pied
with more than dozen kinds Of wine, each q
presumed very good, but altogether should sup
pose) calculated 10 remind the drlnker Of his
head on rising in the morning The cloth was
now removed and aher-grace sung by a choir, for
even nth two prayers this sort of omnivorous
feas,ing at night is not quite healthy. | trust
there is no presumption involved IN the nyoca-
ton of blessing on such indulgences yet could
imagine that an omission Of one of the prayers
might be excused if half the dinner were omitted
also
But the eatables were removed, silence re-
stored. and three enormous fagons apparently
Of pure gold, placed on the table near its head.
The herald or tOast-master now loudly made
proclamation: Ny Lord Vscount Ebrington,
my Lord de Marley, Baron Charles Dupin,'
(&c. sc, recting the names and titles OF all the
guests) the honorable Prime Warden, the junior
'Wardens and member. Of the ancient and hon
'orable Company of Flshmongers bld you vel
'come to their hospitable board, and in token
thereof beg leave to drink your healths.'-
Whorcupcn the Prme-Warden rose, bowling
courteously to his righi-h neighbor (whorose
also.) and proceeded to drink his health, wlping
with his napkin the nm Of the 1agon, and pass
ing It TO the neighbor aforesaid, who III turn
bowed and drank to has next neighbor and passed
the wine in like manner, and so the fagons made
the circuit Of the tables Then the festive board
wa. recovered with decanters, and the intelec-
| tual onl0yments Of the evening commenced, the
vinous not being ntermtted
The toasts were The Queen Prince Albert
and the Royal Family The Foreign ComnIis-
sioners to the Worlds Exhibition The Royal
Commissioners The Army and Navy The
House Of Lords The House of Commons
THE Health Of the Prime Warden Civil and
Religious Liberty THE Ministry The Bank
OF England, &c The responsive speeches were
made by Baron Dupin for the Foreign Commis
sionors, Earl Granville for the Royal ditto, Lord
de Manley for the Peers, Viscount Burlington for
the Commons, Gen Sir Hugh de Lacy Evans for
the Army, Solicitor General Wood Gn the absence
of Lord Pamerston) for the Ministry, the Deputy
Governor in behalf Of the Governor Of the Bank
of England, Dr Washington in response to Civil
and Religion. Liberty, and so on. When Baron
Dupn rose to respond for the Foreign Commits
sioners. they all rose and stood while be spoke
and 50 with the Royal Commissioners, Members
OF the House of Commons, &c. Earl Granvillo's
was the most amusing DR.. Lushlngton's the
most valuable speech of the evening 1t briefly
glanced at past struggles IN modern times for the
extension of Freedom in England, and limited at
similar struggles to come, pointing especially to
Law Reform. DIR. l.. is very earnest speaker
and has won a high rank al the Bar and in public
confidence
was more interested, however, in the remarks
Of MIR Sergeant Talfourd, author Of Ion, and
of Sir Jane, Brooke, Ralah of Sarawak,' (Cey-
Ion, f. I,) who spoke at a late hour IN reply TO
a personal alluson. | DO not mean that Mr.. Tai
fourd's remarks especially impressed me, for they
did not, but was glad OF the opportunity for
hearing him The Ralah is a younger and more
viyacious man than | had iancied him, rather
ornate in manner, and spoke (unhke an English
many with more fuency than force, in in self
vlndicatlOn against the current charge OF need
less cruelty IN the destruction of nest OF pirates
in the vicinity of his Oriental dominions. From
reading, had formed the opinion that he is do
ing good work for Civilization and Humanity
in Ceyon, but this speech did not strengthen my
conviction
But there is no need OF more details Enough
that the Fshmongers Dinner ended at midnight,
when all quietly and steadily departed In the
good old days presume a considerable proper
ton both Of hosts and guests would by this time
have been under the table Let us rejoice over
whatever Improvement has been made IN social
habits and manners, and laborto extend it H.G.
LETTERS OF AN EMILE No. Xf.