New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-16
THE BANQUET.

Tie great dinner given last evening by the Direct
Of the Crystal Palace to the President Of the United
and The Commissioners the Exhibition. Mes-rs Le-
,sud prepared it in splendid style and it spread
Niblo, Saloon adjoining the Metropolitan Ho'e!.
The President bis Cabinet and suite aud the other in
yiec guests entered the room between six and
o'clocs, Dodv ort!s Band playing the National Hmm.
Mr Theodore Sedcv lex, head OF the Committee. pre-
siled be occasion There fifteen regu'artoasts.
IF al he speeches had been shOrt Mr Pieces the
Dinrc would have been Of reasonable length bu, the
eoouebce prOuse, and little Of Of the stump
po.ica order to topics-there being much Of the
Union Of Free Trade and little of art asthe.cs-i
lasted till kafpast twelve Some Of the speaking was
good some bad some Indifferent. General Davis treat
cd u to Free Trade harangIe forgetting that the rea-
son Why have anything to show the Exhibition is
owing to Protection.
Tie Press put dOGn az the last toast, No - in
the st pr'n ed and placed the table. Mr. theodore
,edcwick, who is evidently Of tact, expressed
be regret that such bunder should have been com.
mitted-that he thought he was right is rating the
Press as be bad that be found out it error
As Mr.. Sedgwick made the amende honorable very
Handsomely We have nothing to say, except if find
the Pres snubbed 10 future az dinners, We shall
the deliDquents ~ they deserve The time has gone
BY when the business Of the Press is to swell small
men into great and then take their dirty eavinys st
public feasfs. The Press according to the chaoge in
the Programme was given about No of the list and
Mr Raymond Of The Times responded to it 10 a iuen;
and elegant manner.
We sat close by the two most eminent men in the
room. the occasion considered We mean AIessrs Cars
tepsen and Gdemester the Architects Of the Crystal
psloce-tbp men whose genius planned and supervised
il from floor to dome As nearly everything under hea-
ven was introduced into the political harangues of the
evening We thought that by stray chance the names
of these nent ard splendid artists might be mentioned
but no more notice was taken of them than if they had
been two Lod-cai rcrs ThcreasOnwas they neither
G,nerals, Colonies, Captains Leltenants judges Con
grcs off hunters, quacks-bu simply creative
Artists.
such il the taste and enlightenment of New-York in
the eteenth century We have heard Of the play of
Hamlet itb the part Of Hamlet omitted i, was paral
leled last night
The venerable DR.. Francis gave Us a good, cordial
historical tribute TO NeK-Yolk. Ogden Hoffman spoae
brill 1tly to the toast on the Art. Of Peace Lord
Ellcsmerc was not present, but Sir Charlie, Lye made
an address in lis absence, full Of genuine pith Mr.
Motion McMicbacl responded the part of the Com
mission ers from the States There was much interna
tioral courtesy and comfy displayed.
Mr. Theodore Sedgwick showed unsurpassed ability
IN preacng AL the toasts with appropriate remarks
Tie COMPANY amounted TO some five or six hundred.
The room was wy elegantly decorated with flags
an the tabie was every conceivable dainty; the Judi
cous orcAe.tra and military music of DOd~Orth aided
digestion; sdies in limited numbers looked On the
scene which was v"ry g..