The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-18

R.ar ENTERTAINMENT We are informed
by a friend who IL remarkable fDr his ueYacity
"A he 10 for his roraey thai sn extremely bizarre
md novel tain occurred at the Exchange
Hotel on Friday last Ballard, that prince of coed
| fellows and beau ideal of host In comuliauce
| with the law in such csses made and provided,
| made application to tAe Hastings Court tor ie.
newal Of his license as the proprietor of the Ex.
change Hotel, and being moved to compassion by
the anxious glances of several of the Justices On
the bench, (gho are somewhat noted for their
fondness of the good things of this e) determined
to test the capacity of his arder to feed a uhole
bench Of Aldermen and at the same time to regele
hts eoarders with sight the bare mention of
which Ia sufficient 10 convalse poultry yard, and
cause pigs TO sqaeal and beeves below in sgouy
| aud alarm. The invitation to dpner was extended,
ard it Is needless to add, most promptly and cheer
fully accepted by the aforesaid ministers of the law
Qor who ever heard OF en- Aldefmsn's declining an
| invitation to good dinner)f The gong sounded at
half past three and the company walked in,
there sat no less than five live Aldermen, their eyes
glisening with deligh: and exhibiting the utmost
inpatience to proceed to the destruction of the
| savory viands spread out before them. Commenc
ing upon the SOUP they through the entire bill
of fare in the shortest possible time, and
! plimented many of tho dishes by being htlped to
them too or three times This distinguished com.
pany occupied the table in the centre of the room,
which was exclusively appropriated to them. We
understand an extremely well behaved and modest
| young member of the bar occupied the head
| of ths table at the request of the proprietor,
IN sae that their yyorshjus were well attended to
In few minutes nearly every servant in the room
was seen attending this table. The boarders, in
utter despair, gave up the idea of contest with the
| Aldermen in the knife and fork line, and in the
course of ten minutes every eye was turned in ad-
rxration 10 the aforesaid centre table where dish
| after dish Yves brought and demolished with more
than Anaconda lapidity. Then came sparkling
champsg e and fac old Amont llado; fro m the
sudden disappearance of these, one would have
the hit that such thirsts could only have been
| quired by journey across the great desert.
If it would not be c. nsidered invidious we would
name one or two W o gave conclusive proof of rare
excellence in all the qualities for which Aldermen
| are distinguished throughout the world Suffice it
to gay, however that one or too who have been but
recently elected, acquitted themselves as If they
| had been born Aldermen. After resolving that the
| dinner was good the wines good, the house good
| Ballard good fellow the Hastings Court go id
| fellows, and everyb cdy good fellow, they babe
| each other good bye got up from the table-but
| we must stop. We may add. however, upon the
testimony OF ths bosrders, that after this demon
| strstion, no doubt remains Of Billiards. ability to
provide tor any number in the best style and upon
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