The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-22
The ExcursiOnists in Baltimore
Banquet.

Tho Western excursionst5 are enjoying them
selves finely III Baltimore from the newspaper sc-
counts of the proceedings. They sht down to
splendid banquet, al the MARY land Institute. Mon
day evening:
Before four o'clock in the afternoon, the vicinity
of the Mary land Institute Presented an immense
crowd OF persons, and it continued to accumulate
until the doors were thrown open for the reception
of the guests. At five O'Clock the committee open
ed the doors of the galleries for tho admission OF
the ladies' and in short time they were filled At
half past six o'clock the sound Of music announced
the approach of the guests to the hall.
There three tables tho entire length of the
hall, and one across the rear end for the Governors
and Mayors This table was decorated with
blem OF commerce beautifully designed. 1t
sisted OF ConeCtion base, upon which rested three
cornucopias, sustaining pedestal and female fig
ure. AT each end was large pyramid OF fowers-
resting on moss pedestals. The three long tables
were appropriately decorated with flowers, pyTa-
mids of fInit rOnfoctions, &c.
On the arrival OF the guests. they ushered
into the library room. where the delegations were
formed into line and marched to the tables Til
st Louis delegation occupied the table 10 the left.
the Cincinnati that Oh the right and the Chillico-
the and other delegations the centre. The Inde
pendent Blues Band, Prof Holland, occupied the
lower part of the centre table, and played while
the guests took their Positions; and on the
nOuncement Of the toasts, took position at the
head of the room.
| The scene, viewed from the thronged galleries
Of the hall, embracing it did the wide range of
| tables and guests, WAS of the graDdest and most
| animated description. Tho nnumerable gas bur
| ners of tine hall rejecting the scene below
glanced and flashed upon the eXpanse of silver SER
| vices with which the tables profusely decora
ted, whilst the radiance of an hundred spermaceti
candles burned amid bOquets Of immense proper
tons and threw their light over the faces Of the
AsSemblage. The hurried movements of the wal
| ters and servants, the indetinabe buZ, hum and
of voices, the cstter of glasses and the pop Of
champagne bottles were all there, and combined to
render the scene of ndescribable viyacity and
| interest. frequently there would occur Cessatons
| in the tumult rs some distinguished parsonage was
! announced and rose to address the long line Of
| guests, and then applause "0f hands and feet"
with the heart i'll it, would bust out all over the
hall.
! During the progress of the collation. Il number Of
| champagne bottles were passed from the tables by
sympathisers to those in the galleries. by means
| OF cords made by uniting pocket handkerchets
| strings. &c. After "a dozen or 80 had assembled
safely. some person below (railroad man, probably
introduced the patent cutoff by seyering the
! cords they dangled from the galleries, and re-
tanning the bottles below. This excited great mer-
| rlment and the safe transmission OF bottle there
after became circumstance which called forth
| loud applause.
There great deal of toasting, speech making
and some songs, one of which was by q. kembt
Wilkins. the vocalist.
The exeursionists have been rendered free pas
sageo to Norfolk Va, and many of them were To
have lett for that city yesterday evening.
A CHEAP RENT.--The death of the Duke of MARI
borough, already noticed took place on the lst of
July, at Blenheim. His sickness was very brief
The duke was in the 9th year of his age He was
the fifth in succession bearing the title. lie is sue
ceeded by his son, the Marquis Of Banford. To the
notice OF his death, the London Times adds the fol.
lowing paragraph:
II may not be uninterestng 10 our readers 10 be
reminded here of the terms upon which the Dukes
OF Marlborough hold Bltnheim from the nation
Ii Nas enacted In l704 that "On every 4tl day of
August, the anniversary of the victory OF Ben.
helm. the inheTtors OF the Dukes hOnurs and
titles shall render at Windsor unto her Majesty
her heirs and her successors standard of colors
with three EctrS de lis painted thereon, in acauit-
lance OF all manner of rents uitS and services due
to the Crown of England" 1t is bya similar tenure
that the Duke of wellington holds the maIlsion of
Straithtieldsaye. and in each case the acknowledge
nent OF the Royal or national favor is annually paid
down t. the present time
NAVAL INTELLGENcE.-The United States sloop-of-
war |andala at Portsmouth, n. H.. which has
been undergoing extensive repairs since her long
service in the East India squadron. was launched
from the floating dock at the naval station, l4th
inst. When finished and rugged she will imme-
diately be sent to sea
The United states sloopofwar Constellation,
from Lisbon.
BRuTE.-During trial, the other day, con-
stable, VINO was testifyng with regard to the char
acter of lady, said:
Il know nothing of her but what hear the
neighbors say; and in my opinion, what the
women say of one another, is not really worthy of
belief
1t Ia not stated whether the constable survived
after this rash assertion.
Nor Comxe.-The Norfolk (va) Argus of yester,
day says:
The Great Eastern will not come TO our port. We
have learnt from headquarters that will not vi
sit Portland and no other place upon this CONT
nent.
Corn is now selling at Greensboro, On. C.) for
81 10 per bushel, and -four for 81 IS per hundred.
The Union Hotel, Norfolk, Va, has been sold to
Ed. Beaton for $5,075
Prof p. ii. Montague has resigned his post In
Petersburg (Ya.) Female College.
Miss Dix, the philanthropst, is in Pittsburg.
II il stated that white man has been arrested
at Hayrede-G Grace, Md, on the charge of ATTEMPT
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