The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-01


splendid crowd
l sincerely thank the Lord Mayor Aldermen and
Commons OF this great and noble city Of London. am
cordial and hearty reception have met with from your
gracious Queen my august ally, as we'll from his
Royal Hghness the Prince OF Wales and the great Eng
lish nation have two objects in in visiting this
and other parts of Europe 70 see in these
OF civilization what still remains to be done in own
country TO complete the work which we have begun
the other, to show my desire to establish, not only
among my own Subjects but between my people and the
other nations OF Europe, that feeling Of byoserhood Uh'ch
Is the foundation Of human progress and tAe glory Of our
age
After this speech, which in its manner and
the circumstances Of its delivery certainly Of
the most extraordinary ever uttered by an Oriental
monarch, buzz Of comment and flied the
hail. and very little attention paid pressna-
ton Of four members OF the Corporation TO the Sultan
the presentation over the concert at began.
Madame Lemmens sherrington, Mile. Lucca, Male.
Morensi, Sgnor Maudin, Mr.. Sims Reeves Sgnor Ora
the pianofore performed choice selection Of solos,
duets and Quarets but OF the guests could not
hear many dd not care to hear and the sultan utterly
OF Wales by means OF an interpreter; for his Majesty
speaks none but his native language.
When the concert was At eugth concluded the Sultan
retired 10 private prepared for ha and manned
away tor nearly half an hour. refreshing bsef let us
hope with his favorte pipe The Company on the dais
aud the crowd beow broke up INTO groups and coaver
sation. ihero Is an awkwarduoss about the reception
OF the Sultan IN England for many reasons net the least
Christians OF Crete and the condition Of the finances
and railways of Turkey; and SO it comes to pass that
there is really very little to in society about the
Grand Turk without Teading upon delicate ground
That little nicely sad however We hsard how the
Sultan admired English ladies' and did not like French
ladies'. how he had expressed his surprise that
the poor people should be well shod; hos lac thought
the stupid but the dancing delightful how he had
remarked that ENGLAND had too rainfall OF which
tribes pass I'd the time nicely until his Majesty returned
10 his throne escorted by The city officials ard pro-
cesson formed for the supper room the Sultan
M Haas
Tie table or the royal party laid in the Council
Chamber. the other guests, over three thousand in
number oeng supplied with profusion OF the rarest
wines and yiands In the other The royal table
and the buffet behind the Lord Mayor were literally
manufactured for the occasion. The bill
Of fare printed in green and gold upon white
sdtin iringed with gold. The following ladies' and gen.
tlenen composed the royal party The Lord Mayor, the
Lady Mayoress the SULTAN, ms Imperial Hghuess Yous
souf Izzedn Enendi his Imperial Highness Murad
Erendi the Prince ofWacs, the Duke Cambridge the
Prince Louis OF Hesse Princess Louis Of Hsse Prince
Edward of SAKE W imar Princess Edward OF saxe-We
tho Grand Duke OF Meckenbei Stentz, the Grand
Duchess OF Mecklenberg Streltz Prince Teck the
Princess Mary Adelaide, the Count dc Paris, tho Duke
OF Aosa, the Duchess OF Aosta the Turkish Minister of
Foreign Affairs, tho Turkish Ambassador and Madame
Musurus, tho Austrian Ambassador aud Countess APP
ponyi the Russian Ambassador aud Baroness Brunnow
the French Ambassador the Turk sh Ambassador in
Paris, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Chelmsford, the
Archbishop of York and Mrs. Thomson, Bishop of
London tho Lord Chamberlain aud Countess Bradford,
his Grace the Duke and her Grace the of We'll
llngon, his Grace the Duke aud Grace Dlches
OF sutherland, the Lord Lieutenant of ireland and
Warehouses OF Abercorn, the Lord Steward Coun-
tess Tankerve the Earl Of balmesbury chancellor
of the Exohequer and Mrs Disrae, the Secretary OF
State for the Home Department Mrs. Hardy, Lord
Stanley and Lady T. Talbot, the Duke and Duchess Of
Buckingham, the Duke OF Richmond. Mir Cory and
Miss Cory, Lord and Lady Manners, Mr.. Spencer and
Mrs. wapole, Lord and Lady Mas, Mustapha Pacha
HAHN Pacha and the two Misses Gabriel
The supper did not very much time for only
four toasts we're proposed, vz:-"The Queen ''rhe
Sultan 'The Prince OF Wales and the Of the royal
family and "The Lord Mayor and Corporation IL is
out Of date 10 give menus and not Interesting 10 des
crbe other persons feasng; let US, like the railway
companies, allow Interval for refreshments and
bring the whole company back to the Guidha again.
Before supper had been anxious about seats
many ladies' had 0een obliged 10 stand during the
cert, while socaed genemen--who abound in Eng
andreiu used TO give their places; and the Prince of
Wales was compelled 10 ask chairs for the das
where the Princess of Hesse was seated rick.
after supper dancing in order, and
left to the wall flowers In front Of the dais
quadrlle formed the Prince OF Wales dancing with
the Lady Mayoress the Prince OF Hesse with the prn-
cess eck the Duke OF Aosa with the Princess esse
and the DaSe Of Sutherland with MSS Gabriel the LORD
Mayors daughter. The Sultan sat quietly looking at
the daacers, occasionally exchanging few words with
members OF his suite, and sometimes thoughtluly
closing his eyes for moment as II TO shut the
while memories Of his distant home possessed i'm,
The quacrile over, the royal party prepared leave
Cheercd BY the guests in the hall and by she crowd
side, the sultan the Prince OF Wales and their suites
took their Departure the sultan driving once to
Buckingham Palace and the Prince Of Wales TO the
other great and successful entertainment OF The
evening.
The Belgian Ball.
The Agricultural Hall at lslingon, in which the Bel
gian ball was gwen, is immense shed OF iror brick
and glass designed for cattle fairs horse shows and
large exhibitions II covers nearly an acre of ground
its central is five hundred feet long by three
bred wide, and it has galleries all around greatly in.
creasng It's capacity. This mammoth shed trans
formed last evening into Of the beautiful halls
in the world and in given the largest ball
witnessed in London. Over thousand persons
present; but there plenty Of room for ALL and
crowdng except a. the supper The money for the
terainment was raised by subscription and the affair
under the patronage o. the Princess OF Wales aud
hundred other titled and fashionable ladies. No
pense was spared to render the fek worthy Of its
patrons For i've weeks thousands OF workmen have
been busy in decorating the hall. The interior was
sodly foored over; the walls lined with glazed muslin
the ceiling painted in white and gold; n platform
erected for tho royal guests; magnificent glass chande
ers hung the central the srcades and galleries
arcned with colored lights; immense mirrors set into
the walls to increase the pcrspecse banks Of moses aud
flowers built up the back OF the royal platform and at
the other extremity OF the hall trees plants ferns and
evergreens placed everywhere around; fountain Of
perfumed water illuminated by calcium lights, made u
play during the dancng cloak and retiring rooms FUR
nsnea supper tables provdedfor the crowd and private
supper for the royal party and the lady paIron
ssses; marble and plaster statues tasteully DIS.
posed; figures in old armor stationed around
the dancing floor and portraits Of the Queen
Of England, the King and Queen OF the Begians the
sultan the viceroy and tie Prince and Princess Of
Wales painted upon and surrounded with
frames OF illuminated crystal.
Vast crowds lined the streets outside the ball, and
heartily cheered the Distinguished as they ar
rived Two thousand i've hundred Begians we're pre-
scntn uniform, and at least equal number OF Eng
lish volunteers, in uniform. The members OF The
diplomatic corps gltterei with gold lace. The scarlet
coats Of the officers Of the regulars gave color TO the
crowd; for most OF the volunteers suits OF black
OF dngy Az for the ladies. they we're alfred
IN every hue thai be imagined, although
there were fewer really elegant toileaes than
one might have expected. gallery at one
and Of the hall was reserved for those who had pur
chased seats and the other galleries for the supper
rooms.
From this height the coup doll was bewilderingy
gorgeous The vast space covered With gayiy
dressed people, thousands Of lights framed In the scene
the royal dsis, surmoun.ed by the Prince Of Wales
feather crystals closed the view. Godfrey the Dod
worth OF London, furnished the music with band OF
one hundred and twenty performers; bu. so immense