, 1869-07-15
LONDON.
A Political, Banquet by the Lord
Mayor.
Absurlitles of"Drcss.
Wine, Wassail, Turtle-soup and Song.
"Tlo Goose Hung High"

"Tho Goose Hung I1isl,."
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.-..- LDkpoH, July1.
Last night The Lord Mayor Of London gars 4
magnificent banquet 10 the Cabinet Minister'S
and W e0lno two hundred members of rxytlRmona
and otbtr pcrsonR&ca. Al otts Of Tho Party
mEst tcfl ypu something shout Il
TIE iARD hAroH Mrusivika ilts 0UEHfN
Tho tietfupoiia Ut FrGland has greatly
ou.gro~n ns barrow limits of Tho "C,ly
0i I1ndon," by which peculiar ,nunlc'pst
.,slsa .'s snloyed. An' ona of tl's
hack until .ha lflah Church IL disposed ol, il
= AerhctIe NEat Euctlax tut o; tha whole Ut lAt.,
don uthsF municipalities, which, IN extent of ttt.
Fttory, though nut IN ~hAth, vii rival that rre-
a9''ed OVER hJ Tho lDsh AaJuf. Tho lAtltf Will,
huWrtct, it6 lis most Important pf al.
He In aotnetlMra Liberal IN rttcat soinrtia,ts
Tory beinR taken IN ILLS turn from tD's Court Ut
AtIefulcn. Tho prelent AaJos Il a Liberal AMI
1'nlIsiIan dIsseAtef. lie II also cI.bcr Of Par.
5lk1 l&lNEI HI nluGITuaLJt H8flHQ
rthen Ia Af'aencs hy hla own ln'lnusrF. A brother
0f The MAJOR Ia btle VI the representatives OF the
CITY oi 11n.ion In tho llouse Of Cumuuns. The
Lord Mayor II t1Ab III conRhleratls fufce and
tact. lis 1lRs been placed In ullllcut positions,
but hss kept bls head couL
The cards Ut Invitation mated The hour Of ll,e
dinner u bs 10 fur haf.pAsl cpck precisely, :,
and Al the furtncy liour tho Lord Mayor ami hls
youngest siRlel, who acta ~ 1ailJ
Ms1otees, tI1s tof1ahlp beIng ut1narriet
stationed thcnibt,EeE II The top ef lof,1 ftotu
" fcc1't0 The COMPANY. Th1s "feoHttlon" IA
nothing 10 Tho caae.hsrlcpoa d!aer.out Aint iAs-
lonA'e. ts,t ale usad shsinA ffuiu H. a ipng lsno
ta sfHfDcd af tnt,Uu vino arrived reny. Ast Wit,
station Themselves In tAN wRy IN of1rr 10 rrl Tho
hett 1x'ssILla sisw pf thbte who Ara 10 fellow,
Al lilo cnd staHa Tho Ilord Mayor md Lady May.
pFess. III lh:A chse liz inn1.nlp happsnA to IN
tat, welt..axds suan who beafs lha large, heavy
gown Of tf1ca and tho large Rold ehain With 4
good deal Of tIsn!ty. Tha Lady Mayoreas u
young. dtlscatd aud pretty. A ltlls bohlad her u
her ehleat alates. who wAa Lady MaJorEas when
tho other brother waa Mayor.
On reaching the Mansion lIouBe, the nsst thing
you d. afies ascending the earpeted steps look
Ut the tnsp Of the banquettng hall and eee At which
tahla Jour pAme u placed. Portlned BY tho
knnWledgt, you approach the saloon. An nttcn-
dant, In plain evening dresa, meetB you and Whia-
PER-: "What name, tiE3" You reply, IN eimi-
ar.sone, "Mr. snooks." Turning round he steps
Rlowly up the room, and anouts, "Ar snoots!"
Every c5c Il turned towards jon, ana, II you arc
man Of the world, you lons kuprsme1y Indifferent
until you arc before the Lord Mayor and Lsdy
AtJotess, when jon bow and shake hauda. You
then get 10 the side, and become q spectator In
turn,
Last night half the Ruests were La Uniform,
and the effect Was Immensely ALL
surd Here comes fat Representative
Of manufacturing town-a pure civilian, whose
only battlefield Is the factory, Ills scarlet dress
WIS made when he NAa simply broad md well
flled out Perhaps 1t nas bcqueathed him By bis
1Ai1e.. al any rate, 1t Ia 30 tight TIN. you WON
der how he can breathe, while the thick ridges
acsoks bis back would make tailor who ia auy-
thing OF an arttst turn whlte with terror. 4
fl;t1e further On ts member OF Parliament who
is aiways proposing verbal amendments In bills
> Ee1nd-headed man, drJ as parchment, and
ddgeuJ as petrous Woman. he. too, rrou sone
put On Uniform. and Ii 30 uncam-
foFtnble that 1t would be charity to tread On his
toe, and give him an excuse for letting on some
Of hi wrath. And, then, Nj. Lowe
bo0Iy ms1s, ~ ~ esscettc. one.thlrd philosopher,
one-third politician, one-thlf1 j51.!1alEt-
possessed him 70 Cothe himself IN t1owBera which
have gold stripes down the aides, and to put on
coat with gnded collar. There Is not one CIV
L lAn in twenty who can carry q military unl-
|orm well.
LooK ROUND.
Ar. Layard brings With him hls brtde,-a
1aodsone WOMAN. much better than himself, who
las done up her nne haif In some 1aahlon, which
nJsteriously suggests the Ninevch which brought
1er husband Into fame. Mr., Samuel Morley, In
olack, looks Infinitely better dressed than
1s colleagues who have tortured them
;eIyes that they mar 1mttate ee,dIery.
md b,a benern,ent nn,t infe,lgenca BREATHING too
.rres ate pleasantly recognized In tbe thrnr.
The Lord chanre1Iof. dressed In hlacE si,I velref
F1,h Enicserhorrpr, 1oots hettar ne,banu tnsr
NV one 11,o enJt tn,cws onr !, !.iIor ~ 1..n.,
nj Whit, natr md n,a In,ensatv ,1ocr aros sas-
.,e rnn,v ,-orn nnder b,s ~n,ss ..a,,,on.. ~ :.
yeJy attcnt1yo to hls wife, and sa1a tns, 1,,,ic
a. he looks throuch a brcat In the
.anke, "Allow me, gentlemen, to cct q chair for
Lady HatAsyL:." The Lord Chancetlofs fathcr
sas once Lord Mayor OF London. and His IorI-
,nip as boy, Lived for year in the Mansion
EIorse He little dreamed then ,7e roud onc ,,ay
W a ,7,est az 1n,d chonce1,oT NJ lsngt.nd The
IeWa hDolnd--fhe Koth6chllds, Salonous
Pni1lpses, Isaacs and the rcst Their
1!sp'aJ Of jcwclry Is fully In
accordance with the national tr1ditious, As time
,oes on the crowd Increases. to the damage OF
sn5thlng like an impoAlng presentation. Not un-
requently Jou sec Indy sailing gradually up,
sth long yellow sils taln behind her, when
'aoaen!5 some one loNoEing is pressed on 70 the
'ppsnuAee' una aisunet rent Is heard, while the
ao5 III Pa1ed heafly paeE"asdA cabiac; Minis
Gfs, , mempess u fafllafnent CITY merchants
i, ,nalrmen OF Dahks anu eminent lawyers get hud-
uea op. Atlcne'h tne5e Il buzz ard an opening
tAe crowd
MI GLADSTONE ARRIVES. ..
NJ. Glads'one'a heavy eraulestes and high,