that they 'should lose their turtle soup. * * *
The attempt to interfere ivith the imesmege of the City has never been forgiven. I have myself henrd members of the Corporation who profess, on other occasions, what are called Liberal opinions,' declare that they will pursue the present Athninistration with an unceasin, opposition on account of their interference, however slight it bas been. with 'City patronage and City privihyes. These men are wise ma far-sighted in their generation. Their 'line-money ' (of' which more anon) and their turtle-soup, are, as they fear, in danger frommi Lord Melbourne and his Administration. Hence, more, much more, than from Tereism, the hissing at the Lord Mayor's dinner," Immediately under this letter appeared another from a correspondent, who said that the disturbance was created by about forty persons, most of whom were visiters and heated with wine ; and that with one excep- tion, (Alderman Varehrother is alluded to,) the members of the Corpo- ration did nut join M the hisses and clamour. A third writer is also at pains to defeud the members of the Corporation ; but a fourth blames the Lord Mayor and the Tories, and declares that " No Minister of the Crown can lie blamed if he decline all future invitations to civic feasts, after time scandalous reception of the Lord Chancellor and Lord Melbourne on Saturday last, unless the Lord Mayor will guarantee to them at least a civil and well-inannercd if not a cordial reception from the guests at his table."
A fifth gentleman repels the accusation brought against the Tories—
however inuch these gentletnen may disapprove of the political course of Lord Melbourne and his colleagues, they were bound to recollect, and did recollect, that in that hall they could not, consistently with the dues of hospi- tality to their guests, further express their feelings than by refusing to join m the applause of tliose of contrary opinions."
But a sixth declares that the Tories and Radical-Tories did hiss the Ministers— "Time odium of this disgraceful affair is now shoved to the shoulders of a few intemperate :venlig tnen, heated with wine. They must have dipped deep in
the cup to be so early beside sobriety ; but it strikes me as rather curious, that if it were so, the disturbing parties were not instantly ejected. But no: the sounds were well-pleasing to the cars of the Tories and Radical-Tories, who hate the Ministers because they show signs of attempting to reform the many and gross abuses of the Corporation of London."
[We believe that a very large number of persons actually hissed, and that more were pleased at the sort of reception Ministers met with.
Moreover, persons of different polities joined to "hoot the Ministers out of the City"—that was the phrase used. The fact that the lord Mayor's guests, whatever their politics, have hitherto met with at least civil treatment, shows the intensity of the dislike which, on Saturday last, broke through the bounds of decency. It is certain also, that bad
not the disturbers felt secure of much silent approbation, they would not have ventured to act as they did.]
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