Presentation Of The Freedom Of The City Of London To Bro. The Marquis Bartington, M.P.

presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to Bro . the Marquis bartington , M . P .

_ Bro . the Marquis of HARTINGTON was on Wednesday presented with the Freedom of the City , the ceremony taking- place in the Guildhall , in the presence of a large number of ladies and gentlemen . Amongst those present besides the Lord Mayor ( Bro . Polydore De Keyser ) , who attended in state , were the Sheriffs ( Bros . Major Davies and VV . A . Higgs ) ,

Mr . Goschen , M . P ., Sir Henry James , M . P ., Bro . Sir R . N . Fowler , M . P ., Bro . Sir Reginald Hanson , Sir Andrew Lusk , Sir Thomas Chambers , Mr . Alderman Dakin , and most of the City deputies . Bro . Sir John Monckton read the resolution of the Court of Aldermen that BroLord Hartington

. should be admitted to the Freedom of the City as a mark of appreciation ot the wise and patriotic spirit evinced by him during his Parliamentary C ! t ^ ' d e especially in connection with the events of recent times attecting the welfare of the United Kingdom .

ihe CHAMBERLAIN of the City then read the declaration , by which it was shown that Bro . the Right Hon . the Marquis of Hartington was a ,, ° IP of good name and fame , and would on becoming a freeman of we City « pay nis scot and bear his Iot » th ' k ° HARTINGTON , having signed the declaration and the roll , was „ , " , P ented with a cooy of the document , which was encased in a splendid ? ° 'd casket .

addr < - ' HAMBERLAIN > on behalf of the Corporation , delivered a short retu T 0 ' l ^ HARTINGTON , who was received with loud cheering , doneh h ' smcere thanks for the honour the Corporation had Citv !? ^ P resent ' 8 ' him with the freedom of that ancient no H' " ma g ° ' ncent casket in which it was enclosed . It was . .., . P aragement tn tVip plnmipnt cr . pprVi nf thp Chamhpr \ a ' m if hp

had le , ^ together removed those feelings of surprise with which he * QuW " l ^' distinguished honour was to be conlerred on him . He then not say that the roll of the honorary freemen of London contained of our S ° ^ distinguished men who had formed part of the history n ames ( L y » but he would say , at all events , that a fair recital of the tln ? uish \ t statesmen » soldiers , sailors , lawyers , men of science , and dist „ . _" " travellers whn bar ! rprp ' ivpA that hnnnur at thpir hnnrle iimnlH rail

stirr in _ some ° f the most glorious achievements , many of the most Wany of eV ® nts > many of the most beneficent legislative measures and lord th most striking discoveries of our time . ( Cheers ) . The noble that had " ' '" ^ course ot an aD ' speech , referred to the great events occurred during the past 30 years , and said that the history

Presentation Of The Freedom Of The City Of London To Bro. The Marquis Bartington, M.P.

of those years would record an earnest desire on the part of Parliament to recognise the rights , improve the condition , lighten the burdens , and brighten the lives of the masses of the population . In the evening Bro , the Marquis of Hartington was entertained at a banquet given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House . Amongst those present were the Duke of Grafton , the Duke of Westminster , the Duke of St . Albans , the Earl of Morley , the Earl of Fife , the Earl of Sefton ,

Viscount Ebrington , M . P ., Lord Monteagle , M . P ., Lord Belper , Lord Bramwell , Sir Henry James , O . C ., M . P ., Mr . A . Elliot , M . P ., Baron F . de Rothschild , M . P ., Sir Harry Verney , Sir VV . Marriott , Q . C , M . P ., Mr . H . Elliot , M . P ., Lord Stalbridge , Lord Rothschild , Lord Mount-Temple , Earl Fortescue , Lord Truro , Viscount Lymington , M . P ., Lord E . Cavendish , M . P ., the Earl of Arran , the Earl of Minto , the Marquis of Tweeddale , General Sir Evelyn Wood , Sir R . N . Fowler , M . P ., Sir John Lubbock , M . P ., General Sir VV . Crossman , M . P ., Sir J . VV . Ellis , M . P ., Mr . L . Courtney , M . P ., and a large number of other gentlemen .

The usual loyal toasts having been responded to , that of " The Army , Navy , and Reserve Forces" was answered by General Sir H . HAVELOCK .-ALLAN , Admiral the Hon . Sir FRANCIS EGERTON , and the Duke of WESTMINISTER respectively . . The gold casket , of which we give an engraving , contains in the centre the arms ol the Cavendish family with supporters and crests cut in rock

crystal , and enamelled in correct heraldic colours , supported on either side by oval medallions on which are shewn emblems representing the Marine and Postal Services—Bro . Lord Hartington having held the offices of First Lord of the Admiralty and Post Master General . On the lid is a Naval coronet and trident flanked by sprigs of Shamrock—his lordship having

served the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland . The casket ( of 18-carat Hall-marked gold ) is surmounted by a figure of Britannia , with the Union Jack enamelled on an oval shield , seated on a bale of merchandize , representing ' Commerce , " at her feet a Lion couchant . On either end is the Monogram of his lordship enamelled in colours , the reverse of which has an oval medallion bearing the following inscription : —

"Presented to the Right Honorable the MARQUIS OF H ARTINGTON , M . P ., by the Corporation of the City of London , together with the Freedom of the City , April iSth , 1 SS 8 . " The casket is mounted on a marble plinth , on which are the arms and supporters oi the City of London , enamelled .

Th e Casket was designed and manufactured by Bro . GEORGE KENNING , Goldsmith , Little Britain , London , E , C