n a
source of great pleasure to me. Under any circumstances I always
feel it a great compliment to be invited to the hospitable board
of the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the city of London.

"But this evening we have been invited here to do honour to a
guest, and that guest the Viceroy of Egypt. As the Lord Mayor
has very truly remarked, England and Egypt, though far distant
from one another, though very different from one another in
religion and in habits, are countries which have been, and will
continue to be, closely allied to one another. We have every
reason to be grateful to the Viceroy and to his Government for
the means he has afforded us of visiting that country, and for
the great hospitality that he has shown to us on all occasions.
I myself received distinguished marks of kindness under the rule
of his brother, the late Viceroy, in 1862. Nothing could exceed
the kindness and courtesy with which I was treated, and the
facilities with which I was enabled to visit that most
interesting country. We are also indebted to the Viceroy and the
Egyptian Government for the great facilities he has afforded our
troops in their transit to India.

"Egypt, as has been remarked, is a country that is fast
improving in every way. Manufactures are rising on all
sides--especially the manufacture of cotton. I myself visited a
very important sugar manufactory, and it was interesting to find
that there were English, French, and German workmen employed in
that manufactory.

"I do not wish, my Lord Mayor, to take up more of your time this
evening, knowing that there are other toasts to be proposed. I
will, therefore, conclude by again thanking you once more for
the honour you have done me in drinking my health, and for the
very kind expressions you have used towards the Princess of
Wales. I know I only express her feelings when I say that she
has been deeply touched by that universal good feeling and
sympathy which has been shown to her during her long and painful
illness. Thank God she has now nearly recovered, and I trust
that in a month's time she will be able to leave London and
enjoy the benefits of fresh air."

FESTIVAL OF ST. PATRICK.

_March 17th, 1868._

On various occasions, the Prince of Wales has shown on Irish soil, his
sympathy with the people of the Sister