The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY. On Friday, according to annual custom, the Right Honorable the Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, the late Lord Nlator, and Sheriffs Waithman and Williams, the new Sheriffs Garratt and Venables, together with several Aldermen, and other Members of the Corpora tion, assembled ar eleven o'clock in their Guildhall, at tired in their various robes of offit.e. The Civic assem blage having partook of an excellent breakfast, pro vided for them in some of the private apartments, a few minutes after twelve o'clock they left the Hall, and hating entered their respective carriages, the procession moved on. The populace seemed much disappointed at the ab sence of the men in armour. Precisely at twenty minutes before one o'clock the procession arrived at the stairs cm the west side of Black friars-bridge, where the Lord Mayor embarked in the grand City State Barge, which had been waiting off the suits to receive his Lordship. The barges of the Skin ners, Drapers, and Stationer's Companies were also lying off. The acquatic procession then moved up the lover, with colours flying, and the different bands of music on board the different b urges playing various na tional and martial airs The day was remarkably serene, and the procession made a most beautiful appearance on the water, which was lined with Coats filled with corn pany. The banks, bridges, stairs, and, in fact, every place that could conunand a view of the passing pagean try, were cmwd►d with spectators. Signal guns were filed from the different wharf, as the barges passed. The Company having landed at Palace Yard Stairs, then went in procession on foot to the Court of Exchequer, where the new Lord Mayor was presented in the usual form, and afterwards sworn into the faithful perfOrminice of the duty of his office ; and the late Lord Mayor to the correctness of his account. After an impressive sr .•ch from the Bench on the importance of the character and duties of the Chief Alagistrare of the City of London, ,Ind a suitable answer on the part of the Corporation, they made their obedi ence and wi!hdrew. They then visited the several Courts of I.aw, paid their respects to the Judges, and invited them to dinner at Guildhall. The Civic procession then returned by water in the same 1113nlier in which they had gone op the river. Ou their ascending the stairs at Black Fr ars liridge, the Lord Nl,tyor, kc. took their re. spective carriages and returned to Guildhall to dinner.— The late Lord Mayor and the late Sherds were hozzaed by the multitude, who took the hones from Mr. Slit:rill Waitliman's carriage and drew it from Bridge-street. The crowd that assembled in Bridge-street to see the Lord Mayor and the parties disembark oil their return was immense, and Ludgate-hill and Cheapside were also crowded to excess with persons of all descriptions. The windows and balconies of the houses of the streets where the procession passed were filled with well dressed ladies, who joined in the opplause whenever a popular character made his appearance. A considerable con course of persons assembled near Guildhall to see the company going to dinner, and gave the officers much t ble in keeping the access free and clear to the Ilall. The weather was so very fine, and the procession return ed from \ , Vestminster Hall at so early an hour, that the public were much gratified with the sight, but would have ken much mole delighted had the men in armour and their assistants made their appearance on the occa sion. Between five and six o'clock the rattling of nu merous carriages announced the approach of the nobility and gentry to Guildhall to partake oldie City Feast, and 011 their entrance were much struck with the blaze of splendour. THE WINER. Guildhall, where the city banquet was given, was fitted up for the occasion in a very superb manner. It was laid out with suitable magnificence, as on former neCa!loll3, mid a Hood of gas light gave full effect to the table ornaments, and ,o the brilliant dresses oldie ladies. Every thing was in accordance to give die company ail ilea of city wealth and English hospitality. The ariatic nient of the tables was such as to show oft the dinner to t'ie greatest advantage, and the decorative parts of the entertainments, at the grand table particularly, were . 1,1- dicious, and executed with taste. '1 he pride of the least was a baron of beef and a stupendous plum pudding, winch were not neglected by the luxurious gourmarids. The Eastern tables, which were elevated above Oe rest, were appointed for the accommodation of the Lords and their Ladies, the Foreign Ambassadors, the Jto?gel, and such of his Majesty's ministers as attended. The other tables were placed length-ways, east to west, and decorated with temples, arches, allegoric, emblems of emninerce, &c. and military and naval trophies, with the names of several heroes, who lure deserved well of their country. At the end over the Lord Mayor's Chair, was a m ignificent Crown—the paunch of the Hall were hung with rich drapery, and when the company were seated, the whole bad u very grand effect. A military band was stationed in the music gallery, and played se veral military and other tunes after dinner. Dinner having been concluded and Non Aid* Do mino amg, The Lord Mayor then gave " Ilia King," with four times four.—lt was followed by loud av!uuse. The toasts of The Duke of York—The Doke of Cla rence, and the rest of the Royal Family—The City of London and its tratle--The Row, the Shamrock, and the Thistle—and The Duke of Wellington, followed.— The latter was received with warm applattce. Tho Duke of Wellington begged Irate to return his hest-tisaliks Inc the honour they had done Sinn ; and in return lie begged to drink aH their good healths. "The Most Noble the NLirquis of Londonderry," with three times three, was the next toast. Load Imadonderry also begged leave to express his scone of the hominy conliired on him, in prolate,ing his r ood health, as well as for the kind manner to which it h.ol he . e ll ,..kie v i ve d, lie way not ;delisted I n , the C4llll - hail twett paid hint, and it thus fore ease LI•C tour, gratt.lul to THE NATIONAL REGISTER The health of Lord Viscount Sidniouth was honoured with three times three. Lord Sidmouth said, he was highly satisfied with the honour they had done him ; and in return he begged leave to drink all their good healths. The Duke of Voik begged leave to gis t a toast, in which he was sure they would all heartily concur—the health of the Lady Mayoress.—(Loud applause.) The bird Mayor returned thanks for his Lady, ob serving, that he was desired to say, that her Ladyship would be happy to see all her friends at the Mansion- House. The Duke of Wellington proposed a toast, which he was sure they would all give with satisfaction—die health of the Lord Mayor.--(Loud cheers.) The Lord Mayor returned his acknowledgments. lie was grateful for the honour they had conferred on him. Ile was sensible of the high importance of the office to which his fellow-citizens had elevated him ; and he as- SOrld all around him, that he would exert himself as muds as possible to fulfil its duties with advantage to those who hail placed hint lliCTC.—(Applanse.) The ladies then began to withdraw, passing round by the Lord Mayor's chair. The Lady Mayoress also retired to the tea and coffee room. The Lord Mayor gave the health of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who returned his acknowledgments. 'Vise Duke of York gave the health of the late Lord Mayor —(Loud cheers.) Mr. Alderman THORr said he felt highly compli mented by the toast which had just been given, especially when it came from so illustrious a quarter. He was glad to see his worthy successor surrounded and supported by such illustrious characters; and with such advantages he trusted that their new Lord Mayor would go through his honourable office with satisfaction to himself and advan tage to his fellow-citizens.—(Loud applause.) "The Foreign Ministers," with three times three. The Portuguese Ambassador, in his own name, and in the name of those who were near him, returned thanks for the honour that had been paid them. The healths of the Judges and the Sheriffs been having given, the health of the Members of the City of London 111 Parliament was announced, and loudly applauded. Sir W. Curtis rose, and was received with snitch good humoured applause. lie was glad, in times like the present, to see themselves surrounded with such illustri ous and honourable company : what he beheld convinced him that the good old times had come round again.— The appearance of the Hall assured him of their loyalty. To say that the City was not loyal wiz a libel. (Much lau g hter and cheering.) Men's minds would at times wauder, but eventually they would come round. So he had found it —1 le had been returned for the City seven tittles; he had differed with sonic of those who had been returned with him; but the height of glory to which die country had been raised, proved that he had differed from them on right ground.—He had been to a distant part of the kingdom, and oh! had they been there, as he had, and had they seems what he had seen, they would never forget the events. (Laughter.)—He concluded with energetically stating, that if the country were true to it self, there was no cause to fear. Alderman Bridges and Mr. Wilson returned thanks, and after some further toasts the distinguished company retired. The tables were cleared away to make room for dancing, which was kept up to a late hour. The dinner passed off uncommonly well. The courses and wines provided were excellent, the regulations good, and the general appearance of the Hall most satisfactory. It was half past six when the dinner commenced, and half past ten when the Duke of Yen k, the Ministers, &c. retired. — jillßidCANE. BASSETERRE, SEPT. i t.—We have this clay to re. cord the recurrence of one of those awful and appalling visitations which frequently assail us at the present season of the year—a severe and destructive hurricane. On Sunday morning. the wind commenced to blow fresh from the north-east, aml continued throughout the whole day, accompanied with partial showers. At the close of evening it increased ; frequent and sudden gusts were experienced for some hours, and about midnight ifieir uncommon violence becamy truly dreadful and alarming. Flom twelve to four o'clock, the wine! being northerly, it raged with the grearest fury ; producing, we are sorry to sr:, the most destructive elkcts in this town, and 'treading devastation throughout the country to a Clillfi derALle extent. Among the binlilings thrown down iu town, was the dwelling of Dr. Amory, in Liverpool row, which was tumbled into the street ; providentially no person was hurt, the family [rising just had time to leave toe house. The stores lately occupied by George M. Tapshire, El. arc a heap of ruins. Several small houses in College -street, Irish-town, the Gut, and other parts of the town, have been destroyed, and many poor persons thus rendered shelterless ; and there is scarely knee or enclosure left standing. Front the distant parts of the country ws have not yet obtained particular accounts ; but every estate in this parish and neighbourhood has suffered in a greater or less degree, in its works and buildings : the canes have been blown down, provision crops destroyed, and, on the whole, an extent of injory sustained, calculated to entail the most serious inconvenience. I.)iiiing the 6 reater part of yesterday the weather con. 'hyped bMsterous. Towards evening, however it abated, aisd is now (at the time of putting our paper to press), although not quite settled, moderate. On Saturday last, a boy, about nine years of age, fell into the river keit!, opposite Mr. Harrison's dye-huust. A youth only 14 year?, passing by the time, and obser ving the perilous situation of the child, fearlessly plunged into the river, and grasped I ' very firmly. The current being reinarkahly strong, carried them both down to a cop : admit& distance: the adreututons youth, 110WeVer, providentially caught hold of a stake in the riser, and there held fast, till they wets: bath extricated foam their ciaactutas iiiliiitori SPEECH OE LCJIJIS XVIII. ON OPENING THE SESSION OF THE CIirAM BERS ON MONDAY. GaIsTLIIIIIM—It is always with confidence, and, on the pi esent 01'4%1011, ler tat uurable enspices, that I come to open this Session. 66 In preceding years I Was compelled to participate Mgriefs with you. More happy now, I have only to return thanks to the AU-powerful for the constant protection which He has vouchsafed to France. The son, with which Heaven has soothed my sorrows,grows with the public prosperity, and continues to be to me a source of ceosalati and hope. This child, my heart feels confident, will lie worthy of as; lie will merit the love with which my subjects eurround his cradle " My relation with foreign Powers have never ceased to be amicable, and I have a firm cutifidence that they will continue to be so. " Great calamities Abet the East. Let us hope that they approach their lerminati .... and that the prudence and cordiality of all the Powers will fluid the means of satisfying what religion, policy, and humanity, may justly demand. " The naval force, which, n o d. r these circumstances, I have stationed i the seas of the I.evunt, has accomplished the object which I contemplated. Our aldps have always effectually protected my subjects, and often they have afforded to misfortune a timely aid. " A destructive sennrge desolates a portion of Spain : I have prescribed, and I will maintain, Ilse riaornies pre cautions which protect our coast and frontiers from the contagion. ' 6 If we take a view of our domestic state, what motives have we not to bless Providence 1 The sensible progiesa of industry, agriculture, and the arts, attests that of coni melee s and very soon new channels, by multiplying' the means of communicatiun and of traffic, will extend the general good to all parts of the kingdom. " The prosperity of the finances, the intelligible expo. Olen of the public accounts, and fidelity to engagements, have consolidated public credit, and increased the re sources of the State. " The period at which I have convoked you, and the orders which I have given that the financial laws should be first submitted to you, sufficiently mildest my desire to put an end to provisional grants the Chambers will, doubtless, be eager to second my intention*. '• (her auspicious situation, and the retort of internal and external tran q uillity, have already admitted of a diminution in one of the most onerous of the lases—that whir ti attacks reproductions in its source, by overcharging landed property. 111. st year, *hoses° assessed will e holly enjoy this reductimi. I desire that surcesaavrly, mid as Saint as the exigencies of the State a n d the dignity of France will, permit, the various tuxes which constitute the public revenue shall be !invest i gusted, and, if it be practicable, iliminished,or better assessed. ''' The laws ore respected, and the depositories of my power become every day snore mid more imbued with their spirit Order sod discipline reign in the army. " Every where pas-ions are subsiding, and suspicions wearing away ; nuJ it gives me pleasure to acknowledge, gentlemen, that by your loyal co-operation, you huve pow fully contributed to do all this good. " Let us persevere in the wise measures to which such prosperous results must he attributed. Let us persevere in that unity of views, which has so efficaciously defeated the vigi lance, and resti tinted the last ell'ort , , of the spirit of troatile and disorder. " la this the repose of Europe is not less interested than ours. It is thus that all the generous sentiments will he de. 'eloped with which I know your hearts abound; and that you will establish, upon the gratitude, the love, and the reit pect of my subjects, the Throne, which protects the liber ties of all," When his Majesty had concluded his speech, the Chancellor, having received the King's orders, in formed the newly-elected Deputies who were pre sent, that his Majesty would permit them to take the oath before himself. He then read the formula, and the Minister of the Interior, calling over the names, each Member stood up in his place, and re plied by the words " I swear." The following was the form of the oath:— " I swear to be faithful to the King, to obey the Consti tutional Charter, and the laws of the Kingdom, said to conduct myself; in all respects, as befits a good and loyal Deputy." The Deputies having thus taken the oath, the Chancellor announced, in the name of the King, that the Session for the year 1821 VPas opened, and all of them were invited to assemble on the follow. ing day, in their respective Chambers, to commence their labours. Ilia Majesty descended from the Throne amid the liveliest acclamations of " Vive le Rui!" which were prolonged fir a considerable length of time. Salvos of artillery announced the return of his Majesty to the Tuileries. Amongst the curious events of the last Meeting at Newmarket was the appearance of Sir Robert Wilson, mounted on the Duke of York's bay colt by Blucher, a spirited animal of 17 hands high, and the great favourite in a former week for the Grand Duke Michael stake. Various were the speculations upon the appearance of the gallant Knight on the Com. mander-in-Chief's favourite racer. All we can vouch for is the accuracy of the filet as above stated. The recent rumour of his Majesty's determinafon to be always a Hanoverian, like many other mil or indications, tends to prove the complete change of opinion and sentiment which has taken place of la e years. At a dinner which the Prince of Wales ga e in 1804, to thirty gentlemen of the opposition, is . eluding Messrs. Fox and Sheridan, his Royal Higl . ness took occasion to say, in a speech ufler dinner, that William (the Dul.e all'.) and himself were tI e the only membas of the ltuyal Family who were ~art (..krtuult.3. • , I 1 • _ . 1 , , 4 1 . P