The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-10 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

Yesterday. tkr James Mayor for
the ensuing year, itowissenced the deter of hie office.
a little after 11 o'clock his lordship entered Guildhall, from
which he we to set off in procession to Westreinster, and
breakfasted with his brother eldermen, the sheriffs. and the
chief officen of the corporation in one of the waiting rooms.
The procession started from Guildhall at about 12 o'clock,
with its usual accompanimi ids of beefeaters and hussars,
brass beetle and waving banners, the gorgeous lumbering
old state coach appertaining to the mayoralty, and the runi-
imps of aldermen and sheriffs. One of the curious points of
the show was a great model of a twig, drown en a ear. This
naval ezhibitioo was understood to have reference to an bud.
dent in the earlier portion of the Lord Mayor's fictive life,
namely to his having officiated as secretary to Lord Esmond%
during the bombenlccent of Algiers, anoffice which, although
ranked amongst those of a civil description, was by no means
devoid of danger, as those will admit who are reminded that
Mr. Scott, who was Nelson's secretary at Trafalgar, was cut
in two by a chain shot a very few minutes before that gallant
hero was struck down. The mounting of the men•at.anns
was a spectacle greatly delighted in. The poor ;knights
(with rouged cheek., an.t tottering under their unacens.
tomed harness) slowly mounted a pair of steps planted by
the side of their gallant steeds, and thence clomb into the
middle. The procession passed along King short, Cheap-
side, Neweate•street, Farringden-street, Sluaner-street, and
New Brit Le-street, to lllackfriers.bridge, thence by water
to Westmin.ter, where his lordship arrived at half-past ens
o'clock. •

Flis lorilhip was such cheered along the entire route,
more espeeualv whilst journeyier through his own ward of
Farringdon. Flags were hung Irons several of the houses.
Behlom have been seen so many people in the streets on any
former Lord Mayor's day. The bridges were also much
aowdo..

Os hi; lordship heing presented to the Buono of the En-
chequer by the Reunite, the learned gentleman made •
slight. though suftlines.lly intelligible allusion to the Incident
ia it Jamey Duke's early sneer, which has been already
noticed. Atter the Chief Bares bad made the customary
reply to the Recorder's 'per h, the Lord Mayor invited the
learned judge sad his brethren to the banquet, at Guildhall,
in the evening, which invitation wu accepted by the wart.
flu civic lordship theft took the usual oaths, and afterwards
proceeded to the various other equity and common law courts.
where ha gave invitations to dinner to all the learned
Judges, who responded very coidially to the hospitable
manifestations of Sir James Duke. The civic magivtrate,
and his attendants, then leaving Watininster-hall, pro-
ceeded is the um. order in which they arrived to the barges,
and haviug re-embarked, were conveyed to Blacktriars.
bridge, where the procession was formed again in the same
Ceder us before. .

The preparations at Guildhall for the reception and meat-
**dation of the guests were of the usual description. The
earangement of the treble was upon the accustomed plan,
which hag been found to be admirably calculated to exit the
general feeling and wishes of the members of the corpora
tion. The hall was lighted up with inaamerable gas jets,
which played in the tracery of the walk, and the stained
glam aa=elitirg, manufactured 'Remaly for the entertain-
ing= given to ken Majesty by the co-parstion soon after
her acesehos. At the west end was exhibited the splendid
cut glass stem, with its myriads of prison, and at the east
end its rivals in beauty, the. a taagniticvnt Prince of Wales's
faithful, formed of spun glees, and 9 feet in height, and
beneath them were ranged the City's sword, mace, and cap
of maintenance.
The council chamber, in which the corporation debates
generally take place, bad been, according to immemorial
cestom, fitted up ss a reception room, and the aldermen's
mart noes and committee rooms were used as withdrawing
some. At the meth ide of the aldermen's court room stood
a handsome cosagnatory, with plants, flowers, and an ornie
maga bunk= of ester, and terminating in a representa-
tion of Old London-bridge and the embarkation of King
Remy VIII. at the Tower. At the west aide of the room
was a view of the far-famed Rialto and the surrounding
baildinga at Venice.