The Express.
London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

PORTRAIT OF THE LORD MATOR IN

G OILDHALL.

Yesterday, at a Court of Common Council, Mr. T.
Parker presented to the Lord Mayor • requisition, nume-
rously signed by aldermen and other members of the court,
in which, after paying a tribute to the able, dignified, and
courteous manner in which hie lordship bad di.cbarged the
Important duties of his office, the requisitionists 'apnoea
their desire that the portr►it of his lerdship, by Hart, sow
in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, might be pre-
sented to the corporation, in order to Its being permeneetly
placed in the Guildhall, not only to commemorate ►nd
exemplify the freedom and equality of the laws, but as a
lasting memorial of the affection and esteem to which his
lordship was held by his fellow-eit.zens.
The Loan Maros, who was much affected by the cordial
and complimentary terms of the requisition, in expensing his
acknowledgments, remarked that the oily claims be could
pouibly have to such • di.tinguished honour were the new
and very peculiar circumstances that attached to him. No
doubt there were circumsteaces applying to him which had
not applied to any of his pridecuiors. If they were hon-
ourable to him they were co lees favorable to that en-
lightened feeling which had so long been prominent in that
great city, namely, the desire that, as tsr as his fellow
citizens were concerned, there should be no restriction upon
any man to p his being elected to any public office
which it was in their power to award. (Hear, hear.) If
being so elected by them he had had the merit of being
considered equal to any of hs predecessors, or in soy way
bad given them satioaction, he felt that rot only had the
eho'ce of his fellow citizens to the honourable office he this
held been amp!y justified, but it was most satisfactory to
him to know that he enjoyed the great honour and distinc-
tion of their •pfravel of his exertions. If they desired so
to mark that year to him by any further honours, of course
it was still more gratilying as conveying, not only to
poeterity the indivioual whom they so honoured, but the
cones they hod thought fit themselves to promote, as being
founded in just es aid as being a .satiag testimogy of the
liberal feelings of the citizer e of London. He need not
say how ratified be was in complying with the request
made to him. (Charm)

LONDON AND MIDDLESEX ARCILEOLOGICAL

SOCIETI.

The first annual general meeting of this society took
place yew, rday at the Architectural Muse..,, Carson-raw;
Lord Hussar Gotoovzsos, ,in the char The coal-
ell'. report gave a eatiettctory account of their operations,
and stated that although ss moult. only had elapsed since
the irauguration, tVree gear 1 meeting. had bees held,
exclusive of the present one, two having been in the City
of London and one in Westminster. At those meetings Wu
pt pen had b-on read, and mail intwestiog anttquitiee sod
works of art had been ezhibite.i. The attendance hid bens
numerose, and the institution was gradually rising fa
g 1 estimation. The number c f members sow enrolled
was 250, of whom 15 were life members. The coattail
hoped that as the society became better bootie, • large
inorewe would take plate. la the meantime. an arguments
tad bees made for the immediate publication et toe first
Fart of their trsnractions. and they trusted that such an
instalment of their ltterary store would pr.ive acceptable.
Tee council were in trisndly relations with tie Surrey
Archie 'logical ciety, the Heel: siolegical 8 awl the
Suffolk Institute of Archie logy. The belance.sheett for
the year, ending July 22, showed that the receipts
amounted to 2021 3. Gi., awl the expenses to 1081. 129. 3d.,
leavdog a balance 01 931 lls. 3d This report heti- g bees
adopted, and the aloe,. for the cnsuirg year she ed, the
company repaired to Westminster Abbey, where some re-
marks were offered by Mr. George Gilbert Scott, Vice-
President of the Royal Institute of British Architect., and
Architect to the Chapter of Westminster, or. a the archi-
tecture of the building. He gave an outlive of the history
of its erection, so far es that is known, and earnestly yin-
d'eated its claim to superior beauty. A lecture on the
monuments in Westminster Abbey was thea delivered by
the lien. Charles Beutell. The company ware conducted
through the building and shown wtat. Ter lea. moot we rthy
of their attention. The pr c edings wore bath interestiog
i and instructive, end ths conversasione which took place in
the Architectural Museum, in the evening, brought them to
• profitable and satttfectery termination.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL HENRY RICHARD GLTNN,
—This Me sod gallsat of 6 er died on Sunday
lest at Bideford, Devon, to th, 88th year of his eye. He wai
son of &rifest Glynn, who, many yeses sloe., %a. M.P. for
Middlesex. He enteted the awry in 1780 Oa board the
Royal George, 100, bearing the flag of Adorral Lord Brid-
port, he took part in the cloth us let of June, end den in
the action of the 23,1 Jun., 1793. His commissions bore
date as follow. :—Lieutenant, 28th Oat . 1790 ; commander
29. b June, 1795 ; captain, 10th April, 1797 ; rear-admiral.
19 h July, 1821 eiositemirel, 10 h 2.0., 1837 ; and ad-
mind, 9it Nov., 1846. He had received the silv,r war
medal and two clasps (or his services, also the medal awarded
to the aims who served in 14 rd Howe's action. Ile filled
the office f Mayer cf Plymouth in 1839. Lust. H. R.
Glyan, It N., is his rm.
PRIUIRNTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF Till CITY
TO SIR W. Yaw 'itch WlLLlAllo.—ltsterday, ST a Court
cf Common C uned, the st.e, r rated that he kid
arranged with Geseral Sr Wi;lian.s, that the immesh
tattoo' of the freedom 01 the City to that disticguiihcd (Meer
should take place on the next court day.