The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-08 00:00:00

SWEARING IN OP THE NSW LORD MAYOR.

(ISM DAY)

This afternoon Lord Mayor Carden was gathered
to his fathers (chief magisterial), with all the timehonoured
ceremonies of civic state, and Lord Mayor Wire now reign/
la his stead, having been duly sworn in at Guildhall, accord.
bag to the requirement of the City Charter and custom
immemorial. It is a vulgar error to suppose that the Leal
Mayor Elect sad dejure only becomes Lord Mayor de facto
on the 9th of November, ►y virtue of the procession to
Westminster and the feast at Guildhall, for in truth the
Lord Mayor Elect becomes Lord Mayor in resEty so soon
ea he has berm sworn in, as Alderman Wire, duos Michael-
mas-day Lord Mayor Elect, was sworn in this afternoon, go
displacing flir Robert Walter Carder', Knight, who is, at this
moment end henceforward, Knight only, and neither Lord
Mayor nor " Right Honourable." And the change me
wrought in this way :

Boon after twelve o'clock the companies of the Lord Mayer
and the Lord Mayor Elect began to gather it the Mansion.
house, where breakfast was for them set out, as well u for
the Aldermen, the Sheriffs, the Recorder, and the great dB.
owe of the Corporation—the Lord Mayor, Lord Mayor
Elect, Aldermen, and Sheriffs having donned their mkt
gowns in honour of the °cession, and the crown dims
wearing their respective gowns of office.

Brea/tut being over, the Lord Mayor, attended by the
Bwordbearer, the Common Coler, and the Lord Mayor's
Chaplain, quitted the Minion-house by the front door and
proceeded to Guildhall, the Aldenuen, Sheriffs' officer., and
Lord Mayor's company following from the same door Ix
their carriages; and then the Lord Mayor Elect and his
sompany proceeded to Guildhall likewise, having
quitted the Mansion-house by the private door—
thus reminding the Lord Mayor Elect (Wire) that it wee
only as a guest he had breakfasted at the City Palace, which,
for the next twelve months, he was expected to reign supreme
and omnipotent.
Arrived at Gtuldhall, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, sad
officers, proceeded to the Aldermen's Council Chamber, and
there awaited the advent of the Lord Mayor Elect, who was
apftdily introduced by two Aldermen who had weed the
chair.

--Hence they went in procession, the Lord Mayor Elect
being on the Lord Mayor's left hand, to the hustings in
the Great Hell, where, owing to the preparations for
to-morrow's banquet there were abundant signs of bustle and
disarray, and where the companies of the Lord Mayor and
the Lord Mayor Elect had already ranged themselves on
either side of the presidential chair.
Then the notabilities of the day having taken their brats.
the Common Crier (Mr. Beddome), who seems to weer well
notwithstanding the onerous duties of his office, bore his
mace up to the table, making three reverences on his way,
and stood at the table with hie mace before him.

And then the town-clerk, on the north side of the table,
made first one low reverence, and then two others; and,
kneeling on &stool at the table, he administered the usual
oaths to the Lord Mayor Elect, who was standing opposite;
and David Williams Wire having taken those oaths, became
forthwith Lord Mayor of London, as well IPA Privy Councillor
and Right Honourable by prescription. As Lord Mayor, ho
then signed the usual declaration, and Sir R. W. Carden,
the late Lord Mayor, rose from hi, seat of honour, which he
surrendered to the new Lord Mayor, and with becoming
humtlity took his seat on his left.

Then the Town Clerk having fulfilled ht share of the
duties, retired, and was succeeded by the City Chamberlain
(Mr. B. 800tt), new to office but not the less apt in making
his three reverences sa he approached the table on the eon&
side sad presented the " diamond sceptre" to the late Lord
Mayor, who trenferred it to the new Lord Mayor, and then
retiring the Chamberlain advanced a second time sad
presented in the same manner u before, the " Beal of the
office of Mayoralty ;" and again retiring be advanced a third
time to present the "puree," and then retired finally to teaks
way for
The Sworelbearer (Mr. H. W. Sewell), who, with three
reverences, presented the sword (which did not seem te
fatigue him by its weight) to the late Lord Mayor. who re.
delivered it to the Bwordbearer, who laid it upon the table,
and then retired, ea beams him in such presence, with Buss
more reverences.

Sn also did the Common Crier again advsnoe, end ageia
retire, end so advanced the Chamberlain's chief clerk,
holding a velvet cushion, upon which the Lord Mayor de.
posited the sceptre, the seal, end the puree, with which the
Chief Clerk retired (not forgetting his three reverences) to the
Chamberlain's office. _ _ _

So a:1;7;i; 87rOrdbearer again advanced and remind
back hie sword, end the Common Crier received back We
mace, and the Aldermen, Sheriffs, end City otiose,
advanced in rotation to congratulate and shake hand. Mil
his lordehip, who bore his newly dodged honours as meekly
as tinder the circumatances could be expected.
Then the Lord Mayor and the late Lori Mayor,
preceded by the offices., Aldermen. Recorder, Sheriffs, end
the two livery companies, quitted Guildhall,and proo•MW is
the state coach to the Mansion-house, the Lad Mayor en-
tering first, and oocup)ing the right band, the late Lott
Mayor being on his left, end there the whole, with other
suede, will dine this evening, the chaplain to the lei
Lord Mayor saying grace before meat, and the chaplain lo
the new Lord Mayor aftermeat, so fairly dividing the bosoms
of office between them, and it may safely be predicted that
that dinner, if less megoidoent end impoting in its details,
will be at least as comfortable as the grand civic banquet—
the great feast of the year—upon which Clog end Magog will
to-morrow look down with hungry eyes.

ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS FOR FASTS.—A depute-
Con from the Synod of the United Presbyteries Church (a
voluntary dissenting body) had en interview with the lad
Advocate at Edinburgh on this abject. They urged upon
his lordship the propriety of substituting for words of con-
mend those of invitation or rshortation in the royal prod*.
mation, which would thereby remove the conscientious
objections felt by many to its observance. His lordship
stated that the views of so mamma and respectable a body
as the United ?reel)). terian Church were entitled to the
most serious consideration. especially as affecting a gametica
of religious liberty. As this matter, however, did not hE
exclusively within his province, he suggested the presenta-
tion of a memorial to the Prime Minister or Home Seeman
with which suggestion the deputation stated that they walla
lose no doss in complying.
THE NEW RAILWAY AND TELEGRAPH DEPART.
MINT AT TRE INDIA-ROUSE.—The large room at the Pam
Ind.-bows, which for any years pet has been used as the
plaoe of meeting for the Court of Proprietors. is now ender-
going a complete change. The whole of the oasts have been
removed, and a number of workmen are engaged in convert-
ing it into Imitable offices and rooms in conorxion with the
railway and telegraph department, to the organiestion of
which Lord Stanley has paid considerable attention. The
offices at the India-house are already connected with the
gore, ninent offices at the west end by telegraphic Win* smf
the official business has been in consequence greatly fedb
tested. The new railway end telegraph department will oa-
t& complete plans and sections of ell the public works dtks
kind already in heed or proposed for contraction in India.
SEBASTOPOL GUNS AT YORK.—Two of the Ono
catered on the fall of Sebaempol were inanguarated at York
on Friday afternoon lat. The military would have joined
the procession had note countermanding order been modal
from the Duke of Cambridge, who gave as his ream fee
making the order that if the soldiers were allowed to leke
part in the procession it might be looked noon as ea se
friendly ant towards a now friendly power. This order led
also the effect of preventing the officers belonging to the le
Haman from attending the grand banquet in the (inhibit*
In the evening, at wbleh there were present among MAP"
—the Rail of Carlisle, the Hno. and Very Rey. the Der d
York, the Hon. and Rev. S. W. Lawley, the Hon. W. N.
Dunoonthe, and the city members, Mr. Westheed and Coked
Smyth. Ihe Lord Mayor presided.
ME. DUFFY IN ACSTRALTA.—This geatleXall
has recovered from his illness and returnei to his peas
duties. Mr. Duffy has introduced a new order of thMiAt
departmental routine. He is not only tenacious of the VOW
Hminrable Cherie. Devlin Duffy—hut he desires to do ionti•
thing to transmit his same to posterity if pomade. Thus
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are very few persons will go down to posterity. led
Duffy means to try it by improving the art of telffm....
government. The coevakmant president, endow* Id ,
world know the gIIkEtITO be oomph., announced Ifs PP a
appearance for the pure.. of delivering his manifesto ea
business of his department. As he has a host of retainalf ,
banging on, of course his behests were duly heralded, 1.11111 •
I had is Liege audience not 'meetly of the sort to do head
to " vice-regal poeition"—lnit poor souls aine
ions to glean information ff they could sail
bread and cheese out of It. There is too fill
of this prides-seeking characterising the minittry--sha
Duffy partakes largely of this craving to win vulgar kid.
It Is altogether unbecoming hie position, which Is a restorers
hie official mak, but becomes ridiculous when imposed on ni
with the "dignity of office." Fortune le behaving tole.
rably wall to the patriotic exile. This country to more then
a land of promise to him. Redone not like to lac au o=
tensity of winning popularity. His recoveryfrom n
gave him en opportunity of indulging in this luxury. He
d been residing daring his convalescence by the amide,
and enmebody managed, for the inhabitants of St. Kilda
and Brighton, to present him with a congratulatory
on his restoration to health. It WAS presented by • wows t'
meat employd, upon whom be himself had bestowed some
five hundred per annum, and supported by others havlsff•
lively interest in his welfare. The Infirmity of vanity se-
tubes itself even to our greet men ID Victoria—Me/kalif
.4sts. Sept. 15.
The Cambridge papers state that measures are bi
wawa for making a railway ditect from Wisbesob to
Peterborough.