The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-10-05 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY IN A'.

Yesterday (Friday) Alderman Thomas Abbott was sworn to exec
cute the office of Lord Mayor fur the enseirrg year, and Mr. Alley
and Mr. A. Moore to perform the duties of Shares for the same
pesiod. At three o'clock the. Corporation proceeded to the Pre-
sence Chamber, and were received by hie ExcellencY sitting on the
throne.

The oath haring been admioistered to Alderman Abbott, bit
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant proceeded to invest him with the
gold chain of office, the mace, and sword of justice. ilia Excel.
lency placed the. gold chain and collar of SS. upon him, handta
him the mace and sword of state, winch he transferred to the Al*
bearers.

The Hon. Justice VANDELEUA addressed the new Lord Mayte;
congratulated him on his appointment, and on his public &ales—
the preservation of the peace of the city—the due maintenance of
order and public decency—and the preservation of morality and ett
'igloo. He particularly called his attention to one branch ()flue
duty, which deserved his most especial care, namely, the vigilant
attention to the state of the public food, and the pretension of fraud
in the public markets, by the proper management of the purchase
and sale of provisions—a thing which concerned all classes in the
community, and more especially those of tl. • poorer classes, 'who
were generally unable, save by the exertions of the Lord Mayor, to
obtain redress for imposition, or protection from fraud. He 'n-
minded his Lordship also—indeed it was scarcely necessary to do
so—of the necessity of his exercising a due watchfulness over the
interests and legal rights of that Corporation, of which he is now
the head, and of preventing any misapplication of their resources.
His Lordship also called the Lord Mayor's attention to the fright.
ful system of combination, which exists to so alarming an extent
amongst the working classes—that baleful. spirit, he regretted to
say, still existed. He had frequent opportunities of knowiug judi.
cially of the existence of this crime, and most seriously and anxi-
ously begged to call the attention of the Lord Mayor to it. The
existing laws, beyond all doubt, were sufficiently. powerful to pea
down the system of illegal combination—they had, an a recent tn.
stance, been effectually, and, he trusted, sufficiently appealed to,
and he hoped his Lordship would Ilse. hjs influence in putting a ter.
mination to it by every means in his power.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant then shortly addressed the
Lord Mayor. He wore a splendid scarlet uniform, and a broad
crape sash across his breast, with black gloves and sword knot—do..
his hand he held at one time a cocked bat, with a plume of Isla*
feathers. His Excellency appeared in tohrsble health, but was
evidently oppressed by grief at the occurrence of a recent domestic-
calamity. His Excellency, on addressing the Lord Mayor, alluded
to the subject touched on by the Learned Judge Vnidele.ur, which
teemed, he said, an exception to the growing prosperity of the City
of Dublin, which he felt pectiliatly happy to find was keeping
pace with the growing prosperity of this kingdom, and of the
empire at large. Ilia, Excellency said.he was well acqUaioted with
the intrinsic value of the new Lord Mayor's chi rester as a citizen.,
and he was satisfied that during his mayoralty the city would reach
another stage of that prosperity which he sincerely trusted would.
never be interrupted; to produce which, continued the Lord Lieu-
tenant, had been his effort, and the chine of all around him, and
also of every member of his Majesty's government. Fur his owe-
particular part, no matter by what grief he may be afflicted—(llene
the Lord Lieutenant was deeply affected) he would always feel the
greatest consolation on every return of that day, to observe the
growing improvement of this country, and of this his native city,
for he remembered that it was not only the city of his own birth.
but that of some of his nearest connexions. He trusted he would
always be able to convince them that lie was the true trietrd of tits.
fellow-citizens--if he were not, he should be unworthy of the coat.
dence placed in him.
The dinner at the Mansion-house was on a most extenaise scale-
The company was highly respectable and numerous—amongst theca
we observed the Earl of Rathdown. the Right Hon. Henry Goya.
burn, Sir George Murray, Judge Vandeleur, the Chief Rerneso.
brancer, General Grant. General Fyers, Sir Robert Shaw, M. P..
T. Ellis, Esq. 81. P., the Lord Lieutenant's suite, Mr. Blackwood
Mr. (haves, ille..Lowei Col. Riddell, &c. &c. &c.
The ast toast given was, " The King."—(Cheers.)—" God sale
the Ring," by Mr. Smith.
" The Duke of York and the A:my."
"Duke of Clarence and the Navy."
" His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and prosperity to Ire.
land."—( A pplause.)
On this toast being proposed, the Loan MAYORi rose and said,
that be should not think he had done his duty to the Corporation,
if be did not read to them a letter which he had received from the
Lord Lieutepant, which manifested the-kind feeling entertained-by
his Eindlency towards the Corporation. The Lord Mayor then
read the letter, which stated, that the death of a near relative pre-
vented his Excellency from being present at any public entertain.
ment ; and he regretted much his not being able to attend the
dinner given at the Mansion-house. But his Excellency assured.
his Lordship- of the respect he entertained for the Corporation, and
that it would be his ambition to merit their good opinion.—(Ap-
platme.)--The Lord Mayor then gave, " The health of the Lord
Lieutenant," with four times four, drank with loud and general
applausea.
On the health of Mr. GOULRUIIN Deism drank, in returning
thanks he said, that hi could not consider the upplauses
which his name had been received, were intended as en empty
compliment to hint ; he rather regarded them as proofs that-the
Corporation of Dublin approved of his public conduct ; of that
conduct which first obtained for him their approbation, and in
which he was determined to persevere. In the discharge of the
duties of his office he had always been aided by the Corpotatior.
and citizens of Dublin; he should conclude by proposing the
health of

•• The Lord Mayor, Corporation, and Citizens of Dublin.
Thit iras drank with enthu►iasm.

Several other toasts were drank. About one o'clock, Aldermak.
King, who had retired to a side table, where he aas )e.ned be
about a dozen others. g.tve
`• The Glorious, Pious, and Immortal Memory."
The occurrence passcil Unnoticed by the Lord Mayor and the
company, generally ; no sensation was produced—Ao applause—
the toast was still-born ; and the worthy Alderman and his little
knot were much mortified at the failure of this abOrtive attetult
to excite disturbance.