The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-30 00:00:00

SWEARING-IN OF TIIE NEW SHERIFFS.

Friday being the day appointed k.r this ceremony, a
large crowd collected m the Hall fur the purpose of wit-
nessing it. At a little before one o'clock the Lord Mayor
• arrived in state, and held a Court of Aldermen. At
one the Sheriffs elect, Alderman Garratt and
Venables, arrived in new and splendid carriages. The
carriage of Ald. Gamut was the most elegant, without
being gaudy, of any thing of the kind we have ever seem
The colours are green and gold, with the arms of the
Goldsmiths' Connuany, to which' he belongs, and the
arms of his faintly emblazon, on the p :noels and on
the hammer.cloth. The horses were decked out in green
and orange ribbons. The servsnts wore splendid liveries
of green and gold to correspond. The carriage of
Venables, was of a sky ulue colour, with hammer-cloth,
&c. of silver, and the footmen in blue licetics, with
silver lace.
The Sheriffs elect, accompanied by the Lord Mayor,
Sheriffs Waithman and Williams, and the Court of Al-
dermen, entered the Hall and ascended the platform.—
The several Aldermen were received with various marks
of favour, or otherwise from the populace assembled.—
The new SherillS were splendidly dressed in morine
coats, surmounted in their state robes of wallet, and
looked extremely well. They were sworn with all ap-
propriate solemnity by 11. Woodthorpe,
'I he last ceremony was to invest them with the gold
insignia of office, when sonic surprise was occasioned at
a novel variation from the old costume of wearing gold
chains with the plain link, instead of which the new
Sheriffs were invested with gold ornaments, corsisting
each of three coils of Lodd rope, att wiled to a superb
gold ornament affixed to the breast of the waistcoat.—
The new costume was touch admired, and generally
considered much more appropriate than the old. It was
slated to us as a singularity, that the Sheriff's officer who
invested the new Sheriffs was one of those whose duty
it is on ceremonies of a more serious nature to invest
• persons with similar OM aIIICIIII, hut of very inferior Ind*
ieri.als. The story, however, excited mucu humour.— •
After the usual salutations had been made, the Lord
Mayor and the Court of Aldermen retired.
The new SherillS proceeded to the Court of Common
Pleas, to receive the custody of the prisoners in Newgate
and Whitecross-street.
Mr. Brown, the keeper of Newgate, in giving in the
list of the prisoners in his custody, observed that lie had
examined the prison accounts, and that there never had
been so small a number of plismiers transferred to the
Sheriffs on such au occasion since the prison had been
built. He told; the opprurtunity of cougatulating the
Sheriff; on the circumstance.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Thackrey then delivered up their
keys to the ex-Sheriffs, who transferred them to the new
Sheriffs.
Mr. Sheriff Venables, on receiving the keys of New-
eate, addressed Mr. Brown, and sahl—" Sir, although
you have an appointment as the keeper of Newgate, yet,
as his Majesty's officers, the custody of that prison is
entirely in us, and we appoint you the governor for the
tune fusing."
Mr. Brown received the key and bowed.
Some other formal business having been disposed of,
the Sheriffs raised to dinner.

Rum JELLY.—Among the novelties of the Pari-
sian circles, rum jelly has become an universal
favourite. It is made in the fbllowing manner:—
To a quart bottle of common white wine take a
pound of sugar, which is to be reduced to a sirup,
and clarified. Then take an ounce of isinglass,
which put on the fire till it is thoroughly melted,
pass it through a cloth, and mix it with the sirup
half warm. When this mixture is nearly cold, pour
it into the white wine, and stir it well, so as to mix
it completely. Then add a spoonful, or a spoonful
and a halt (according to the strength which you
desire to give the jelly) of old Jamaica rum. Stir
again this mixture, and pour it into the mould that
may ►ake the shape in cooling which you design to
give it, if intended as a plat for the table ; or into
glasses, if designed to be handed round at an even-
ing party.
Letters from Havannah of the 6th of August
state, that the Independents in Mexico had sustained
several defeats, and that the communication between
Vera Cruz and the capital, had, in consequence,
been again established. O'llonoju, the new Viceroy
of Mexico, was daily expected at V era Crux, and
great dependence was placed on his personal energy
for restoring confidence to the royal cause.

V

'1 HE KINGS VISIT TO THE CONTINENT.
RAMSGATE, SEPT. M.—Yestertlay the town was in a
continual bustle. The streets were decorated with arches
formed of boughs, and ornamented with a variety of
variegated lamps, which, when lighted, presented a gramil
and curious effect. His Majesty arrived at about eight
iaa the evening at Sir ‘V.Cortis's mansion, from whence
he departed this morning (Tuesday) at eleven o'clock.—
The King embarked in the harbour on board his barge,
and was rowed to the royal yacht in the roads, amidst
the cheers of an immense concourse of persons, both on
sea and land. _ _

The Venus, Margate steam yacht, preceded his Ma-
jesty with his suite and luggage. The Hero and Engi-
neer, steam packets, arrived here eariy this morning, for
the purpose of conveying passengers to the Continent.—
They had scarcely cleared Ramsgate Pier, when an off'.
cer arrived from his Majesty's yacht, on board the Hero;
they had permission to accompany the King to Calais,
for the purpose of towing the Royal Sovereign up the
harbour, if necessary.
The proprietors having made the offer of their vessel
for that purpose, some difficulty arose as to the debark-
ation of passengers, the vessel being a considerable dis-
tance in the roads. The Engineer was then hailed, and
those line vessels being laid alongside each other, the Here
emptied its live stock into the Engineer, and immedi-
ately joined company with the royal yacht; many were
the contentions on hoard the Hero before the passengers
would quit the vessel, each anxious to tread the same
plank with their King.
If a fine day and fair wind, with the splendid display
of innumerable vessels, hoth in dr. harbour and in the
Downs, literally covered with the flags of every nation ;
the guns saluting from every point on shore, and the
zealous cheering of the populace, could produce an effect
grateful to the human heart, we this day witnessed it.
CALMS. SEPT. 2H.—Centuries may elarse before a
spectacle of such interest recurs as that with which we
were yesterday gratified—the Kiug of Great Britain
landed in amity on the shores of France. Although his
Majesty desired, as much as possible, to avoid the pa-
rade of regal splendour, yet the feelings of the French
nation were displaed in a manner honourable to our-
seises, and gratifying to our monarch, and, of course,
to all his loy subjects.
The royal yacht, accompanied by different vessels of
the squadron, and two steam-packets, arrived in the roads
of Calms about four o'clock ; but there not being suffi-
cient water in the harbour to permit the entrance of large
vessels, his Majesty came on shore in one of the pilot
boats, attended by different persons of his suite. On his
landing he saluted the multitude of persons, French and
English, assembled to witness his arrival, with that pe-
culiar grace and affability for which he is justly prover-
bial, and which were never displayed to greater advan-
tage than on this interesting occasion. After walking
rime distance on the pier, he ascended his carriage,
which had been some time in waiting for him, and pro-
ceeded at a slow pace (by his own express orders) to
Dessin's hotel. The streets in the courseof his progress
had been previously covered with fine sand, and the whole
way was lined with the military (the 2d regitnent), one
of the finest in the French service, commanded by the
Duke de Ceres, who of course presented arms, and
showed his Majesty every mark of respect.) The King
appeared delighted with his reception ; and the number
of his subjects who greeted him in a foreign land with
the most unequivocal marks of loyalty, could not fail to
heighten the pleasure which he seemed to experience,
In the eveniog at eight o'clock, his Majesty covered the
theatre, and shot t as was the notice, much praise is due
to the manager for the arrangements he had made. The
baicon was really most tastefully decorated with mir-
rors, lustres, tire.; the exterior ontamented with elegant
drapery. His Majesty sat in the centre, in front of the
box. On his left was the French General, the Margins
de itunillac, in full costume; and on his right, the ve-
nerable Duke de Chartre. On the King's entrance the
whole house rose simultaneously, and the orchestra
struck up our national anthem, " God save the King,"
which was admirably performed, and the words sung
enthusiasdcally by the whole audience, both French and
English. Shouts of applause followed, and a universal
encore rang through the house. His slajesty, however,
who was evidently most sensibly affected by the feelings
evinced towards him in a foreign land, motioned that
Ire wished to decline its repetition. The audience un-
derstood him, and after another hearty congratulation,
they took their seats, and the performance proceeded—it
was admirable; the dresses were beautiful, amid appeal-eel
to be all new. The King was delighted and astonished
to find such excellent performance in a small town like
Calais: it is unnecessary to say the house was crowded
to excess. On retiring, his Alajesty gracefully saluted
the audience, and left the house universally applauded.