The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.
On Friday, according to annual custom, the Right
Honorable the Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, the
late Lord Nlator, and Sheriffs Waithman and Williams,
the new Sheriffs Garratt and Venables, together with
several Aldermen, and other Members of the Corpora-
tion, assembled ar eleven o'clock in their Guildhall, at-
tired in their various robes of offit.e. The Civic assem-
blage having partook of an excellent breakfast, pro-
vided for them in some of the private apartments, a few
minutes after twelve o'clock they left the Hall, and
hating entered their respective carriages, the procession
moved on.
The populace seemed much disappointed at the ab-
sence of the men in armour.

Precisely at twenty minutes before one o'clock the
procession arrived at the stairs cm the west side of Black-
friars-bridge, where the Lord Mayor embarked in the
grand City State Barge, which had been waiting off the
suits to receive his Lordship. The barges of the Skin-
ners, Drapers, and Stationer's Companies were also
lying off. The acquatic procession then moved up the
lover, with colours flying, and the different bands of
music on board the different b urges playing various na-
tional and martial airs The day was remarkably serene,
and the procession made a most beautiful appearance on
the water, which was lined with Coats filled with corn-
pany. The banks, bridges, stairs, and, in fact, every
place that could conunand a view of the passing pagean-
try, were cmwd►d with spectators. Signal guns were
filed from the different wharf, as the barges passed. The
Company having landed at Palace Yard Stairs, then
went in procession on foot to the Court of Exchequer,
where the new Lord Mayor was presented in the usual
form, and afterwards sworn into the faithful perfOrminice
of the duty of his office ; and the late Lord Mayor to
the correctness of his account.

After an impressive sr .•ch from the Bench on the
importance of the character and duties of the Chief
Alagistrare of the City of London, ,Ind a suitable answer
on the part of the Corporation, they made their obedi-
ence and wi!hdrew. They then visited the several Courts
of I.aw, paid their respects to the Judges, and invited
them to dinner at Guildhall. The Civic procession then
returned by water in the same 1113nlier in which they
had gone op the river. Ou their ascending the stairs at
Black Fr ars liridge, the Lord Nl,tyor, kc. took their re.
spective carriages and returned to Guildhall to dinner.—
The late Lord Mayor and the late Sherds were hozzaed
by the multitude, who took the hones from Mr. Slit:rill
Waitliman's carriage and drew it from Bridge-street.

The crowd that assembled in Bridge-street to see the
Lord Mayor and the parties disembark oil their return
was immense, and Ludgate-hill and Cheapside were also
crowded to excess with persons of all descriptions. The
windows and balconies of the houses of the streets
where the procession passed were filled with well dressed
ladies, who joined in the opplause whenever a popular
character made his appearance. A considerable con-
course of persons assembled near Guildhall to see the
company going to dinner, and gave the officers much
t ble in keeping the access free and clear to the Ilall.
The weather was so very fine, and the procession return-
ed from \,Vestminster Hall at so early an hour, that the
public were much gratified with the sight, but would
have ken much mole delighted had the men in armour
and their assistants made their appearance on the occa-
sion. Between five and six o'clock the rattling of nu-
merous carriages announced the approach of the nobility
and gentry to Guildhall to partake oldie City Feast, and
011 their entrance were much struck with the blaze of
splendour.