The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-06-30 00:00:00

GUILD DAY.

Yesterday (Tuesday se' Wm. Burt, E-q.
took upon him the office of Ilayor of this cily.
Stfrou after ten ~'clock the Court of Alderaseu pin.
ceeded to the house of the Mayor elect, to accoma
pally Non to the Cathedral. ifhe procession front
the Rill in the market consisted of all the munici-
pal officers in their gala dresses, 21 of the Aide,.
men, and 30 or 40 of the Common Council.

Mr. STEWARD ALDEESON addressed the Mayor
upon the duties of his office, and in the amine of
the citizens at large returned thanks to the lair
514y0r. N. Bolingbroke. Esq. fur the services lie
had rendered them in the past year, recapitulating
the circunistitoces which had masked that period.
The Corporation then adjourned to St. Anther'',
11.11, where an entertainment of the most splendid
and sumptuous kind was provided. Every drlic.ry
was in the greatest profusion. and of the Ist st
lily. Upwards of 600 of the Nobility and Grimy
of Norfolk, and fashion and respectability of Nor-
wich, sat down to table. After dinner the follow-
ing toasts were given :
The Kisg.—The Queers and Royal Family.—The Duke of
York and the Array.—The Makers( Clarence avid the Na vv.—
The Lord Ltertesant of the Couuty.—The High Sim riff of
the Coonty.—(Mr.llLeit ►eturne.J thanks )—The Lord Bi.hop
and Clergy of the Diocese.—The Members for the Costal)?
sod City.—The Earl of Albemarle and the House of
deshass.—(Lord Albemarle returned thaaks.)—lord
Imam and the Hower of Kintherky.—(The Rev. A. Work-
horse returNed thanks.)—The Mayor, and Prosperity to iLe
Cisl of Nornich.—( By the High Sheriff )—Captain Junes and
the lUsh Hassars.—.(Captaiu Junes meowed thauks.).— Major
Harvey, and the Norwich Light flurae.—(The Major re.
tamed thanks.}—The Father of the City, Alderman Morse.
—The hlayorreg—(By Mr. Steward Aldenron.)—The theism
of the Agrecollaral and Commercial huerests, and primps.
city to buth.-.-The Ladle is St. Andrew's Hall.

When the health of her Majesty was given, the
Hall resounded with lung and loud applause.. At
balf.past eight o'clock the last toast gave the ►ignat
of separation, and the company departed to the
stubbly Rooms, when a ball concluded the day._ ft
pas opened by the Hoo. Mr. The Human and Miss
Burt.
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Vanzball Gsrdeos were on Wednesday evening
honoured by the presence of
The Manillas of Worcester, Lord Mona. Charles, Laid
Kinnaird, Sir ',easels Burdett, Sir H. Vivian, Gen. Phipps
and party, Mr. Douglas Kinnaird, Mr. S. Whitbread awl
party, and aamberless go wipes of dist isigniabed (salon abli s.
KING./ Ag**se, originally brought
oat is 1817, was revived os Tnesday treating at this theatre,
fur the porpoise of introduciug Madame Liicnottiaitr. Mosi-
?Ann, a gauger front Milan iu the character of Agieae. Her
powers were evidently impeded. hy the eobarras►ments of •
Arse attempt, to a degree that readers it difficult to pie-
nuance a decisive opinion on her nitrite. Her voice as 4
of sufficient quality and cuinpeisa, with the loser
soles clear and well defined. As sit aches', her manner i•
delicate and iuterestiog, aid her figure adoisably adapted to
the character.

Sir THOMAS GRISHAM, who built the Royal
Exchange, was the sou of a poor woman, who kft
him in r field when an infant; but the chirping LI
a grasshopper leading a boy to the place where ►.e
lay, his life was preserved. From this circunwaroce
the future intrchatit took the grasshopper as his
crest ; and hence the cause of that subett bell g
placed over the Ito}sl Ezcharive.
The Lord Chief Justice ABSOTT vat at Ai.s
Prim, at the Court *use. Westminster, yesterila).
sod Mr. Justice Pia sat in the Common Plea',
but 110 causes of •ny public interest were heard ill
either Court.

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