The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

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CERTIFICATES, DEC. 2.
John Ellis, Rathbone-place, Oxford-road, butcher—John
Tomlinson, Harlaston, Stafford, boat-builder—Williatn Good-
eamigh, Hampstead-road, coach-maker William George
"[tenter, Islington, under-writer—John Scrare, Widcombe,
Ba th, freestone-mason—Ed ard It oil, Red Lion-street, Spital-
fields, baker—Thomas Waddilove and Joseph Wad.dflovs4 Oak-
place, New-road, statuaries—Samuel Duggleby Pearson, 'Be-
verley. Yorkshire, flax-dresser—Joseph llatll, Stairtritl; mer-
cer--William Rigg Parker, hlebden, Yorkshire, cotton-twist-
spinner—George Sawders, Ayr-street, - Piccadilly, -vieliiisolitspos
John Flack, London-road, St.. George's• fields, coatch-sittith—
George Clarksnu, Bristol, cabinet-maker—Richard Mereditfh
Oxford-street, Risen-draper—William Bird, Stoue, Stafford-
shire, and Edward Itolloway Broadfield, Stourport, Worces-
ter, boat-builders—John Thomas, St.
James's-place, West-
minster, tailor—David Dean, sett. David Dean, jun. and Joho
Deans St. John's-street, West Smithfield, cheese-mongers—
John Fivatey, Aldermanhury, merchant.

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CITY iIFFdIRS.

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LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

Thursday being the 'day, on which the annual celebration 'of
the Election of the Chief Magistrate of the Aletropotis takes
place, it was ohservedswith all the accustomed ceremonies.
The festival commenced as usual. The new Lord Mayor,
accompanied by fhetAte Lord Mayor, and the other City Ma-
gistrates, in their regalia, went in full process* from Guild-
hall to Illackfriars-bridge, where they embarked in. the City
State-barge; and iiroceeded therein Westminster ILall, when;
the new Lord Mayor was sworn into office, in. the presence of
the Barons of the Exchequer, according to the ancient legal
forms. The Lord Chief Baron delivered, on the occasion.; tat
'excellent
Afterwards thef.Lord Mayor paid his respects to the Ilford
Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Ileneh, the
Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, and the Jnagei At
each Court generally,* and invited them to the dinner at (Nil..-
hall. The procession then took water at Palace-yard stairs, and
returned to Illackeriars stairs : whence it again proceeded
Guildhall. The equipages of the new Lord Mayor and Shorifs
Were superb. • llis Lordshipes servants were elegantly habited
in white, relieved with scarlet, and ornamented with gold.
The new Sheriffs vied with the Lord Mayor in the.etegance acid
splendour ..of •their appointments. A long treih,aof.carriages
followed the processiou,from the bridge to Guildhall.
At four the
.processioareterned to the City by wilirilutd in
the evening a splendid dinner was given by his Lordsbip,to Seve-
ral of. the vrincipal persons in the City, their wives andi a
deur,h-
ters' mid a numerous assemblage of distinguished visitors fru
the Weil the town. The 'tables were laid oat, in coe
• tirst. styleinfvelegance, and the. mist itt xuriaelit plea*
aroun4..,,.The., Hall was decorated, with a tprofusion of ,fartie-
gated lamps'. There was a large baltion and boat, cOnsiiti4 of
• ttearlylooo'lemlis, suspended from the °tiling; every nieh and
every • pillat!was,frowded.with lights; and theelegant stained
windows of Orli immense Hall reeelleted Couisiderable additiOn to
'theilrbeatity—fratit the brilliancy 'and arritfigement • oe the stk.
roundieg lights. As the procession returned to fittildltall,-.the
carriage of Sir Vicary Gibbs was almost covered with mud ;
whilst the horses were taken out from the carriages of the pre-.
teitt.Lord had Sir Sidney Smith, .and they Ware draStru in
trimant), by *.eovoltFf to
Among the tisitors:.'there were the' tolloWing distitighhhetl
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persons • -
The Duke sti:Norfoik.; Lords Stw.Viseent,...Haßand, Liver-
pool, Ilarrowtty, Alulgrave, Erskine, Cerrington, and Rod-
not' ; the Right Honourable S. Percevat;it. Dundas, W. 'Gram,
D,c,Ryder and :W.. -Windham; Sirs J. Sebright, I'. TUrtail,
R. Bickerton, T. Thompson, and W. Rulla;hles-srs. R. Ward,
J. Smith, W. layaam, Jones, Gee, .Wardle, lifiddocks, BrOwin,
Page, hale, Mellish, Croker,- Searle, 'Arbuthnot, !ferries,
Beckett, and Harrison; the Spanish Hanoverian Ministers; Ma-
jor Cartwright, Admiral Monett, Captain. hloorsom, Captain
O'Brien, Captain Bowen; and the Tyrolean Depuifes, &c.
'• After the cheerful glass had circulated in all the fe3tivity
of civic generosity, and many loyal and Cantstitutional.tokts
had been given, the fair sex came in for theitshare of the gaiety
'of the evening, and the Ball wits opened by the Lady Marsilius
Miss Smith, Om daughter of new 100 Ailir)r) liudsCt
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