The National Register.
London, England, 1811-11-10 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL RECISTPRI

say the men of this world. The answer is always clear. 'Ti,.
the lite of God in the soul of man,—'tis the ' lite' that ' is hid
with Christ in (mod?' Those who know aught of this life,—feel-
ing ' in whom we live, and move, and have our heing,'—will set
their seal to this; truth. These know well what this lite means,
and they can tell what it means. Scriptural experience is the
prominent excellence in Mr. Wilkinson's discourses.

His divisions, generally judicious, are rather unnecessarily
multiplied; neither his voice or action partake much of the
speaker; and he is, oratorically contemplated, unfavourably
stone •

' Such, however, is the efficacy of his preaching, assisted by the
solemnity of his appearance, that, triumphing over casual impe-
diments, he lays the axe to the root; he convinces sin, and edifies
faith. His exhortations are warm; and his applications strong.
Of the number of those who have rightly apprehended and fully
expounded Sacred Scripture, such an one may look, with holy
hope, to the second coming of his Divine Master, when every
faithful Minister of Religion shall be enabled to exclaim, before
assembled worlds,—( Lo, here am I ; and those whom thou bast
given me !' This hope is the stay of such men. Whilst they
are in the world, God is with them; when they quit the world,
they are with Cod !

Trivial faults are not worth notice. Otherwise the homeliness

of Mr. Wilkinson's general style might sometimes be critically
objected to; and yet such a phrase as " This stares you in the
face," used by him in preaching, may seem deserving of correc-
tion. Faults of this sort are still the besetting sins of sonic who
cif], preach well. ONESIMUS.

CITY 13 USINESS.

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

Friday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, for the
purpose of swearing in Mr. Alderman Hu N.rea Lord Mayur of
London, for the ycar ensuing.
At ~.itelve o'clock yesterday morn;n7, the Loan T.T. ,;( ar-
rivod kt Guildhall in th& state coach, ni wly adorned for the oc-
ca,ion, and drawn by a fine set of black horses, richly capari-
soned, preceded by his servants in liveries of uncommon ele-
gance and richness of ornament. The men in armour were
restored with additional splendour) to the great batisfactiun of
the spectators. _ _ _

At nue o'clock the whole procession moved from Guildhall to
Blackfriars-bridge, when the LORD MAI, tot, Aldermen, Re•
corder, Sheriffs, and City Officers, embarked on board the
City barge; they were joined by the several Companies in their
respective barges, and proceeded to Westmin,ter in the most
correct order, amidst the firing of cannon from the different
wharfs as they passed along, loud cheering, and bells ringing.
On the arrival of the procession at the Court of Exchequer,
they were received by the Loan CHIEF BARON with the usual
formalities. The late Loan MAYOR delivered in the account
of estreats, &c. which had tat en plate during his Mayoralty.
After which, the new LORD MA oit was sworn into once,
in the presence of the Cursitor Baron of the Fxchequer, accord,-
ing to the ancient legal forms. The Cut Li BARON delivered on
the occasion an excellent charge.
The LORD MAYOR then paid his respects to the Lords Chief
Justice of the Court of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and the
Judges oleach Court generally, and invited them to the dinner
at Guildhall.
The procession then took water at Palace. yard-stairs, whence
it again proceeded to the City in the following order :
Peace Officers to clear the way.
According to ancient custom, the Royal West Regiment of Lon-
don Militia, of which the Lord Mayor is Colonel,
in field-day order, 600 men ;
The Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Met-
chant-Taylors, in their coshes ;

The Band that attended them on the waters 21 in number;
The Banners of the Merchant-TaYlors'.Company ;
Thirty-seven Pensioner*, in the livkry of the Merchant-I'ay!oc.
Company, carrying Spears and Shields, two and two;
Three of the Lord Mayor's Trumpeters, on horseback ;
Esquire in half A Knight iu a full Suit of Cap- Esquire in half
Armour, with a• Pee Steel Armour, Armour, with
a Lance, on horseback ; a Shield,
Ten Liverymen of the City of London, in their Gowns and
Hoods, on horseback%
Three more of the Lord Mayor's Trumpeters, on horseback :
Lance Esquire 1- A Knight in a full Suit of 1_ Shield Esquire,
in half Armour,{ Brass Armour, on horseback;
_fin half Armour
The LADY MAYORESS,
in her coach and six blood-bay horses; 4!;..
The Lord Mayor's Banners ;
His Lordship's own Band of 21 Musicians, iti ft 11 Dress;
Esquire in half A Knight in full Cap-a-Pee Esquire in half
Armour, with Steel Armour, on Armour, with
a Lance, horseback ; . a Spear,

Four Marshal's Men, on foot ;
Six of the Lord Mayor's Footmen, in State Livery ;
The Upper City Marshal ;
The LORD MAYOR's STATE COACH, and six 'horses;
The late Lord Mayor's six Footmen, in State Livery ;
The late Lord Mayor's Coach and six horses;
The Aldermen in their Coaches;
The Sheriffs in their State Carriages;
City Law Oiliccrs, ace.
When the Procession arrived at the Obelisk, in Fleet-street,
it was joined by the Judges, Nobility,
Foreigners of distinction, &c. &c.
The equipages of the new Loan MAYOR and Sheriffs were
superb. His Lordship's servants were elegantly habited in brown,
richly ornamented with gold.

The new Sheriffs vied with the LORD MAYOR, in the elegance
and splendour of their appointments. A long train of carriages.
followed the procession from the bridge to Guildhall.
At six o'clock the company sat down to a splendid d:nter,
given by his Lordship to several of the principal per/ons in the
city, their wives and daughters, and a numerous assemblage of
distingui,lieti visitors from the West-ond of the; town. The
tables were laid out in the first stile of elegance, and the most
luxuriant plenty smiled around. The Hall was decorated with
a profusion of variegated lamps; every niche and every pillar
was crowded with lights. _ _

After the cheerful glass had circulated in all the festivity of
civic generosity, and many loyal and constitutional toasts were
given, the her sex came in for their share of the gaieties of the
evening, by the dances commencing, which continued till IS
o'clock, when the company retired highly satisfied with the fes-
tivities of the day.
The Ladies dresses wire elegant is the extreme, chiefly con-
sisting of white crape worn over satin slips, the bottom of the
dress scollopp'd, and caught up with small bunches of artificial
flowers. Spanish sleeves composed of satin and lace; the back
and shoulders of the dress trimmed with Vandyke lace; the hair
ornamented with a fillet
,of twisted satin and pearls. Some
wore feathers and diamonds. Wl:ite kid gloves, and shoes with
pink and silver roses were generally worn.
The weather, which for several days has been wet and foggy,
cleared up in the forenoon, and continued 'fine throuElmut the
day, to the delight of thousands of spectators, planted in win-
dows, and collected in the streets, to behold the City's
dour, which surpassed any thing of the kind fo:- a number of
years.
Mr. ELLISTON lent tQ Colonel, HUNTER, the new Loam
MAYOR, his magnificent suits of armour of brass and steel,
which cost not less than 0001.

Mr. Shll+ll, of the Surrey Theatre, rode one of tile. stoel
suite and a Lieutenant of the London Militia, the other; the
brass one was also worn by a Military Officer,