The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-09 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

The civic " show," on Lord Mayor's Day, which Lon-
doners, for centuries past, have always looked forward to
with pretty much the same degree of certainty as they
anticipated the return of the four seasons of the year,
has actually been dispensed with, and the streets of the
great city, to-day, presented a total absence of that ex-
citement and bustle which, at least within the recollec-
tion of the oldest inhabitant, has always been witnessed
on the occasion of the Lord Mayor's trip to Westmin-
ster, on the 9th of November.
The main thoroughfares were not, as is ordinarily the
case on the " Show" days, entirely closed, and the
traffic through them being wholly uninterrupted, the
business in the City was carried on as usual; and no
doubt those of the eitizons who prefer attending to busi-
ness rather than engaging in civic processions, felt gratified
at the change. The determination of the Corpo-
ration to do away with the procession and banquet,
on this 9th of November, has certainly met with
the public approbation; and it will, perhaps, not be the
least honourable record in the'ennale of the city, that,
wedded as they naturally are to old customs, they, out
of respect to the memory of the illustrious dead,
allowed the day to pass over without any public pageant
or feasting.

lusttad of proceeding by water, the Lord Mayor, and
those who on such occasions take part in the proces-
sion, went to Westminster in their private carriages.
The new Lord Mayor then proceeded through the
hall to the Court of Exchequer, accompanied by the
late Lord Mayor, the Recorder, th© Sheriff's, and the
Mace-bearer, and several members of the Court of Al-
dermen and Common Council. The Judges on the
bench were the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Alderson,
Platt, and Martin.

The RECORDER in a brief compamentary address in-
troduced the new Lord Mayor to the learned barons. He
stated that Mr. Alderman Challis, who had been elected
to the high office of Chief Magistrate for the ensuing years
was a native of the City of London, and had for many
years been respected and honoured by his fellow-citizens,
in consequence of his success in business, and his activity
and benevolence in connexion with the various charities
of London. Upon the death of Mr. Alderman Wood,
the Wad of Cripplegate selected Mr. Challis as their
aldermen, and he had discharged his magisterial func-
tions mist satisfactorily. In 1846, he was elected Sheriff
of London ; and he had performed the duties of that
important office with great honour to himself. At the
last goieral election ho was returned, after a contest, as
the representative in Parliament of the Borough of
Finablvy, by one of the largest majorities that had ever
sent a hlember to that assembly. He was subsequently
propowl as Lord Mayor for the ensuing year, and
elected with entire unanimity. In the course of his
speed the Learned Recorder alluded to the death of
the Dike of Wellington in the following terms:—lf his
Lordthip had not come, upon this occasion, attended by
all th) pageantry which have severally accompanied his
predessors, it has not been from any desire to abridge
in tie slightest the just splendour of his office. It
has been from a feeling which I am sure your lordships
will le the first to acknowledge—a deferenceto the senti-
montwhich would have forbidden any festive demonstratin
while the nation was waiting to pay the last and most
solenn tribute of respect to the memory of one of the
groa!est heroes of the age.
The CHIEF BARON complimented the Lord Mayor on
the high and honourable position which ho had attained,
and said he had no doubt he would ably acquit himself
in the discharge of his onerous and important duties.
His lordship also alluded to the recent loss sustained by
intaew
the nation in eloquent terms, entirely approving of the
feeling which had forbidden the usual display under the
present circumstances.
The swearing in was thln proceeded with. At the
coofntchlue 37,the Lord Mayor and tho rest
, and returned in their car-
riages to the Mansion-house, The Learned Recorder
scioivnicofptahretycevvrei
intimated to the Judges, previous to his departure, that
though on the present occasion the customary banquet
would not be given this evekin—
g in the Guildhill, his
Lordship begged permission to invite them to ono at
some future day.