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London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

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TIM CITY'S CLAIM TO PRECEDENCE AT
CEREMONIALS WITHIN' THE WALLS.
Tde arilnwir± is copied from the' A.ppendices in the
Reperforyof toe Conn of Aldernai,l3, on the subject,
of the funeral of Lord Nelson, in the mayoralty of
James Shaw, Esq., afterwards . Sit James Shaw,
Bart.:—
" College of Arms', Jan, 6,1806.
"My Lord,--Mr. Townshend Windsor Herald,.
attended at the Mansion-house to-day irr order to
communicate to your Lordship a latter which-. has been
addressed to me by his Grace the) Earl Marshal, and
of which I have the Duke's permission to transmit to
your Lordship a copy.
" I sincerely hope that the dE elision upon the ques-
tion of precedency will be satisfactory to your Lord-
ship, and to the Corporation of the City of London. e. I have, howevt-r, not yet received any instructions
the occasion, ac your Lordship yin perceive by air
ceremonial, cf which I take tilt, Liberty of sending a
nutr4),.r of copies herewith.
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Lordship's
" 11:lave the honor,r -co: be, &e.;
" The Right fi-,n. the
Girter.
" Worksop, Jan. 4,180 G.
sit—l this day received by :the hands of Mr.
Windsor Herald your letter of 2ei containing a
reference from the Secretary of State's
mice, deiring
my- opinion on the claim made by the Lord Mayor
for rank in the procession in the funeral 01 the late
Lord Viscount Nelson, dated the lit instant.
"From the hasty manner in which I have con-
sidered the precedents pointed out in the report
.now
sent in, I am of opinion that if his Majesty attends' in
person, and it shall be his Majesty's pleasure that ee'e
City sword should be borne before him by the Lord'
Mayor (either with or without the sword of state)„
the placing his Lordship next the person of the King
seems to arise out of the circumstance and is sanc-
tioned by the precedents of his Majesty's predecessors
Charles I. and Charles 11., and William 111. and Queen
Anne. In the procession on the accession of James 1.,
when the King attended in person, and the City sword
was not borne, a different station was allotted to him
at the funeral of Sir Philip Sydney, where the King
did not attend, it seems the Lord Mayor and members
of tikerieiporation closed the procession as conservators
where they had the j urisdictien, giving dignity and
solemnity to a ceremonial which so much interested
the feelings of the English nation and its allies.
"I lament I have not had more time to examine
more minutely a case that relates to persons of
such high consideration, and much wish for more
time to reconsider it. I will immediately re-
pair to London, where I hope to arrive on
Monday night, and request your attendance with
the other Kings of Arms and Heralds at my apart-
ments at the College of Arms, on Tuesday, the 7th,
at two o'clock, and request you will have the goodness
to inform the Lord Mayor (immediately), that in case
he wishes to make any communication to me on the
subject, he may have the opportunity to do it before
I return any answer to the reference from the office
of the Secretary of State.
"I am, Sir,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" NORFOLK, E.M;
" Sir J. Heard, Garter King of Arms," &c.
" Sir,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your
favour of this day, enclosing a copy of a letter from
his Grace the Earl Marshal on the subject of my rank
in the intended ceremonial ofLord Nelson's funeral.
" As I have this day seen Mr. King, the Under
Secretary of State, on the subject of the rank allotted
to me, which, on a reference to his Majesty's direc-
tions—as far as I can understand at present, seems
to accord with his Grace's feelings as Earl Marshal,
and my owe, it seems hardly necessary further to
trouble the Earl Marshal with a meeting on the
subject; and, indeed, I have little doubt ere the re-
ceipt of this you will have received such instructions
as will preclude the necessity of any further discussion
on my part.