The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

TE{E SUN, LONDON, TRU_RSDAY ENTEINING, NOVEMBER 9, 1865.

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

The 9th of November, from time immemorial, has been a
great day for the City of London, despite the obstruction
and interruption of business which "the show" invariably
produces. Still the annual civic pageant is looked upon
as one of the institutions of the country, and to say any-
thing in its disparagement would be looked upon as little
less than high treason. Tho morning of the groat day
opened with a brilliant sunshine, and sanguine hopes were
entertained that the new dressed authorities would have
an excellent opportunity of showing off their gold em-
broidered costumes to the best advantage. Previous to the
usual hour at which the business of the great City usually
commences the sound of the carpenter's hammer was heard
in all directions, sending forth notes of preparation in fix-
ing up suspiciors-looking balconies and erecting seats in
the windows of the various tratZesmen's shops in the
line of procession. Here and there a dusty banner
was unfurled, and as the morning wore on the protectors
of the peace of the City were marched from the different
station-houses, and posted at each of the numerous bar-
riers which had been erected to prevent intrusive vehicles
breaking in upon the civic procession. The Mansion-
house, of course, was the scene of great commotion, as
every now and then one of the Lord Mayor's gentlemen
who have the honour of wearing his lordship's live' y
appeared, with his enormous rosette of white satin,
in a state of great excitement, and darted here and there
as if the fate of the day depended upon his individual
exertions. At the different ward halls the beadles
of the respective companies also had a busy time
of it in furbishing up their official robes and maces. Shortly
after ten a sharp shower of rain descended, and great was
the lamentation such an unwelcome event produced, but
some of the more prudent of those who were to take past
in the procession on foot quietly sent home for the family
" gingham," in order to be protected against the wet, which
so often takes the shine out of the outdoor sights of the
metropolis. Fortunately the rain was of short duration,
and at eleven o'clock the hopes of the "Cite" revived as the
weather cleared up and gave promise of being at least free
from wet, if not brilliant with a November sun.
The new Lord Mayor, the Right Honourable Ben-
jamin Samuel Phillips, was installed in his civic
palace at an early hour, and his lordship .com-
menced the pleasure of his office by putting the abili-
ties of his cook to the test, and entertaining his friends
and officers of his household at a sumptuous breakfast.
The appearance of the venerable City state coach, drawn
by six horses, caparisoned in massive crimson trappings, was
the signal that the out-door business of the day was about
to commence, as shortly after his lordship, attired in his
full robes and peculiarly ugly hat, which looked as if some
mourning coach had been denuded of its black and sombre
feathers to provide a decoration for his lordship's head,
entered his vehicle, attended by his chaplain, sword and
mace bearers, and drove off to Guildhall, followed by the
Sheriffs. Here, for the first time, Alderman Phillips
was welcomed and cheered by the populace as the Lord
Mayor of London. Some more of the formalities of the
insallation having been performed, and luncheon discussed,
his lordship intimated it to be his will that the procession
should move toward Westminster, and, accordingly, the
City Marshal set to work, and, with the aid of the police,
succeeded after some difficulty in the task, and in a few
minutes after the cavalcade moved forward through Gres-
ham-street, Gresham-street West, St. Anne's-lane, St.
Martin's-le-Grand, Newgate-street, Skinner-street, Far-
ringdon-street, Fleet-street, Strand, to Westminster, in the
following order :
Drums and fifes of the Royal London Militia.
Three Trumpeters.
Waterman bearing the Banners of the following
Livery Companies of the City of London :
Loriners, Plasterer;
Coopers, Innholders,
Paper Stainers, Carpenters,
Saddlers, Wax Chandlers,
Goldsmiths, Fishmongers.
Grocers,
Band of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life
from Fire.
Banner of the Arms of H. N. Nissen, Esq., ex-
S heriff.

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A a Banners of the Arms of the Stationers' Company.
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The Wardens of the Company in their carriages.
The Master of the Company in his Chariot,
attended by his Chaplain.
The Band of the Victoria Rifles.
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Chandlers. Fi.
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4. Banner of the Arms of the City of London. P...
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by his Chaplain.
The Second Band of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade.

Watermen bearing the following Banners of the.
Spectacle Makers' Company :
The Royal Standard.
The Union Jack.
Banner of St. George.
Arms of the City of London.
Arms of the late Alderman Harmer.

Arms of R. B. Bate, Esq.
0:. Arms of the late Alderman Lainson. maArms of the late Alderman J. Johnson. e-go
Arms of the late Alderman Sir George Carroll.
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o Arms of Charles Hill, Esq. ex-Sheriff. V
° Arms of Alexander Rogers, Esq.,
ex-Sheriff.
Arms of Sir G. E. Hodgkinson, ex-Sheriff. g
ii,' Arms of Donald Nicoll, Esq., ex-Sheriff.
...w Arms of A. A. Croll, Esq., ox-Sheriff.
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Arms of William Clarkson, Esq.
Arms of Sir Walter B. Riddell, Bart.
Arms of the Marquis of Downshire.
Arms of Alderman W. A. Rose. _

Arms of the Rev. J. Jennings, Chaplain to the Company.
Arms of Alderman D. H. Stone.
Arms of Alderman Sir James Duke, Bart.

Arms of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
Banner of the Arms of the Spectacle Makers' Company.
The Beadle of the Company bearing his Staff.
The Clerk of the Company in his Chariot.
The Wardens of the Company in their Carriages.
Tho Master of the Company in his Chariot, attended by
his Chaplain.
Band of the Grenadier Guards.
Watermen bearing the following Banners :
Tho Royal Standard.
The Union Jack. The Banner of England.

The Banner of Scotland. The Banner of Ireland.
Six Streamers of the City Banner of the City of
Arms. London.
The Band of the London Irish Rifle Volunteers.
With Drums, Colours, and an Escort.
The Two Under Sheriffs.
The Officers of the Corporation of London.
Three Trumpeters.
Mr. Sheriff FIGGINS, in his State Chariot,
Attended by his Chaplain.
Three Trumpeters.
Mr. Sheriff GIBBONS, in his State Chariot,
Attended by his Chaplain.
The Band of tho London Rifle Volunteer Brigade.
The Aldermen who have not passed the Chair.
The Recorder.
The Aldermen who have passed the Chair.
THE LATE LORD MAYOR.
THE LADY MAYORESS IN HER STATE CARRIAGE.
Will join the Procession on its return from Westminster.
The Lord Mayor's Servants in State Liveries.
The Band of the First Life Guards Mounted,
The City Marshal on horseback.
Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household.
'THE RIGHT HON. THE LORI) MAYOR
In his State Carriage drawn by Six Horses,
Attended by the Chaplain, S word-bearer, and Common
Crier.
A Military Escort.

would occupy his whole attention, and that he would con-
tinue to deserve the approbation of his fellow-citizens.
Alderman Hale bowed his acknowledgments.
The Lord Mayor was then sworn. The late Lord Mayor
was also sworn to render to her Majesty a full receipt of
all accounts of the Crown during his mayoralty, and to
"behave himself properly," according to the old form of
oath, whilst he did so.
The other formalities having boon gone through, the
Recorder invited the Judges to the banquet at Guildhall
this evening.
The Lord Mayor, the late: Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
the Sheriffs then withdrew, and passing through the
other Courts the Lord Mayor, through the Recorder, in-
vited the presiding Judge to the banquet.
The procession thou returned to the City.

Royal English Opera.

Auber's magnificent opera of Masaniello was
performed for the first time this season last
night for the purpose of introducing a new
prima donna in the person of Madlle. Ida
Gilliess, a pupil of the composer's. The debutante
has a commanding figure, an expressive voice, a
cultivated style, and a brilliant execution, and
with all these accomplishments it is not surprising
that her reception was a most cordial one. The part
of Elvira is not one of the most effective for a new
comer, but we may at once say that Madlle. Gilliess
found enough in it to prove that she was a singer of
great excellence. Although suffering from extreme
nervousness, she sung her opening aria in a very
charming manner, and awakened the most pleasant
anticipations of her future success. Before the lady
can be pronounced a " great" singer she must
achieve more distinguished honours than are to be
found for a prima donna in Auber's " Masaniello."
Mr. Charles Adams was the hero of the opera, and
Fenellia, his dumb sister, was excellently sustained
by Mdlle. Duchateau. The other parts were al-
lotted to Messrs. H. Corri, A. Cook, and C. Lyall.
The chorus and band, under the direction of Mr.
Alfred. Mellon, were all that could be desired. The
overture met with a raptitrous encore.
The house was crowded, and the only thing that
could add to the pleasure of a visit to the Royal
English Opera is the shortening of the tedious
and tiring waits between the acts. Over an hour
was thus consumed last evening during the per-
formance of " Massaniello."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

lIAMAIERSMITH AND CITY.

A special general meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the Great Western Railway Sta-
tion, Paddington ; Mr. Foulkes in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said he had to move a resolution
authorizing the creation of 10,000 shares of £lO
each under the Company's Act, 1865, at a fixed pre-
ferential dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum
in perpetuity. The additional capital of £lOO,OOO
was required by the Great Western and Metropolitan
companies for the purpose of completing the
line and making additional and better station ac-
commodation. This was a matter that could not pre-
judice the interest of the shareholders in any way,
because the 5 per cent. on the additional capital was
guaranteed by the Great Western and Metropolitan
companies. The agreement between the companies
was still incomplete, but the dividends had been
paid as if it had been completed. The lawyers on
both sides were making every effort to complete the
agreement forthwith.
The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the
proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the
chairman.

POLICE INTELLIGENCES—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Burton, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Worthy
and Horne, railway carriers, Regent-circus, Piccadilly,
was charged before Mr. Barker with stealing two bottles
of wine from a hamper, the property of his employers.
Mr. Alexander Harley, a gentleman, residing at Becken-
ham, Kent, said—Yesterday evening, about a quarter to
six o'clock, I was walking down the Regent-circus, when
my attention was attracted to a person in the railway
office with his hand under the lid of a hamper on the floor.
I saw the prisoner, who was the person, abstract two or
three bottles from the hamper and place them behind a
board in the office. I at once went to the corner of the
Circus and called the attention of a constable to the matter,
and on returning to the place we witnessed the prisoner
tying up the hamper with a piece of string. The constable
requested me to go into the office with him, and I did so,
and stated to the officials what I had seen, and requested
him to let me look behind the board, and there I found
two bottles of wine, which I handed to the constable. The
prisoner was about to speak, but I told Lim I thought he
had better reserve what he had to say.

Police-constable George Wood, 80 C—On being spoken
to by Mr. Harley, I went and looked through the window,
and saw the prisoner doing something to a hamper and
another man hand him a piece of string, and the prisoner
then tied up the hamper again, tying it in two places, the
man who handed him the string being on the other side of
the counter. I then went inside, asking Mr. Harley to
accompany me. Mr. Harley then stepped behind the
counter, and took the two bottles from behind a board and
handed them to me. The manager then came down into
the office, and said the prisoner had no business to open
the hamper, and I then took the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Harley—l wish to add that the principal said, "Oh,
you are caught at last," on his coming down into the
office, and being told what had occurred.
Mr. Walter Barwell, manager of the office of Messrs.
Worthy and Horne, Regent-circus, said, the prisoner was
employed in the office as assistant bookkeeper. I was
upstairs, and on coming down I found Mr. Harley and a
police constable in the office with two bottles before them.
I asked what was the matter, and Mr. Harley said he had
seen the prisoner open the hamper and take out two bottles
of wine. The bottles of wine were produced, and I then
said to the prisoner, " You are caught at last ;" my reason
for making the remark being that once before the prisoner
was caught taking a bottle out of a hamper, and on my
speaking seriously to him he said that the neck of the
bottle protruding he had taken it in to recork it.
Mr. Harley—l understand that the man:who handed the
prisoner the piece of string is in the employ of the Great
Eastern Railway.
The prisoner said that six hampers came into the office,
and hearing one of the bottles rattle he opened the door
to speak, but was interrupted by other business. He was
was just about to finish the job when the gentleman and
the constable walked in and charged him with stealing
the wine. The gentleman told him not to say anything,
and he did not, and was afterwards locked up.
Mr. Barker—l shall remand the prisoner, and my own
opinion is that the other man ought to be here.
Mr. Harley—l have come forward solely on public
grounds, feeling it my duty to do so being connected with
several railways.
Mr. Barker refused bail.

CRUELTY—A QUEER DEFENCE.—WiIIiam Pike, of Ed-
wins-road, Park-road, Old Kent-road, was charged by Mr.
William Love, of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, with cruelty to a horse, by working it
while in a totally unfit state.
Rutherford, officer of the society, proved seeing the de-
fendant driving a horse, attached to a cart, in Regent-
street. The defendant was jerking the reins and flogging
the horse to get it along. On examining the horse ho
found it was dead lame in one of the forelegs through a
diseased fetlock joint, and that it was only able to use three
legs. It was trembling from pain, and the sweat was
dropping off it. On asking the defendant why he worked
the horse, he said, Oh, he can do it. It won't hurt him.
He's been lame some time, but it's a case of necessity, and
I was obliged to bring him out." The horse was totally
unfit for work.

The defendant said he worked for a laundress, and the
linen had to go home.
The magistrate said the horse was not to be ill-treated
because persons wanted their linen.
The defendant was fined Ios., or seven days.