The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1854.1

LORD MAYOR'S D.Y.

It has fallen to the lot of but few of Alderman Moon's
predecessors to have such a "splendid" day for their
annual "show." Long before the City had begun to
assume its wonted bustle and activity, the sound of
workmen's hammers might be heard fixing the well-
known barriers throughout the line of procession, and
securing very suspicious looking " standings." At an
early hour the Lord Mayor was duly installed in office.
His lordship commenced the duties and pleasures by
entertaining his friends and the officers of his house-
hold at breakfast.
The State coach arrived, the City Marshal commenced
"the labours of the day" by arranging the procession in
y the order in which it was to move.

This year we had an array of plumed knights, with
their esquires, and a ship, rigged and manned, in place
of the allegorical display of last year ; added to these,
there were the usual retinue of servants, in their rich
showy livery, watermen, &c. The procession having
been formed, after much noise, shouting, and capering
about of " restive steeds," moved from Guildhall at 11
o'clock precisely, and passed from King-street through
Princes-street, Cornhill, Bishopsgate-street, Hounds-
ditch, Minories, John street, Crutched-friars, Mark-
lane, Tower-street, Eastcheap, Cannon-street, St. Paul's
Churchyard, Ludgate-street, New Bridge-street, to
Blackfriar's-bridge ; from thence, by water, to West-
minster.

The river procession was made up in the usual manner.
First, there was his Lordship's barge, then the late Lord
Mayor's barge brought up the rear, with a smaller
craft belonging to the different Liveries.

The wharves And bridges throughout the whole route

were numerously crowded with—holiday folk, whose
hearty cheering as his lordship passed along could only
be exceeded by the immense consumption of gunpowder
consumed in firing salutes from the different prominent
points of the river.
As the procession shot through Westminster-bridge,
the "regular salute" was fired from Searle's wharf by
the military in attendance.

ARRIVAL OF THE LORD MAYOR AT
WESTMINSTER.

COURT OF BIC/SLEW:IEL

On the arrival of the civic barges at Westminster-
bridge, the lord Mayor and the other City functionaries
disembarked, and, being formed into procession, pre•
ceeded at once to the Court of Exchequer.

A great number of people had congregated in Palace.
yard and Westminster hall, and the Court itself was
filled in every part ; amongst the auditory were several
of the fair set.

Shortly before two o'clock, the Mayor, and Alderman
Sidney, the late Lord Mayor, entered the Court, at-
tended by the learned Recorder, Aldermen, the Sheriff's,
the City Solicitor, the High Bailiff of Southwark, and
all the other City dignitaries, and members of the Com-
mon Council.

The civic party then took a standing position on the
bench reserved for the Queen's counsel,
The Lord Chief Baron and the other learned judges
having taken their seats,
The RECORDER then proceeded to introduce the Right
Honourable Francis Graham Moon, electei by the
citizens of London to fill the office of Lord Mayor for
the year ensuing.
The Lord Crass, BARON said—My Lord Mayor, I
beg to congratulate you on having attained that honour,
upon which the learned and eloquent Recorder has ex-
patiated in his address to the oourt. His lordship having
made some further remarks,
Alderman MOON bowed- his acknowledgments.
The Lord Mayor was then sworn. The late Lord
Mayor was also sworn to render unto her Majesty a full
account of the receipts of the Crown during his mayor-
alty, and to " behave himself properly," according to
the old form of oath, whilst he did so. The ether for-
malities having been gone through, the Recorder invited
the judges to the banquet to be held in the Guildhall
this evening.
The Lord Mayor, the late Lord Mayor, the Recorder,
and the Officers of the City then withdrew ; and passing
through the courts, the Lord Mayor, through the Re•
corder, invited the Judges to the banquet.
The procession then returned to the City, disera-
barked at Blackfriars-bridge, and passed through New
Bridge-street, Ludgate-hill, Ludgate-street, St. Paul-s
Churchyard, Cheapside, and King-street, to Guildhall.
At the Obelisk, New Bridge-street, the procession
was joined by the Ambassadors, her Majesty's Ministers
of State, the Nobility, Judges, Members of Parliament,
and other persons of distinction invited to the banquet
at Guildhall.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

IN RE LUND.

Mr. Bovill applied to the Court for a rule calling upon
the corporation of Birmingham to show cause why a
certiorai i should not issue to bring up certain proceed.
ings taken in an inquisition under the Lands Clauses
Consolidation Act, for the purpose of being quashed.
Mr. Lund, it appeared, was the proprietor of a shop in
Birmingham, which the corporation required for carrying
out the improvement of the borough ; and he demanded
2,0001. as compensation for the loss of his shop and
business; but the corporation believing the claim to be
excessive, it was agreed that the matter should be re-
ferred to the sheriff of the county, under the Lands'
Clauses Consolidation Act. Accordingly, an inquisition
was taken before the Sheriff of Warwickshire ; and the
jury, instead of awarding Mr. Lund 2,0001., declared
that he was only entitled to 3001. He was of course
dissatisfied with this decision, and now sought to set
the inquisition aside, on the technical ground that the
sheriff was a ratepayer of Birmingham ; and inasmuch
as the compensation would have had to come out of the
borough rates, he must be taken to have been an in-
terested party in the matter, and therefore disqualified
from sitting as judge.
Application granted.