The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-30 00:00:00

.ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.

Yesterday, being Michaelmas-day, the liverymen of
London met in the Guildhall, for the purpose of
electing a lord nsayor fur the year ensuing. The Lord
Mayor, accompanied by the sheriffs, under-sheriffs, and
superior officers of the corporation having returned
from St. Michael's Church, Bassishaw, where a sermon
was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Moon, the business of
the day was proceeded with. The show ef hands was in
favour of Mr. Alderman Moon, and Mr. Alderman Sato-
mons the aldermen next in rotation. On returning from
the dourt of Aldermen, the Recorder announced that
the Court of Aldermen had selected Mr. Francis Gra-
ham Moon, alderman and stationer, as Lord Mayor.
The LORD MAYOR ELECT, on this announcement being
made, advanced to the front of the hustings, and was
greeted with almost unanimous applause. He spoke as
follows—lt is not ten years since I was returned by my
fellow-citizens as sheriff of London, since which time my
conduct and actions have ever been beforeyou ; and I
trust that the good feeling which you have this day
evinced towards use will bear witness to the confidence
you have in me that I will for the future, to the best of
my power, do that which is right. (Cheers.) The time
approaching is a very peculiar one, replete, possibly,
with great events ; but I trust that if I shall require your
assistance in the performance of the duties of the office
to which you have elected me, I shall be found to merit
it. Gentlemen, I return you my 'nest sincere thanks
for the honour you have done me in electing nee to the
office of chief magistrate of this great and time-honoured
city. The encouragement you have given me this day
will lead me to do my best faithfully to perform my
duty, and at the end of my year of office I hope I shall
be able to return the trust which you have reposed in
me unimpaired into your hands, after having gained the
increased confidence, not only of yourselves, but of all
classes of the community. (Cheers.)
The Lord Mayor, having had his chain of office placed
round his neck by the Sword-bearer, Mr. Hick, bowed
and moved towards the back of the platform.
A vote of thanks having been proposed to the present
Lord Mayor "for his active and efficient services, and
faithful discharge of the duties of his important office
during the past year,"
The LORD MAYOR, after acknowledging the compli-
ment, adverted to the report of the Commissioners of
Inquiry into the practices of the Corporation of Lon-
don, and expressed his regret that some of their recom-
mendations, as it appeared to him, aimed a deadly blow
at the continuance of the ancient usages of the city.
(" Oh !" and applause.) He denounced the proposition
that the magistrates of London should be elected to
office for a limited period only as one which, if carried
into effect, would deprive them of all independence.
He also reprobated the suggestion that the Lord Mayor
should in future be elected by the Common Council,
reduced to about one-third of its present number. This,
he said, instead of extending the franchises of the citi-
zens of London, would be rather making their institu-
tions oligarchical, and he trusted the liverymen would
hold a common hall on the subject, and show that they
were determined to assert their rights. (Applause.)

A vote of thanks to the late sheriffs terminated the
proceedings.

COURT OF ALDERME,V.

Yesterday, after the termination of the proceedings in
the common hall, a Court was held for the despatch of
public business.
Upon the motion of Alderman WIRE, Mr. Sheriff
Crossley was requested to take a seat on the bench.
The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to
the Rev. E. G. Moon, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for
the sermon preached by him on that day.
When the sheriffs presented the prison reports to the
Court,
Alderman and Sheriff MUGGERIDGE said, it gave him
and his colleague great pleasure, in presenting their first
report, to state that is the city gaols there were but two
patients who were suffering from cholera, and those two
were recovering.
Alderman MusGßovE said, that New,gate had had,
during the prevalence of the disorder, but one case, and
he believed that appeared in a ♦ery modified form.
THE VENTILATION IN THE JUSTICE•ROOM OF THE
3IANSION•HOUSE.

The LORD 31ATORQd: he had found it impossible,
with a due regard to his health and the health of those
officially and otherwise employed at the Mansion-house,
to perform the duties of the justice-room during the close
weather, and the prevalence of the dangerous epidemic
which raged in the metropolis. His Lordship then de-
scribed the annoyances to which he had been subjected
luring the hot weather. He was decidedly of opinion
that, whatever might be the exertions of the architect,
.though the evil might be abated in some degree by
Alterations, it never could be remedied except by com-
plete removal of the justice-room from the Mansion-
house.
Alderman WIRE moved that the communies.tion of the
Lord Mayor be referred to a committee empowered to
confer with the Court of Common Council upon the sub-
ject, and to inquire whether it would be advisable to
remove the justice-room of the Mansion-house alto4ether.
lie agreed in opinion with the Lord Mayor, that the
nuisance complained of ought not to be allowed to exist,
and he drew a picture of the advantages which must
arise from the plan of having all the city courts of
justice in the same building.
The motion was unanimously agreed to.

THE NEW BEETt AcT.—Yesterday a meeting of
licensed victuallers, convened by the Metropolitan and
Provincial Defence Association, was held at the Gun
Tavern, Shoreditch ; Mr. Bingley was called to the
chair. The Chairman having stated the objects of the
association, as contained in the printed rules, urged
that the trade should be united to defend their vital
interests, which were not only perilled by the recent
act, but threatened by certain measures which were im-
pending. Mr. B. Foster moved the first resolution :
" That this meeting, having heard with much satisfac-
tion the arguments adduced, explaining the course
adopted by the Metropolitan and Provincial Licensed
Victuallers Mutual Defence Association, considers it
deserving the entire support and confidence of the trade,
aid determines to afford it every assistance in its
power." The resolution was carried unanimeusly. Mr.
R. Grimes moved a resolution expressive of thanks to
that portion of the London and provincial press which
iiad advocated the interests of the trade and the public
;n this question. The resolution was carried unani-
mously. After the enrolling of a number of uaember,
the business of the meeting concluded.