The Sun.
London, England, 1825-06-16 00:00:00

PROCESSION.

All the necessary arrangements being completed, the pro-
cession moved from the Court-yard, Guildhall, in the following
order :
A body of the Artillery Company.
Band of Music.
31arshalmen.
Mr. Cope, the City-Marshal, mounted, and in the full uniform
of his office.
The private carriage of Wm. Howell, Esq. the Water Bailiff,
containing the Water Bailiff, and Nelson, his Assistant.
Carriage containing the Barge-masters.
City %Vatermen, bearing Colours.
A party of City Watermen without colours.
Carriage containing Mr. Lewis Lewis, the Bridge-master, and
the Clerk of the Bridge-house Estate.
Another party of the City Watermen.
Carriage. containing Messrs. Jollifte and Sir E. Banks, the
Contractors for the building of the New Bridge.
Model of the New Bridie.
Carriagea containing the Members of the Royal Society.
CArriaeea containing John Holmes, Esq. the Bailiff of .
South wark.
Carriage containing the Under Sheriffs.
Carriages containing Thomas Shelton, Esq. Clerk of the Peace
for the City of London e W. L. NeWman, Esq. the City So.
' ' lieitor ; Timothy Tyrrell, Esq. the Remembrancee; Samuel
Collinridge, Esq. and P. W. Crowther, Esq. the Secon-
diries ; .1. Bowden, Esq. Clerk of the Chamber ; W. Bol-
land, Esq. and Geo.• Bernard, Esq. the Comnitin Pleaders;
• Mr. Henry Woodthorti,• the Town Clerk ;- Thomas Den.
• man, Esq. the Common Serjeant ; R. Clarke, Esq. -the
Chamberlain. •
. .
These carriages were followed by the carriages of several 141eni-
- . -bets of Par7liantent, ,
The sheriffs, in fteir sate carriages. . •
Carriages of several Alder Men who have prised th
Carriages of Members of the Privy Council;
Band of music and eoleues, supported by City Watermen.
Members of the Goldsmith's (the Lord Mayor's). Company.
arshalmen.
Lord Mayor's Servants in thtir State Liveries.
Mr., Brown; the City Marshal, mounted on horseback, and in
the full uniform of his office.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York.
The Lord Mayar's'State Carriage, drawn by sit bay horses,
• beautifully caparisoned, -
Another body of the Royal Artillery Company.
The procession moved tip Cornhill, and down Gracechurch.
street, to London Bridge, where it was received by the mem-
bers of the Common Council and the Committee.
The procession entered the platform , ahout twenty minutes
past tour. The Lord Mayor and his Royal Highness the Duke .1
of York advanced to the stone: His borthhip motioned to his
Royal Highness to occupy the Chair of State which had been
preared tor his Lordship, but.
m his Reyal Highness deelitied ac-
ceppting the seat, and bot Ireained standing during the remain-
der of the ceremony
The Lord Mayor then took his station by the side of the stone,
attended by four Gentlemen of the Committee, bearing, one, he
glass cut bottle to contain the coins of the present Reign, another
an English inscription encrusted in glass, another the mullet,
and another the level.
The Sub-Chairman of the Committee, bearing the golden
trowel, took his station on the side of the stone, opposite the
Lord Mayor. •
The Engineer, John Rennie, Esq. took his place ou another
side of the stone, and exhibited to the Lord Mayor the plans
and tirawingsof the bridge.
The Members of the Committee of Management presented to
the Lord Mayor the cut glass bottle which was intended to
several pietes
contain the several coins:
• The Chan; berlein 'delivered 'en tin
of coin ; hii Iprd,khip pet Mew jilt° the bottle, and dep,:eliterl
the hottle in its place unilei'de foithddtion stone.
The Members of the Cientmiliteifi bearing-die English inacrip.