The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-29 00:00:00

ELECTIGN OF LORD MAYOR•

(Tills DAY.)
A Common Hall was held to-day in the Guildhall,
for the purpose of electing a Chief Magistrate for the
City for the ensuing year.
In consequence of the announcement of Mr.
Alderman Wood that it was not his intention
on the presel:t occasion to become a can'
didate for the the office, the excitement which
has usually taken place for the last few years at the
election of Lord Mayor was completely laid aside,
and the whole of the proceedings presented but little
interest.

The Lord Mayor, accompanied by several of the
Aldermen, among whom we noticed Mr. Aldere?l°,
Hooper (the alderman next in rotation for the chair).
Aldermen Moon Sydney, Hughes, Challis, W°_,°a."
Gibbs, Lucas, Sir J. Duke, and attended by the u 7;
ferent officers of the Corporation, proceeded, at ha.
past eleven o'clock, in procession from Guildhall to
the church of St. Lawrence Jewry, Cateaton-streett
where an excellent sermon was preached by the Lord
Mayor's Chaplain, from 4th chap. First St.
Peter, tot.
Peter, verse 10. On the conclusion of Divine service,
at half past one o'clock, they returned to the Hall,
where the usual proclamation having been made,
The RECORDER then came forward, and stated that
the
the Livery of London were met together that daytor
the
purpose of performing one of the mosti mportaritt
if not
~the most important of their privileges, namely,
that of electing the Chief Magistrate of the city for
the ensuing year, and in order that they might do so
unbiased and with freedom, the Aldermen' present'
together with himself, would retire.
The Recorder and Aldermen having retired, the
names of,the different Aldermen who had not passed
the chair were called over by the Common Ser-
geant. A forest of hands were held up for Mr.
Alderman Wood, Mr. Alderman Hooper, and Sir
James Duke. The names of the other Aldermen
were then put up seriatim. For some, not a dozen
hands were put up arid for others none.
The SHERIFF then declared the election of the
Livery to have fallen upon Alderman Hooper and
Alderman Sir James Duke.

After ulna they left the Hal and proceeded to
the Court of Aldermen to make their return to that
Court.

At two o'clock the Lord Mayor, Recorder, and
Aldermen again entered the thil, when
The REcoaDEK declared that the choice of the

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Mr. Alderman HooPER having been invested with
the gold chain of office, returned thanks. He assured
the livery that during the year of his mayoralty the
Tights and interests of the citizens of London should
be carefully watched over and protected.
Thanks were then unanimously carried to the
Lord Mayor, the late Sheriffs, &c., and the Common
nail was dissolved.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Comtnis,ioner EVANS.)
IN RE D. MACLEAN. _ .

To-day was appointed for the last examination of
Mr. Maclean, late M.P. for Oxford. The examina-
tion has been adjourned from time to time, in order
to give the bankrupt an opportunity of coming to
England, which he has been unable to do in conse-
quence of ill health. He did not appear to-day, and
it was understood at the last meeting that he was to
be proclaimed formally an outlaw.