The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-30 00:00:00

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INAUGURATION 0' THE NEW
.HERIFIPZ OF :0' lIDDLESEX.
(This 1 )ay.)

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Today the time-honomv d custom—but whetivr it
would be 4g /no. re honoured- in the breach than la the
observance" we will not la ow stop to enquire, though
the farcical formut'a obaervE don these occasions savolo
in this age strong, 'y of tin ridiculous—of the She riff;
of Middlesex procee ding fla nn the City to Westnlin
hall, there to do and service iu counting. cur idry
hob nails and choppin, '); of wood, was observed with
that pomp, gravity, and da, =Drum so peculiarly / isso•
ciated with all civic pag van ts, but which invari ably
provokes a smile from th• ) spectator as the out ward
and visible signs of ao: instil 'intion requiring mi/oF, alte-
ration. The time is gone I ry. when the spare fi irna of
a city merchant, or the burl y :,''figure of an agricul wrist,
requires to be enveloped in . cortain trappings t o give
dignity to the offices theyfill, and 'lnspire awe, respe( and
obedience from the people. The latter know no v : bow
to pay obedience to a ma- a in office fronrthe ant 'aority
he wields, and they resp act him for his integrit y and
private virtues ; and the r ooner such mummeries of s these
are dispensed with the better.

At 12 o'clock the L ord Mayor, the Lord Mayor .Eleett
the Aldermen, Recorder, Town Clerk, and all the I other
important functionaries of the Corporatiou, wi th the
Lord Mayor's household, assembled, in their r. )bes of
office, in the Aldermanic ClLamber, Guildhall, whe, re they
were shortly after joined by the new Sheriffs, Mr. J. ir*
Mechi (the celebrated agriculturist) and Mr. F. B
whom the former were to 8.0 company to Westminster to
be sworn in by one of the 13 Irons of the Excheque
accordance with the terms of the act of Farhat:nen ,t of
last session, passed in consequ, 9nce of the abolition e f the
office of Cursitor Baron (caua ed by the death o f Mr.
Bankes), whose duty it was to s wear,in the new SI ieriffs.
The procession left the GuilVlall in state, an, i pro-
ceeded to Blackfriars-bridge, where they took water,
arriving at Westminster-bridge about two o'clock. .
The procession having landed, re-formed and c Tossed
over into Palace yard to the Court of Exchequer, where
they took up their respective positions within the bar.
The Lord Chief Baron theft ente red the court , svi
took his seat on the bench.

The Recorder then formally presented the Sheriff f and
his Lordship for the approval of her Majesty, and in B.
doing expatiated on their position and capability o f
charging the office of sheriffs.

The Lord Chief Baron expressed her Majesty', or
proval of the choice of the citizens of London, when
The legal formula hiving been gone through, the ( afro'
mony of cutting two faggots with a bill, as suit and
service for a piece of land called the Moor, in the col WV
of Solop ; and counting 6 horse shoes and 61 hob-n
as suit and service for a piece of land called the F c irge•
in Essex-street, St. Clements, the proceedings to
neted.

The Recorder, in the name of the Sheriffs, invited b►e
Lordship to the banquet at the Albion Hotel, Alderg. Ate.
street, this evening.
The procession then withdrew.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN BE DIAEB.

This bankrupt was described as of Wimbledon,
licensed victualler, and to-day came up for his certia
cate.

The balance-sheet, by Mr. Purnell, shows Dr. to Cm.
,2701. ; assets, 6421.

Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees, and did not
oppose the bankrupt having a certificate, although the
had been somewhat disappointed, as the property bud
not realised the amount at which it was estimated. Th e
assignees had been carrying on the business, but ha ,d
been obliged to dispose of the property piecemeal, ea
there was one mortgagee in possession and another not.;
and the matter had also been in Chancery, and other
mischiefs of that kind. Bankrupt had taken promisor I
at a high rental of 1501., and had therefore been unsuc e
cessful. The assignees rather commiserated the banl e-
rupt, as his failure might to a great extent be attribute d
to that cause, and they would therefore leave the matter
in his Honour's hands.

Mr. Kirkwood, for the bankrupt, said the latter had
been a waiter at an hotel, and had saved 2001., and,.
having borrowed 2001. more of a friend, took the house',
in question, in the expectation that a new neighbour—
hood would be raised, but, in consequence of the failure•
of his landlord, a builder, that expectation was not
realised. He, therefore, asked for a certificate of Of
first class.

His Honour said that the bankrupt had commence, 51
with a capital, although inadequate under the °ironer
stances, and his expenses had exceeded his profits co a•
siderably, and the bankrupt ought not to have gone .on
so long, but, under all the circumstances, the ban k•
rapt was entitled to an immediate certificate of the
second class.