The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-16 00:00:00

THE LATE LORD MAYOR.

Deputy REED, after the proceedings had been opened,
rose for the purpose of proposing the usual complimentary
resolution to the retiring Lord Mayor, for the able manner
in which he had performed the duties of chief magistrate
of the City of London during his year of office. He saidthat
it had for a long time been the-custom foi this duty to be
performed by his deputy ; and he did not know how this
custom bad originated ; but, in his opinion, it would be
better that it should be performed by one of the aldermen
or some other important member of the corporation. The
same duty had been performed in another place, and it was
now for the Common Council to express their opinion with
reference to the manner in which the late Lord Mayor bad
performed his duties. (Hear, hear.) Every member of the
court was well aware of the tact and ability he had dis-
played while presiding over their deliberations, and he was
sure they would all remember the facile manner in which
he got over any difficulty that arose in the course of the
discussion of the important matters that had come before
them for consideration, and he was sure they would all
concur with him in the opinion that by the manner in
which the late Lord Mayor had performed his onerous
duties that had devolved upon him, and by the determina-
tion ho had evinced to uphold on all occasions the rights
and privileges of the corporation, that he was an honour
to the City of London. (Hear, hear.) The hon. deputy
then referred to the great hospitality that had been exer-
cised during the last year at the Mansion House, and to
the honour conferred upon the corporation by the visit of
the Prince of \Vales and their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgians, and concluded by proposing a re-
solution embodying the sentiments he had expressed, which
will be found in our advertisement columns.

Mr. JOHN KELDAY said he had great pleasure ir. second-
ing the resolution ; and, although he had hoped that some
of the aldermen would have done so, ho could not hesi-
tate for a moment in supporting the resolution, or allow it
to be supposed for a moment that it did not express the
unanimous feeling of the court. (Hear, hear.) After the
observations that had been made by the hon. deputy, it
was not necessary for him to say anything more in refe-
rence to the subject, he would only observe that he felt
assured that every member present would cordially join in
the expression of satisfaction at the able manner in which
the late Lord Mayor :had performed the duties of his office.
(Hear, hear.)
Alderman COPELA.ND said that, after what had been
stated by the mover and seconder of the resolution, he
thought it right to remind the court that ho had already
proposed a similar resolution in the Court of Aldermen,
and he did not feel that he was called upon to take any
share in connection with such a resolution in this court.
He might at the same time state, however, that he and his
brother aldermen entirely concurred in the expression of
satisfaction at the manner in which the late Lord Mayor
had performed his duties. (Hear, hear.)
The resolution was then agreed to unauimously, as was