The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-07 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

The civil pageant of Saturday next, Lord Mayor's
Day will not differ materially from that of last year.
The chief magistrate and the sheriffs are understood
to have had the subject recently under their con-
sideration as to how far, if at all, it might be desir-
able to alter the character of the procession, and to
have come to the conclusion that they would scarcely
be justified in introducing any essential change into
a thing which has been handed down from a remote
age, and which derives much of its interest in the
popular estimation from its antiquity and even from
features in it which in these days are regarded as
bordering on the grotesque. Our old friends, the
men in armour, therefore, are to be resuscitated for
the occasion, and to play their accustomed part in
the pageant. All the ancient livery companies will
also be extensively represented by members of them
carrying banners and heraldic devices; especially
the wealthy company of Fishmongers, to which
the Lord Mayor belongs. The London Rifle Bri-
gade, preceded by their band, will take a conspicu-
ous part in the procession, and several other mili-
tary bands, placed at intervals, are to accompany
it. It is understood that the equipages of the
Sheriffs will be more than ordinarily attractive.
The state carriage of the Lord Mayor will, as usual,
be drawn by six horses, and attended by an escort
of cavalry.

The procession, headed by trumpeters, is to start
from Guildhall about half-past 11 or 12 o'clock,
passing along King-street, Cheapside, the Poultry,
Cornhill, Leadenhall-street, Billiter-street, Fen-
church and Gracechurch-streets, into Cannon-street,
then down Ludgate-hill, along Fleet-street to
Temple-bar, and thence by the Strand to West-
minster. After the ceremony of the presentation
of the Lord Mayor Elect to the Judges in the Court
of Exchequer, the cortege will re-form in Palace-
yard, and being there joined by the Lady Mayoress
in her state carriage, will return by way of White-
hall, the Strand, Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, and
Cheapside, to Guildhall, where the customary grand
banquet will be held. It is understood that provi-
sion is being made for affording the whole of the
Christ Church boys, some hundreds in number, a
sight of the pageant at some salient point in the
route.

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Yesterday a missive was issued from Guildhall,
bearing the signature of Mr. Woodthorpe, the town-
clerk, addressed to the aldermen of some, if not all
wards in the City, touching Lord Mayor's Day.
Couched in the quaint phraseology which is still
retained on such occasions, each of the aldermen is
therein reminded that every person, whatever his
condition in life, is bound by law to take notice of
all general Acts of Parliament; yet, that there may
not be the least colour or pretence for ignorance of
such matters, he is enjoined to cause his beadle to
go from house to house and acquaint the citizens
that by certain Acts of the Legislature, specifying
in particular two of the reign of William 111. and
one of that. [of her present Majesty, it is enacted
that no person, of whatever degree or calling, shall
make or sell, or expose for sale, any "squibs, ser-
pents, or other fireworks," nor shall any one throw
any such pyrotechnic implement from " any street,
house, or passage," but at his peril. He is also
required to cause intimation to be given to the
inhabitants of his ward "to adorn the fronts and
balconies of their houses with the best hangings or
other ornaments, and to have the streets before
their respective houses swept clean and well paved
for the occasion.

Snow has made its appearance on the mountains
in the environs of Chambery. All the range running to
the Mount du Chat has assumed its white mantle, which
it will keep till March next. The accounts which have
reached the Paris Observatory by telegraph from different
points of France show that the temperature is generally
becoming colder,