The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-09 00:00:00

ANCIENT KNIGHT,

Mounted on a Charger, armed cap-h-pie,, in a suit of
Burnished Brass Scale Armour, and Plumed
Armourer Armourer
Guard on Horseback Trumpeter on Guard on Horseback
Trumpeter on Horseback Horseback Trumpeter on Horseback
The Lord Mayor's Servants in State Liveries
The Band of the Life Guards mounted
The Upper City Marshal on Horseback
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Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household
THE RIGHT lIONOURABLE TIIE LORD MAYOR,
in his State Carriage, drawn by Six Horses,
Attended by the Chaplain, Sword-bearer, Common Crier, and
the Water Bailiff'
Guard of Honour, on Horseback

The same manifestation of feeling continued during
the whole route. Before quitting this part of the
subject, we must express a hope that the unfortunate
men who represented the chivalry of a past age, will,
on every future occasion, be amply fortified with what
the redoubted Ritt-Master Dugald Dalgetty calls
" the munition of war," for to-day they seemed in a
most exhausted state, even before they entered upon
their crusade to Westminster.
The windows in the several houses on the route
were crowded with elegantly dressed females, many
of whom waved their handkerchiefs, and occasionally
some partisan or partisans of the new Lord Mayor

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called out, "Bravo Gibbs," " Long live the. 1 ,ord
Mayor," but whether these ejaculations were .utt. !rea
in a jocular spirit or with perfect serioutak eSS
could not divine. Some wags sent a rumour da-cugh
the crowd, which was disseminated with consid enable
rapidity, that the new Lord Mayor, fei.‘ricg
the reception which he would meet w
from his fellow-citizens, could not be is'
duced to enter the state carriage, or that he wo pia
proceed in one of the private carriages, of which tl Lere
were several in the procession. In the cortege tl tere
were two men richly caparisoned, who wore b. mg
coats of mail, and as they rode along in "as 0.01
state," shouts of laughter rent the air, and man yof
the crowd, who, it would appear, were deterrmlned to
make the most of the Lord Mayor, and were lei nenk
ably wanting in due respect for his civic dignity, ca iled
out iu a stentorian voice, " Here comes Gibbs, the
"Ilan in brass, bravo !" As he neared the Mansi, )0'
house the same expressions of feeling towards h 102
were manifested. Ills Lordship did not howe'ver aP'
pear " ill at ease," as he and those who were wi'
him in the state carriage smiled at the exclawatiose
which rang in- their ears. It certainly could not be
denominated a sad cavalcade, though there are circler**
stances connected with it which must, unless his Lore'
ship be devoid of the common feelings of humanity,
have been melancholy indeed to him. This day, tls
Oth of November, will long be memorable in
the annals of the ancient City of London. Never, in
the recollection of the oldest citizens, did there oc cur
such a Lord Mayor's Day, for it will long be remora;
bered by those who saw the " Lord Mayor's Shorn,
as it is vulgarly called, to-day.
The arrangements of the authorities for the cos'
venience of the spectators, and for the prevention of
accidents were most defective, and it was next to mire'
culous that some serious accident did not occ-tn% 113°
crowd, which was great in many parts along- which
the procession had to pass, was allowed to block vp
not only the footway but the carriage way also, Pi
when the carriages left Gußdhall the police were 0.019
enabled to clear a passage for them by the use of th
staves, and by great exertions. There must hate
been a great want of foresight somewhere.