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

PROGRESS OF THE PROCESSION.

After the procession left the Mansion-house it.
moved up King William-street into Cannon-street,
and thence turned into Walbrook, where, notwith-
standing all the exertions used by the police to keep
the way clear, the whole line of the street was densely
thronged, more especially in the vicinity of the church
of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, where an immense crowd.
was assembled, who hooted the Lord Mayor lustily
and heartily. Some of the inhabitants of the
street, namely those in about every fifth house,
seemed rather more favourable, and those at
the windows attempted to get up manifesta-
tions of applause, which could alone be
seen by the waving of handkerchiefs, as their cheers
were drowned in the music of the brass bands and}
the hootings of those below. At the lower end or
Cannon-street, a rope was drawn across the street,
fr,om which was suspended an immense flag, with
the inPttor Honour and..virtue will finally triumph."
This ba,-.lner seemed to be: the rallying point round.
which the ni..l.llcontents rallied, and, certainly, whew
his Lordship posed under this .flag, the assembled
multitude gave him anything but a satisfactory intl..
rnation of their perception of the appositeness of the
compliment intended by the motto. But the grand
focus of all the manifestations of t-sapprobation seemed
to be the vicinity of St. Stephen's CLArch, Walbrook.
when sundry allusions to "churchwardens' acts,"
" close vestries," " twenty-three years' steNyardship,"
&c., formed the staple of the compliments addressed.
to his Lordship. On a few of the houses In the
ward of St. Stephen's Walbrook, flags were exhibited;
and here there were also some. manifestations of ap-
plause, by waving of hats, &c., from a few persons im
the crowd ; but, on the whole, this seemed to be the
locality selected for the exhibition of the strongest
feelings against the Lord Mayor. Immediately pre-
ceding the Lord Mayor's state coach, was one irt
which was seated Sir William Magnay, the ex-Lord
Mayor, who was loudly cheered by the crowd under
the flags, and assembled around St. Stephen's Church,.
The procession passed from Walbrook into the
Poultry, and thence turned down Queen-street to
Southwark-bridge, where preparations were made for
the embarkation of his Lordship and those other
members of the Corporation who were to accompany
him in state to 'Westminster. Along the Poultry
and Queen-street the same manifestations of disap-
probation were exhibited by the multitude assem-
bled, but at the point of embarkation they
seemed to hare redoubled all their exertions
to give him a parting " salute " before " taking
the water." His Lordship sat rather back
in the state carriage, and as far as we could observe,
from the retiring position in which he was placed,
seemed rather pale, and much agitated. In no one
instance that we could perceive, except once or twice
in passing through Walbrook, when he was rather
warmly applauded by some ladies, who were sta-
tioned at the windows of the houses, and who for *
considerable time after the state carriage passed, con-
tinued waving their handkerchiefs, did his Lordship
seem to take the slightest notice of the feeling exhi•
bited by the spectators.
THE RIVER.

Very few small boats accompanied the state barges
to Westminstu, and these were mostly the property
of watermen, who had let out the seats in them to
those desirous of viewing the pageant on old Father
Thames. Several steam-boats, decorated with flags,
on the decks of which there were numbers of respec-
tably dressed people, sailed in the neighbourhood of
the City barges. There were also numbers of people
on the bridges. The Lord Mayor mat with a wanner
receptiou on the Thames than on terra firma.
SWEARING IN OF THE LORD MAYOR.
The ceremony of swearing in the new Lord Mart
took place to-day, before the Chief Barons of al
Court of Exchequer.

Shortly after half-past one o'clock, the City Be'
membrancer entered the Court. He was followed by

the sword bearer, who ushered in the Lord Mayor;
His Lordship was accompanied by Sir William
Magnay, Bart., the late Lord Mayor, the
Recorder, Aldermen Brown, Farncombe, Thorn's
Wood, and Challis, and by the Sheriffs, and three
members of the Common Council, besides the ordi-
nary number of officers of the Corporation.
The RECORDER then presented the Lord Mayor in
the usual form, and expatiated on his fitness for the
office to which he had been elected.
The LORD CHINT BARON having shortly replied,
the Lord Mayor was sworn in.
His Lordship then invitA the Judges to the ban'
quet in the Guildhall this evoing, and afterwards
proceeded to the other Courts 0 invite the re°
mainder of the Judges.
The procession then returned by water, and landed
at Black friars •bridge.

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POLISH BALL AT GUILDHALL...-4Ve perceive 014
the Association of the Friends of Poland have again se'
cured the Guillhall for their benevolent object, and al+!
the annual ball and concert for the benefit of the Polio'
refugees are to be given there on the 19th. We Of'
informed, that the hall was not granted by the Corr
ration without due inquiry, and that considerable dir
cussion arose in the Court of Common Council, en,
Thursday, on the subject ; as some members doubtecie
whether it might not more properly be employed for Lb
benefit of our own poor. It was, however, clearly In,
monstrated to the court, that there was no other chaNy
table association in a condition to make the ball available'
and therefore the petition of the Friends of Poland vin°
granted unanimously. The Polish Association dese,f6
credit for having devised a means of relieving the di";
tress of the Poles, without interfering with any ote'
charity ; this circumstance ought to operate in tle
favour, in addition to the merits of the cause they fluff
ego. We are glad to hear that their prospects are
cellent, and we heartily wish them all success.
STATE OF TRADE.—A remarkable dullness for the
season still continues amongst the wholesale houses both
in London and Manchester, and but little has been doll
in the warehouses this week, still we have to nod for
that the country houses are active ; the demand°
fancy hosiery has decreased ; the spinners are lessenirga
their supply, and what sales have been effected are
ut
small reduction in price. Wools are steady, and, wi
out any alteration to remark upon, but little doing.'
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PINE IN BERMONDSET.—Yesterday mornm at,
tween three and four, alarm was created in the
afire
of Bermondsey old church, in consequence of .g
bursting forth from the premises of Mr. IL Jearillit4
wool-stapler and mat-maker, No. 3, Little George-11er
Bermondsey. The building was destroyed, tee. the
with its valuable stock. As regards the origin °L
fire nothing satisfactory could be elicited. Mr.
extent
is insured in the Atlas Fire office, but not to the esrs'
of his loss.
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