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

ANCIENT KNIGHT,

Mounted on a Charger, armed cap-a-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
Gentlemen of the Lord Mayor's Household
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE 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, man v
of whom waved their handkerchiefs, and occasionally
some partisan or partisans of the new Lord Mayor

called out, "Bravo Gibbs," " Long live the Lord' 1
Mayor," but whether these ejaculations were uttered
in a jocular spirit or with perfect serioustess we
could not divine. Some wags sent a rumour through
the crowd, which was disseminated with considerable
rapidity, that the new Lord Mayor, fearing
the reception which he would meet witk
from his fellow-citizens, could not be in-
duced to enter the state carriage, or that he walk!'
proceed in one of the private carriages, of which Otero
were several in the procession. In the cortege then
were two men richly caparisoned, who wore brass:
coats of mail, and as they rode along in "awful
state," shouts of laughter rent the air, and many of
the crowd, who, it would appear, were determined to
make the most of the Lord Mayor, and ware lament-
ai.ly wanting in due respect for his civic dignity, called
out 1:1 a stentorian voice, " here comes Gibbs, the
man in boss, bravo !" As he neared the Mansion-
house the sale expressions of feeling towards him
were manifested. his Lordship did not however Ap-
pear " ill at ease," As he and those who were wit?l
him in the state carriage smiled at the exclamations:
which rang in their ears. It certainly could not be
denominated a sad cavalcade,oough there are circum-
stances connected with it which must, unless his Lord-
ship be devoid of the common feellogs of humanity,
have been melancholy indeed to him. This day, the
9th 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 occur

such a Lord Mayor's Day, for it will long be remem-
bered by those who saw the " Lord Mayor's Show,''
as it is vulgarly called, to-day.
The arrangements of the authorities for the con.-
venience of the spectators, and for the prevention of
accidents were most defective, and it was next to mira-
culous that some serious accident did not occur. The
crowd, which was great in many parts along which
the procession had to pass, was allowed to block up
not only the footway but the carriage way also, and
when the carriages left Guildhall the police were only
enabled to clear a passage for them by the use of their
staves, and by great exertions. There must, have
been a great want of foresight somewhere.