The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-11 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 brags bands and
the hootings of those below. At the lower end of
Cannon-street, a rope was drawn across the street,
from which was suspended an immense flag, with
the motto" Honour and virtue will finally triumph::
This banner seemed- to be the rallying point round
which the malcontents rallied, and, certainly, when
his Lordship passed under this flag, the assembled
multitude gave him anything but a satisfactory inti-
mation of their perception of the appositeness of the
compliment intendedly the motto. But the grand
focus of all the manifestations of disapprobation seemed
to be the vicinity of St. Stephen's Church, Walbrook.
when sundry allusions to " churchwardens' acts,"
" close vestries," " tarenty-three years stewardship,"
&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 is
the crowd ; but, on the whole, this seemed to be the
locality selected fox the exhibition of the .strongestt
feelings against the; Lord Maybe. Immediately.pre-
ceding3he Lord Mayor's state coach, was one in
which was seated Sir Magnay, the ex-Lord
Mayor; who was loudly cheired 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 have 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,
seenfed rather pale, and much
,aotated. In no one
instfince that We could perceive„except once or twice
in passing through ilretlbrook, when he was rather
warmly applauded by some ladies, who were sta-
tioned at the windows of the houses, and who for a
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 spectatora.

THE RIVER.

Very few small boats accompanied the state barges
to Westminster, 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 ntunbers of people,
on the bridges. The-Lord Maya Met with a warmer
reception on the Thames than on terra firma.
SWEARING IN OF THE LORD MAYOR.
The ceremony of swearing in the new Lord Mayor
took place, before the Chief Barons of the Court
of Exchequer.

Shortly after half-past one o'clock, the City Re-
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, Thomas
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 CHIEF BARON having shortly replied,

the Lord Mayor was sworn in.
His Lordship then invited the Judges to the ban-
quet in the Guildhall in the evening, and afterwards
proceeded to the other Courts to invite the re-
mainder of the Judges.
The procession then returned by water, and landed
at Black friars -bridge.