The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-10 00:00:00

LORD AIAYOR'S DAV.

Yesterday being the
.usual day when thy; new
LORD MAYOR is sworn' 100 office, in the Elourt,
of Exchequer, the procession, at twelve o'clock
precisely, moved from the Mansion House,
towards BlackfriarS Bridge, in the following
order :

The City Marshal on horsebncit.l
Waterrnen, with the colours of the Drapea►' Company.
A Band of 3lusic. •
The Livery' of the Drapers' Company, two and two.
The late Lord Mayor's Footmen, in splendid liveries.
A Band of Music.'

The Lord Mayor's State Coacch, ilrawil by sixbay horses, splen-
didiy caparisoned.
The _Lord Mayor's Footmen in rich liveries, with a profusion.
of gold lace.
A Band of Music.
The Lord Mayor's Private Carriage.
The Corrine. of NI r. Sheriff Gomm
The Carriage of Mr. SberiffV— • ._ _

Several Cariiages of the AMtunexi dosed the Procession.

About aalf past twelve the Lord Mayor, with
his attendants, embarked at the stairs of Black-
friars-Bridoe on board the City Bartre and pro-

ceeded to Westminster City Barge
was accomptinied by the barges of seKer(3l of the
City Companies, which, from the fineness of the
weather, exhibited one of the most splendid

I aquatic spe7.tacles that have been exhibited on a
- similar,occasion.—lt having been thought proper
to dispense with the attendance of the Horse
Guards, the attendance of the renowned men in
armour, was also given up, greatly to the regret
of the good folks in the city, who by no means
approve of economical omissions of this nature.
The whole party proceeded ' to Westminster,
,;'here the Lord Mayor was sworn in with the
usnal formalities, and afterwards proceeded to
the several Courts of Law, and gave the usual
invita,tions to the Judges.—Th • Lord Mayor
elect, and the late Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs,
arrived at abotit half past one, and were received
by Mr. Baron Graham and Mr! Baron Garrow.
According to custom the latter were covered.
The Commox SiAtJEANT, addressing the Judges,
said he had the honour to present to their Lord-
ships, Christopher Nagnay, Esq.. who had been
elected by his fellow-citizens to the,high office
of Chief Magistrate of the City of London, for
the year ensuing. He was a man of amiable
character in. every relation of life. His com-
mercial dealings were extensive, and he had in,
variably been influenced in those dealings, by
that integrity which was the peculiar character-
istic of a British mu rchant. lie had already
filled the office of Sheriff and Magistrate, with
honour to himself and advantage to his fellow
citizens. He was known to possess a sincere re-
gard for his Sovereign, and those institutions,'
which he-trusted would be the bulwark of English
freedom until time should be -no more. His
;fellow citizens were confident that if the designs
of the mischievous should be manifested in an
.attempt to disturb those institutions, they would
be opposed with effect by their excellent Chief
Magistrate, who would not fail, in such a case,
to consult the proper legal authorities, and de-
serve their support by conforming to their legal
opinion. Should innovation -be attempted, the
• City of London would find him a warm and
inflexible advocate of its privileges, and the citi-
zens were assured that at the close of his Mayor-
alty, he would have fully discharged all the
duties of his high and splendid office. He (the
Common Serjeant) had to inform their Lord-
ships, that John Thomas Thorp, Esq., the late
Lord Mayor, attended according to custom, to
render an account of the sums due to his Ma-
jesty from his Lordship by virtue of his office.
lie (the late Lord Mayor) had entered office
with the greatest. possible portion of the affec-
tion of his fellow-citizens. Their expectations
with respect to his public conduct were there-
fore very high ; and it was highly pleasing to
announce that those expectations had been fully
gratified. His Lordship had distinguished him-
self by punctuclity in official business, by bene-
volence, by liberality, by hospitality, and by all
those qualities which dignified his (ace ; and he
retired from that office with the approbation and
esteem of all.

Mr. Baron GRAHAM then addressed the Lord
Mayor Elect.—He regretted the absence of the
Lord Chief Baron, and his Learned Brother
(Wood), especially as indisposition was the
cause of that absence. lie felt pleasure in ob-
serving that the testimony which had just been
borne by the Common Serjeant to his Lordship's
character, proved that he possessed the ability
as well as the inclination to discharge the duties
of his high.and important office. He felt that it
would be unnecessary as well as improper, to
point out the duties, a performance of which was
called for by his 'Lordship's Office. Yet he
could not but remark that it was his Lordship's
especial duty to preserve peace and tranquillity
within the metropolis. They had all witnessed
scenes of disorder, and he trusted they would
never be observed again. Much confusion might
often be prevented by timely caution, and it.
should never be forgotten that the object of the
law was prevention, rather than punishment.
The design of every good Government was to
protect each man in the enjoyment of his.own,
and to facilitate the fair means of acquiring
wealth. It was, therefore, natural that those
who had nothing to lose, and were disinclined to
adopt fair means in the acquiring of any thing,
would be disaffected towards the Government;'
and in such a state of things an active public
officer must expect to be assailed by clamour,_
Vain, however, would be that clamour, if he
conscientously performed his duty, for he would
be joined and approved of by all good men.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM then addressed himself to
the late Lord Mayor.
Lordship on his having
redeemed the pledge
He congratulated his
which his early conduct had given to his fellow-
citizens when he entered his office. llis Lord-
ship's political sentiments were generally known,
but the lawful exercise of power abolished all
distinctions of politics; and as his Lordship was
a friend to the liberty of his country, he could
not but be an enemy to all licentiousness. Ile
would continue to have an opportunity of serv-
ing his fellow-citizens by a faithful discharge of
his Magisterial functions; but he might retire
from his more important and more public office,-
i 4 the asstipuce that his fell°W-4itize4s were con-

vinced that he had disci►arged his duties to the
best of his judgment.
The usual oaths were then administered to the
Lord Mayor elect and the late Lord Mayor,
and the accustomed forms were gone through ;
after which, Mr. Common Serjeant, in the name
of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, invited the
Judges to dinner. at the Guildhall.—The
mon), of inviting the Judges of the other Courts
to ditvor, was also gone through as usual.
At half-past three the Procession returned
through Cheapside. The windows were for the
must part crowded with fashionably dressed
females and chlyfen, but the throng i►i the
street was less numerous than we remember to

have seen it on similar occasions. The pageantry
of yesterday was certainly deficient hi attraction
when compared ‘iith many that we have wit-
nessed. It presented no pompous representation
of the splendour of war in acres that are now
" with the years beyond the Flood." No
knights in armour, accompanied by their
Esquires, stalked' forth in the pride of chivalry,
as the champions of the new city monarch ;
no troop or horsemen cleared the way, and
no lengthened tratn of pedestrians, in their
ancient holiday attire, ushered in the more
glaring display. A small party of musicians
led the way down King-street ; to them suc-
ceeded the servants of the Lord Mayor ; these
were followed by one of the City-Marshals, and
then the State Coach appeared, in which his
Lordship was seated with the usual attendants
of London's chief Magistrate. The coaches
that followed were not remarkable for their de-
corations or for their numbers. Thus has the
new Lord Mayor entered upon his career,
without more of skew than was necessary to save
it from the reproach of shabbiness. Out the
day was one that deserves to be remembered,
from the happy tranquillity that prevailed.
This was the brightest feature in the scene,
and we trust it may he regarded as an auspicious
omen. That extravagant excitement which in
former years we have had to lament and to re-
prehend, was wholly absent on this occasion ;
and we had the pleasure of seeing a Magistrate
modestly entering ulion the discharge of his
civic duties, and not a Demagogue, proudly ad-
vancinz at the head of a victorious mob to vio-
late that peace which he had sworn to preserve.
The procession reached the Hall before four

o'clock, and between five and six the rattling of
the. numerous carriages announced the approach
of the Nobility and Gentry to Guildhall to par-
take of the City Feast.