The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-11 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

Saturday, being the day on which the Loan
Malt-in annually t3ltes, upon himself the insignia
0, office, Was, as usual, celebrated by a grand
civic feast, the procession from7t he City to %Vest-
minster, and the other customary ceremonies. At
half past ten the two new Sheri 6, Alderman
Brydge, and Mr. lilrhy, went in their state car-
riages, which were hoched for the first time that
morning;to the Mansion-house, where the Lord
Mayor and the Officers of the Corporation -were
prepared to- receive them. At eleven they pro-
ceeded front thence in procession—His Lordship
in his state carriage, preceded by the City Mar-
shal, the Marshal's men, his footmen, and the
pages of his household, to Guildhall to breakfast.
The only Alderman present, a circumstance un-
precedented, was Alderman Birch.

In the afternoon the procession, after going
to Westminster by water, instead 'of returning,
•as- usual, the same way, returned to Guildhall
along Parliament-street, Whitehall, the Strand,
Fleet-street, &c-. The procession to the water-
side was nothing different front that of former
years. It arrived at Westminster Hall at two
o'clock, and his Lordship immediately proceeded
to the Court of Exchequer, where he was pre-
sented to the Chief Baron by the Recorder. He
was supported by MI Alderrnan Birch and Mr.
Alderman J.J. smith. The Lord Mayor having
advanced to the bar, the Recorder introduced hint
in these terms :

"My Lords,--I have the honour of presenting
at your Lord,hip's hat, Matthew Wood, •Esq.
Alder Man and Fishmonget, who has been elected
by a great majority of the Livery of London, and,
by the sanction of the Court of Aldermen, has
been again ,appointed to fill, during the year en-
siting, the high and dignified situation of Chief
Magistrate for the first Metropolis of the British
Empire. The citizens of London, by choosing
this Gentleman, in the fair and full exercise of
their chartered rights, to preside over the Magis-
tracy, and to fill the high office, and discharge the
duties of Mayoralty for two succe‘ive years, have
bestowed upon him a distinction which has not been
conferred upon any other Chief Magistrate for a pe-
riod of more than 4 centuries. My Lords, you can-
not but he aware that the important ditties of this
great public trust mast demand from the person in-
vested with it an entire devotion of his time and ta-
lents ; and that to uphold the doe splendour of his
high office and dignity, and the conseiptettee of this
great city met. which he presides, a large expen•
d tore of his, privati fortune must be required.
Under these considerations, the laws of the City
of London have declared that no man who is ho-
noured by H second election'shall be compellable
again to sere the office of Lord Mayor. My
Lords, in grateful return, however, for the gra-
tifying testimony he has received of the afFection
of his fellow-citizens, and with an ardent desire
to render himself still more useful, this respect-
able magistrate has waved the exemption which
would have applied to him, and has submitted
himself to the anxious responsibility of this high
office, and again undertakes to fulfil the dotiei at•
tached to it, attendedby,the cordial wishes of the
tizens of Loudon, that he may execute Ida trust dur7
hug his second Mayoralty, as he bus done in his first,,
is all its important bearings,' for the welfare of the
whole empire, and the partienlar interests of the
city of London ; and by so doing entitle himself
to a still more extensive. claim .on the gratitude
and approbation of ois fellow-citizens. He also
attends to render an account of the issues of his
high office ; and here an ample and gratifying
scene would present itself, in speaking of his con-
duct during his past Mayoralty, hut his election
for the succeeding teat speaks more fully and ef-
fectually than X can exprese.,l;how amply and sig-
tinily he has merited the Apprbbatiou of his fellow-
citizens.',

LORD CHIEF BA My Lord Mayor,-T-The
circumstances tioder which we now receive your
Lordship at this, bar call for mote than ordinary
congratulation to the Chief Magistrate of the City
of London on his elevation to that ,ituation ; for
in your Lordship's re-election we have the
strongest testimony of the very high sense your
fellow-citizens entertain of your meritorious ser-
vices already rendered in the discharge of the im-
portant trust,. the usual period of which has ex-
pired ; and it being understood no traces can be
found, during the long perm& the Recorder has
stated, of any other Chief Magistrate receiving
the honour two successive years, which has at-
tended your Lordship, that circumstance would
alone bear testintiniy to the unabated zeal antrat.-
tentiOn with which your fellow-citizens consider
you to have discharged every part of your labo-
rious and public du.ties. Your exertions have in-
deed been eminently conspicuous to the public at
large, and they cannot be beheld without the
highest gratification to the feelings of every one
who can rightly appreciate such services. In is
word, it appears that you have been the father of
the poor, and the friend and vindicator of the op-
pressed. Your Lordship, in resuming the impor-
tant functions of your office, will, I ant sure,
think the safety and security of the City of Lon-
don is again committed to your especial care, and
your past conduct will afford to your fellow-citi-
zens a certain assuranceof what they may expect
in future. A steady.perseverance, and an Inflexi-
ble and impartial course of jus' ice, we have every_
eeason to suppose, will not be waning on your
part; and by such conduct, when you retire from
the weight and cares of this arduous office, you
will have the well-earned praises .of your fellow-
citizens, and, what will be the best testimony,
the consolation of your own approving con-
science."

The Lord Mayor then, in the usual form, ren-
dered the:accounts of the issues of his office ; and
the Recorder having, in his name, intited the
Barons to dinner at Guildhall, his Lordship, with
the Sheriffs, Aldermen, and Livery, withdraw.
The Lord Mayor, &c. then proceeded to the
Courts ofiling's Bench and Common Pleas, and
gave the same invitation to the respective Judges
of these 'Courts., They then returned to their
carriuges, which were waiting in Palace-yard, and
from thence went back in procession to Guildhall,
preceded, as last year, the men in armour, se-
verelpf the city companies, with the banners un-
furled, bands of music, &c. The populace took

tire. horses from the Loyd Mayor's carriage in
Palace-yard, and drew it MI the way to Guildhall.
A party of the borse•guards, dressed in half
armour, joined the procession as parr of the
spectacle, and accompanied it to Oui
The procession arrived at Guildhall, soon after
hint o'clock. Long. before this time a number of
Ladies had arrive& at. the Hail, and most of the
seats not set aside for particular guests were oc-
cupied. The Hail was brilliantly illuminated
with gas, aPtd decorated, as usual, with transpa-
rencies, banncrs, &c. At six o'clock dinner was
served up, rind consisted of every luxury of the
Season. Amongst the cirmlitiny present were---
Lords Essex, Erskine, Montford, Ossulston, and
Torrington ; Nlontford and Shaw ; the
Master of the Rolls, Mr. Baron Ricisards,
Justices Pat ke, Abbot, and Holroyd, the Attor-
ney and Solicitor Generals, Sir S. Roniilly, Sir
Wm-. Scott, Sir Robert Wilson, the American
Minister, the Hon. Grey Bennet, &c. Mr. Kean
and Major Cartwright were also guests,'
After the cloth was removed, Non Nods was
sung by Messrs. Tyne, Gibbon, and: the other
professional Gentlemen present ; and the usual
toasts and songs were given andsung

Lord ESSEx then gave the Lord Mayor and
Lady Mavoresi.
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks. His opi-
nions as to politics continued still unchanged, but
throughout. the whole of last year he had endea-
voured so to conduct himself as to steer clear of
all patty he should still persevere in the same
course, and would not turn aside to the right, or
to the left for any man. He was not conscious
of having done any thing to offend his Majesty's
Ministers ; but certain it was, that he had uncon-
sciously offended them, else why had they stu-
diously refused to attend, and do honour to his
invitation, both on.the present and on the former
occasion ?

The Hon. Grey Bennett itnd the House of Commons, with
three times three—(Applause).
The American Ambassador, with three times three. ,
The AMERICAN AMBASSADOR returned his Lord-
ship thanks for the honour conferred on him, an
honour which he, bad frequently .experienced, and
in returning thanks now he could only repeat
what he had said on former occasions. • Grati-
tode, however,. was :fond of repetition. The
Citizens of Loudon hail recently proved the truth
n 1 this assertion.; they had shewn theirs to his
Lordship by repeting this year the honour which.
they conterro upon hint last. lie begged to
thank the company for the honour they bad done
him, and to give in return—.
Prosperity to the City of London. •
The Judges...,
The Attorney-General. •
The Menibers for the City of London.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS returned thanks,
Lord Erskine and the Trial by Jury.
1..,0rd ERSKINE acknowledged the honour done
him by Lis Lordship, and observed, that in stand-
ing forward on the memorable occasion which
gave rise to the toast Isis Lordship had just done
him the honour of giving, he bad considered the
liberties of the subject in danger; impressed with
that idea, he had made a stand ; and should suck
another,occasion occur, which he trusted never
would, he hoped he should net even now forbear
to,stimt_forward,..and contribute his feeble mid to,
stern and defeat it.
The Sheriffs of London.

Mr. Sheriff KIIII0( returned thanks : be could
not avoid adverting to an observation made by his
Lordship, on the absence of his Majesty's Minis-
ters. He Ousted that his Lordship would feel
that the title now conferred upon him, for the
second time, by his fellow-citizens, would prove
more honourable to hint than any title ur distinc-
tion which his Majesty's Ministers, or any other
set of men, had the power of bestowing. •
Some other toasts were given by the Lord
Mayor anti others; and soon after 10 o'clock', the
Ladlis haVing previously
.retired to the Council
Chamber to take tea, his Lordship quitted the
chair ; most of the company followed him, and
after promenading the rooms for a short time, se-
parated. There was no hall, as dancing Wm'sl
have broken in upon the Sunday morning.
Sir R. Wilson quitted the Hall about 10 o'cloCk :
he was loudly cheered Ili the company both on
coming in and going away.
The men in armour were stationed at the upper
end of the Hall, from the time the Lord Mnyor
took his seat at the table until he quitted the chili!.
Tuey were stat ioned 'upon pedestals raised several
feet above the floor : the two men in brais armour
at each corner of the upper part of the -Ball, and
the man in the steel armour of Henry V. iu the
centre, immediately behind his Lordship's chair.
A pair of trumpeters, were also statinued behind
his Lordship, and another pair at the bottom of
the Hall; and previous to cash toast bring given,
the trumpets behind his 'Lordship sounded a
charge, which was replied to by those at the bot-
tom ,of the Hall. Lord Essex sat at the, right:
band of the Lord Mayor, anti Sir Robert \Vasa's'
on the left of her Ladyship.

Tuesday some soldiers of the Royal Staff corps,
employed 'in taking down and retnoiing the ma-
gazine at Softwood Barracks, with a view to the
diminution at labour, undermined one of the walls
to throw it down, but which was effected se sud-
denly that two of the men were caught antler it,
one of whom, Thomas'Day, was cruslietho death,
Hod the other so dreadfully bruised that it is feared
he cannot recover. 'The deceased was a married
man, and bore an excellent character:
There exists but little hesitation in our minds
as to the proportion of the supply of load raised
in England. We arc inclined to believe that
the crop, together with the surplus of last
year, is more than equal to the consuniption,
notwithitanuing the partial failure and the gland-
ty of acres left in an uncnitivated state. We
say this upon a conviction drawn from a series of
calculations, founded upon authentic documents,
that at the conclusion of the harvest of 1815
there *at a full six month consumption in hand,
above the demand of the current year. We
know, from the daily-reports-, that the middling
Wheats continued ,unsaleable up to •a very late
period and we Aso know that where the clop
of the present year has been housed, it is
almost universally abundant, though perhaps in-
ferior, in quality. -These cireumitanees form the
basis of our opinion.—(Norundi