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•41L411111kR MONDAY. ' •
Yestera*Yr to a uat custom, setetal
the Aldermett;Bitiviifiiihnisnrr and Vzilisauti, and
other City Officers, asseMbled at the Mansion House,
for the purpose of attending the LORI) MAYOR in grand
procession to Christi's Hospital. The company, on their
arrival, partook of a dejesuse with his Lordship; and
at about twelve o'clock. the Blue-coat Boys, amount-
ing to between seven and eight hundred, arrived at
the Royal Exchange, where diey halted till half-past
one, at which time the Procession moved from the

Mansion House in the following order:
Constables, two and two.—City Marshal in his state uniform
on horseback.—Manhalmen, two and tsvp.—A Military Band
of Mode.—Upwards of seven hundred of theChrist'sHospital and
Bridewell Boys, each had a label sexed to his breast, on which
were the words " Hs is then," two and two, headed by their
Masten, each boy carrying some emblem of the branch of learn-
ing he studied.-ILord Mayor's Footmen ia state liveries, two
and two.—Military Band of Music.—The Lord Mayor accom-
panied by his Chaplain, Sword and Mace Bearers, in Ids State
Coach, drawn by eight beautiful black horses.—The two Sheriffs,
Messrs. Garratt and Venable., in their State chariots.—The se-
veral Aldermen in their carriages, accompanied by their Ladles.
The Procession thus proceeded along Cheapside to
Christ's Church, Newgate-street, which was filled with
a very respectable congregation. The Church Ser-
vice was performed by the Rev. Mr. CROWTHER, the
Rector. A psalm, composed for the occasion, was
sung by the boys in excellent style. An excellent
Sermon was delivered by the Bishop of LLANDAYI.
After the Sermon, the state of the different Hospitals.'
was read.

The Church Service being ended, the LORD MAYOR,
Aldermen, &c. entered their carriages, and the, Pro-
cession returned to the Mansion House in the same
order, with the exception of the Boys, as it went.
Upon his Lordship's return to the Mansion House,
he gave a splendid entertainment. The Grand Hall
was fitted up with great splendour. A Canopy was
erected at the head of the Hall. Opposite, a large
star, lighted with gas, threw a rich tremulous light
over that part of the apartment. The tables were
decorated with every fanciful device that could throw
splendour on such a scene, and the tables were sur-
mounted with festoons of variegated roses and other
flowers, which would have appeared objects of sur-
passing magnificence had not even these been sur.
passed by the costly viands below. The tables were
spread out with the choicest dainties and richest wines,
and the attendance was equally numerous and splen-
did. The company began to assemble soon after five.
At half-past six the LORD MAYOR entered. The LADY
MAYORESS was with him. On the right he was sup-
ported by the Earl Of SHAFTESBURY and Mr. PREL
on the left by Lord Stnmourn.
After dinner the LORD MAYOR and Lady Mayoress,
according to ancient custom, drank to the health of
the company from two massy cups, which were passed
down the tables. This ceremony complied with,
The health of the King" was drank with four times
four. " The Royal Family"—" The Duke of York
and the Army"—and " The Duke of Clarence and
the Navy," were among the next toasts.
The LORD MAYOR then gave " The health of his
Majesty's Ministers," with three times three.
" The City of London and its Trade," was drank with three
times three.
Mr. PEEL returned thanks on behalf of his col-
leagues who were present, as well as on behalf of those
who were away sold/ from the circumstance of
their being out of London. He was well aware that
it would be extremely presumptuous for any man to
appropriate to himself the approbation bestowed on
the body of which he was a member ; but as an indi-
vidual, he begged to say, that no situation could make
him cease to feel proud of the honour which his fa-
mily derived from its connection with the City of
London, or make him feel less sincerely the wish that
London might long retain its present pre-eminence
as the Chief City of Europe.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY proposed, in a brief but
appropriate speech, " The health of the Lord Mayor."
The toast having been drank with great applause;
The LORD MAYOR said, he was sincerely grateful
for the manner in which his health had been drank.
He begged to say that he was anxious to imitate his
predecessors in all that they had done for the com
fort and gratification of their fellow-citizens.
Lord Viscount SIDHOUTH proposed " The health
of the Lady Mayoress," which was drank with thive
times three.
The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the honour
conferred on the Lady Mayoress.
" The health of the Bishops" having been drank
with the usual honours, the Bishop of LONDON re-
turned thanks.
" The Foreign Ministers" was the next toast.
Baron LANGSDORFF (the Minister from Hesse and
Baden) returned thanks for himself and the other
members of the Corp Diplomatigue.
eS The City Magistrates" having been drank with
three times three, Sir R. C. GLYNN returned thanks,
and declared it to be the object of the City Magis-
trates to administer justice to all classes with the must
perfect impartiality.
" The City Members," " The Judges," and " the
Sheriffs," were next given with three times three.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, Mr. T. %, meow, Chief
Justice ABBOTT, and Messrs.GARRATT andVaxasLes
severally returned thanks.
A variety of songs and glees were sung in the
course of the evening by Messrs. TAYLOR, BROAD.
Holum, PINE, CLARK, and other vocal Gentlemen.
The company then adjourned to the Ball-room.—
The LADY MAYORESS, surrounded by a part of her
family, presided with infinite urbanity and grace, and
received her distinguished visitors with the utmost
affability and politeness. The Ball was opened by
the Prince of LADA RA and Miss FREA.' The second
was the Prince and Lady LENNOX.
Amongst the Dinner Company were—
Lord Sidmouth, Lord Petersham, Lord Shaftesbury, Lied
Dunsany, Earl of Barrington, Baron de Cases, Baron Logs-
dorff, Bishop of London, Bishop of Llandaff, Bishop of Lincoln,
Bishop of Salisbury, Bishop of Bangor, Right lion. Mr. Peel,
Vice Chancellor, Chief Justice of the King s Bench, Chief Jos-
dee of the Common Pleas, Dowager Duchess of Richmond,
Countess Powlett, two Mines Addington, Mr. Thomas Wil-
son, M. P. Mr. Russell, M.P. Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Sa-
muel Clarke Jervoise, Mr. H. Addington, M.P. Mr. Ward, M.P.
Mr. Hobhouae, Sir C. Price, Mr. Reid, Mr. W. Curtis, and
Mr. Crags., &c. &c.
Many of the Aldermen and their Ladies were pre-
sent. The rest of the company consisted of the heads
of the principal houses in the City, mercantile, bank-
ing. and trading.
Three of the LORD Mairon's sons were conspicuous
among the Stewards fur their unremitting attention
to the guests.