Star.
London, England, 1830-10-01 00:00:00

COURT OF RXCREQUER.

SWEARING THE Sazzarrs.--Yesterday, acaxding to custom, on
the 30th of September, the Lord Mayor and Corporation Officers went
in the City Barge to Westminster, for the purpose of presenting the
Sheriffs to the Canter), Baron, in the Court of Exchequer.
The State Barge, and the attending vessels, made a splendid display,
the flags and civic paraphernalia being new.
The citizens landed, with music and banners flying, at half peat two
o'clock, and having been formed in line, walked to the Court of Exche-
quer. The Sheriffs took their stations right and left of the Lord Mayor,
at the bar of the Court.

RaCoitiii,aadressing the Cunitor Baron, presented Messrs.
Marshall and Polhill, the Sheriffs Elect, stating that these gentlemen
had been selected by their fellow citizens to fill the high and important
office of Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, which had been long vested
in the City of London by Royal Charters. They had been raised to
their distinguished situation by respectable conduct and commercial
eminence.. Attachment to their Sovereign and our inestimable Con-
stitution, which opened the path of honour to every subject of the realm,
had, and would be, the guide of their public conduct. Their fellow.
citizens were persuaded it would be the care of the Sheriffs Elect to pre.
serve the opulent City of London from disorder, and prevent those
scenes of insubordination which bad lately occurred in a neighbouring
nation.

The late Sheriffs, Sir WWient Henry Richardson, Knight, and
Thos. Ward, Esq. attended this high Court of his Majesty's revenue,
to render over the issues and profits of their office for one year. The
confidence reposed in those Gentlemen by their fellow-dtisens had not
been disappointed. The peace of the Bwick had been faithfully pre-
served. Notwithstanding the occurrence of a general election, and
an election for Coroner, they had the satisfaction of saying, that the
public peace bad been maintained by those acting under their influence.
Baron BANKS/ said, the high privilege which the Recorder came
into Court that day, to claim in behalf of the citizens of London, had
been so long exercised, and so justly prized as being advantageous
to the public, that they might be assured it would be recognised
by the Sovereign on the throne, acting under the legal advice of
his servants. One of the happy advantages derived under the
Constitution was the protection given to is and privileges. The civil
rights of every rank and class were so well ceded, so long established,
and so entirely woven and combined, that the rights of all were the are
of all ; and every man was deeply interested in the preserved= of
them. The manner in which the dudes of Sheriff bad been executed
must give satisfaction to all persons in authority, as well as the public.
With respect to the two gentlemen selected by their fellow.eitisens to
fill the office in the ensuing period, be should say the qualifications
which the Recorder, in the discharge of his duty, had specified, qu
fied amain no ordinary degree to meet exigencies which might require
energy and promptitude. It could not be but satisfactory to feel, that
if such exigencies should happen, a remedy would not we wanting ; at
the same time they might contemplate that under the blessings of Di-
vine Providence this country was not so liable to commotion as many
others. The bonds of authority were so well understood, and known to
be for the good of all, that no disobedience would arise. They might
venture to congratulate themselves open one circumstance :—ln this
happy country the adverse feeling which prevailed in other nations
would not occur. The auspicious commencement of the reign of a
beloved Monarch animated a dutiful and grateful people, and dia.
posed them to rely upon the paternal care shown by their Ruler. He
might congratulate the Gentlemen upon having been elected to office at
a when there was no reason to anticipate obstruction to the public
peace.
Sir W. H. IticaAnnsox KM. and THOMAS WASH, Esq. were
then sworn to their accounts, Ind after the usual legal proceedings, Al-
derman Sir P. Levan stood forward to do service for the City in count-
ing horse shoes and bob nails, andoutting a bundle of sticks. The ser-
vice, as our readers well know, is the tenure by which the Corporation
holds lands in the county of Salop, and in the parish of Et. Clement
Danes, Middlesex.
The ceremony having ended, the Recorder invited the Naito' Baton
to dine with the Civic Authorities.
The dinner was at the London Tavern.