Star.
London, England, 1828-11-11 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S DAY.

, Yesterday being the day appointed for the Grand
Civic Procession, all parties in the City were on the qui
viva at an call/ hour, a., from the reports ci►culated
for some days past, it was fully expected that the pa-
geant would be exceedingly grand—nor ss ere those
hopes disappointed. Dischtarges of cannon early in the
morning were made on the banks of the Thames; and
as the morning advanced, the bells of the metropolitan
Churches rang a merry peal. In the vicinity of
Guildhall all was bustle and activity ; and the arrival
of the several Companies destined to form part of the
procession, headed by bands of music, with all their
rith colours flying, tended to enliven the scene. Lon-
don and its suburbs appeared to have concentrated a
large portion of its popul.tion to one spot, embracing
the line of the procession.' The boys educated in the
Royal Marine School were drawn np in :line near the
Mansion House. Large placards were posted in the
City, calling on all constables duly to perform their
duty. The shops were pirtially closed, and, as in days
of old, flags were bung from some of the windows.—
Near the Tower were collected the different state barges.
Business was at a stand. The Bulls and Bears of the

Stock Exchange cause to see the sight, and the Royal
Exchange was deserted. The Ironmongent Company
went from their Hall to Guildhall in grand procession.
The Lord Mayor was met in the Council Chamber by
his brother Magistr* es, ani received the heartfelt con-
gratulations of the various Members of the Corpora
tion, for the sp sit with which he had commenced his
Mayoralty, and the transceadant examele which be had
set to all his successors.

The process onset out from Guildhall about ten mi-
nutes past 11, a d t occupied three quarters of an hour •
in passing the Royal Exchange. The Lord Mayor.
whose carriage was d awn by six beautiful horses, was
loudly cheered the who'e e ay. The procession passed
exactly in the order we have already described, along
Cheapside, Cornhill, and the other streets leading to
the Tower Stairs, where the Lord Mayor and his Suite
alighted, and the whole had embarked about half-past
twelve. The state barges were all magnificently Oeco-
rated, and the numerous bands of music playing the
whole time, the effect was at once pleasing and grand.
They proceeded toWestminster Bridge, where his Lord-
ship, with the Sheriffs. Aldermen, &c. having landed, the
whole proceeded to Westminster Hall, when his Lord-
ship was presented by the Recorder to the Barons of
the Exchequer, with a suitable speech and eulogium
upon his character; after which bis Lordship was stamp
in the usual form.
His Lordship then visited all the other Courts in
Westminster Hall, for the purpose of giving a formal
invitation to the several Judges to partake of the Grand
Dinner at Guildhall.
The Aquatic Procession returned from Westminster
to Bl icktriars bridge, where the whole party landed,
and re entered their several carriages. The Grand
,Procession then proceeded from Bridge street. On its
arrival at Ludgate hill, it was joined by several of the
Nobility, Ministers, Ambassadors, Judges, Members of
.Parliament, and other persons of distinction ; and with
this addition to the Procession moved slowly along St.
Paul's Church yard and Cheapside to Guildhall, where
a splendid Civic Banquet was prepared by the Lord
Mayor. As the Procession proceeded, the new and old
Lord Mayors, etc. were warmly greeted, not only 14
the populace, but by immense numbers ot• Ladies and
Gentlemen who crowded the windows of the whole of
the houses along the streets through which the grand
and imposing pageant proceeded.