Litchfield enquirer., 1850-10-31
THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON

Horace Day, Esq, the accomplished
editor of the New Haven Journal, (who
formerly spent some time in England,)
has recently given series of interesting
sketches relative to that country, one OF
which is the following:
Every bow who has read Warrington
and his cat" has heard Of the Lord Mayor
OF London. AS the first Magistrate of the
first city 10 the world, and as retaining more
OF the parade of feudal display than almost
any other his h official OF England, the
grand show of the gilt coach, The burly
coachman and tall fh,tman behind, all
dressed out 10 buff bleeches, silk stockings,
blue military coats ofthe patterns OF centu-
Iies ago, with The three cornered hats and
big canes, the Lord Mayor himself in his
ermined robes AID massive chain, with
city Remembrance, Recorder, and other
subordinate luminaries that Tevolve around
him, appeal strikingly to the immense num-
Der Of poor apprentices who witness from
week to week the grand display in honor Of
the man ~ho once may have been as poor
as they. As every body knows, one of the
qualifications for the Mayoraliiy is such a
degree Of wealth as will enable the candi>
date To keep up the ancient reputation Of
the city for hospitality. The impression is
somewhat common with US lhatit is unusu
a. for person in England to rise from ex>
irene poverty TO wealth. Such however is
not the case. The concurrence OF talent,
industry, and good fortune in an individual
does there, as here, in multitude of cases.
/ A. knr To- 4 1r,ssh AVra
heart and strong hands into the pursy citi-
zen with large abdominal corporosiiy, to
which his gold chains and hig seals cling
most lovingly. The oil and colorman, as
they strangely designate a dealer in pick
les, preserves, &c. or the chandler, as is
queerly called the man whose occupation
would be known with US as that of il huxter,
or fifty other occupations, may present the
successful candidate for the snowy office OF
Lord Mayor of London, and shew how well
industry, skill and merchanlile ability are
appreciated there.
| But 10 addition TO the great display Of a
Widespread table, good food and rich drink,
feasiing great men, from Prince ALERT
down TO two hundred, more or less of pro-
vIncial Mayors, on all conceivable occa-
sions, he also has part OF his dulies-that
of hol1iCg daily court for the examination
and punishment Of Offenders within the City
limits The late holder of the Office was q
specimen Of genuine John Bull-porily,
bluff looking. with hard, bold eye, and a
com pIexion speaking loudly OF calipash Ind
calipee, washed down with Rurgundy and
claret. Al his left, competent clerk, pro-
(essionaliy educated, sits as the indispenSa>
BILE familiar to The wealthy lradesman, ele-
waited 70 a posi- which compels to the con-
slant adminisuation Of criminal Justice
As a specimen OF the way they sometimes
get on when yenturing 10 dispense with the
| aid of the clerk, we once heard the Lord
Mayor call up for trial boy on charge
Of having robbed his employer. The clerk
said his master declined " prosecute. The
magistrate tarned 10 the boy and said
f" You are worthless fellow; you ain''
wo, III prosecuting your master dont think
YOU are worth the trouble Of it--now so :"
and this 20 boy OF fifteen, giving the lad
| 10 understand that his crimes aud vices had
made him too contemplate 10 be punished
or IA other words, THAI The law only TOOK
hold Of those who had some degree OF re-
speclahlllly and decency about theta.
Due Of The moAl diSagreeabe things abou
Engllsh courts, large OF snail, 10 The ditlI.
culIy OF a strangers getting Admt1tance..--
on Inc whole The most feasible way OF OBJ
aiming admltlanoe 10 such places, th'
mauses Of Parliament. 80. 10 tO hand oyeI
ehe shtlllnR, when at once all dllkcullIeI
| .sIu eaase, The porter NJ The Mansion
House, Coz instance, viii perhaps YELL yot