The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-02
lcorrespondence Of the Centuryl
The ELECIloN OF A LORD MAYOR OF

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| LONDON, September Goth, I859.-ThaTord n,,-or
OF London was elected to-day, and there il not a
! Yankee in Connecticut who can guess how II yroe
! done, who did it.
! The only persons who have right to vote for
! Lord Mayor, members OF what is called ettbe
livery of LondOn;" that is, members elect and
belonging to of the following societies: Apothe-
cares Armorers and Braziprs, Bakers, BARRIERS
! Blacksmths, Bowyers, Bricklavers and Tilers
! Brewers, Butchers, Basket makers Carpenters
! Ciock-makers, Cloth-workers Comb makers Cooks
! Coach-makers, Cordwainers, Coopers Card makers
curriers', cutters, Carmen, Distillers. Drapers
| Dyers, Emoroderers, Farriers, Fletchers Fish
mongers, Fruiterers, Fan-makers. Faltmakers
FOUNDERS Frame work Knittrrs Gilders Glass.
| sellers, Glaziers, Glovers, Goldsmitbs Grocers.
Gun-makers, Horners, Haberdashers Innholders
lron-mongers, Joiners, Leather-sellers Lorriners
Merchant Tailors, Musicians Masons MERGERS
Needle-makers, Painter-stainers Pattern-makers
/ Poulters, Pewterers, Plumbers SaddIars SaItara
Sklnners, SIIk.throwers, Scriveners, Shipwrights,
StatIoners, Spectacle-makers. Tallow chambers
Tin-plate Workers, Turner's, Vintners, UpboIders
WaX-chanders, Weavers, Wire-drawers, Wheel
wrights, w oOlman.
The election is held Mt GuiIdhall, and in front of
the building fence is built, with gate for each
Society. An officer called beadle stands at each
gate, and wears an embroidered cloak and carries
IN one hand a gilt rod, with a basket-shaped butt
end to it, called Il mace. He is suDnosed In know
all the members Of his SOcie V, and theoreticalIy
no others are admtted-but, practically those
whose curiosity, like mine, was an overmatch for
their modesty, contrivcd to get iu After the arri-
val OF the Lord Mayor, Common COuncilmen Sbcr-
III and ms deputies, with suudrv other officials,
all rugged out in their gorgeous fantastic gold
lace, fur and feather plumage they adjourned to
an adJoinlng church, where the Lord Mayors chap
IAN preached sermon, which was yery rood in
one respect, as it was not more than fifteen min
utes long. All hands then went back to the hail
which by that time was filled with people. 1t was
hen announced that the meeting would proceed IN
elect Lord Mayor, and sundry candidates were
named, and as each name was painted on hoard
and held up alternately above the heads of tba
crowd on the platform, the friends Of each candi-
date would hurrah and swing their hats After
putting up first one board and then another, until
1t was very apparent whose name elected the most
noise, and induced the largest number to swing
their hats, 1t was declared that Mr.. John Carter
was duly elected Lord Mayor of the city. Mr.. Car
ter came forward and made a short speech acli the
performance ended.
Some OF your readers may suppose that the mem
bers OF the different societies follow the trade or oc-
cupation indicated by their name, and such proba-
bly, was the when the societies were formed
put 1t Is not so now. Anybody who can command
money and influence enough, NAV be elected in any
OF the societies, the initiation fee benr from, tbrty
to several hundred pounds.
hen an election is contested and there is apv
doubt about the candidates election by the hurrab
and hat swinging method, the candidates demand a
poll, and the election is adjourned untiI the newt
day, and the polls kept open until all the voters
have chance to come and vote Uird roce for the
man OF their choice. There is one officer attached
10 the city government, called the "Citv Remem-
brancer, whose duty it is to watch the Parliament
and report to the Convention every proceeding re-
ating to the interests of the ctv
1t is surprising that people with so much com
mon sense as the English, should retain go MANY
ancient and useless forms and ceremonies and drns
up their officials like harlequius and clowns at a
tandango. But civilization has not much to boast
of over savage life, respects gewgaws and clap.
tTars. Mankind have always been tickled with
tail like Peacock's, and suppose always will be.