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Election of Lord Mayor.
London Times.l
Monday being Michaelmas Day, the
liverymen of London assembled at the
Guildhall for the purpose of electing the
Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. There
was an unusually large attendance OF the
livery. Before the election the Lord
Mayor, Sherifs and under-sheriffs with
other civic dignitaries attended divine
service at st. Lawrence, Jewry, near the
Guildhall, where a sermon was preached
by the Rev. A. II, Lutman, M. A., chap
lain to the Lord Mayor. Afterwards the
proceedings commenced in thegreat hall.
The Recorder (Sir T. Chambers, advanc-
ing to the front of the ihustings, said the
livery were assembled to discharge their
undoubted privilege of electing the chief
magistrate of the city for the year ensu-
ing; and in order that their choice should
be free and unfettered, the Lord Mayor
and aldermen would retire while the cleo
ton was being conducted.
Mr.. Jones, liveryman, asked that
the alderman who had not passed the
chair should remain in the hall while the
election was proceeding. This request
was aeceded to. The Common SERGEANT
then stated that the alderman eligible
for election were-Sir Francis Wyatt
Truscott, Mr.. Alderman Macarthur, NJ.
P, Mr.. Alderman Ellis, Mr.. Alderman
Higgins, Mr.. Alderman Knight, Mr.
Alderman Hadley, Mr.. Alderman Mott
age, Mr.. Alderman Staples and Mr.
Alderman Beffit Of these the livery
must return two to present to the Lon
don Mayor and Aldermen for them to Sc
lect which should be Chief Magistrate.
Mr.. Jones asked Sir Francis Truscott,
who stands next in rotation for election,
whether he approved the action of the
City Guilds in handing over a part of
their funds to the Society of Arts for
administration for purposes of technical
education; whether he would do his best
to counteract the great depression of
trade; and whether he would strive to
diminish the public burdens caused
especially by the charges imposed by the
Army, Navy and Civil Service. Sir
Francis Truscott, who was loudly cheered,
thanked the livery for their enthusiastic
reception of him, and agreed with Mr..
Jones in his opposition to the action of
some Of the principal guilds in handing
over some of their funds for administers
ton by West-end body.
He suffered, like most of them, from
the depression of trade, and he should do
his best to revive it. He had been con-
nected with the corporation for over a
quarter of a century, and he hoped the
livery would see their way to electing
him that day to the highest office in their
power. Mr.. John Kearns, the complain
ant in the recent charge of libel against
Sir Francis Truscott, wished to address
the meeting, but he was not permitted
to do so. A show of hands was then
taken, and declared to have fallen on Sir
Francis Truscott and Mr.. Alderman Nc
Arthur, M. P. The Aldermen then
unanimously elected Sir Francis Wyatt
Truscott to be Lord Mayor for the year
ensuing. The announcement was received
with loud cheers. Sir Francis Truscott
returned thanks, and votes of thanks to
the retiring Lord Mayor and Sherifs
closed the proceedings.
In the evening the Court of Aldermen
entertained the Lord Mayor elect at din
ner at Haberdashers' Hall. Alderman
Sir Robert Garden presided. The pro-
ceedngs were of friendly and private
character, and had no interest beyond
the company present.
Alderman Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott,
the Lord Mayor elect, is native of
Truro, where he was born in 1924. He
was educated at Kings College, London.
For the last twenty-five years he has car
ried on an extensive business in the city
as wholesale stationer, and he is the
head of the firm of Messrs. James Trus-
colt & Sons, of Sufolk-lane. In 1858 he.
was elected member of the Courts of
Common Council for Dowgate Ward, and
in 1871 he was chosen Sheriff of London
and Middlesex. He received the honor
of Knighthood on the Queens visit to
st. PauPs on the occasion of the National
Thanksgiving for the recovery of the
Prince of Wales. That same year he
was unanimously chosen Alderman of
Dowgate Ward. In politics he is a strong
Conservative, and few years since he
contested Dudley in that interest. In
1S47 he was married to Eliza, youngest
daughter of Mr.. James Freeman, of Turn
ham-green, by whom he has three sons
and daughter.
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