Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-30

Special Correspondent Of the Ledger.

LOru Mayors Day IN hsOhuoh'
Special Correspondent Of the Ledger.
LONDON, November 9.-Some ad.
ditional interest attaches to the
Fowler Inauguration to-day Of Alder
mon Fowler as Lord Mayor Of the
city Of Lendon, from the fact that his
election to that post is due 10 the
departure from we'll established aud
time honored rule. As have de.
seribed in q former letter, the Court OF
Aldermen, twenty-six in number, and
consisting Of the representatives OF
wards into which the city is divided,
elect annually one Of their body to I'LL
for the ensuing year the ancient and
honorable office of Lord Mayor. The
ordinary procedure is for the Livery
"a peculiar class OF tree men" cons
nected with the corporatiOO), assemS
bled in council, to submit to the Court
OF Aldermen the names Of two candl-
dates for the post, one OF whom Is
always the Alderman next in order Of
seniority to the outgoing Mayor, and
who is then by virtue of ancient Gus
tom chosen by the Court to gil the
chair. At this years election the
name Of Alderman Fladley, the sen.
ior Alderman was sent up, coupled
with that of Alderman Fowler, the
latter of whom in the usual course
would have had to await four years
the assumption Of mayOral dignity,
when to the surprise not only OF
the Livery and the public in general,
but of the accepted and rejected can
didates, Alderman Fowler was chosen
Lord Mayor. For the con
spicuous slight cast upon
Alderman Fladley no satisfactory
reason has been publicly advanced,
while on the other bandit is generally
admitted that the chosen Chief Mag
istrate is possessed of some excep.
tional claims to occupy digni6ed and
important position. Such Of his col
leagues who were eligible for the post
were Of the ordinaryrun Of the mem
bers of the corporation Who are usu-
ally successful traders, being respec
lively the proprietor of some extern
sive -four mills, the manager Of pho
tographic company, a tea merchant
two hotel DI0prietors, and wholesale
stationer and printer. The new Lord
Mayor is head of the banking house Of
Dimsdale q Co, is a member OF Par
lament for the city Of London, Q
Master Of Arts, and member OF the
Senate of the University Of London =
he. has moreover travelled in thu
United States and elsewhere, and
has written works descriptive OF hi!
foreign experiences. 1t is not un
likely that in view of the probable 10
PRODUCTION into the House Of Com
mons in the coming session of a bill
for the reform OF the corporation, the
Aldermen were DESTROYS Of having {
champion in the person OF a Lore
Mayor, who would in his place in Par
lament be valiant defender Of tbt
body over whom be presided, anC
whose superior social position would
lend to bis championship more thar
ordinary weight. Be is as it may, i
is Alderman Fowler who in all Thu
pomp and circumstance OF a Lore
Mayors procession, is as | write max
ing his way from the Gouldhall 10 tht
city to the Law Courts in the Strand
10 be presented in due form 10 tn
Magistrates judges.
The day being a finer one than VI
usually experience at this with Us
dismal period OF the year, thousand
Of citizens, visitors from the out
skirts and country cousins, are linini
the streets which form the route o
the procession. The Lord Mayor
show is considered to be this veal
above the average in point Of display
Be-ides the ordinary features OF to,
pageant, which include innumeTablt
banners, military bands, mountet
police. detachment Of the FIRE brig
ade and corporation officials of al
kinds on foot and in carriages, Their,
are Ornamental cars, each drawn b,
four horses, representing in one cas-
the Dominion Of Canada and in th,
other the Australian colonies b
means OF alleg Jrical trophies snC
specimens Of the plants and productl
Of these British dependencies There
is also drawn in the procession th,
identical lie boat in which the hero
Inc, Grace Darling, put forth from
the Northumbrian lighthouse forty
years ago to rescue the nine survivor.
Of the wreck of the Forfsrshire who
were clinging in desperate hopelesl
ness to q rock. The rear is brought
up as usual by carriages containing
the Sheriffs, the late Lord Mayor, the
Lady Mayoress with her maids Of
honor. aud finally by the now almost
historical state coach drawn By siz
horses, in which is seated the Lord
Mayor attended BY his sword bearer
mace bearer and chaplain.
Alter the return Of the procession Il
the city, the annual banquet is held il
Guildhall. 10 the first year Of a new
reign the sovereign is a guest, while
on ordinary occasions like the present
the Fir,t Lord Of the Treasury with
the principal members Of the Cabinet
the judges, the foreign Ambassadors
aud some Of the most distinguished
men in the land are present. The
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, to whose
lndomitable energy and enterprisinl
spirit the world owes the construction
Of the Suez canal, is the principal for.
eigner Of distinction among the invited
guests tonight.
The speeches in reply to the toast.
proposed by the Lord Mayor are re.
ported verbatim in the newspapers and
are very interesting reading indeed, as
may be expected considering who are
the speakers. The toast of "the army
and navy" is replied TO by the Score.
tary for War and the First Lord Of
the Admiralty respectively, while the
French Ambassador on behalf Of hi,
diplomatic brethren will respond to
that Of the representatives OF foreign
countries. The Count de Lesseps has
his name associated with that Of the
distinguished visitors. while the Earl
OF Derby for the House Of Lord.
and some prominent member Of the
House Of Commons will reply for the
two branches Of the Legislature. But
the oratOriesl effort OF the evening Il
reserved for Mr.. Gladstone, Who il
head Of the government, replies to the
toast Of Her Maiesty's Ministers.
and who in his speech is expected 10
ioresbadow the future policy Of the
Cabinet. The Lord Mayor is con
sentative member of Parliament, and
will no doubt, with the grace which i
never 50 graceful as when oominr
from a political opponent, compliment
the Liberal Premier on his long and
honorable career in the service Of the
sovereign and the people. while the
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