The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-03

by the votes of the Livery; that is, of
the members of the guilds of the city.
He is elected at the Guildhall, on the
feast of st. Michael, the Archangel.
Few more interesting ceremonies are to
be seen in England. A wooden screen
is erected outside the Guildhau, with
many doorways in it. At each is sta
toned the beadle of a guild, who is ex-
pected to know all the liverymen of
his company, and so to prevent un-
authorized persons from entering. The
floor of the Guildhall is strewn with
sweet herbs, perhaps the last surviving
instance of the medieval method of
carpeting a hall. The twenty-six al
der1nen come in, all in scarlet gowns.
The recorder, or law-officer Of the city,
rises, bows to the Lord Mayor and the
assembled iverymen, and makes a
little speech, declaring how from the
time of King John they have
had grants of certain rights of
election. The Lord Mayer and al
dermen then 60 out ;another law-off-
GER, the common sergeant, repeats
what the recorder has already said,
and tells the liverymen that they
must name two for the Office Of Lord
Mayor, Of whom the Lord Mayor and
aldermen will select one. Two names
are then chosen, and are carried to the
aldermen by the heads of some of the
chief guilds. One is selected, and
thereupon the Lord Mayor and the
aldermen return to the Guildhan and
sit down, the chosen future Lord May
or sitting on the left of the actual Lord
Mayor The recorder again rises and
reads the two nssmes and the one
selected, and asks the liyeTysssen if it is
their free election. Yea or Mo- rhsey.
shout YEA and the sword-bearer
thereupon takes off the fur tippet of
the Lord Mayor to be, and puts a
chain around his neck. On the 9Th
of November there is another meeting
in the Guildhan The old Lord May
or rises and gives the new one his seat.
The chamberlain of the city then ap-
proaches with three solemn bows, and
hands to the new Lord Mayor jeweled
scepter, the common seal Of the city,
and an ancient purse. The sword
bearer next advances, and bowing three
times, each time with increasing rever-
ence, gives the Lord Mayor elect the
great two-handed sword of state, which
symbolizes justice and legal supremacy.
The crier, with bows equal in number
and prosundity to those of the sword,
bearer, next approaches, and presents
the mace. The aldermen and sherifs
then congratulate their new chief, who
proceeds to sign certain documents,
and among them receipt for the city
| plate. Last of all, he is presented with
the keys of the standard weights and
measures, deposited in his custody.
The meeting then breaks up, and the
old Lord Mayor goes back to the Man.
sion House, his official residence, fol
the last time.
1.-THE next day, the 9th OF Novem.
Der, is known in London as Lord
Mayors Day, because on that morn.
ing the new Lord Mayor takes Office in
the Guildhall. he drives thence
through the ward of which he is alder
man, and proceeds in gaudy procession
to the courts of law within the bounds
of Westminster: Before his coach are
running footmen, and there is a Ions
procession of the carriages of the alder
men and Of the heads of the seyera
guilds, and of the main body Of hi:
own guild, all in their best officia
gowns. The banners of the guilds
their beadles, and pageants, which vary
according to each Lord Mayors taste
make up wonderful show, which, a.
it winds in and out the narrow streets
of the city enlivens them with brilliant
color. Though often decried because
it obstructs business for one day
should the progress of modern time:
abolish the custom it would be re
GREETED by all who have witnessed it.
"The Lord Mayor is presented to tht
Lord Chief Ipstssieeo-ozE u England, takes
an oath of fidelity, and calls on the
judges Of the several divisions of the
High Court Of Justice and invites them
to dinner. The judges always reply
somewhat haughtily that some of them
will attend, and the Lord Mayor then
returns to the city, in which for year
he is to be the greatest person, obliged
to give place only when the Queen her
self comes"
Union with Canada
TORONTO, December 27.-The follow