The herald., 1897-11-10

But in spite OF the weather, more
stirring proof of the popularity
of Londons hearty pageant known
as the lord mayors procession
has not been given in a long time,
due very largely to the conspicuously
brilliant year of office the retiring chief
magistrate, Sir George Faudel-Phillips,
now succeeded by Horatio David Da-
Wis, has had.
The procession passed through dense
masses of cheering people, while win
dows, balconies and roofs were very
generally utilized and the larger open
places, such as Trafalgar square, were
crowded to their capacity.
At the law courts the usual solemn
courtesies were exchanged, the lord
mayor, in exercise of an immemorial
right, remaining covered while the re-
corder read an eulogistic review of the
new lord mayors career.
From this court. after the retiring lord
mayor had been formally presented to
the judges, the procession went to the
court of appeals and was received by the
master of the rolls and the appeal
Judges, attircd in their robes of black
and gold. The ceremonies here were
merely formal. The dignitaries then re-
turned to their coaches and resumed the
march to thee ity.
THE MAYORS BANQUET
The brilliancy of the gathering at the
lord mayors banquet at the Guildhall
this evening was somewhat marred by
| the tokens of mourning for the late
| Duchess of Teck.
| After the usual loyal and formal toasts
the Marquis of Lansdowne, secretary
! of state for war, responded for 1.-The
Army"
| The Marquis of Salisbury. on rising,
was greeted with several minutes Of con-
tinuous cheering. He began by deplor-
ing the engineers dispute, which, he
said, involves the future prosperity OF
disaster of the country, but added that
he was glad to say that there was a
renewed prospect that the board of
trades intervention" would prove sue
cessful.
His lordship read a telegram from the
queen asking him to express how deeply
her majesty felt the marvellous display
of loyalty to the crown and to her per-
son at the diamond jubilee. After re-
| ferring to the conduct of the troops on
the Indian frontier in terms similar to
those used by the Marquis of Lans-
downe, and warmly praising the con-
duct of the Anglo Egyptian expedition
! in the Soudan campaign, the premier
came to a leading passage in his speech
introducing the tangled question of the
Niger and the conflict of the claims and
interests of Great Britain and France
| in that section of West Africa. He said
ut might not achieve the general con-
ciliatory process desired if I entered
frankly into all the negotiations be-
tween the powers respecting Africa"
Eve desire that territory to be gov
erned on strict principles of right.
"Our objects are strictly business. We
wish to extend commerce, trade, indus
try and civilizations; to throw open as
many markets as possible, and to bring
| together as many consumers and pro-
ducers as possible, and to open the great
natural highways and waterways of the
continent. We wish trade to pursue an
unchecked course on the Niger, the Nile
and the Zambesi, and in doing these
things, while we wish to behave in q
neighborly manner and to show due
consideration for the feelings and claims
of others, we are obliged to say that
there is a limit to the exercise Of this
particular set of feelings. and we can