Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-19

! safely keepe to the behoof of his highnes,
his heires and lawful successors: and the
p PROF. Of the King ys shall doe in all things
hing, thar to the crown appertayneth, In
the same City of London lawfully We shall
keepe lie shall not consent to the de-
the Franchises Of the King; and whereso-
over ye shall knowe the rights Of the King
OF OF the crowne (be 1t in lands I'm
rents. franchises sutes) concealed or
wIthu'aWn, TO your power We shall doe to
repeaie 1t; and II We may not: ye shall say
it 10 the King, or to them Of his COUNSEL
,nat ye wete will say 1t to the, King. Also
lawfully and rightfully ye shall entreate
me people of your Bailiewick: and right
snail ye doe to every one. as we'll to
strangers as to others, to poore as to richie,
70, tbss ,nas bsonseth you to dee and that
oehest, for favour ne for hate, wrong shall
ye ooe to no man; ne nothing shall ye take
oy the which the King should leese or right
snail ye set upon bread. wyne. ale fysh.
flesh. corne and all other victualls. Weights
and measures in the same City We shall
doe to be kept. and due execution doe upon
the defaults that thereof shall be founde.
according to all the status thereof made,
not repealed. And In all other things that to
? mayor OF the City Of London belongeth to
doe. wen and lawfully ye shall doe and
bSniiue you.
AS God you helpe" - ,... <r>...
The Lord Mayors Procession.
On the morning OF the election of lord
mayor the entire city government, con-
Quoted by the city marshal. pass in pro-
cession from the Mansion House. where the
lord mayor resides. to the church. All of
the officials are in black court Dress with
satin brooches. silk stockings, frilled
shirts and cuffs and scarlet gowns. The
aldermen who have passed the chair wear
hoods and chains AS the procession passes
into the church each person is presented
with bouquet Of flowers by the janitor Of
Guildhall, according to a custom centuries
old.
After the service the procession marches
to Guildhall. where the aldermen take
seats on the hustings or benches. The floor
of the hall Is strewn with sweet-smelling
herbs. relic of the times when London
was not SO clean as at present, and the
fragrance Of the leaves neutralizes less
pleasant odors that arose from the cutters
around the hail. e.
The aldermen being seated, the oldest
member arises and dominates for the office
of mayor the member who. by seniority is
next to the chair, and the town. clerk passes
an ancient urn. like those used by the Ro-.
mans. to receive the ballots. There has
never been more than one candidate as,
long as anybody can remember, but vote
by secret ballot Is always required
The Inauguration Ceremony.
Three weeks later the Inauguration oc-
ours, with great ceremony, and at a cost
of tens Of thousands of dollars. The lord
mayors procession Is very much like the
Mardi-Gras parade at New Orleans, except
that the floats are on more elaborate scale
and cost a great deal more money. This
Is not a matter Of any consequence, how
ever, because the city of London Is very
rich and has an enormous income. 1t re-
ceives a revenue of $4,000 a year from
what are known as the Bridge House Es-
tates'' alone. and in addition to them, the
municipality owns % wharves, % large
warehouses. Is stables. 500 shops and Office
buildings and 1.773 dwellings, the average
rental from 1855 leases being more than
million dollars a year. After paying in
surance, repairs, taxes and other, fixed
charges the net revenue to the city in 1905
from this source was $745, 600, making a to-
tai of $1,617000 from real estate alone,
which more than pays the expenses of the
government. The city also owns large es-
tates in Ireland, which, however, are not
always productive. ....