New-York tribune., 1909-10-13

: private chaplain OF his own denomination. Sir
John was asked II he would attend certain re-
s'0us services In st. Paul's Cathedral and in
other city churches, in compliance with ancient
custom and tradition and to this he, replied that
ne would only be present at these services in per-
-" "heh IN actual attendance on the sovereign,
DS' 'hat on other occasions he would delegate
o. the aldermen to represent him
lnaliy. he asked not to nut the Pope be-
e toIe 'he King and gave the requisite pledge
1"1 as al questions Of public ,oasts were con
Osiheo The reason for this question was that
~"sh ms father. the late Sir Stuart Knill. was
o'u mayor or London. in 1892. he gave consider
aoie oHence TO strict Protestants by proposing a.
the first toast at a BANQUET which he gave al the
GulidhaIl 20 Cardinal Vaughan and the Roman
caIAollc Eptscopacy Of the United Kingdarn. not
the Queen but "the Holy Father ana the
queen Called on for explanation, he declared
that IL was the Catholic equivalent for tae am
cent time honored English toast IF "Churca aal
King or Church and Queen" and that neither
the government the sovereign took auv ,-z-
eepton TO his action is best shown by Use fact
that three weeks later the Prime Minister S. j.
Gladstone, Informed him that Queen Victoria had
bestowed or him the honor OF a baronetcy
At the time OF his election in 1892 the TWO names
submitted as candidates 1-. his own-nanlely tr.8t
OF a Cathoc-and that % Sir George IaudeI
Phillips protesting Jew. Sir Stuart Ka... .st-
ned the DAY. and was succeeded at the eUa of lis
term by Sir George Faudel Phillips
Sir John. unlike many or his predecessOra iu or
flee, Is an eXceedinr'T wen read and Wen bred
man. possessel ~ raaru culture, and received AIS
etusation at Beaumont College near w.udsoe
whence so many foreign royal personas-s and
English Catholics OF note have been graduated.
subsequently completing his studies the gle,
Jesuit college OF Feldkrk in Austria TI,- derives
his considerable wealth from the ownership of
number OF WharVes the banks o9 Thames.
The election OF the Lord Mayor Of London
formerly held the Feast the Translation Of St
Edward, october l3. but il was altered Michael
mas Day-that IS say, to September 2s. by
Of tile Common Council. dating from the reign OF
King Henry VIII The Lord Mayor is elected
that day from among the twenty-six aldermen Of
The City OF London by Z body known the COM
mon Hall consisting Of the aldermen and livery
men-that Is 10 say, the members OF the various
c.ty guilds and companies-the Lord Mayor acting
a. president and the serifs performing the duties
of returning officers The powers of the Common
Han are confined 10 the election OF the Lord Mayor
and Of the sheris. who each hold their office for
ear ike the Mayor and the Chamberlain. The
aldermen elected for life by the various city
guilds. and Z they refuse TO serve are Obliged 10
gay fne OF S2.50o which can likewise be imposed
on any Of their number who refuses put IN d term
as Lord Mayor. l may add that the Board Of Alder
men, IN the bench OF magistrates for the city Of
London, superintends the administration OF Justice
and police and licenses brokers at the cost to the
latter Of s25 yearly being allowed 10 do bust
ness as brokers save those who have been duly
licensed and sworn as such by the Lord Mayor ana
the aldermen.
Although elected on Michaelnas Day. it is not
until November that the Lord Mayor is sworn
into Office by the Lord High Chancellor and on
the following day he proceeds in state 10 the
Courts OF Law, 10 be formally presented 10 the
Lord Chief Justice and 10 the Barons of the Ex-
chequer, this completing his induction into ofHce
InasmUch this made the subject G.
great pageant and Of a city holiday the
Lord Mayors inaugural banquet taking place on
the same evening at the old Gudhal, where he
entertaIns the Cabinet ministers. the judges ana
the foreign ENJOYS, November has come to be
known Lord Mayors Day.
This year the procession on November viii
be shorn Of many Of its familiar features. The
floats, the men IN medieval costume and all the
other micry Of historic events and of the ancient
history Of the city have been abandoned as de-
tracing from the dignity OF the occasion, and the
procession, in lieu OF a civic pageant. will take
the form OF great military parade, in which the
London contingents Of the new Territorial Army
will all take part.