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Saturday last was the great 9th of November. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and other civic authorities, met as usual at Guildhall; went in procession to the Tower; and in the City barge to Westminster Hall; where "the Right Honourable Charles Farebrother " was presented to the Court in due form by Mr. Law, the Recorder. Lord Lynd- hurst addressed some complimentary sentences to the new Chief Ma- gistrate; who was then sworn in with the usual ceremony.- Lynd- hurst seems to have been very much inclined to make a oke of this serious City affair; for he put on his black cap in so singular a manner as to make every body, including even "Brother Bayley," laugh heartily; and, observing Captain Ross in the civic procession as be -was leaving the Hall, he called out, "Why, there goes Captain Ross !" unfortunately, the Captain did not hear the observation, and passed on. Again, the report in the Chronicle says, that the Chief Baron "threw the Bar and all present into fits of laughter," by saying to Sergeant Bompas, whom the above ceremony had interrupted in the midst of a long argument, "Brother Bompas, will you go on with your argument now ? " The joke must have been irresistible.

At the dinner at Guildhall, in the evening, the company was very brilliant, though no ladies of the nobility honoured the Lady Mayoress with their company. There was an ample supply, however, of City beauty ; among which that of the Lady Mayoress was conspicuous; the Chronicle reporter says, that she is really a very stately, fine woman, and was most splendidly dressed. Among the company, were theDuke of Richmond, Lord Brougham, Lord Melbourne, Lord Althorp, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Sir Thomas Denman, and most of the Judges, Sir James Scarlett, Sir Charles Wetherell, Sir Edward Sugden, Sir Launcelot Shadwell, Mr. Grote, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Craw- ford, Captain Ross, and Sir Peter Laurie.

Lord Brougham's health was drunk, after those of the Royal Family and the late Lord Mayor. In returning thanks, Lord Brougham ex- pressed himself

somewhat surprised that he should be singled out by his Lordship, and that his health should be proposed independently of that of his noble colleagues. He could attribute it only to one circumstance,—namely, that he enjoyed the ad- vantage over his noble and right honourable colleagues of having been a citizen of London longer than they bad. He now had the honour to hold a situation very different from that which he held when be first had the happiness to be en- rolled tunongst them ; and as it was now the interest of his fellow-citizens to watch his conduct, he would say, that he would endeavour so to execute the law as to make it respected, and so to amend the laws as that they might be loved as well as respected. He begged to take the liberty of proposing to them their very excellent "Chief Magistrate ;" with whom his acquaintance was not of yesterday, and whose talents, industry, and worth, commanded the esteem and respect of all who had the opportunity Of knowing him.

Lord Mayor Farebrother said— He had arrived at the rank he now enjoyed, not through high birth or distin- guished talents, but+ through an inviolable regard to truth and honesty of con- duct. His revered parents had taught him, that if he Allowed this path, he might consider no honour as beyond his attainment, but they still taught him to regard a clear conscience as the greatest reward he could possibly obtain. It would he bis duty during the ensuing year to watch over the rights and privi- leges of his fellow citizens, to uphold their charters, and to dipense impartial Justice from the Magisterial chair. He trusted that he should perform the duties which devolved upon him without fear or favour, and that he should re- turn to them the high office with which they had intrusted him unsullied in honour and unimptured in dignity.

The other principal toasts were the King's Ministers, the Lady Mayoress, the Duke of Wellington (who was not present), Sir Thomas Denman, Mr. Grote, Captain R'oss, and Sir Claudius Hunter. Sir , Claudius made a speech in reply, but was quite unintelligible even to those who sat very near to him..

The-entertainment was very handsomely, conducted, and the quantity of good things devoured was enormous.. .A list of the latter has been published in the newspapers.: there were 250 tureens of turtle soup, 87 turkies, 60 pheasants, 40 dishes of partridges, 100 dishes of fowls and capons, &c. &c., besides jellies, pies, and puddings without end. The evening was closed by the unexpected and agreeable addition of a

ball ; which, we presume, as the next day was Sunday, was over by twelve o'cloek- There was a plentiful sprinkling of Conservatives at the table, as was evident from the different receptionwhich the different toasts met with. The King's health was drunk with a decorous modicum of applause: Queen Adelaide's with hearty cheering ; Lord Brougham had not much reason to complain ; but his Majesty's Ministers were toasted with marked Coolness. The favourite, however, was his Grace the Duke of Wellington, whose health was drunk with uproarious delight. A curious scene took place on Saturday, at the dinner of' the Fish.. mongers' Company. The usual dulness reigned, till the Prime Warden gave " The health of his Majesty's Ministers," several of whom have

lately been made members of' the Company. On this Dr. Bowring- rose, and begged to inquire of the Court, whether those "illustrious personages, whom they had the privilege to consider as brothers, had been informed that they now belonged to as close a borough as any the Reform Bill had opened, and formed part of a corporation as irrespon- silde and inaccessible as any which his Majesty's Commissioners were engaged in inquiring into? Or were the Livery to consider the election of Lord Grey and his distinguished compeers as an evidence that the- time was at last arrived in which the spirit of Reform had penetrated into that unreformed Court, and that the worshipful wardens were now willing to exhibit those accounts to the Livery which had been shrouded in darkness from time immemorial ? Was it now to be-hoped that those immense sums, derived nobody knows whence, and spent nobody knows how, would be accounted for to that body of which the Court claimed to be only trustees ?" Great applause followed this speech. No an- swer was made from the chair ; but in the course of the evening, the

Prime Warden expressed his regret that the convivialities of the day were interrupted by the intrusion of such topics. Several of the Liverymen rose, and said that the Court had invariably refused to call the Livery together for business ; that every entreaty had been addressed to the Court, privately and publicly, to allow the. Livery to meet for the discussion of the Company's affairs, but that the request had been always refused, and that they could get neither meetings nor accounts. A determination was expressed, by a large majority of those present, to pursue the investigation of the Company's concerns until they were completely exposed to light.

A numerous meeting of the electors of the ward of Portsoken took place on TileAay night, to consider what steps should be taken to oust Mr. John Johnson, from the office of Alderman. Mr. Heard, the chairman, said that the present meeting was different from all former meetings on the subject, as the question was not between Mr. Scales and the Court of Aldermen, but between the free inhabitants of the ward and the Court of Aldermen, or their nominee; and the free- men had now resolved to take the affair into their own hands. Mr Tyers moved a resolution, that an application should be made to the King's Bench by the inhabitants of the ward for a quo warrant° to re- move Mr. Johnson from the office of Alderman of the ward, on the ground that he had not been elected thereto by the freemen. Mr. Aldred seconded the resolution, which was agreed to. Nearly 501. was subscribed in the room towards the expenses.

The Court of Aldermen have testified their respect for the memory of the Governor of Newgate, Mr. Woutner, in a kind and substantial manner.. On Friday, after some discussion, it was unanimously voted that a letter of condolence should be addressed to his widow, and a gratuity of two hundred guineas presented to her. It is generally un- derstood Mr. Barrett is to succeed to the Governorship of Newgate.

On Saturday, morning, there was a meeting of the St. Pancras Vestry; the senior Churchwarden in the chair. After a number of appeals against the new assessments had been heard, a letter was read from Mr. Thomas Goodchild, of Meeklenburgh Square, one of the County Magistrates, to the effect, that he considered the Vestry, as at present elected, an illegal body ; and, acting on the opinion he enter- tained, he should refuse to pay the rates, and also to sign any warrants of distress for the payment of rates ; that they might, if they thought proper, apply to the Court of King's Bench for a mandamus to compel him to perform his duty as a Magistrate, he being ready there to meet them and try the legality of their election. The following letter throws light on the state of the question re.

specting the rates : "Police Office, Hatton Garden. 18th July. •• Sir-1 am desired by Mr. Laing to inform you, that he has received a letter trim Mr. Phillipps communicating to him, by the direction of Viscount Mention me, tie opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown, that the Magistrates of the Office woultlf nut be justified in issuing warrants of distress to enforce the payment of the rates o the parish of St. Pancras, in cousequence of the serious objections which exist wt he

validity of the same. • 1 am, Sir, your obedient setvant,

•• T. BIALLETZ Chief Clerk.

" To the Vestry Clerk of the parish of St. Pancras."