THE FETE or MoxnAr.—Tile preparations' for the reception of his
Majesty, at the opening of London Bridge, are grandly described by the • City Newsman.
"Time throne which was prepared for Guildhall on the ilth of November will, it is said, be placed in this splendid apartment, in which the great Ministers of State, the nobility. the Foreign Ambassadors, and those who will accompany their Majesties, and, as it were, form the Court, wilt sit down to the feast. The canvass ceiling is brilliantly decorated with flags of all nations, ccommemorative of the success of the British arms by sea and 1;111(1. The royal table will be laid for eighteen persons. Below the royal tent, at each side of the wide pass through which the pro- cession is to go. are two tiers of tables, occupying a space of upwards of 2,000 feet. Those tables will extend along the bridge more than 500 feet. The Aldermen and their ladies will occupy the tables nearest to time King's tent, on each side. Below these tables the Common Councilmen and their ladies will take their places, and the rest of the company will be accommodated in the same line, but lower down. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and London Bridge Committee, will meet their Majesties on the steps of the grand western entrance from the Thames, and above the steps will be stationed a guard of honour. Their Majesties will, upon reaching the top of the grand stairs, be conducted along time broad passage from the Royal tent to the Southwark extremity. Upon returning from the Southwark'extremity of the bridge, their. ajesties will proceed to the Royal tent, and partake of the hospitality of the King's faithful subjects of the.City of London. It is calculated that the procession will be at an end at about haltpast four, and itis.belleved that the King and Queen will not depart until between seven and eight, when their Majesties will embark on board the Royal barge, and return to Somerset House. From the roof of the long tent, on the outside, will wave upwards of one hundred and fifty flags, and in the centre will appear the Royal standard. At each of the four corners of the Royal tent a man will stand in a full suit of armour, four of the most splendid snits having been brought from time Tower for the occasion. As soon as their Majesties reach the extremity of the awning, Mr, Green, the aeronaut, will ascend with his balloon,"
The River will be kept clear from Westminster to Lo- ..atua Bridge, except for the barges, three hundred in number, which • . are specially per- mitted to anchor in the line of the procession, in or -der to afford the pub- lic a near view of the splendid show. We hope the day may be fine, and
that our good King and Queen may rejoice as heartily as their subjects
will in their presence. There are 7,,any complaints, as there always must be, of partiality in the distr: ,oution of tickets. For our own parts, not having applied, we have • suffered no refusal. We suppose, in such
cases, it is usual for men- 'in power to accommodate their friends first, and
strangers afterward;
4. This is not exactly the way in?whVeli•the strangers
would have it '.,rdered, no doubt ; but where two men rldebti horseback, it is not 'cry easy for both to be foremost. 'When we of the Press—for
it is lay our brethren that the complaints of Common Council partiality Seem chiefly made—give our (kjeibter is la fourchthe to the King and 'Queen, at the opening of the Bill—the bridge that is to bear us over the flood—we shall carry such a head, and be so exclusive ! We would not insure a ticket to an Alderman.
COMMON HALL.—A requisition has been numerously and respect- ably signed for a Common Hall, to express the sense entertained by the Livery of London of the delays in passing the Reform Bill, and of the vexatious and prolonged opposition raised against it. Mr. Harmer, the Common Councilman, Mr. Dillon, and others of the requisitionists, waited on the Lord Mayor, at the Mansionhouse, on Thursday ; and his Lordship expressed the greatest readiness to hold the hall. As Monday, the earliest day for which notice could be given, will be occupied with the opening of London Bridge, the Common Hall will be held on Tuesday.
TIIE LORD MAYOR AND TIIE Reconnea.—On Saturday, the Lord Mayor gave a dinner, at Twickenham, to the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Rus- sell, Lord Nugent, and several other distinguished persons, on board the Navigation Barge. There was a Court of Conservancy held at the Swan Inn, Westminster, in the course of the day ; when the Recorder ad- dressed the Mayor with great bitterness for having omitted to invite Lady Knowlys to his parties. The reporters give the following dialogue as Laving taken place on the occasion.
The Recorder—" lily Lord Mayor, I can no longer disguise from you that I feel that your Lordship has most grossly, and beyond all endurance, insulted me." The Lord Mayor—" Indeed ! in what manner ?" The Recorder—" I feel the indignation most poignantly, my Lord Mayor ; I shall, Nvhile you are Chief Magistrate, act towards you with respect, because respect is due PoP. the office you hold ; but as soon as you have passed the Chair, you must look to different sort of treatment. The Lnrd Mayor—" I am sure you are very kind and very candid ; but what have I done to subject me to so great a misfortune as your displeasure 2" The Recorder—" You cannot be estranger to the fact that my wife, Lady Knowlys, haaleen pasied over on all occasions, in your Mayoralty, in which ladies have been e,ntertAined. The Magistrates who have not passed the Chair, and who are of 7"edtiriAatOtAidered my juniors, have been all treated with becoming respect, as re- gards the invitations to the ladies, but I have been singled out for insult. I shall, my Lord Mayor, accordingly, while you are in the Chair, act respectfully towards you in consideration of your office ; but the moment you leave it—the moment your year is oat, our acquaintance is entirely at an end." The Lord Mayor—" Very well, Mr. Recorder, I shall between this and that endea- vour to reconcile myself to the loss."
[This Recorder is a judge of the land, in criminal matters, equal to Lord Tenterden. He tills an office in which patience, forbearance, and, above all, common sense, are essential.] THE LONDON UNIVERSITY—On Saturday last, the Council, on the motion of the celebrated Mr. Bingham Baring, removed Professor Patti- son from the Anatomical chair. Their resolution bears to be founded on the report of a Select Committee appointed on the 18th June last. It expressly states that Mr. Pattison's general character and professional skill are unimpeached. M. De Morgan, the distinguished Professor of 3lathematics, resigned immediately on the resolution respecting Mr. Pattison being made known. Letters from Mr. Pattison and Captain Gowan, on the subject, and our own remarks on the general misgovern- ment of the University, appear in other pages of this day's Seecraron.
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