. A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7. rded, and will by-and-by appear on thestage of some music hall or variety palace, being wornby the men who stick up the numbers at the side ofthe stage of the various items of performance, or theywill be used by some dusky chieftain in far distantlands; my state carriages will get coats of paint ofother colours, and be altered and hired by a Sheriffstill to be elected. I am no longer My Lord,unless Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman has been soimpressed by my merit that he is going to write meanother charming letter and offer me a peerage. I remember a very pleasant litt
. A lord mayor's diary, 1906-7. rded, and will by-and-by appear on thestage of some music hall or variety palace, being wornby the men who stick up the numbers at the side ofthe stage of the various items of performance, or theywill be used by some dusky chieftain in far distantlands; my state carriages will get coats of paint ofother colours, and be altered and hired by a Sheriffstill to be elected. I am no longer My Lord,unless Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman has been soimpressed by my merit that he is going to write meanother charming letter and offer me a peerage. I remember a very pleasant little incident which 228 A LOI^D MAYOR,S DIARY occurred on the last day of my mayoralty. Just as Iwas prepared to leave the Mansion House, dressed inall my civic glory, I took up in my arms a little girland kissed her. She was a granddaughter of ourpresent learned Common Serjeant, Mr. Henry FieldingDickens, She submitted with a good grace tomy embrace, and then ran to her mother, saying: Mummy, the Lord Mayors Show kissed THTC —TIIK GOING OUT. *0H, WHAT A FALL WAS THERE, MY the ?? Punch cartoon by John Leech. To face p. 228 DIARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS, HABITS, AND CEREMONIAL OBSERVED IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LONDON FROM THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER, 1738, TO THE 28th of OCTOBER, 1739, INCLUSIVE Kept by MICAJAH PERRY, Mercer TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JOHN SALTER, KNT.,LORD MAYOR ELECT. Sir John Eyles, Bart.,Sir Robert Baylis, Bart.,Humphrey Parsons, Esq.,Sir Francis Child, Knt.,John Barber, Esq.,Sir Willm. Billers, Knt.,Sir Edwd. Bellamy, Knt.,Sir J no. Williams, Knt.,Sir Jno. Thompson, TCnt.,Sir Jno. Barnard, Knt.,Sir Harcourt Masters, Kiit., Richard Levett, Esq.,Sir Geo. Champion, Knt.,Sir Robt. Godschall, Knt.,Robt. Willimott, Esq.,Danl. Lambert, Esq.,Sir Josh. Hankey, Knt.,Robert Westley, Esq.,Sir Willm. Rous, Knt.,Henry Marshall, Esq.,Sir Josh. Eyles, Knt.,Willm. Baker, Esq., Aldermen. Geo. Heathcote, Esq. i .,, j oi. -xc _. _ _ 2L,
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