The original Picture of London . (huhi //a//. 2///iN/nr/i/. MANSION HOUSE. 155 Institution, in Pall Mall. Here also, are two pictures,representing the procession of the lord mayor, & Westminster Hall by water, and the ceremony ofswearing in (as it is termed) his Lordship, in 1781 : thesecontain portraits of almost all the principal members of thecorporation of London, at that time. The Chamberlain s Aj)artment is decorated with framedand glazed copies, richly illuminated on vellum, of thenumerous votes of thanks from the corporation to theheroes who signalized themselves in the late wars.

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The original Picture of London . (huhi //a//. 2///iN/nr/i/. MANSION HOUSE. 155 Institution, in Pall Mall. Here also, are two pictures,representing the procession of the lord mayor, & Westminster Hall by water, and the ceremony ofswearing in (as it is termed) his Lordship, in 1781 : thesecontain portraits of almost all the principal members of thecorporation of London, at that time. The Chamberlain s Aj)artment is decorated with framedand glazed copies, richly illuminated on vellum, of thenumerous votes of thanks from the corporation to theheroes who signalized themselves in the late wars. Herelikewise is a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, of Mr. Tom-kins, by whom most of the above addresses were written. There are several other apartments, offices, &c., in whichthe city Courts, Kings Bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer,&c. were formerly kept. — The old Council Chamber, inwhich the Court of Aldermen hold their meetings, ismost worthy of attention; the ceiling of this room ishighly decorated. The hall is a

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