Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . ack of the Speakerschair. This is the procedure in the case of petitions ofpublic interest. With regard to most of the petitions theMembers to whom they are sent privately bundle theminto the bag without anyone in the House being a bitthe wiser. But there is a difPerent and more picturesque methodof presentation in the case of petitions from theCorporation of the City of London, By right of anancient privilege these petitions are presented at the I
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . ack of the Speakerschair. This is the procedure in the case of petitions ofpublic interest. With regard to most of the petitions theMembers to whom they are sent privately bundle theminto the bag without anyone in the House being a bitthe wiser. But there is a difPerent and more picturesque methodof presentation in the case of petitions from theCorporation of the City of London, By right of anancient privilege these petitions are presented at the Iarof the House by the Sheriffs of London and Jliddlesex,in their robes of office. The Sheriffs are conducted tothe Bar by the Serjeant-at-Arms, bearing the Mace onhis shoulder. The Speaker says, What have you gotthere ? and the City Remembrancer, standing in hiswig and gown between the Sheriffs, answers by recitingthe substance of the petition.* * The Sheriffs shown in the picture are AlJerman Sir John Knill,Bart, (on the left), and Sir Alfred Jas. Reynolds (on the right), lu thecentre is the City llemembrancer, Jlr. Adrian D. W. Pollock. 60. bo SIR J. BLUNDELL MAPLE, BART. The great London firm of upholsterers, Maple & Co.,made the name of Sir John Blundell Maple familiarthroughout the land. One of the most successful businessmen, thoroughly devoted to business, he remained inbusiness until his death in November, 1903. Evenas a Member of Parliament he conducted all thedetails of his big establishment. He was a well-knownfigure at Westminster, bustling about with bundles ofpapers under his arm, his pockets bulging with similardocuments, interviewing people in the Lobby, visitingthe business-room of the Members to dictate letters tohis secretaries; and, invariably spruce and sprightly,he seemed to do it all with the greatest case. I went on to my fathers factory straight fromschool, he once said, and studied detail from anenvelope to a ledger; grounded myself in the pricesand so
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