Show HIS POSITION ONE OF HIGH HONOR AND DIGNITY elaborate ceremonies and formalities surround the head of tho the worlds greatest city takes precedence of all but the sovereign no tio office to which a man is elected by tho the people lias has more attendant than that of lord kaoi ot of london it is alho surrounded with nith thu the most elaborate for formalities mall tic lie ile has gowns of se scarlet arlot violet anil anti blick black for various occasions and a tiala bearer the rho lad Ala oress har maids ot honor lionor and lier her train Is boine boi ne by pages in ili costume cob tume in tho the alt the ala o 0 oi takes precede precedence im in J tati aftel the soNe sovereign reign A quaint feudal iemon ce cei cinon which was as t observed in ili the late queens atlee ut lee in Is au that of handing ili hr sword of to the sovereign at the bai the lord maor has a choice ot four boida bw olds the boid ot state toi supie supreme nie occasions aon the dwail stoid for ceremonial ocea occasions and the black sord car gilld lit d when there Is au a death in the roy il 11 and aien hen attending funeral the buith sword is held above the loid mayors ala ors chair in the ci minal court then there are other emblems of office the diamond tre the seal eal the purse and the mace they pla an important part in tho the inaugural ceremonies of the mayor the city chamberlain in ith three obeis obel ances presents the scepter to the retiring il mayor layor he ile in turn de liberg it to his successor suc cesor who lays it on HIP table in fr front of him the chamberlain retires anith itu three more lovs los to return anith alth the seal and thice more the purse is similarly presented further cere 1 g follow from the sword bearer who renders up tip the sword the maco mace bearer also gives up tip the maco mace in a similar way the retiring lord may alay oi 01 then surrenders tho keys of tho the coffer in which tho the seal is kept there are three keys heys of the other two one is held by the chamberlain the second by the chairman of the lands committee to unlock tho the cof fei all three must be produced this cremon ceremonial cre fal has great historic interest it implies the sovereign power and authority in ancient times of the chief magistrate of the city tho the scepter sword and mace are emblems of royalty the lord mayor was a merchant prince in fact as well as in name he ile is still by virtue of his office admiral of the port of london ganger gauger of wine and oil and other gau gable articles meter of coal grain salt and fruit and inspector of hops bops and butter soap cheese and other articles coming into the port of london of course these duties aro are performed by deputy other dignified offices which he holds are governor of four hospitals trustee of st pauls cathedral and magistrate in several places |