Show al late mayor by tap jr I 1 on head with a mallet i ery few of En glands mayors are apted eted or inducted with the ceremy attached to londona Lon dons lord byor or nevertheless there are ices ces where curious old customs aist asserts a writer in london J awers ers magazine te he e mayor of lincoln for exam t is inducted into his office by ing g an ancient ring placed on his k er at cheltenham the heart of tn y kler new w mayor is made glad by the of a gold headed malacca cane fi reminder perhaps of those days en it was his duty to keep public aler in person lut probably the mayors of dun ible and grantham have to face t most interesting though not the I 1 S st t agreeable ceremonies the byor or of Duri dunstable stable for his part is U and truly bumped while the el magistrate of grantham for he quaint reason lost in antiquity fan artly tapped on the head with mallet et by the town clerk |