T -r THE NATIONAL RECISTPRI say the men of this world. The answer is always clear. 'Ti,. the lite of God in the soul of man,—'tis the ' lite' that ' is hid with Christ in (mod?' Those who know aught of this life,—feel ing ' in whom we live, and move, and have our heing,'—will set their seal to this; truth. These know well what this lite means, and they can tell what it means. Scriptural experience is the prominent excellence in Mr. Wilkinson's discourses. His divisions, generally judicious, are rather unnecessarily multiplied; neither his voice or action partake much of the speaker; and he is, oratorically contemplated, unfavourably stone • ' Such, however, is the efficacy of his preaching, assisted by the solemnity of his appearance, that, triumphing over casual impe diments, he lays the axe to the root; he convinces sin, and edifies faith. His exhortations are warm; and his applications strong. Of the number of those who have rightly apprehended and fully expounded Sacred Scripture, such an one may look, with holy hope, to the second coming of his Divine Master, when every faithful Minister of Religion shall be enabled to exclaim, before assembled worlds,—( Lo, here am I ; and those whom thou bast given me !' This hope is the stay of such men. Whilst they are in the world, God is with them; when they quit the world, they are with Cod ! Trivial faults are not worth notice. Otherwise the homeliness of Mr. Wilkinson's general style might sometimes be critically objected to; and yet such a phrase as " This stares you in the face," used by him in preaching, may seem deserving of correc tion. Faults of this sort are still the besetting sins of sonic who cif], preach well. ONESIMUS. CITY 13 USINESS. LORD MAYOR'S DAY. Friday a Court of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, for the purpose of swearing in Mr. Alderman Hu N . rea Lord Mayur of London, for the ycar ensuing. At ~.itelve o'clock yesterday morn;n7, the Loan T.T. ,;( ar rivod kt Guildhall in th& state coach, ni wly adorned for the oc ca,ion, and drawn by a fine set of black horses, richly capari soned, preceded by his servants in liveries of uncommon ele gance and richness of ornament. The men in armour were restored with additional splendour ) to the great batisfactiun of the spectators. _ _ _ At nue o'clock the whole procession moved from Guildhall to Blackfriars-bridge, when the LORD MAI , tot, Aldermen, Re• corder, Sheriffs, and City Officers, embarked on board the City barge; they were joined by the several Companies in their respective barges, and proceeded to Westmin,ter in the most correct order, amidst the firing of cannon from the different wharfs as they passed along, loud cheering, and bells ringing. On the arrival of the procession at the Court of Exchequer, they were received by the Loan CHIEF BARON with the usual formalities. The late Loan MAYOR delivered in the account of estreats, &c. which had tat en plate during his Mayoralty. After which, the new LORD MA oit was sworn into once, in the presence of the Cursitor Baron of the Fxchequer, accord , - ing to the ancient legal forms. The Cut Li BARON delivered on the occasion an excellent charge. The LORD MAYOR then paid his respects to the Lords Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, Common Pleas, and the Judges oleach Court generally, and invited them to the dinner at Guildhall. The procession then took water at Palace. yard-stairs, whence it again proceeded to the City in the following order : Peace Officers to clear the way. According to ancient custom, the Royal West Regiment of Lon don Militia, of which the Lord Mayor is Colonel, in field-day order, 600 men ; The Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Met chant-Taylors, in their coshes ; The Band that attended them on the water s 21 in number; The Banners of the Merchant-TaYlors'.Company ; Thirty-seven Pensioner*, in the livkry of the Merchant-I'ay!oc. Company, carrying Spears and Shields, two and two; Three of the Lord Mayor's Trumpeters, on horseback ; Esquire in half A Knight iu a f u ll S u it o f C a p- E s q u ire in half Armour, with a• Pee Steel Armour , Armour, with a Lance, on horseback ; a Shield, Ten Liverymen of the City of London, in their Gowns and Hoods, on h orse b ac k% Three more of the Lord Mayor's Trumpeters, on horseback : Lance Esquire 1 - A Knight in a full Suit o f 1_ Shield Esquire, in half Armour, { Brass Armour, on horseba c k ; _fin half Armour The LADY MAYORESS, in her coach and six blood-bay horses; 4 !;.. The Lord Mayor's Banners ; His Lordship's own Band of 21 Musicians, iti ft 11 Dress; Esquire in half A Knight in full Cap-a-Pee Esquire in half Armour, with Steel Armour, on Armour, with a Lance, horseback ; . a Spear, Four Marshal's Men, on foot ; Six of the Lord Mayor's Footmen, in State Livery ; The Upper City Marshal ; The LORD MAYOR's STATE COACH, and six 'horses; The late Lord Mayor's six Footmen, in State Livery ; The late Lord Mayor's Coach and six horses; The Aldermen in their Coaches; The Sheriffs in their State Carriages; City Law Oiliccrs, ace. When the Procession arrived at the Obelisk, in Fleet-street, it was joined by the Judges, Nobility, Foreigners of distinction, &c. &c. The equipages of the new Loan MAYOR and Sheriffs were superb. His Lordship's servants were elegantly habited in brown, richly ornamented with gold. The new Sheriffs vied with the LORD MAYOR, in the elegance and splendour of their appointments. A long train of carriages. followed the procession from the bridge to Guildhall. At six o'clock the company sat down to a splendid d:nter, given by his Lordship to several of the principal per/ons in the city, their wives and daughters, and a numerous assemblage of distingui , lieti visitors from the West-ond of the; town. The tables were laid out in the first stile of elegance, and the most luxuriant plenty smiled around. The Hall was decorated with a profusion of variegated lamps; every niche and every pillar was crowded with lights. _ _ After the cheerful glass had circulated in all the festivity of civic generosity, and many loyal and constitutional toasts were given, the her sex came in for their share of the gaieties of the evening, by the dances commencing, which continued till IS o'clock, when the company retired highly satisfied with the fes tivities of the day. The Ladies dresses wire elegant is the extreme, chiefly con sisting of white crape worn over satin slips, the bottom of the dress scollopp'd, and caught up with small bunches of artificial flowers. Spanish sleeves composed of satin and lace; the back and shoulders of the dress trimmed with Vandyke lace; the hair ornamented with a fillet ,of twisted satin and pearls. Some wore feathers and diamonds. Wl:ite kid gloves, and shoes with pink and silver roses were generally worn. The weather, which for several days has been wet and foggy, cleared up in the forenoon, and continued 'fine throuElmut the day, to the delight of thousands of spectators, planted in win dows, and collected in the streets, to behold the City's dour, which surpassed any thing of the kind fo: - a number of years. Mr. ELLISTON lent tQ Colonel, HUNTER, the new Loa m MAYOR, his magnificent suits of armour of brass and steel, which cost not less than 0001. Mr. Shll+ll, of the Surrey Theatre, rode one of tile. stoel suit e and a Lieutenant of the London Militia, the other; the brass one was also worn by a Military Officer,