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REPLY1850

COLLAR OF SS

By F. S. Q.

The inclosed paragraph, extracted from the *Morning Post* of last Saturday completes the history of the municipal collar of the corporation of Derby, concerning which I recently proposed a Query. The right to purchase does not, however, establish the right to wear such a decoration. "The Insignia of Mayoralty.—Considerable excitement prevails just now in many municipal corporations respecting the insignia of mayoralty. At Derby the mayor has recently obtained the gold chain worn by Lord Denman when Lord Chief Justice. In reference to a question whether or not the chain was a present, a corresp…

Topics: Municipal Insignia, Mayoralty, Free Trade

Locations: Derby