The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05 00:00:00

THE SHAH'S VISIT TO THE HOUSES OF

PARLIAAIENT.

The Times gives the following interesting sketch of
the Shah at the Houses of Parliament.

At • garter before six o'clock on Tuesday, His Majesty
arrived at the Houma of Pthirament thell entering by the
Par. entrance, wan naiad by Admiral Sir Autumns
Chfbri, Usher of the Bleck Rod, who In the fine
place coechicted hint to the Piece:a-chamber and the
Robing.roont, and next to the Hons. Itself. The Shah wit.
named • sitting of their Lordshire and.. very favourable W-
akened...an The Hoag ene more than an average a....
regard* the umber of Peen the Peoreame' gallery
bed many ocr.:pants, and • en Hie Mejeety •ntered the
Dike of Richmond, Leader of the Oppontion, was addnee-
the House. The Shah eat on • small chair of crimson and
gold, which had been paced for him, In front of the space
at the ioOt of the Throne, and just within the railing at
the right band tide He wore no epanlettes on thM
occerdon, but his cross belt was studded with dn.
Moods of gnat slre, and he wore several cane
of diamonds an his bre.% as well as the Riband
and Site of the The Grand Venter stood on
bin loft, Lord Morley and Sir Usury Raielineon on his right,
and hie Master of the Ceremoula immediately behind him.
Scitice/y had hie Majeety taken hie seat when the Duke of
Cambridge walked up the House to pay his respects to the
Shah, who shook the Ilinetrions Duke warmly by the hand.
During the garter of an hour or mons spent by him In tbeir
Loroships House the Shah In yuently aakedtouations of Sir
Henry Rawl... and Lord Morley. From the Lords the Shah
and tale suite walked across the lobbim to he Commons The
whole was of the distance between the lobbies of the two Houses
lined by crowds of spectators, principally ladies, a path
down the enntre being kept by Mr. Inspector Denning and
police of the A divimon, who had marked off a convenient
pathway by mans of scarlet rope._ At the door of the
Common. the Shah was received by the Speaker, the
Houma being In Committee at the time. Lord Charles
Ruseell, the Sergeant-at-Arm., conducted Hi. Majesty to
the Gallery over the clock, the green lather on the front
beechen of which had been covered with red cloth_ There
wan what may be called • lien.." when the Shale took
his seat in the Geller', and evidently the members resolved
that in his presence it should be a lively one Even before the
House got out of C. milliner en the Judicature Bill there
ereo some very animated cries of Hear, beer," which set
Ifi. Perelan Majesty on Geiger Inquiries of tile Henry Ruin-
son but, tonere.. on that bill having been ordered to be
reported, and the Gormehavirur resumed, the next order, "Th.
Turnpike Ante Continuance bill, • smooth reeding," afforded
the House an apportunity of treating the Shah to • division-
Mr. R N. Fowler was the prime mover In this courteous
InnETLIVT• Lord H. Thynne had given notioeof an arseedmeet
on the wooed rending, and idr. Fowler appealed to the Go-
vernment not to press the second reading Into. absence of kin
noble friend, stating that U they did he should tal
bound to move the adjournment of the deate. TIM
Government, not to be outdone by Mr F nice, did
Orme the second reading, and I • hon, member, as good
VI his word, challenged • dirlaion amid the chem. of
tb• House When the Shah saw all the memben
Nang la their places and Bamberg of them going
ant at an. vide of the chair, while conniderable graapa
pressed to leave by the other etd• of the Saleaker, he Molted
exceedingly perplexed. He turned to Sir Henry Rewila
1.. for a solutton of the difficulty but even for
expounding of Parliamentary technicalitlee Sir Hwy'.
Fenian wet up to the mark. Ey a few sentence/
he Nada the Share understand the state of the nee
and with inenifest interest and pleasure His Majesty
awaited the return of the member, and the corning
of the tellers to the table. Just before the Duman were
brought up, Mr Gladstone ascended to the gallery. The
Shah entered into conversation with him, and the Premier
was still in con rersation with His Majesty wh-n the rethlt of
the dine:lon WY told. The House adjourned in • mtchte or
two afterwards; but the Shah was so taken with the Com-
Mons that ha rill lingered, and bet re finally leaving
the tralbry turned round, end needing lo front of its
Soaker'. chair, took a long last look at the great Council
Chamber of the pe ples representative. His Majesty pared
front the Mame Into the member's lobby, thence through the
painted corridor into the c lobby. through S• Stephen's
HMI, where a iooked at the Maths, of our great Parliamen-
tary heroes, and down the great litglit of .tens Into West-
minder Hail, the noble proportion. of which elicited his
admiration.