The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-03-26 00:00:00

VICTORIA

MANTLE WAREH4IIJSE,
199, BULL SIREET, BIRMINGHAM.

WILLIAMS AND FARR'S

SHOW

ROOMS
Are replete with every novelty in Plush
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virILLIAMS & FARR'S matchless Guinea
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the trade.
WILLIAMS & FARR'S remarkable' selec-
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Muffs, Ties Boas, Bags and Fancy Fur
Ties. 150 Fur Capes, extra large size, re-
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WILLIAMS & FARR'S Noted Establish-
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Manufacturers of the Registered Imperial
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99 BULL STREET, BIRMINGHAM

A 5....

Cloture is good, properly applied; but it is a 1
little ridiculous to see members slumbering
on the House benches ready to be awakened
to defeat its provisions on the one hand, and
on the other the messengers of excited Whips
tearing about the West-end of London in
cabs in the grey light of dawn to get Minis-
terialists out of bed in order that the Cloture
may be applied and the question put What
would be far better than the Cloture would
be the commencement of the business of
Parliament at an early hour of the day and
the conclusion of sitting before midnight—
rational time for rational work. Often, as
one hon. member said the other night, our
legislators are so jaded out when millions of
tax-obtained money are being dealt with
that they are unfit to play an ordinary game
of whist, let alone conduct the affairs of a
great nation. This night-work, we contend,
ought to be abolished, and many hours' de-
liberations be got through before the fashion-
able dinrer time, when, as at present
arranged, business proper is about beginning.
This, with the shutting out of party wrangl-
ing from St. Stephen's by relegating it to
the public platforms and newspaper contro-
versy, might turn the House of Commons
into a Chamber of Legislature. It is now
more of a talk-house and debating club, in
which party men fight party battles, and
politicians struggle together for personal
power.

COMMENTS ON CURRENT NEWS.

HER MAJESTY, who on Saturday departed
from the somewhat ascetic life which she
has led since death called away her beloved
Consort, and went to see the Paris Hippo-
drome Circus performance at Olympia, the
gigantic hall which has been erected for
show and entertainment purposes at Ken-
sington; on Wednesday delighted the hearts
of tho people of the midland metropolis by
paying a visit to their town. Birmingham
was en fete, as Birmingham only can be ; and
the Royal progress to the Victoria Courts,
the scene of the day's ceremonial, was made
through dense masses of loyal and loudly-
cheering holiday folk. The Queen has twice
before been to Birmingham, once as an
eleven year old girl with her mother, and
once, 29 years ago, as Queen of these realms,
accompanied by the late Prince Albert.
Then she opened Aston Park. The inhabit-
ants of the great hardware centre have felt
proud and highly honoured that the Sover-
eign should signalise the jubilee year of her
reign by favouring them with a sight of the
pomp and pageantry of the Royal presence,
and were most enthusiastic in their recep-
tion of her Majesty.

BESIDES the Aldershot review on the 9th
July, in which militia and volunteers, as
_, • ,
the queen wilT be present, we are to have a
big parade of citizen soldiers in London a
week earlier—on the 2nd of the same month.
Q,me 30,000 volunteers will pass before their
• -- at Buckingham Palace, and after-
• ~nilita,ry procession, doubt-
of the lieges.

Sovereig—

wards file off in—

less to the great cleligii,