The Sun.
London, England, 1835-02-05 00:00:00

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

The buildings which have been appropriated to the accom-
modation of the two Houses of Parliament are rapidly ap-
proaching towards completion, and will be quite ready some
time previously to the day on which the writs are returnable.
We yesterday had an opportunity of again inspecting the
alterations, and we do not hesitate to state, that only more
had been done than could possibly have been expected,
but it has been done in a way that must elicit universal
approbation.

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THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
r An erroneous paragraph has appeared in all the London and
provincial newspapers respecting the new throne. There will
not be a new throne, and the one which is to supply the place
of that splendid article of furniture which was destroyed by
the late conflagration is not as yet erected. It is the one that
was built for George IV., when Prince Regent, and which
was erected in the Gold Room at Carlton-house, and there
used by that monarch on state occasions. It has of course
undergone considerable alterations, and has been newly ern!
bellished. For instance, the Prince of Wales's Plume has
been superseded by the Imperial Crown, and it has been en-
tirely new gilded. It is considerably smaller than the
one we refer to, but in taste of architecture by no means
inferior. Parts of it have been already conveyed to the
House, but it will riot be put up until the latter end of the
ensuing week.
The seats appropriated for their Lordships are not as here-
tofore fixtures, but are made of solid and beautifully grained
English oak, and covered with superfine crimson cloth. When
the new houses are completed, these will be removed, and
more substantial or more elegant furniture, it would be diffi-
cult to imagine. The side galleries, which are erected on the
chastest principles, are also painted in grain to correspond.
The accommodation below the bar for members of the Com-
mons who attend to bring up bills, is even superior to what
they enjoyed in former days. An additional space of 4 feet has
been added to that portion of the house, and at least 150 gen-
tlemen may attend on these occasions in future without incon-
venience.

The accommodation for the gentlemen who attend to re-
port the proceedings for the press has also been consulted,
with an alteration which does honour to those upon whom
the management of these arrangements has devolved. In
this room (the Lords') their places will be similar to the
last—that is, the entire of the front seat of the gallery has
been appropriated exclusively to them. To this they will
enjoy great facility of ingress and egress, and a broad wri-
ting-board or desk is erected for their use. In this re-
spect, however, the Lords, although there they will have
nothing to complain of, have not, as will be shown hereafter,
gone so far as the Commons.

The house is remarkably light in the day-time, acid at night
it will be illuminated with seven splendid chandeliers, sus-
pended from the ceiling, all of which are ready to be put up.
The Royal entrance, which will in future be open for the
accommodation of Peers, remains the same as before ; but in-
stead of proceeding to the Painted Chamber (now the House
of Lords), his Majesty will proceed at once to the Library,