Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-12-02
DESTRUCTION OF PARLIAMENT HOUSE

Strong Langudgc
The Liverpool Standard it Will be seen by the following
extract, EAUEFS in the destruction OF the Houses
of Parliament the Throne, &cThe particulars of the
calamity, we gave In yesterdays Gazette.
The throne is burnt the proceedings Of the reformed
parliament all their worthless records all their bills and
motions, and notices of notions hurled into oblivion.
the woosack is destroyed and the House Lords as well
as Tie House oil Commons, IS now heap of smoulderng
ashca In night all tatwas venerable in the Armada
tapestry all that gittercd in the canopy that covered
kings. all that ancient dear memory in the
chapel of St Stephen, and all that rcpulsve in the
benches and boards recently ramped and DEGRADED
by the tools Of the Irish priests and by the FLGyIs
BucEtngkGmS BugcorS R0eJuckS, Iumes Niles Bishes
Uhiuo HGrreys, .oyriSonS, and such persons all all
the good and the bad, the time-honorcd and the mob
polluted has been consigned TO the flames and the walls
and raifers which sheltered the collective scisdo1a of
the nation will shelter them more The place has
disappeared like the gourd of the prophet and have
only to regret that the "reminiscences ohc deeds those
who have brought much humiliation upon their coun-
try have not persisted with them The hand writing is
OH the wall and though have lost the temple those
who dishonorcdii, and made IT reproacl to the intel
Hgencc of the age, still remain
How the fire originated has not TRANSFERRED The min
iscra papers extremely anxious to have il believed
that il was purely accidental We question this and in
the absence of proof must hold by that opinion until
II is changcdb by satisfactory evidence Wen knowing
the situation of the different buildings the thickness OF
the stone walls the servants in attendance and the as
sumed absence of heated ucs during the prorooaton
appears almost incredible chat houses 50 dointed
and in many respects ircproof should all at once have
been involved in ONE awful and general conflagraton.
1t is but fair however, to wait and the result of the
inquiry
la other respects hardly imagine that there is
single individual in Tic country who is sorry at what
is called the calanty The conductors Of The London
press generally who have lately and particularly since
the passing OF the abominabc poor law bill been in
crcasng IN their dstrus and dislike Of the House of
Commons seem to amuse themselves like Nrno Who
hddlcd when Rome was burning They quite face
ous the ruins Of the two houses The Times rakcs
together all the tests perpctratcd the occasion The
poor Chronte that asprcs wit and cannot APP
Preciie II IN others treats the affair with unusual cool
The Globe is in its ordinary way hippant over the
fire, like a penny -a-liner at Bow-street Monday
morning. The True Sun reioces Boatswnin SMIrif
would NJ the burning Of gin palace or hogc Of doubt.
ul reputation The Morning POSTS as merry as sailor
who has escaped shpwreck; and our excellent cousin f
the Standard is laughing in his sleeve as Caleb Bladder
stone did at the conica and polite conilagraton OF
Woscrag The Herald alone is sentimental ike an old
apple woman overturned in the streets by an omnibus
But last Of all the Morning Sees quite inconsoa-
bic although is under apprehension that as the
philosophers have ruined the trade of London and driven
~ 70 Liverpool the nccndarcB my send the houses Of
legislature in similar direction.
ana why not What claim has London. at the cx-
tfcmy OF inc island to be The exclusive seat oflegisa-
uonf ~ may be convenient for certain official people
for lawyers and diapers who are far ,ncn
who shelter Themselves in the impenctrale rece.g Of
the mctroPosto have the houses Of parliament within
few miles Of the French coast but thee nr. mr., en- n;
cien for dragging ninctcnfis Of he lords and
representatives, in parliament Ear from their homes
Now that ST Stephen is burnt, and Che tapestry Of
Queen Elizabeth consumed, and all that wal worth re-
collecting consigned to the flames VIC see no reason ,,v
better local situation should not BE- selected and lie
future parliament Of he United Kingdom removed be-
yOnd the obnoxious influence Of the mObs Of London
Windsor is the best place for holding codrtst is but
two hours drive from 81. James-and The new houses
would be- well located SIX miles north Of Wind.
aor lf This should prove nconycnient why not move
stili farther norh and fix upon Oxford. Parlianenis
have sat there bcfofci
ne the however, AZ IL may, quito agree with our
contemporaries Of tc metropolis, that little or no harm
has been suaainedly eyelng 70 the ground the uusigt-
~ the aseless the ugly, and nconvenicn pile Of build
ngs, which formed the two houses Of Parliament Such
il-contriycd unhealthy, ilyentatcd uncouth and stu
Pd erectohs, wcrc thc disgrace Of England From the
gallery Of the I1onse Of Commons down TO the bar Of
above 50 The stables dstancefrom the library 10 Inc
lobby-rom the vote office 81 the scoticrcd committee
roomsirom the sleeping galleries IF 81 Sicphcn's 10
an the nircaic p1agoges whch required years sIndY