Litchfield enquirer., 1834-11-27

House of COmm0ns. by fire, is an event no otherwise to be regretted than from the ven erahle associations connected with those pla- res by their great antiquity and thr important events of the realm which have been deliber- ated upon in those legislative chambers for many centuries. They were, however, what would be called mean and diminutive build ings even in this cOuntry-bOih of them alto gelher too confined for the objects to which they were appropriated. The House of Com mOOs, particularly, was an insignificant little room, which, with its plain, unpainted, Oaken wainscoting,and common looking galleries, ,re sembled more the interior Of a barn or quaker meeting house than a hall of legislation. It has often been the subject of complaint. in fact a grievOus reflection upon the bOas;pd liberties Of England, that though the doors to this place are open to alt, 1t Is a fact that not more than two hundred at farthest of his Majesty's subjects, in the p"pul""s and nigh " kingdom of Great Britain. could be accom- modaled within its walls-the small gallery being the only place allotted to the public. Yet it was within this little room, originally chapel built by King Stephen 300 years since, l that has been heard the eloquent Oratory and profound discOurses of England's sages. phi l losophers, and siatesmen-,hrou oush the reigns  1 the wisdom and sagacity of Pepys-ihe illus trious patriot HamPden-ibc hrilliancy and wit of Sheridan, the pungent sarcasm of Fox, 1 the OverpOwering elocutiOp of Grattan and { Pitt and other remarkable names in history. 1 It was in the House of Lords too that was hea.d the undying OratOry of Chatham, he 1 of whom Cowper said it was sufficient honor 10 his country men that "Cha;han's laD- guage was his mothcr's tongue"
 But in the House of Lords, besides the throne, which, however, was nothing remaka- ble, there was destroyed in this building the celebrated tapestry that hung upon it's walls, representing the famous defeat of the Span ish armada in the time of Queen Elizabeth. relic that will be regretted by every lover of antiquities and historical monuments.
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 Meteors-Our readers will doubtless well , remember the remarkable meteoric pheno- menon which occurred on the 18th of NOven- ber of last year. 1t appears by communica- ton from Professor Olmstead, of Yale Col iege, published in the New Haven Herald, that there was recurrence of the phenomenon on the anniversary, the 18th Nov. of the present year. Professor Olmstead witnessed #. and took observations, assisted by Mr. LOomis, a Tutor in Yale College, and Mir. Halle, men- Der of the Senior class. The Professor states that the presence of the moon permitted only l the larger and more splendid meteOrs to be seen. The number of them, though smaller than that of last year, was much above the common average. They began to be frequent 1 as early as four minutes past one o'clock, l when fire ball of unusual splendor bIazed ! forth as a signal. From this period they con- tinued to fall at pretty uniform rate until daylight was far advanced. They estimated that thnuaanA EuIl durspr ho 0iUhf FNhar directions were more remarkable than their number, and afforded more unequivocal rvi. dence of the identity ofthe phenOmenoD, with thss of last year. They appeared asS before 1 to radiate from common centre, and that cenlte was again in the Constellation of Leo. ! .ets. s Boston Go< 1 Ihe Dog.-One of our latest English pa pers contains the following account Of the l faithfulness of that animal who seems to par l take of a moiety of human nature. The fact l took place at Peckham, in the county of Sur ry:-
 "A fine little girl, about two years and a half old, was missed by her father, who is a gardner to several families residing in the a. l bovc neighborhood: our houses were search l ed, ponds dragged, but of no avail. Towards evening. however, a boy, who was passing
 near the dog kennel in which was chained a
 large Newfoundland dog. espied the little fu- gitve asleep in the humble dwelling of her
 canine friend. the paws of the animal being carefully extended round the chiid's neck.-
 On his attempting to approach the infant the ! dog showed symptoms of determination tu retain possession of his little companion. This
 induced the boy to call the father of the child
 to aid in it's rescue. but he also was denied ap- proach. The infaDt, however. being awak-
 ened by the barking of the dog, was soon per- mitted, without resistance. ia leave the ken mel, whence it ran in tears to the arms of it's
 overjoysd parent.
 "Lfignorance IS bliss, It's Jolly to De Mise."
 To show how far the false impressions OfOur political adversaries have had aD effect upon 1 the ignorant and uncuItivated. among those
 who recently opposed the rights or biased the
 minds of every lover of our Constitution and l it's precepts, we give below a fact. On Sat
 urday last female domestic. residing in re- spectacle family, in the First Ward. whose
 male friends were warm politicians. presented
 herself before the lady Of the house. and in great ecstacy. informed her that she intended immediately to leave her employ. On being
 asked why she had thus suddenly come tO that determination, she replied, "JacksOn has succeeded, Jackson has succeeded. and there
 is no use to work any longer." This is true,
 and it was some time before the deluded fe- , male was convinced that she was tn error, ' and could not live without working. We