South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1834-11-29
Foreign News.
VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.

VERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
BY the packet ship Caledonia, Captain
Graham, arrived at New York from Liv-
erpool, the Editors of the Commercial
Advertiser have received London papers
of October Goth. and Liverpool Of the
2lst. The Caledonia was to have sailed
on the 10th, but was detained FIVE days
in consequence of contrary winds.
CONFEDERATION OF THE TWO
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
The most interesting item of intelli.
gence furnished by this arrival is the
destruction Of the House of Lords, and
Of the Chapel Of St. Stephen, by FIRE
on the 10th Of October. This event
had naturally excited grea. sensation
10 the British metropolis.
sit is not (the London Courier oh.
serves that the buildings were valua-
bic in an architectural sense, for less
slightly and more inconvenient place for
business can scarcely beconceived, that
the loss is Of such painful interest /; but
because on that spot, in these halls,
have passed some Of the most memora.
Bile events in the history of our country.
They we're 'hallowed in our hearts, by
long train of associations, and we
could have better spared more splen.
did work. In them had been rendered
to victorious Generals the thanks Of the
assembled nation-and 10 them had re.
sounded those patriot words which hur-
ried on the people Indignantly to ma
'tionaf contest, or directed their enee.
gies to improve the national ins,itu-
tons. Ia them sprouted forth the
germs Of all our civil wisdom--and in
them was cheered when the peacema-
ker took his seat, the end of our wars.
They may be said to have been them.
selves an epitome Of our history by re-
calling all its striking features. They
are now at an end, never, we presume,
to be restored; for interesting as they
were, they had become, particularly
the Peoples House, no longer fit for
their intended purpose, aud like the in.
s.itutions framed or advocated in them
during many centuries, they required
to be adopted to the growth of the ma
ton. What the demands of orators
could not achieve, accident has accom-
plshed, and there must now be new,
and, we hope, convenient House Of
Commons"
The antiquity Of the House Of Lords
we do not recolIecl-bul the House Of
Commons was originally chapel built
by King Stephen and dedicated to St.
Stephen the Martyr. 1t was rebuilt in
1874 by Edward III, and assigned by
Edward vi, after the reformation for
the Sessions of the Commons House
OF Parliament, TO which purpose it has
ever since been applied. Both these
edifces which have thus stood for GEN.
turtles are now in ruins. AS in most
cases of CONGREGATIONS, rumour attrib-
uted it to incendiarism. The latest
London papers generally concur that
there is not the slightest reason 10 sup.
pose that its origin was other than &C.
cidental.
The Painted Chamber and the
whole Of the House of Lords and Com.
mons, including the Library, and Mr..
Ley's house are entirely destroyed, and
The south wall of the Library has fall
en- in, part of the Speakers house IS
also destroyed. The Parliament off,
ces at the west end Of the House OF
Lords, which are entered from Abing'
ton street, by the gateway at the Star
and Garter public house, are saved, to-
gether will all the books and papers
they contained, and all the books from
the library. The books and furniture
Of these two buildings were removed ear
ly by the police, and placed in the
yard adjoining, aad in the terraced gar
den, covered over with carpets and
tarpaulins.
On receiving intelligence of this MAJ
tional disaster, the King Immediately
placed the palace newly erected in 81.
Jamss's Park at the disposal Of the ma
ton.
The Sun gives the following account
Of the origin OF the fire. In the re-
moval Of papers from the Exchequer
TO the House Of Lords, some men were
employed in burning q great number OF