Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-09-21

/ MR. WEED gives the lollowiDg sketch
ofihe BRlrisn PARLIAMENT in one of
his letters
\ Parliament sits, you know, in q wing
adjoining Westminster liall, where the
higher Couis hold their silings. The
sessions commence, or To use our
own terms, the Houses meet al D
O'Clock, p. NJ. As YOU approach the
Hall, and especially il the Lords are IN
session, you see 80, 40, and sometimes
so grooms mounted (and 10 livery of
course holding saddlrd horses IN readl-
ness Tor the members, who generally,
like John Randolph, 90 aud return To
and from Parliament in this mnnnei.
! lfyou are stranger, porters very civ'l-
| ly conduct YOU 10 the entrance, la, winch
service they took for II penny. Here
an individual receives your umbrella,
oyercout, cane, sc. for taking care Of
| which, when you return, he oi course
expects n gra.uiiy. You then pass
Il through u lnng narrow corridor into an
/ nnte-room, where, if YOU want TO see ~
member, your card is handed TO n door
keeper with gown aud wig, who trans
i mis it without leaving his post through
some "holc in the wall" to the member,
who obtains Il Spcakei's order, and ush-
rrs you into he gallery. And here, in
stead oi the magnificent Hall, the bril-
! liant chandelier. and The grave, dlgnh.
ed and eloquent Representatives "' the
/ United Kingdoms OF England, Scotland
and Ireland, you find yo,isrI in long,
! Al. ,,i, ,.G 81,
cs and sciees covered with green balze,
and occupied (whcn went ln) by some
! iiiy or SIXTY gariulous gentlemen hud-
died together aud gabbling wllh as little
regard 10 sense as order OF what was
said, except "hcar," "hear," by a.
least n dozen voices, ! could for long
time understand little /; but finally, one
persevering genllepan's voice WAS dis
,.nyulshrd above the "nenr," "hear,"
"hcar," who spoke an "infnlte deal of
nothing" without, however, nv being
able TO detect the "kerncl of wheat" Ia
his "bnshel Of chan" There ure no
chairs or desks for members, who, when
they speak, collect round n table, upon
which they lean with onn hand, while
they hold their hats IN the other. J he
mrmbcrs sit with their hats on and their
legs up a Ia Trollope. Many Of them
sleep very sound.y and one member
gave this as an excuse n few days since, g,
in The London papers for having voted
wrong. remained here two hours
wilhou seeing or hearing any thing that
raised these members al the Brush
House of Commons to an intelrc-
lltunl equality with board OF Super
vi-ors IN the counties OF Washington,
Cayugn, Tompklns, On,ario, Monroe,
Llsngalon, Erie, niagara, Chaiauque,
Sc. &c.
The house of Lords, though present
ing the same architectural aspect, was
intellectually digniicd, elevated and
imposing In my visl, here ! had 'he
good fur,unc to hear i.o,dS BRoUGHAM
and ABERDEEN, the Duke Of NELIING.
TON, the Marquis Of LA>sDowN, Earls
STANIioEE aud MONTAGUE, and several
other Peers of less consideration. or
Lord BRouGHAM ! only beard enough
to make me exceedingly detIr0us TO
hear more lie Is II truly great
ninD, whose voice aud manner, instead
of being harsh aud stiff, as had been
led 10 suppose, are clear and graceful
i.ord ABERDEEN Is evideGtly ap cn!ight-
ed sniesman. lie spoke for some time
} IN relation to former treaties with France
aud America IN way esinc,vc OF his
, thorough knowlrdae Of the d'plom attic
history of England. Ills manner Is
calm and expressive his language sim
pie but effective. The Duke Of VEL
= rINGToN who had been sitting for an
hour dosing, when called ont, spoke
l'eebly aud seems hysica'ly If not men
tally broken Earl SrA>mopg, who
; seems much of a man of business, IN
person, face and features, Is striking y
like Charles }. lngersol, of Philad"l-
pha.
The "gaIlery" o. the House of Lords
is a small apartment or "d"ck" separa-
ted from lis Lobby, asd elevated three
steps above the foo, of the House !,
where some twenty-five or thirty persons
can stapd up-many mHSi stand, Ior
there are no seats. | met Mr.. Leavllt,
of the Ernancipa'or, aud Gen. Ward, Of
Wes,chesier, there.