New-York daily tribune., 1843-09-04

mons Immediately after our arrival here durin!
the somewhat exciting debate upon the Inst
Arms bill, delayed my visit several days, IN tn'
hope that some other question Of interest wodst
chcit debate. But as nothing sprung upln tha
way, went the other evening, and was snowT
into the Speakers Gallery, by the Hon. Mr.
THORNLEY,, an intelligent, practical member iron
Wolverhampton, to whom had letter Of INTRO
duction from his mercantile friend Mr.. II. L.
WEBB. Mr.. T. remarked that the sitting would
be very dull ono, and advised me TO go INTO the
gallery of the other House, but in repairing ththcr
for the purpose of procuring my admission VIC
found that " the Lords were up as Is the't term
for an adjournment. therefore returned 10 the
Commons.
Parliament sits you know, in wing adjoining
Westminster. Hall, where the higher Courts hold
their sittings. The sessions commence, or to use
their own terms, the Houses meet at ) O'Clock Z.
M. Az you approach the Hall, and especially II
the Lords are IN session, you see 30, d. and some
times SO groou1s mounted land in livery of course
holding sadded horses in readiness for the mem-
bers, who generally, like John Randolph, go and
return to and from Parliament IN tins manner. II
you are stranger, porters very clyllly conduct
YOU to the entrance tor which ser.1ce they look
for penny Hero an individual receives your
umbrella, overceat, cane, &c, for taking care d
which, when you return, he Of course expects
gratuity You then pass through long narrow
corridor into an anteroom, where, if you want to
see member, your card is handed TO door
keeper with gown and wig, who transmits 1t with.
out leaving his post, through some role in the
wall, to the member, who obtains a Speaker s
order, and ushcrs you into the Gallery. And here,
instead of the magnificent Hall, the brilliant
Chandelier, and the grave, digniied and eloquent
Representatives Of the United Kingdoms of Eng
land, Scotland and Ireland, you End yourself IN
n long, narrow" ballroom with rows Of benches
and scttees covered with green baize, and occa-
pied (when went in by some fifty or sixty gaT
rulous gentlemen huddled together and Cabling
with as little regard to sense as order. OF what
was said, except hear" hear, :" hear" by at
least a dozen voices, could for long time un-
derstand little but finally, one pcrsevering gen
tleman's voice was distinguished above the
"hcar," "hcar, hear" who spoke an "ininto
deal OF nothing" without, however, my being a'le
to detect the kernel Of wheat in bis 'b bustie Of
chaff There are TO chairs or desks for members,
who, when they speak, collect round a table, upon
which they lean with one hand while they hold
their hats in the other. The members sit with
their hats on and their legs up d Ia Trolioppc.
Many of them sleep very soundIy; andonc Nom
Der rave this as an excuse a few DAYS since, IN
the London papers, for having voted wrong.
here two hours without seeing or hear
ing anything that raised these members of the
British House Of Commons to al intellectual
equality with a board of supervisors IN the conn
ties of Washington, Cayuga, Tompkins, Ontario,
Monroe, Livingston, Gcnesec, Eric, Niagara,
Chautauque, &c. &c.
The House OF Lords, though presenting The
same architectural aspect was intellectually dig
nifed, elevated and imposing. In my visit here
I had the good fortune to hear Lords BRoUGHAM
and ABERDEEN, the Duke Of WELLINGTON. the
Marquis of LANsDowN, Earls SrANHopE and
and several other Peers of less con-
sideration OF Lord RRoUGHAM | only heard
enough to make me exceedingly deslrous TO hear
more lie is truly great man, whose voice and
instead OF being harsh and stiff, as he'd
been led to suppose, are clear and graceful, Lord
Aberdeen is evidently an enlightened statesman.
He spoke for some time in relation to former
Treaties with France and America in a way
evinciyc Of his thorough! knowledge Of the diplo-
matte history of England. His manner is calm
and impressivc-hs language simple but effect
i've. The Duke of WELLINGTON, who had been
sitting for an hour dosing, when called out, spoke
feebly, and seems physically If not mentally
broken. Earl STANHorE who seems much OF
man of Business, IN person, face and features, Is
like Charles J. Ingersoi of Philadelphia.
The Gallery of the House Of Lords is . small
apartment or dock separated from It's Lobby,
and elevated three steps above the floor OF the
House, where some twenty five or thirty persons
can stand up--many mast stand, for there are no
seats met Mr.. LEAvrrr, of the EmaDclpatol,
and Gen. WARD, of Westche.tcr, there
The new Parliament House, now IN the pro-
qress of construction, on the brink OF the Thames,
near Westminster Bridge, is a most costly and
magnificent pile. This edifice, in magnitude and
munificonce, is in keeping with the other archl-
tectural iustrationsof Royalty in and about Lon.
don. 1t was in reference to the proposed ntcrio,
adornment of the new Parliament House, at a
startling expense, that heard Lord BRoUGHAM
speak the other night.
quite forgot to say, in the proper place, tha,
the King of Hanover, who is son, you know, OF
George III. came into the House of Lords while
was there AS he passed by me, with MS upper
lip stuck full Of coarse bristlcs, wondered what
" Boar Of Ardennesn y he could be- and was not
at all surprised. aftcrward, when informed tha,
this was the King of Hanover; man whose gross
nature and beasty propensities, weyo they not en-.
nobled, would cast HIM without the pale OF society
England has, as she needs, a strong Govern
n,ent, for the support OF which she pays roundly.
There is much here Of what | have discovered
something in America. The individual who, by
a disponsation of Providence rather than the voice
of the People, IS now administering our Govern.
ment, enjoys neither the confidence nor respect o
any considerable number of his countrvmen; anc
yet out of respect to the office" he holds, w!,o:
he travels ne is received with demonstrations o
apparent confidence and regard. Here the prn
ciple is carried farther. The pubic eve and ea>
arc blind and deaf to the inlirinitieS and vices Q
Royalty. This remark, however. has no reference
to the present Monarch, whose own life. is not on,
blamelesS, but who is surrounded by persons O
hetter character than are usually found breatlinu