American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-07-28
From the N. Y. Illustrated Magazine.l
HIUE hEE NV uITnGON HON

Blessed by mder sun, woHld lack;
For childho)d's hsunts like oldeR rhymes,
Bring II the spirit musicback.
There may be fairer lands than this,
Beneath ltalia's sunset skies,
Where, blushi1g from the SUMS last kiss,
The white clouds float in crimson dyes.
Or mid the orange groves Of Spain,
Where dark eyed maiden5 touch the Lutte,
"a Waking the tnkling sounds again,
That erst had lain so still and mute.
Unfetered in the vintage dance,
Bright joy may claim birthrght free,
And 'nd the vines of sunny France,
Ring forth its sweetest minStretsy.
Yet still for me, my mountain Wild,
The friends my infancy caressed;
For all that charmed me when child,
now have found love the best.
aE OPENING OF PARLGAMENT-SCENE
WITHOUT AND WTTHIN-GRAPHIU DEs-
CRIPTION OF THE CEREM ONES.
The talented London correspondent of the
bston Atlas, gives an interesting and graphic
description of the ceremonies attending the
ening of the British Parliament, from which
4 E take the following;
s 1t is bright, cheerful day, considering that
london is the scene, and January the time of
lE sketch, and the Park, from Buckingham Pa
Ice to the gate through which the Queen will
ISIS into Parliament street, is thronged by hun
reds and thousands of we'll dressed and i'll
Eessed, and scarcely dressed-at-all people, who
ave all come to indulge in good stare at the
Iueen. 1t is obvious at glance, that amongst
le crowd, are vast numbers people frem the
ountry, who evince the greatest anxiety to get
good place. There are in various situations
bats erected, and benches placed, on which, for
shilling, you may stand or sit, at slight ele-
alton over the heads of the crowd In White
all and in Parliament street, the trades-people
ave removed the goods from their windows, or
tected temporary balconies outside, where pla-
es may be obtained On payment ofhalfa crown.
'hese seats are, for the most part, filled by la
ies-and the "countrY cousins" aforesaid, their
Ehief object being TO see the Queen, whose
outh, sex and universal popularity, have made
er favorite, and these royal professions very
fopular. And year after year, although there
] no novelty introduced, the teeming thou
lands of London pour out to see the show. AS
recent writer rematks-"The stage coach
bow rolls over level road from Buckingham
Palace TO the House of Lords; ruts have not
pow to be filled with faggots, in order to ren-
Her the passage more easy, as was the case a
Ientury ago. But the royal procession and the
ROYAL speech have each assumed conventional
forms, from which deviation is rare. The State
beach and the State coachman have much the
ame aspect as they presented to our forefath-
ers, who in square cut coats, and square-toed
Ehoes, long tapped waistcoats, bob-wigs and
bright buckles, gazed on similar scenes. Yet
each generation retains its interest even in an
outside show; for it is the preliminary act
which opens the annual proceedings of legis-
)ature, whose empire extends over nearly fifty
colonies, in all parts of the globe, which has
annually to raise fifty millions sterling of mo-
hey, and to provide for the perpetually vary
ing concerns OF little island, crowded with an
ever swelling population, and country whose
material interests are every day changing their
character and nature"
We have emerged through the gate Of the
Horse Guards, from st. James's Park into
Whitehall; which is lined with spectators who
|are confined to the sidewalks by policemen and
|by mounted soldiers, who are placed al inter-
walls of about twenty yards apart Anxiety be-
gins now to be evident ON every countenance:
and to pass away the time the occupants of the
long string of carriages, which extends from
Charing Cross to the door of the House oil
Lords, are subjected to all kinds of remark
These vehicles contain, for the most part, peer
esses and parties who have obtained tickets to
admit them to the interior of the House.
Half past one o'clock-and the last of tina,
long line Of carriages has passed by, and now
the ambassadors begin to appear. Among
their equipages that of the American Minister
painted of deep purple, with the shield o
stars and stripes, and the eagle on its panels, il
conspicuous. The appointments of this CARR
age are remarkably plain, and contrast strong
" with those of the Austrian Minister'S, which
is covered with gewgaws-and Of the Duke o
Cambridge's, which blazes in all the splendo
of regal scarlet and gold
The members of both Houses ale now drop
ping down fast, one after the other; some ii
cabs, others on horseback, and many on foot
Hark. what means that burst of cheering? Wal
moment, and you will see.
The broad roadway is perfectly clear, and i
is edged by two compact, regularly formed
lines of human beings. A horseman, followed
at a distance by groom, also mounted, come
lesurely along No one asks what it is, 70
every one knows. His figure and face are eacl
as familiar to London eyes as st. Paul's or tn
Monument. He is little, decrepid looking
man, and he has sort of rolling motion on hi
horse, which makes one fearful lest he shoul'
lose his seat. AS he proceeds along, every ha
Is raised, which the equestrian acknowledge