Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-01-19
Letters from England.
IN VII



Qqc'r'> Speech ia Parliament
IoNpov. Dec. Il, l>5t
10 rim Ld,''f II Rs,i,r' efti, Ere y,,a.
You will have observed by this time that
my letters hclpn. in fact to two series Que
describing things of permanent Interest. aud
the other noting a few prominent events a.
they pass Since J last wrote YOU tho
meeting of Parliament and the debates on
the war question. have mostly grossej the
public attention you will probably have
been made acquainted long ago with the poll
teal and commercial results Of thcsc G' entf,
81 Inch interest INN, though they may hc tup
trivial or too familiar for the columns OF the
Times SO when tell you that the large round
eyes Of Il child hardly ever gazcd ON a thing
Of wonder more eagerly than mine on the
royal pageant in its progress to Parliament,
perhaps You viii listen AS willingly to my
tale as to the mighty, mysterious parsonage
who thundcrs every morning from Printing
house Square.
Since the middle Of autumn the Queen
and Court have been ut Windsor her
Majesty iayuritc residence among the suhur-
ban palace. ON the | lth Of December, the
day before the opening of Parliament, the
royal household was temporarily removed to
buckingham Palace on - james Park. the
usual winter residence Early in the morning
Of Tuesday the 18th, tn" people began to as
scmblc in the most eligible places for seeing
the procession ia the Park and along Pariit-
ment street Hy noon every window and bal
cJuy and step in the vicinity was crowded
The carrasc-way was lined with packed nrui-
titudes whom nothing but strong force of
mounted guards and policemen could keep in
order. 1t must have gratiiicd any loyal Briton,
and perhaps even the Queen herself. to mark
the enthusiasm and dcyutcdness manii, stcd
by those great crowds towards the person Of
the Queen. Among all sorts Of conversation
about her, carried un among all sorts of uco-
pie within my hearing. from we'll dressed
citizens and dowaGcrs, to the poorest class of
cDstcr-mongcrs. ! never heard word that ap-
preached disrcspcct. About two O'Clock the
procession left Buckingham Palace. and be-.
gan 10 move slowly through the dense con.
course of enthusiastic spectators. The gildcd
'tate-carrlago, the eight cream -colored horses
trained 70 move with slow, stately pace, the
roachmen and uutrlcrs in their cold-laced
liverics. would have attracted attention at
any other time, but now every eye was strained
to get glimpse Of a little girlish figure bear
Ing the round aud top Of sovereignty the chief
pride Of all THE display. The increased cheer
Ing announced the approach uf the state
carriage, aud by and by England's majesty
approached-u in offensive pride, but in a
scttle dignity that would have conciliatcd
the most prtludIcod republican The Quoon
sat on the right Of the Prince, cio sovereign
predominatlng over the wife, and as she grace
fully inclined her head IN answer to the cheers
Of her loyal subjects, her email head and cirl.
ish features coptrastcd with the port Of the
Prince, aud the stiff, tall figure Of the Duchess
OF Wellington, who sat opposite, Making
little allowance for the loyal imagination Of
engraYcrs, the prints Of Queen Victoria sro
ms correct rs prints generally arc That which
most struck m vas her youthful, girlish az.
lt'ihH''' tpntlttIlug tudt sNCr since her l'th
year she has, IN some measure, been the head
OF II vast government, and has, Curing this
time, borne dare not say how many children.
am sorry for tho ladies' sake that canno.
tell you how sic was dressed. | know. how.
ever that she had nothing but coronct on
her head aud 1t was bitter cold Her ru,.l
nose was rcd, and her lips blue, and have no
doubt she cnycd some Of the ladies' she pnssed
their good warm bluue,s Don't understand
me as speaking with lcyity of her Majesty,
most sacred person THAT rovnl bow which
took to my II, gained her % devoted cham
mon III mo- ami hereby proclaim my will
IlnSne~- to break Lane, ia honor of the
qneenly Character OF hrr iuo.. arl,i,u, Mi
'Hty' Queen Victoria. Ni.a 49,, nu,' n,|c,r.
republican who may dar to ui,Par,,. un.
The proceedings OF the ulciin. OF r,r,i..
ment did not "i'rr-., hut the, ',rlr D.. IA.
Wise. 1ho state carriage Stopped un,ior Che
arch OF the new Victoria Tower-wl,ich en-.
trance to the Houses is exclusively appropri.
ated to tn" royal proccssion-and the Queen