Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-12-25


Baron Ebury, and Mr. Macaulay. by the so.
her designation Of Baron Macaulav. hayc
l'ean created by Patent during the recess.
while the title Of Baron Skcne has been ei,en
to the Earl of Fife, creating him Pcer Of
the United Kingdom The creation Of sa
many Ps'rs, and thc wonderful drain of mrn
caused Ivy the Crimcan war and the Indian
mutiny, brings to mind thu Glowing line..
which fancy are not very inappropriate =
III fares the land TO bastning in. prex
Where wealth aceumulatcs and men decay
Princes and Lords may flourish or NAV fade
breath may make them as n breath hath made.
But bol3 pcasaDtry, nations pride
When once destroyed can never be supplied"
Government in the Upper House will, con-
scqucntly. rcceyc an immediate accession Of
i've supporters of their policy; and sixth
will not h long wanting to strengthen their
ranks
SEVERAL alterations in tho composition Of
the IIpu~o Of Commons will lc made iume-
diately On their u.s. milling, and on the first
dag several new writs will necessarily h,
made. rs the accession of Viscount Milton
II the Eirldnm Of fuwillmm the -eat for
the County of Wicklow is vacant. As the
representative for the warlike Tin mcehan-
iral s.n>.) borough Of Birmingham, Mr.
JOHN l!rish; will again urI.ar, for which.
h7we'er, he was shf~"n shortly before the
lrrn.5.tion. on the Death Of Mr.. Mun.y. he
lid not, however, take hi, scat at the ,imeof
hss d,,ti,n
Tor the representation Of Miills..ax. which
by tin promotion of Lori Grase~nar Ia H.,
F.~.r'sc, Wa, nadr vacant Mr. tt,orgc Byn,
hts changed his sat at Tayistock. and Mr.
B'n- place at TAyi-;,ck has bs,n Gllsd u,
Vi. Arthur KGsysli " le- than f,as sat.
~ eans 'laonr' of the death Of the m MIR.
mho ar Upset theu,. have h,epme vacant 4u.
fi1- ~" '1oat'rn. One Of them. however.
fa, I'm bll-l, ,h,i Of ollham. for which
borough Mr.. Nm. Chors,u Fox, il. former
relr.- r;ati,c. has b,,n again cly,.,l, in tbe
r97sH al Hr riat,. dae..~d. Fer lhr.irk
aNias 20 the untiu ly death u MAJOR Va
hart,a, for fli.a., which borough ha- l.-..
ia Nr Archibald Haste. u long tfi,-, AMI
respected ica nt..nr and l.l-.. nat hast,
rtiI N1gt'unpt ,ushirr. in which s.s.,a-
~ l. ea-'..jb by the death Of Mr.. Auga.:3s
,..1fi, t.v s-4,s will have Ia - moved
Ma &. a, l'i1n 81 tn rctircInuut OF SIR
MAar,s7 Brkaley from Lar,lsl,ip Il the
Nlmiraliy, aul Mr.. Mons from TIM prgsi
a-ng u t.. Barl as II attn. tsts - m
a#a,asiA Pr "a; ;a- ~.m .rsut a. il Iii IN
Aas Ls-l. Whom tar s.;nal ior ,lr1.,r;ar.
W. given. ami notwithstanding .slrt.i-- :,
the contrary, which have been neither f.a
nor a,r b-t"o'n, II'r Majesty m.vts tlee
st.i1a Of II" rs'lu' unai,srs,i in any ma trial
respect in IL comp ,iti,n
hasv u7w given, ia hrirf. the mu-t5r-r5n
Il events nm ,t,l " 18th the short Vacation
af saa la-~l.tr,.
fsr Vie purp-' Of i..lia. with unusual
e.reu14st.-as.- Parliament assemble a anun.
usual .iu" and it. ia iui,,r. have 10 ls5kff-
nsrl TIA ~-i'u of uno...Al le;isih viii.
a. taf sa'ne I'm" them is NJ probability Of II.
tins lazy on, "a, t.ie l7l,lins quest M
Nith whj-h +, viii have u deal ar. not 5pl,
alihili'.t i aud lFirult in de,ai. hat com.
lr,saea i}e ia their -,apa, Government uus,
lring forward measures of sch vital imtnr;
that from iaeir WY NATURE. ,h-y will rs.uirp
tn hands Of statesmen (antAntc,i BY the
t5aeh II tcii,o) u mould them. At thu,
critical Jaartara If il hrtuns, the country
10 aks 10 iis legislature with the oye II hop.
#aai 4lsl with some conhdcnco. and therefore
pa5iie oi.ui9n ars! f~ling will no. fail in
every l-'ss.bi' way t. make known it, req
rz-as'atir,s that this i no time to dallg with
great questions, should Parliament. fail to
concentrate in patriotic manner al theiren-
orsigH "a the raj business Of the S.-sioa
Having siwn You vague idea Of tho
changes in. Parliament and the caus. Of it.
early assembling. will now give You slight
ds~rlptipn Of the New IIous :, Of Parliament.
at W ~;miu,t'r, which wcre COMMENCED in
iH'u and arr now nearly completed The
rttle Is Of richly decorated Gothic. after 4
plan Of Sir Charles Barry. the architect. and
: und 'ahI-iy the largest building Of tia.
character in the world 1t covers an are,
. - "a @HAA hAS''A at'i'N, Ills piuf ITNnt-, tine
river front being 100 feet long) aud threc
principal towors-thc Royal Victoria Tower,
Gao fat high by - G-.t ~luare,) a. the
southern extremity, the Central Tower, 600
f. high By 40 IT. square,) and tho Clock
Tower. t52o Il. high by 40 f. -qaarc,) at
tn northern extremity, clos, to Westminster
Bsidse Tn southern portion Of the build
ins i Appropriated u the Haa-e Of ps.r..
and tha library, commi,ts,-roorn-, refresh
ment-f,aais, and Offices belonging to it, Sc;
ani in likr manner the northern portion il
devoted u the lI,p~. &c Commons. Tn
iiaue' Of L7r'is is 90 feet long by IS feet
wide and - f7't high ani is Furnished and
decorated IN the mos. gorgeous manner-,he
'mp'.-' thing about it being tho ssat of
the lIrl Chancollor--the Yeritable wooI-sack