Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-12
A view of the Eopl,.n p.Yl,.me,,,

olOWlng will give readers fair idea OF the
i The American Minister has the privilege of ssun
daily two tickets for each house, and these with prop
mpartiaty, given to American citizens in the od
In which they applied for, and handed to the doc
keeper after having been sent in and counersgned
NIT the holder" But the simpler process of obtaniD
admission is by some to obtain pass direct
from member, and those who have acquaintance
the House to whom they send for one, may Away
get it by giving shilling to one of the porters abou
the door, who will return with the necessary docr
ment
A little before four clock the hour for the openip
OF the House. persons holding tickets for the CALLER
the only part to which strangers admitted are al
lowed to pass into waiting rOOm where they remai
till four O'clock when they file up stairs in the order
which they entered exhibiting their passes several time
on the way, and reaching the gallery door, are fnal
admitted by the guardian. 30 you see it is sometime
OF an operation to get into the gallery of the House
Commons.
went IN with the crowd at four o'clock and secures
good seat In the of the gallery, where had al
excellent view of the House. he strangers gallery
on the opposite side from the Speakers chair the hal
being IN the form of parallel ram On either sid
are the members galleries. where they up snoo4
and lounge during the prosy and uninterestng debate
Opposite and above the Speakers chair is the report
es gallery, where fifteen gentlemen of the craft were sit
ting plying their pencils at rapid rate Back of this
but entirely separated from it by network of wirt
which reaches to the ceiling, is the ladies' gallery I'm
prlsoned behind this, the fair catch but faint
glimpse of the body of the House. and should SUPPOSE
could hear nothing at all and certainly they are nor in
position to influence by their smiles or frowns any OF
the members.
Such is the upper part of the hall Below, where the
members Sit the benches ranged engthwise rising
on each side with aisle between them ten or twelve
ieet wide, dividing the ministerial from the opposition
party At the end OF this aisle is the Speakers char
or rather box for it resembles old fashioned watch
box with the door open, than anything else could
think OF. The Speaker, without any hammer, with us
the connection between Speaker and hammer n-
separately but dressed in long black robe and full
flowing, powdered wg sits in it, and before him. with
similar robes, but wigs of not quite great length sit
the Clerk and his two assistants. The members are
ranged on the benches on either sde-the ministerial
party the right and the opposition the left of the
Speaker. The members sit with their hats on taking
them OF, however, when rising to speak. Foreigners,
and Englshmen In particular, have amused themselves
to no little extent with their descriptions of the scenes
in our House of Representatives and have described
members sitting with their legs their tables and
In other equally elegant positions The members of the
House of Commons have tables before them but
they certainly do lounge upon their benches quite
much as have Representatives theirs.
When | entered the gallery the members were pre-
sentng petitions from their constituents, and the docu
ments were all duly" tabled" rather, should say,
= bagged," Tor they were put into large black bag
which hung the side of the Clerks desk, and which,
as fast it became u carried off and replaced by
over getting late, and began to look about me
to see where the chandeliers with which the hall
was to be lighted. There were none in sight and not
97en burner of any description presented itself
st IN solving the problem OF how the house to be
when suddenly flood of mellow, sOttened
light fell upon the faces of the members below and look
ng to the ceiling whence it The ceiling is
II translucent stained glass; and above it the lights
md the effect of this arrangement is to light up su
lently the whole house without any glare.
NhOTf hn
leted, member OF the opposition asked Lord John
tusse for some additional information upon the subject
II the annexation OF Savoy and Nice to France. Here
GU know, the Cabinet directly confronted with the peo
lies representatives. and sit each evening in the House
1 Commo4s ready to answer any question which may
re put to them. Lord John to reply and the House.
7hch up to that time had been little noisy, became
ushed and still. Lord John Russell is little man.
nth head almost entirely bald, and little grey whis
ers. He dressed in suit of black, displaying no
hlrt bosom, and, from the distance at which saw him.
should say that he looked rather seedy" espeaks
oWly and without any gesticulaton, and no attempt
oratory but In plain, straightforward manner pro-
7eded to explain and defend the which the cabi
et had taken on the Savoy question. He was listened
with great attention, the silence only being broken by
de-
hen he had finished some member of the opposition
lade few remarks attacking the doctrine OF the right
popular sovereignty and OF the people to decide upon
heir form OF government maintained by the English
japnet IN the case of Central Italy, and put the uues
ION direct to Lord PamerstOn, why the same doctrine
1as lot good as applied to the lonian Islands? This
course, drew down hear from the opposition and
1almerst0n rose to reply. For man over seventy he
certainly finely preserved and his DRESS which was
crupuousy neat and his general bearing nvountariiy
rOught up to my minds eye Dickens Model of De-
ortment Lord Palmerston is porty, and ford, with
head neary smooth, and gives but little sign of age
men speaking, except slight lettering or shaking of
be legs His voice is firm and pleasing, and his man
er much moore agreeable than that of Lord Johns
lie commenced by putting down with very plain
nSWer the opposition member who had attempted !
D badger him about the Ionian Island, by simply
tating that the parallel did not hold good as the
lonarcbs OF Central Italy had abanonded their people
nd lett them without government, while England had
OF yet run away from the 1onan Islands He spoke Tor
early an hour eloquent and to the point, and when LIE
osed there was hushed murmur of applause. He was
Flowed on the other side by Disrae whom shall leave
II future letter.
Having heard considerable of English oratory, nv
oppression is that far elegance OF expression bril-
ancy and magnetic effect concerned the celebrated
ngsh speakers do not equal Their speeches read
etter than they sound while with our speakers
believe the opposite to be the case. They are more
orough IN the examination of the subjects in hand -
lperhclal gaudness will not make statesmen in Eng
" Not Religiomsly Educated The Christian Obser-
r speaking Of the prayer Of the Jewish Rabbi Rapha
congress, says
The Rabbi is spoken of very afabIe and pleasant
well as learned man. One OF the Editors of the
Presbyterian Witness" says that l849 we crossed
Atlantic On the same vessel with DR.. Raphall then
his way to this country. 1t was proposed one day
an Enghshman, that ask him to give bis opinion,
Rabbi, IN regard to the lawtulness of slavery as
termlned by the Old Testament or law of Moses"
were struck with his reply He said the Scriptures
nctloned slavery, and then added There are those
40 do not believe in the awulness of slavery but then
e persons 10ho haze not been reIigiously educated"
DIPTHERIA.-The following extract from private
Cer written by lady in Edinburg, to friend in this
uny referring TO the treatment OF dipthera, by which
damn hn nl l.