New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-22

tropoIis - Resignation OF the Lord
Chancellor - Public Opinion abent
Him His Services and Successor
Eow the Americana Kept Up the
Fourth OF July in London Fire At
Marlborough House, md the Exerfsons
Of the Prince Of WaIes-A Royal
Chriscuiug-F Fires The Rappnsnn-
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in Edinburg-Itenis md Gossip.
From Our Special Correspondent.
LONDON July e. 1863
Parliament died the other day, very unim-
pressivey. About twenty gentlemen assembled in the
House of Commons the absent majority of two hundred
and odd being mostly busy electoneering in the
country assisting 10 ring in the new rather than
ring out the DID," and preierrng TO ofciate as po
cal midwives rather than undertakers assistants No
member Of the Ministry. however subordinate, APP
peared Precisely the sonorous tones OF the great
clock in the Victoria Tower dbe numeral letters OF
which are taller than tall man, and the boom OF which
can be heard half London through the eternal hum
and roar Of the great city, announced noon'
in came Sir Augustus Clifford, Usher OF the
Black Rod, gorgeous in blue and gold. Cike
book Of poetry, published by Iicknor n
Fields. Boston, and conducted the few lepre-
sentatves Of the people TO the House of Lords-or
Upper Honse as should call it. if writing for Eng
lsh newspaper There about dozen peers (among them
our friend the DIXIE Of Aryl,) had been quietly gos-
slipping admired of few ladies' on the opposition
benches and surveyed By spectators Of the other
sex in the strangers gallery. Headed by the Speaker
$50 called lucus lgeerdo because he never doe:
speak except TO call member 20 order on other ex
cepticna oecasious) in his time honored wig accompa
ME by Lord {. Russell, sergeant-at-arms the small
muster Of Commons appeared at the bar where the
Royal Commission being lead by the Hon. Sngsby
Bethel Qeading-clerk vice Edmunds Of unpleasant
memory, and dozen Of bills, hurried into laws
Earl Granville read the Queens Speechof which as it
will assuredly get printed in The TRIBUNE before this
letter. need say nothing Then ensued The propagation
and the eighth session Of the sixth Parliament OF Queen
Victoria or Long PARLIAMENT Of PalDerston, was
thing of the past Nothing could have been qnieter NJ
commonplace, the whole proceedings occupying
no more than half an hour. The members of either
House out chatting gaily in groups Of twos and
threes or yawning, or looking bored, or relieved ns
the case might be, jumped into their broughams ard
BOWED of 10 their clubs. houses, or railway termin;
the csds in Paace.y ard shouted Keb Sir" the
spectators and iders sauntered off and still went On
the hum and roar Of mighty London. Eyeryway the
unery-npre;entious and, in the best sense Of the
word English as dispensing with parsd, and glitter.
or late, indeed the spendor Of pageantry has been
absent from the opening Of Parliament, owing TO
the Queeu's persistent seclusion. People are be-
ginning TO remember the procession Of royal car
riages through the streets the thunder ofthe cannon
the fansres Of the rumlts the praacing troopers the
glory Of bright colcrs dazzling the eyes which looked
down upon the benches Of the House Of Peers the bril-
liant crowds Of ladies' and the GROWING moment when
in Difference 10 royal presence every shawl and cloak
was flung aside ard Of white shoulders CLEANED
uncovered in the light that streamed through the
painted windows quite things Of the past And the
papers tell that Parliament has not been dissolved
BY the Sovereign in person than twice in the last
200 years the latest occasion having occurred in hs
exciting times which preceded the passing Of Reform
Bill-when the thunder Of the cannon announcing
the arrival Of William the Fourth interrupted Sir
Robert Peel in the midst Of his angry de-
claI ation when he wouldn't cit down. and,
in the Lords" furious old peer had TO
be pushed into lis seat after the salorkng had aetu
ally entered the chamber. We do things queter now,
and when the neat Reform Bill passes it viii not be
necessary TO hold Lord Derby down, to muzze Mr..
Disrae or TO inform the peers generally that If they
persist in obsructvity it will be requisite swamp
make the bill law.
The wrts for the general election were issued imme
diatey and we now up TO the eyes in politics. l
have written much heretofore the position Of par
tes that have but little 10 add this week In the
tropolis the battle waxes ho, though things qniet
enough externally The contest for the city proper will
be sharp and horribly expensive. We are informed by
The Court Journal that upward Of $4,000 have been
subscribed for the purpose Of carrying at least two
Conservatives III possible" There four Liberal
candidates are confronted by two Tories. and, in
consequence Of the indisoreet persistence OF all
She former il is probable that the latter will
tread very closely upon the heels Of at least two
al their opponents though considering the general po
ca convictions Of that portion Of the metropolis the
Issue can hardly be regarded very doubtful In
Maryebone the Of the late members contested
by semi. Liberal and fossil Conservative. In Fins
bury, al the eleventh hour Old Bailey lawyer has
been found TO accept Tory brief from the Carlton
Club to the inevitable verdict Of dismissed with
costs" only which Of the three additional candidates
will occupy the two seats is moot point. In West
minister John Stuart Mill-whv has recently made
noble speech worthy to become Confession Of Faith
for all Englishmen of advanced principles-can only
be beaten By his own magnificent honesty and indie
pendence by beer and bribery. Gwen some Of the
popular newspapers are coming out against Smith,
despite his business his inscriptions Of money
and his sham lberalsm). On the other side Of the
Thames, the electors Of the adjacent borough seem
determined TO realize the popular anagram the
and titles Of Colenel Thomas Hughes. b. A" Laugh
on Lambeth chooses" Only two Of the great Lon.