New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-15
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
LONDON.

LONDON.
fIIE OPENING OP MiCHARLAAs TERh-LEaAb CosIUhb
JOHN BRIGHT's VISIT TO DUBLIE-THR TERRIFIC
/ RIAL ARTsToCRACY-THg PIRsr ANNIVERSARY OF
LORD PALhERsTOHs DEATH-J0Hy DRoWHshARCH
DEATH oP A NOTABLE CHARACTERISTIC HUNT
INC SEASON IN EEGLAED--THg OPPONENTS OF THB
JAMAICA COMMITTEE AND PROFESSOR HUXLEY
EXPECTED MARRIAGE OF AN AMERICAN LADY TO
TORY DUKE.
'''" wv '''' LoEpos Nov. g. 1866
Yesterday was the int day Of Michaelmas term,
always great function IN tho legal world with us.
The Chancellor enerains all the judges and Queens
counsel the registrars OF the Superior Courts, and
the iudges secretaries at full dress breakfast OF noon
The great and small digmtaries take about two hours
discussing the Chancellor game pies and Badmlnton,
and chatting over the dongs OF the long vacation ana
impending changes on the bench and az me bar, ana
then drive down in solemn procession to Westmlns-
ter Hall Palace Yard IT, Of course crowded TO witness
the descent Of all these great folks in iul bottOmed
wigs silk stockings and tights, and Their spiendldiy
gold. embroidered State robes. There ls, however
ttlo Of popular demonstration as Tale suOh as u
seen at tho same place when the NJ Ps. arrive IN Han
SONS on horseback or walking, on the eve OF great
debate or division. Yesterday, indeed, SIR hugh
Cairns appearing for he first time in Judicial robes,
was warmly cheered both outside and IN the nall put
this ~ tho rare exception John Ball has still TOO
much ngrained reverence for the law 10 be hip-hip-
ping round II. Ms judges. As each Judge descends
nom his carriage ho falls into the procession, aud
marches soemnly into the Han Of the HenFys and I'd,
wards sollowedby his secretary whose dress sword
generally "a q visible annoyance 70 him, and who looks
distinctly conscious Of he bunch Of ribbons
fastened on TO his coat collar which does service IN
these degenerate days for BAG wig The nall is
pretty wen crowded with The bar, in wig aud gown,
waiting for the opening Of the COURT, collectors ana
,hor ,erks and unfortunate lay clients These make
lane up which Judge after Judge magGhes to the door
in the sdc wall which admits him 20 hrs own court
For a. most Of your readers are probably aware,
there aye now sitngs IN Nestmnster hall itself,
but II r k.pt - splendid passage room, with com
munoa'i0ns on one side with the Houses OF Paria-
mont and on the other with tho Law Courts These
last axe miserable additions to the glorious old Hall,
and will shortly, with the applause oil all men, DC
pulled down. 1nd the courts Nl migrate 10 thelr new
le between Lincolus Inn and tho Temples. Shortly,
did writoi We'll sincerely hope il may be so.
Al any rata the necessary act OF Parliament has
pasaed 40 without being over sanguine, we may, per-
haps hope TO get justice housed as she should be IN
England within enc next six or eight years.
You, readers will probably be inclined 10 be con-
temptuous over this method Of opening the legal
year and 10 repeat many Of Mr.. Caryles contemptn-
GUS savings as TO cothes-hOrses aud horse-bar. But
the thing suits us; and remember there IL no shoddy
sbont this procession there il about that OF next
week on Lord Mayors day These elderly men IN
fall wigs which be IL said with all Difference TO Car
lyle are the most satisfactory headdress of solemn
kind yet invented, II we are 10 have any, are now
dav by day going 70 deal with the huge interests OF
his Empire il awful accumustions Of wealth. and
the lives and liberties OF s subjects; and there - not
one man among them on whose ermine the iaintest
professional smuich rests; not one whom the most
iuckIess Of suitors would accuse Of wllul bias or
p.rtisanshlp in doing his duty five minutes after be
had beer dismissed with costs or sentenced 70 penal
seryitud, This il no small thing Tor people to be
able 10 ny after all; and even the unlucky parties
following the great in bag wigs and uncomior-
,ble feelings are al good hard.working barrsters.
No there is no man in lrmOr in that procession; no
bunconbe at all about il, and | would advise any
American not entirely converted 10 Justice IN shirt
sleeyes 10 make point Of being present at 1t Tor
once when be chances 10 be over here. IL occurs
three tines IN the year. 80 the chances of attending
are NUMEROUS. -.
For potioai news, there has been John Btght's
visit 10 Dublin There 500 persons At the ban
luet including good number of Irish members WITH
the O'Donoghue a. Chairman; but On the whole |
doubt whether It was quite what ITS promoters had
honed m make II. Bright, however, was quite equal
10 the occasion, and made most sklltul As well ~
eloouent speech The most remarkable part OF was
the proposal that the great absentee landlords, who
having also large English properties TO look after and
anov gil never live in Ireland such rs the Duke OF
Redford Lord LansdOwne, Lord Derby and the like,
should sell their rich estates to A commission which
shoud arrange for the purchase OF the so by the ten
ants through the agency Of An increased rent so that
At the end of II or 90 years, the 'Fnld pi1niry
should find Itself owning the fee simple OF that portion
az tina Emerald Isle now owned by the Saxon Two
ar tbre, voices could not be restrained from shouting
AT this point: All, but cOuldn I we get II for
no,hnai" TO which suggestion the great tribune did
not think il necessary to allude. Or course he was
6eroely a,sailed as confscat0r robber, socialist,
&c ia next mornings papers, and equally. OF course,
tool the opportunity OF the great workingmens meet
mo which was held the eve of his departure, TO 70
iterGte biz proposal, and act himself right on
somG points of detail For my part, l think
he ia right. and hope he viii hght ms
plan in the House neKt session. on the
Assumption that our territorial arstocracy are
blessing our great object should be to have one OF IT'S
members at tho head OF each center Of ctyzaton' IN
each village and hamlet-in short, TO spread our
be3si1gs more eveGly II is perfectly manifest that
great landlord living in England can exercise no Que
of the most precious duties functions of an arstoc
raey N an Irish CASTLE and II 70, their l0rdshps
would, do think. be comforting great boon on the
country if they would cOndesoend 70 sell lands they
never sea at 10 per cent above their value u the
nation. Some of their families have held these hands
aimee StrongbOws time, perhaps Well one "a open
10 tho sentimental side of the question, but then
sentiment ought to draw residence after it. StrongoOw
was no absentee, take it, wish with all my heart
they would seem to see il in this light, and 80 ex-
tin9ush all chance OF the CRY, Cant We st them
for nithin {" becoming serious
W, have past this week, the first anniversary OF
Lord Palmerstons DEATH which took place on Oct. "a
NJ lat wear The world certainly does slide with
vengeance in our day, and il is instructive not
encouraging 10 sec how she continues to SPIN around
In her course without any apparent discomposure ~
the disappearance Of eminent statesmen. We are
aIresdy BALI delivered Of a Reform bill; the East IS IN
blaze. and Bismsrk has absorbed the best part OIL
Germany in the of :" the nationsities -an ldea
which was fooshness TO say the least for the last oil
the Lord Liverpool and Canning school Of statesmen
Doubtless there are few men who leave much real
mari behind them, but il is nevertheless startling 10
think what large place Lord Palmeston hlled IN the
starp of Wes.ern Europe only - months ago. ana 70
ooI round and see and feel already no trace Of bus
nasenco JEFF among US After al 10 y 9Dy wh& the
5c,Id b rlsrsed 10 Call the fauatcs-that small ana
,rutb-rcdurng band Of whom she rs net worthy
.gtno ,rruicacp tho balIds ailor having bounded