The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-06-07

III LOuuOD.
Lord Derby, the Premier, is by far the
best speaker in the House. He is rapid,
prompt, and bold, and has more of the
Lord Palmerston about him than any
statesman in England. Lord Russell, who
leads the opposition, is very short and
bald, is immensely gross in his person.
has thick, husky voice; and is very tedi.
GUS to hear. There are but few good
speakers In the House Of Lords, and ora.
tory is at discount The Peers address
"my luds.". Their utterance is jerky, and
all speaking dull and slow, with drawi,
leads one to suppose that it is the style
Many OF EnglaDd,s eminent men refuse
to 60 into the House of Peers. They at
once lose their popularity with the people.
Once Peer and they cease to be one of
the people. The noblomen are plainly
dressed gentlemen, without pretence, easy
OF access and courteous to those below
them.
The buildings, of which the House of
Lords forms part, stand on the site of
the royal palace OF Edward the Comics.
sor. William the Conqueror completed
the great ball of Westminster. Richard
Ill. raised its present magnificent roof
The Parliament Houses are called the
New Palaces of Westminster. They
were commenced in 1884, and completed
in 1852. The great Tower of Victoria
was built in sections, onl given number
OF feet allowed to be erected each year, to
prevent settling. 1t is the largest square
tower in the world The building covers
eight acres. There are five hundred
looms in the palace, including the gor-
geous residence Of the Speaker and other
residences allotted to distinguished indi-
viduals.
Among other noted places within the
Parliament Houses are the Royal Gallery
and St. Stephens Hall, the Queens en-.
trance and robing. room, the robing-room
oft~e Peers, and the corridors leading to
the House Of Lords and Commons. The
place is radiant with gold, gilt, and ex.
quisite paintings. Herbert's great paint
ing of Moses descending from the Mount
of the Law, is painted on the wall of the
Peers robing-room, and cost $50, 1000, and
is one Ct the most exquisite paintings il
England. 1t took the artist eight years
to complete the work. The great nation.
al painting of the meeting of Wellington
and Butcher on the field of Waterloo,
comprising portraits OF the most eminent
warriors engaged in that conflict, and the
equally celebrated painting of the death
of Nelson, adorn the building.
The most exquisite arrangements for
comfort are found in these Parliamentary
Houses. The library rooms, six in num-
Der, are spacious and gorgeous. The fur
niture and arrangements of these rooms
are provided by the government. Oak
chairs, covered with red leather, the
crown embossed upon each, indicate the
refreshment room of the House of Com
mons. Each member calls for what he
wishes and pays a specified sum. The
smokingroom gives one an idea of COM
fort that is indescribable. Every form of
seat, chair, sofa or lounge that can be
conceived, is found there. Every chair,
seat, table and bench has bell connected
with it, 80 that no member need rise for
any thing he may want, in any possible
position or condition. Into this room
COMES the great division bell which star
ties all the dozers and sends members pell
NELL into the House. Each peer has an
elegant room allotted to him, with his
name over the door, which is devoted
solely to his comfort while he lives. In
the vestibue are hat and coat racks with
the name of each peer over it, and nothing
is omitted which can secure the comfort
Of the Legislators of England.
Over the whole building are emblazon-
ed in every direction the royal arms, and
on every panel there is to be placed q
complete gallery of paintings to illustrate
. some great event in English history from
the earliest time until now. Many paint
iugs have been completed, and these show
that the government means to be impair
tial in its glowing record. Though Crom-
wells ashes lie in dishonored grave,
justice is done to his memory in mag.
niicent painting on the walls of enc of the
lobbies. Full justice is done to the Pill
grims in the gorgeous painting of the en-
barkation on board the May Flower
The founding of the Order of the Garter
by Edward Ill, the Baptism of St. Eth
ebert, Prince Henry acknowledging the
authority of4a civil judge, the life size
statues of kings, queens and England's
eminent statesmen, with the coats of arms
of all the sovereigns down to her Majesty
the Queen, are among the ornaments of
this truly gorgeous palace. Among the
sovereigus in the House of Lords may be
seen carved bust of Cromwell, one of
England's greatest rulers.
In the House of Lords, on a row of
benches behind the woolsack, and between
the ministerial benches and the throne, is
the Bench of Bishops. These gentlemen,
in full clerical dress, twenty six in num-
Der, march in from their robing room and
make great show as they enter. They
are led by the Archbishop Of Canterbury,
the Primate of England lie is about
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