The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-24

the new assembly had resqe1 not to abide the YER
diet Of the court to whic appeal had been made
and had abandoned Their pHltlon on the very eve OF
general engagement. pt, though the occasion
presented all the clemens required TO give the
scene historic importan9 the beattIng pomp
was wholly absent. Wltever of meagre cere-
monial our English custms and fashions might
otherwise have permitte was necessarily dis
carded in consequence OF te peculiar circumstances
under which Parliament ssembled. Since there
was not a Queens speech deliver, there could be
no question OF her Majests opening the session in
person; while the ineviIde absence Of the new
Ministers deprived the frsmeeting OF the House OF
not little outward inGeres Indeed the ceremonial,
such as it was, bore an 81 resemblance to an or
night at the theatre, whea the stars OF the COM
pany are absent and thei places are Illled by any
subordinate actors who ny have CHANGED to be
Before one O'Clock theFIouse OF Commons was
filed with crowd OF le9lators-novices, for the
most part, In Parliament, ID somewhat more TAXA
tive than men who have hen broken TO the harness
Of life within St Stephes. To looker-0n, tine
the single difference in asIct between the old House
and the new seemed to b! that the present Assem-
bly, Is the more staid andelderly. Probably how
ever, this appearance OF imperative sobrety was
yesterday mainly owing the non-arrivai OF the
younger REPRESENTATIVES the landed and arlsto
charging their Parliamentary duties. When
the proceedings OF tl1 day commenced a, tne
ladies' seated for the ocGion In the BODY OF the
House, and about score Peers made up the COM
pany assembled to hear thsoyal commission recled:
Without procession or SHY OF any kind the LORD
Chancellor elect accounted bv the Duke OF Ar
gyll, Lord de Grey, Lord kimberley and LORD Syd-
ney, took their seats uponhe woolsack. Lord Hath
erey, not being yet entitetO assume the vestments
OF peer, had nothing buthis judges wig ana robes
to denote his high ran and station; the other
commissioners wore the Traditional cooked mats;
and this little biz Of anhue costume alone inter-
fered with the republicanimplicity' OF the wnole
procedure. The writ was ead; her Majesty's faith
full Commons were requesn to elect Speaker; the
0vd nF vh nd
bar, trooped back to the over House, ana then the
ceremonial was over. Iale as the show was III tne
Chamber OF the Lords, ibecame, II possible, even
When the Commons hal returned to their own
chamber, Sir George Gretrose from the ministerial
side OF the House, and PROPOSED the Right Hon Jonn
Evelyn Denison as Speake1 OF the New Parliament.
In a few pleasant sentences, stamped with that pc
culiarly simple grace OF Ihnner which has always
rendered the member for brpeth popular alike Win
mended the former Sp4ker as o candidate ior
the high ONCE which me has discharged SO
and have 50 peso long, R
unanimous acceptance OF the proposal was
removed by Mr.. Walnle's rising to second "a
addressing reformed Parliament seemed to
have rendered even. bore lachrymose than
q old The proposal vas carried without a,ar
being led to the chair by HI proposer and seconder,
took his seat without furthC ceremonial. The Lord
Advocate OF Scotland, who vas the only MEMBER OF
the incoming Ministry thenin the House, congratu-
lated the Speaker on his eecti0n. 1t was thought
that Mr. Disrae might have joined in the expression
OF good Will towards the Flint Comm0ner Of England.
But the late Premier who vas seated on the first OPP
position bench, with Lord John Manners and Mr..
Claiborne Hardy by his sue. retained the strange
looK Of impassive indifference SO familiar to his fea.
lures, and made no response to the murmured call
which ran through the biildinr. Then, while the
stood up uncovered, the Speaker uttered q
few words OF grave and appropriate counsel on his
reelection to the Presidency OF Parliament; and the
House adjourned.