, 1869-05-30

boarded Ia the house Of sriend here for some
nontoE End when he came 10 leave for the coz |
tlnent and bid adIeu to h!1 friends vile, ahe
kissed him goodhJc The New Yorker, not nu-
ucspattng 70 w1m greeting; nnd deemlng II
special favor-1or The WOMAN WAS pretty h1d |
sweet-sNpped sovereign tnta her hAud, and |
vent oE
cant vouch Tor this story bpt 1t certainly re-
reeta the custom, OF the country. have |
st greater hesitation u endorsing the report taat
| the wpmAn accepted the coin, but declared the
kiss worth double the nscn-y, which was frce'y
paid. When sec the Gotha.ctte III inquire fot
further parucular1.
rARIIAMKST-barr1sH oRAroHr.
Its dlmcult 10 get into sne gallery Of ci.hcE thA
| uoEse OF Commons or PeeTs- Yea c1ust Lave m
order Hon one Of the uembe1z teseh member
can give tut one order,, and then there Is great
doGbLo Of sour obtaining hlEIss!on 10 the Co:nnens
TIC gallery docs not contain more tS1a sl1sJ pei
| fona and there are often lye times as naauy ap-
plicaltA. When tncrr Is An excesa OF urders BAL
lot u ,tken and the lucky ones enter the gallery
Just nox the Commons l. crowded; bat the Fecrs
h16 few Atuactlonz-
The Parliament Horse and tho Chambers are IN
very good takse. They are tFre from III tAwdr1neAs;
look rather so1ntne, but digutted and impressive
Sont Of the n1urL paIntinEs and Statues IN the
| cor1sdotB are good, and more sln decidedly bad
ing the meeting OF B1chrr s1d Wellington after
Waterloo tthc Enslisn vlu never recover frotn
Waicrfoo) and the death of Nelson, haze Esauy ex-
| cellent points. The statue Of Haupden u striking
tpd gives IN idea Of The man as wa concelTe hl.a
70 have been, which eannot be sasd OF many ktas-
ucs Tue Parliament House Is open
every day from 10 10 p m, ana Il
, Is thrunsed with r1nsoE- The police are
stationed al ntout, aud ccn:lsct ulf e.forcc the
grand routine which Is rsEt Of the DFisaa slste
: II NOT III very essence. / should hsEc Observed
that the tiE>crsy Of admission 10 the N!lusa io1-
dament In Of ont Of session Is materially dtu!u-
sshet b. handing ! hall-crown or croEn to The
guardians OK the eitr's peace Indeed think that
the be3t way OF Obtaining inc1ces 10 tho House ol
= Lords II by that means Don't make II ess tran
nalf eruwu, II yo1 41sy re tie recipient OF
burst Of British Indignation for an attempt 70 cor
! rutt the trumncrlate servants OF fht CfuWh
r IL 700 attend the SESSIONS Of either House yos
C will bc impressed with the tacapact TO-: OF oese
y mtratou asn1nst any thing like osstu5 IN fhe BFs
J ist mind Perhnps the Britons desplke oil show
+, OF elocrtton They not only aToid ltihey go Il
d Ire opposite extreme. They have, unquestoa
- shly. The WORT delivery Of any Dhtioo under tn
:e sun Tney stamner, and hestate+ And dfaHA IN
N cut sud chop their words, auh get into such ANS
I, ward pos!tluus Is only they can It Is M1'eolS
understand them half the time, and The othef "a
Is II Il not easy Even thel1 bett and ahlest men III
III yrry md sreakera The memhesa Of the Co1
le mons hsre ideas md EnoNiefge, and make st1on
or and logical efForts but the setting in which the
re nut the,r efforts Is peithe1 oEnsuenta nor apprt
# pirate.
The Peers arc not Interesting, except TO b
how duli nauJ Of them can be- Not moro th2
H. twenty or thirty Of them Art present except whe
De some exciting debate u up. The majority Of L
~ number Seem to be the profouudest polite
Gu Bunsbes. They talk by the hour. and saJ notatn
=; ThrJ hayc carried the at Of a1pse.sing tdca!e
w language further, perhapa than any other natio
ad and supposc, aEc duly proud OF the accoranls
og meut. The buncombe speeches OF our Congre
~ a1e absurd, uut they are At leasl anua!ne.
~ ToB1x E1oQuKscE.
T.. The speeches Of the Peers are merely drea
raI soan14 OF emptiness and echoes of thelr o,
,hr stupidity. They dlsc01Ese something after Il
er. manner: ~ really think tho eloquent Lord v
m has inst taken hts seat would more masurely reft
Tn On the Important question before the House. tt
q, he would With bis r1pened mind and great iesl
w. ing spncThnt AIter The views he has favored
E,1I | with tonight. The question under discussion
TN. ono that ncnaces the sxlely Of the british G.
10. | st,tUtion (no speech can be made tn the Pe'
ne without reference 70 the safety OF tho constt
!, top, and requires al the attention that can be
or yoled TO It. II hehoorcs this influential body to
M rcc1 most seriously on this question oefora vos
IN tia, they may vote consc!enuousy, and have
rrason to regret, whatever the result Of tn
yoie, lie consequences that msy be entnfcd NJ
~ The government Hul country. The country lot
nm to the Peers Of Rritatn to protect II at tine
uIl- this, and u they fall to do 70 they will be fcc.c
The to the high duty imposed upon them by tho C
o,. sttutlon, ttelr saG.ed Inheritance and their G
rnd But they will not be recEeant- We are MI
the solved upon the best interests Of Great BIita
IN the sole difference Of opinion Ii, how shall tn
nv, interests be lest administered: Aay tyai1l, II
rod honorable Lonl VIII reconsider his opiulons-e
,c5 say this without wishing to convey the idea &
of he has been In any manner hasty-he Will r
re, ceive there Is some weight In the asgancns h
,,nS put forward, without designing TO prejudice
n.G minds Of this honorable and noble BODY"
pnt fcar that, without Intending Il, have pm
rtr less bad speech into the mouth Of my noble P
Inc. than he generally makes. Dut not to do 50
the scr1ous task. OF courhe some Of the Lords
m. able md influential men; but the average L
y n talks very much In the style have made HI
~ and his rlst.tudca sound sill ruorc inslpld vi
en drawled oat and cheNcd 70 pieces, a they
~ By the tongue and teeth OF his noble Lordshlp-
.1t Is cuEtoc. as Psychological study. J. u. i