, 1875-02-05

Of cavalry in escort under Capt. N. spnrks falls
hack aa'! forms; an,i tho doyernor leaves liH
carriage. Tic Earl's facc atui form aro anlli-
ciently we'll known 10 Chicsgoans. To-day 10
woars the Windsor (Dlplouatio}, uniform of tho
First Claes, dark b!nc Tho coat Ia almost cont
pleloy covered in front With heavy embroidery
Of crimson aud gold tho annio In releato1 iitor-
ally by tho Eauaro foot OH tho sleeves.
caI1nr, and flaps, Willie broad Enkl
stripe rims down tho trousntr. Tile
hnt Is cooked. Burtnounted with white plnmes.
lhs Earl Te.tn re- : tho Diplomatic sword md tle
1t. Patrick.
cousiAts OF tho following pl.ieors Iicut-Cof II.
c. Fletcher, Scots Fuei,cors Guards. Military
Hamilton, Ninth Foot. Aides: de- Camp; 1iout,-
Col Il. Z. BERNARD, Attte.dc- Camp OF the Domin-
ion; Mai ai.-len. i. Sclby Smith, Ad}uthnt-Genor-
a. commanding the troops in Canada; L'otis.-cols.
Thouas Ioss. EglcHoo, Coffin, Brunei, and All
monkl, Minis. White aud Wickptcod, CAPT. Walsh,
and Pr. sfnaock. s'ifReon-Malor.
IA tho entrance tho Goyernot-GenerAl was
met by tho ushor Of the Black Rod, who eRcort-
ea his E3collcncy to the sanato Chambor."
Tint IN how the oi1lcial report reNds, but this
"cBcorting" IL d pretty serious b,lsinoss
Etiquette dognandB that tho Usher nlaff precedo
a[ajesty's subject shall turn his back on Her
MaieHty'e representative. Hence tho Usher has
to back FROM Tho entrance to tho staircnHe, back
up tho asnirs, back along tho corridor, hack
round tho corner into tito lobby, back through
the doors and round the Clerks tabic aud do all
this handicapped
WORSE THAN nLoNn1N
was when he csonsod Niagara with his bead in a
hug and his feet In two baskots. To do this ny
faAt RI at ordinary man could walk would be =
tast sufficiently difficult for nny render of TIE
TRIBUNE 10 accomplish under ordinary cifcunl-
Bta1lccB. Were ho glrded with 4 swortl-and 10 tho
average civilian tho management Of sword IN
worse than falling oVcr. q whcclbarroW,- aud had
lo III ollice-rulor stuck Under tho other arm,
With tho further requirement that at ovory stride
lie took he should make q sweeping oheBanco,
right to left aud loft to right. think your force
Republican would decline tue contract oven for
*2,0o0 yenr, gold, splendid apartments. and
some patronage.
Nsyerthcless the Usher gets through his work
With tue perfection Of an automatoh. In the
Senate Chamber We aro advised Ut tho Cow
otnor's appruach by tho iitlsh, rustic, and
whisper peculiar to crowds, then tho red doors
fly open and
f1IE coAT-TA1Ls or TIE Usher IN1En.
So lowly in tho obotbance ho nn.es nt ench
sweeping step that his head disappears far below
1lip curvlu spino, Ills trim legs hhATo tho deaka
and the daia, but never touch them; tuo bluo
c0at-tRils Of hlB Wlndaor uniform Of the Seconi
Clasa ahd Lis shining dresH-swnrd l1lay round
his manly proportions like lambent 1igltnngs and
thui,ler-c'onds about alpine peakH buzz of
GusofpOr strides in, the audience rising to re-
coyo him, his suite tumble over each otllos's
si,urA aud cank their satros tremendously. The
Governor takes hin stand OH tho stops Of Tho
THRONE. aud the Usher posts himself near tho
Clerks table, rigid, attcutiye, statue-Iike Fol-
low prayera thon COMES
TIE PERFORMANCE PROPER.
Tho Governor signs to thu Usher. who thrice
bar, and ts1sico makes deeper opeisanco, backs
to the bar. md there thrice courteheB, then,
while every ear IL strained to catch tho snnppiug
Of Ills braces 0r tho giving Of the tlArlt-bu pau
ta!oons with tho narrow gold Btri7e n: q critical
tlato, be rccoYers hia Perpendicular, p,acss q
Eildod bar across tho entrance, in caBo any ono
should como nna Bteal tile Ssnato boforo lia re-
turn; then skips away to the Chamber Of the
Commons, whom he han boon instructed to
summon to the FceroEa! preBouco. Tho
Tho Sergcaut-a:-Arma OF the Lover House,
g1rt with llas sword, puts up his siIscr
bar; Black l!od pounds nj tho doos, Which, &C
corlinE to Scriptnral precedent, is opepoi to
mllnicatod to tie faithful Commons; then Black
Rod schrriGs back to tho Sunatp, entors it, and,
with nine riatolute bowH as before, has barely
reached his plnce when tho d0ors nre burst III
winch Is provcrbia!. TAoreupop, if it IL a now
farliEmont TINT III assembling, tlio Governor
seuds thotn back to choose aoinc Quo to Bpoak
for thcr. and leaves the Senate preceded By tho
GVGtY lf1CA FeELeDFfG illlly 0tGu-
piet. Ilo 1csurnsuexts day with eimilar ceremonies
ana tho Commons agaH coming forward with
their Speaker, md praying tho 'col,staut access
to his Proseneo to which tho Qucen's subjects
arc entitled, arc accorded it.
TIE GOVERNOR THEN NEADs HIS SPEECH,
llrHt III English, then in French (which tan-
gungoB are uncd inipartinlly IN lcgisiatloh), and
ie:,res When 1t is but q session Of Parliament
that is opened, the Commons having nlrondy
chosen Speaker. the ceremonies last bnt ono
dnY. They may aItogot!lnr DO described Us inter
cRting TO Americans, and (pcshapB) Impressive
to Canadians.
F.. CANADIAN CAPITAL CHAT.
Heuntor DIyid Christie, tho great cattle breed
or IT Ontario, presidos over tue Sonntc.
rwo Senators have died slnce tho Inst session,
Robert Z. 1{azcn and EEIa Churchill. Their
placcs will not be 1lllcd, Tho Canadian scs-
ntoN arc appointed for life, or during good con-
duct-not electet.l .. XIX.
ktr. Gcorgo urown tnok his eoat in the sonato
to-day. having last year been nbBent at Washing
ton acgo!jatiaE tho Nociprocity Treaty. He ,sas
fur long time Ill tho Commons, and ono Of tho
lnUst fiery tlnnatetB tnera.
! hnye 1t on good authority that nessnzo
will be introduced by Afr. Edward Blake looking
to tho abolition Of tho Senate in it's present fornl
md tic substitution Of eloctiro System Bonle-
thing like that which prevails In tie Status.
This IL probabiy tho tl,in emil Of tho wedge Of
tho oue-chamher system tried in Ontario with
sucll ntlmit ah!e results,
senator Eugene panct, Of Quebec, retlres TO
become deputy Minister of War.
Enfl DntTGrn receives thlS evening ut the Coy
ernueuk IIonse. Tho Countess Of Duffcrin cau-
NIT ba preaont,-lf nero society corresponds
ent l should say something nbont y coming
tyent,-hut her sisters, Miss Ilanlilton AMI 3I,sH
CntilerIno Hamilton, will "tecetva" in Ler