The New York herald., 1876-02-09
A Burst Of Light from Crewn Jewels
and Diamonds.
The House Of Commons Sum-
moned to the Bar.
THE SPEECH.
London Rejoicing Over the Pros
pect Of Court Festivities.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD By CABLE. !
LONDON, Feb. s, 1876.
The announcement made a month ago that
the Queen would open Parliament to-day for
the session of 1876 was received with satisfac-
ton, tempered with incredulity. 1t is so long
since Her Majesty performed any Of those
functions which, in our we'll ordered constitu-
ton, have como to be the sole, or at least the
principal, reason for the existence of monarch.
that the people shrugged their shoulders, shook
their heads aud said, "We shall see."
FORTUNATE EVENT FOR THE sIGHTsEERs.
Fortunately Lady Augusta Stanley, although
still in critical condition, was no worse in
health, and the Queen was enabled to open
Parliament in person, only requesting, as a
mark of respect for her suffering friend, that
the bells Of Westminster Abbey and st. Mar
garet should not be rung on the occasion oi
her passage to Westminster.
PREVIOUS DIsAPPo1NTMENTs OF THE PEOPLE.
Moreover, il was not the first time that q
coming session had been heralded by similar
announcement. Every year since 1871, when
the Queen last greeted In person her Lords and
her '.faithfnl Commons" it has been said in
January that the Queen would open Parliament.
THE SESSION OF 1874.
In 1874 the customary rumor was so far we'll
grounded that Her Majesty had actually con-
sented to inaugurate the new Parliament by
her gracious presence.
DIsRAELI AND GLADSTONE.
Mr.. Disrae has personally always got on
better with the Queen than Mr.. Gladstone has.
His constitution ana temperament are such
that he is admirably fitted to perform cere-
monial duties which Mr.. Gladstone's great ma
ture and imperial intellect havo occasionally
found irksomc 1t is one of the most delight
full things know OF to hear Mr..
Disraeli in the House of Commons
make any reference to the Queen. There is no
doubt whatever that when the right honor
able gentleman mouths the phrase "Hcr Gra-
rious Majesty" or when, as happened on a
memorable occasion, he Indignantly rebuked
slight to the Queens authority, he was abso-
lutely honest and altogether in earnest. There
ID something about . crowned queen that fas-
sinates "the wondrous boy who wrote Alroy."
He has an honest liking for forms and cere-
MONIES ard purple raiment and jewelle
srowns, and is, to whisper the truth, much in
rlined to bow down and worship the silk
vtockiuged calf, the magnificent funkies who
sdorn the portals of dukeries and basi in the
,nterooms Of royal palaces. Thus, politics
apart, he has been able to make himself more
agreeable to the Queen than his predecessor
did, and Her Majesty was well minded to do
what lay in her power TO add splendor to the
Inauguration OF Parliament the election OF
which has placed Mr.. Drsraeli on the pinnacle
of power.
PAGEANT OF THE PREsYHr sEAsoY-THE
MULTITUDE GRiTIfIED.
Something happened then to prevent the re-
alIzation Of this intention, and that something
might not also happen this year was matter OF
ahich all concerned did not permit themselves
20 feel sure until, at half-past one O'Clock this
.ftcrnoon, when the white plumes otLife GUARDS
we're seen over the heads of the crowd in
Parliament street, and told that the Queen was
.ctually in sight of the towers OF Westminster.
ROYAL FAMILY PREPARATIONS.
The Princess of Wales arrived in London
from Copenhagen on sunday. The Queen, ac-
companied by Princess Beatrice, left Osborne
yesterday, crossing safely over to Gosport in
che yacht Alberta, commanded by His Serene
HixhnsM the Prince oi Ldningen. Of Kasletos