New-York tribune., 1876-03-04
JOHN PAUL IN LONDON.
PARLIAMENT AND ROYALTY.

LONDON. Feb 7.-When distinguished friend
aaled me if / would not like TO visit :" the Royal
News with him at once sent my dress coat TO DO
dressed and pair of white kids to be cleaned anu
bought O new red necktie besides, thinking cal
was meant on the Marquis of Lorne, VINO Ane"
had lately published book of poems.
Judge of my surprise then when our cab brought
ND at the back doors Of Buckingham and groom
showed us into the stables. Luckily hau au oa'
hook in nv pocket, OF the occasion woulu nave
fonnd me- uneoupped. lie ROi sa Mewsf hecohec-
t,on of nlav of that name came into my mlnd' anu
tboneb there were no kings running ABOUT tue y alu
rein or two was to be seen inside the sJaDles' lh'
made it easy to trace the connection as II were'o
sec whv thew spell stables so Quecrly. La RENE
s,amuse Isn't that 'ere apparent-d~ ycaf' lhoeou
Though not often in admitting mood VIII
admit, and without qualification, that the Pueen
News Law over any mewses that ha'ec'ci o0i'io
seen-nOt even excepting the lhru Avenue h1" "a
nv own native city, In number of horses the latter
hos the advantage. perhaps, but when it comes to
onolitv candor cOmpes the admission that Her
Maiostv leads Nor Oh the score OF number either
arc the Roval news to be sneezed at. Besides horses
for her own use the Queen has to keep mount for
eouerrys, exons and other exigiencies, so she has
100 in all Most are of the HanOverian breed, from
,tock introduced by one of the Georges capable
carriage beasts these re-heavy-shOuldered, like all
# the family But there are some finer strains OF
Mood TO be -the-limbed beautics, with arching
oeeks and Quivering notwithstanding an admixture
AZ least of Arabian. The favorite horse color of
England is bay, with black legs.
On state occasions, lampback and oil are used
n bring legs that fall short of the standard
.hade up TO proper tQne-so the groom tells MS. In
that uractice YOU will recognize fair offset to the
tnAioc of fOOtmen's calves. But one of the stables
certainly needed none Of this dOctoring; the horses
m one side being white as milk on the other coal
black. Here we saw the eight cream-colored steeds
hs is neither the time nor the place to say horses
which were to draw Her Majesty to Parliament on
opening day. And also saw the harness TO be
used on the OCCASION also imported by the Georges
red leather, the trimmings gold-plated on copper
and the cost $500 to the harness. The immense
state carriage, legacy of the same reign, was not
10 90 out the Queen has not driven IN IT since the
Royal ConsOrt died. And little wonder A cumber-
come complication of carving and gilt, with saffron
Tritons climbing over the straw-colored body and
sprawling under the buff box, it would be difficult
70 imagine anything more yellow and blazing.
CipdereUa's pumpkin looked like coach; this
coach looks like a pumpkin. As a circus wagon II
would be a success but it is fit for nothing else, and
beyond doubt will some day be sold for one. Yet
the original cost-as the gTooms story goes-was
EsOOO. The carriages in which the royal family
will ride tomorrow, though less gorgeous, are still
quite conspicuous enough to attract attention on
Broadway. 1t would be thought that Fisk was
back OF that HelmbOld had broken loose.
There's what we call proper cob" said the
groom, pointing to a good-lOOlSng horse. When
asked if they called the horse so because ne held
corn nicely, he said, " Not at ALL" and kindly went
on to explain the various points which 90 to const-
tute prOpriety in a cob.
THE PEERS FAVORED.
Now it is the afternoon of to-mOrrow-Feb. Sth-
and we are just home from seeing the Royal Process
sion Qt was kind and thoughtful Of Her Majesty
10 thus open Parliament jonathan Edwards
blrthday-else there would have been no fitting col
ebratiOn of it,
There had been from the first considerable excite
ment in my family over this opening. All, from Mrs.
MorninglOry down. insisted on being provided
with place from which TO witness 1t, in the House
Of Lords-the Commons would not do at all. But
as my friend Smalley against whom usually huTI
myself when there is a door beyond to be opened
simply recognizing projectile in me on this occa-
sion and not seeing the power behind the throne
besides mcining to view the ambition as unworthy
of an American, also assured me of its near ap-
proach to hopelessness, folded my hands and
resoutey refused to waste any more postage-stamps
on Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Biddulph. the Lord
Chamberlain or the Principal Librarian Of the Bit
ish Museum-with the latter Of whom had been for
some days in correspondence about readers ticket.
And what with the peeresses, and the peers eldest
sons-eaeh of whom is entitled TO q seat at the show
it did seem from the very start that there was
little chance for US.
IF yon feed policeman"
"Not though we feed him on goldfish and guinea
pigs" said suddenly breaking in on Mrs. MOrnin-
glory's suggestion.
Z IL Oh hot Txuor n ald
son " sighed poor Paulna.
"My DEAR" said, yielding at last to their earnest
sntreaties Pits an amiabe weakness of mine, and
sometimes unfair advantage is taken Of it, "yOu
shall be the eldest daughter Of peerer. Though
we may not sit in the Honse of Lords, verify we
viii 90 down INTO the Park and peer over the heads
of the people," And forth we went.
The road from buckingham Palace through St.
Jamess Park had been newly strewn with sand and
sawlust and oockleshells for the passage of the
rOval procession. But there was not the crowd
looked for. And the ordinations of the populace
rather surprised me. just thought Pd come ont
and see the old girl" said one. "no yon think
fellow can get sqnint at her venerable phvsihogY"
asked another should never have known that these
remarks all round me were fcrNent expressions OF
loyalty heard every side" but for The Times news
paper next morning As for the " warm greeting and
lOud cheering which the same authoritymentioned
heaven save the mark--if il he the mark by which
stranger should gange the affection of this people
for its Queen. More warmth greeted the debut Of
an American prima donna at the ROYAL Aquarium
rcently-and then l thought the greeting a
markedly cold one
There was a eleam of scarlet liveries and the
rattle of wheels in the Mall. "Here they come"
shouted some and Mrs. Morninglorv scrambled
10 the ton of an iron railing and Mrs paul In the