The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-04
ENGLAND.
The English Parliament-Their
Node Of DelIberating-Mar Dis
CuiIions-The Weather.

LONDON, February IT.
orrpesI,zo. Of the Daily InHlllsenoer.
A moth 10 this metropolis Of the
void, AID yet 1t is doubtful whether
.aassa material has accumulated to
alLs a letter at all interesting to your
s,l.n. The very immensely Of the
,lis is hindrlncs to the collection Of
irt.stius items, by one, at le@tr who is
30, making active efforts 10 that direc.
too, 10 the subscriber is not. How much
,uir i. would be for me to write for
ysu Vers all your readers doctors. Then
IIsclin'! have to 90 in search for items,
tr hey are thick around me every day.
IE0lIdn't interest you to hear about the
CrIAl Palace, or Westminster Abbey,
u DOZEN other notable places and
eiuy,, and II it would I couldn't tell
pu anything about them, for l haven't
Nsa them. But | have been to PArlia-
asnl, and a. that ia just now an exceed.
rEV Interesting body, 1 may tell you
saslhiug about it. First, as to the
GlabeF, which is a rectangular hall
iSout 100 b! l2O feet, with galleries on
blades, there being two rows Of seats on
&us siie' and six rows in the rear.
ihss will accommodate about 300 peo-
i., L.i! spectators are Gagged" in an
ilsluuEe above and to the rear OF the
NPor!en gallery, and look down upon
he honorable members through bars.
To Eau Of the members, which are
imp! long cushioned benches, face the
asl's Of the hall from the sides, and they
ne provided with no desks or any faciIi.
Ia !o' writing. The Speaker Is seated
Esh in his pulpit,liks chair, with the
Conservatives" to his right and the
'Lis'aI,' to his left, and long table
pied Nth books, etc, in front, between
he 'pF0.iag forces.
Taehll! il quite handsome, the wood
I1L aslag all richly carved, and the win.
da"cl stained glssA. As The sessions Of
9lhiiusn. are all held in the evening,
Saamciug at four o'clock, artificial
bVi {. recpaary. The centre Of the top
dAeh,ll Is. OF glass Of a pale yellow
'old' With few red figures. Above this
Ilas lfe largo number OF gas Jets,
Nd lhs only light in the ball is what
Pt's' through this yellow glass, about
al! to eighty feet above the heads Of
We members. The effect 10 the nearest
approach to daylight | have ever seen.
lstet it il difficult to realize, after
aiiaE there several hours, thatit is night
''uiIe.
40 vrIroR IS ADMITTED
!s'ius ,ession Of the House without a
'atl.n order from member. Armed
'i;S this took thy seat ia good time,
I'd witnessed the opening by prayer,
T. This over, there waa u general
'llPtde Of members, and about score
ii'uAitiOe TO 50 through some dull pre-.
aainA'! work. As dva o'clock sp-
Preached the benches filed up again, for
S' sniI vote on the six million spprO-
Nl'lou tor war purposes wsA to be dis.
H'et Of. Did you know, Mr.. Editor,
@@ these grave and renowned PGrlia.
I'nlo" deliberate With their hats on
!!sino', aud hehcs WA astonishet, and
lau'' confer. 1 VAS slightly disguised to
*siSh nan put on his hat Hs he seated
aa''It l. rrmiHed me very tosclbly Of
sHs Of the political gatherings | have
NEEDED In Wheeling Court House,
'asis those outside the bar sat
Na hAn on and those within With
sln dSa,d.s In the English Parliament,
ao,I,sT'r,ihe same ia reversed; those 10 the
snsiIs' without hats, those on the door
NIa them. And the political meeting
SU.n more lorcibly brought to mind
'a'a he question Of voting the supply"
y f'hchrd. A Liberal member, Mr..
SssiH Pa'k' arose to speak. Imme.
. S.IlI here sprang up a tumult and
't5t on tue other side oil the house,
ss'Sa =" per'i.ten,Iy kept up until that
.'a,l''alia took his seat, when all was
~. ..,' naeaih. Mr. Cowen, another Lib.
w. aalons who favored the voting Of
= a,''oH', was the mex, speaker, and
y. '" = 'eceivei with cheers from the
Ias otthe house. He proceeded to
J1s'aai the Telegraph calls zone Of the
h, ~ most impartial and most impres.
g"'p'erae' ever delivered from below
~ 'a''aI" The speakers every sen.
~. '" loudly chtered from the tory
M, q especially such sentiments As
an i'''A Is only the camp.tollowsr
! mutation, a. corrupt, a. mercenGry,
mi, lPui9a' a. cAmp,iolloWers gen.
dsSNe' Ri'siA has three principles
n. -I'afg and ecclesiastical administrA.
E... a'f art, word /, gold, the second
hIo,,, AnG ihe thIrt Siberia. Bribery,
/ IN M N, and hahi,hmens are the three
J, .IY, qua" upon which the ediAee Of
~ 'sT,ll'tieal and political system Is
a,s,;. lae Russian Government Il an.
3 I@i S to liberty, opposed to peace,
Nj. hostile to civliilstion." Such
Il, replies to this speech as
al aT ssfe made; Mr.. Anderson
~. ~ y v" a speech not founded
ts,5SSSS;s patriotism and was very III.
n :, NJ, Wlddy "bIu.hsd for his cour,.
Ii H. H. De heard such speeches De-"
veg ASpaa Ne HI.j.,a.n ..1 I'll