Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09
From Our Regular Correspondent
London Letter.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, Eng, May 81, 1880,
Although the queen herself was absent
from the ceremony, queens weather shone
upon the re-opening of parliament yestcr-
day. A crowd of idlers assembled early
prepared to cheer such celebrities as might
be known to them by sight. Like most
crowds, their knowledge was not exact,
and their favor was occasionally shown in
doubtful if not in wrong directions. Some
times they mistook nonenlties for ceebr-
ties and suffered famous men to 90 by I'M
noticed. Messrs. Chamberlain, Chaplin
and Stansfeld walked to the house unrec
ognized. Sir Stafford Norlhcote, Lord
John Manners, Sir Richard Cross, Lord
Norton. Mr. Mark Stewart, Sir William
Hart Dyke and Mr.. Dodson were not
greeted by the popular voice. On the
other hand, Lord Harrington was vigor.
ously cheere1, Mr.. Bright received the
need of popular favor, as also, it is scarce.
ly necessary to add, did Mr.. Gladstone.
The crowd had waited patiently from high
noon till 4 o'clock to see the premier pass
At length the rumor, blown no one exactly
knew whence, arrived that MIR. Gladstone
would walk from Downing street to the
house at a quarter past q clock. Soon
the news spread, no one knew how, and
the crowd visibly increased until a dense
mass of people covered the (ootway in
| front of Westminster hall and the outel
sides Of the enclosure. Exactly at twenty.
six minutes past 4 O'Clock Il noise Of cheer
ing was heard in the distance and outside
the gates, where Inspector Dunning stood
on duty, and the crowd. with an impulse
of curiority, surged in that direction
Hats were waved in the mir and vote, )
raised in congratulation rs Mr.. Gladstone
leaning upon the arm of his son. Mr.
Herbert Gladstone, made his way across
the yard in the midst of the jubilan,
populacc. The premier came hurriedly
along. looking pale but pleased, raising
his hat to right and left. Two great green
leaves of lily of the valley, and IL bunch
of the white blossoms of that plant, were
set jaunlly in the left lapel of the right
honorable gentleman coat, and as he
reached the pointed archway which leads
to the members entrance, beyond which
the crowd might not intrude, the chosen
of the people turned and made obesance
TO his clients and followers.
BY o'clock in the afternoon a crowd OF
peeresscs and strangers had been accom-
modated in the galleries, looking upon a
house fairly well filled. Lord Beaconsfeld,
in the old attitude with his arms crossed,
occupied the centre of the front ministeri-
al bench, supported by Lords Oranbrook,
the duke of Richmond and Gordon, the
earls of Cadogan and Beauchamp, and
other tory noblemen. The duke of Cam
bridge occupied a seat upon the cross
benches. Now. for the first timo yester-
day. the house of lords presented a really
imposing appearance. The galleries we're
filed with peeresses. From the western
window, the only one undraped from
without, the afternoon sun streamed trans
versely across the chamber, throwing a
patch of golden light upon the ladies to
the right of the throne, shimmering upon
the gilded carving above the seat of roy.
atty and revealing the colors of the triple
frescoes beneath the roof The strong