The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-09

placard.b .bt arers among the crowd car
TyiDg such appeals as "Let US consoli-
date, aud not dsmember the en-
pire," etc.
PRRUCr JAM.
At 3 O'Clock the crowd outside the
palace gates was enormous, 1t COW
cred al the space down to Westmin-
ster idge and extended pretty well
up to Parliament street, toward White
hall. At that hour perfect jan OF
people filled Downing street, where
Mr.. Gladstone's official residence is
tituated. The crowd was patiently
watitg for the Premier to make bis
appearance on his departure for the
House of Commons.
MR GLADSTONE
finished reading his papers and tele-
graphic and mail correspondence at an
early hour. Hs spent the remainder
Of the morning and part of the after.
noon in contemplation. He refuse d
to permit himself to he disturbed by
calls from any Of the large number OF
persons who attempted t. see him. He
made one exception aud thai was in
favor Of Mr., Morley, the Chief Secie
tary for e I'd, whom he sent for and
conferred with for $40 time.
AN OCCURRENCE oR ILL oMRN.
The enormous clock t. which big
Ben Brg ADDS giant bell rings time in
the Vc,oIia tower on the s nth vest
corner of he Parliament Buildings
stopped this afternoon. It's stoppsge
was noliGed by the crowds in the
streets, who depended on its tones for
knowing the time OF day and was re-
garded by thousands as an occurrence
of i'll omen. Soon after o'clock all
the thoroughf,res about St. Stephens
were 30 crowded with people that ct
tempis II ga ry on traffic in the neigh.
hOrhood had to besuspended. Mouutsd
police wore placed on duty patrolling,
because it was impossible for officers
afoet to get about.
IN THE HoVsE OF COMMONS
the mem bers now began TO divide
themselves into parties with view to
their probable support OF Cr opposition
TO the coming speech. They also in
dulged in considerable bantering Of
one another MIR. Peter Hylands,
Liberal mem ber for Burnley, VINO had
failed to eeCure q seat on the flo1r,
but has one in 0ne of the galleries, at
tempted to make q speech from his
iofy position He wss greeted with a
volley of yells which rendered his
voice inaudb b @ and compelled him to
ulioeui,h h his purpose Of giving the
House some information. 1t was as
celtained that no less than 4j0 of the
$50 members OF the House had en-
rered and secured their seats by chat
ng," or personal occupation, before
l2 o'clock. The wives, daughters and
female relations and friends of these
members thronged the waitinR-rooms
all the morning provided with buns,
cakes, basket and novels on which to
ubsist and pass the time.
PARNRLLITRs IN THEIR PLACES.
Soon after O'Clock the Parnellite
members began t. take possession Of
heir seats. They arranged themselves
in serried ranks on the opposition
benches in float of the place where
Mr.. Gladstone was 10 speak. Mr.
Thomas Power 0'Oonnor, Nationalist
member for the Scotland division OF
Liverpool, explained the haste ex-
hibited by his party to secure seats by
saying n at the Tories had organic ID
plot 10 take po' 'ssion of seats in such
q way a4 o N ke it Impossible lor the
Pdrnelhtss to sit together, in order TO
rob Mr.. 6 lstone of the chorus Of
cheers which the fullthrca'e Irish
members would be sure 10 give him if
they were in body and The Grafton
were to their litioR. Mr.. 0'C0nnor
said when his colleagues discovered
this conspiracy they at once took steps
to circumventit it by reaching the scene
in time to get the choice Of places.
Mr. 0'Connor said he was satisfied
vi h the result, aud added the Irish
cheers would not Only be iull-throated,
but unanimous.
THR RT. HON. ARTHUR WRLLRsLY PEEL,
the Speaker # the House, took the
chair promptly at 4 O'Clock. the
chamber st that time was packed to
the very extreme limit Of it's capacity,
and every doorway showed Railways
ciammed with people, all centering to
see and to hear. The westher at this
time suddenly changed. The clouds
lowered, and thunder was heard.
Nevertheless the mass OF people out
II ie increased and became denser.
Ca boliC priests were conspicuously
nun erous il The crowd, and no less
thPn thirty five branches OF the Lon
don organization OF the irish National
League were represented by full depu-
tati0us, whose identity was easily
GO ablshed, even at a diela CO, by
their gteen regtlias. Political ClubI
beyond numbering we're also present,
to take part in the popular demonstra-
iion. At o'clock deputations from
tnirty-tWo Liberal clubs alone had
been counted in the thIong.
GRAND OVATION TO Mr.. oLADsToKE.
Before going 10 the House of Com
mons Mr.. Gladstone took q drive
through st. James Park. away from
the crowd, by the west end Of Down
ing street. He desired to be awhile
in the fresh air before going II Parlia-
menE. ne Ibbufucu " uib IebiuonCtg
and in q few moments emerged on his
way t. the House Of Commons. The
police hid opened way for him t.
Parliament street, and down that
across B,idge street TO the hOuss. They
had 10 work hard to make this pas
tage way, and bfrder yet to keep it
o jon. Mr.. Gladstone went in an open
carriage, and his appearance was
gre, ted with dtaiening cheers. The
tn hus'asm ef the people all the way
on The door # his house to the Com
mons emit auce was sponiale GUS and
tari,liDg vented itse ( St.the begin
ming OF the j urnsy in the roar of ap-
plsuss, and greft enough to make
mo, stat t-smen day, ard when the
whole immense NUT Jude caught the
tiKf q one EN- ndOus oldsfashionsd d
queer was sent up the like Of which
was never letore heard IN Lonion,
and which WAS plainly audible in the
Iseo beeshd PAge.l