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HOUSES OK PAUUAMENT.
When we took an oninibus, up at
Holies street, for the Abbey, we were
attracted by the notice upon it, which
notified us that, among other points
to bo visited wcie the Houses ot Par
liament. In truth Westminster Hall
and Westminster Abbey are often con
founded, standing as they do, at the
distance of a stone's throw apart.—
Westminster Hall, or the Old Hall of
Westminster Palace, which still stands
a part of the present British Capitol,
was built in the reign of William Rufus.
It is the largest apartment, unsupported i
by pillars, in the world, being 290 feet
long, 68 feet wide and 110 feet high.
It is joined to the Houses of Parliament
at their north-eastern corner, and
among all the objects of interest to he
seen in this vast pile, none have more
traditionary value than this noble Hall.
Here Oliver Cromwell was inaugurated
as Protector, and here, too, —“ Vanitaa
Vanitotnm"- —his lifeless head, four
years later, was set upon a pole. Here
the brave Sir William Wallace was
tried and condemned, Sir Tlimas Moore
was sentenced to die, the great Karl of
Strafford heard his doom, and King
Charles I. sat, thee to face with the
cruel Triimnal which hurried him hence
to White Hall and the scaffold. ’Tisa
•great place to dream in, this vast tem
ple, with its stone-paved floor, and its
majestic walls, which reverberated with
the thundering tread of the mail-clad
champion of the King, who, upon oc
casion of the Coronation Dinner spread
here, always rodo.his horse into the
Hall, and there, in full armor from head
to foot, threw down the gauntlet and
challenged all the world to dispute his
Sovereign's title. But. we cannot lin
ger here in what is really no part of
the Houses of Parliament I will only
state, as an item of information, that
the Hall was the original court room
for the four great English Courts, and
they are still held in small apartments
abutting out of it These are the
Courts of Chancery, with the Lord
Chancellor presiding, on a salary of
§50,000 per annum; the Court of
tench, Court of Common Pleas,
and the Court of the Exchequer.
The English are deservedly proud of
their great Legislative building. It
is situated immediately upon the hanks
of the Thames, the river washing the
eastern side. I do not remember the
dimensions or cost, of the Capitol at
Washington City, hut even supposing
both to surpass those of the Houses of
Parliament, the latter certainly form an
architectural ‘‘tout ensemble" far supe- j
rior to the former. They were planned
by Sir Charles Barry, have cost more
than $10,000,000, and constitute the
largest Gothic edifice on earth. It
covers an area of eight acres, has one j
hundred staircases, eleven hundred
apartments and more than two miles
of corridors. Sixteen miles of steam
pijies warm the building and the an
nual gas hills amount up to $17,525. |
The character of the building, as [
above stated, is purely gothic and re-1
minds one very much of the grand
palaces of Continental Europe, built in \
mediaeval times, for civic purposes.— :
The stone employed was selected with j
great care by a scientific commission ;
the exterior masonry is of Magnesian ;
lime stone, the river Terrace is of j
Aberdeen granite, the balance of the
building is almost exclusively of iron, j
there being very little wood in use j
about it.
When the reader recalls my state-!
ment that the separate apartments!
amount to eleven hundred, he will anx- i
iously acquit me of the task of recapitu j
lating them.
Os course the great objects of attrac- \
tion are the House of Peers and the j
House of Commons. The former is of
a degree of gorgeous magnificence,
blended with absolutely perfectly taste
fulness, that defies description. The
throne upon which the Queen sits, the
'Woolsack or Lord Chancellor’s Chair,
the splendid frescoes upon the ceiling,'
the stained glass of the windows and ‘
a thousand minute details of elegance j
and utility make this one of the very i
finest public rooms ever built. It was j
not my good fortune to be present at 1
an opening of Parliament, which cere- j
mony is performed by tie Queen in i
person, in this Hall. The House of:
Commons is not so rich in ornamenen- j
tati'on, but still exquisitely beautiful. I
Americans are always astonished at j
sundrv radical differences between the j
BANNER OF THE SOUTH AND PLANTERS’JOURNAL.
National Legislatures of England and
• those of the United States, for exam
! pie: The House of Commons lias 658
! members. 1 The House of Representa
: tides 241 members. The House bf
! Commons sits always at night, the
House of Representatives very seldom
jdo so; the English members receive no
■ pay of any kind, in any degree or from
j any source; the Americans receive
' $3,000 (I believe) per annum, besides
' mileage at the rate of $8 for every 20
miles. The theory of the English sys
i tern, as respects the last item, is that
! the expenses of members are settled by
their constituent*. The fact is that a
seat in the House is rarely attainable
save at the exjtense of an immense out
lay of money. There are dark stories
about bribery of members, who thus
reimburse thofhselves, but I apprehend
we have very little the advantage of
them in that particular.
The opening of the British Parlia
ment is the great event in London.—
The Queen seldom comes to the city
except for this purpose, and I was veri
much surprised to find what a power
ful undercurrent of dissatisfaction was
running against her. “7s not the
Queen very much beloveds" I asked
of an omnibus driver one morning,
I riding upon tlie box beside him down
to the City. “No, sir, not in London;"
was the reply. “Why not?” I con
tinued. “Don't shoic herself enough
sir ; don’t come to town hardly ever ;
no encouragement to trade ; no Court
days ; always hiding ; herself in some
out of the way place or other! It
was not so in the Drilled s lifetime,
sir I And I may remark here, before
concluding, that the Queen’s husband
was infinitely more popular among the
“Great Unwashed" than herself or her
son, the 1 stolid, Dutch-faced, heir ap
parent of Great Britain. Prince Albert
Was a gentleman, a scholar, a Christian
and a man of enlarged benevolent pub
lic spirit. He has left his marks all
over England in illustration of those
admirable personal characteristics. .
Faxes ok' the Apostles. —Matthew
is supposed to have suffered martydom,
or was slain in-a city of Ethiopia.
Mark was dragged through the
streets of Alexandria, in Egypt, till he
expired.
Luke was hanged to an Olive tree in
Greece.
John was put into a boiling cauldron
at Rome, but escaped death. He died
a natural death at Ephesus, Asia.
James, the Great, was beheaded at
j Jerusalem.
James, the Less, was thrown from a
pinnacle, and beaten to death.
Phillip was beheaded.
Barthlomew was skinned alive.
Andrew was crucified, and pounded
I while lying.
Thomas was run through with a
lance.
Simon was crucified.
Matthias was stoned.
Barnabas was stoned to death.
Paul was beheaded by the try an l
Nero, at Rome.
Perfect Cokkeh.— A correspondent
[of thelndependent traveling in Sweden
! was intensely delighted with the coffee
served on the steamboats and hotels,
j “At Upsaln,” he writes, “we dctermin'
ed to find out how they made such
perfect coffee, as we had just drank,!
and stepped into the neat kitchen of!
the little hoteland'this was the re- :
port:
Take'any kind of Coffee pot or urn,
and suspend a ling made of felt or
very heavy flannel, so long that it
reaches the bottom bound on a wire
just fitting the top ; and put in the
fresh ground pure coffee, and pour and
pour on freshly boiled water. The
fluid filters througdi the bag, and may
be used at once; needs no settling, and
retains all aronja. ’) be advantage‘ of
this over the ordinary filter is its
economy, as the coffee stands and |
soaks out the strength instead of
merely letting the water pass through
it. “No,” said the maid in simple as
tonishment that any one should he so
wasteful as to send the precious aroma
away in steam, should rob that prince
of food of that evanescent something
which constitutes his nobility, and
reduce him to a mere aliment. As
soon one would think of throwing
away that drop of sunshine, charged
with all the throat of a bottle of!
Johannisberger.
Roster of General Officers, Regiments, Battalions, &c.
IN CONFEDERATE SERVICE DURING TIIE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
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Regiments, Battalions,
given. To render the record complete the nammi n# «n ArtZoiT pctmco aunne tne war. rhe name of the commanding officer, for the time beinp-
It tliuir TpSiSltoUliould^' -»ot«l In det.il, withV Sn
In a strangle an heroic and exalted asthatwhwfenlßJSftf. non-commissioned officer* and private*.
To compass, however, a roll ot honor, wtacreoa shalllbmritaUhe nammSJ’ PJ«U)ng, eveg wound honorable, each grave hollowed,
that State archive* are moat of them either lost, or in the Confederate h&nneri seems quite impossible, now
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‘‘ chi “ I Confused in clouds of glorious actions lie,
... ... . . . j nnmpham laurels and immortal fame, | And troops of heroe£ undistinguished die,»
remain sufmtH mrpurt a'llnd '".Nameless H *° th<! i r I conn '7 } ei . r and their lives, will ever
tion of whxh children's children to the remotest generation will iie proud The tlnm\v!!l aral brav< ' de«ls have achieved a record and a reputa
of the dead, no purer or afore enviable diattactloiLubamct^mheKtha?Uda- f' 19 evc " now > wh, nno ,lieher honor can a ««h to the memory
October-Mr/*. l*;o. * eiwacierize meuving, man this. lie waa a Consiobkat* animus*, rouor uofrao* and dbvotios.
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' ' STAIU i | AItMOFSKKVICK. j COMMANDER. | I.ATE OF ipiXTC. | HEM ARKS.
OthrArkanSttS Battalion.. .. Infantry Major John II Kelly.
IVH 1 ' !! 1 I' ' “ Lt Colonel It Scott ................
111 *- 1 ! ' ‘ Major Trumbull
Ist Seminole Inti's “ “ Lt Coionitl jumper.......!!! '
Ist; Honda. Regiment.... Cavalry..., Colonel G T Maxwell Nov' 4 1863
, 1 ~ „ ‘ “ LG I’yles Nov 23 1862 !!!!!!.".'.’ v
ulil „ ■ „ “ w KDilwortli July 25 1801 "
? .. .' ! “ WL L 110 wen.... Sept 2 1802 T
„ ■ ‘ T R Lamar luly 0 1803
' ‘ J J Finley Apr 14 1 802
A, | „ .' ■ Robert Bulloch... June 2 1803
ist [ “ i Battalion “ u Colons iiouandi;;;!;;;;
L . ~ _ “ “ Martin *
“ Light Battery Artillery Captain Gamble ..I;;;;;
l 4 ; “ “ Dunham ]
“ Villipigur ,
. L . .. . ' “ “ Abell
Ist Geoigta Regiment.... Cavalry Colonel J J Morrison Mav 21 1802
“ “ C A Whaley Nov 2
' ~ • , [“ CC Crews ]
I ‘ “ AEKennon Mar 13 1863 ".!"!!!!!!!!!!""!
..I ~ ,| ~ u [“ J Thompson ] •
“ “ Duncan L Clinch. Jan 10 “ "
«}> <4 i , “ Isaac W Avery... ....!!.|
’ 1 ~ *' “ Robt H Anderson .fun 20 “
blh : “ Johnß Hart Mar 0 “ .I.I.IIIIIIIIII"*’."'””"""*”
JPartisaa Rangers Colonel A A Hunt.”"!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,"!!!!
J s i “ Enlisted Men “Wm J McGill Feb o " 1802
}} „ $ 1 „ I Infantry “ Cltas H Olmstead. Dec 20 1801
r{ i 1 „ I “ “KM Burt Apr 28 1862 xZZ'.ZZ !”
S'l „ ! “ “ Philip Cooke Nov 1 “
i~| „ „ , 4 • Cbas P Daniels.... Dec 31
® l ' 1 * 1 “JT Lofton Sept 17 ' “
4 i „ j i John K Towers... Dec 10 1
.. ~ „ “ John CMounget. July zi “ ..ZZZZZ.ZZ.Z.
JBh ‘ “ F H Little Nov 8 “
12th ' j “ Edward Willis.... .Jan 22 1803
13th " 2 “ j “ Jas M Smith i !..!!!!!!'"
}fh “ ‘‘ ; *' j “It W Folsom lOct 23^"’l8fl® ZZZ.".Z'ZZZZ/ZZZ'"
15th ( ] “ Wm M Mcbitosh. Mar 2ti “
16tli “ i “ | “ Goode Bryan J<Yb 15 “
JA 1 * 1 “ ‘ 1 “ WO Hedges Jan 17 1803
h “ “ 8 Z Ruff, [Jan 17 “
16th: ; “ “ And’w J Ilutelilns.Jan 12 “
20tb “ “ “ | “ John A Jones J May 29 I “..
21st; “ [ ‘‘ | “ John Y Mercer.... Sept 37 1801
22d “ ! “ “ James Wasden.... Apr 22 1803
23d: “ “ i “ I “DF Best ....Sept 17 4802
24tb | * | “ Robt McMillen.... Aug 19 1861
25th! “ j “ j “ CC Wilson Sepl 2 1801 V.
20th. | j “ . | “ WII Atkinson.... May 8 1802 '
2”th; I „ ‘ “ C T Zacliarie Sept 17 1802
28tb ‘ j “ ! “ Tully Graybill Nov 3 1802
291 h; “1.“;“ “ Van J Young Mav 10 “
3001! “ “ j “ “ Thos WMangliam Dec 10 , “
31st| “ “ I “ “E A Evans May 18 ."!”!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!
32d j “ “ i “ “ Geo P Harrison, Jr Mav 15 “
33d “ “ | “ “ A Littlefield- i""
34th “ “ '' “ J A W Johnston. May 17 1803 1!!!!!!."!!'!””!
35th “ “ “ “ Bolling Holt Nov 1 “
86thI • “ “ “ “ Jesse A Glenn.... Apr 24 “...'
37th. “ “ “ “ AFRudler May 0 1803 !!!"!!!!!."!!!. ’•
38th, “ ‘ ‘ “ J D Matthews Dec 13 1802 ".Z.
39th| “ J T McConnell.... Mar 20 1802
40ih ‘ “ “ “ Alxla Johnson
41st | “ “ “ “ (lias A McDaniel Mar 20 1862 . '
42d “ “ “ “ R J Henderson i
43d “ 1 * i . “ Skitlmore Harris.. Mar 20 1802- ..Z''ZZZZZZZZZZ’Z"Z.
440, “ “ i “ “ Sarhl P Lumpkin. May 20 “...
45th ‘ 1 i “ “ 'I homas J Simons Ocl 13 “...
400, “ “ “ Peyton II Colquitl! Mar 17 ”
470) “ “ “ “ G W Williams.... Mav 13 “...i
48th' “ “ “ William Gibson...'jfar 12 “
490i '* “ “ ST Player htne 9 1863!
500) “ . .. ~ p Keatse Jnlv 81 “ I
51st, “ “ “ E Ball Mav 2 Z.Z.Z.Z.Z. "
52<l “ “ “ SDPhillv ;Nov 25 1802
53d “ ' “ James P Sims Oct 8 “ (
540i “ i “ “ cimriton ii Way.-May io “!!!
55th “ “ i “ “ ClMlarkie ... May 17
50th “ “ “ “EP Watkins Slay 15 ZZZZZ'ZZZZZZ..ZZ.Z.Z^Z.
570) “ “ I “ “ Wmßarkuloo
58th, “ “ “ .ZZZZ'ZZ..,..Z.ZZZZZZZZZZ.ZZZ^.
59th “ “ “ Colonel Jack Brown June 10 1862
COtli “ “ “ “ Wm 11 Stiles July 15 1802 !..... !!""
01st “ “ “ “ John H Lamar
62tl “ “ “ “ JR Griffin Aug i 1863 !!..!. :.
63d “ “ Geo A Gordon.... Dec 23 1802
040) “ Regiment.... “ “ John W Evans.... Slay 20 1802
050) ‘ “ “ JohnS Fain Apr 28 1803
“ Legion Colonel Thos U !i Cobb See Post.
ist “ [Battaiiion... infantry Lt Colonel viiiipigiio. !!!!!!*!!”.
2<l “ t “ Major Hardeman . ..............Z.
Oil “ ! ‘ “ Lt Colonel Stovall ;
4lb “ ; “ “ Stiles ........
sth, " “ “ i
6th “ “ 1
7tb “ ' ‘ “ Lt Colonel Lamar .*.. |...
Btb “ ; “ “
9lb “ i tt “ Lt Colonel Levden 1 :.
lOib “ “ “ Major Rylander
lltli '' ‘ Artillery Lt Colonel A S Cults
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