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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. J Mriacn nr Cimu m C. Josna, Ja., i.tru f.iti-T. Cni- Abtiu.r*t C. 8. Aj 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 ’l'KaUhough 0t " ,e »" fh "ritiea; lamtafonnSb I deny all reasonablea^tomem.I''*'' 1 ''*'' 1 ’ ° £ “ ** V * ‘‘ 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. =cr-=z~- _■ 'I | - , CHABUB C. JOKES. .Tvl ' ' 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 12iU “I “ It D Capers 1 [TO BE CONTINUED.] 5