Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . or by Commission, to open Parliament,to give the Royal Assent to Bills which have passedboth Houses, or to prorogue Parliament, the i\Iembersof the two Chambers must be present, and it is inhis capacity as royal messenger that Black Rod isdirected on these occasions to summon the Commonsto the House of Peers. The official dress of Black Rod consists of cutawaycoat, knee breeches, silk stockings, and silver-buckledshoes, and a sword by his side. In
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . or by Commission, to open Parliament,to give the Royal Assent to Bills which have passedboth Houses, or to prorogue Parliament, the i\Iembersof the two Chambers must be present, and it is inhis capacity as royal messenger that Black Rod isdirected on these occasions to summon the Commonsto the House of Peers. The official dress of Black Rod consists of cutawaycoat, knee breeches, silk stockings, and silver-buckledshoes, and a sword by his side. In his right hand hecan-ies a short ebony stick with a gold knob, from whichlie derives his cmious title. As he walks through thelobbies between the House of Lords and the House ofCommons, tlie usher in evening dress who precedeshim heialds his approach with cries of Black Rod !Way for Black Rod ! * * The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the picture is GeneralSir Michael A. S. Bifldul).h, (!.; the Tsher, Mr. W. Chandler, one ofthe doorkeepers of the House of Lords; und the i)ulice otiicer, InspectorKeurick, of the Housi of Lords The Right GLADSTONE. Mk. Gladstone has been in the thick of things p(jliticalever since the day—in January, 1854—he was born atthe official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequerin Downing Street, the very centre of our system of poli-tical administration, the most famous political street inthe world. Those who have read the Life of William EwartGladstone, by Mr. John Morley, know that while Gladstone was a student at Oxford his fatherused to write liim long letters on political few men have a wider knowledge ofpolitics. There are entries in his fathers diary whichalso si low how often he joined in the lattei-s favom-itepastime of felling trees. He is a great athlete,proficient, indeed, in every form of outdoor phj-sicalrecreation. Hence his abounding vitality and energy. Mr. Gladstone
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