| Show old parliament house dublin where new irish council may meet lop 4 the old parliament house honse in dub alln in which it expected the new irish council or soon to be erected will hold its ita sessions ces la Is one of the historic buildings of the old voi orld ld it blands in ill what is known knon as college col lego gheen and Is placed nearly at right angles with the west front of dublin university at present tho the structure Is used as aa the head bead offices of the dank bank of ire land but before its rooms ar ranged for banking purposes the apartments of the old parliament house heio spacious ions and eminently fitted foi the purposes for which they had been constructed the room wile a the house of 0 commons met was cli cular in form and about fifty alte feet in diameter all astound the commons minona co loom was as a beautiful cor tidor bining access to committee looms cloak toonis etc the charo chain her in which litch the house of lords met was 40 fet feit ion long b bi 32 feet wide mide at one ona end was a alic 1 lai niche for the thi thione one 0 ot f the arigi ish viceroy oner oer which was a canopy of rich cr crimson tinson velvet artistic decorations marked both apartments with beau beautiful cor pillars and tapestry pictures ahe I 1 he first stone atone of the building was laid on reb feb 3 1728 and it A waa as corn pleated in 1739 the independence ot of the irish parliament ament was declared la in 1782 but this was nullified by the act of union which was adopted in 1800 and a few months later the hi historic storla structure was sold for the expense of making arrangements for the th meetings of the new irish council would be inconsiderable ibis body as intimated will consist of mem beis the of fildi members in the british house of commons with the aldi audition tion 0 forty eight coun conn ellois allois directly elected for larger ariada arcaba I 1 lang an ing a taxable lalue alue of moro more than in the scheme as mapped out la is made to have the chief secretary for ireland ex cha chaliman timan ck or the irish council and irish representation at ter will remain as aa at plesent the old parliament house stands on the spot formell for meil occupied by the building known as chichester house where abere the first parliament convened in ireland after the restoration assembled on may 8 1661 and where the first pai pail liani lament ent convened in ireland after the wars of the revolution in 1692 |
