laughter and uproar � the provisions had not been altered him how he reads � the were in every respect loud cheering followed by of laughter the question was read it � read it and great uproar � the question was just so read it � the question was great cheering and laughter whether the should be o to all or he for ever under the control of mere where s the man what laughter and cries of order from the speaker public order and great uproar which the speaker evidently excited was calling for order the scene here was indescribable the preceding quotation will give idea of the scenes occasionally to be witnessed in the house of the general scenes have usually their origin in the impatience of honourable members to get away from the house for the night but who dare not venture to leave before the division lest the non appearance of their names in the lists of the majority and the morning should lead to some unpleasant questions from their respective if not to a to resign their seats allude to only one more scene of this kind it oc scenes in the house towards the close of last an honourable member whose name i suppress rose amidst the most tremendous uproar to address the house he spoke and was received as nearly as the confusion enabled me to judge as follows � i rise sir cheers mingled with all sorts of sounds i rise sir for the purpose of stating that i have oh oh and sounds resembling the of a sheep mingled with loud laughter hon gentlemen may endeavour to put me down by their but i have a duty to perform to my con cheers loud and yawning extending to an incredible length followed by bursts of laughter i say sir i have who on this occasion expect that i cries of should sit down and shouts of laughter they expect sir that on a question of such importance o o a a u and loud laughter followed by cries of order order from the speaker i tell honourable gentlemen who choose to conduct themselves in such a way that i am not to be put down by groans and various animal sounds some of which closely the of a dog and the of a pig with of laughter i appeal cock e o co the imitation in this case of the of a cock was so remarkably good that not even the most staid and orderly members in the house could preserve their gravity the laughter which followed drowned the speaker s cries of order order i say sir this is most conduct on the part of an assembly calling itself de tow and bursts of laughter sir may i ask have honourable gentlemen who can and renewed sir i claim the protection of the chair the speaker here again rose and called out order order in a loud and angry tone on which the uproar in some measure subsided if honourable gentlemen will only allow me to make one i will not further on their attention but sit down at once this was followed by the most tremendous cheering in earnest i only beg to say sir that i think this is a most dangerous and measure and will therefore vote against it the honourable gentleman then resumed his seat amidst applause in presenting the reader with of the leading members of all parties in the house it will be expected that i be in with the late and present the office of speaker is one of such great importance and is regarded with so much respect by the members however from him in politics � as lo sir charles manners and mr to a of notice charles manners filled the office of speaker for eighteen years having been chosen in in the room of the right honourable charles who then resigned from ill health sir charles presided during five successive he was a great favourite men of all parties in the house indeed he could not have been otherwise for a man of more bland and gentlemanly manners never crossed the threshold of st s he was at all times accessible and to every member the most and most radical though he himself was one of the most decided in the house was treated by in the house at his public dinners and in the private he was obliged frequently to have with men of all parties � with the same courtesy and apparent respect ae the most influential of his own party he never his political prejudices strong as they were to interfere with the of gentlemanly intercourse the perfect gentleman was visible in everything he said and did nay it was visible in his very person whether you saw him walking the streets or filling the chair in the house of there was a and good nature in his features which could not fail to strike a stranger the moment he saw him and which was of every one in his favour with these softer and more amiable features there was blended a dignity and energy of character which invariably the respect of the members no man knew better how to unite firmness and decision with the greatest of manner in a member who had the rules of the house or sir charles manners the which one gentleman ought to observe towards another he possessed great presence of mind i have seen him time after time conduct himself in scenes of the greatest confusion and in cases of great difficulty with as much coolness self possession and judgment as if he had been quietly on some point to the orders and of the house in his own study i do not recollect to have seen him so much disconcerted as on one occasion when having on a division said he thought the had it � mr the late 