The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-25 00:00:00

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A .DINT TO M.P.'s.

It is at all times difficult, for the repirters in the
House of Commons to he tr distinctly meuibers who
address the house, unless, indeed, they speak from
below the " gangway," when, from their position,
they :ire obliged to direct their vooss towards the
gallery where the rei.o,ters sit. This difficulty of
heat jug arises from ih- shape of the house (the re-
mark is equally applicable to the Lords' Chamber),
for even here—in the very kernel as i. were of this
enormous pile of costly building—utility has been
sacrificed to sh,)w. Instead of a square chamber
with circular or hexagonal benche,, as in the old
House of Commons, we have a long room with
benches ranged on each side from end to end. The
consequence is, that members occupying seats
above the gangway, and particularly those on the
Treasury and front Opposition b-noties, are always
endeavouring to effect two objects which are irre-
conciteable—nam •ly, to have their speeo.es heard
in the house and read out of doors. A !Lemb -r
begins by addressing a few sentences to Vie coun-
try, through the reporters, when, recollecting that
he is supposed to be speaking to the gen,lemen
who are impatiently crying " Speak up" :Anil
" We can't hear you," he turns his back on the
country and bestows some sentences on the house,
which are either not heard at all or heard very
imperfectly by the reporters. Symptoms ate not
waiting that members will not much longer suba
to the present unsalisfautory state of things, and
we do. not despair of finding that, eventually,
this common view of the matter will be taken—
that in a place where the business is speaking,
there should exist the p,ssibility of hearin;.
Why not alter the shape of the house? Thts
may impair the harmony of the whole plan
of the palice ; but anything is be ter tint'
having a building which is unsuitable for its
purpose. But, in the first in-tance, why should not
apt a,tempt he made to effect a different arrangement
of the benches If neither of these things be done
it seems not improbable that the house will be
driven to the greater inconvenience of having a
tribune erected somewhere below the gangway. In
the meaLtime, it is desirable that the difficulties
with which the reporters have to contend should
not be increased by the low tone adopted by some
of the new occupants of the Treasury bench, par-
ticularly in answering questions addressed to them
in the early part of the evening. We are sure it is
necessary only to allude to the defect to produce a
remedy.—Times.

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