The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-22

members on the contrary appear to pay but little attention to the subjects of discussion except when those subjects gre Of an interest ing nature either in themselves, or an account ofthe speakers by whom they are agitated. To judge from their gestures and the expres- sion of their cOuntenances, the matters which they are discussing may more readily be sup posed to relate to occurrences not connected with legislation, to races, bets, dinners and shooting matches, than to question of policy or government. Their department too is less decOrOus than that of the Americans they lean or lie upon the seats; they gape and laugh; and put in practice all the little contri- vances which are usually resOrted to, by men oppressed with weariness and the want of something to do. In these respects the House of Commons must be pronounced inferior to the American House of Representatives On the other hand ther faces are generally better; more intellectual, and handsomer their exterior more polished and their Ian guage more refined and indicative of higher degree of education. As to moral character, strictly speaking there is little in the exterior or department of either the English or Amer ican legislators from which comparison could be fairly drawn, but perhaps should greatly err in pronouncing that of the Ameri- cans superior, although probably not in any great or palpabe degree.
 If were Frenchman and were called up- on to describe by comparison the Deputes and the Representatives, with reference to the same points fview in which have con- sidered the latter with the English Commons l should find many and striking marks of dis tinction. The French Deputies have less the nF nf hicipacc th.,n h., Americans or even the English but then they do not in any greater degree seem men ofpleasure. It is difficult in fact to say what is the character of their general appearance, unless indeed we were to say at once that they look like Legislators. Perhaps the marked singularity of their costume, being a species of uniform exclusively worn by them while in the Chdmbre, may serve in some measure, to account for this pecuarity in their tout ensembLe.-Like the English Com mons they have more the look of gentlemen, (that is, as opposed to the term. business men, than the Representatives, and their style of speaking, as well as the manner of their discourses, indicates generally higher degree of education-perhaps too, of talent as orators for douht if even national preiu dice could attribute to them, or to the Com mons of England, more practical wisdom, or greater qualifications for the performance of their duty as Legislators. Their demeanor. while engaged in debate,is not less distinguish ed by attention to, and apparent interest in what is passing before them than that of the Representatives. both being superior to that of the Commons. If there is any difference between the two former, it is jn favor- of the French sand on the other hand, this inter- est, when any subject of deep moment is un- der discussion, is more apt to terminate in ,i olence and apparent anger.
 l am called away for the present perhaps l may resume this comparison at some other time. N. Y. Spectator.