Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-04
A PEEP AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Bva corresponaent of the Carlisle Paiyiof

BY correspondent Of the Carlisle Patriot.
A rrcen, visit to the metropolis, The great
mar, Of living men," and rather sfduious al
tendance a, public places, enables me 10 give
the country reader some Information which,
though intere sling, does not form one OF the
staples Of the newspaper press
THE KINe-Of his Majesty shall not FUR
Their speak han 10 say that al present ne enjoys
,olerabie health; takes exercise freely and looks
WELL a report has recently prevailed In the
metropolis that his Majes'y's eyeslght IS IN
danger Of speedy extinction: No suen lear
need be entertained. Yet il is lac. that age
has done its work with The King as well as
with other ,nen.
"Kings and meaner things must bow alike 10 Late.
His Maies,y's sight is no, SO perfect as II was
in his prime; nevertheless he Is an extraordlha-
ry man even 10 physical sense. vi ms men
tai qualificaIions-his ma"ne's-te goodness
of MS heart, The suavi,y Of his temperate
world is sufficiently informed. In these re-
suecls he is not exc, eled aud justly does he
d, serve the eulogy conveyed in the expression
so often applied 10 him" The first gentleman
as well as The first Monarch in Europe
The DUKE OF WELLIxGToN | shall not at
tempt TO describe the contour ol The Duke: that
may be seen IN all MS por'rai;s; put especially
in the carricatures OF his pc son; you nave the
real Simon Pare in The Ja'ey w OF drives
he Sovereign" or in the Fireman "Wot is
mode foreman 10 the British." Mind "oi |
say; Pm the man what can do the trick; TIL re
is no mistake about M" No mistake sure
enough Whether quietly issuing ln'o 81.
James, Park. from his Down. = street resi-
dence, with Faul Pry-llkr umbrtila t1cSed un'
der his arm; whether pacing the least frequent
ed wa'ks of he Park, o. eiro'iing hom' ward
| from me House Of Lords; the conqneroi Of
Waterloo, and "Foreman 10 the B'ltish," is the
same person. The tIoase has met There
sit, the Duke Of Wellington az 'hr right x'rem-
iy ofthr Treasury Beach, IN blue frpek, While
Irowsers strapped under his boots. while neck
| cloth, thin, shIiow, dim docking lace, promi-
n.nt nose NOUN falling in i'll an eXiiaordlnl'
~ degree, hia small black round ha' thrust Tor
ward, a la miltaire, upon his nose, covering
his well formed fv .biows aud keen eys, his
arms klmho. The NJ rQpis Of Londonderry
is a, tic table, discussing The coal duty que,
ton making furious charge upon the Ci'y
Of Lunnn." sabrcing the rcdoub'able Commons
council right and lf; and he sm'les OF his
! duke of Wellington show thst he enjoys the
| fun. and calls 10 his minds eye ".ner helds
where tn, Noble Marquis's ardor !el him 10
take more worthy Toes by the brarG. Another
d.ba,e comes on. The young Marquis OF
Clarricardc arraigns The foreign policy oi The
| Ministry, and pronounces Engiand SION OF
her glnty by acknowledgements, humo'ed, deS'a,
| DID, spirlitss." Lord Aberdeen replies; and
! Lord tioiiend CONES ic the aid 0! the yorHg
assai!am OF the veteran Duke, and Yeats all the
! fury of his clustering cloqu nee upon Noble
Lords on lie other side" protesting that lie was
almosl afraid to speak, b. au he knrw not
which he was aud cssinf !hf ,9;pp"s' %" al w
| .l4FRI o. In
putting Ike . porposr, and W o., e Duke
TO reply, cool, bu, evidently sung. Ills nat
Wa laid aside; his action oratorica al, his man
ner collected, and his voirc firm and clear
ncye" saa his Grace 10 SO mucn advanIage-no,
no, even at The head OF his regiment in Hyde
Park, upon the back Of his favori,e charger a,
long rot. The Gene' al was positively lost
| in the orator. He not only made speech, but
good speech. an effective speech, an eloquent
speech, abounding in all The requisite, Of Par.
liamen,ary reply. Truly the D"ke Is az extra
ordinary man. There is nothing in his e1te-
rior 10 command attention, save his nasal arr
chitccture and he expression Of his mouth
and these a, well as he caricature, proclaim
that " thrrc rs n mistake about me.
LORD ABERDEEN. His I.nrdship is rather
alaIl, good looking grave parsonage, with a
manner when spe king. usully called method
lng mild and persuasive but rarely mourning
20 the eloquent, never To the imprisoned. He
is the reverse of a wit; and Satire or sarcasm
are apparently align to his nature. The Noble
Earl cxcels in narrarve-in detailing facts
There is one defect. WI ch his friends should
TEL" him Of, lie speaks like breathiess man;
and raises his voice at the close OF sentence
il expressing extreme surprise. The noble
Marquis-has sald--,hat he policy of his Ma
jes,y's government" sc. These dashes lndI-
Gaze his pauses; hey are inelegant. The noble
Earl is knnwn to be an amiable man in private
lite; an industrious official; clever in the closet;
but certainly does not shine an orator OF ou'-
Of door statesmen.
The LORD CHaNcELLoR.-The learned Lord
lolls the woolsack with lordly ease, and per-
forms all his minor functions with due dignity.
like him better in The House Of Peers than in
the Court of Chancery, where he is somewhat