Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-27

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Eelt great desire TO get into the House OF Commons,
Gar ,wo REASONS tic one those prominent men,
whose names reach and hear their speeches; and the
other TO contrast them with Our prominent men IN Con-
press As it is easy thing to get into the House
OF Commons, it being part OF the English system, to
throw as many obstacles possible at the door OF every
thing to be visited selected what Thought would DC |
the best night, and the easiest way-which was to buy
in GIVING The door keeper the fee of two shings and
sxpence-about sixty cents. The Irish Church Bill, or
rather the bill divide the iplus Of the funds of the
Established Church in Ireland among the people, for the
purpose Of education, 10 b. upon the table and Sir
Robert Peel was to bring in the debate the leader of the
opposition. went 70 the entrance oihe Commons Hall
at o'clock, 2. NJ, to have peep at the premi.
naIies About this time, and little later, scores OF
members riding TO the door; many on horseback.
with their servants take of their horses and ma
ny in carriages with their servants in rich llvcrcs-
About o'clock, 'stand aside, stand aside, was cried
all sidcsand there then came along not very tai!
man, with his head and half his shoulders covered
with wig, and whole posse OF officers in his train
This igged gentleman, thus escorted, was the Speaker
Of the HUuse. Then there was rush Tor the stairs
of the gallery and these filled, but the door
was not yet opened. When it opened, and the door
keeper had received his fee, pass from MEN,
ber only Of which he is allowed to give. believe
ushered before the House of Commons. :! saw
very large ball. not much larger than the hall of
the Congressional Lbrary not so large Gs the balls OF
many Of State Legislatures; with seats running
lengthway both sides, an obong area in the middle,
fronting which, the right Of the Speaker, the
ministerial benches where the Wings sit and OH his left,
the opposition where the Tories sit Just before the Speak
err near very large desk, which we should call The
clerks desk but not at his DESK were the m!nisiry-Ir
Spring Rice the Chancellor of the Excheque Lord John
RUSSELL and Others and directly opposite, not ten feet, IN
front of the other side Of the DESK Sir Robert Peel
and the focus Of the opposition. The Speaker perched
in low chair back Of the Clerks DESK looked very like
owl as his face peered out the thick wig Not Ia
Bile write upon before any of the members, the mi
nistry Sir Robert Peel no: was table to be seen but
at the further end Of the hall, and this small,
row. and quite inaccessible. The seats for the members
were in ranges and they were crowded thcky together
saw some few members writing notes on their knees,
and Mr.. Spring Rice, and other orators, thus took all
their notes. There pose-a little fellow such
have TO hand petitions to the Speaker, bat every
member handed up his own petitions, and did his own
errands. l saw Sir Robert Peel carry up whole arm
full Of parchment, pettionng against the Church Bill OF
the Ministry.
After some prclimnarics, such tic settlement Of
divorce case which must BIZ very sorry case. by the
way if III the love lSt i'll The cost OF the suittor
every private bill IL: Parliament costs about S2oO0and
after oddooking figure had come in from the Lords,
bowling and tripping most gracousiy, with the famous
I" black rod his hand-t:en backing out, and making
three gracious bows with his face 10 the Colanons
{as the LORDS to turn their backs upon the
Commons) requesting the Speaker 10 go to the House
of Lords to receive the Royal assent by proxy to
certain bills. After this display OF form and folly, at
which laughed much and much 10 the horror, too, Of
some good loyal subjects inc, Lord Murpe,h got up
from the ministerial bench, and moved the order Of the
day.
Soon Sir Robert Pc Il his feet, and his arms
his arms say, Tor his exordinm more than halt pro-
nounccd, while he azily leaning the clerks desk
with his legs crossedand hs oo all visible, standing
he did the open area when every syllable Of the
hitherto tuhuicn, house huShed and all still
the grave the lazy drawn out words TINT the
tor was ucring. Amen there was tremendous cutlery
OF shear, hear, hear, beginning in whispers and then
mounting to screans-frs slow and distinct, and then
booming to.th in uninterrupted below; and all this
was over some not very remarkable thing that he said
but rather what he threatened to say he stretched
W nj lt1Sa ,nIelt 1ptn bic
frock coat, while throwing his arms in the air. betukrn
ing spastn oforaiory in embryo This enthusiastic cry
of many voices warmed up the orator, and while
he stood upon both legs and spoke like other men,
Sir Robert Peel spoke for five six hours and
delreItd as the tory newspapers say the most splendid
speech he ever made in his lite In truth it adrot
and ski1l speech, in which he made most ingenious
argument to prove that the Protestant Church of ireland
receiving all the llthes though making but small part
o. the IRISH people, yet had surplus funds 10 give
Caihohcs or frolesants for other purposes did
feel the force OF his argument but saw its ingenuity
and that amused me much We haze no such speaker
as Sir Robert Pee-none of his class from Maine 10
Louisiana, that have ever with. Indeed his man.
would not be tolerated with U.S. not tina, il is SO bad
but that it is affected. theatrical so much the ora
tory that the college boy brings from the schools
RISE, says he, tMr Speaker under the deep-es, (deep
very emphatic and guttura) impression VERY low and
comon) of the magnitude magnitude very loud again
in the like tone with deep of this subject Glow and com.
mon, and all slow)-oppressed Cloud and with ,rill of
the ~ by the reflection (naual and commonly of my own
inability Cloud and rsng) TO do astce (Very low, &c
and thus did this regular variation of tone from every
long to every other long word, rather this sng-scng
continue throughout the whole speech
His enunciaton very slow and distinct. In his Ian
guage, he seldom attempted any oraorical flights. In
his manner he was attempting it all the tneand tho
he met with constant cheers from his side OF the House.
yet such cheers in many only displayed either their
party feeling Cor their bad taste. AS mateT.oEfact
speech cannot too much in lis praise knowing what
twas intended for As effort of orator. SO far as
the manner is concerned it seemed to to be in amos,
the worst possible taste.
After Sir Robert Peel had concluded, and the hear,
hear hears, were over continued for at least ten mi
could the Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. Spring Rice
obtained hearing in reply Mir Rice was all unpre.
pared, and both in his and his matter lie made
. sorry figure. The speech, as speech, beneath
contempt and yet his party, as matter of course fa