Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
: MISCELLANEOUS
BROOKS LETTERS.
from the Pouland, Evening A,lver,i.cr1
MEN AND THINGS IN LoNDON-HOUSE Of &c


MEN AND THINGS IN Io HOS Or LORDS
JvLY, 1855.
have been into the House of Lords AS the gallery
into which strangers admitted large as that
part OF the Senate gallery Vice Presidents
head-and il holds the Reporters too-it requires much
negotiation to get IN when important debate coming
up wanted to hear the discussion upon the Municipal
Corporation Bill; and began my negotiation some DAYS
ahead BY the polteness of the editors of the
Times who of course stands high among the '.noblc
Lords obtained an excellent seat, without being
obliged to come hours beforehand as Others did
many even OF whom got no seat nor eyc-sght either
such was the crowd. By the way there is no accomno
daton for the people here They expected 10
hear debaesbut only to read hemwhich are reported
after all, have learned nv watching with less pccu
racy than Mr. Stansbury often reports for the ln,ei
gencer The house of Lords the ROOM mean) no, large
not so long, or longer, than Congressional Lbrary
There are two where the Lords Sit when the benches
are full below The gallery for visitors not quite so
large as that IN the House of Commons but this will
soon be smaller, the ladies' to share mart of !,
with the gentlemen-a board partition Ia
rae them. Inc Lords sit as the CommoneTs do-ihe
wings ON one sce OF an open area, the Tories the
other with no desks note-taking places no benches
to lean upon. The Bishops have bench of their own
compartment rather, where they sit part of them in
wigs all IN white gowns surplices They look very
ike old women in their morning gowns when they fs,
get out of bed-perhaps The Lord Chancellor sis ,
ged, woodstock, before the throne which is SON.
whathke watchmans box; but the woolsack is covered
over win red CLOTH very neat therefore, not SO com
Portable as an armchair, II has only an
Portable back. The Clerks sit in front Of him. wigoed
too, and then there wigged Masters in Chancery
nnoble Vscoan Mebourae p. q1s xn At the
this is, of bringing the Ministry face 10 face and thus
popping questions at them, and demanding answers
IL keeps them ia order and tries their cubre sbuold
like to Secretaries and then ca,eebised nv
the Senate or the House. How often they would stam
ner III is hne EXPERIMENT.; and il The genius of our
Government admitted of it, think it would work well
with us IT makes men responsible. This popping Of
questions led debate. Viscount Strangf,ra 10 a
school boy tone seesawing up and down lei off snrech
against this Corporation Reform Bill. The Dnke nj
Cumberland, the Wustrious Duke, the Kings brother
a hut ha has, IL.
which IS very lucky, it would not serve him
much, if he had IT. Lord Whurnclfe spoke very
naturally for a British Senator, very coolly We.
cry reasonably He did mouth his words as
almost all the others do. Lord Melbourne then
arose felt much curiosity TO hear the Prime Minis
ter He speaks rapidlyis often involved his senten
ees,mouhs some; thrashes the bench little with re-
guar thumps rs passable speaker, nothing re.
markabie. There is a vein of manly sense though in
what he uers, that commands attention His air and
tone quite decisive Recommended great aention:
and one phrase, that no body OF men could now ria
with the people,, brought forth the heoT'-" hear
very boserousy. One man in the gallery near me was
so very frantic with appreciation that the doorkecper was
obliged to take him out The Duke of Wellington g,t
up after this. should have known him by his nose
as well rs Brougham, for both have very renarkabe
noses Say what you please about the old Dukes wan,
OF brains as senator, he ~ no fool Speaking not
his trade, see. lie drags his ideas out by mai,,
iorcei-and as he has lost his teeth and therefore
speaks ndistncty, appearances are against bis elo-
quence;-but, nevertheless, can that he is The souJ
OF the Opposition They rally around HIM They RELY
upon him. They "hear,' ''hear' him even when h..
does not say much to be heard Such cadersbipis u,
surrendered 10 of no Senatorial taIcnt The
Duke talks, too, very much in the STYLE in which ne
would rally Brigade lie does argue SO much as
ne commands. He Jerks out his words when they come
hard tie is energetic in his manner, but there s.no
mounting about hiin regular blows upon the benches
lie talks If he had Job do and the quicker was
done, the better When the words stick in his throat
he sputers them out When he does not pronounce
them plainly, he sounds them again. The English Ian
guage and be are friends. Verbs with hun often
have no nomnatve cases and the sometimes stroll
through whole paragraphs after the verbs. Such is
little touch of the oratory of the who made Bona
parte miss one figure.
Next had that odd genius Lord Brouoharo -
The more of him. the more am puzzled 10 eassrv
him met him the other day in some strange antics
y ms might be made figure again and again He ram
bles about in the House Of Lords like wild colt ASIAN
Austrian General said of Bonapartc he despises
all rule oil system; you cannot calculate upon what he
is at Now he would hatter the Duke of WeIlinofon
and anon he would cuff him without much ceremonv
he goes of like rockets at times; never so brilliant
Then he viii founder and founder If man cries
near at him. just as Likely as not he u stop and thank
him II says mo, he u debate the question by the
way, and jump tight out of the middle OF a sentence
found bi1 once nil wound in Que Of his gnared SEN
fences, and he himself hunting for corner TO gct
out but all the time plungiDg deeper and dceger
ana deeper dId Inc get IN, working up language IN all
manner OF Parenheses, when despainug at last OF ever
getting out Of this maze, he Ifs out Iy cutting The
gordan knot Nobody can report him, or follow bin
AZ such times but on the jump Association leads hinI
oil on every siaeand then last he will come bnek
again Bo' he is always interesting, always instructive
too because he seems 20 know every thing lie ,noies
10 every oouy 'aikj "hearing this one and "noeng'
that one now crying "oh, and anon cfyinp s.1es IF
this Lord says good thing he tells him OF it, If that
a bad one, he lets him know II. lie will say bifcr
thing With most good-natufed voce-and M for cor
der o. for doing as oshe people do that is the last thing
be tanks Of. No commands more attsn,,,, -
bot few have more iu6ueDce,-and yet no man tr,a,s
more with his own power, hazards Il nusc He l. a
lgsns nature. J can't cassfy HIM but if / were The
House OF Lords would give him any thing to get ont
Of il, for he is spelling their trade; first making ihe,
seem mean by way OF contrast with him. and next IN.
setting all their dignity Lord Broughan belongs To The
House Of Commons IL is pity he ever len there
The Duke Of Newcastle, who, I believe is not very
bright next bad something 70 say-ba what that some.
thing was don't remember, as It did not make much
impression Lord Wharnclife again. Earl Falmouth
agaiD Ear OF hpon next each with short speccbes Of
two Or three ninqies Lords seldom hold oat long -
Speaking ~ public is out Of their line bcred,,a,y L.
glsiaiors they The Earl Of Wtncbelsea -,
got the aoor-a real school.boy orator nov 40 80
that ne sPt bis wsrds TO pieces low you could
not hear hlm--altcrnaiing thus up and down ,or,h
ing words and managing tones abominably- rstbe,
think the Earl Of Wnchelsea has more zeal ,bn, 49,
though what he said tonight mol bad eses.t
ing MS faVorne phrase from the bottom o nv hear,
interviewer 10 his speech always when IDEAS did ~,
come Up a. fast he had words TO clothe them in -
Srengham again, and On iniorlnde with the Dake Of