Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-11-26

isast ucau MIN idhgue anV pam, waiting
the coming OF the ssvages. soon hearG
BY their shouts that they were near-wer,
descending the stream. One OF Them cam,
on the raft /, he stood for a moment on In,
raft that concealed me; his weight pressing
my head under the water-had he remain.
a.few minutes | mnsi have persisted. II,
moved onwards however. aud then, like
an old otter. | poked my nose out Of tho
water 10 hlow. Foe near an hour | heard
their shouts near the raft, then they began
10 grow more and more FAINT, aud finall,
died away. waited some time lcst home
stragg!er might have remained hei.ind -
AT last, hearing nothing Of them and being
nearly exhausted, | left my hiding place
and swan into the open stream Ii was
quite dark was wet, hungry. and lame
silIl | dared not rest, there was no safei,
but in instant fight. By hard tagging /
detached a large log from the rafi and
drew it into the middle Of the stream
then laying myself at full length upon Il, |
began TO float down the stream
BRooKs'S LETTERS.-novsE OF lonps.
| have been to the House Of Lords. AS
The gallery into which strangers arc admit
ted is not so large as that part of the Sen
ate Gallery ever our Vice Presidents head
and it holds the reporters too i--it re.
qaires much negotiation to get in when
an important debate is coming up. | wan
ted 10 hear the discussion upon the Mimi
cipal corporation hill aud began my ne.
gotiations some days ahead. Isy The po-
likeness OF one Of tho editors Of the Times
who OF course stands high among the no
bic LORDS obtained an excellent seat,
without being obliged TO come some honFs
beforehand. as others did many of whom
got no seat or cyesight either, such was
The crowd. BY the way, there is no &C
conmodation for the people here. They
are never expected to bear debates--but
only 10 read ihcm-which are reported az
ter all, as have learned by watching. with
less accuracy than MIR. S,ansbury often
reports for the National lntelIigencer.-
The House Of Lords. (the room, | mean)
is mol large-not longer than our Con
gressional Library, and not much wider.
There IS but ore gallery for visitors. There
are two whore the Lords ait, when the
benches are full below, The gallery for
visitors is not qaite 50 large as thai IN The
House OF Commons; but this will soon be
smaller, as the ladies' are 70 share a part
OF II witt the genilemen-a hoard t,atti
ton to separate them. The Lords lit as
the Commoners do-the Wings on sue
side Of an open area, the Tories on the
other, with no desks, no note taking pia
ces, no benches 10 lean on. The Bishops
have a bench OF their own, a comprehend
rather. where they SIT /; part OF them in
wigs, all in white gowns or surplices.---
They look very like old women in morn
in e gowns. when they fret get ont OF bed;
perhaps. The Lord Chancellor sits wig
ged, on a woolsack, before the throne,
which is Ike a w~atchman's box ; but the
woolsack is covered over with a red cloth,
very nea, therefore, but not SO comforta
BILE as an ann chair. as il has no arms, on
" AN uncomfortable hack. The clerks
SIT in front Of him, wigged Too, and then
there are wigged Masters in Chancery.
The Earl Of Falmouth began popping
questions at the noble Viscount,' Mel
bourne, What an excellent idea this is,
Of bringing the ministry face TO face. and
thus popping questions OF them. aud de.
manding answers I, keeps them 10 order
and tries their cali5re, should like 20
see our secretaries, now aud then, cate
chised by the Senate OF the House. How
often would they stammef! IL is a fine ex
pertinent: and II the genius Of our govern
mcnt admitted Of il, | think il would work
well with us. II makes men responsible.
This nopping Of questions led TO a debate.
Viscount Strangtord in a schooIboy tone,
see. saving up and down, led of a speech
against this corporation reform bill. The
! duke OF Cumberland, The iiIustrious duke,
the kings W brother. spnttered a while,
but he bias nearly lost his voice, which is
very lucky, as it would not serve him
much, If be had IT.. Lord Whainclliie,
spoke very naturally for a British Senator,
very coolly, very reasonably. lie did not
mouth bis words, as almost all The others
do. Lord Melbourne then arose. ! felt
much curiosity 10 hear the prime minister
He speaks Tapidly-is often involved IN
his sentences-mouibs some, thrashes the
bench a little with regular humps -aEd ii
a passable speaker, but nothing remaika
BILE. There is a vein Of manly sense
though, in what he utters, that commands
attention. His air and tone are quite de.
%cisive. He commands great attention, &
one phrase, that : no body OF men could
now trifle with the people, brought forth
the : hear, hear very boisterously. One
man in the gallery near INC. was SO very
frantic with appreciation. that the dool
keeper was obliged TO take him out. The
duke OF " ellington got up after this.
should have. known him by his nose, al
well as ~Brougbam, for both have remark
able noses. Say what they please abou
the old dukes want of brains as a Senate
he is no fool. Speaking is not bis trade
see. He drags bis ideas out by mali
force-and as he has lost his teeth, an,
therefore speaks indistinctly, appearance
are against bis eloquence--but neverthe
less he is the soul OF the opposition. The
rally round him. They hear hear
him, even when he does not say much /
be heard. Such a leadership is not sure
dered 10 a man OF no Senatorial talent
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