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SIR ROBERT PEEL.

pilS IIODElN 1 l IIL.
At the present moment the following
ske oh Of his distinguished statesman will
he accnpl able 'o our readers. It is from
Random Recoliedions of The House of Conn.,
mons, published 10 1896 The author Is a
whlg.radira|, far from favorabIy disposed
to Sir X. PeePs principles. absolutely I'M
just To some of his personal qualities. but
constrained ~ admit his commanding pow
crS ~ uobdtr
He is (l836) in the prime Of life, being
forty. seven years of age. His whole ap
pGaranCe indicates health. His consilu-
ton Is excellent, and hia temperate habits
tnre. He is capable Of undergoing great
physical fatigue. | have known him re-.
main IN the house for three or four success
srve nights TIL and O'Clock, not only
| wal ching with the most intense anxiety
he progress of important debates, but
taking an active part in the proceedings,
and yet be in Office, iransac'ing business
Of the greatest moment, by ten O'Clock on
the following morning. Sir Robert Is pos
| ses>cd of business habits of the first order.
lie can descend when there is necessity
II,
great question, and master them as fully
as il he had never had thought beyond
the pale of such matters. lie was never
vet known to bungIe any measure from
Ignorance of business details.
SIR Robert is perhaps the best and most
effective speaker lH he house. He is
always very fluent, even in his most extern
! poraneous addresses. His language is uni
! formly correct, and generally eloquent.
| He is never AT loss for words. These
he has almost invariably at hi, command in
abundance, even when he l. deficient ~
every thing having the sembance of arpu.
mcnt. He is remarkably dcxterous IN de-
bate. have often admired the wonderful
! eXpcrness with which he has eXtrcatcd
himself from the awkward positions into
which his opponents have thrust him. His
self possession, which scarcely ever for
sakcs hlm, is of vast Importance TO him
aud, 10 con JUNCTION with his siDgularly good
taci, enables INN TO make the most OF a
bad case.
lN his manner Sir Robert Peel is highly
dignlfcd, and his delivery is generally
gracc:nl lie usually commences his most
! lilpOrthH' SVPtCHfs Win MS IeU mana TcS>
rinr on his side. His ultcrance on such
occasions is slow and solemn at the outset;
but when he advances TO the heart OF his
subject he becomes animated and speaks
with some rapIdlty, but always with much
disrlncrness, His enumeration is clear
and few speakers possess greater power
yer their voice. He can modularc lrs
soft and musical tones at plpasure He is
sometimes humorous on which occasions
his manner has an irreslslibly comic effect.
His Jokes, when he does indulge in them,
are most invariably good, though often too
refined to tell with effect on any her than
an intellectual audience. 1t is, however,
but comparatively seldom that he makes
any effort at wit. His forte maniesrly
lies 10 he serious mode of address. lie
excels all men ever knew in deep tragedy;
in that he is quite at home. No nan IN
the house can appeal with title of the
effect with which he can, to the fears of his
audience; and he Is too good tacllclan
not to know. that good dca more may be
accomplished by addressing in this strain
an audience who have rank and properly
to lose, than by cold argumenatvc ora.
tons. Hence the staple of his principal
speeches consists ola forclble and skiiul
exhibition of the alleged frghtful conse-
quences which will inevitably flow from
1.-THE adoption of course Of policy different