Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1845-07-31

His upper extremilies no longer appeared to
be exhibited for show, they exempliied the
eloquence of the hand. The dandy was
transformed into man Of mnd-the Man
tallnl looking parsonage into practised
orator, and finished elocutionist He spoke
for more than two hours, having in the
course of his address embraced vast range
of subjects, many Of them seeming, at the
first blush, to have no connection with the
theme of the day, but which he managed, by
the force of his genius, to invest with
charne and to render appropriate to his sub
ject matter.
In the evening of that day | sat in the
next box to him at the Theatre, where, of
course, he was greater attraction than the
men who were numbering Shakespeare; but
what change. D'lsraeli was the dandy
again. Alfred in the extreme of fashion, he
sat in his box with thesame sarcastic smile
on his countenance as had observed in the
morning; and whilst he patted the edge of
his box with his primrose gloved hand,
there was mockingly scornful expression
in his lustrous eyes.
After several Intellectual attempts to get
into Parliament, he at last succeeded it be-
ing elected for Maidstone; but he now re-
presents one of the Shrewsbury boroughs.
| have frequently heard him speak in the
House of Commons; indeed, | was present
at his famous debut A great deal was ex-
pected from his maiden speech; but it was,
as, is indeed almost always the case, par
tal failure. He has now, however, got
over the awkwardness incident to new men,
bers, and holds his own with no little abili-
.ty. The reader of the English journals will
not fail to have observed his bitter and saw
age attacks on Sir Robert Peel, whom he
seems determined to worry and annoy, by
keeping open the old sore, and adding fresh
caustic to it when all had supposed it to be
on the point of healing kindly.
The novel of "Coningsby" is remarkable
impossible for it to be fully appreciated; for
the personages of the novel as ~ drawn
from the life, and its great charm consists in
the exquisite strokes of satire which every
where abound in it, 1t must have been
bitter pill for John Wilson Croker to swal-
low. He is drawn in the cI ,racter of Mr..
Rigby; but as a key to Coningsby'' has
been published, it is needless for me to fur
.ier advert 10 the matter.
There is another literary Member of Par
lament, whose poems have been republish-
ed, believe, in this country; mean ROBERT
MoNcToN MILNEs.-Mr. MINES has the
rare good fortune amongst writer's, TO be in
dependent in his circumstances. He is grace
full in person, his countenance is highly in
teligent, and he looks the poet. There ap-
peared very admirable full length sketch
of him in a late number of the London Illus
trated News, and to that journal would re-
fer those who may feel interested as 10 his
outward man. MINES is a good speaker,
and report says delightful companion. |
used to fancy that he looked rather out Of
place in the House. He has Just sent 10
press new edition of Keats Poems, and
life Of the poet, the friends Of Keats having
furnished him with all the necessary papers.
The work he is bringing out at his own ex-
pense, so that we may expect a charming
volume am glad to see that Messrs. Tick
nor, Of Boston, announce its intended re-
publication here.
have thus rapidly sketchcd some of the
prominent literary men Of the House of
! Commons, and also a few of the leading
debators. might have greatly increased
my list, especially OF those in the literary
line, for there are in Parliament sWarms Of
poetasters, whose productions appear III
some Of the aristocratic ANNALS, snch as the
KEEPSAKE, and which are never read but
! by themselves. The reader will doubtless
excuse my not enumerating them, for on
| this ''slumberous summer afternoon" while
| am writing, the mere chronlcllng of their
names and works y would act as marco
tic Unwilling, therefore, to crown either
myself or the reader with peoples, | quit
the subject, hoping next week TO appear in
gentler company.
! The Boston ladies, at this season of the
year, hold lemonade parties-the lemonade
is made as follows A large punch bowl OF
water is provided, which is sweetened by
the young ladies all placing their lips to the
| brim. An old bachelor then looks into the
bowl, and the lemonade is ''done up strong"
THE Bachelors GUIDE.-An ancient
rhyme divides female beauty into four orders,
as follows:
"Long and lazy,
Little and loud,
Fair and foolish,
Dark and proud"