Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS,


SCENE IN PARLIAMENT.
We have seldom met with any hing more wiuly de-
scrhed Than the annexed account OF aio seen, in tr
English 'lnuse oi Commons.
From the hiyerpml journal If June %
MI koehuck has had full swing This week On Mon
day he had regular rs7fis ananr the rl.h members,
~ was haiine and every uther bind The archaeological
'noi''euai heing III most cases goose. brought
down. more exciting scine has not been Witnessed
ior some time IN he House OF Commons The debate
or iather conversation. the new Irish bill em,-
mating from acteat Nhg statesman to prevent the poy
efnmeh' 'fon being prevented preventing Smith obi
'n anu o'heis Ooh, what tame does the category
ensure To his coadjuufs) from heInp hung drawn and
quateicd. MS per sentence of the Court OF Clmm,l
he popularity of thu debate wns lha, ul tho Irish
"ha were Tor mercy. were against the bill; and that ali
ne ia"Vets' WIN were supporting the government,
well as every memher OF the government were decided
" oil opinion That The bull was tery UNNECESSARY There
never was such ms2e Etcry BODY WINS eantinp; the
Munster about the misguided men, the llish mem
hers about the sulgatza,oh q rebellion p and the need.
less Importance which the Government was attaching
To very trnmnery business, ana Sir James Gfaban
about his nnwllingness speak harshy of man with
whom political alllnce had erewho made him lnmale
and about The pfeogalse Of mercy being the brightest
J wei IN the British ctnwn---the weaer of the said
crown hs 1t remembered. never by any chance being
consulted about the matter. & od taste rond leelinu
and good sense were being oni ragged on n sidss aud
poor Nir Roeburk cnld not stand II. With that cnn,or
winch Is his chnract clsc. which some people attribute
To his honesty and which others believe 10 result from
dyspepSn, In iiank'y odd the hnue NIL round thai they
were FOULS or hypocrtesas the might be. The fore
finger was pointing In all directions, now al the pru
Attorney henernl who always reminds one of the por
las OF Jack Shcprafd then nj the solemn and snfrnw
tu vlsage Of Mr.. Auscy; then at the rnbeund Rev
nods, wha measures out his jokes he would meat
article, ina AM his owa counter; then nj the
Nftheihy ha'oar then, By contemptnous jerk. at Mr.
) u tonnel ihtn, with affected suggestion the snug
aud aniroettc looking and jndgeshp eNpcciant SERGEANT
Ialurd he turning all the time IA steadily as the
hager aud the voice Kissing aud sna0g in perfect time.
II IN very offensive Time
The effect, as the speech proceeded, was that which
Is produced IN "a-p's nest whea schouboy : stick
has lnituded Flesh and blood more especially Irish
flesh and blood, could not stand it, To The intense de-
l9hl OF the galleries, and 10 the horror OF the Speaker
The house was III an npruar Every word every ees.
lure, every had been an insult ON the right or On
The lett side. shouts, screams wells of interruptions of
denla Of deuuneiaon, It laughter assaulted the ear
IN one horribly unmusira chorus. And there the he
man Stood his ground unmoved by all the cllnor inter
ried by all the threats unexcted by NIL the movement
serene in his surplus of bile First every lawyer was
crying that ''lfenson" was moi included in .lelony"
which MIR. Roebuck ohstualey asserted was the case;
next every Irish member was DESIGNATING dissent from
the view which the Shelled blade" took Of the crime
OF The prisoner TO whom the bill issue referred; and
then the Guvefnment benches in loud exclamation
To the effect thai there Tor The bill "But !"
said MI Roehuck, amid all the noise, 81 il not my
custom 10 discuss by eaculatons like some honorable
members and shall therefore proceed by proposiiions"
hen came proposition, "No, no. rosred MIR Rev
nolds. The honorable member was told that he was
native Of Dnba and could consequently be expected
to speak English, Another proposition. no, no, YAH
yah, hurrn, hurroo," said MIR. Dillon Browne. flom
within his broad beaver. which, in cpnjupciion with the
head, was lying Hat very back bench. The hon
orahle member was assured h WAS Another prop
osIon and another plreo nf signal posting with the fore
hnger. entirely deny H." screeched MIR. Gfatnn,
Jumping from his seat fla steam boiler had exploded
before hlt0. Laughter and cheers phatc hurst of
boIl... " The honorable member Is fool aud does
remember what he has said aud has notion Of what
he Is saying 81 appeallo The Speakefo iuriously
shouted Mr. Gmtian The Speaker inIerieres--NI
Roebnck ipsists---Nr. Grtian excaims. More laugh.
ter, Tor the explanation assists Mr. GTaitan "Exactyo
said Mr.. Rocluck "wha, The honorable mem her means
II he were capable of expressing himself nlepby. is,
hat, if rebellion had mol been vulgazed, he would him
self have been rebel"
The confession here stopped the debate. and after
some more words indls'incly heard, but evidently as
venpmous those which had preceded them. Mr.. Roe
buck compelled 10 ST down.
Mr.. Fox {aot w j.. the lecturer but he Of Long.
ord the nnhody) Then gp mp, and discharged the
INFLATED spite of The entire Irish representative body in
hope that the House would pay little heed to words
as to rebellion. which from man whn had himself
in past times been Ito hired advocate If the rebels nf
Canada. The phrase. and The nproaf Of delight which
followed il, would have overwhGl lined any body else;
Mr. Roebuck quietly viiriosh ever coplly
on his legs, waited TIL there pause, delhera,ey
lifted and pon'ed the unertng finger at l"e cunning Fox
and Kissed ont the terrible unpa amenary words.
"Ihat's filsehodl This pped The climax of hal
lie French would call 'emeute," and Mr.. Dillon
Browne denpmuacd ''scrimmage' The Speaker
elevated his wig and eyebrows. and called. amid dead
silence, for traciion OF it in the usual
way. Mr.. Fux was only liar in the Pickwickian,
otherwise Parliamentary, sense and as Mr.. Roebuck
saw his mistake. as was cute in Parliamentary fence.