Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
THE ELECTRIC PARLIAMENT.

FROM LONDON aPuScH.n
An Electric Telegraph is laid down from the House
of Commons to the principal railway stations and the
echo OF "A legislators wisdom has hardly died upon Mr.
Barrys raers when the wisdom itself is CRYING aloud
IN the newsrooms Of York and Edinburgh. Fine Ear
himself is beaten dead by score of telegraph clerks
scattered over the kingdom. 1t is also announced mo-
only that wires being arranged all over that vas
labyrinth Of the New Palace at Westminster so as Il
the members in Whatsoever of its thousand cells
they be hidden when wanted for divisions but that
lines being laid down from the House to the Carlton
Reform and other Clubs that men NAV dine in peace
and yet their country Is the orators trade made
easy; cas- easy las Hamlet says aswe really forget
the smile.
But why not carry out the plan little further? In
stead Of merely sending electric messages to the members
at the Clubs, why not make the members send their
speeches down 70 the House by the medium The
Speaker and couple of clerks might do then all the work
at Westminster And how oratory would gain by the
abbreviaton which would ensue members finding he
had TO pay for every word he sent down. How prating
and pattude would be checked when cheque was neces
sary for their utterance How patriot eoquence would
be boiled down into erseness whole basket of spinach
is boiled into little dishful How who now find il
quite impossible 70 hold their tongues would find il very
possible indeed the clerk in the cubha counted out
their words How-but let try and realize blessed
q reform.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre is in his chair. brace Of clerks in
wigs Is before him. and the reporters shverng in the
fierce blasts behind him. coughing consumptvey cacu
lang how much their premature departure their widows
will receive the Offices The House is empty
But the members the Clubs and the clerk has proceed
cd TO telegraph the order Of the day The silver bell rings
there is n message.
"Who is thatf" asks the Speaker.
"Colone Sbthorp, sir"
"Read his message"
"Sturdy opposition-twaddlea job-Minsters waIowing
in turtle and champagne-humbug dat qupeople want
food not hummery-aways opposed it-aways shailtimeo
Danaosstter dsgust-contemptibe swindle-Crysal Pa
lace-ruin Of eountry-serd nHHYu0a est-hearty hatred
Next a fnancier, who pour out foods Of
figures the columns Of such Of the newspapers ms were
foolish enough report him looked like new edition Of the
Tutors Assistant How Mr. Phractions is improved by
pressure!
g support the bill, sir. Take millions and quarter
from three millions and half U omit details which would
occupy hours and you balance Of one million
and quarter which, in the f3 per cent consolidated
South deerminabe exchequer loan long annuities will
produce twice what the bill asks"
Or Mr. Fitzorange, who used TO bring down
Of blue books pleasing collection the works OF our
dvn and whcelbarow full papers, under which the
children should be taught in his way only lie obliged
be short and frank now.
Sir oppose the bill have been called an enemy Of
these schools. Heaven forbid sir honor education
and only aim at putting down the teaching and transporting
the eacher The child who does spell OF
primer will read any thing but wicked books all his
life, and will become an infdo Democrat and Socialist
Why at this rate reports would become readable And If
members would talk in this way the difficulty Of giving in
creased representation would be got over Now thirds
Of $50 wise daily and dawde over every thing until the
public wcaries. But when give merely table Of the
contents Of their mind instead Of the volume ITSELF fooscap
octavo thousand members themselves through
a few active clerks in nights sitting.
"Bu they would hear another speak and would
lose the opportunity Of being convinced"
Who said thatl Lord Derby cried the Bishop the
other night Not one Of Pgnchs million readers win
in Lord Clarendons choice English, II me- For Punch
green speech as that Who It that talked Of conviction
Gould IL be Mr.. Stsffordi