The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-03-14
From the N. Y. Evening Post,
PARLIAMENT LEADERs9&c.

ing made one of tho greatest ss(pesches eyel
made in Parliament (that on 10 Greek ques
ton in 1S50;) he had whole night to him
self, and, as was said by one who followed
him, from ''tho close of one day to tho dawr
of the next, tho House hung upon his lips. p
He is one of tho best speech-makers in Eng
land But no one speaks palmer English OF
uses pleiner words. Terse, pointed, epigra
matte, full of knowledge OF his subject. accom-.
panied by something in the manner which
acts like charm, and yet is not what would
/ be called charming his addresses mover fai
TO interest and to sway the House, but as tc
eloquence, as people usually interpret the word
he has NOT particle oft &
Lord John Russell abors under positive do
fects of utterance, he pauses between every
word to say "ah!" and he flattens every ritter
into the most unnecessary breadth. and as tc
his language, it is usually plain sailing enough
while his manner is cold in tho extreme, cnr
yet no one hus made more successful speeches
in Parliament than hc has. He certainly has
on occasions which demand an ascension above
the dead routine, risen into something very
nearly to eloquence, and uttered fine passages
but even then tho melancholy codness and
flatness of his manner has scarcely altered
while no visible excitement has q0ickened tho
slowness ofhis delivery
Mr.. Gladstone has as great command of words
ms any man in or out of tho House, and he deliv-
ers himself with astonishing rapidity of wonder
full sentences, which, sounding involved almost
verbose, are yet skillfuly brought to their eli
max. ard they are so complete as to be capa.
bio of being transferred at onco from the
short hand into print without any alteration
His five hours and half speech, on intordu
cling his budget last year, was, considering his
straight on, never pausing, right-a-head rapid
ity, the best sustained effort of the kind on
record.
In well chosen position in tho English
House of Commons, on Il bench near to the
gallery, may often be seen, when tho House is
most crowded, young man with singularly
handsome face. almost Italian in its STYLE. with
rich dark hair and superb moustache aud Van
dyke beard. dressed in the extreme eas;ness
of the present fashion, leaning one hand On
an enormous stick, with tho other in his pock.
ct. and elivering himself of series of most
singular phrases and words, which, though
they sound odd. yet have a glimmering OF
purpose in them. but taken altogether. are the
very personilication of the Stree and easy
style of oratory. This is Sir Robert Peel, an
eccentrcity in politics. as he is in appearance.
and who appears satisfied with himself as long
rs he makes sensation, in which he is geno
rally successful.
Familiar as the appearance of Mr.. D'Israel
has been made by the pictorial squibs of tho
day, scant justice has been done to him even
in carricatures. He has nothing of the hollow
eyed, round back Jew-boy look which has beer
so literally bestowed on him. II il bo true
that his countenance does not como up to tho
English standard of mnnly beauty, end if il j,
strongly indicative Of race and thnt neither
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observer would admit. that it has look strik-
ing and even distinguished. He il eiihc,
tall nor is he short, he is rather thin, his fore
head is high. round and smo, III; he has black
eyebrows, clear, dark thrown eyes. high check
bones, lips firmly set, pointed chin: aud blacL
hair. curling like tendris all over bis compact
head of which ono curl is intended to drooT
carclessly over the brow, but somehow seems
to have been got into its place with pains
So with his dress, ii may said that it is elabora
ted into carelessness; but the art is not sufiic.
iently artfully concealed. It's details, its mi
nuta. are studiously correct He sits sunk
into bis seat, his head always uncovered, recli
ming forward, so that his eyes appear to bt
fixed on tho ground, or staring at vacancy
(Which by no means are.) and his whole atl
tudc that of the most rigid repose, till wha
he considers the right moment for being a
rOustu dFTlNes. dUu lHB liStlcosHtSS--NiicN
added to the paleness of his complexion, would
seem significant of fragility of body or i'll
health, is cast off for animation and vigor O.
quail to sustained speech of five hours and Q
half.
Many typographical errors and other pecu
liarties which have appeared in tEe newspa
per reports arc amusing and whimsical. Or
the Morning Post were DIR. Fleming, a fine
scholar, and a Mr. Fitzgerald, who went after
wards as governor to Sierra Leone, and diec
there. When q reporter finishes his manu-
script he notes upon who is his successor, Sc
that tho printer may join the copy together
correctly, and in this instance, the doctor be
| ing first, wrote short, "Eitz. follows Fem
which tho careful reader corrected to "Fh
follows phlegm," in which photography i
was published next morning, to the great be
wilderment of the reader, who got the pape
before the absurdity was discovered and can
celled.