Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-05
DAILY NRGINIAN.
Chances at the Lords and Commons

Die lords of BRIAN:
A strong contrast is presented by the next IL
lnstrous pcrsonaye--a severe. well-made, heavy,
gray haired mnn, who sits almost silent and sui
len, as if he had no feelings. if the debate was
n sham, and he should be glad if it were over.
We refer to
The Travelled thane. Athenean Aberdeen,
the best abused man at this time in her gracious
Maety's dominions, but without whom, never
theess, it is questionable whether the Queens
Government could be carried on. Unfortunate
ly, Lord Aberdeen is not the man for the public.
The public likes to be gammoned aud his lord
ship cannot gammon, He is spare in his words,
cold and unimpassioned in delivery. and too in
different to party attacks. The other ministers
sit below him, they none Of them distinguish
ed for oratorcai power-onn of the best of them
is the good. tempered looking Earl Granye,who
managed to succeed better in the Upper House
than ho did in the Lower. He is better speak
er than his illustrious chief, has more IN steal
voice and less monotonous manner, and like
him ho aims ut little effect speaker-like
him he never sonrs The tall thin, courtly
Earl of Clarendon shines in comparison with
them, as also does the Dnke Of Newcastle, who
has fine intellectual features aud commanding
prcsenoe, and has that nucney of language SO re-
marknbe in all the prominent followers of tho
late Sir Itobert Peel. On neFhbouring benches
ARE seated disconsolate Wings, overlooked in the
scramble for place when the Coalition Ministry
ings with an impartial but yet jealous eye.
Prominent among such is .he sandy looking, un-
aimiahc Enrl Grey who seems angry with himself
and all the world, because he is lame, and has
not the command of the Colonies. Below the ta-
bic aro half II dozen benches, ON which oongre-
gate few peers till dinner. time. Here sits
Earl tzwllham-here. nlso. sits one of the most
frighttul bones in ths House, Lord Monteagle;
who always speaks; aud for n Lord cruelty long.
That is the consequence of bis having been in
the Lower House. Never stop to hear hun. As
soon as you SEQ his bald head, be off. Crossing
tn The opposition benches, the Earl of Derby fills
the first pncc. We need not paint his portrait;
the sha p aristocrstic taoe-but feebly reflected
in TINT promising young man, but unfortunate
speaker, his sons familiar TO all; there he is
out of place He has fitting opponents. II
among the Commons tbat he won his laurels.
Yet, al times. the old otlatus serves him, and
his olenr voice and fluent defamation are
bitter aud terrible when night he wresiled, as
II for very life. with the bruwny champion of
Catholic Emancipation, aud the somewhat too
selfish, interruptions exponent of Irish wrongs.
by his side is his trusty page, the inelegant and
insipid Mnlmesbury, of whom, in passing freak,
the nnthor of Svnn Grey not merely nude
Statesman. but actually Minister for Foreign
Aiaas. iigher up, facing the bench of bishops
slt, tall. thin gentleman, with u cppious head
| oi mar. and force OF gestioulation hardly Eng
lisb, thai is the Earl of Ellonbornngh. IN his
own opinion. nero. statesman, lewyef. III things
by turns, aud nothing long; In IT, refpect, sec
on1 only to Lord Broushnul, who sits every
whrte, spenk everywhere he aan and whose
Ciu, roninn Doquunco, aided by delivery more
expressive .aan dgnhed, by gestures and tones
Mt any rat vvacious, astonsh the weak nerves
| of the spectators, nnd at times puzzle the Para
mentnry reporters themselves.
The oratorical character of the House is sum-
mnry dealt with:
If the peers did not dress well aud were not
SO excessively polite, but spoke better, great
hnrn would be donn; but there's the difficulty.
1t is difficult for polite man to be ll-bred, and to
lose his temper, aud say sharp things. In the
House of Commons nothing is easier. Say some
thing bitter, and you will have murlner Of ap-
plnuso--be savage, and at any rate yeur par
ty will cheer; bnt in the Lords you can't get ppihe
sembance of earnesness The whole thing
seems too much like play-an apology for busi-
ness, and that is all. No man can speak to twen-
| ty sleepy peers as he could to four or five hun
| dred eager partisans. No man can be impressive
| in the bosom of his fanil y-and the Lords are
family party, all connected, or nearly so; and ifa
| stranger comes in he soon apes the fashionable
tone aud becomes as dull and apathetic as the
rest. And why should lord be otherwise! A
! lord Is not more lord for having brans-nor the
less lurd for being without. Intellect, skill,
| tory are no hclp-are unnecessary in an heredt-
! airy institution. Sir Robert Peo knew this and
! llYeu ana dleu u comnUncr. chatham became
| comparatively small man when he took PEN
! sion and peerage. SO was il with Walpole,
when meeting his old rival Pouteney, after they
had both been raised to the peerage, he exclaimed,
Here are, my lord, the two most insgnf-
can't personages in Europe" The Upper House
but egSters the decisions of the Lowor-the
business of the country is carried on elsewhere.
BLARNEY. - y bright mornin', to your fair face
Msthre-s Murphy
We'll, good mornin,' John
Och! Mistbress Murphy, ,whiniver see rale
shiny Irish mornin, like this, it puts me jist in
mind of the ould country, and of the time whin
| lived with your farther rest his sowl! da-
cintcr mon niver drew breath, and a sorra poor
crayther niver passed his door without bit or a
sup
'Troth he was, John.
'Misthress Murphy pulling flask out of his
pocket, 'woald you trust me Tor half pint, till l
60 down to the warf and may the devil A. away
with the roof of my jacket but I'll pay you before
the goeS to bed!'
Burn the dhrap, John till ye pay for ne half
| pint ye got yesterday
'Misthress Murphy emphaticay | Iknew your
mother, aud she old bodcarrier; aud yer
father was a dirty washerwoman and seed him
hauled with six roarin' big bulls to the gallows,
| you ould thief OF the world!'
John s'oped in double quick time as a pewter
beer mug wrattled wrathfulIy across the pave