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Jctt--n'S onit tii!icn!tN seemed 10 Or tO cX
press the abundance of the images suggest
cd by an cNhaus!lcss fancy, and to curb tho
cXnbrrance Of words which rose TO his lips
III nlrS"ntht and uns'uach rrotusion. Iii.
mastery over our noble English tongue is ;
thing to wonder at.
\" man living has such rich store of al
J"riv"s. "t equivalents, Of words expressing
ui !ir incest shades Of meaning. Whur
he 'ri',s' compilations with the !!wy9rs, h,
beats 'l,rr - own, .G,nss issittct,
and nice 'rchnic:tl 'i~Iiii,iSi'iel9 k1h;sn Il,
rises I" higher consi,lcr!l lujnl 9esse ecms tc
b. never :" much at llonvsSsih !vhv Gen,
ordinations, and the cyrnfs.lion and an
! plca'Ion of greater principles. The contras,
between the might of Great Britain and
the h"p"!eS>n"s> @; the Chinese, Of course
afforded Il tempting theme for rhetorical
: contrast. "lou 9" TO China, and r,ake
wal upon those who stand before vou as
! women nnl children. You can earn no
glory OF such warfare" This passage was
! delivered with conSummatc art, and i'm the
language Of the green room, drought the
house down. The peroration was ALSO
, most effective. When the ACCOMPLISHED
orator and dcbatcr sat down, the House re-
, sounded with ,.ctcnlinw shouts Cheering
$" prolonged has scarcely been heard since
Sir Robert rrci'S speech ON the Corn laws.
! am told Mr.. Glad>!ouc's speech gained
S"vcra! votes !or Mr.. Cuhlcn'S motion. 1t
'li'i no, convert me. My di~trust Of Mr..
Gla'!st"ncs judgment is only secured to
my admiration for his a;tan,ncnts and his
Grnlns.
The <rn>a'ion produced by Mr.. Glad
stones Grafton had scarcely >ub>i,lcd, when
l."ld Pa'mcr>;on rose. The orc:,siun WAS
II great one, s'nt the Prime Minister ut first
>ccl'I"'! >'ar"iv equal 20 it. lie has had
TO s'r'l.:s L. almost siayc handed against
c"n'!'.nation Of extraordinary para
ncnt"rv weight. Ills colleagues are re-
Spectacle men, consistent pul;;rians and
good administrators. l'ut scarcely one of
them commands the svml'aIl;vs Of the
, House, or is able to maxi. Il powerful diver
sion III his favor. Robert Lowe waved the
British flag abou. in his pcrora,inn in IL
theatrical manner, bu. it i, his ill lick to
tc unc"n:!ia'"rv, AMI to confirm the dis
like with wlic!. he is regarded. Sir
George Gray, III his vp;c'.;-f raven hoar<c-
ness, read ropions extracts from the Blue
'''fNf '''' ." -"''i ti'''i tifiH Will HiSlIlIItS
dcNtcrl'y ; but he never rises to imDrcs-
Sivcn"ss, and is not popular witt! the House.
especially with tn. Liberal party. The At
t"ri"v General handled the legal question
wiki cl"arlnSs and ability, but narrowed the
ls>nc t. II question OF lawyers rather than
for statesmen. Mr.. Lahou,:!lrrc is an ami
abe and conscientious man, sincerely de-
S'r'S TO do his duty but his style is d;sliy-
urc'! by tactipus .nprcSsiv:Iless which
,lc.,:lt> itself.
Against such colleagues look at tie
Tremendous debating power arraved a
@nl>t the government. Dizzy before and
Gladstone and Graham On his right might
be engaged with success, and the stout
heart Of rur Prime Minister would ncvcr
! have Tna,rcrl. Bat Slot in their rear
will often spread panic among troops who
wou.'l see whole armies dcp!ov in their
front without apprehension. |, WAS not on
" that "JohGny's," fire was Of tremendous
severity, the mischief WAS tli;,t every shot
I. rr"luccl Icscrtion in the ministerial camp.
With this trud'cnfcr raging around linn,
and every minute bringing ii!ing> Of some
nrw wHvcr"r, what wonder the statesman
VII" carrie! us through the Russian war
with i:i'l"mit:ih" firnncSs, should seem *at
first :!n">' oppressed 10y the odds against
HIM III this great battle for ministerial cxis
;cncr.
! The lofty tone AMI sef-rciaut manner
!ahiual to the noble viScount by degrees,
| however, rcasscr:cd themselves. His mar
ra'ivc Of The affair Of the lorcha was clear,
cenrlSe ana siIcrinct, and he successfully
stripped the veil from Chinese dupIicitv
an'! cunning. The proofs which the noble
| viscoun: accumulated of Chinese cruelty,
barbarity and trrocity ought to have led the
House to doubt whether their sympatliies
had not been little too easily enlisted in
favor Of this 1uasi-meck and unoffendny
people. But the 13-ncl shell reserved for
/ his opponents was Lord palmcr>ton's ac-
count Of the combination by which he was
assailcd. Every hi, at tie ''coali,ion" was
rapturously received 10y his friends, and the
nobe.@ lord sat down amid enthusiastic
cheering. F.
DIsraeli followed, and his speech was
short, smart and effectively delivered. One
J hit was Justify cheered by the opposition.
The first minister is, of ali men, the man who
cannot bear coalition. Why, sir, he is
the arche'ypc Of political combination with.
ont avowcd principles" A great part of the
opposition leaders speech was unstuIicd
aud evidently extcmporancous and some
telling hits at the Prime Minister'S past po-
Iilicai consistency lashcd his followers into
a frenzy of delight.
The house at this moment is densely full,
and in tumult of excitement. Mr.. Cob
den makes sharp and effective reply, and
then the question is put from the chair.
The hour glass is turned up byythc clerk 1t
the table, and for three minutes eyeryGbyll
iI1.every lobboy and waiting room rings rs
If its last moment was come. Members who
had made up their minds, and had avoided
debate for fear they should hear anything 10
unsettle. their purpose, throng in at the door,
which is then locked and guarded by the
sergeant-at-arms. The ayes slowly drfile
to the right, and the noes to the left. Mr.
Gnhdau on,I NJ. AZ C,kenn bo,,,,x.