Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-09-24

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Hon. John McVea, of Louisiana, writes
TO the New Orleans Christian Advocate N
interesting account of the English law-ma-
keEs- Mr.. Mcvea. being a State Senator
at home. was the better quaii6ed to aPpreci-
ate the scene.
A5er winding through BY many paasa-
ges, ard up uambe of CROOKED stuirsEays,
q found uyselfin the gallery Of the House.
Tho subject Of discussion was the sIndia
HBili,i sh ich was being bitterly opposed BY
The opposition, headed by Lord Paimerston.
The appearance OF the House, as q body.
Is b. no means Impressive. As yOsERpre
aware, The members sit with their hats on.
selhaia aaiiag lheaa5off excep, when rising
10 addressihe sprsker. who is. a: present., =
large a.An. with a snonstrous wig. well
calculated to frighten the unruly imtO some
thing ike propriefy. There is4aoelv9uence
IN the Ii ,use of Commons. The speaking
is very plsin-bu, PRACTICAL end pointed. the
speaker addreassass himself 81 once to the
salfsgst agd- wiiL5ptzsay a 'urish of tium-
-peEsz-- Whsneser4 Ed~saksxabegins to WAN
dec orlo speak 10 sai iffe.=vans questica, lie
Is Immediately cried down. An amusing IL
'fusirziion Of this occurred Al the. .nnmeni of
iny entEaase..eA member was addressing
tbs House iaa sery eaEnest mannef, Ne he
rilssglNiL 1pDR rse IndiE BILL bat rs others
StlosnshLs supvp some other subject. Both
his ow 5ariY asnd the opposition began to-
,cry ..a,z -Qaes1ion5 question!s az the tpPvt
their veices- But { speaker seeshed "
think he vas sent there to Nuke that sPcerh
and make i Sc. would. Ga he .wenf, amid
rrses@assA shouts ami yells. with la6dl spIil.
ted aFna-cheeks dislendedr for the space of i
'NfstssroYS IN fhaur, when he suddenly Fadsed:
Mr.. S2esker,' said he, wahid like To
dstaini the Il ,1se > litlle longer ;. .Ne, 30;
Question. question; sit down, sill down."
@as hssrj from every part Of the Hsuse,
until thg- uafu esdnsdsber fell b1ck in.
iis seat perfectly routed. H. ssid 30 more
during that night. ard Stanley felloYxd
insdfder.-a B5ubyssnan Of good appearance,
but without Ghy OF Che qn~ sliiies Of .asspeak-
es. He. stanmered ard halted. and 5aally
sat dow n. 10 the satisfsctisn of al least one
! soker-en in the. gallery. he WAS foilove:
~ Lard PalIaeEsten, who tor about ten min
ties poured hot sisos into the ranks Ut the
Ministry. he was the hes, speaker Of the
evening" very direct, snds-at times. very
bttACsg APSSAdE - sA hAsS
defects OF the bill before the Huuse. As
the final vote was not 10 be taken ,aat-ese-
ming. DIsraeIi -wassnot resent Fsieres
very: pc BE- Recommendations tor strangers ID
the II iuse /, there. being ,bat one gallery.
which bolds sbost seveDiy-hyes parsons.
The Speaker's ssllery 8jll no, Bold more
than one bali that number. Whes al the
members are IN attendance, about sne-thfrd
Of lbem have ri st up stairs, which givss
rise 10 much inconvenience siu-csse OF a d.
vision. fhey szys neither desk nor table
before them, md shese who wish TO take
pozes asfiag q debate musi use their bats for
that purpose. E.Gsa seat IS constructed SO
as To hssid sixteen neEpberss there are eve
Tiers Of seats AMI four rows u tiers on the
floor of the House, seating oaly three buD-
dred and twenty .lsembers, obt ei more
than six hDssdfsd. There are few yooDg
men 10 tho sc~0mnons, add y~stsbusiness is
dispatched more rsrldly-than with US; , ne
reason for-,this being. as we have already |
iutin sted. that no member is allowed to
speak unless he has something to say"
: From the stehisoa chsrsps,n
M6ffibra Acsiaent People
Bnaotherea.. Sad News from 6autis- -
.. @.s% or n Kansas:
-Iris onr painful duty asa public journal
to record The most heart rendins and
occurrence that has ever come I'M
dor our, notice. That the renders may un-
the nature of this terrible :catas,ro.
phe. We give the details:
List winter there existed in the county
Of Johnson. Southern Klnsas. two poPn.
lous cities Oxford and Shaw nee At the
December election, these pisces poilsd a
tote 24oo. or about 1900 eachs Oxford tie
greatest number. On the 81 Instant AMI
election wss held ia Kansas, the fesatt or
which has already been forwarded 10 .amex
BuckdndH, an usti-credit. and uuti- paper
money, advocate, who lives at Wasbinton.
AT that election these formerly p~oPul6us
cities cast an aggregate vote of l50i Ox-I
ford polling 90, aad Shawnee l3i. Of
votes, 90 were propositions rcjecscd
We were at ftst at a loss 10 know What
caused this. great falling of, but a strange
boding Of something dreadfu1. together
~Rls the anxiety TO Jay before our readers
safliest intelligence, compelled Us 10
dispatch special messengers 10 Oxford and
Shaw neg, ID ascertain If our. presentrnent
was tf0e. 49, The ~couricrs returned late last
night and our worst fears are confirmed
III 10 .s4eH 4 nown That, Oxford and Shaw
G~eescontain but seyen houses each, The
inhahltalnts. a~re-ady9cates Of the doctrine Of
Phaianstery! In CIDER 10 accommodate the
IaEge popitluaR.wfgp4a: theft limits, which
~ their vote shows. a~aounied TO near T.
poo. each. they WORE Compelled to sleep l.
BOO in each bed. "A though: the cns,om
answered very we'll in the winter, it was3a,-
with dreadful results in the summer.
- lBE sequel shows. Only $50 iahahi,-
ants sesthssse devoted places remain! The
esthave.syery. one been snsothsrad TO dsath,
taJl Sbaspad Tie paDaTty III their toiIy in
sIeepfng 900 IN i 6sdt
w trustit lfis. lesson viii Prove a warn
Ing, ts Others not to. follow the custom
shesanfortuhate Oxfordiais an; Shawuees
adopted !P9eir. Melancholy fate il horrible
o.csateanp lats =
: Tfo,as The RARs* sell ssis> fr.ss.
FuRkExeos.srHE W1sHIsGTos uNloN.-
When ! spoke To the ,electofss as-Tarry-
town. New York. l did 80. up5n the dsliSer.
re expsctstion, that from ibesiBpertinent
and convict of the New York
Herald. down to the pensioners of the
aengidnkss ofssthes. " astiugton Union, II