The Washington union., 1858-03-16
49, ~-- !.
The LAST NIGHT OF THE PAIMERsToN CABI-
NEf-l HIGHLY lNJfIISrIf SKETCH.
LFrom lhr carIl.Ie rnnmlner /

uiih ot a Ni'h.ster manwhicli he certainly is not
though ehier oi the Manchester PARTY There is the
lesreiy and quiet force of the Fast country gentle
man about him, despite his long and close association
with the res,irHsiy energetic OF the North His
tact proycrbid and the fortune OF the resolution he
rs now supporting viii make II historical See how his
earnest hut unenonstfatiye takes with the
House, commanding the attention Of ALL and offending
the prcmdiccT Of There is cheering when ho
sits down and then there is monetary hush for the
gentleman at his left and who is other than Mr.
BrightTiscs 10 second the motion But fevcn clock
rs not the hour for orator 10 address the House
and, moreover Mr Bright will not vet rink his
lately recovered health in the excitement Of debate
The nen speaker is from the ministerial bench =
Mr. Biines, and brother of the great Leeds
journalist hut saiiiy fallen away from tho pcPu
lar side. lie speaks but for few minutes, and
says little From the other side of the table rises Mr.
Walpocsith exactly the voice and manner of pcu-
lar preacher before preaching made the test of phys
cu strength il NOW is But he has the excellence so
in preachers, tha Of levity Sir q Grey is up the
instant that Walpoe h down-ind sets OH with rapid,
energetic utlence 10 demonstrate that neither has the
honor cf the country been sacrificed the liberty of
,ac sn,. Get attacked Bat honorable members are too
ly rs dis stc, calculating how the division will go.
L, care fss The MINI, ,eral defence aud though they
it out the Home Secretary speech, from respect TO the
speaker they flock off ir aiuner rs soon us he u done
Yet MI McMahon the Irish 4sstIunan who rising rom
bach bench below the opposition yswsy, 10 fortunate
as 10 lie singled out by the speaker IRON crowd makes
a really interesting aud important speech Eai einni-
stratio of the sf Matthew Hale MAXIM guofed by b
uer Cs,r that conspiracy is net TO catc.i doVes ~
we'll rs hawke" He refers 10 a number oi law-pooAs'
in s,,;,r Of his assertion and Sir James Graham III one
of the SEA sat who 80 out, u to consult the autoi
jties in IbafJ There is again sharp temreoh ior
the sneaker eye but hr Byng gets itp-rhaIr because
he rises from the first bench Nchnd the mSnNer nus
snoecl !, worthy Of a better place worthy Of Byng
srtt member for Mddesex for he says that, having
teamed the law Of free England, he VIII
vote for the aii,ctrlment
Another crowd of competitors and at this time q
Ioud r,spng voice informs that disagreeable Mr
spoones in possession O course, he goes Tor the DILL
as does also after him, Lord H. vane from whom-more
Justly Thea si Cromwell OF his namesaketae Lord de-
liver us AT e. dozen honorable gentlemen start 70
tbeir feet and among them favoritc who is greeteu
with cries of Peel Pce" Then there Is shout Ok
laughter for the Speaker has disappeared from the cha
4, obtain that brief substitute for dinner WINCH Mus' pc
ss,tely needed at o clock.
Next In says Count Walewski was himself twenty y-hve
wears ago mle.isles vi revolutionary committee, ~"
that Persigny and Baioee have changed si'cs fe.tei
ti,l he di,ules the eyideffs which Mazzan ana ie-
rn llin were found guilty French court Of conspi
rary 10 murder and shows how the snme evidence ~ou
ctfset Louis Napoleon himsslf Then he quoes .s'o
ascription 81 Napoleon l. OF divine hohofs, ".nt"i ny
saws with evidently but not ineffective h"-
,,, ~ think rather far stched From the addfesss
f Louis Napoleon be quotes .Sse, you are TOO fond "
liberty ~ which convulses the HouN Then he drops
upon Lord Palmerstcn as the ilrnaii cHnsn ~
loved Erglislicrs to 20 mad in Neapoftan i@gcoL
When he returns not Peel but Bentnck s ioscaseu
and tie pleasant looking tory member iof "cse N"f
IT r,ecsh 10 differ from his leaders, as ne Always ooSs
when theyp,lo anythug sensible. 6nnck down, tnefe
!; . q ocufal sising but the cries for Feel are too
strong TO be uuhepde; and young Robert launches INTO
series Of inscrcobs thai secp inc HOUSE ~ io,s -
laughter First he sreaks of MI Gibson as inc a'c
member from Manchester which s thought gooo
Joke though decidedly unrayliamcutary Then he raises
Iangl hy his manner of saying ''Mr BN.
todkn which Is scarcely either jocse or gen. einan
To him succeeds the Lord Advocate an able man 'au
not remarkably effective speaker Nevertheless, az
nuts several points with eeverncss that may prove
damaging 10 the amendment But as he winds up .here
is hat removed that covers head worth score o MOD
criefls thin pale, somewhat worn man. hupR oe'ue
the staIuat fo, Of the NehcIly baronet ana consult
ing the books they too, have fetched i-af rses as
the Lord Advocate sits down i'd instantly there s cry
of Gadstonc' No ventures IL dispute p,ltt'cnce
with HIM His sentences show the "catcness 81 the
slal debatcr setting the last speaker at odds WITH
himself the whole speech is that Of hnisiec rrate'
And how the House enjoys it. How the doorway a,"
the galleries fill the telegraph mas tod We
clubs who is up Gentlemen in evening dress come IN,
crushing their gibs hats under their arms and lean over
the rail TO look and listen if they had really to make
mp their minds. IL impossible to vote against
who speaks well-speaks such noble senihien's
in such lofty language. The hear, hear, III cases ke
this really means yocicous applause shouted irrm SIDE
to side OF the crowded House. aud cruelty aGi'anns the
silent strangers.
The Attorney General brave TO follow after
this. He gained kindly hearing by referring to recent
illness but when he went to that the bill MAS
innocent OF law reform, prepared before inc
arrival Of Waewss despatch, the House became listies
and inpatient Mr. Disrae restored 1t TO attention ana
animation He brief and not very brilliant feeling
indeed that the majority saie or nearly So the
least said the better But he uttered some telling sem
tences aud concluded with tcse defence OF the amend
incnt. ,s1H
And now Lord Palmerston il on his fectat half past
twelve having sat here since four, and seeing bn 100
clearly his in the faces of the opposition. What
wonder that he is hot and angry! But there was some
thing cxcusble feeling in the speech which
close his premiership. The language was bad
cnoughthe reckless statement and the vinlctye per
sonality I;ui the far the tone OF rage,
with gestures to match Such exhibition the oldest
members could not recocct and the youngest could not
brook Cries of a,uestion, .'Or,lcr, and 'line I'M
cries very rarely uttered while minister Is speaking,
and least of all when he is known To bc falling minis
ter these oninos cries febuked his indccor,n and
recalled him to ssfcontrol 1t past before the
House divided Great the excitement Of suspense
As after another who might have been expected "
20 into left lobby went into the right calculations
wavercd, and ministers seemed to have gained But
when the ministerial tclcrs came in and the opposition
came not il became clear that the majority with the
latter The agitation to its height. and found vent
in a cheer when Gibson anil Bright rc-cntercd the House
The cheer renewed when the clerk handed the paper
To Nh Gibson and be advanced, Is the usage. on the
right of the ellers Then there hush of silence
that the numbers might lie heard and he read them out
sones nervouSly. Then such q shout as has
not been heard since the old law timc-a shout
taken up and echoed along the hobbies into Westminster
Hall Some of the young members actually waived
their hats which is quite unusual and not TO be encour
aged.
Only ON and behind the treasury bench there silence
Palmerton hinelf sat covered and with his face bent
down As the original motion had not been put, he
might have called for another division, but he made