The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-16
but, engaged in CONVERSATION, neglected it,
Akafn and again, Nk INst Z lIstle nnkrtIy. the

Du =, engaged in conversation, neglected it.
call was made. Tarning round, with we'll
acted petulance, Sheridan called out "May
the trade of Stafford be trod under foot all over
the world !" Not bad toast, as TIE Stafford
| trade is saosmokiag.
Sberdan's first speech In Parliament was on
| petition against the return of Mr.. Moncton
and hims,lf for Stafford. 1t Is said latter
| making this speech, which was listened TO In
silence Oh accoant of his reputation AS n dra.
| matte anthor. but does not appear 10 Ina We
| been very WONDERFUL, he rushed up TO the gal
lery. and eagerly asked his friend woodfall
| what he thought of IT, That candid NAV
SHOOK his head an told him oratory was nor
| his forte. Sheridan leaned his head ON bis
name moment, and then exclaimed with We
n ne" ~, emphasis, 1t ia In me, however, and.
| oy heaSen, II shall come out. - This re :
minds us of D'fsraei's failure on first sneak
| ing III the House of Commons, and his eneI
geuc promise, THE time will come when vo,
ns'.' near me, Ia promise we'll redeemed. as
neei aud Paimerston, Bright and Glads tone,
nave had full opportunity of Knowing
An short time Sheridan &C q ured the neees.
sary confidence for speaking we'll and in I7s3
liter ne had been in Office for short time h..
,,'.ue tue Wen known retort 70 the Younger
fitt, which displayed both wit ard readi-
| hess-tWo special creators of applause and
power, IN a popular assembly. The story, as
totd IN The Wits and Beau OF Society" runs
TINS
Sheridan, from boyhood. had been tainted
with being the son of an actor. He had been
V!uieu the player boy 1T school, and his
election At l}rooke's hcd been opposed on the
same grounds. 1t was evidently his bitterpst
point and Pitt probably knew this, when in
replying to speech OF the ex-dramatst, he
said that mo man admired more than he did
the abilities of that right honorable gentleman,
the elegant saiiits OF his thought, the gay ef-
tusions Of his fancy, his drnrnatic turns and
his epigrammatic point and if they We're re-
served for the proper stage they would, no
doubt, receive what the honorabl gen tleman's
abilities always did receive, the plaudits OF the
audience; and 1t would be his fortune sui |
ptdusu gaddeTe thedtrj. But this was not the |
proper scene for the exhibition of those ele- |
gancies.' This was vulgar in Pitt and probably |
every one felt But Sheridan rose cool |
ana collected, and quietly replied:
ION the particular sort of personality |
winch the right honorable gentleman has
thought proper to make use of, | need not
make any comment. Tae proprety, the taste.
me uh sehtiemaniy point OF it, must have been
obvious to the House. But let me assure the
riSht honorable gentleman that do nowaud
VIII atany time he chooses to rapeat this sort
OF aiiusion, meet it with the most sincere good
hunor Nay, will say more fattered and |
encouraged by the right honorable gentlenan's
ptnegyrc on my Talents, if ever / again en-
gage IN the compositions he alludes to- L may
De tempted TO an act of presumpton-to at
tempt an improvement on one of Ben Jon
sons best characters, the character of the
Angrg Boy, in the Alchemist"
Inc fury of Pitt, con triis ted with the cool
ness OF the man he had so shamefully attack
TIME neither 1.-THE angry boy himself, nor
my OF his colleagues, were anxious to tWit |
sheridan on his dramatic talents.
Sheridan's torical fame eliminated on |
he case of Warren Hastings. On the charge
IL the ex-F iceroys treatment of those duskv
adies, the Begums of Dude, Sheridan 9th |
february, l1ST,) made the speech. 1t was
realty compimented, but, as is recorded by |
dr. Bissett. the highest testimony was thai
u Logan, the defender of Hastings AT the .
nd OF the first hour of the speech, he said to |
Trend, "Ail this is declaInatory assertion, |
without proof
Another hours speaking, and he muttered
This is most wonderful Grafton y third
nd he confessed, Mr.. Hastings has acted
cry unjustifiably. AT the end Of the fourth .
e exclaimed, Mr.. Hastings is a most atroci.
us criminal And before the speaker had
,t down, he vehemently protested that, .Of
IL mons ters of iniquity, the most enormous
Warren Hastings To crown all, il is said
lat on this same night of Sheridan 5 glory in
ie House OF Commons, his School for Scan
Al was acted with 'rapturous applause at E
ovent Garden, and his :Duenna' no less sue
'ssfully at Drury Lane
Maeanlay's wonderful pen picture of War | n
n Hastings, tried in Westminster Hall by B
lie Lords, under impeachment by the Com "
ons, Is too well known TO be more than re- ST
r.-A "