Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-27
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An interesting Description OF the Per
soual Appearance Of the Lead
ing Men.

Standing close 10 a table at the end Of
the room 81 which the speaker sits, says
the London correspondence o. the Chi
csgo Tribune, Is auall, slightly made gem
tleman, with pale face, sharp, classical
features. piercing eyes, and across whose
rouutenauce, as he speaks, dozen differ
sntexpressious are flying He frequently
takes up q piece OF writing paper and
refers 10 i for some figures and then pro-
ceeds 10 make them eloquent by his poll
ishei phrases, his happy turns Of thought,
his variations Of i~utouau0ns and orator
Ike adaress. He does not, rs many even
experienced speakers DO, fix his eyes upon
one particular part Of his audience, and
sueaE only o. them. he speaks all
r1und. At one moment be Is speaking
persuasively to his opponents opposite F.;
81 the next de~precatugly % his ~eens0ri-
Gus supporters behind and again en-
couraElnzlv 20 his real admirers further
down, He has very little action With
g f0reinFer he emphasizes particular
statements. and OCCASIONALLY his hands
fall sharply upon the table; he some
times drops both az his sides, and for a
second or two msy fold his arms, but
Whatever the movement Is, il is ia the
spirit Of the words he Is using, and gives
them additional power. This Is Mr..
Gladstone, the Chancellor OF the Exche-
Quer. sui the leader Of the liberal party
N England, proposing q reform bill,
which VIII add, n carried, four hundred
thousand persons % the electoral cOnstit-
Uencies Of the country.
Directly Cppositeto him. separated only
BIZ q table. Sis Mr.. DTsraeli, the oDp6-
sition leader; his coat closely buttoned.
his arms crossed and his head slightly
bent with s fzce N which the Jewish
cast becomes every year more decided.
and look which Is Just deafness itself, an
enigma that no one q solve, but which.
il he were 70 rise Z speak, would fall of
his features like q mask. At his side l.
Sir Z. BUlwer Lytton, leaning forward.
his hand behind his ear-he is very deaf
striving 20 catch the words. LOoking
down the house on Mr.. Gladstoneis side.
YOU cannot fail 10 observe Mr.. Bright
who this evening ees partly realized, ri
all events, that Of which almost every
other Liberal had acknowledgements
Government chief proposing a reform
blu. Mr.. Bright looks grave sndauxious.
and seems 70 repress even all inclination
70 cheer, in order that he might not sn-
pear Obuusively in the matter.
just n bench higher Up sits NIr. John
Stuart Mll-he who an hour ago pre-
senJed a petition-t5e great political
economist whose name i in the resy,ecr
Of every living PHILOSOPHICAL buried
up TO the table with ItliE5 an 8uricultu-
raj or sporting member would do. He
sits with his face turned TO Mr.. Glad
stone, his fingers interUwined and resting
upon his knees, and his ewes moving
with a restlessness which j. a physical
popularity with him. Mr.. Lowe. the
white haired, white eye5rowed. white
eyelashed legislator who. in a tit Of dis
appointed ambition, has turned renegade
from the Liberals, and though he So
among them, is an object alike II their
and disJrUst, is on a back bench
taking notes OF the speech, bat leaving
YOU IN doubt IS 20 whether the memo
randa are 70 help him in Z speech, or I'D
a leading article in the Times. His ewes
stand the light and as he con
tracts bis hrOws he looks Ike some wild
animal waiting % pounce upon its prev.
Mr.. HOrsma0- another Liberal Of the I
same school, ma5utlius a different a-ti-l
tude. be assumes an appearance Of ear /
nest care, and displays in his dim, Yam Z
kee-lke c-ouutenanee no sign OF the I
malice which is consuming his breast. /
de, too, has been defeated IN his amhi- 4
and j. only famous from his abilitiesI
IS a destructive politician. Sir Robert
Peel, The luherLc0r Of a great name. Is 4
near Mr.. Lowe, wearing his hat jauutly !
On side, and carrying the air Of : I
Dugihst ont for q holiday.
Below the benches and In the cross
seats sits E1l Russell, who nov wears q
beard which gives him an old disguise
he Is greatly animated, and smiles re-
leateily as hc sazes round on the sceu.a
f bis numerous rriumuhs and defey
.t Is amusing To watch him as he J. -a-.
ONE portions o. past speeches Of as rasF
% the house 10y Mr. Gladstone, The no
lie Earl doubtless thinks r'aev arr VEN
.ensib.e quotations 1glf sure tIist L.
EoulI confess t--y lave Justice done
-ls- Ia colleague. Lle Duke Of
Jamnridge. VITA hl, 6.uT face and 6aId
lead, l- GA L1E lsl--ell~ le0- aud listens
Uteuty, FOX though lg s DO deep p0Iiti-
,ian. he is aware that legislative changes
Il this sort affect every Institution of the
suuntry. IN the 'front.' row OF the gallery.
the speaker, are Two other cabi-
let ministers, listening with al their
,1wers Of attention 70 the statement
which Is % affect the fate CT the ministry,
ogether with the political destinies Of
nation. Earl Granville. who leans
on The rail- IN front, bis head be-
Ween ms rwO hands and his ewes fast
ned eagerly ca tIr. Gladstone Is per-
learning the art Of leading a party
nd introducing a cabinet measure. The
Duke Of Argyll, who, according 70 his
Won't, has pushed bis long, sandy hair as
ar on his for=lrai as 10 VIII 20, IS real
King % himself the idea Of an intel
Statesman. & number Of for
ign face maEe the foremost row, and
ehind &C. Standing up, are several nota-
-e p-eop.e-amclg others the Austrian
AMBASSADOR, who stood listening the
7hOle time Mr. Gladstone was speaking
hours and hal. NJ ACams had q
e2t. The other two rows behind are
0Owded, and ri course those al the side
T The chamber, app0rti0Eed 10 mem
Pr, are IN The same condition. Most Of
honorable gentlemen, both up Stair
I'D down, wear their hats while seated
.ney must uncover immediately thew
and up or walk, bus the strangers pres
u are bare headed, and the mass ofhat-
IS heads st the end galleries is in curl
ls contrast % b eres5of the house. All
he more or less Interested in the speech.
no absolute quiet prevails.
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