, 1869-05-02
LONDON
Eminent Men in Parliament,
Lord Stanley, DlsracN, Thomas
Barring.
The Liberal Majority.
A New Dramatic Sensation.


rAR11AAKSTAEY FoRIHAl1s-LOKD srANtKT, H1s
ERIKSDs AND MS ESEuE2
IL Lord Stanley Liberal or Tory: Some
times be leans TO one side, sometimes to the other,
and both political parties claim him. While his
feihcr Was the leader Of Conservatives it was
hardly possible for Lord Stanley 70 take an actsse
ran among the Liberals, even had bis inclination
turned IN that direction. The Parent and tic cai,d
IN opposing ranks AID brought into constant col
Isson would have Dee1 spectacle the British
pCl'lc would not long have Permitted Lard s:ao-
l-y for twenty years has facilitated between Tory
ard Radical. Agreeing With the latter on
great rr.acip!cs, and excuz.ng h.s an.aso-
ulS,n BY obteeung to Lie details OF taett
ucasurcs. lie IL Just now The object Of the
unccating abuse Of the paper called the Qu-.n'.
NJ. -.en5er. which IS ed,.ed by tltn!on1a5s who
was dismissed from tic service ty the noble Lora.
Every week fresh lie Is ft:4me.l atoui hlm, and
under nickname he ts crrdted with score Of
fsA qualities Society reads these odtous charges
but docs cot believe them, and Lord St4a.ey Il
ttin regarded With moderate favor. He Is getting
thlcl-set and Stout and promises 10 be IN another
len years almost corpulept man I hea1d him
address the Ho.se OF Commons N evening
or two ago, and felt uueas5 To note how
much the defect in his voice sppearn to increase.
The thick sound, a. though there was no proper
palate, or rs II The tonguc Was TOO large for the
and 1t Is no wonder the reporte give bis speeches
in Fragments He va. Speaking on an Important
s1h}ect-thc opening Of all places In The Civil
Scfftce to public cenpettIJn-1n1 liz position
lent siSnlncancc to his remarks: but could only
hear his conclusionA Its chief friend In public
LIE lent him no audience at ali, u.t 10 quiet wuy
wss a:tactng attention to hlLseu-
Nlt plsllAEii AND MI TG,NAs BAHING.
Mr. Dlsraeu had once serious political differ
r. rfJo Srt m
whos zane Is as well Euonu IL thu Eaitcl States
as In England: but he has never ceased to oner
him the incense Of praise and nsttery. lie tined
come Jears ago to persuade MT. Barring 10 look
after the finances Of the country, as Chancellor OF
the E1cheQuer, having looked so well after
his own, but hts persuasions wers O! ND
ayniI- Nr. Barring, It will be remembered,
was the cnl5 rromioe1t Toy who openly
supported tho cause of the North during the
war, md II WIS Dainl{ owing TO his influence that
Mr.. Dlszaeli withheld his sanction from the all
s1rl propositions IN behalf OF Recognizing the In
dcrcrderce Of tho South. \ community Of feel-
Ing on this nattcr brought together occasionally
Mr. barring and Mr. Bright nleu ut the antlpodes In
everything else. I was reminded Of thcae things
while L"rd Stanley was speaking. Missing Mr.
Diszaclt from his ordinary place on the front On-
position bench, presently Saw him. to my su1-
Prise, on 4 back bench, "helow the gangway," as
,a!leu. !u ie vas s..'ins W onc ea's' wv" lis
.ss H'us IVY .Ne e.as' Hs''4c uc "a'
a+A,ne ~ esas s-nea1len statea.nn' w lhc 10"
!t',..N oteA' "Ho "ae teauuh otet tnt 'a'ee
conversation. The members uear withdrew lit
tie, 30 that the talk might te conGleuual- Before
the elderly gentleman TUNED round 1 wA sure
Nao 1t was 40 one b1r Mr. Barring could
draw Mr. Disraeu to a place like that. have
ncve; seen iiE before sitting In any o;hcr part Of
tile House than on The front Ministerial or the
frpEt Opposition bench This t1!s. no
doubt, was on the novelties In
NJ. loves budget, md Esorc particularly IN the
mole Of anticipating next years revenue, and Sc
curing surplus By making the natton "r,y up
some months before 1t has alwnYs been eccas-
toned 10 pay. Does VI. Dlsrae.l really SC: a1y
yalue on Mr. Dastng's opinions lie cannot No
man IN Parliament has hcea so thoroughly and
perssstentIy wrong. The ground La strcwp with
hs fals!ael rnc,lct3ols. The ocrc fac: thai. nflcr
a1l these years OF experience, the government Of
The day, with The unRnDous concurrence OF the na-
ton, decided 10 remove The bare shilling
duty which WAS kept OF corr
by Sir Robert Peel In order, rs
he supposed, TO pay Tor the expenses Of register
ing the amounts iErortcd-thls alone demon
stratcs how blind was Mrs Dar7ng and how value
less were his opinions as nh economist Tic
venerable banker Ii not usually EecGone1 q face.
sious man. but he contEtvcd to ktep Mr, D!sracl
IN pcrTetnal smiles. The features OF The Tory
lcaIcr lost lot the tIlc the Efelsd and Eltuca0Qs
look which they usually assume, and we're in a
uloau lanRn ior quafcs OF an hour together.
t,,vi,r ~ ;, Ro.hsn,i,, r,,s , ,-,,
,,,rfui war- locu. snavv r,,.sr-rw
Ioce s,,1, darl IN color lnrr oveF II, n,xrse,,.s
...onaa nj. .n.,a~ tAa sunnr tnoasn.. ~ -c,r+h
Il ns tust possible to conceive Tia. III sot,c mast
period he vas rcsarY.td as fAyo.itc pi uatase,
Eut this dialogue was no com1,lr1ea, to Lor,,
Stanley. Mr. Disra I'll did not ustca TO him for u
,ncucpt, but appeared rather to s,pt his ears,
y hen Lord Stanley sas down Mr. Dixie 5au,hor OF
tSlrcater T,ritain1 rose, anu Mr. Dlstaell turned
partly yound and putting hts glass to his e:c took
q full view nl tie Eoucy nuthor. who defeated
II. ". II. Eassell nj lhc as: election Mr. Dixie
Is distinctly heanl. but h4s voice Is thick and his
manner ultlc to solemn to oe altogether
pleasant.
IRE LIsEEAL MAJORITY AM TIE novEpsuESr-
The Ra1lca, ,nc1nbers a. h1tly ar, rrsc1y.,, mn,
10 worry Nj, Glatston, Tits year. Thcy scc the
government nas IN ;u, IN ,;s ,a1f. Ia ~, r, All
lis tine. mil thr7 turn aside FINN thr c.ntr,,etty
and vain men vim without, thc least rr-snl n
gha, ls paactlcal seek cccasioua,|y IN n,td-c tho
corrrnu,cnt 10 tsle m os rtnc,, ara,n r-aycer, :,
TaTcctt. the b,,rd ren,,e- worrd m, a.,
himself so reso,rte,t a-ntnSr v7s,, T., ,rno,;an,
and eyen roas,h,e had he ,hc ,,no-+rri,Ias =,
other ncn, uc has not ,os. a,v oY hts o,n ct,-,c
tnr1s.tes r1c ia ,on,, .en,c,t,o,a .,I IL
with q sound In hts Iar-cud commoupsccs as
though he was tauutlur you. believe the ctr.e,
Of this Kind Of dcllsc.y IS 10 prompt peone 10 on.
position Hc .ru,.L3 stop tho business the o:hc,
night by dividing the House On q matter ahou,
which there Is no difference In the government bu,
which Mr. FAHcet1 knows as well a. nusnotrr thc.
cannot undertake this sessInn without s,c.ter1r,
tories Of much create, importance. Nhen the
division dil take place, be was LETT with txenty
nine associates. while NIL the rrall, rsentsttre
Radicals trooped after Mr. Gladstone c1y,n,, hin,
majority o! an.
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