The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-27
Thin9s Shroad,
From The Nco York O6sarcr.
A LOOK AT BRITAIEs RULERS
ny EEy. ruEopoeE l.. ouYLEu, D. D.

ny EEy THEODORE l.. CuYIEU, d. D.
FAum's FAMILY HorEL, |
London, June 20, 1872. !
On Monday evening | went down t,
the Houses of Parliament with ml
friend William Tweedie, the veteran
teetotallcr The entrance is by Tx
grand old hall 10 which Warren list
ings had his memorable trial. The
echoes Of Burke's eloquence seems yel
to linger in the air From the West
minister Hall we passed through long
aud lefty gothic vestlbula lined with
superb statues of EuglInd's greatest
statesmen aud Parliamentary orators
To my mind it is the finest group oil
statues in the world On Fox's brow
there is still lhuader cloud ofeloqueul
wrath He is still drivingaway a. Pitt
who stands right opposite in proud de-
iance The noblcst figure is that Q.
john lIampden The body Of that mar
was worthy Of his imperial soul
We went FIRST to tho House Of Com
mons. The gallery Of that apartment
was constructed on purpose to develop
the graco Of patience, It is taqtaliz.
ing prison, with bad seeiug aud worse
hearing. But when one looks up iuto
the barred cage into which the lldle.
are thrust, he is recoueiled to bis "mer
cies." No bachelor member is 10 any
dagger from that cage; it is as impcne.
trabe as u sultans harom. There was
a small attendance in the Commons
aud dull debate was dragging its SLOW
length along. Disraeli, the jew, sat il
his old seattle hero Of forty fights
aud as keen as ever. Gadsione-thc
greatest of living Englishmoo-came il
aud walked slowly across the floor, look
lug oppressed with care. But he told
me to day that he is in excellent health
aud that he never allows himself to
think Que moment about the affairs oil
State after he has closed his bed room
door ! lie is superb sleeper lie
gays that he was never kept awake but
once by auy anxiety, and that was au
anxiety lest tree which he had cut
half down Cat llAgley) might fall dur
ing the night. He told me that he
never could persuade his friend John
Bright to pay proper regard to the sim
plest laws OF health Bright is always
presumiug too much on the strength OF
a powerful constitution. Aud now that
noble man is paying the penalty, and
all Britain and the world are sadly the
losers, fear that John Brights day
Of usefulness is near its suudowu.
| heard Robert Lowe, the Chancellor
Of the Exchequer, speak briefly. lie
is au original, ia appearance aud ia
character. His hair Is very white, and
his eyes have the pink hue that belongs
to an A!bino. His voice is strong, aud
lie is manly speaker. Mr.. Baxter
Que Of the Cabinet, spoke often anu
well. TON Hughes (whom every Amer
lean delights in) just peeped, with his
bald head, from behind the Speakers
chair, aud then went off i1to a retiring
room. Brisht's seat, alas is empty
missed The old lion PaImerston from
his wonted place beside the Speaker
chair. The Hon Mr.. Mcclure, from
Belfast, who had been one of my con
grogatlon GU the previous day in St
james Hall, came upinto the gallery and
invited me to so over into the House Of
Lords We passed Disraeli in the
corridor, aud he walks little uusteadi
ly from old age. His trying to walk
very irnly makes it more apparent.
For wonder, the House of Lords
was full All the leading peers were
10 their places. The Ballot was under
discussion aud this drew a crowd and
warm discussion. Before the Lord
Chancellor, sat the Earl of Shaftesbu
ry, looking hale aud vigorous. Later
in the evening, he spoke with much an
imation. Beside the Chancellor sal
the handsome Archbishop of Cauter.
bury. Dr. TAFT fills his high position
we'll. His friends tell me that his per.
soual piety commands the deepest re
spect. Next to him were the smooth
youthful face aud reddish golden hail
OF the Duke Of Argyle. He looks No
older than when | saw him fifteen
years ago. Argyle is the ablest Duke
in the Kingdom, and has great influence
with Gladstone. Presently a little old
man came shutting along past the "wool
sack" with singular simper on his
face, aud walking very feebly. lyon.
der comes Lord Johnl' said man
near me. The old man was no other
than Earl Russell, who had been Prime
Minister When l was a college boy. lie
is almost eighty. They say that he is
not always good natured in his old age,
Souu after Russell, came in the Lord
Bishop OF Winchester, Samuel Wilbcr-
ioree-or "Soapy Sam, as the smooth
glib prelate is happily nickuaned But
the most eloquent speakerin "the Lords
is the bluff, fiery lrishman, the Bishop
of Peterborough lie is the grandson
Of DIR. Magee, the author ofthe treatise
on "tho Atonemeut." The bishop is as
homcly as he is eloquent. lie lately
made most unwise and unclerical
speech against the ''l'ermi-siye Bill, E"
which corresponds to our "Local Pro
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