Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-18
DISRAELPs PROPHECY.

" The Time Will Come when You
Will near Me'-Hia First speech
I'm the House of Commons.
New York WOrld.l
Lord Beaconsfeld's present
position among the
statesmen of Europe gives point to
the republication Of the close of his
first speech in the house of COM
mons when known only as Mr..
Disraeli, the novelist. 1t was made
in 1887, in reply to the attack of
Mr.. 0'Connell upon Sir F. Burdett
for deserting the Liberal cause, and
is said to be reported verbatim:
l stand her tonight, sir here
the noise in the house became so
general that the honorable gentle
man could not proceed for some
time; when the confusion had some
what subsided he said: II stand
here tonight, sir, not formally, but
in some degree virtually, the repre-
sentative of a considerable number
of members ofparliament. Bursts
of laughter. Now, why smile?
TContinued laughter. Why envy
me2 Here the laughter became
general. Why should | not have
tale to unfold tonight? [Rear'
of laughter. Do you forget that
band of 158-those ingenious and
inexperienced youths to whose un.
sophisticated minds the chancellor
of the exchequer, in those tones O
winning pathos- excessive laugh.
ter and loud cries of question =
Now, considerable miscenceptior
exists in the minds of many mem
bers on this side of the house as tC
the conduct of her majesty's gov
ernment with regard to these cleo
tions, and wish to remove it.
viii not twit the noble lord opposite
with opinions which are not as
cribed to him or to his more i'm
mediate supporters, but which wer,
expressed by the more popular sec
ton of his party some few month
back. Question, question.) Abou
that time, sir, when the bell Of on
Cathedral announced the death O
the monarch [0h, OH and mucl
Z laughter we all read then, sir
groans and great interruption -
know nothing which to me is NOR
delightful than to chow courtesy t
} a new member, particularly if h
happens to appeal to me from th
party opposed to myself Hear
;. hear, At that time we read tina
it was the death-knell Of Toryism
that the doom of that party wa
sealed, that their funeral obsequie
were about to be consummated
!, Laughter. We we're told tina
with the dissolution of that muc
: viified parliament which the righ
honorable baronet had called tC
: gethpT, the hopes and prospects Q
the Tories would be thrown foreve
to the winds laughter and TIA
' affairs were again brought exactl
to what they were at the perio
5 when the hurried Mr., Hudso
E pushed into the chambers Of th
a Vatican. Immense laughter.
;. do not imppte these sanguine hope
. 10 the noble lord himself particu
larry, BECAUSE / remember tina
shortly aftorwapd, the noble lorl
n as if to check the new and sal
Q guine expectations of his follow
d eRc, came forward with man
festo informing them that tn
Q Tories could not expire IN Q ~
q ment, but the ministry in reiorl
parliament might depend upon ha'
7, ing a working majority Of 10
It which was to be extended upG
o great occasions to l25 and l3I
:, Now, sir-[qnestion, question j
e this is the question, and | am gQir
t. to ask the noble lord for our j
it structioh. [Qhl OH aud great il
" teFruption.I We only wish to kno
of ibis simple fact, whether the gFej
occasion on which the working m
le iority was to inogease from 100
l25 or 1870 is upon the question
" "a election ballot p cheers al
re groansl -vaad whether the Gre
Iy vile act has not beea giFsB forth
Y the people that it Is impossible th
r "a impartial tribunal can be o
III tanned In this houseH [0hl ol
a question, question.i If b0nOrat
ID members think it il fair thus to i
terrupt me, ! will subm
We Laughter, and cries of SO OF
ry But ! beg simply to ask o
q, and loud laughter. ] Nothing is