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A Recent Debate in the House Of Lords
LORD BEACoysFIELD's BANTER.


Mr.. l.. J. Jennings, the English CORES
pendent of the New lorl, IIorii, gives the
following very interesting description oi the
manner and methods of Mr.. Disracl, as
illustrated by him in recent debate in the
House of Lords
1t was known the other day thai Il rosolu-
ton designed as an attack upon the foreign
policy OF the government would he brought
forward in the House of Lords. The motion
was introduced by Lord Stratncdcn and
Campbell. son of jock Campbell, once
Lord Chancellor of England. Tine present
Lord Campbell is said TO have Il very intimate
and thorough knowledge of all the compli-
Gated series Of events which has occurred in
connection with England, Russia and Tur-
KEY since the famous bulgarian agitation.
But everybody who knows linn must be
aware that he has no power OF expressing
himself in such way as that another person
can understand him, and that he has not the
faintcst idea OF ''marshalling his facts IN
proper order, or of making Il subject interest
ing or of holding the attention OF AN audi
cncc. AS Il speaker he Is worse than absurd.
His delivery is at once weak and pOmpouS,
his gesticulations are violent, his actions and
movements arc 10 INT llSs tlt8ltt dNhN III III
and even distressing, for he gives an observer
the impression that he is sui, ring from some
acute paroxysm OF pain caused, it may he, by
cholera or some equally formidable maady.
His writings and contortions are painful 10
witness lie spoke his 'picce' according
TO his usual manner and was followed by
Lord Granville, who al least knows how to
make himself understood and moves his
hands and arms like Il reasonable man and
not like Il jumping Jack. | believe that Lord
lIoughtOn and some others had Intended lo
address the House, but Lord Braconsiieli
was too quick for ihcn:-thc moment Lord
Granvllcs last words were uttered he camcto
the table and began at once with Lord Camp
bell. He looked old and worn while seated
but Strengthened himself out wonderfully
while speaking, Stood quite erect and az
pcarcd very much the same Dizzy rs
of old Ills voice is very little changed
and very soon lac showed that hc had lost
none of the skill ia banter and dCNtvrutis use
of ridicIlc which first enabled lin Ia make
his mark in the House of Commons. II is
not only what he saws hut the way lac says il
which enables hun to score 81 many marks
over all adversarics Even commonplace
words derive Il peculiar significance from ms
method of ultcrIng lhcm-n"t that he seeks
crcaic AN effect, hut there is "A dry way "i
droppinga word OF two, curionS infection
Of the voice, IA slight but insignificant res
turc, which serve to point The arrow and
send il ringing home. In referring 10 Lord
Camphclrs speech, his language was appar-
entity So polite that some people might have
thought he was paying compliments. lie
praised his mastery OF diplomatic details,
but said that ii was difficult To follow his
mcanlng-''his style of oraiory was very
peculiar. lie complimcnlrd HIM on being
'lhc founder OF II school which dos not yet
exist" lie praised his diplomatic rhetoric
and amcntcd that justice had moi been
done to its pcculiaritics and beauties lie
commended his industry, but pointed cut
that whereas the noble Lord was "a man oi
war;" the ministry had been earnestly rn-
dcavoring 10 keep the country At
peace The way he uttered ihcsr words
''the noble Lord Is II man ul war
- cannot be described, but it SCI
everybody in "a roar except Lord tamphtl
himself, who pretended I" he very busy
making notes in memorandum book. Lord
Campbell had laid great stress upon doCu-
mcnt of immense Importance letter from
Shcrc Ali to the Sultan. This alone, he rep
scented, was the condemnation of the minis
try In approaching this point Lord Bca-
consicld played with the mobile Lord" as u
cat docs with "A mouse lie led him gently
to n pool OF mud and politely pushed him in.
I'VE have no official knowledge of this let
ter" said he I'VE have not that document
through any other medium than that by
which the noble Lord may possess it, name