The sun., 1881-01-23

| ing into vehement anger he is said to have pro-
nounccd again the word sugar" three times.
and having thus auelled tho House and
cxtinRuished every semblance OF leyity. turned
round and disdninfully asked. " Who will laugh
ut sugar now 2" Tho only comment suggested
by this anecdoto ia that the House OF Commons
at that epoch must have been curiousy chicken
| livered and easily cowed. On another occasion
Chatham seems to have parayzed his audi
ence, although. rs in the cnso OF Bottom the
weaver. 1t was done with nothing but roar Ing
Who" sang out Chatham. are tho evil ad-
yisers OF his Majesty I would say to them Is
| IL you lie 1t you Ia 1t you 2" pointing to the
Ministers. until he came near Lord Mansfield
There were several peers standing around the
latter, and Lord Chatham said, My lords.
please to take your aeats." When thoy had set
down. he pointed to Lord Mansfield and said.
is 1t your Methinks Folk trombles." At an
other time Pitt frightened an inofensivo men,
ber out OF his wits by calling him to order In
sepulchral tones, and desiring that his words
might he taken down. The poor man stam-
mered forth an apology. saying that he meant
nothing. but this did not hinder Pitt from tram
plinR on him with the following piece OF bonn
bastiu impertlnence: Il have" he said "A
great regard for the honorable member. and.
as an instance OF that regard. 1 give him this
advice: Whenever that member means nothing.
l recommend him to say nothing" 1t 10 re-
freshing. in view OF the exaggerated homage
paid in his lifetime to the elder Pitt. to find that,
once at least. his auditors had the sense to see
that q fux of Rrandilouuent language might
disguise penury OF idens. Pitt had made. 1t
seems. very long and vehement apeech In the
| Prlvy Council relative TO some naval matter.
| Every one present was struck by tho force OF his
eloauence. Lord Anson. on the other hand,
| who was then at the head OF the Admiralty. and
| IiNare1 antirnlv N nninion from, Mr. PITT
up and only said these words: My lords. Mr..
Secretary is very eloquent. and has stated his
| own opinion very plausibly. I am no orator.
and oil shall say is that he knows nothing Mt
| all OF what he has been talking about" This
short reply. coming from a man Of Ansons
| professional skill. had such an effect that they
Immediately voted against Pitts proposition.
From Lord Chatham to Lord North would
| generally be deemed an abrupt transition. but
1t is mistake to suppose the latter wanted
readiness or keenness of repartee. Like Harry
Marten. the Parliamentary wit OF the preced-
ing century. he was wont to sleep good deal In
| the House, but those who woke him up some-
| times repented OF II. Thue. when n vehement
declaimer denounced the Minister as capable Of
| sleeping while he ruined his country. and
called aloud for his head. North only COM
| planned how cruel 1t was to be denied soace
| which other criminals wore permitted to enjoy
4 -lnat Oh ntVlUH night 8 rest DelOre tueiT lhte
| When surprised in like indulgence during
| the performance OF very inferior nrtist. who.
| however. showed equal Indignation North
| contented himself with observing how hard
it was that he should be Grudged SO very
natural release from considerable suf-
fering. Then. pretending to rccoect him
self. he added that 1t was somewhat un-
Just in tho gentleman to complain Of him
for taking tho remedy which no himself
| hal ,xI 10 ol,,g,
| Another opponent In tho midst OF a tedious in
vectivo exclaimed: Even now. in the midst of
these pcrils. tho noble lord is asleep" wish
| to God were." said North. On IN occasion
| when Col. Barre brought forward motion on
the British navy. Lord North said to friend OF
his sitting next him." Now Barre will give US
our naval history from the beginning not for
| getting Sir Francis Drake and tho Armada. All
that is nothing TO me; SO let mo sleep on. and
| wake me when we come near our own times"
His friend at length reused him. when Lord
North exclaimed: Where arc We" At the
| battle OF In Hogue. my lord" "Oh. my dear
| friend. said North, you have woke me a GEN.
tury too soon." such "reminiscences are said
| to give but a faint idea Of North's habitual
pleasantly and gayety OF thought. When
| he chose. he could DO caustic. too. One
| Alderman Saw5ridse. having accompanied
| the presentation OF n petition from BilinssGate
| lence. Lord North began his reply as follows:
Il cannot deny that the Hon. Alderman
| speaks not only the sentiments. but tho very
| language. OF his constituents" To Lord Chat
| ham. who had been arguing for Parliamentary
| reform. and declaring that 100 should be added
| to the representatives OF counties. or as they
used to be called. knights OF the shire. North re-
| piled with playful humor: Some ask with
Lear for 100 knights. and some with Goneril
fAr h,,t I u,ith vhot .
| one?" During the American war Lord North Mt
| q city dinner. having announced tidings OF an
| advantage gained over the rebels" +" and being
| taken to task by Charles Fox for applying such
| language to our fellow subjects in America"
| exclaimed with the good-humored rallsry
which seldom failed him: We'll. then to please
you will call them the gentlemen IL, opposition
o,rthe other side Of the uater."
We come now to the galaxy of brilliant names
which in the last quarter OF the last century
illumined the House Of Commons with an in
comparable radiance. To the chief orators OF
the period. Burke. Fox. and Sheridan. o large
place is properly allotted in Mr.. Jennngs's
repertory. Burke had once. it seems. occasion.
| as Lord Thurlow had. to refer to his own rea-
lively humble origin. 1t was in reply to q
member named Onslow. who sought to add
weight to his opinions by claiming descent
from three Speakers of the Commons. To this
Burke scornfuly Rdverted Il have not the adj
vantage OF a Parliamentary genealogy. was
not born. like the honorable gentleman. with
order running through my veins. But as
that gentleman boasts Of his father let mo
tell him that his own son will never boast
OF him." Dining with Pitt. in tho year 1891.
Burke strovo to alarm his host on the ag-
gressive nature OF French revolutionary prin-
ciples. Pitt made rather light OF the danger. and
said. This country and Constitution are safe
till the day Of judgment" :" "Yos." Burke quickly
retortod. but it's tho day OF no judgment am
afraid Of" While speaking on the civil list
Burke was annoyed by the Interruptions of
member who occupied position In the royal
household. and who kept calling upon the
orator to remember his duty to the King.
Finally tho speaker paused and remarked that
he was perfectly ready TO honor the King. but
he did not feel himself constrained therefore to
honor the Kings man servant, his maid servant
his OK. and fixing his eyes upon the obnox-
ious intruder" his ass" Burko's phrase in
reference to tho Bishops in the House OF Lords.