New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-28
PARLIAMENTARY MANNERS.
E.arn The London Times.


There was u time when manneIs were very bad in
the English Parliament, hut ibis was wnen Parlia-
nept had not vet establ si its supremacy, and it
IN worth renlrkIng that manners Improved from the
time when Parliament grew supreme. and when lt
came 10 he OgnZed that this supremacy could
only bc malhIaIred If on many great sIons both
paItirs acted IN concert. Feps, Whiting GU he
IItb of December, 1865 descr BEES queer scene
which he WITNESSED in the HOUSE of L0rIs: "My
Lord Buckingham rantng rudely over my Lord Mar
qnis DoreiesI.r my Lori dorchester removed his
elbow. The Duke asked whether he was uneasy.
bO chester replied yes, and thai the Duke dust MT
40 THIS il he were anywhere else. buckingham
replied yes he wonld aud that he were "a brttef man
than himself: DOIcnrster SAID that lie ly ed. Nnh
this Buckingham struck of lis hat, toOk him by
his perIwIgg aud pulled II ASIDE aud held him."
TLere is nothing 30 bad at this in tie Parliament.
arg annals of Tie Oe' rgian era. Chatham IL SAID
to have lrtD more feared than any orator OF his
time. hut his nNeciJve WAS Garrett lly measured.
Speaking Ot Newcastle. then Prime Minister he 0uce
asked whether Parliament sat only 10 reg >ter tho
e,tets OF one too IOwerul snbJectf neitupun
Newcastle ~ reported To have le'D ltlgiteDrd
almost uut OF hs wits. But this was lar lighting.
There was no ImpnIat"n on thathanl's par OF ".
noble motives he amply accused Ills adversary OF
the spIpndId SIN Oi amhliIUn.
Our Parliamentary history abouncs with encuun-
toTs Ot thIs sort. II wEicb The thiuslH uttiNefed,
whether IA raTuesl IN Irst, were Otrn hItd. nc
always bestowed ACQUIRING TO fair rules, and with
an aussuCe Oi that uPiacable aulnius winch leaves
cOinbatdHt~ enpmi"s when the hght ~ over. Every
boly knuWs The story OF Sir hcGeIt Waip IL having
a dispute with luiteney ab"dt qu'iaton from
HuTace The Minister bet guinea that his own
vel sluu WAS ught Horace WAS cent iUi, and
sir K0b~ri proving 10 he ~ the wrong, threw down
"a GUINEA winch Pulteney pucketed with the re-
Iuab that u the OnIy money ever paid by the
Minister which member could accept without
Shame lhe words were not 10 the I est tate, Ier-
haps but NOW English the whole scene Vas aud
how su lgpstiye of guod.humOTed sparrug " iih tue
a,ioycNun Minghng with the hrs,nicrs OF Par
lfanrntary lOahts however, are many Stories OF
,rowurIghI kndiIbess aud ehiyalry n debate, uDpn
which students OF Parlamsntar! bistTy must
al WAYS dwell with 4 sincere pleasure coming 20
rrcenL times. n0ihiDg c0ahl have teen brtur than
MIR DsTaVhs rsBreyfic on tobden aiisf the lat
TERI ,ifath OF tuan Mr. GiadsloBe's references IN
Parliament 20 the death ot lady beaeonsilvid. On
tins oucas The Liberal leader quoted tDe words,
snnt IacTymT reinuI, Ell mCniem mort ala tam
CUNT" when Fox had also quOed III lSiO during
Pltts last illncss. refusing at the same time dhUugh
unaware that Is great rival was actually ayiDg 10
support an amendment 10 be- Address wLlc-. yss
gong to be moved by Lord Henry Petty. Nr. Dis-
raeI was rot long III fePaying Nc. 6laist'tues
gencIOus frIhnie of respect, for lie alluded 10 him
az the mo eminent IneB.brr OF THIS Hou>e y; aud
the saIne omplhn@nt was paid on Mother occasion
To the present Premier by o. q present. l., ri Derby.
Iheu Lord stanley, who SAID that, on whatever
points iHey might differ. everyone would ackbOwi-
edge the light huuuIable gentleman To be one or
the great test orators England hal piouGecd'