Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-10
MEN WHO GOT LEFT.
rBEY WILL MEYER BExrSsED.
.sse o. the Srrvivsn = On cesfasa Ea1iish
ssssesmea whe Were Nss Returned.
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Us the following "reminiscences Is re-
sponsible for the above title. We do
not altogether share his conviction.
The first person whose vacant seat
the old rssmbers Of the House will look
to uhen Parliament meets is probably
that Of Mr.. Warrior. The Honsc takes
kindly to its oddities, even whca they
are nuisances and the frenzy Of politi-
cal disappointment which men like Mr..
Warrior excite outside Of the House OF
Commons has no echoes within its walls
save from rancorous minority. Mr.
WArton was the most punctuai Of all
the members Of the House IN attendance.
and be showed 40 amount OF physical
endurance that was really remarkable.
lie was at pray srs every evening. and
be took his prayers as he did every
thing else-with a seriousness that had
some grotesqueDeSS and some aiiecta-
tiop. Though audible responses AID
the fervent repetition Of the Lords
PTsyer occasionally interrupt the chap
lain. and remind the House that this
portion OF its proceedings IS not all
absurd. Mr.. Warton was alone in going
on his knees on his seat in the ardOr Of his
devotion. His daily task IN Parliament
was lowly-to block bills, TO speak in
season and out Of season, TO stop legisla-
ton BY all the small devices that the
imperfect machinery Of the House per-
mits. lie was supposed to be working
for county-oourt judgeShip Jet ii be
hoped tha; Lord Salisbury will not be
turned out till he throws this bone to
his indefatigable thoughhumble seryitor.
Mr.. Briggs was another Of the boRs
enfaHfs Of the House--fat, CHEEKY,
good. natured. q little grotesque. lie
came down one night, in the p0rtentous-
ness Of evening dress, 10 propose mo-
ton against the erection Of the Napo.
leonic statue IN Westminster Abbey.
and made a speech Of blundering good
nature that cOnvulscd the House. At
last, when he asked. - Is there not some
eminent Englishmau who might more
ftlv take a place IN the national ab-
bey:" the House roared in one voice,
Briggs, Briggs " His effort upon
this occasion seemed not to have quite
satisfied Mr.. Briggs. Ii was the last
speech be made in the Parliament
!. OF l8SO-'Sj. IN Mr.. St. John Aekers
- House has been deprived OF
eu Der that promised abundant amuse-
eut. His first speech convulSed the
ouse as few maiden speeches have
er done. il vas introduced cDropoe
Jotss and was one Of those essays
the difficulties Of the empire geae-
Us which are the production Of men
i.h more leisure than capacity. lie
ad 2 great voice, which beloved forth
inanitieS 50 that no one could fail to
gar: and he showed leanings towards
A. little knot OF Fair-Traders who
"a ieatened to become the bore Of PAY
M smeDt. Colonel Barne was another OF
he Inauities. He figured somewha,
3 srsely in the early struggles between
he parnellites and Liberals on coercion,
"a ud made proposals, such as the shoot
rc or priests OF personal reprisals on the
6.nember for Cork and his followers, or
S omething Of the kind. The folly Of
liz proposals was set OF by an eX-
tiremelv vacuous smile; but afCer .
v hile the House ceased TO be amused.
&He was nicknamed " the empty
s. Barre -: and so subsided. General
81 Alexander was one Of the fagori,es and
4 the trials OF Parliament. lie had a
4 tremendous voice. which without much
= difficulty could be heard outside IN
Palace-yard. When he got excited his
voice rose TO the proportions Of thun-
der-clap and when Mr.. Gladstone
would regard him with look first OF
smazement and then Of amuse-
meut. General Alexander would glare
back gIth an afiectatiOH of fierce wrath.
In truth be was a very mud. gentle.
and courteous gentleman thought the
army was going to the dogs ; fused a
good deal about the want Of promotion
for non-commissioned officers and OF
pensions for the police, and that kind oil
thing and generally was altogether
there verv much liked and respected-ii
for no other reason than that service IN
the Crimea left him permanently dis
abled be could only walk laboriousiy
with the aid Of a couple of sticks.
Lord Percy at one time gave slight
adhesion 10 the Fourth party /; but he
soon cut himself loose, probably owing
10 the smallness OF appreciation for his
REGULAR rhetoric which the House ex
hibmed. This descendant OF the Hot
spurs WAS a thin, frail, washed-ou
Young man. with q very weak and shrll
voice. and manner OF considerable
rretension. Often in the early days o
conservative obstruction he woulc
set out on an apparently bold anC
lengthy talk against time, an
win hands ostentstiOusly in his peck
els. give the idea of an inspiring an
self.confdent nature. Bat opposite q
hon was the oX-eyed - Premier
watching this phenomenon with con
temptuous interest over his glasses an
tie House generally would get impa
tent. and Lord Percy mighty empris'
would be brought 10 premature an
inglorious conclusion. Mr.. " u. Glad
stones one speech in the last Parlia
ment was on a private bill. and nobody
paid much attention to it. The eides
son Of the greatest PARLIAMENTARY
Of England is mild-mannereC
young man, apparently with con
siderable ply steal strength, and nature
not so much shy rs retiring
IN the House be sought viii
great industry the darkest recesse
under the gallery, and eaaced hinsel
with a. much labor as other men bestov
on seli.adgertisement. Ii vas said tina
he always left the House the momen
his father rose TO make speech. Mr.
Darlington was the beau sGbyeUr Of tn
s. Liberal party, Out he was not mucl
else. lie rose once or twice 10 tn
s beigk Of a question about South Africa
.fsirs, and in Committee on the Arm
Essinates he struggled TO his feet bu
be left no mark, and most OF hi
fpeeches took the terse form OF inte'
falptlons OF which the recording ang'
& of Hansard keeps no count.
M Mr.. Lowther. for the second time
kss fallen a victim TO general election
De has not been quite so much OF
gure in this a. IN preceding Paris