The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-26

SCENES ~ THE ENGLISH PARLIA-
MENT DESCRIBED.
An Ancient Peers Maiden speech Most
Of His Remarks were Addressed TO 'h'
Empty Strangers Gallery, where Vn's

House Of Lords, says the on-elee''
broken Boy strange apparition. inc '"7'.
ness OF the sitting was practically over ~
had lasted iulls fifteen minutes, ana 'ne"
l0rdship-. Ike embarrassed a'nle'eS' "''o
stretching their weary frames pfep'i','' ,
IN retiring. The Lord Chancellor had nan
ri-en io nut the,auestion ofihe adjournment
who, , ,i,infif voice was heard rom iie
eros. Benches, and their lordsmps glancihs
in ,hatdirection bohcld an unfamiliar hs'ie
ubif,-hairod gentleman with paiha
c... inst flushed hy the uuWoni'o
excitenent OF Orai0ry-tall, sNaying n-ul,
Win n quaint habit OF occasionally tuihin-
his back upon the audience ana "ddIeS W
au imaginary friend, IN the recess ni ln.
Strangers Gallery. Whispered enquiry "'
length made known the fact ilat tle new
conner was Lord Ieynhaln, "a peer uul re-
Gently mduciod. The name wa. uhiaiiiiii'
.n ths House. for the late holder obi iir uiie'
tho i>tDenfh baron. born before the GENE
fury. had previous % Dbl, dcccasc long IT.
manned in -eclusiun.
ms MAIDEN EFFORT.
This was evidently the new peers maiden
sooech. circumstance that lent special in'
iero-f io fhe occasion. and their lordsllp7'
always courteous, bent forward lO pay due
attention 90 tine novice. DO was observed
that The ucW peer bad chosen the locality
flr his debut with great skill. ln Ihe Lords
fhe russ Benches stand boldly ont aihWWi
the seats 900 which are drawn up tnc con-
t.ndu1 hu-i-nl Liberal. auu iun-rfA llltrt'
A member speaking FROM them NOT only hae
in mil view the stately figure OF the LORD
Chancellor. lut slightly turning nl9 head
righf or loft stands face iO face, eye to eye.
with his peers. Lord jCYnham. inspired
bv the occasion. rose t0 ifs iullCs. nei4li
ln truth. ine height proved SD dizzy
thHf h|s audience could not. with most
diircut elnfi. follow him. Vow and then.
eagerly strtinIng attention. iheY seemed iO
20. uu iho YcrF verge 0f catching at irl-t tnp
.dfu 0i DBL. remarks. when suddenly iht
Ornfnr drawing himself up f0 DIS iull heir nt.
flm-fu. bis hand. into iis pockets AMID
throwing back his head till his il.hin-
ofO. seemed i0 char the lrrliod woodwork
0f iho roof. swiftly turned 0n BIS heel
ANA fIs concluding portion M his SEN.
ieucD Wns addressed f0 fhe reeo.-es of iilt
empty gallery ai his back. The repetition
of flr word " syria favored thc impr.
sion that tne speech bad something t0 dt
with the Eastern question. and this was
c0niecWraily confirmed by his personal ad-
dress of fragmeufHY sentence COB the Prime
Minister. Who. iiie ihe rest 0f tnn House.
-al 300 an attitude of troubled attention
The longer tine new peer was 0n bis Deg.
ile more eloquent and incDmrrehonsiDle D.,
crew. and lne moro excited iu hl- ge-ticii-
lation. just before him -lt the Prince Of
Wales. little dreaming how often Che Ori
TORS arm swept boz lcriiou- proximity o. Dds
head. Other peers saw if and in0mDied
The subject Nss evidently growing upon tho
orator. and uO one could say whittier n
uorid carry him. THE most probable con.
clusi0n was that if TO finally concentrated
un0n Lord salisbury. Doe would De landed
head first ON the bench where the Prince
sat. Every time Doe came back to Che noble
marquis he sinking bis voice 90 tragic
whisper. and grasplug with both hands int
rail of ths bench before him, leaned over a'
ucrI0us angle. Anon. drawing himself
un fn mil height. closing Doh, eyes, and for
l0uly shaking DIS head, Lord Ia nhHm uT
lifted his voice with q weird T~i.ing. that
ina Jess sei-uOssc4sed assembly would haze
made The blood culdl-.
AppHECIuIyE AUDIENCE.
This strange scene went forward for a
quarter of an hour. noble lords uneasill
moving BOO their seats and gazing a-kuucl
at each other. There were times Wn0f
Lord Ieyuhlm remained in such pr0uacte0
contemplation of The rcccs.aa OF the >trln
gers Gallery ilat it Wus assumed bis ora
iiOu was finished. But turning with Wif
motion he began again, his Voice rising Hud
FILLING like the s0ugh'ng of fhe wind through
o. lDafes-s forest Do was evident chat
something must Doe done. but ssh.
should DO itf Lord Granville look.
od across at the Leader Of the House
The Marquis of salisbury gazed for 81
moment hopefully On tAe Leader NJ ihe ol-
position. ln the Commons the strange so-
Iemnity Of ihe scene would have been broken
ln upon n bOisier0us fashion. There would
Daye been ir0nicaI cheering, noisy Laughter
cries for the division. and then ihe swift al-
plicati0n OF lhe Closure. The more c0urliy
breeding OF lhe Lords prevented amy such
fui-ur demonstration of Impotence. Here
and there moderately Young peer shulied
bis feet and one Or TWO timIuiy cOughed.
But 90 the orator, lfamc with DIS them.
luhaieYcr it might hcl, bis audience seemed
t0 sit nniranced.
Thus encouraged. the Grafton might have
continued tlll Lord Ieynham iell back iu
his seat physically exhausted, as Lord Chai-
ham, speaking m the same assembly. had
once done The occasion was unproen-
denied. hut happily tle British race has
born t0 10 men who dare t0 make pllcc-
dents. Ono of these happened t0 be seated
on me pplo-ilieh "tncne7 in 'ie7e lioN-
unity I'D DIS taatI' lne I'li 'l '"i' PER
down. in aNui.ioh i' nelh- '.ihel ODD
ine VI wWichshiie eoihtii5 ,al aii4' care
iie7 DID Ai, VEINS li' Dioob vi Nu'l''
duncan VINO SUPP es-'4 ,He inuii,3 "'
IAe More ana destroyed lh' pultn
heet 800 ann tfd9N N. j. D. "". , ,l,
i'iuin- ln'. ng or ,..' ' s'',''
, by, i.un ,''.'i Wv. i'i.t..i I'
Lr,i.,,li..l,. moved fhnf ..fhn n0Ll. lori Dbl.
mot heard Lom tlnAhin, le-umin4 DIS
seat On ihe interruptions sag Tor moment
literally -asWn- Tor breath di lhl7 gnie
unexpected turn ol events. lHe l...h 'hii'-
ceilor he-Nlird go pul ihc e-l''I' 'N'
after an awkward pause L3ia ~ h.i'i.''
probably taxing ul w. ifll"i N9 "i ihe i''ll'
where DEE hiu l.lt OLE noHi'N Cd. ONE. iN'i
nis voice hhN ing .du'" I'D ID " ''-e oi
deeper melancholy Odd iel.N.i "l 'A. i''.
citiih--oul HitN" u'l' iNt, WHICH .''.
'lmlriNoNn had Toy nero lii'I, iHe'.i'
been led. i'id 'dmpeiio"n nay lii- ii.l.V'
Lord Icy imam SCENE" Muster OBJ ,n' 7,'''-
ton. ana might to '" i'i announcer uoui
of -o' hlpin-'hs even ON lne 7''i, u i'
cincts oi eih.ei-liiiie. FROM 'li' "i'r a..
liemils ihe HOUSE M"9 "gi'l eiet ~ .I
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