HOW LORD CHARLES BERESFORD CLOSED AN EXCITING CANVASS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1665, 12 February 1886, Page 2

HOW LORD CHARLES BERESFORD CLOSED AN EXCITING CANVASS.

... ♦ In London, out* of the bent m \nneml I oroHtfltH 18 the botoii^h of Mary Inline. Mf\rvl« i| K)!iH Coasts of a High «trvot, »n»l Hijjh -treit has a music hnll. It is j ist ro «>Wrve that the preumwsari* I Bhrn- hert, un.o.iif.irtiiblf, »n«l njj'y. It whh in th«» afternoon. Person* i were hastening towards the hall in a fMnirinji tvHh. Tli>' pp»form;rtii-e wag to \x»j>\n at 3 o'clock. Vfhen I entered th«' honne it wan craminpd Tl* «urtnin wis np, and th«* pimy stHjt* wai t ready. It wn« almost like a rp«ept.i»>o loont. Two lmtdaci»p«»s w<*re lunt(iii^ ou an mil»cisiv»» pun^l, and a ffW rickety chairs Ritrraii' d«d a t»hle decked * with gla«w«« of water. The andit>nef» c»m<- from the ftraali shop* and Ifti^ workshops in the neisthborhood. Some looki^d PiM»a>«lp, some good humoured ; sora«> w^rr pirture^ *»f Rtr^n^th, some mi^ht hive >>* en h'own away in a Ktronj? 'ire<»»»* ; wmhp w»m-«» clean, Rome werp font, and a futr unm Ixr wfre marked with •mall prx. Thniv were a few women. Thvw o'clock having Rtrn<k, tlw m>«joiity called for the p»'rfoiinpr« They soon applied, fOmiujf ttraiubt from the sttvef, a«<d dfHlii'K th>oiis{h th«* houflH amid » irtorni nf Hpptausf, hi»seß, mid grown, asot-uoVil tire plat , form. AtnoitK them wer<* a real ald'Tiimn. the vouorahl.- 8i- Wi'tT Cardnn.a real lord, the dnxhi'><r (4iil»»r, Charles Ber^sford, a i>al Udy (hit pretty wif«)» *ud a di>««u

and loeal townspeople. Their appearance was actuated hy an electoral purpose,. Lord Charles Biv«forl wis to make hi* fi ml n Idr.m l> tV Pi ■: Uanvntary electors of En' Mi/vl—. Done. L'»l*'l C'l^t'le* i<* H O■THi-rviMV'*.0 ■THi-rviMV'*. Sir W. Cirden op-tx-d tin- p oe-'l - .^s by t liking a glam of w i*er uid the cliitir. Hv is miiHi pa<t eUh'y vjm:-s». ainl h;iH a ni-e face lost in a jmi/'e 'if nr-»»»ii ine hair ami l»*»rd. •• (.ie-.itlc men," he bet(iiii. ' • 4 Wliai'«* t?ie c "■»tiv'« nain •?" sai<t an artisan. 44 Sir W Ju>v C«.;Jhii," answered a few Vote*-*. , „ The AI-Wmaiicn-itiU«ted: " I shall not ke«p yo« lon*—" 11 Three c'i««» sf » <«r«my t ' at a murk of sjrfttitn.lH l>y s»tue!*oly creating a *alvo of Inn ,'hl»r. " Yon all know Lonl Oliaries Be esford," Sir Walter continue I. " :ind have admired his pluck, his r--3olurio»i, hi* readiness— — * ••And his mother 1" put i>. Hie Aim person, creating fresh laughter. *• He is Vhil hv r #H f'l'k^" « : r Walter nid, ••Glinrvh filks, Üborii.j| folks toilirary folks — -" M Funri? folks" p**ii:»tHi| fc!m jnW "I wish," belied the AMermv fon the ajwemhlv, "that yon won'd k'^p the mm still w ••Tnin him oiitf thnt.de -ed Oim supporters of tV cliai 1 ", 'mt fh rest si iifily langh'd. Tlm-ii Lord Churles Beresf id stood «0, Ji'id amid ehenm «»>d cont-tt-r cheers. Md<lros9«-d thr |ie<>pte. *• O«»ntletiieri, n lip ««*d. " »h»« «^n»« patjf'i is nearly over," and this will »* ; my last'spwli." "Tlmk GodT exciaira'-d a mw inteiTn|iter. •• .Shame ! Ovlrv !" roared thv Conser vi»ivi*s *♦ My friend," into* pn*-d hi« lord^Jp. w'to is «i» i n l »'e \fi»t >d. U di-e« to *av wha» I dare not. That's the onlv din* jrei-'iienr, h'twpfi us." Here all joined in Uuj?hiu». ••fi!>'if.lem<«M,'' ntifsnefl th<» m>-«'fer. " it i< ffii*Mm<<iMf> »o '# h'i«i I to ••!' *h<» •ni«t»ik»-s and fluffs of the last Govern ment." "T'pee ch»«era for J.#!" shontd a R'ldtcnt. .!»»• i« the no <n'ar imm* of Chsmberlftin. So«w answer was mude ♦« »h«» apfteal. The ;n tv»» itv protest»>d. F «•« *<w «htken ; a sliot raa;t took off l> : s cost. •• Oid«r f Oi-der ! set n i n • I fifty "W-fl. nov/'siir Wl O>mHM,- --•• It us «n-»k '»* »lie tnd<». s*vt ♦» »!i|». same tini'*t>f the navy, for both art ins- pftmbly ■ tit -d, ns the former wonld {MM-isli if it otinld not rely np<v> the litter." •• RnMiHti, my »i«»y !" ifconred *!i-ithe". ••r^in^k hi»n«"tt" vociferated the »«S'»d fir lt« -I'lw," «n:»j*stM aw«t'»»*T. i "ft w*uts ifs ho? tie. «»h f* pnt in ft Miirl. " 0 >*itfemen !" mareil the lord. u I eonid shout, I think, a^iinst two or three, Int not ngaii.st a dos?n." 11 Hundreii ?oo m»m, my lord," sareaxtioally ei-i»t a Rulieal. **t would !nve tho»f'i ( 'vn wuld ht>v.» let a fellow s;»»k." p-irH***! *hi« lorisliipf er«r»mHin a*i l itsonMixlati»i». " Are we not a" £ i^lish'iicn here?" 11 Ye«, al l luit yon. p* h»p»," ieto"ted a n-'W fipm-wnt " Y » i ■ ire a'» — - Irishman 1" 4< So was Wellington f * yeltal a par* tiain of the ennvasser. ••' Spurt '♦'!. Charley P another shouted. "It 'ill be. a walk over for ye." "Thr»»e cheers for Gladstone! 1 interposed the Radical. Anil for two or three raiiint«* it locked ar>hou,'h the wretched 'ninsic hill would topple and bury as a 1 under its wreek is{'. Lord C iiiri«-s, as iinpussive i* if ht< vr;-r* ntill r«oii -in,' his boiler with bis engineer under the riiv of the gonndaiiese, proceeded. 44 Yjo must look after the thron^i> > ffijieiicy of yonr navy," he siid. " Eiio»Mh of thitf * screamed an unkiowu voice. " Tell as something -lse.* ** H<- could nt't if be tried," asserted another. B >th diswtiters were in the sjillery. •• fttch . them, over, can't ye T said one <if »riy lord'* friends, * " « 4 Wliat :ih'>«it vonr friend, «nv lord," pilitely enqnired a new individual-* 14 the. eivaturn beyond ' nitempt— Ashiiiead Bur- let t Conttsf •• Yen; the Ya ik »•» adventarerT 44 S'mt np;" "Order l" "OhalrT many clamonred, and there was an interval of silencf. 44 Listen to me, Charley/* vame from a R idi.-al throat. 4 * What's the n-ime of th.' German flnnkey Her tfnjesty has b>en ki*ning since B-o#n's depn tore f \ string of <Hmilar Ttw*stion4 jrere hurled from all parts of the honse. 14 Will yon vote for another g;rant i>< favor of some royal bemarsr* ' ; (4 No farther grant may possibly V* asked for," replied Lor 1 Beresford. Not a few thought that his lordship coulil lid ve, sail wore. . They howled their ilioxe'it 4h a way tKat sonarfwtt like the 2'jUo^ifai Gardens in a» nproar. 44 Wli it about the djsendowment of the Church V d>uiandrffl t.e s e sitter. «• Well, " replied bin to ? ship, " th< money w»m to Uie 0 orch," 44 For the poor, Chart* y." retorted i. my ueigltbor. mho looked daggers.

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