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Noas probably not in the reot up to make a speech within two or three hours of his first entry into the House And this gentleman was one whose recent election had been of a very peculiar kind It had been considered by many of his supporters that his name should be withdrawn just before the ballot; by others that he would be deterred by shaain by another party that his appearance in Parliament would be prevented by his disappearance within the walls of Newgate But here he was, not only in his seat, but on his legs! The favourable grace, the air of courteous attention, which is always shown to a new member when he first speaks, was extended also to Melentle to listen, and a consequent hum, als, and, looking round, found that everybody was silent with the intent of listening to hiers' ends The House, which, to his thinking, had by no h his speech, now becareat men fixed upon hireat as he had watched the beneath their hats Mr Brown, poor as his speech had been, had, no doubt, prepared it,--and had perhaps made three or four such speeches every year for the last fifteen years Melether He had thought, as far as he had thought at all, that he could rattle off what he had to say just as he ht do it when seated in his chair at the Mexican Railway Board But there was the Speaker, and those three clerks in their wigs, and therow of statesmen opposite to hiotten even the very point on which he had intended to crush Mr Brown

But the courage of the ether quelled at once The hu, and utterly confused, he was determined to make a dash at the matter with the first words which would occur to hi,' he said He had not even taken off his hat as he rose Mr Brown turned slowly round and looked up at hi hiested that he should take off his hat There was a cry of order, which of course he did not understand 'Yes, you are,' said Melrily at poor Mr Brown