Gladstone

The man is more interosting than any of the parta lie has been called to play ; luit we cotue to understand the m.iii better by Heeiog lirnv he shapes and moulds theso parts. A.t an orator, h9 conspicuous rnerts, besides his triking countepance, digni5ed action, and a voice Juli, rich, ond aduiirably modulated, are furtility and readi.iii's-. lic seeuis to havo always at ooinmand an inhaustible store of ideas, reasons, llustrations, whatever be the subject which :iu in required to deal with. Ot all great Knglish speakers, probably uo one, not even William l'itt, has been so indepeudent of preparalion. Even Fox, swift and ruhing as he was, was great only in reply, when li is feelings were heated by the atuios phere of battle, whereas Mr. Óladstone is ust as animated and forcible in the opeo ng, or in a purely oruaujeutal and uncootentiouH harangue, as in the midst of Darliauientary strifo. Of the many anoclotesourrentillui-trating hisamazing power of risina; to an occasion, one may be given whioh has the merit of beiug true. On the afternoon when ho was to make an iuipor;ant motiou in the House of ('oniinun-, a 'i ii'ínl. liappuniiiii to cali on hun between ;wo and three o'clock, found him just sitting down to rnake sonie note of the comng speech. He laid asida hi3 pen and ;alkeu lor a while, then jnttod down a few icmls on paper, went down to the Ilouse iel'ore four o'clock, found hiinself drawn nto a preliininary oontroversy ol' a yery xying nature, in whiuh he had to repel o many questious and attacks tbat it wan past sis before lie rose lo make the great ipeeoh. He then discovered that, as he eft his eyo glasees at home, his notes were praetically useless, put theoi quickly baok nto hi.s coat pocket, and delivered with 110 aid to lu.s memory, and upon that one 'íour's preparation, a powerful argument nterspersed with passages of wonderful Diisnion and pathos, which laated lor threc lours, and will always rank aiuong his tinest efforts.