Our Old Parliamentary Artistic Hand been at it again; looking with
eyesight blurred with sorrow on familiar forms of some Members
stranded at General Election. Dismembered, and, for some time at
least, not to be remembered. COWLEY LAMBERT always been a rover. Went
Midland Circuit for short time, and having made the Circuit, made for
home. Then he accomplished "A Trip to Cashmere and Ladak." Opportunity
now for varying itinerary, and making a "Trip to Ladak and Cashmere."
Must be moving somewhere. Wrote himself down in _Dod_ "a Progressive
Conservative." Has now progressed out of sight of the Chair. This
particular CAMPBELL is neither coming nor going. He's gone.
PULESTON seems quite pleased to find LLEWELLYN sitting there, all
unconscious of his doom. PULESTON a little astonished himself when
things went bad at Carnarvon. Only short time ago made Constable of
Castle; thought P.C. PULESTON sure to come in at head of poll; but,
"from information received," appears he didn't.
[Illustration: E.H. Llewellyn.]
[Illustration: Sir J.H. Puleston.]
Observe the eye of HAVELOCK-ALLAN on the alert. He cannot see behind
his back, but instinctively knows there is an Irish Member in the
vicinity. His teeth close, his moustache curls, his eyes glare. He
once publicly, in course of debate, sat upon an Irish Member; not
metaphorically, but physically. Irish Member, when he wriggled from
under, appealed to SPEAKER on point of order. SPEAKER ruled proceeding
decidedly out of order. "But I sat on him, TOBY, dear boy," HAVELOCK
said, triumphantly; "and I shall retain the impression to end of my
life."
[Illustration: THE GRAND OLD GARDENER.]
[Illustration: Sir H. Havelock-Allan.]
[Illustration: A.A. Baumann.]
"So will he," I observed, when HAVELOCK was safe out of hearing. He
doesn't like retorts.
The sketch of BAUMANN evidently taken at the moment he heard the
announcement of poll at North Salford. Seems to have knocked him
rather of a heap. Was known in House as Cupid's Bowman; a smart able,
useful Member, whom we shall all be glad to see back again.
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