" Behind the scenes of legislation " what does this
mean ? The Mae. Opposition. The result is a " compromise," under the conditions of which Pahnerston is to receive the support- for the Appellate Jurisdiction- Bill in the Commons, which Mr. Disraeli announced last, night, at. least for the second reading ; while Palmerston " is, said to have promised one, of. the two lucrative Deputy-Speakerships to a distinguished, lawyer and
Parliamentary orator on the shady side of the House He is a most excellent, most amiable, and accomplished man, and has a claim to the sympathy of all generous minds, in having had a series of the very went ill-luck that ever befell a candidate for legal dignities and honours. Undoubtedly the choice of the man goes some way to redeem the trans- action." [This description might point either at Sir Fitzroy Kelly or Sir Frederick Thesiger; most likely it means Sir Frederick.]
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