The King, who declined to confer a Peerage on the
Speaker in compliance with the request of the last Parliament, has, of his own, accord it is said, been pleased to make him a Knight of the Itath. Sir CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON, therefore, may still con- tinue to occupy the Speaker's chair, and be a terror to all the dis- orderlies of the House of Commons. His duties during the last session were certainly arduous; but he must prepare to exert himself with still greater energy in the next ; for, notwithstand- ing the compliments which have been paid to him, it is clear that the awkward squad of the House has been only half-drilled. Habit, moreover, has partly worn out the feeling of awe with which the dignified demeanour and sonorous voice of the Speaker must at first have impressed the novices in Parliament. Then again, the occupants of the Treasury Bench are no longer held to be demi- gods ; and their inattention or sneers, their coughs and scrapings, will be found impotent to silence the pertinacious representatives from Connaught or Warwickshire. Sir CHARLES must therefore expect severe duty next session. We trust that the prospect of a Peerage is still held out to him, as an encouragement to perform it with satisfaction to Ministers.
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