Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . was one of the humorists of the House,having a rare faculty of dry, caustic Scottish sarcasm ;and it was in that vein that he was treatins: theproposal. A note in Hansards Debates thus describes thesequel: The aristocratic official, said Mr. Wallace,* gets everything, while the poor man who risks hislife and does the work gets nothing. At this point,continues the official record, the hon. Member wasapparently seized with faintness. His
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . was one of the humorists of the House,having a rare faculty of dry, caustic Scottish sarcasm ;and it was in that vein that he was treatins: theproposal. A note in Hansards Debates thus describes thesequel: The aristocratic official, said Mr. Wallace,* gets everything, while the poor man who risks hislife and does the work gets nothing. At this point,continues the official record, the hon. Member wasapparently seized with faintness. His voice faded, hecould not read his notes or find his eyeglasses, norcould he drink or even hold in his hands the glassof water that was passed to him from the FrontOpposition Bench. He sat down abruptly, and aftera painful pause, Mr. Arnold-Forstcr continued thedebate. Before the debate was resumed Dr. Wallace, whohad fallen to his seat insensible, was carried out ofthe Chamber and removed to Westminster died there at two oclock in the morning of tlie6th of June, within three hours of his rising to addressthe House of Conmions. 87.
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