Few people seem to realise how many pairs ,of brothers tbsre actually are in the British House of Commons. There are obvious examples like the Wasons, the Dewars and the Gibbses but the relationship between Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and his brother, and between Sir James Fer guson and Sir Charles Dalrymple is not always recognised. The Liberal Leader’s brother is plain Mr Camp bell, a staunch and silent Conserva tive. They are unlike in personal appearance, ‘ C.B.’ being portly, and Mr' Campbell quite thin and small. Mr T. O'Connor declares that they have never been seen to speak to each other in the House, ‘though doubtless they are on the best of terms.’ Sir James Ferguson and Sir Charles Dalrymple both belong to the Con servative Party, but they are other wise quite unlike, Sir James is 70 years of age; yet tall, straight, with out an ounce of superfluous flesh, he walks up the floor of the House with the stride and vigour of a man of thirty. Sir Charles who is sixty-two, is a very quiet and very solemn country gentleman, ‘ and the solemnity of expression is somewhat intensified. by a certain owl-like beak iness of nose.’ Finally there are the two distinguished brothers Arthur and Gerald Balfour, who hold office in the same Ministry, who are startingly alike in physical appearance. ‘ If you

closed your eyes,’ S&ys Mr O’Connor, ‘ you would fiud it difficult to dis tinguish the voice of Gerald Bal four from that of Arthur.’ The brothers are thin, both having long, hatchet-shaped faces, and dark eyes; they are alike even to the point of both having to wear pince-nez because of defective sight. In former days there were two Gladstones and two Haroourts, the brothers sitting on opposite sides of the House. Uncle and nephew is a fairly common relationship among the members of the House of Commons, and father and son, as in the case of Greenes and Chamberlains, sometimes serve the country together.
