Mr.Morley has been living in the pleasant green meadows and fields of the Phoenix Park, and looks five years younger than he did last year.

The Old Man astounded everybody by his briskness; and Mr.Balfour also entered on the fray with every sign of being in excellent health and spirits.

There had been a great roar of triumph when he came into the House, and throughout his speech--clever, biting, and adroit--his party kept up a ringing and well-organized chorus of pointed cheers.

The speech was a significant departure from the ordinary stamp--a fact which Mr.Gladstone, who is notably a great stickler for tradition, did not fail to notice.

For the almost unbroken tradition of the House of Commons is that the first night shall be one of almost loving-kindness between the one side and the other.