The speech gained enormously by the contrast of its composure--its fine temper, its calm and broad judgment--from the somewhat pettish, personal, and passionate utterances of Mr.Chamberlain.This young man will go very far--very far indeed.
[Sidenote: Wearisome Wallace wit.] Then there was the interval of the dinner-hour--wound up with a speech from Mr.Wallace.The iniquity of the abandonment of the In-and-Out clause of the Bill was again the burden of his theme.

He brought to the subject the same quaint, rich, but somewhat elaborate humour which made the success of his previous speech; and the Tories were more than delighted with some telling hits which he gave to Mr.Gladstone for the change of front.

But Mr.Wallace made two mistakes.

It is not given to any man to make a success twice over on the same theme; and he spoke at much too great a length.

In the end he somewhat wearied the House, and altogether the second speech was not equal to the first, though it had a great deal of ability in it, and _The Sun_ was obliged next day to acknowledge with gratitude the great gratuitous advertisement which it received by numerous quotations from its columns.
[Sidenote: Balfour at a disadvantage.] It was half-past ten o'clock when Mr.Balfour rose.