Labby has accustomed the House to expect amusement from him, and it will not be satisfied unless he gives it.

When, therefore, he does make a serious speech, the House insists on considering it dull, and rarely lends to him its attentive and serious ear.
[Sidenote: Which is the buffoon ?] Great and yet fatal is the power of oratory.

In the course of this same night's debate, Mr.Chamberlain also made a speech.

During portions of it he delighted the House, and it was extremely effective as a party speech.

In the course of his observations, Mr.Chamberlain, alluding to some jokelet of Labby, declared that a great question like Uganda should not be treated in a spirit of "buffoonery." That observation was rude, and scarcely Parliamentary.