Its studied bitterness had perhaps never been equalled, and yet not a word was uttered for the saying of which he could be accused of going beyond the limits of parliamentary antagonism.

It is true that personalities could not have been closer, that accusations of political dishonesty and of almost worse than political cowardice and falsehood could not have been clearer, that no words in the language could have attributed meaner motives or more unscrupulous conduct.

But, nevertheless, Mr.Daubeny in all that he said was parliamentary, and showed himself to be a gladiator thoroughly well trained for the arena in which he had descended to the combat.

His arrows were poisoned, and his lance was barbed, and his shot was heated red,--because such things are allowed.

He did not poison his enemies' wells or use Greek fire, because those things are not allowed.