This conduct of Lord Cairns provoked a repetition on Tuesday
night of the scene on Friday week,—Lord Granville and Lord Russell attacking the members of the Government for their un- candid refusal to apologize and withdraw erroneous statements, just as Lord Derby and Lord Malmesbury attacked the Opposi- tion yesterday week for their similar want of candour. Lord Chelmsford complicated the matter by backing Lord Derby's un- scrupulous attack on Lord Carnarvon for his suggestion about the Abyssinian Expedition, and the House of Lords was once more a scene of unseemly personality, savage hits and retorts flying about like brickbats. Lord Salisbury had to do peacemaker again, a part he evidently piques himself on performing ;—he awarded the share of demerit due to each side with extreme discretion and gravity, and quite distinguished himself as a pacificator.
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