There was an angry squabble in the House of Lords
on Monday. Lord Salisbury rose to remonstrate against the policy of forcing responsible government on the Cape Colony, a policy which he says will leave the English at the mercy of the Dutch settlers. He is all wrong, as the Assembly had accepted the scheme by a
majority of 35 to 25 in a House of 66, but Lord Salisbury did not care about that. What be wanted to say was that the Govern- ment had shown disrespect towards the Upper House at the Cape, just as it had towards the Upper House at home. This touched Lord Granville, who at heart is proud of his tact—tact implicitly denied to him by the Marquis—and he flatly rejected the impu- tation. Lord Salisbury, however, repeated it with slow acridity and a hard stare, as of a man interrupted by irrelevant matter, and the House almost thought it was going to enjoy itself, for it was bored with the Cape, and would have liked a spar between the two Peers a good deal better ; but after a moment Lord Granville recollected that you can never answer a man who only repeats his words, and sank back resignedly, while Lord Salisbury repeated once more that the Government ought to show the Lords " respect and affection." "You ought to love me, you rascal I" said King Frederick, as he caned the soldier.
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