Mr. Legh, a young,
silent, and retiring Tory member, began the attack, and did so in a very
neat, well-worded, and pretty little speech. Mr. Hanbury--who is making
his fame as a champion obstructive--followed this up, and Mr. Curzon
addressed the House in his superior style. Mr. Bryce was able to blow to
pieces the fabric of attack which had been so laboriously erected
against him by stating a few facts, of which these may be given as a
fair specimen. When Mr. Bryce came into office, of the borough
magistrates in Lancashire 507 were Unionists and only 159 were Liberals.
On the county bench there were 522 Unionists and 142 Liberals. This was
a crushing reply, and an even more satisfactory retort came in the shape
of the division, when 260 voted for the Government, and only 186
against.
[Sidenote: Tommy "Burt."]
Nearly three hours of precious public time had been wasted over this
wretched business, and at last, for the third or fourth time, the debate
was resumed on the second reading of the Employers' Liability Bill. An
amendment of Mr. Chamberlain's had been the obstacle which stood in the
way of the Bill all this time. After the debate had gone on for hours,
Mr.
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