But, on the whole, the advocates of the Orangemen made a very poor show.
[Sidenote: Tory obstruction.] The Tories thus early developed the policy of preventing the Government passing any Bill--English or Irish--good or bad.

Whenever a good English Bill stood as the first order--a Bill which they did not dare to oppose--they found some excuse for moving the adjournment of the House.
This is a privilege which was intended to be used very rarely, but in the course of the present Session it has been very freely resorted to--especially when it has afforded a chance of keeping off good Government business.

On Tuesday, April 25th, the excuse given was that Mr.Bryce had been guilty of political partisanship in adding a batch of Liberals to the Bench in Lancashire over the head of Lord Sefton--the Tory or Unionist Lord-Lieutenant of the county.

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.