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.Chamberlain got up and declared that his amendment had served its purpose--an awkward way of putting it, which the Liberals were not slow to take up.