And Mr.Logan thereupon said he would put himself in order, and sat down on the Front Opposition Bench.

In doing so, he certainly did put himself in order, for a member can take his seat where he likes during the progress of a division.

But this step is what led to the violent and unprecedented scene which followed.

For Mr.Hayes Fisher immediately caught hold of Mr.Logan by the collar, Ashmead Bartlett, I understand, followed suit, and thus the first blow was struck.
[Sidenote: Colonel Saunderson hits out.] It was partly curiosity--it was partly, I have no doubt, indignation--it was partly the determination to rush to the assistance of a friend--that led to the moving of the Irishmen from their own seats to the benches above the gangway, which are occupied by their political opponents.

In making this move they had no intention whatsoever, I believe, of striking or even hustling anybody, but the result of it was that Colonel Saunderson was violently pushed and his hat knocked off.