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sHE PRIaiE MINISTER OF ENGLAND.

For the last quarter or century few have
pied distinguished position among the statesmen
of England than Edward Geofroy fourteenth Earl OF
Derby now for the second time, Prime Minister Of Eng
land He born at kuowsiey Park, within few miles
of Liverpool in 1889 educated ct Eton and Oxford
and entered the H~use of Commons in 1921. His grand
father the eccentric old Earl on Derby, more
fanoss for his avary, collection m and curious ami
mails weIl-stoce wine cellars and race horses than for
his political services and his father Lord Stanley being
then alive, he acquired hs early fame debater and u
statesmen under the OF T. G. Stanley. The death
OF the former. In 1884, gave him the courtesy title of
Lord stanley and his fathers decease in Is5 he
cceIed to the family honors and immense wealth The
eudor created br Richard III in 1855 and in neal
descent the present is te fourteenth Earl OF Derby, and
has become the Premier Earl OF England since the Earl
dom Of Shrewsbury became extinct.
When Mr. Stanley first entered the political arena, he
attached himself TO the Whig party, and took active
part ia the opposition to the administration Of the Earl
of Liverpool La 1897 be took office under secretary
FOR The colonies in George Canning ministry ag-
pointed chief secretary ireland in 1850 in Lord Gray
reform cabinet and by the side OF Henry BroughRnl,
Isndhurst Thomas Darlington hacauley and Lord John
RUSSELL fought bJavey IN the cause 81 reform, and con
tTibued small degree TO the passage Of the famous
reform bin 1882 In the following year he exchanged
the duties of the Irish Office for the ecetarysbip
o the colonies being then about the age his ed-
est son. Lord Stanley. who holds the office in
the newly formed cabinet When il proposed BY the
ministry appropriate the surplus of the
tabIisi church in Ireland for the establishment OF
leagues and finding himself in minority, he and Sir
James Graham Lord Ripon, and the Duke Of Richmond,
until then identified with the wings seeded from the
party and ultimately formed union with the
atives under Sir Robert Peel
In is4l Mr. then tene Lord Stanley accepted office as
colonial secretary in Sir Roberts second administration
In Issi during the lifetime OF his father, he
mured y writ 30 the House of Lords Baron STANLEY,
where his wonderful dehating power effectively
ployel in the service Of his colleagues
II was believed that there were serious differences
oIrmsss between Lord Stanley and sir Robert Peel
questions OF foreign policy tln chief management If
which then oonfded TO the Earl OF Aberdeen but
the split between the two great conservative statesmen
took place the subject Of the repeal Of the laws
Lord stanley retiring from the cabinet and taking the
leadership OF the prcictioi-s and the remnants of the
tories There no more bitter opponent cd Lord John
Rgls-fIs whig ministry tIst5-52 than the bold and
evarous stanley and their resignation in February
1883 te Queen for tl,. Earl If Derby to form
sahinsi, which be did by calling to his aid almost the
he has chosen. For the most part they
had held Office before and though many OF them
ITsrseb wsipole. Pskiugtop and sugden--were men
of aility and power they wholly inexperienced
and were peculiarly untitled 10 cope with House
Of Commons majority Of which was known
be Of decidedly fTee-fradc opinions Finding that he
tho wonk in the House TO he able TO carry the
lsiss OF the country with advantage, Lord Derby dis
solved Parliament and appealed 10 the people The ne
suit was. the return OF Hou-s still decidedly OPP
pnse 10 proectonIsm than it, predecessor. In Decem-
bcr lss2 the Derby cabinet resigned after nine months
tnure ~ oe under Circumstances ef peculiar difficulty
and embarrassment From that date tc the recent over
thrsyw " the PslBcrSon administration Lord Derby IN
the E,rs and Mr. DisraeI in the Commons, have led
most bittcr and uncmprcmina opposition to her Ma
iesys government On every question cf Importance
the orimean war, the mgtiuy IN India, Mw REFORM In
short every question: foreign doaeStici0rd Derby
brcazht 10 bear all m powers crater has va
ried requirements and admirable qualities dehaor
20 defeat The government
As statesman Lord Derby certainly ranks among the
first VI the are and accomplished scholar and
4 refined gentleman he is not surpassed BY any. In
private lie he Is much esteemed by those whom he az
mts - hi- intimacy but bis naughty exclusivsm and
ssert asseron OF thc prir u his order render him
far from popular At,be death Of the Duke Of yelling