, 1869-10-25

The death Of the Eafl o. l}efpy feeAlS
some Of the most stirring events OF modern
English history. During the public ca
reer of this liustrious man, nearly all the
events wh;ch constitute and marx the pro-
g.ess Of British civilization in the present
century have taken plsce. The abolition Of
s1aYesy in the British eolonie+, the 10
n3oval cf Catholic disabilitie', tho
repeal Of the Com laws, tho
two Reform, bills, and the dis
establishment Of the Irish Church, ara
the principal landmarks Of the period in
which he sat in one or the other H5use Of
Parliament, either a. lesde1 Of the Min
ist1y or lea4ier Of the Opposition En-
tering pnblic life as the exponent Of 3D.
yanced Liberalism, he left it aa the eubod-
iu,eut Of hide-bound Toryiam-the most
obstinate Conserv 1tive in all England, ex-
eert, possibly, Lord Broughan, whom he
survived By single year.
Edward Godfrey Smith Stanley, four
teenth Earl of Derby, was born at knows-
leg Park, Lancashire, 3tnrch -, 1909. He
entered Parliament in 1891 rs member for
SsocAbSidgc, where he soon took rank as
onr Of the 11ost consumtnate debatera in the
HOUSE nf Commons. BE Joined tha oppo-
sitiou to the ministry Of the Earl Of Liver
poul, aud when Mr. Canning became Pre-
1nier he took Office as Under Secretary for
shes Colonies, which Office he consia
I'd TO hold after Mr. Can
oirg's death in the Goderlch
Cabinet. uati, Jann.sy, ls.s. The re-
marksl.la powers which he developed as a
dehater rendered him On Indispensable ad.
janct to every Whig ministry which fol.
lowed, SO ions as he remained a Whig, aud
finally made hun the uu1isputea leader Of
The Tories as long as he chose to exercise
such leadership. In the struggles OF
ls:..:.-:s> be WIS pitted against Daniel
O'Connen aud Richard LaIor Sair1,
and waa honored by the
former with the epSthct oi
.sseospiau Stanley" In his parliamenta-,
controversies he carried the bitteses
tongue, perhaps, that England ever listcnet
to. At this period Of his LIE he wH pal
erte7enre the Saladin Of the House Of Com
mons. 4 more prompt, aud fluent, anF
i1npe1ious debater could not be found any
where.
Lord Derby was called to tho Premiership
OF England FIVE times. Twice he decfiae'
the honors Of thht position, and the las
time he resigned it to his friend and c,-l.
borar, Ar. Dis1aeL He WIS elevated to th
peesaRe a. Baron Stanley, in 1914, will
his father Was still living. BE succsede
to the Ea11dom Of Derby in 1851. Ri
career rs statesman is distinguishes
principally I'VE might say solely} BY th
abolition Of slavery in the British col 'nies
THIS event took place in 1898, while b
held the Office Of Secretary for ,h
Colonies, and was brought asnu
chiefly through his exertious. Posterit
E7l iE-an-<lby forget, ID the contemplation
Of this great and beneheent act, the crabbe
ot,stinacy with *h;ch he chung to the he1c.1
itary privileges Of his order, and the zea
with ehich he Offended the time-wor
abuses of Church and State,
Lord Derby'a translation Of Homer
among the hest. II not the best, Of ull til
ErEliah reultioas Of the great epic |
ancient Greece It Was not, however, q
is generally supposed, the work of his 1ate
sesss. II IVES the study Of the intervals {
4 great portion Of his Life, aad is NC
worthy cf his reputation as masser {
both Inglihh and Greek
The eldest son and heir OF Lard Desb
is the Right Honorable Edward, Lord Sta
r e.