The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-23

Sir Robert Peel compelled to do their behests, and
he accordingiy found himself ousted from Office oy
majority Of nineteen. which replaced Lord John
Ss a IL with as nearly pssss
Of '' the oppOten OenoSs cS0 s. aGs n snd
s,s w,sST man leaving the goyernms1as 2,
coalition Ministry. and 20 LORD Paimsrsson. Dur.
ing that period England mad great and little
war; her great struggle with the Russian 'Bear''
La companlonship With her now ardent ally the EN-
peror Napoleon HL-the permanent results OF
which future history can alone 0eclare-and the
john Bo low WITH the e%pre Sn. ~ very
little better reason than that, AZ Her hajestys
fepre;ssntatiVe ne mad not been treated with
representative OF the near relative or the solar
system r..-
All this time Disraehs star was working
quietly Ia the ascendant and by the fortune OF
political warfare he returned to ofice as Chancei.
Premiership, In 1858.
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
At the house OF Lady Biessngton Disraeii had.
some fifteen years before, when he was refugee
In England. made the intimacy OF that marvellous
man Of destiny Loul: Napoleon, and by 3
France became at this time the direct IN
strumentahty OF his reaccession to ONCE. The
attempt Of Fellce Orstni to assassnate Napoleon
By plot c0nc0cted on English soil gave rise to
request-whch rather took the form Of demand
MURDER so cresn potentate should be CHANGED to
make 1t a felony instead OF miSdemean0r Sucn
dictation naturally aroused the national feeling.
especially when q proposition was made by the
British Ministry to do the bidding OF the French
Emperor. and o Conspiracy to Murder bill" was
brought before Parliament. Singuiarly enough a
subordinate ofnce-hoider OF the government OF
LORD PamerstOn, Mr. Stansfeld, the member for
Halifax, was found not TO be altogether lree OF
completely with the perpetrators OF this crime He
had, at all events, incautiousy allowed MS house
to be used for the meetings and to receive The cor
compelled to resign his Ministerial ONCE Mr.
Disrael had voted for the first reading OF the bill
put now on It's second reading, Win nls usual
try at his back. to defeat the Ministry, and re-
turned to ONCE with precisely the same majority
(Of nIneteenl as that by which he had been ousted
in 1882 LORD Derby coming back as Premier. Dis
raell now tried his prentice hand upon parliament
tary REFORM and At an early period OF the session
OF 1859 introduced measure which, on the one
hand, caused him the secession II ON the CABINET
OF two OF It's members, and on the other exposed
that veteran reformer, Lord John Russell After
an unusually protracted debate in the House OF
THE DERBY.DlsRAELI MINISTRY
was defeated BY majority OF thirty-one-an
event which induced the government TO exercise
country. The result did not tend to strengthen
their position in Parliament, and direct vote OF
want OF confidence being moved they were again
ston then forming hls second and last administra-
tton, ana remaining IN power until October, 1859,
wnen he died In the Premiership.
CABINKr CAREER.
Disraelis nrst spell OF office had lasted only ten
ship only sixteen months, while he was now
doomed to remain on the left-hand side of the
Speakers char for seven long years. From this
time Mr.. Gladstone as Chancellor Of the Ex-
cheQuer, was enabled to press through Parliament
his great Tree trade measures, although Disraell
that ssasesman's SIDE. It is greatly to
Disraelis credit, and should not be passed
Wltnou. , notice. that, during our rebellion IN
statesman of eminence in england who did not
predict the success or show sympathy for the
GLADSTONE who used language In pubic calculated
to sustain the cause OF secession, no OBJ
ps ssnns ever to snr. sSe M nEs q
the American people, or evncing EMULATION IN the
deadly struggle which was then IN progress. 1t
ston-wh0 had for many years previous to his death
successfully pooh-poOhed the subject-tnat another
Reform bill was introduced into Parliament by the
Ministry, OF which Lord John, now Earl RUSSELL
was the head. After series OF debates the Min
istry found themselves in minority OF eleven on
an important clause, and rendered their resigna.
lions on the following day.
1t was then that Dsraeu acceded for third
in the last Of Lord Derby's cabinets whom be sue
ceeded-eighteen months ater-in the Premier
ship on that great statesman's decease. With that
particular difference this administration was
longer lived than any of It's predecessors OF tory
politics since that OF Sir Robert Peel, and Dlsraeli
now held the seals Of ONCE Tor TWO years and q
hall. He boldly TOOK the wind out Of his political
adversaries sails and brought in a Reform bin of
nus own with wide franchise, restricted however,
Ser 81 q
by the pressure OF the liberal party The manner
in which he passed this great Reform act and the
tact, energy and powers OF Cancellation which he
evinced during the struggle, won MIN golden opin.
ions and enhanced him in the estimation OF all
parties. During the nine months OF his Premier
ship 1t was obvious that the prestige OF the con-
servative party was waning. and
was not one y HsEa q f f5ess ahead He
eventually threw himself on the country TO stand
InnI
measures the broad mass Of the English people,
who had been enfranchlsed and emancpated by
Disraeli's perseverance and adrottness, returned
servatlve policy. He honorably resigned on COM
prehenSion OF the situation, and Mr.. Gladstone was
created Premier, being backed by the large ma
Jorlty OF 100 In the House OF Commons.
OUT IN THE COLD BUT wATCHFUL.
For five years and three months Dlsraeli has sat
On the opposition bench, narrowly watching the
policy ofnls great rival, whom he has neglected no
opportunity TO defeat OF which Parliament ary tao
stone has now, after memor able tenure OF poltt-
icai power, distinguished by measures which will
lnlmort aliZe his name as one OF the greatest Of
English ministers, 10 surrender to him the reins
OF otice.
BREAKERS AHEAD.
The question is, what will he do with ts" Fer
tile IN resources ana brilliant In abilities, he has
yet TO contend with the dead weight OF old tory
which he leads; but he has now chance which
was never before presented to him, and
II he will show some signs Of prog
ress, and can stimulate the conservative
cts t'serti9, he may even, at threescore
years and ten, attain brilliant future and make
his marx, by judtcious measures, upon English
history. One solemn regret he Is sure to expe-
renee and that Is That the Countess OF Beaconseld,
who died lew months ago, did not live to see her
adored and distinguished husband q second time
Prime Minister OF England.