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

Rrsphic descriptions Of the sRepcsi Rent'' shows
IN SARCASTIC nyecsion 70 his great ANTAGONIST The
time which followed Dsraeli's third unsuccessful
attempt TO get into parliament was probably the
lar communion . LADY Biessnstons sBoos o.
Beauty" and wrote sVenetia" ard "Henrietta
his oircumstsaces wpre by no means
nourtshing for man hanging TO tine skirts OF
wSo hss Se.n
nesses shown him IN this struggling period OF nis
NE An instance wth s9nce which we ma nsve ,n mac
man had madS the acquaintance OF q Bond street
the dssire to be a poet WITH the sale Of hosiery.
and such neckties and gloves IS would nttineiy
ington. He mad accumulated weii-seiected and
costly library. and was at that tme In the
S eo
only had carte blanche 70 regard ms study 81 MS
OWN ana 20 use his own Term RSstetE over mis- MS
those books OF the poetic hosier, which were
ruled with perpendicular columns In red ink.
time Premier, this poor man Jailed in business;
and thinking OF his now great and mighty friend,
MN IN s SSns 81
him for his standing account OF old date.
amounting to something less than $500. The mem
statesman that II he owed him anything the sum
was the property OF his creditors and not OF him.
self KindllDess oil heart or . too proiuse gen.
crosby is not understood IN England to be among
the failings OF his nature, while many greater men
have been much more approachabe.
IN PARLIAMENT. RICH AND MARRIED.
1T was now Dsraeli's good fortune not only to
OF substantial wealth. He was returned Tor the
borough OF Maidstone in 1887, on the occasion OF
toria's accession to the throne 1t was his fifth
attempt TO become representative Of the
ssssss an uttered his rorss nnoa vi
ways be memorable ~ have begun many times
several things and have always succeeded at last
motto which guided him to eminence. and by which
ne at length planted hts feet upon the lowest rung
1t may seriously be doubted whether his success
would have been so great had 1t not been for
Maidstone, with tV Mr. wyndnam Lewis Of PANTY.
wynlas Castle, in the county OF Glamorgan. who
had for some time been his intimate friend, and
within two years. his Parliamentary colleague being
struck With mortal sickness, ne married hts widow,
Mrs. Wyndham Lewis who brought him fortune
Secretary OF State he is now entitled to pension
when out Of ONCE OF $4,000 annually; and, among
other windials IN his successful ana even1iui me-
OF Torquay, In Devonshire, an eccentric lady, who
was among his most ardent admirers. Not
only Was his success now assured by wealth,
but ne had . most admirable wife, a
lady Of the highest culture and rc1nemenr,
who not only brought hlnl conjuga Felicity but
became the mainsIay OF his political career (;
always working with wonderful womanly tact for
his Manor OF Hughenden. some six years since, he
sad that 'he had the best wife In England aud
be subsequently accepted the offer OF his Sovereign
TO make her a Peeress in her own right, by the
title OF Countess OF Beaconsneld preferring him.
self to remain a Commoner, aud the leader OF the
Conservatives, Or as II Is called by themselves the
Constitutional opposition IN the Peoples House or
Parliament
FIRST SPEECH IN TIE HOUSE or COMMONS
! On the occasion OF Mr.. Disraeh's first speech In
! the House OF Commons he followed Mr.. O'Connell,
nD ng ns OF meeting n IN v a. pn
tion he was met by murmurS ana misrepresentation,
and was compelled to sit down, using the remark
viii viii come When you viii hear ear me-" lie ad
not ADDRESS the House again for some eight
cen months, after which he rose steadily 10 Par
evidencing those statesmanlixe qualities whlcn
nexs papsaent srse Was retuDed for
bury, and It was thought possible that Sir Robert
Peel would have given him some minor Ministerial
deoate--put an unkindly spoke in the young
asprant's wheel and tod Sir Robert Peel
price," little expecting that in the course Of time
Disraeli would be his leader OF the House OF
COMMONS ana would succeed ed. him nnn.s as Pre- Pre-
rae mainly supported Peel for the next two years,
when the Premier, having introduced measure to
the full duty imposed upon foreign and colonial
corn alike, Disrae seized the opportunity, and de-
nOunoed Sir Roberts government as IAN organ
timex he lost no opportunity OF flashing Sir Robert
n an Of @c
have principally rendered his name famous as
debater. How little patriotism and how much
personal ambition probably had 70 do with the
course he now adopted may be guessed rom words
which are attributed 10 HIM, thus 1T is quite
mistake ne Ia reported to have said, ''tO suppose
! ever hated Peel On the contrary. he Is the only
man under whom l should have liked to have
served B1t saw very clearly ne was the only
him."
FREE rRADE-sARCAsM ON PEEL
The potato rot the Irish famine and the high
price OF corn. at length, after the conversion OF
Jones Lloyd, the great banker; Lord Morpeth and
Lord Ashley tthe three subsequently known as
Lord Overston the Earl of Carlisle and the Earl OF
Shaftesburyl, induced Sir Robert Peel to acKnowl-
clpie or Rlcbard Golden; aud, having given up
MS ONCE with his previous convictions, he was
brought back early In lS4S to carry out
his great measure OF Tree trade aud to endure the
incessant attacks and irony OF Dsraeli. IN one Of
tie best speeches. he ever delivered Disraeli said
position OF the right honorable gentleman in any
part of history. The only parallel which can find
is an incident IN the late war y the Leyant, which
esson1 opposite e remsmue n" when tkst afea
struggle was taking place, when the existence'of
man OF great energy and fertile in resources,
was determined to ut out an immense fleet, to
ment was collected 1t consisted Of many Of the
finest ships that were ever built. The crews were
picked men, the officers the ablest that could be
found, and both officers and men were re.
wardsd before they fought. There never was
Soliman, the Great The Sultan person
ally witnessed the departure Of the neet; as all the
mutis here prayed Tor the success OF the last gen.
eral election. Away went the fleet; but what was
the SuItan's CONSERVATION when the Lord High
Admiral steered az once into the enemy's port!
Now, Sir, the Lord High Admiral on that occasion
was very much misrepresented. He, too,
called traitor, and he indicated himself True is
is. said he, 1 did place myself At the head
OF this valiant armada; true IL Is that my
sovereign embraced me; true. 1t is that all
the muitis in the Empire offered up prayers for
my success; but have All objection 10 war. see
no use IN proonging the struggle, and the only
might terminate the contest by betraying my
master"
Such was the burning sarcasm with which Sir
Robert Peel was now assatled by one who mad un-
til then, since he had been in Parliament, been an
adherent oil his party.
LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVES.