The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-20


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,oxnoy Anri, 1850 A. M-Lord
,,nrs sudden than his physicians expected.
ANA. NJ. the newspapers annouuceu 'uae
his symptoms had gwen grouues .oa 'nV ~
a., Gee The bulletins Of yesterday morning
haL sts,ed that he had been more restless
dur,ny the last tweniy-four hours, and that
there was no material gam 10 his strength.
The news Mt 10 z. nj. was that he was rest
,oss during the day. and that his strength
ned diminished. His death took place ~
half past 4 A. Nj.
BENJAMIN Disracli, Earl OF Beaconsbeld,
,ntbor and statesman, was the eldest son OF
Isaac Disraer, a wellknown English au'
thor, and was the descendant OF hebrew
family. which fl,urished first 10 SPAIN anu
afterward In italy. His grandfather, Ben'
iamin d'Israeli, camc to England IN l'4c,
entered into business In London, ana
amassed a fortune while yet in middle lie.
ard Beaconsfield was born In London III
| 1905. and received private education,
which was carefully superntcded by Ills
father. AZ the age when most young men
who rise to political distinction are sent
TO the university he was artic'ed 10
solicitor, with view OF quarry
| ing him for q situation in Govern
ment office. The drudgery OF lawyers
office being distasteful to bin, he contriou'
ted to Tory journal, the RepreSentdt,ce.
In 1897 he published his novel "NiVian
Grew which was followed at intervals by
othcr brilliant works OF fiction. After VS.
ilinp Italv. Greece, Turkey. and Syria, ne
returned 10 England to find the country H.
VOWED in the Reform-bill agitation. His
sympathies appear now to have inclined TO
Radicaism in politics, and having obtained
recommendations from Mr.. Hume and Mr..
O'Conneli, be presented himself in 1872 TO
The electors Of Wycombc, but was defeated.
Al The general election IN 1885 he met with
no better success. In 1887 he contested
Maidstone In The Conservative inter-
est. along with Mr.. Wyndbam Lewis,
and was elected. AT the early age OF
tbirty-twe he took his seat ia tie House OF
Commons. >.
In 1898 Mr.. W. Lewis died, and Disraeli
married the widow Of his late colleague. III
was not until 1849 that he began to attract
notice, and not long afterwards he gained Inc
ear OF the House as the leader OF the Young
England party. After entering Parliament
he wrote several uovelS-"Sybili (lofol
and "Tancred U84G). In 1871 he oo-
tanned seat for Shrewsbury. On me
death Of Lord George Bentinck, in lsiS'
Disraell succeeded TO the leadership OF The
Protectionisis 10 the House. In 1852 tue
Earl OF Derby offered him the post OF Cham
cellor OF the EXchcquer. IL was the nrst
time brilliant novelist had ever tgurcd as
the finance minister OF great commercial
nation, and it argues well for the versatility
OF his genius that he emerged with honor
and credit from the ordeal. In 1888 ne ln'
troduced measure OF parliamentary re-
| form, which. being thrown out, was FOL
lowed by the resignation OF the govern
ment. When Lord Derby returned TO
power in July. 1866, pisraeli again returned
10 The post OF ChaNeellor OF the EXchequer'
Ia February, 1868, be succeeded Lord Der
by as Premier; but, in the face OF hos
tile majority, resigned in the following De-
cember. While out Of Office in lS10he pub
lisbed Lotbair.y> In 1878 the popularity
OF Gladstone rTidy subsidized, aud the new
election of 1874 giving the Conservatives a
large majority, Disraeli returned TO power
as Prime Minister In 1877 be took his seat
In the upper house as Lord Beaconsfield.
He remained in power until 1880, when,
principally on account OF his foreign policy,
be was retired and Gladstone returned to
the Premiership. Last year BeaconstieId
published EndymiOu," novel that had
wide circulation.
DIsRAELIS MAIDEN SPEECH.
| On the 7th OF December, 1887, Mr. Smith
O'Bren brought up III the House OF Com
mons the conduct OF Sir Fraucis Burdelt in
subscribing 10 Tory "reptile fund" fol
use in seating Tories and ousting Radicals
in Ireland, and which had been started by
Mr.. Andrew Sp0ttiswoOdc. the Queens
printer. The debate was lively. Mr. +. L.
Bulwer (afterwald Lord LyttoU) attacked
Sir Francis. who IN turn attacked O'Con
nell with bitterness. OF course O'Cou
nelps reply was equally unsparing. In con
cluslou he said
1.-THE honorable barOnct opposite me calls
me the paid patriot Of Ireland. / am So
and will be SO with this new stimulus.
stand IN this uneXampled position i sacri
feed the largest professional emolumen
known 10 Ireland Just at the period when
Catholic emancipation was carried-lust al
the time when / had every prospect of en-
Loving The leisure and dignity OF the judi
cial bench, provided l abandOsed politics
Is it for that sacrifice that am now villifieC
and traduced by an old renegadei"
The moment O'Conaell sat down Mr. Dis
raeli arose. There was now the deadliesl
hate betw cen them. D,raeli had two years
before written TO OConnell that he would
castigate him once he was in Parliament
Here was his chance. Great were the eX
pectations of Disraclis friends. They
thought he would produce an extraordinary
sensation. lie did not meet their eXpecta
As,I h...v IL, t,o Ia
as be stood up in the second row OF benche:
lopposite the Speakers chair. "His ap
lpearance and manner were very sin
gular," says an eyewitness. ellis dress
also, was peculiar ii had much OF a the
atrical aspect. His black hair was long ant
flowing, and he had most ample crop o.
il. His gesture was abundant; he often ap
peared as il trying with what CELEBRITY III
could move his body from one side TO an
other, and throw his hands out and draw
them iD again. At other times he flourlshe'
one hand before his face and then the other
His voice, too, is of an unusual kind; it i
powerful, and had every justice done to /
in the way OF exercise; but there is some
thing peculiar in 1t which am at loss t.
characterize. His utterance was rapid, an,
be never seemed at loss for word>.
After the first few minutes he met will
every possible manifestation of opposi
ton and ridicule from the Ministeria
benches. and was, on the other hand
cheered ia the Ioudest and most earnes
manner by his Tory friends. Even ST
Robert Peel, who rarely cheered anybody
greeted Mr.. Disraelrs speech with prodi
galty OF applause which must have beef
severely trying to the worthy Baronet
lungs. The speech occupies five pages ant
la half OF Hansard, but never was etior
more cruelty mutiIated in the delivery
From the Morning Chronicle report the fol
lowing is the closing portion, which has be
come historic: