Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-22

Gladstone's Home Rule scheme
The Right Honorable Spencer Compton
Csveudish, NJ. T., eldest surviving son of
William. eth duke of Devonshire, by Lady
Blanche Georgins Howard, fourth daughter
of George, 9th earl of Carlisle, was born July
23d, 1893, and educated at Trinity college,
Cambridge, where he graduated b. \. in 1854,
and was made LII. II. in 1S62. lie was at
tached to Earl GranviIle's special mission to
Russia in lSj6 In March, 1857, he was re.
turned to the House of Commons rs one of
the members for North Lancashire, in the
Liberal interest At the opening of the new
Parliament in 1852 he moved vote of no
confidence in Lord Derby's government, and
il was carried by vote of S2} against $40. In
March, 1868, he was appointed a lord OF the
admiralty and in April of same year under
secretary for war. On the reconstruction of
Lord Russells second administration in Feb
ruary, 1850, the Marquis OF Harrington became
secretary for war, and retired with his col
leagues in July of that year. At the general
election of December, lSbS, Lord harrington
lost his seat for North Lancashire, but was
Immediately afterwards returned for the
RadnOr boroughs, having first received the
office of postmaster general in Mr.. Glad.
stones cabinet. He held that office till Janu.
ary, 1871, when he succeeded Mr.. Chichester
Fortescue as chief secretary for Ireland. His
lordship went out of Office with his party in
February, 1874. When Mr.. Gladstone, short
| ly before the assembling Of Parliament i'll
| 1879, announced his intention of abandoning
| the post of leader OF the Liberal party, a
meeting of the members of the opposition
was held, at the Reform club February 81
| under the presidency of Mr. John Bright
| On the motion of Mr.. Nilliers, seconded
| by Mr.. Samuel Morley, a resolution was
| unanimously passed to the effect that the
| Marquis of HsrtingtOn should be requested
to undertake the leadership of the Liberal
party in the House OF Commons. His lord
ship accepted this responsible position, and
became the aCknOw ged leader of the OppO-
siton in the Lower House. He received the
freedom Of the city of Glasgow, November
9TH, lSI7, and was installed as lord rector Of
the University of Edinburgh, January 81,
1879. At the general election of April, lSs0,
he was elected VI. +. for Northeast Lanca-
shire. On the Resignation OF the Conserva-
tive government, the Marquis of Harrington
was sent for by the queen to form an admin
istratiOn, but that task having been declined
by him and Earl Granville, eventually de-
| volved on the former leader OF the Liberal
party, Mr.. Gladstone, who constructed a cab
| met in which the Marquis of Harrington O.
| cupied seat, as secretary OF state, from May,
ls>O, till December 10, lS>2, when he was
| transferred to the war office in succession to
| Mr.. Childers, who had become chancellor of
| the eXchequer In the event of the retire.
| ment of Mr.. Gladstone, he is looked upon
as the most desirable person for the premier
ship.
| W neH MI 'iAsiHlbile introduced MS NOME
| rule bill into Parliament, the Marquis OF
| Harrington became pronounced opponent
| of the measure and with Mr.. Chamberlain
| led the united forces of the Liberals and
| Conservatives against the bill. In the even
| of the home rule programme being failur'
| il is said that Gladstone will retire, and tha
the Marquis of Harrington has signitied hi
willingness TO accept the premiership unde
| the circumstances. Should he do so, hi
| task OF forming a successful ministry will b,
| an Herculean one, and should he succeed h,