The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19

/ Liberal had not rs yet been by any means
effected Whom. in 1852. Lord Derby formed 4
Cabinet with Mr.. Disraeli as Chancellor OF the
Excheauer and leader OF the House Of Com
mons. there was some talk Of inducing Mr..
Gladstone to Join the Tory Government. The
plan fell through. however. aud Mr.. Ola lstone
made vehement attack upon Mr.. Disraeli's
! budget. thus beginning q duel which lasted UNI
I'll death removed ono OF tho c'mbatants. 1t
| was mainly owing to this speech that the Der
by Ministry was beaten and forced to resign.
80 much ill-fceling against Gladstone was ex.
cited by his course on this occasion that a few
days nfterward u party OF Tories dining at tho
Carlton Club and finding Gladstone alone in
the drawing room actually proposed to throw
him out of tho window. In spite OF those
amenities Mr.. Gladstone remained member
OF tho club until he Joined the WhiR Govern
mentin 1859. The Cabinet OF Lord Aberdeen,
who succeeded Lord Derby. was the outcome
| Ola coalition OF Whlgs and Peeiitos. Mr.. Glac-
stone became Chancellor OF tho Excheauer,
1 but in the ensuing election at Oxford his seat
was nercely contested. and his enemies sue
! cceded in materially reducing his majority.
| The speech which he made on introducing his
budget in April, 1853, seems to have been one
OF the most memorable utterances ever heard
| In the House. Though five hours long. It held
| its nuthor,a ohsoiu,. mae,.rv or.r n,r.ss
the persuasive force OF his expository gift. his
| strange power OF clothing the dry bones OF
| customs anil tariffs with tho flesh and blood
! OF human interest. and even something OF tho
| warm glow OF poetic color. 1t was. moreover
only the first Of long series OF similar per.
formances. different OF course In detail. but
alike in their bold outlines and brilliant hand.
ling. Whom. in 1855. Lord Aberdeen vas han Fan
on MIR. Rocbuck's motion. impIyinp censure ~
the conduct OF the Crmean war. Lord Pal.
merston became Prime Minister md Mr.. Glnd.
! stone. who was aruIn pronounced nv n sbraud
| contempornry ohseryer TO be ipdisnen.nh,e
was induced. Tor tho first time, to serve under
| a Whis chief, in his former most of Chnnce,,or
| OF the Excheouer. Three wssks af.erward
| however, he re- .icned, being unwilling To ma.
, sumo any direct or official resnon.
sibility for tho conduct of thu war.
though he defended the rolcy which had
lei to IL. His noli,ical position wa. now an.
| OF neutrality md isolation, md had thu Peal,
| ties rejoineI the Tories he would NO douht
| have ousted Disraeli from the leadsrshin Of
| the. House of Commons His svmnn,bies as
| he himself said. wera still with the Consarva.
| ttyes though his opinions were with tho Iib.
ernls II wa, behaved nv his frtends that Ia
| leaned to a Conservative alliance and writing
ut this period. Lord almesbury said. Glad.
stone and Sidney Herbert nppenr anxious to
| ioin Lord Derby" MIR. Gladstone VIVA ,,nnues.
| tiopably anxious to return to Office. ~ nm
losing" he told n friend. "the besr years Of m
| life OUT OF my natural service. Yet I have
never ceased to rejoice thst I am not in Office
with Palmerston when have seen tho tricks,
| tho shuff,inrs the frauds he daily bas reconrse
| 10 as to his business. l rejoice not to sit on
| tho Treasury Bench with him"
| When in 1879 Lord paIm.r.ton uaa b.o+or
| and Lord Derby AGAIN formed nm administra.
| lion. It ia said that he offered Mr. Glads,on.
| tho nost ~ Sacrctarv n, state for tina Co,on,es
and when a fsv month. later ord Ell.n.
| borough resigned the Presidency OF the Board
| of Control the most str,nuous efforts vere
made to induc. Mr.. CIndstone to All the vacant
place. Writing TO Bsbop Wilberforce IN 1867
| Lord old said. ..I wisb vou could baya
| induced r;Iadston, 70 ;oin lord D.rbv,a oov.
eminent. when lord Elienboroueh raIon.d
| II was not nv ,anlt that he did not. Almost
went nm INV tn..s % him - Thio "a ;nd..a
divertino snactacla this NJ ,ha astmt.st
| scbemer M his tims almost on bis tn.as n .
detested rival. in,plorinv him to tnks n nromi-
nent pIacr in the Ca.inst Of which m. .rnn,i-
ant was himself the ruling snirit. nh. ,assor
for the eenuf,ection is obvious Wb.n a man
Joins n nolitical marty in M. e,,;.th va.r y.
cannot easily forssre r. II MI Disr.e,,
cOnd havA {nducad Mr. G1ndatnno N hn
eome bis colleague and snhn,,t N ria l.odar-
ship he would have had m. .at;afaotion -,
knoviny that thu IN. COMMUNICATIVE .,.t.s
man whose novers and amhition var. Ava,
IN his own vas auhordinatod In ali Iik.,ihao,
forcyer. n his own imnsrion. vii, I, NJ
| Gladstone on tho otber hand b.cam. n 1ih.
oral. he would cba,Ieno. and nrohahlv stt.,n
a snnrema nlaca In Parliament A. ,nattos
of fact Mr.. Gladstone declined to lie tram.
mells,l NV a binding alliance witb arr nor+r -,
this time hut, AZ n rnle gave Lord Darhv h,s
support in debate although be annaarad not
seldom in tho character Of A candid fri.nd II
was. nerhans. TO cat rid q, bis candid Critic.
% out as Lord Hiph Commissioner "a ~.
Ionan Isles. 1t Is we'll known that tho result
OF this mission was recommendation that
tho wish OF the islanders to be annexed to
Greece should be granted by Great Britain.
Although Mr. Gladstone voted with Lord
Derby's government when 1t was beaten On
| juno 10. 1853. he accepted Lord Palmerston's
| offer to become Chancellor OF the Excu0ouer