The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-05

good temper and ambition" to prevent II
The thrust turned out 10 be we'll founded.
II used to be the custom to speak OF tn,
Derby Ministry Of 1852 as q sort OF Cabinet
pour rbe. This is due mainly to the fact that
throughout the third quarter Of this century
the Peelite and Liberal party had tho higher
newspaper press almost to themselves. and
could count . considerable majority among
the writer's OF books. In Mr.. santsbury's opin-
ion. the worst that could be said OF this Gov
eminent Is that it was inexperienced. He did
not have time to remedy this defect. being able
to retain Office only year. In 1885 Lord
Derby was again invited to form Ministry.
but refused. to the disgust Of Mr.. Dlsraeli.
Mr.. Saintspury considers this the great mis-
take Of Lord Derby's life He was supported
by nearly half OF the House Of Commons. the
Wing -Pcelite coalition was utterly discredited.
the Radicals were not as yet to be reckoned with
as n real force In tho country. and he had only
to take up and carry on the Crimean war
which was thoroughly approved by the vast
majority OF Englshmen. When no did accept
for second time the office Of Primo Minister
in February. 1853. he took 1t with much
smaller following In both Houses. especially In
that which has and had the prerogativo
vote. Lord Derby's second Ministry wasa Gov
| eminent on sufferancc. and. OF course. could
not last long 1t was during his second tenure
| OF ONCE that tho Jews were admitted to Par
| lament. that Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton was
made Colonial Secretary. and that Mr.. Glad
| stone was made n High Commissioner in the
| lonian Islands. According to the present BIZ
| ographcr. Lord Derby was always on very
good terms with Mr.. Gladstone. In regard to
| no one had the Tory Premier's tendency to re-
unto himself with tho Peelitcs been more fro
1uenuy shown. and it is probable that lie
! hoped that this appointment of Mr.. Gladstone
| might pave the way to q reunion. As n Tory.
| Mr. Saintsbury naturally considers the results
| OF Mr. Gladstone'S mission disastrous mas
much as to it may be traced the subsequent
| cession OF the Ionian Isles to Greece. To Lord
| Derby himself the most interesting. and also
| the most disappointing event OF the year 1853
| seems to have been this namesnke race in
| which his horse. Thophlito. which had boon
made favorite. ran second to Beadsman.
1t is we'll known that Lord Derby during his
second Ministry brought In Conservative Re-
form bill. and having been beaten by the Lib
erals dissolved Parliament. At tho ensuing
general election he did not succeed in obtain
ing a majority. and q vote OF want OF conf
dence having been passed on Juno 5. 1850. he
was compelled to resign Mr. Saintsbury
thinks that Lord Dsrhys second government
was killed by his own sins, that is to say.
through its Modelling with the franchise.
thing which in his opinion should have been
left to the Liberals. OF course the same criti
cism ia renented at n later stage of Lord
De-hv's career. During the next seven years.
or Mt lcast nm To tho death Of Lord Palmerston.
Lord Dsrhv sbowed no destre To secure the re-
turn 81 hi. marty TO power. indeod. if was be-
lieved that there existed q compact written
ar unwritten. betwcen him md Lord Pnlmer-
ston whereby the latter could depend upon
Tory support against Radical attack. After
Lord p,lmerstons death. however. tho in
nuence Of the Radicals compel,ed the
Liberal Government to bring in Re-
form, hin. which was heater in ApriI. 1896
through n cnve orpanized bv Mr.. lowe
Then for the third ana last time Lord
Darhv rnturnod "a nowsr md MANAGED
,o form n strorg Mristrv If Tory rnatar;aIs |
oIoro Tho now blood incIudad Mr. Gathorna
Hurdv and Lord Crnnborno tnow Lord Sails
Lurv, Lord Corn,rvo, mud Sir 81, ford North |
cota Lori Dorhv,s sop Lord STANLEY the |
nr.sont Ear, recoived tbn Foroipn On,cn Two
nf tbase Ninist.rs Lord Cranhorne and Lord |
tnrnnrvnn tog,tbar with Cen Pee, loft tho |
Cahinet IN Fehruarv 1sG7 because thew could |
not n,,roo r. tho s,h.,e ,dontino hons ehold |
.nty,,.,o yhio,, e,urod in tha Darby Disrna,i |
Peform iii commonly described Inv Tories
- as ie"o -, 'ro ua.N. ~ %spt uai',
finn, resipnntion az ofIlco NOT this time |
becaus, his enemies drove him out of |
It. hut because his health was UNEQUAL |
to the task It imnosed. It had not bacn |
ouite certain in tbe marty wbetber bis son or
Mr. Disroer would succeed him. hut the
Oueen's choice fell ON the latter. The Tory Min.
istry maintained itself for a lon time. hut twas
no longer Lord Derby's Government. His
FORTY venrs Of active participation. subordinate
or supreme in office or In opposition. during
two great rarties and had been thrice Prime
Minister OF England. were over before tina ar
tanrements necessitated nv the enormous
change in the franchise which he Ind brought T
about were compIete. As to his exact attitude
toward that change. Mr.. Saintshury credits
him with a genuine wish to get the question
of reform done with and out OF the way. and
also with little of the 'ntter mo the delure,
feeling. 1t was hard for him. who had been n
vigorous advocate Of the first Reform act. to
believe that mischleyous consequences would
inevitably follow the extension of tho suffrage