Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-03-09

had gradually drittcd to the Liberals. and "a
he had been elected as ItUtertioni-t from
Newark, he resigned. and for a time was not
III parliament. though he helped To- frame the
rev Cnuc measure ul 1919
Defeated then he wrut" his famous letters
10 l,urd Ahcr'i,1h un the condition OF Neu-
pulitan prisons. ilually brought about the
overthrow II King lionha and his govern
mrnt Ia thv following year he stood for the
university OF Oxford. aud was trumphantly
elected, n once he agitntrd the removal Of
Jewish disabilities. III" repeal Of the naviga-
tl"n laws and reform 81 coloniat administra-
ton. All h''cHmr Tart uf the laws OF Great
Britain.
tiiHt~tou" continued an active member OF
the cabinet until the death 81 Sir Robert Peel
He hal drlNrd into the affairs Of Greece and
had t" drop them fer six years. Peel's death
destroyed the cohesion of his followers. but
! in 1852 Gladstone WAS in the small minority
that opposed lord John RUSSELL ccclesiasti-
cal titles hill. Di~rarli in the same wear aS
chancellor OF the eN"hcgurr, brought III his
budget. II was unanSwerahly attacked by
Gladstone, and, u Il result. Lord Derby's
ministry resigned. In the coalition cabinet
that followed Gladstone became chancellor
| ol the "Nrhequer aud began hiS real career.
He at one" brought forward plans for the
reduction Of the national debt, which worked
all right till the trimran war. In his first
| budget he reduced custom duties on 1873 arti-
les and abolished them on 1913 and gave n
revenue relief oi S25. 100000 The Aberdeen
government collapsed aud Gladstone took
oflce under Palmerstou. He resigned be-
cnusc the ministry did not resist inquiry into
the conduct of the war OF the Crimea. After
wards Gladstone published an apology for
his attitude during the war.
In 1857 he antagouiZcd Paperston in his
China policy. The ministry resigned and was
supported in the election. The next year,
however the Palmerston ministry fell and
Lord Derby came into power. Gladstone. on
Dcrhys bill transferring the government OF
India to the crown, succeeded in lncorpor-
| ating the provisions that native troops should
not Ice used beyond the Indian frontier
Premier Derby in 1858 sent him as an envoy
to the Ionian Islands and short time after
his :-iSsiOn the islands were added to Greece
At this period he wrote his celebrated work,
studies in Homer
! In 1861 more popular measures
savings bank established and the paper duties
abolished 4 serious conflict between the
lords and commons was averted by the con-
rrssions OF the lords When the civil war
broke out in this country Mr. Gladstone sur
prised his friends by declaring his belief IN
he that jefferson Davis had succeeded in es-
tablishing an Independent nation ON this
hemisphere. Later Mr.. Gladstone acknowl-
edged that he was mistaken. When parlia-
mcnt dissolved In 1865 he stood again for OK
| ford and was beaten by Claiborne Hardy. 1t
was humiliation, but Gladstone was returned
from South Lancashire. After the election
the government WIS reconstructed, and Lord
Russell became premier and Gladstone leader
ui the House OF Commons. For 1867 he
brought in his last budget for several years.
lie asked for further tax reductions and
{ A. rnfnrml TINT NUpDlI inaraala "A
number ofvOteS by 400, 600. The second read
ing OF the bills was passed, but the govern
mpnt was unexpectedly defeated by an
amendment providing for ratal and not n
! rental frnnchise In 1863 Gladstone carried
the abolition Of compulsory church rates and
announced that the time had come for the
disestnhlishment Of tho Irish state Church.
Disestablishmont was carried In the commons
| and rejected by the lords. Disraeli had been
premier The question was sent to the coun-
| try. Agreat liberal majority was returned
! and Disrneli resigned. Gladstone ut last
| reached the apex. lie became premier.
Then was an ora Of great Legislative meas
| ures eliminating in the education act of
| 1870.
The year 1871 saw the issue OF the royal
warrant abolishlng the purchase OF place In
! the army and the trenty Of Washington con-
| rhldrd. In 1872 Gladstone pushed the new
ballot bill to u law aud the Alabama claims
wore finally adjusted This put the govern
mrnl in temporary odium. During this
year, despite political mplicatiyeness, Glad
| stone carried number OF bills touching the
| public health. food aduteration. management
| Of mines aud the educational act for Scot
! mud. In 1878 he dealt unsuccessfully with
! the irish university question and lost by three
votes. lie resigned, but DIsraeli refused to
form cabinet
Gladstone dissolved parliament in 1874 and
the Conservatives returnedto power with AZ
majority. He retired temporarily from the
leadership of the the Liberals and left Lord
Harrington IN charge. lie took up religious
controversy and wrote his Essays on Ritual
ism and Vatican DEGREES In this polemi.
cal discussion he was involved with many