The sun., 1894-03-22
A LETTER FROM GLADSTONE.
HR WRITES TO TEE MIDLOTHIAN
LIBERALS FROM BRIGHTON.

UrsSis 20 T.n Yet How Far H,s sisht ..s
Hesriss VIII Disable Eai- from work r.
the eConmoNs-Ths Operatives ss hts Eyes
viii ne Performed In Three NoSths.
LoSDoS. March 21.-Ths following letter
was written By Mr.. Gladstone TO Mr.. John
Cowan Chairman Of the Midlothian Liberals.
from Brighton on last Saturday:
Il beg TO apologize for not replying earlier
to the aiIectionate address OF the Edinburgh
Liberals but the delay has been due to my
troublesome cough. l thank you very much
for the generous desire that 1 shall not cease
to represent Midlothian in the House OF Conn
mons. but 1 am unable TO Judge as yet to what
extent the condition OF nv sight and hearing
will disable me from performing the duties
attaching to the seat
II am careful to distinguish the warm and
generous colorinR you have given to my mer-
its and demerts My career has certainly
been chargeable with many errors Of judg-
ment but hope Il has been governed By up-
riRhthess Of intention and desire for strict
justice. But the public aspect OF the period
which closes for me with fourteen years COM
nection with Midlothian IL too important 10
pass without word.
Il consider my career as beginning with the
Reform act OF 1882. whicn for England meant
Improvement and extension and for Scotland
political birth. Threescore years later they
oRnize. The great leg islative and administers
tive perlod-perhaps the greatest In our annals
will be the history Of the emancipation, Do
litical. social. moral. and intellectual Almost
numberless have been the causes which have
been brought to issue IN that period and ia
Ssr{ instanee Sa,s. , & to think that Scotland
bly, yet greater moral dangers, and certainly
have never, hitherto been subjeetsd TO lie de-
been confined to the classes above them. be-
cause they we're the sole possessors OF thia
oi this country to or remind the masses mass 9 that they
owe their present political elevation TO no
u SeT for s .thqns naOi
s GT 81 aPa tSs Tsos e
any, interest OF narrower SCOPE. ~
am ~, ,sapgnine 1n II the hope that !, Scotland SS
iess @ lofty and sSiishtesed than IN ths past. @ and
do not doubt the sufieiensy OF her induence
TO ssdS 10 SATISFY
For myself need say little NOR. than that
q ss,i.isetion to me That after % .issy issts q
Political connics OF which have had so full :
mands Of these countries for Satisfying their
nncy OF sentiment between the two Houses Of
Parliament has been revived to such an extent
as to raise q question between the chamber re-
sponbible and tho cham ber totally irresponsi-
BILE to the nation. and raise II In such form -
iudgm snt from the consiitueneies
Il feel deeply convinced that until the hrst
demands OF ireland are satisfied. as the House
OF Commons tried to satisfy them. neither will
the legislative wants OF any portion OF the
United X kingdom be adequately met, nor will
and power. nor British honor be effectuaily
cleared OF the deepest historic stain ever at
tached to it Iremain. With yar%est z, regard
Mr.: Gladstone arrived in London from
than he was when he went to Brighton, but he
is still troubled with hoarseness and catarrh.
The condition Of his eyes Is about The same as
Il was VA "a a fortnight ago Mrs Gladstone is not
MIR. Gladstone had a consultation to-day
with DIR. Nethercliffet the ophthalmis'. The
consultatlon lasted for.y.nve minutes. The
ocullst Informed Mr.. Gladstone hat the neces-
sary operation may be performed without the
Dr. Netherclifie's examination confirmed the
reports which have been In circulation Of late
that Mr. Gladstone had q cataract on each eye.
The oculist Informed the ex-Premier that
while the cataracts might have the eject to
deprive him Of his sight entirely before they
were in condition to be operated upon. II would
moval. nor i'm pair the chances Of the full res-
toration Of his sight. Tho operation will DO
performed In about three months
The Political Committee fthe National Lib
tional memorial to Mr. Gladstone. Leading
Liberal organizations throughout the country
will cooperate with this committee In collect
ing money for the memorial