The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-20

The late Rt Hon. William Ewart Gladstone.
NJ P, P. c., was the fourth son OF the late Sir
John Gladstone, bart, of Fasque, County Kin
caroline, n. B., a merchant of Liverpool and
was born there December %. 1909 He was
educated at Elton and Christ Church, Oxford,
taking q double first class in 1881. Having
spent some time in a continental tour he was
returned at the general election in December.
1892 in the conservative interest, for Newark
and entered parliament just as the struggle OF
parties was at it's height.
Mr.. Gladstone served several years in the
house C stmnaonS. champion many important
reforT ctSSs<6n the resignation of Mr.. Dis
raeli' s&s6 NY in December, 1868, Mr.. Glad
stone 81 bed that statesman as first lord of
the treasury. The principal events of his ad-
miniStration were the passing OF the Irish
church dfsestablishment act Qs69). of the Irish
land act (l87O). and of the elementary educa-
ton act (l870J, the abolition of purchase in the
army by the exercise of the royal prerOgative
in consequence of an diverse vote by the
house OF lords on the army regulation bill
QS7D: the negotiation of the treaty
of Washington respecting the Alabama
claims OS7D; the passing of the ballot act
(1S72) and the judcature act (l873). The prin-
cipal measure proposed by the government IL
the session of 1873 was the university educa-
tiOn Qreland) bill. which was opposed by the
Roman Catholic members, who voting on this
lection of the bill by 287 votes against 284
March ID. Upon this Mr.. Gladstone tender
ed his resignation and Mr.. Disraeh was sent
for but as he declined to take office Mr. Glad
stone undertook March 16) to reconstruct the
cabinet In August 1873. Immediately after the
close of the Sc sion the ca binet was consider
ably remodeled Mr.. Gladstone assuming the
CHARACTERISTIC of the exchequer in addi-
ton to his Office as first lord OF the treasury.
On January "a 1874 fortnight before both
houses were 10 have met for the dispatch OF
public business. Mr.. Gladstone took everybody
by SurprisS by announcing the immediate dis
solution of parliament and issuing his address
to his constituents at Greenwich. in which he
promised TO abolish the income tax. At the
general election which enSued the
votes were. for the first time,
taken by secret ballot The result
proved most disastrous to the liberal party.
Mr.. Gladstone at once resigned and Mr. Dis
raeli became prime minister. In the session OF
1874 Mr.. Gladstone. who had been reelected for
Greenwich, offered persistent opposition to
public worship regulation bill. On January
I3 1873. three weeks before the assembling Of
parliament Mr.. Gladstone announced In let
ter to Earl Granville his determination to re-
tire from the leadership OF the liberal party.
In 1879 he was elected as the liberal candi-
late TO the commons from Midlothian.
When the composition of the new house OF
commons was made known it consisted of $40
liberals. 243 conservatives and 90 home rulers
and the earl of BeaConfield rendered his reSig-
nation. The marquis of Harrington. who had
been leader of the opposition in the lower
house. and Earl Granville, the opposition lead
er in the house of peers. were sent for by her
majesty. but they commended the queen to en-
trust the task of forming a cabinet TO
Mr.. Gladstone. He consented TO accept
the duty. Mr. Gladstone himself superadded
to his duties as first lord of the treasury, the
functions of chancellor OF the exchequer but
he resigned the latter Office in 1888 into the
hands of Mr. Childers. The history of Mr.
Gladstone's second ministry may be summed
up in three words-Ireland. Egypt fran
chise-though. OF course. large number OF
other matters were long under consideration
In 1885 Mr.. Gladstone was overthrown by
vote on the budget and the conservatives, un-
der Lord Salisbury's leadership. came into
mower.