Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19

the Irish demand for home rule. whic
up to that time he had strenuously OF
posed. The result was the secession O
large body of his supporters and hi
defeat at the polls in 1SS6-a defea
which the dauntless veteran afterwar
retrieved. Gladstone perfectly recog
nlzed the fact that his mental histor
was one of development rather thal
one of consistency II was educated
he is reported as saying i'm converse
tion, ito regard liberty as an evil
have learned to regard it as a good
That is a formula which sufficiently ex
plains all the changes Of my politica
convictions" A glance at the following
chronology will show the principa
events in Gladstone's career as "A states
man and author:
GLADSTONE CHRONOLOGY.
l@9-December 10Th, born at Liverpool
1Sl-Graduated at oxford.
1S32-Entered Parliament
1S34-Junior Lord of the Treasury.
lSS5-Under Colonial Secretary.
Resigned.
1855. Married.
1S39-"The State in Relation to the
Church"
1S4O-"Church Principles Considered"
il-Nice-President of the Board of
Trade.
1S42-Revised the tariff
1Sl3-President of the Board of Trade.
1Sl5-Resigned.~
Colonial Secretary.
1SlG-Resigned.
1Si7-Advocated freedom for Jews.
1S52-Chancellor of the Exchequer.
1Sj5-Resgned.
1S5S-LOrd High Commissioner to the
Ionian Isles.
Studies of the Homeric Age"
1S59-Chancellor of the Exchequer.
1S65-Leader Of the Commons.
1S56-In opposition.
lS6S-PTime Minister
-"Ecce Homo
"A Chapter of Autobiography"
1SG9-Carried Irish disestablshment.
-"Juventus Mundi."
1S7O-Carried Irish land bill.
1S7l-Unveiling of his statue by Adams
Acton in his native city on September
nth.
Abolished purchase of army com
missions
Abolished confscation in penal
laws.
lS'S-lrsh university reform proposed.
Resigned, but resumed power.
1S74-Dissolved Parliament.
1SI6-"Homer Synchronism."
1S79-Nid Lothian triumph.
-"Gleanings of Past Years"
1SSO-Prime Minister.
1SSj-Resgned.
1SS6-Prime Minister
Irish home-rule proposed.
Resigned.
1S92-Prime Minister.
1SsS>Irish home-rule passed Commons:
defeated by Lords.
FRIENDSHIP FOR HALLAM
But Gladstone, the Eton boy, was as
as the Grand Old Man" His
special and inseparable friend was Ar
thur Hallam, the SUI oject Of Tennysons
"In Memoriam." The friendship com
menced when Gladstone was in his 18th
year, and was never weakened until death
came to loose the silver cord. Hallam
was a delicate boy and although his as
sociate was much inclined TO outdoor
games Of all kinds, he gave up the plea
sures of play in order to keep company
with his friend in their long walks across
or their heightened talks
beneath the old oak tree around
Windsor Gladstone at this period
vas fighter and an "arguier."
In fact, argument ran in his family,
and the father of the three young Glad
stones at Eton always encouraged them
10 discuss the pros and cons of every
subject. however insignificant
William seldom lost an opportunity of
improving the occasion. once the head
master called him to his desk TO account
'or his not having marked down in his
book the late arrival Of one OF
his schoolfellows.-
1T is q violation Of your trust sir said
Il L.. doc .-f.tnf
The boy replied: "Sir, if | had sought
he position of monitor this might be
allied a violation of a trust but since the
position was thrust upon me ! would most
submit that / am Innocent"
The old man-who was great on tech |
so delighted with his pu-
ills ingenuity that the whipping did not |
axe place.
Mr.. Gladstone, In later life. remarked I
hat his reasoning was wrong. since |
heriffs. jurymen, aud others have TO |
scharge duties which are thrust upon |
hem aud which they would be glad to |
void. "My defence he said, was |
oore culpable than my fault but then, |
ou know. had really only forgotten /
0 nut down the boys name and also
had 10 avoid the fiogging which l saw /
iearly in my taskmaster's eye"
PIG-TAIL STORY.
During the Eton period 1t was custom
nv on market days for some of the more
ln-loying students 70 rush through the |
avn with sharp knives, cutting off the
ails Of the young pigs and bearing them
J triumph 10 their rooms Gladstone
tber made q harangue or wrote sar-
lstic screed In The Miscellany about the
rutality OF this Enemies rose up against
i'm. one night ne found three fresh
Igtails tied TO the inside OF his bedroom
COR whereupon he pasted upon his door.
side and out. challenge calling upon
,e despoiler OF the pigs 80 come forth
nd take a receipt for their Offering,
hieh / will sign in good. round hand
non their faces" But Gladstone, Jr.,
az regarded as tough foe, and the
md invitation was never acknowledged
accepted
In 1850 ne was travelling in southren
urope. when he heard rumcrs of the
.spotism OF King Ferdinand-Bornba-
Naples. who. without any form OF
n t.. Itlza