The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-22

been substantially at peace with the
world But while the Queen and the peO-
pie were exchanging congratulations on
the quietude Of the reign. the difficulty
arose in southeastern Europe which led 10
the Crimean war The conduct Of the
war afforded abundant material for criti-
cism upon the Ministry. The Indictment
; winter of 1876 had decimated the Brit
ish forces before Sebastopol and an out
cry against the Secretary Of War went up
throughout the nation. II was taken Up
In the House of Commons, where Mr..
Roebuck moved for a committee OF in
yesJigation. This measure Lord Palmer
ston and Mr.. Gladstone OF the Cabinet
stoutly opposed When it was adopted by
/ the significant majority of 157, the Coaii-
ton ministry dropped dead in a body.
PaImerxton as Prime Minister.
After patiently waiting while Lord Der
by and Lord John Russell in turn tried
and failed to form a new CabieRt, the
Queen turned as a last resort. and not IN
willingly, 10 Lord Palmerston for Gov
eminent To him fell the work Of carry
ing on the war on the Black Sea. and Of
bringing the negotiations for peace after
the fall of SebastopoI TO : satisfactory
close The Palmerston Ministry receiv-
ed q severe rebul,e in the House of Com
mons within year after they came into
Office, the occasion for II rising out of re-
taIiatory measures taken upon the Chi
nese for an outrage on an alleged British
vessel at the mouth OF the Canton River.
Mr.. Golden set in motion the parliament
airy machinery for the vote of censure, and
he was sustained by Gladstone and Disra-
ell, RoebUck Lytton, and Russell. In
stead of resigning, Lord Palmerston dis
solved Parliament. Making his canvass in
the campaign that followed on a lingo"
platform, he captured the voters and re
stored himself to- or rather perpetuated
himself in. power.
During his administration under his new
lease the practice II transporting GRIMM
ais as means Of punishment was abol-
ished- The Sepoy rebellion in India added
another dark page TO Engtand's colonial
history It ended in the absolute transfer
Of the Government OF India from the old
Est India Company 10 the Queen. The
Palmerston Ministry fell in an attempt to
legIslate against what was IN 1855 regard
ed as an imaginary danger from explosions
and other cdnspiracies against the lives OF
citizens. but which in 1884 was found 10
be fact instead OF fancy.
Derby Again in Power.
During the administration of Lord Der
by. 1883. which followed Jews were
first admitted to Parliament on a full po-
IiticaI equality with Christian members. It
was on the first day of Queen Victoria's
reign that the late Sir Moses MonteGore
was elected Sheriff of London. the first of
his race to be acknowledged eligible for
that Office The fight for equality in Par
lament was made ever Baron Rothschild,
and Al the same time the long established
property qualification for members was
abolished
In 1853 the war between France and Aus
tria set the. Continent abIaze without dis
turbIng the equanimity of the Queens
Government Under the lead Of Mr. Dis
/ raeIi Parliament was plunged into a new
reform discussion, not needing the poet
/ laureate's adHsonItion 10
Let your reforms for a moment go,
Look TO YOUR butts and take good aims;
Better q rotten borough SO
Than q rotten feet, and 4 city in flames
The Government was defeated on the re-
1 form bill of 1865, but instead of resigning,
1 the Conservative minister's as Lord Pal
merstou had done in the previous admin
! istrazion dissolved Parliament and asked
the country to sustain them. This the
/ country uCCtiHcu ~ uO II WIS an on
/ year" for English politics, the public at
! tenti0n being fixed on the war NOV cments
on the Continent and stirring events at
| Magenta and Solferino-
PaImerzton's Second Cabinet.
/ In June 1853, Lord Palmerston formed
| the Cabinet, which, holding together till
/ October, 1850 was responsible for the at
/ titude Of the Queens Government
throughout the civil war in the United
States. There is no room here TO recall
/ the events of that period in their relations
| to the tEo countries While the war Sas