The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-30

Indy w, / suppose you claim IT, NOT
!. at all events 10 you Do You mean 20 say
you don't remember saving Il yourself
She had no recollection OF il. The supposed
object OF Gladstone was not 10 induce Mrs.
o. to visit Hslsn. but 70 prove that she
lIelenl was good enough for Mr.. q. TO
visit her. In March, 1897, Miss Elliot
mentioned 10 our author that Lord Russell
had told her that Prince Albert had said to
him 'Mr. Gladstone IL a very clever man,
and ale Wa sduedted at n I'd, he ls able
10 believe anything he chooses
IL may he remembered that the late
Lord Iddesleigh (Sir Stafford Northcote)
was reproached by Lord Randolph Church
III with too great subserviency 10 Mr.. Glad
stone. Under the circumstances one Is
surprised by a conversation which took
place between Gladstone and Mr., Lake
not a great while before the formers death
about Disraeli's lieutenant in the House
OF Commons. Gladstone said: What Is
wanting in Northcote Is manhood Lake
answered: sCh but heard him make
an excellent speech the other day when
the room was filled with his opponents.
Gladstone rejoined: ANY one can stand
up TO his opponent. Give me the man
who can stand up 10 his friend
Under date OF January, 1895 (the year in
which Gladstone was to die), our author
chronicles that he read long article by
the ex-Prime Minister on Arthur Hallam,
which had just appeared in the Daily TeIs-
ordph. 1t was" he says, very aniable,
highly ELUSIVE, and a wonderful perform
ance for a man Of his age, but added very
little to what Is already well known-not
absolutely nothing, however, for l was
surprised to find the elder M1nes-Gaskel
figuring as the enthusiast Of the Eton
coterie, TO which he, Hallam and Gladstone
belonged
Those who bear in mind the agelong
antagonism Of the two political leaders
will. perhaps, be surprised TO hear that
Disraeh twice acted as prompter to Glad
stone. In January 1898, George Peel,
second son OF the late Speaker. reminded
our author that on one occasion when
Gladstone lost the thread Of his discourse
and said, Il have forgotten the connection,
DisraeH leaned across the table and said;
THE last word was revolution" At an
earlier date Gladstone was oTatoning
away as 10 Disraeli's proceedings, and said,
This, sir, this has been the course OF the
Right Hor orable gentleman and his sate.-
lites." He appeared then quite 70 lose the
thread Of what he had been saying He looked
at some papers, and then seemed to appeal
TO Goschen, but for a time he was quite
lost. Disraeli looked over a great paper
he had in his hand and said very quietly,
you got TO SATELLITES - as II he was speak
ing to a child who was saying his lesson.
At last Gladstone appeared 10 recover
himself, and said. "Oh, oh, am very much
Obliged 10 the RICH HoT oratle gentleman.
We will leave the satellites and go on to
something else
In May, 1895, at a dinner, conversation
turned to Disraslis return from Berlin,
and the late Lord Herschell recalled two
remarks about peace with honor, which
were made at the time. Some one said:
1t Ia too bad 70 spell honor without the
u oh was the reply, -the two words
mean different things-honour was the old
kind The other saying was still better:
Peace With honor YES, peace which
passeth all understanding aud an honor
such az Is found among thieves'' In Sep
tember, 1899, the dean Of Salisbury George
David Boyie) told our author that Glad
stone had said to him that his favorite
sermons were BishOp Buffers two upon the
Witnesses; and one. also by Newman, on
the individuality OF the soul. About the
same date Charles Rounded sent our author
a pamphlet printed for private circula-
ton containing some recollections Of Mr..
Gladstone. The least familiar thing in 1t
was the statement, made on Mr.. Glad
stones own authority, that he was 80
dependent on sunshine that in the cold
summer Of 1850 he felt himself by no means
I'D 10 work. Curious, too, was his very
hiRh estimate Of the character OF the late
Lord Dalhousie. Rounded having doubted
whether Dalhousie was up 10 Cabinet
rank, Gladstone said: we have plenty
OF ability, but what we want IL character.
It seems that George Glyn, later Lord
Wolverton, who more than once made
heavy cont ributions 10 the Liberal cam
paiRn fund, had kind Of canine fidelity 70
Gladstone which did his chief no good.
Grant Duff remembers Young. when Lord
Advocate, saying with reference to di-
vision about which the Liberals were a
little anxious: ooh. it's all right. George
Glyn has gone up TO Gladstone wagging
his tall When we bear in mind that II
was reserved for John Morley TO write
Gladstone's Life IL somewhat surprises
us 10 learn that, when the name Of his
future biographer was proposed for election
at a meeting OF the Metaphysical Society,
Gladstone demurred, though he did not
press the objection. Not long afterward,
in May. 1879, Gladstone and Morley
were staying at Grant Duh's house.
When Gladstone left our author walked
with him TO the railway station and they
talked Of Morley. Il know no man. said
Gladstone, with whom agree 80 little in
opinion for whom Ihave 80 much sympathy. >
In our authors opinion Lecky's characteri-
cation Of Gladstone in his introduction to
the new edit ion Of Democracy and Liberty
"a the best estimate Of the great Minister'S
merits and defects which has appeared in
print. Lecky compares Gladstone 70 Lord
Brougham, who was once 90 tremendous
a parsonage in English public lie, and who
now Il little more than a name. To enable
ia 10 realize what once was thought OF
BrouRham, our author recalls the lines
written by the frst Lord Lytton az lately
as 1890: .-,-,--
shan carve for BrouEhAm's vas, image the grand
throne'
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