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

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Beaconsield, Gladstone, Salisbury, A. j.
Balfour and John Morley; Carlyle, Tenny-
son, Browning Matthew Arnold, Macaulay,
web. Lecky and Lord Acton.
OF Lord Palmerston's ready wit We come
on a good many examples. At dinner In
May, 1926. at which, among Others, Arthur
Balfour, Clrzon and the late Lord Herschell
were present, Lord Norton recalled some
debate about the Jews when an orator,
whose name he forgot, rather bored the
House by enumerating many OF the things
which We owed TO their initiative. Lord
Palmsrston in reply gave a liveher turn TO
the discussion by remarhng; 1 quite
agree with the honorable gentleman. Many
Of US owe a great deal to the Jews One
Of the party mentioned that the same great
Parliamentary authority had defined good
Whip a. - man who can say like gentle
man what no gentleman would say About
the same date Evelyn Ashley, the author
Of the we'll known life Of Palmerston, told
Sir NJ. z. Grant Dun that PalmerstOn, at
the time when his mind was intent on his
sohens for the fertilization OF the British
Ialands, had written to Gladstone, who was
chen Chancellor Of tho Erchequer, that he
thought he CGiadstonel might possibly re-
sign, and that he considered 1t right TO warn
him that u he did his resignation would be
accepted. Il seems that Ashley, who was
Palmeruton's private secretary, happened
to be with Gladstone In 1868 when the latter
received the telegram from which he knew
that bp would be Immediately called upon
10 form an administration. He was en- :
Eaged In cutting down a tree and Ashley
was holding his coat. 1T will, said Glad
stone, "be very agreeable not to have 10
feel oneself obliged TO object to every
thing Our author suggests that this was
= strange and narrow Visw Of the duty Of
q finance Minister.
. At another time Evelyn Ashley men,
toned that, while the Trent affair was
running It's dangerous course, Lord Pal
merSton had a fnghtful At OF the govt
and was unable 10 use his hands OF TO do
almost anything Ashley, as his secre-
tary, was reading the dispatches aloud
vhen he came on one from Secretary
Seward, the meaning Of which obviously
vas: IF you mean to shoot III climb down.
Ashley saw, however, that his chief had
not taken Il in; but, as IL was impossible
10 hint 10 him that he had not done 80,
he laid Il aside, read some other papers,
and then reread Il, as il it were something
new. This time its purpor was taken in,
and II formed a turning point in the con-
troverBy. An amusing printers blundeT
was recalled by Ashley. 1t appears that
IN an article which he had written about
Gladstone's relations with Palmerston he
had said that the former was averse 10
'fiattsring and subserviency'-the word
fdtsYing being written with special clear
ness. The compositor, however. insisted
upon making IL fdAery. There was nc
time for the author to sec a proof, and
be was made responsible for a totally false
statement; every one who had been BE-
hind the scenes knowing that Gladstone
liked being hattered a. much a. he dis
liked hAttering others, however great
they might be. He left that instrument
Of mgratiation TO his rival, Beaconsheld
who made consummAte use OF II. In April
1900. our author heard an amusing anc
characteristic saying Of Palmerston. A
lady told him that her maid. who had beer
With her in the Isle Of Wight, objected
10 going thither again, because the climate
was not embracing enough. what arm
10 do with such a wonani' she asked
sYou had better take her 10 the Ise o.
Man next time" was the reply. Sir Mount
stuart himself remembers that he bearc
Lord Palmerston speak on the death o
the first Lord Herbert of Lea. He say
that when the old Prime Minister pro
nomced the words 'and I trusted that
sitter ] was gone, he would lad the gentle
men Of England. his voice fal.er,d and h,
very nearly broke bowman incident which
10 far a. our author recalls, was uniou,
10 Pslmerston's House OF Commons life
Lord Pembroke, son Of Lord Herbert o
Lea, called to mind that, being one daI
In the schoolFoom with his governess anc
a brother, the door opened and in cam
Lord Palmerston, who asked them OF
what book they we're engaged, and stayeC
with them an hour, talking and reading
The book was Robinson Criisoe. Yer,
happy was Lord Russells saying. recorded
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