The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-17

Atl.
In lsas Mt Hardy was elecsed msmbsr
FOR Oxford over Mr.. Gladstone after hav-
ing declined 20 put himself forward -
candidate or give any pledges. While tho
voting was In progrc~s q don Who wa
not good at his aspirates said: -Olad-'
stopped short and said. ''EathcOte and
'Aray' witty Prof. Smith claimed the
vots for Gladstone. why said Arch
deacon Clarke. .he never finished Glad
Stone But answered the professor.
he did not even begin Hardy" Many
years aftsrward in q summary which
he made 0f q part Of hin diary Hardy
REMARKS: This was the croWninG tFi-
umph Of my life. unsolicited and unsx-
pected: but I always feel that Gladstone
misrspressnied the constituency and
proved Il by declaring himseh unnsu1-
Hled when defeased-not a very honest
outhrsak His INSTRUCTIONS for ackn0wl-
edRing thia unsolicited honor were curl
oun. ne wns told that he must noa issue
any address Of thanks or take any notice
Of the constituency except 20 20. sc
companied by the head Of his college.
and wait upon the head Of every college.
and leave his card on all the commOa
room table,. when the defeat Of OlAd-
stone and Lord Russell over the reform
hill in isss brought Lord Derby into
Once the latter offered Claiborne Hardy
q seas in the Cabine,. the presidency
Of the Poor I.aw Board. and no was sworn
In as Privy Councillor. a serious business
Ia he cosnmsnfs. TO find oneself
all at once In conAdential knowledge
of shat b going on abroad This reform
bin brought him more closely In contact
With hia leadsr. Disrael. % whom he says
that his fault h that he h always lookinG
for what viii suit othera rather than what
= sound in ITSELF The ball Alao afforded
him opportunities 90 prove his worth as q
debatsr and in reply without prepAra-
ton. which was his strong point. Under
the next Government he became Ser
Rotary of State for the Homo Depart
ment. . post concerning which hs had
already observed that u drew abundant
and chiefly unjust criticism. Let ma
do my best and aim high 10 thu spirit
in which hs undertook his difbcult dutias.
Ne needed all his courage. for he encoun-
tered many difsscus,isa and daawsFs IN
dealing With the Fenian conspiracy. His
son says that there are. whole bog
fuls % secret reports. threaicning lstters
informsrs. In England tho organization
u the police Ieft much 70 b desired.
The head % the force had neither the
qualities nor the material TO deal sAtis-
fscaorily with the new emergency. II
information. even when possibly OF pre-
sumably FALSE and misleading. wsrs not
Investigated or acted upon a catastrophe
was likely TO ensue. like the blowing up
of CIerksnwell Prison. after explicit warn
InRs - to time. place and method had besn
duly received from Ireland. of all plAces.
AZ that time also che Home Secretary
was called upon 20 weigh the fAcss a. q
court Of sppeals and decide WHISTLER
the Crown ahould DO advised co exercise
the prerogative % mercy IN cases involv-
ing capital punishment. Thus John
BRIGHT. who was opposed 20 the deAah
psnalty In all cases. made q strong appeal
20 Hardy for commuta alton % the sentence
pronounced on the murdsrers of Sergt
Brett at Manchester MY impression
N that in this country the FnniAn con-
spiracy partAkss % ths nature of q dis
case. and should be- treated from that
point Of view he wrote. taking this nov
familiar ground OI certain psychopathists.
The Secretary was IN actual personal dan
x.r, and q mob once forced ita way almost
into his presence az the Home Once
One extremely flercs Istter. Addressed 10
that bloody murderer Hardy threassns
him with death But Hardy's view was
that Strict justice. sven when IL involved
severity, Wa incumbsns upon an official
public responsibility. Warnings of Penian
plots are not the only warnings re-
corded Lord Lyons. British Ambassador
in PARIS. wrote 20 Lord Stanley In Isss
about q curious conversation with the
Emperor louis Napoleon. who repeated
the statement Of the Emperor Alexander
n. Of Russia 90 the Frsnch Ambassador
at Sc Petersburg regarding plots 70 do
away with all the monarohs Of Europe.
tho first and principal attempt bang
planned for England. whero thu palace
and public buildings were 70 be blown up.
the Quseu and royal family seized. put
on a vessel In the Thames and disposed
Of Precautions % various sorts were
taken. though fun credence was not &C.
corded. When IL came TO holding meet
ings IN the parks. obviously an important
matter &C q crisis. the authoritative legal
Opinion was that while che Quecn's SUBJ
jsCts might have . right Of way they could
not acquire BY any lcaxth q usage what
svsr any legal right 20 occupy tho
royal parks for any purpose. The Queen
TOOK all thees alarms and crimes calmly
a. Hardy records when &C BalmorAl a.
Minister in attendants. 5hs told him
that she did not mind firearms in attacks
upon her: II they minsed thsre was nothing
TO trouble you and . moving cArriags
prevented . good aim. But once she had
resolved blow On the head and the mark
remained for ten years. She vigorously
protested against taking the precautions
~ Oaboyns recommended by her Minis-
tiers Her lstters 90 Mr. Hardy on this
subject are not only emphatic hut pep
pered 20 an amusing extent with itGIIcizsd
words and phrases. Even tho trance
vision On the part % thu oelsbratei me-
dun d. Home. rsprss-Rting the Queen