. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. the nth of August, 1876, and on the follow-ing day it was announced in the English newspapers that Benjamin Disraeliwas to be immediately raised to the peerage, with the title of the Earl ofBeaconsfield ! The prime minister was in favor with the crown. It was on the 27th of August, 1876, that Mr. Disraeli received theoverwh
. Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century. the nth of August, 1876, and on the follow-ing day it was announced in the English newspapers that Benjamin Disraeliwas to be immediately raised to the peerage, with the title of the Earl ofBeaconsfield ! The prime minister was in favor with the crown. It was on the 27th of August, 1876, that Mr. Disraeli received theoverwhelming honor to which no Houbt he had looked forward for had already, on a previous occasion, accepted the title of duchess forMrs. Disraeli, but as for himself his time had not then come. Now, at theage of seventy-two, with onlv a few remaining years before him and with OUT OP OFFICE. )0/ international fame beliind, he accepted the title of Earl of Beaconsfield,Avhich was equivalent to announcing- his retirement from the heated arenaof British politics. He issued to his constituents on the occasion a farewelladdress in which he said : Throughout my public life I have aimed at twochief results. Not insensible to the principle of progress, I have endeavored. EARL OF BEACONSFIELD. to reconcile change with that respect for tradition which is one of the mainelements of our social strength, and in external affairs I have endeavoredto develop and strengthen our empire, believing that combination ofachievement and responsibility elevates the character and condition of apeople. This last expression of the statesman is to be read and understood inthe light of the fact that it was under his auspices, and somewhat againstthe prejudices of the progressive party in England, that Queen Victoriawas made Empress of India. e;3S life and times ok WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE. :)0 As to the complications in eastern Europe, news from that quarter ofthe world grew more and more portentous. Mr. W.
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