. 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. on. He said that Mr. Cardwells concession was in the nature of asurrender. That gentleman had held up the white flag; but the prime min-ister had not supported the discretion of his lieutenant. At the presentstage there w^as no evidence that the government would yield anything,and he, the speaker, would be constrained to di
. 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. on. He said that Mr. Cardwells concession was in the nature of asurrender. That gentleman had held up the white flag; but the prime min-ister had not supported the discretion of his lieutenant. At the presentstage there w^as no evidence that the government would yield anything,and he, the speaker, would be constrained to discuss the bill as it had beenpresented. 496 lAVV. AM) TIMKS UF \ E. The first criticism of Mr. Disraeli was that the university which wascontemplated was noi a university, for it was not universal. The next objec-tion was that the measure provided that the theological faculty of TrinityCollc<e should be detached and handed over to the Disestablished the next place, it was proposed to exclude moral philosophy and modernhistory from th(j curriculum. This proposition must be regarded as astound-ing. The o-overning body, provision for which was dimly outlined, was tobe cdntemplated as a despotic and anonymous council. All experience had. DlbKAELI ENTEKTAINING THE HOUSE VVTIH A bXUKY. shown that parties would spring up in such a body, the balance betweenwhich would be held by a few incapable trimmers ; and these would reallybe the governing body of the new Irish University! As to the Roman Catholics, the speaker was sorry for them, but theircondition was the legitimate consequence of their own action. Mr. Disraelireverted to the time when he, as prime minister, had ineffectually negotiatedwith the Catholic bishops on the subject of a concurrent endowment. Butthat measure was now dead and could not be revived. Mr. Gladstone inpresenting the measure before the House had followed his usual policy ofconfiscation. If the Catholics had followed him at all
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