. 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. nly Lord JohnRussell and I\Ir. Gladstone retained a measure of public the latter not much could be urged in any form ; for his abilities infinancial management were as great as his patriotism, and neither could begainsaid. Lord Palmerston went back into the ministry. The explanationsof his break with his
. 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. nly Lord JohnRussell and I\Ir. Gladstone retained a measure of public the latter not much could be urged in any form ; for his abilities infinancial management were as great as his patriotism, and neither could begainsaid. Lord Palmerston went back into the ministry. The explanationsof his break with his colleagues were lame and Inconsequential. It was ACCESSION OF PALMERSTOX AND TREATY OF PARIS. said officially that the reason for his goini^ out was his failure to agree to ascheme of parliamentary reform proposed by Lord John Russell. Hehimself declared that he could not take up a bill which contained materialthings against his judgment and conscience. In a letter to his brother-in-law he added this postscript: The Times says there has been no differencein the cabinet about Eastern affairs. This is an untruth, but I felt itwould have been silly to have gone out because I could not have my ownway about Turkish affairs, seeing that my presence in the cabinet did good. ^tr Kdmund Lyuii Sir Charles Napier. SIR EDMUND LYONS, , COMMANDING SQUADRON IN BLACK SEA; SIR CHARLES NAPIER, ,COMMANDING BALTIC FLEET; AND ALLIED NAVAL COMMANDERS. by modifying the views of those whose policy I thought bad. A littlelater, in another letter to the same person, Lord Palmerston said of themembers of the government : Their earnest representations and theknowledge that the cabinet had on Thursday taken a decision on Turkishaffairs in entire accordance with opinions which I hail long unsuccessfullypressed upon them, decided me to withdraw my resignation, which I didyesterday. Of course, what I say to you about the cabinet decision onTurkish affairs is entirely for yourself, and not to be me
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