The life and speeches of the Right Honourable John Bright, . tration at Kensington.—Meeting in Hall. — Speech of Mr. Bright. — Forcible Pleas for Reform.— TheQuestion pressing for settlement.—Mr, Brights Defence of the Queen.—He ishimself misrepresented and slandered.—Reply to Mr. Garth, —WorkmensAddress of Sympathy with Mr. Bright.—Reform in 1867.—League Demon-stration in London.—Mr. Disraeli introduces the Government Scheme in theHouse of Commons.—The Resolutions being opposed, are withdrawn.—NewMeasure resolved upon by the Cabinet.—Resignation of three of the Ministers.—Mr
The life and speeches of the Right Honourable John Bright, . tration at Kensington.—Meeting in Hall. — Speech of Mr. Bright. — Forcible Pleas for Reform.— TheQuestion pressing for settlement.—Mr, Brights Defence of the Queen.—He ishimself misrepresented and slandered.—Reply to Mr. Garth, —WorkmensAddress of Sympathy with Mr. Bright.—Reform in 1867.—League Demon-stration in London.—Mr. Disraeli introduces the Government Scheme in theHouse of Commons.—The Resolutions being opposed, are withdrawn.—NewMeasure resolved upon by the Cabinet.—Resignation of three of the Ministers.—Mr. Disraeli introduces the New Reform Bill.—It is severely criticised byMr. Gladstone and Mr. Bright.—Demonstrations during the Easter Recess.—Mr. Bright on Mr. Gladstones Leadership.—Reform League Meeting in HydaPark.—Mr. Bright on Voting Papers.—The Bill in the House of Lords.—Important Amendments.—Lord Cairnss Minority Clause.—It is warmly opposedby Mr. Bright.—The Reform Bill passes.—Its general «!» J HE work upon which Mr. Bright entered in theautumn of 1866, and which was completed In thefollowing year, in connection with the Reformquestion, was amongst the most arduous he hasundertaken during the whole course of his politicallife. Putting out of sight the physical wear and tear, and the strainupon the nervous system, which so much travelling and the attend-ance of so many meetings involved, the speeches he delivered formedin themselves an extraordinary intellectual effort. To discover newphases of a subject which had been so freely and exhaustively dis-cussed as that of Reform, and to put these phases in- fresh and 1866-67.] THE REFORM BILL CARRIED. 513 telling language, was a task which would have discouraged andembarrassed most men; but on examining these speeches now,after the lapse of fifteen years, we are struck by the variety of theirarguments, the strength of their appeals, and the power of theireloq
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