Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . rswere so indignant with them that they compelled themto resign; indeed one of the Cabinet was expelled fromParliament, and another poisoned himself. A new Cabinetwas formed with Walpole as prime minister. He had,from the first, condemned the South Sea scheme, and wasnow the only man that had the popular confidence. Theprivate property of the officers of the company was seizedand distributed among those who had been the chieflosers. The government als
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . rswere so indignant with them that they compelled themto resign; indeed one of the Cabinet was expelled fromParliament, and another poisoned himself. A new Cabinetwas formed with Walpole as prime minister. He had,from the first, condemned the South Sea scheme, and wasnow the only man that had the popular confidence. Theprivate property of the officers of the company was seizedand distributed among those who had been the chieflosers. The government also cameto the rescue of the company^and something was done to re-lieve the general distress. 217. Sir Robert Walpole.—Thereal ruler of Great Britain duringthe reign of George I was RobertWalpole. His Cabinet was thefirst one formed according to themethod that is followed to-day;that is, the king gave to his primeminister the power to choose theother members of the were chosen from theWhig party, as the Whigs then had a majority inthe House of Commons. Walpole was an excellentfinancier and man of business. He gave the country. Sill Robert Walpole 216 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1727 rest from wars for twenty years, and was careful not to stirup opposition among the people. He did not dare to repealthe laws excluding the dissenters from office, but hecarried through Parliament an Act to give relief to thosewho did not obey the law. As a man, Walpole was coarse and cynical. He hadno sympathy with scholarly men, and did nothing toencourage learning. His rule was a one-man rule, forhe firmly believed that, in order to carry on the govern-ment successfully, each member of the Cabinet should beloyal to its head. Under him England prospered. Hercommerce was extended, her agriculture improved andher manufactures increased. He was just the man thatEngland needed at this juncture. In 1727, while Walpole was still prime minister, George Idied suddenly. On the road to Hanover he was s
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