Mr. T. Burt. Lord Hartington. Sir R. Peel. Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Roebuck. Mr. Fawcett. Sir S. Northcote. 'Punch.' Prince Gortschakoff. Sir W. Lawson. Mr. Forster. Mr. Chaplin. Mr. Goschen. Mr. Parnell. The speakerGriffith & Farran, 1880 - Great Britain |
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Page 25
... Government , not even a member of the Conservative majority , but the leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons . When Mr. Gladstone re- signed office in 1874 , Lord Hartington , who of course retired with him , had made no ...
... Government , not even a member of the Conservative majority , but the leader of the Liberal party in the House of Commons . When Mr. Gladstone re- signed office in 1874 , Lord Hartington , who of course retired with him , had made no ...
Page 28
... government he seemed to have inherited from his ancestors ; and as a consequence , he was able to bear himself with composure and success in all the various positions in which it was his good fortune to be placed whilst still a young ...
... government he seemed to have inherited from his ancestors ; and as a consequence , he was able to bear himself with composure and success in all the various positions in which it was his good fortune to be placed whilst still a young ...
Page 55
... remained faithful to him up to the close of his life , he was removed from the Government by Lord Russell very soon after the latter succeeded to the Premiership on Palmerston's death . The offer of a peer- age Sir Robert Peel . 55.
... remained faithful to him up to the close of his life , he was removed from the Government by Lord Russell very soon after the latter succeeded to the Premiership on Palmerston's death . The offer of a peer- age Sir Robert Peel . 55.
Page 68
... Government was nothing better than a collection of worn - out Whigs , cling- ing to place after their mandat - to use the French phrase had been exhausted , ac- cepted him at his own valuation , and raised him almost to the dignity of a ...
... Government was nothing better than a collection of worn - out Whigs , cling- ing to place after their mandat - to use the French phrase had been exhausted , ac- cepted him at his own valuation , and raised him almost to the dignity of a ...
Page 95
... Government , it was remarked that he seemed more anxious to alienate the sym- pathies and irritate the temper of those with whom he pleaded than to win their support . So obnoxious at this period had he made himself to Parliament , that ...
... Government , it was remarked that he seemed more anxious to alienate the sym- pathies and irritate the temper of those with whom he pleaded than to win their support . So obnoxious at this period had he made himself to Parliament , that ...
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