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PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON, & VINEY, ld.
LONDON AND AYLESBURY
CONTENTS OF VOL. II
CHAPTER XVIII
THE NEW GLADSTONE GOVERNMENT-LORd RoseberY AS FOREIGN
MINISTER-A FIRM DISPATCH TO RUSSIA-THE EASTERN
QUESTION-TURKEY AND GREECE-THE EUROPEAN CONCERT
AND THE HELLENIC KINGDOM-THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL
CONVENTION-THE HOME RULE BILL-Defeat and ReSIGNA-
TION OF THE GOVERNMENT-LORD AND LADY ROSEBERY'S
RECEPTIONS-NOTES BY DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
PAGE
503
CHAPTER XIX
MR. GLADSTONE'S APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY-HIS DEFEAT-LOR
ROSEBERY ON HOME RULE-ADDRESS TO THE GLASGOW
JUNIOR LIBERAL ASSOCIATION-SATISFYING THE HOPES OF
IRELAND-DISCOURSES ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS-THE DUTIES
OF THE OFFICE
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CHAPTER XX
LORD ROSEBERY AND THE HOUSE OF LORDS-THE NEED OF
REFORM-PITT AND THE PEERS-LORDS AND COMMONS-THE
HEREDITARY PRINCIPLE-LIFE PEERS-WHAT MIGHT
DONE " A MOCKERY "-THE GAUNTLET FLUNG DOWN
BE
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CHAPTER XXI
THE SHADOW OF DEATH-LADY ROSEBERY'S UNEXPECTED DE-
CEASE THE FUNERAL-PUBLIC TRIBUTES
600
CHAPTER XXII
LORD ROSEBERY AS COUNTY COUNCILLOR-AND ELECTED REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE-TWICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LONDON
COUNTY COUNCIL-MUNICIPAL PROGRESS IN LONDON-THE
INFLUENCE OF BOOKS-INTELLECTUAL FREEMASONRY-THE
MUNICIPAL RENAISSANCE
612
CHAPTER XXIII
WILLIAM PITT THE YOUNGER-A COMPARISON OF FATHER AND
SON AN ESTIMATE OF CHARACTER-WILLIAM PITT THE
ELDER THE GLORY OF BATH-HOW HE LOST HIS "SAMSON
LOCKS"-AN EPIGRAM
CHAPTER XXIV
LORD ROSEBERY AND SIR ROBERT PEEL-THE HIGH PRINCIPLE
IN POLITICS-A STUDY OF PRIME MINISTERS-THEIR DUTY
AND POWER FIFTY YEARS AGO AND NOW-PEEL, THE CORN
LAWS, AND HIS PARTY
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CHAPTER XXV
THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 1892-LIBERAL DIFFERENCES—Mr.
CHAMBERLAIN AND THE TORIES-MR, GLADSTONE'S GOVERN-
MENT-LORD ROSEBERY GOES AGAIN TO THE FOREIGN OFFICE-
SKILFUL NEGOTIATIONS-JABEZ BALFOUR-HOME RULE OF
THE LORDS-A GREAT SPEECH
CHAPTER XXVI
. 660
LORD ROSEBERY SUCCEEDS MR. GLADSTONE AS PRIME MINISTER-
AN ATTACK ON A PEER PREmier-DeclaRATION OF POLICY-
ONLY A CHANGE OF MEN-THE GOVERNMENT'S LEGISLATIVE
MEASURES-LORD ROSEBERY AND THE TURF HIS SECOND
SESSION AS PREMIER
. 710
CHAPTER XXVII
LORD ROSEBERY'S GOVERNMENT AND LONDON-THE NECESSITIES
OF LIFE-LICENCE REFORM-CARE OF THE INSANE-LABOUR
POLICY-BETTERMENT-"A PLAGUE ON YOUR PARTIES "-
THE KEY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
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Contents of Vol. II
CHAPTER XXVIII
LORD ROSEBERY'S DESCRIPTION OF HIS GOVERNMENT ITS
LEGISLATIVE RECORD THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 1895
-LIBERAL IMPERIALISM-THE ROOT OF ALL POLITICAL
QUESTIONS THE HOUSE OF LORDS GREAT SPEECHES AT
THE ALBERT HALL AND AT BRADFORD
CHAPTER XXIX
A DISCOURSE OF DISESTABLISHMENT--THREE POINTS OF VIEW-
CHURCH DISESTABLISHMENT-TWO DISTINCT MATTERS-
THE QUESTION OF "SACRILEGE"
CHAPTER XXX
V
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THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES THE DIFFICULTIES WITH TURKEY
-MR. GLADSTONE'S ATTITUDE-LORD ROSEBERY AND THE
LIBERAL PARTY-ResignATION OF LEADERSHIP HIS "GOOD-
BYE" SPEECH-"OUR POLICY IS PEACE"-THE CONCERT OF
EUROPE A PEER LEADER'S DISADVANTAGES
HAD BEEN IN THE COMMONS"-RESIGNATION TO PROMOTE
UNITY
- "IF I
.
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842
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CHAPTER XXXI
LORD ROSEBERY'S TRIBUTE TO MR. GLADSTONE-ENORMOUS POWER
OF CONCENTRATION-INFINITE VARIETY AND MULTIPLICITY OF
HIS INTERESTS-SECRET OF HIS UNPARALLELED POWER-
SYMPATHY FOR MRS. GLADSTONE
CHAPTER XXXII
ANGLO-AMERICAN AMENITIES-THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING BROTHER-
HOOD ADDRESS TO THE EDINBURGH PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITU-
TION
GLADSTONE'S GREAT
-
BOOKISH STATESMEN-MR.
QUALITIES A CONTRAST AND AN APPRECIATION-THE
SUBLIME SOLACE OF BOOKS-THE LAND OF SHADOWS-A
STUDY OF MR. PARNELL
CAAPTER XXXIII
MARRIAGE OF LADY "PEGGY" PRIMROSE-A BRILLIANT CERE-
MONY THE POPULARITY OF THE EARL.
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CHAPTER XXXIV
-A
A LESSON IN LIBERALISM WHAT IS IMPERIALISM?
GREAT CHANGE-MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S INDISCRETION- -THE
FLOUTING OF FOREIGN NATIONS THE OVERCROWDING
PROBLEM MUNICIPAL DWELLINGS SOME PRACTICAL
SUGGESTIONS
953
CHAPTER XXXV
THE SOUTH African War—-MR. KRUGER'S ULTIMATUM-LETTER
FROM LORD ROSEBERY "THE NATION WILL CLOSE ITS
RANKS"-TRUST THE MAN AT THE HELM-ABOUT MAJUBA
HILL-A SUBLIME EXPERIMENT" IF MR. GLADSTONE WERE
HERE" THE APPALLING RECORD OF THE TRANSVAAL
GOVERNMENT
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CHAPTER XXXVI
A MANIFESTO ON THE ELECTION OF 1900
CHAPTER XXXVII
ROSEBERIAN TRIBUTES: BURKE-BURNS-WALLACE-ROBERT
LOUIS STEVENSON-CROMWELL
APPENDIX A.
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1006
COPY OF A CIRCULAR DESPATCH TO HER MAJESTY'S REPRE-
SENTATIVES ABROAD RESPECTING THE AFFAIRS OF GREECE 1063
APPENDIX B.
CONVENTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF GREAT BRITAIN
AND SPAIN RESPECTING THE COMMERCIAL RELANIONS OF
THE TWO COUNTRIES
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