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His Life and Speeches
BY
THOMAS F. G. COATES
WITH TWO PHOTOGRAVURES AND . SIXTEEN PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
IN TWO VOLS.
VOL. II.
London
HUTCHINSON AND CO
Paternoster Row
R7C6 X.2
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-LORD
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
· 530
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 BE
DONE "A MOCKERY "-THE GAUNTLET FLUNG DOWN
· 556
CHAPTER XXI
THE SHADOW OF DEATH-LADY ROSEBERY'S UNEXPECTED DE-
CEASE THE FUNERAL-PUBLIC TRIBUTES
600
949485
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
632
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
. 649
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
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
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 "-
. 660
710