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December 25, 1852.] THE LEADER. 1223
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,THE MiNLSTllY. Lord Derhy announced his...
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MR. GLADSTONE AND LORD DERBY. The mornin...
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DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN THE CAHLTON CLUB. W...
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The Parliament Of The Week. Ministerial ...
ower in the constitution—in that event , the noble earl may rety on having ^ not tne cordial , at all events the sincere and conscientious support of the great Conservative narfcy io- this country . He \ vill find , if the past cannot be forgotten , that at least personal feeling shall exerciso no influence on our conduct , and he will find that he will be encountered on the part of myself and my friends by no factious opposition , and that he will be met by no unprincipled combination . " Referring to the state in which lie leaves public affairs , he said , our foreign relations are better than when Lord Malmesbury entered office ; and , resolved to leave no doubt of his entire concurrence with that Minister , he thus sang his praises : —
" I rejoice to have this opportunity of bearing my testimony to one than whom no one hits been more unsparingly , snd , I venture to say , more unjustly maligned than my noble friend . From first to last I have had no cause for anything but self-gratulation in having obtained for that department the services of one who , without previous political experience , has brought to bear an ability , a diligence , and a good judgment on the affairs of his department , which reflects the highest credit upon him , and which I venture to say has extorted the applause and admiration of old and experienced diplomatists , against whose views he has on more than one occasion had to c ombat , and successfully to combat . "
^ Law reform furnished another subject of eulogy , and then he came to the subject of the national defences . " I think I may take credit for our having done thisfor having for the first time broken the apathy—the dangerous apathy , the existence of which was most injurious to the public service , in regard to the internal defences of this country ; and if we leave the affairs of this country in such a state that there is no fear of hostility from abroad—in a state of friendly relations with all the great Powers—we leave it also in a condition of self-defence which is almost completed , and towards the full completion of which we have laid a ground which I trust will not be abandoned by those who may succeed us , who , I trust those elements of self
will not be neglectful of great - defence which we have called into operation , the old and constitutional force of the militia , and an increase to that naval force which must ever be , in the first instance , the safeguard of this country . My lords , we leave the administration of this country in a state , I hope , of tranquillity , of contentment , and of prosperity ; at peace with all foreign powers , with increasing , if not with fully accomplished , means of self-defence and self-dependence . ' Lord Aberdeen , to his great surprise , had asked him to adjourn the House until Monday ; but looking to the inconvenience of detaining their lordships in town over Christmas-day , he should move the adjournment of the House to Thursday .
The Duke of Newcastle said that Lord Derby had not realized his wish of avoiding a controversy . He had made a statement which the Duke of Newcastle begged to deny positively , but he hoped courteously . Lord Derby stated that he saw at the commencement of the session a determination on the part of three parties , ¦ whom he enumerated , to overthrow the Government , and he quoted the speech of Sir James Graham in the other House of Parliament , to prove that attempts were made to form a combination by which the Government would be prevented from bringing their measures before the- country . " My lords , the- very opposite of that statement is the truth . The nart which he did take was announced by the right
hon . baronet as having been taken by himself , m concert with my noble friend , Lord Aberdeen , who is now absent ; and I think it is absolutely necessary for mo , or for some one of his friends—ho has very few in . this House—to rise in his j > lace and to state the real facts of the case . My lords , I say that tlio statement ; of tho right honourable baronet was this—( hat attempts wore mado by a low gontlemen—himself included—to proparo a resolution which should combine tho whole of tho friends of Free-trade , mid to separate that resolution from all appearance of opposition to tho Government . It was for that express purpose that my right honourable friend framed his resolution ; and ray lords , can there be a more conclusive ! proof that there tho noble carl slated than the
was . no . such combination us simple fact that , the very words which my right hon . friend framed were tho words which were eventually accepted and adopted by the Government , though they did not receive tho sanction and approbation of tho hon . gentleman to whom tho noble carl alluded an having moved the first , reuolutionP My lords , 1 have- already Haiti I do not wish to arouse-controversy ; but it is duo to my right honourable friend in tho other House—it is duo to the noble earl , that . such a Btatomoiit should not go forth uneontradicted . The opposite statement is tho case . It was their strong and earnest desire that the noble- earl and his colleague * in tho other House of Parhument should produce before tho countr y their mounuron ; and the course of my right honourable friond , and of those to whom the noble eivrl alluded as members of a party of 35 - -tho course they took with
regard to tho resolution moved by tho honourable gentleman , Mr . VillierH , are facts jmtoiit to all ; and were it not for tho broad . statement made by tho noble earl to-night , I Hhould have thought that contradiction wan unnecessary . ( Hoar , hoar . ) When tho noblo carl IuIIih of combination , I must nay that he ban himself informed the Houho of a fact which a ( Iordn tho strongest contradiction to fho combination and preparation which he has assumed to exist , when ho lias informed your lordnhipn MiaJ , tho noble ( tail who was miinmoriod to ( ) nboi-ii « on Saturday required a week in order to form an Adminint . ralio ! i . ( Hoar , hoar . ) I will not now enter further into a discussion on the nubjoct . Wo havo hoard before of Prime MiniHtoi-H who were taken b y mirprino , and found theiriHelvoH in positions which they liau little expected . " The Duke of Newcastle tlion challenged Lord
Derby to a discussion of the facts upon a future occasion , when " he will be fairly met . " And he finished as follows : — " It is most important that through such lips as those of the noble earl the country should not be under any misconception as to the views , ihe honesty , and the straightforward conduct of these who perhaps before long will be entrusted with the duty of the administration of this country . I beg pardon of your lordships for having detained you with these remarks . I found myself placed bear to the
in an unusual position ,, but with the- affection I noble earl ( tho Earl of Aberdeen ) as a friend , as well as with regard to other friends of mine in the House of Commons , whose characters have been drawn into this discussion , I could not refrain from offering a few remarks to the House . In conclusion , I will only beg your lordships not to consider that there are not many other things in the speech of the noble earl which may require on a future occasion explanation , and a no less positive contradiction than that given by me to that particular part to which I have called the attention of your lordships . "
Lord Derby explained . " The statement which I made to your lordships was derived from information which I thought , and still think , was not of a character to deceive me , and was one which I thought it my duty to make . I will not now enter into any controversy on the subject . I will merely state in explanation that I did not say that the motion had been made for the purpose of preventing our bringing our measures before the country ; but I did say that from the first commencement of the session there was an obvious connexion existing between different parties for the purpose of putting the Government in a minority , and that the motion was made , and concert entered into on tho subject ,
before we had the opportunity of explaining our measures to the country . I did not say the object of making the motion was at that time for the specific purpose of preventing her Majesty ' s Government from explaining their measures . I am not aware that in anything I have said I have in the slightest degree deviated from courtesy to the noble earl , and if I did not comply with his request in moving the adjournment of the House until Monday next I have stated the reason why I have not so complied , and I also stated that if the noble earl should not be ready by Thursday next , I should of course be prepared to move the further adjournment of the House from Thursday till Monday , with of course the distinct understanding that no business of any importance should be brought forward
till then . The House then adjourned until Thursday . Both Houses of Parliament met on Thursday , but the business transacted was unimportant . The House of Lords , on the motion of the Earl of Derby , adjourned till Monday ; and the House of Commons until two o ' clock on Friday , upon the motion of the Citancexxor of the Exchequer . Baiiwa-Y Legislation . —The committee , consisting of Mr . Henley , Mr . Hume , Mr . Gladstone , Mr . Labouchere , Mr . Strutt , Mr . Patten , Colonel Mure , Captain Jones , Mr . Deedes , Mr . Milnes , Mr . Denison , and Mr . Laffan ,
appointed to consider the principle of amalgamation as applied to railway and canal bills about to bo brought under the consideration of Parliament , and to consider the principles that ought to guide the House in railway legislation , have reported that in their opinion all railway bills introduced into the House during the present session should as a general rule bo made integral in themselves , and that the greatest caution should be exercised in admitting into them , otherwise than by specific enactment , provisions which repeal , continue , or extend tho powers of former acts , and that the attention of committees on private bills should be directed to this point .
December 25, 1852.] The Leader. 1223
December 25 , 1852 . ] THE LEADER . 1223
,The Minlstlly. Lord Derhy Announced His...
, THE MiNLSTllY . Lord Derhy announced his resignation to the Queen sit Osbornc yesterday week , mid recommended Her Majesty , it is said , to send for the Marquis ol Lansdowne . Another . story is , that he did not recommend any successor , but that the Queen accepted his resignation , and sent lor the Marquis of Lnnsdowne mid Lord Aberdeen . The Marquis was detained by the gout , and on the Queen ' s command , Lord Aberdeen went oriputurday alone to Osborne House . He returned on Monday , charged with tho task of forming a Cabinet , and be instantly entered into communication with Lord John Russell find the friends of Sir Robert Pei-1 . On
Monday morning , Lord Derby assembled his supporters in Downing Street , and addressed lo them a speech in all respects similar to that whieli he delivered the same night in tho House of Lords . On Tuesday , Lord John ' Russell waited on Lord Aberdeen a ) , Arpylo House , and remained with him for two hours ; and when ho departed in tho middle of the day , the Pool parly assembled , including the Duke of Newcastle , Mr . Sidney Herbert ; , Mr . ( Jludstono , and Sir James Graham . An noon as this meeting broke up , Lord Aberdeen drove to Lan . sdowno House , and all day couriers were coming and going between Osborne and the residence of Lord Aberdeen . It is stated that ; oh Wednesday the list , as fur us it , was complete , wan handed to the Queen by the new Premier .
Tho Times of yesterday announced that the United Administration had been Nueeessfully funned ; that Lord John Russell will be Foreign Secretary , Lord Pulmorston , Homo Secretary ; the Duke of Newcastle , Secretary lor tho Colonies ; mid Unit , on Thursday
night , the Admiralty , the Board of Control , and the Exchequer , only , had to be bestowed upon Sir Charles Wood , Mr . Gladstone , and Sir James Graham . The Chronicle , however , states that Sir James Graham will take the Admiralty , and Sir Charles Wood the Board of Control , leaving tho Exchequer to Mr . Gladstone . Mr . Sidney Herbert will be Secretary at War . Lord Granville is also to have a place . The Times and the Chronicle are connected by different channels wit h the new Cabinet : so their statements have great weight .
Mr. Gladstone And Lord Derby. The Mornin...
MR . GLADSTONE AND LORD DERBY . The morning journals of Thursday published the following letter , addressed by Mr . Gladstone to Mr . Phillimore , and dated December 22 nd : — " It causes me no surprise to learn that the unwarrantable statement of Lord Derby in the House of Lords on Monday night , to the effect " that his defeat on Thursday last was the ' result of a concert or combination between the friends of Sir 11 . Peel and other political parties , should have caused much soreness among those who supported me at the late contested election for Oxford . For they will , no doubt , remember that I avowed , before and during that election , a . wish to find the policy and measures of tho Government such as would justify me in giving them my support .
_ " That wish I sincerely entertained , and I am ready to show it by reference to all my subsequent acts ; but the main question—one really of personal honour , as well as of political consistency—is this : whether the concert or combination alleged to have taken place for the purpose of ejecting Lord Derby ' s Government from office is a fact or a fiction . " I have not the slightest hesitation in stating to you that it is a fiction . I give you this assurance absolutely as regards myself , and with all the confidence as regards my immediate friends that one man can have in the veracity of another . I shall denounce it as a fiction upon , every legitimate occasion that may offer itself to me , and shall complain of the propagation , from such a source , of a statement so injurious and so entirely unsupported by legitimate evidence .
" It was entirely unsupported by such evidence , for the only presumption in its favour was this—that we voted against the Budget of Mr . Disraeli in strict conformity with every principle of finance we had professed through our political lives , and with the policy of former finance Ministers from the time of Mr . Pitt , against the ' principles' and ' new policies' which Mr . Disraeli declared at Aylesbury his intention to submit to the House of Commons—a pledge which I ' admit that he completely redeemed . " You are quite at liberty to make known the purport of this letter , and especially—in its full breadth—the rioninl it contains . "
Disgraceful Scene In The Cahlton Club. W...
DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN THE CAHLTON CLUB . We find the following statement in a contemporary : — " A scene took place at the Carlton Club on Monday evening which has excited much attention , and may yet lead to very unpleasant consequences . The version of the affair which has reached us is to the effect that , while Mr . Gladstone was reading a , newspaper , and not having- conversation with any one , certain Tory members of the House of Commons , who had been treating Major Beresford to a dinner by way of celebrating his acquittal by the Derby Committee , came into the room , and employed extremely insulting language to the right hon . gentleman , telling him , among other things , that he had no right to belong to a Conservative Club , but ought ; to be pitched out at the window in the direction of the Reform Club . Mr . Gladstone addressed the parties in . the most courteous terms ; but , instead of this producing a proper effect upon them , they repeated their insulting language , ordered candles in another room , and then left Mr . Gladstone alone . One of the principal performers in the scent ! is a gallant colonel , and another who played a prominent part in it is a gentleman whoso name has figured a good deal of late in the public journals in connexion with another scene . The affair , as might ho expected , has created a great sensation in the Carlton ; and it : is supposed that an inquiry into tht : circumstances must be instituted . " Times . Wo subjoin another , and , we befievo , the true version of this si Hair from tho ( t' / o / ja of Thursday .
" Wo gavo yesterday a paragraph from a morning contemporary , on this political episode . The performers , or rather ini , erloeutorn , have made no secret ( it it out ol ' doors ; ho thai we need not have much delicacy about , the occurrence . We do not hear flint there was any formal . Horesford celebration ; nor indeed tlid tho statement we inserted yesterday quite amount lo that . It is , however , pretty clour that ' the Horesford or Derby champ ion ^ had ' irreaflv durintr dined' whether ' judicious drank * in lifsl addressedat tho
another mailer . Tho .. question ' obnoxious parties , wan whether tlione Peelites ( wo omit epithets ) meant to coiilinuo ineintxTH of a doiiservafivo elub . Mr . Gladstone , we understand , roue from the fable whore he wan sitting , and replied , 'They do . ' The next question was , how they could cull tlicuiHolvou (' oiiKorva-( Jvoh nl ' lor turning out a Conservative government . JVi r . ( Jlad . st . ono , wo are told , rejoined — -That would mine tho question whether Lord Derby ' s government hail boon huoU or not . Tho noxt remark wau tho expression of tho wiuh
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 25, 1852, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_25121852/page/3/
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