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Search - Life, Letters, And Diaries Of Sir Stafford Northcote, First Earl Of Iddesleigh - Vol II

Life Letters And Diaries Of Sir Stafford Northcote First Earl Of Iddesleigh Vol II
Author: Andrew Lang

LIFE, LETTERS, AND DIARIES SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE FIRST EARL OF IDDESLEIGH - IN T W O VOLCrlVES VOL. 11. - CONTENTS OF THE SECOKD VOLUME. CHAPTER XII. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS AND THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. PAGE Asked to join the Commission in Washington-Purpose of Commission-American political motives conjectured-Sir Stafford. to Mr Disraeli - Early m... more »eetings of Commission - The indirect claims-Misunderstanding-Speech at Exeter-Letters to Lord Derby and Mr Fish-Diary of the Commission-Interference by Home Government-The treaty signed-Letter to Mr Disraeli-Social amusements, and trips near Washington-Poem to a lady - Return home-Friendly Societies Commission-Objections to the Bill-Appreciation of it by members of societies, . 1 CHAPTER XIII. CHANCELLOR OF THE EXC-EEQUER. Charges of c frittering away Mr Gladstones surplus considered-Sir Staffords fiuancial principles - How to use the surplus-Letter to Mr Disraeli - Budget speech - Scheme for reducing National Debt - Mr Gladstones criticisms- Pitch-and-toss and Neevie-nick-nack -Savings banks-Mr Plimsolls affair - The purchase of Suez Canal shares-Letter to Mr Disraeli - Later Budgets - Lean years - Foreign troubles - Mr Gladstones criticisms-The defeat of 1880, . . 52 CONTENTS. CHAPTER XIV. THE TROUBLES IN THE EAST. Foreign politics - A note of Sir Staffords on Eastern affairs - The massacres in Bulgaria-Mr Disraelis speech- What is there to laugh at -Besika Bay-Conversation with RXr Bright-Lord Derbys resignation-Sir Staffords theory-Russian promises-Russia at Constantinople-A blunder in a telegram-The secret agreement-English sentiment-Anecdote of pigs and truffles-Sir Staffords speeches-Berlin, Russia, and Cabnl-Sir Staffords defence of his consistency-The Transvaal, . 98 CHAPTER XV. SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE AS A PARLIAMEXTARY LEADER. Accession to leadership-State of politics-History of obstruction-Sir Stafford and the clbture-Mr Bradlaughs affair-The Fourth Party-General criticism of Sir Stafford as a leader, t . 127 CHAPTER XVI. SIR STAFFORDS DIARY OF 1880. Causes of Conservative defeat-The new Government-Blr Forster - hIr Gladstone at the Royal Academy- Hanging together - Organisation in Scotland-The Bradlaugh question - Ministers eating leeks - Oriental prophecies - Bradlaugh Committee-Mr Gladstones inconsistencies -Rabbits and Hares Bill-hlr Bradlaughs conduct - The Irish Bill - Conversations with Lord Beaconsfield at Hughenden - Lord Beaconsfield on Homer-Defeat of General urrows- ffairs of Greece-Concert of Europe, . . . 148 CHAPTER XVII. IN AND OUT OF PARLIAMEKT, 1880-85. Criticism in opposition - Suqmary of political events - Letter to Lord Beaconsfield on the defeat of 1880-Playing a losing game - Remarks on Ireland-Coercion-The Kilmainham affair-The Phoenix Park murders - Is an Imperial democracy possible -Remarks on the Transvaal - Candahar - The bombardment of Alexandria-The Soudan-Hicks-Gordon-The Reform Bill of CONTENTS. vii 1884-85-Private interview with Jlr Gladstone-The Budget of 1885-Conservatives take office-Sir Stafford goes to the House of Lords as Earl of Iddesleigh - Extracts from diary - To be private secretary to Lord Randolph Churchill -Speeches out of Parliament - The new revolution foreseen - The condition of England-Advice to electors-Agricultural holdings-Ireland-Fair trade-The new moon and the old-Stormy weather, . 184 CHAPTER XVIII. HOLIDAYS AND HOLIDAY TASKS...

ISBN-13: 9781408616574
ISBN-10: 1408616572
Publication Date: 1/31/2008
Pages: 382
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