Chapter XIV: Part 14

[70] His abdication of leadership in 1875 was meant to be final,
though when the urgency of Eastern affairs had drawn him back
into strife, the old ardour revived, and he resumed the place
of Prime Minister in 1880. It has been often said that he would
have done better to retire from public life in 1880, or in
1885, yet the most striking proofs both of his courage and of
his physical energy were given in the latest part of his
career.

[71] For instance, he recommended Dr. Stubbs for a bishopric and Sir
John Holker for a lord justiceship, knowing both of them to be
Tories.

[72] His respect and regard for Mr. Bright were entirely unaffected by
the fact that Mr. Bright's opposition to the Home Rule Bill of
1886 had been the chief cause of its defeat.

[73] Usually over-anxious to vindicate his own consistency, he showed
on one occasion a capacity for recognising the humorous side of
a position into which he had been brought. In a debate which
arose in 1891 frequent references had been made to a former
speech in which he had pronounced a highly-coloured panegyric
upon the Church of England in Wales, the disestablishment of
which he had subsequently become willing to support. He
replied, "Many references have been made to a former speech of
mine on this subject, and I am not prepared to deny that in
that speech, when closely scrutinised, there may appear to be
present some element of exaggeration." The House dissolved in
laughter, and no further reference was made to the old speech.

[74] His Oxford contemporary and friend, the late Mr. Milnes Gaskell,
told me that when Mr. Gladstone was undergoing his _viva voce_
examination for his degree, the examiner, satisfied with the
candidate's answers on a particular matter, said, "And now, Mr.
Gladstone, we will leave that part of the subject." "No,"
replied the examinee, "we will, if you please, not leave it
yet." Whereupon he proceeded to pour forth a further flood of
knowledge and disquisition.

[75] _Purgat._ xi. 100-126.

INDEX

Acton, John Edward Emerich Dalberg, Lord--
career of, 382-84
characteristics of, 399
critical taste of, 390
family of, 382
history, view of, 391-92;
view of study of, 394-95
learning of, 386-89, 392
liberty, history of, projected by, 395-96
libraries of, 388-89 and note
political opinions of, 384
style of, 396-97
thoroughness of, 390, 393-95
University work of, 397-98
writings of, 395

American Civil War, 55, 57, 90 and note. _See also_ United States

Arnold, Dr., 343, 346

Austen, Jane, 127

Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, Lord--
Cairns valued by, 186-87
career of, 3-16
characteristics of--
ambition, 21-22, 26, 30-31
_bonhomie_, 32, 34
courage, 11, 25-26, 65
cynicism, 30, 40-41
debating power, 47
intellectual congruity, 35-38, 42
loyalty, 33
self-confidence, 21, 26, 50, 65, 224
tactical adroitness, 48-50
tenacity, 11, 15, 23-24, 60, 65
Eastern policy of, 140, 275-76, 300, 356
education of, 39
epigrammatic phrases of, 41-42
estimates regarding, 1-2;
foreign, 54, 58
family of, 3
Gladstone compared with, 418, 429, 465;
contrasted with, 422;
Gladstone's attitude towards, 455-56
influence of, 66-68
literary works of, 4-5, 18-19, 29, 31-33, 35, 41, 43-45, 52 note;
quoted, 21 note, 25 note, 41, 50 note, 55
Lowe and, 34, 302
Northcote appreciated by, 21, 218
political views of, 6-8;
foreign policy of (_see also above_, Eastern policy), 15, 56, 59, 67
Stanley and, 81
suffrage extension, policy of, 305-306, 309-10, 442
otherwise mentioned, 107, 171, 220

Bentinck, Lord George, 9

Bishops--
change in type of, 196-98
House of Lords, presence in, 112
industry of, 199
influence of, 100-101, 103

Bismarck, Prince, 54

Black, J. Sutherland, 311 note

Bowen, Edward Ernest--
biography of, 343 note
career of, 345-46
characteristics of, 360-62
death of, 355
games, attitude towards, 351-52
influence of, 350;
views regarding, 353-54
military history, fondness for, 357-58
political interests of, 355-57
school songs of, 343 note, 359-360
teaching methods of, 346-47, 349-350, 354-55
training of teachers, views on, 348
travel, fondness for, 358
walking tours of, 355

Bowen, Lord, 345, 359

Bright, John, 30, 98, 304, 428-29, 443, 455 note

Bradlaugh, Mr., 437

Brooke, Rev. Stopford, quoted, 135-137

Brooks, Dr. Phillips, 209, 381

Brougham, Lord, 64, 428

Browning, Robert, 39, 126

Burke, Edmund, 410, 427-28, 440

Burney, Miss, 127

Cairns, Hugh M'Calmont, Earl--
American Civil War, attitude towards, 57
career of, 184-86
characteristics of, 184, 188-91
Disraeli compared with, 47
Gladstone compared with, 429
Jessel compared with, 180, 193
judicial gifts of, 192-93
legal manner of, 191-92
Mellish and, 176-78
parliamentary reform opposed by, 307
political partisanship of, 187, 194-195
religious views and interests of, 185-86, 193-94

Cambridge--
Jewish scholar at, 319 note
Sidgwick at, 327 _seq._
Smith, W. R., at, 319

Canterbury,
importance of See of, 101-105;
qualifications of archbishops of, 105-107

Carlyle, Thomas, 40, 87, 92, 126, 277, 461

Celtic temperament, 403, 405

Chancery Bar, 170;
famous trio at, 191

Chancery Courts, 181-82

Charity Organisation Society, 133

Church, Dean, 251-52

Church--
Anglican--
disestablishment of, 114-15, 141
possibilities before, 209-10
Stanley's view of, 78-79
Tractarian movement in, 252, 264 note, 406
Roman Catholic--
adaptability of, 259
Infallibilist claims of, 256, 385
modern research, attitude towards, 317

Clark, George T., quoted, 266-67

Clough, Miss A. J., 329

Clough, Arthur Hugh, 338

Cobden, Mr., quoted, 429-30

Collins, Wilkie, 116

Copleston, Dr. (Bishop of Llandaff), 197

Creighton, Bishop, 289, 387

Dalgairns, 251

Dante, 468-69, 471

Darwin, Charles, 457, 471-72

_De la Democratie_, Scherer's, cited, 309 note

Delane, Mr., 422

_Democracy and the Organisation of Political Parties_,
Ostrogorski's, cited, 309 note

Denison, Archdeacon, 133, 271 note

Derby, Lord, 10, 12, 28, 47, 57, 198, 429, 470

Dickens, Charles, 123, 127

Disraeli. _See_ Beaconsfield

Dissenters. _See_ Nonconformists

Doellinger, Dr. von, 383, 385, 392

Dupanloup, Archbishop, 209, 385

Eastern Question (1876), 140, 275-276, 300, 356, 419

Editors,
types of, 363-64;
temptations of, 370, 380-81

Eliot, George, 124, 328

Equity Courts, 170, 173

_Essays and Reviews_, 113, 317

_Essays on Reform_, cited, 307 and note

_Evening Post, The_, 365, 374-76

Forster, W. E., 234, 239 and note

Fox, Charles James, 428-29, 435

France, novelists of, 129

Franchise extension. _See_ Suffrage

Fraser, James, Bishop of Manchester--
biographies of, 196 note
career of, 196, 200-201
characteristics of, 204-205
energy of, 202
Fraser, James, Bishop of Manchester--
influence of, 206
new Episcopal type created by, 196, 210
personality of, 203-204
popularity of, 202, 206
ritualist illegalities, attitude towards, 208
science, attitude towards, 207
views of, 206-207

Freeman, Edward Augustus--
biography of, 262 note
career of, 262-63
friendships of, 290
Green influenced by, 137
historical work,
merits of, 276-84;
style of, 286-87
humour of, 287
interests of, 264-67, 271-72
kindliness of, 278, 291
literary preferences of, 269-70
methodical ways of, 285
military history, fondness for, 357
Oxford work of, 287-89
political views of, 272-75
simplicity and directness of, 270-71, 275
Trollope and, 120, 271 and note
works of, 267, 284-86, 291-92

Froude, J. A., 271 note

Gardiner, S. R., 357;
quoted, 274

Gibbon, 133, 169, 281, 284

Gladstone, William Ewart--
Acton, Lord, relations with, 383, 399
_Alabama_ claims, action regarding, 444, 446, 449, 451
American Civil War, attitude towards, 57
career of, 412
characteristics of--
breadth and keenness of interests, 400, 413, 459
caution, 409, 414, 419, 447, 453
complexity of nature, 400, 409-410, 412
conservatism, 401, 439
constructive power, 439-41
conversational powers, 461
courage, 447 and note, 451 note
courtesy, 423 and note, 455-456, 461
dignity, 457
emotional excitability, 405, 410-411, 433-34
humour, 460
impulsiveness, 401, 405, 421, 447
independence, 418-19, 450
ingenuity, 404, 416-17, 430-31, 466
insight into character, 453
intensity, 402, 405, 426, 435, 450, 453, 460, 462
loyalty, 455
magnanimity, 457, 477
memory, 404, 424, 459
for faces, 423
open-mindedness, 416, 452, 454
oratory, 411, 426-39, 463
over-subtlety, 407, 432, 448, 452
patriotism, 450-51
pride, 416, 420, 423, 452, 455, 474, 477
religious disposition, 472-75
views, 401, 406-407
reserve:
political, 409, 414-15, 419, 452
personal, 424, 475-476
Scottish temperament, 403-405
self-confidence, 224
simplicity, 453, 458, 461, 475
sincerity, 401
temper, 455-56
tranquillity, 462
voice, 430, 436-38
Disraeli and, 11, 33, 35
estimates of, 411, 417, 448
continental, 444
family of, 403
foreign affairs, attitude towards, 443-46, 458
Freeman's appointment by, 263
High Church appointments of, 198
home life of, 462, 474, 477
Home Rule Bill of (1886), 272
Homeric studies and views of, 401, 465-68
hostility to, 304
literary activities of, 401, 458, 462-68
Lowe compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435
Lowe's antagonism to, 295
Lowe in Cabinet of, 299
mistakes of, 449
Northcote and, 212, 216
Oxford training of, 406-408
parliamentary abilities of, 420-21, 424-26
Parnell's resentment against, 239-240, 247
Peel's influence on, 10, 409, 452
poetry, attitude towards, 471
quoted, 56
Reform Bill of, 13, 442
scholarship of, 468
science, attitude towards, 407-408, 470
suffrage qualifications, proposed reduction of, 308 note
theological views of, tinging political, 473
otherwise mentioned, 67, 113, 179, 187, 221, 260

Godkin, Edwin Lawrence--
career of, 365-66
courage of, 370-71
geniality of, 376
humour of, 368-73
independence of, 364, 369, 381
influence of, 378-80
sincerity of, 367, 373, 380
style of, 367-68, 373
Tammany, attitude towards, 374 and note
views of, 366-67, 370, 374-76

Green, John Richard--
biography of, 131 note
career of, 131-34
conversation of, 165-66
eloquence of, 166
gifts and qualities of, 146, 151-52, 154, 160-62, 164-67
ill-health of, 138, 141-46
interests of, 151, 154-57
letters of, 131 note, 152-53
literary work of--
_Saturday Review_ articles, 133, 135-37, 153;
historical, 138-39, 142-45, 155, 158-60, 163-64;
characteristics of, 139-40, 150, 152-53, 157-65, 167-69
military history, fondness for, 357
political activity of, 140-41
views of, 134

Green, Prof. Thomas Hill--
career of, 85
characteristics of, 86-91
civic activities of, 98
influence of, 95-97, 99
literary works of, 92-94, 98
political keenness of, 95, 97
views of, 93, 97, 335
otherwise mentioned, 265, 268, 278

Hardy, Gathorne, 213

Hardy, Thomas, 116

Healy, T. M., 443

Henry VIII., 271 note

Herodotus, 149-51

Historians--
qualifications of, 146-48, 156, 277
two classes of, 149

History, Freeman's view of, 268, 274

Hodgkin, Dr. Thomas, 357

Holker, Sir John, 453 note

House of Commons--
character of, 48
erroneous sketches of, 121
lawyers in, 172
leadership of, 217, 424
occasional detachment of, from popular sentiment, 51
power of, declining, 308-309
rhetoric unpopular with, 296

Huxley, 207

Iddesleigh. _See_ Northcote

Ireland--
Anglo-Irish Protestants, 229-30
Church disestablishment in, 113, 187, 273, 407, 419, 442, 449 and note
Disraeli's attitude towards, 56-57, 67
Green, J. R., views of, regarding, 141
Home Rule, views regarding, of
Acton, 384;
Bowen, 356;
Bright, 455 note;
Freeman, 272;
Gladstone, 272, 414, 447;
Godkin, 375
Land Bill of 1881, 425, 442-43

James, Henry, 129

Jessel, Sir George--
Cairns compared with, 180, 193
career of, 171
judicial methods of, 174-75, 179-181, 194
mental powers of, 173, 181-82
parliamentary manner of, 172
quickness of, 173, 176, 183, 193

Jews--
bigotry towards, 183
Cambridge scholar, anecdote of, 319 note
concentration, power of, possessed by, 23 and note
conservatism of, 25 note
detachment of, 19-20
distinctions gained by, 171
practicality of, 182
satirical powers of, 45

Jowett, 113, 150

Kelvin, Lord, 184

Kipling, Rudyard, 129

Lawrence, Lord, 184

Lightfoot, Bishop, 199-200, 209, 290

Louis Napoleon, 55, 64, 98

Lowe, Robert--
biography of, 293 note
Cairns compared with, 188
career of, 293-95, 299-300
characteristics of, 301-304
Disraeli and, 34, 302
eclipse of fame of, 293, 300
educational work of, 294-95, 304-305
Gladstone compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435;
antagonism to Gladstone, 295;
in Gladstone's Cabinet, 299
Oxford, at, 301 note 2
rhetorical power of, 296-97
shortsightedness of, 300-301
Utilitarianism of, 304

Lyndhurst, Lord, 29

Macaulay, 139, 169, 270, 274, 281, 427, 428 and note 2

Macdonald, Sir John A., 422

Maclennan, John F., 320

Magee, Archbishop, 112, 199, 429

Manning, Cardinal Henry Edward--
biography of, 260-61
career of, 250-51
characteristics of, 251-54, 261
conversions effected by, 255
Infallibilist cause, work for, 256
interests and sympathies of, 257-61
speeches of, 255

Maurice, F. D., 134, 408

Mellish, Lord Justice, 176-79

Meredith, George, 116, 122

Mill, John Stuart, 61, 78 note, 93, 304

Monk, Bishop, 197

Mugwumps, 375 and note

Napoleon Bonaparte, 238

Napoleon, Louis, 55, 64, 98

_Nation, The_, 365, 368, 371-73, 378

Newman, Cardinal, 251-52, 428 note 1, 467

Newnham College, Cambridge, 329-330

Nonconformists--
Disraeli's dislike of, 8, 52
Education Act (1870) resented by, 15
Fraser's attitude towards, 202, 206-208 and note
Gladstone trusted by, 401
Green's dislike of, 134

Northcote, Sir Stafford (Lord Iddesleigh)--
biography of, 211 note
career of, 212-13
characteristics of, 213, 222-23, 225-26
Gladstone compared with, 435
parliamentary abilities of, 214-16, 218

Novels, types of, 122

O'Connell, Daniel, 6, 8, 248

Oliphant, Mrs., 116

Oratory--
elevation in, 433
reputation for, nature of, 427

Oxford--
Green, T. H., on municipal council of, 98-99
Thackeray's candidature for, 120

Oxford University--
Tractarian movement in, 252, 264 note, 406
training at, characteristics of, 408, 467

Palmer, Roundell (Lord Selborne), 176, 191-92, 294

Palmerston, Lord, 13, 28, 49, 57, 98, 294

Parliament. _See_ House of Commons

Parnell, Charles Stewart--
biography of, 227 note
career of, 228-29
family of, 227
leadership, aptness for, 248
moral courage of, 239
parliamentary tactics of, 218-19, 244;
knowledge of procedure, 242-43
passion and self-control of, 240
Phoenix Park murders, demeanour after, 236, 238
Pigott affair, attitude towards, 239
practicality of, 230-33
pride of, 233, 235-38
self-confidence of, 224, 236, 238
speeches of, 241-42
unscrupulousness of, 237-38
unsympathetic manner of, 190
views of, 245-46

Peel, Sir Robert--
caution of, 408-409, 452
death of, 10
Disraeli's conduct towards, 28 and note
his view of, 55
financial policy of, 441-42
Gladstone compared with, 411, 439, 455, 475
separation of, from Conservatives, 9, 61
speeches of, 428

Pitt, William, 429, 435, 439, 442, 476

_Popular Government_, Sir H. Maine's, cited, 309 note

Psychical Research Society, 331-32

Pusey, Dr., cited, 80

Rhodes, Cecil, 246

Rolt, Lord Justice, 191-92

Roman Catholic Church. _See under_ Church

Russell, Lord, 13, 28, 57, 295

Salisbury, Lord, 186, 247, 295, 456

_Saturday Review_--
Bowen's contributions to, 360
Freeman's contributions to, 285
dissociation from, 275
Green's contributions to, 133, 135-137, 153

Schoolmasters, types of, 343, 346

Schools Inquiry Commission, 200-201

Scott, Sir Walter, 123, 125

Scottish temperament and characteristics, 315, 403-405

Selborne, Lord. _See_ Palmer, Roundell

Sherbrooke, Viscount. _See_ Lowe, Robert

Sidgwick, Henry--
career of, 327-29
characteristics of, 338-42
impartiality of, 334
literary preferences of, 338
psychical research, interest in, 331-332
views of, philosophical and political, 335-37
women's education promoted by, 329

Sidgwick, Henry--
works of, 332-34, 338

Skene, Mr., cited, 158

Smith, Professor Goldwin, 76, 281

Smith, R. Bosworth, quoted, 349-50

Smith, Prof. Robertson--
Acton, Lord, and, 387
career of, 311-12, 315, 318-320
characteristics of, 323-25
ecclesiastical trial of, 313-16
_Encyclopaedia Britannica_, work on, 312-14
versatility of, 322
works of, 320-21;
characteristics of, 321

Stanley, Very Rev. Arthur Penrhyn--
career of, 70
characteristics of, 71, 73, 77, 82-84
debating power of, 77
Disraeli and, 81
family of, 69-70
Green influenced by, 132, 137
literary work of, 71-74
politics of, 78
sermons of, 76-77
theological position of, 80-81
Tait, attitude towards, 113
otherwise mentioned, 164-65, 205-206

Statesmanship, necessary qualifications for, 46

Stevenson, R. L., 129

Stubbs, Bishop, 138, 160, 289-90, 453 note

Suffrage extension--
Disraeli's view of, 52, 57-58, 67-68, 310
Lowe's opposition to, 295-98, 305-306
results of, 306-309

Tait, Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury--
biography of, cited, 100 note
career of, 107
characteristics of, 108-12, 209
Green appointed librarian by, 133-134
influence of, 110-12
Irish Church Disestablishment Bill, attitude towards, 187
policy of, 112, 114
views of, 110

Temple, Archbishop, 113 and note, 199

Tennyson, 39, 459

Thackeray, W. M., 35, 120, 123-25

Thirlwall, Bishop, 112

Thucydides, 149-50

Tone, Wolfe, 229, 248

Tory party--
nature of, 218;
(1848-1865), 60-62
suffrage extension profitable to, 52, 57-58, 67, 310

Tractarian movement, 252, 264 note, 406

Trollope, Anthony--
biographies of, cited, 116 note
Freeman and, 120, 271 and note
literary position of, 116-18
personality of, 118, 126
political activity of, 120
travels of, 121-22
works of, 117-20, 128;
characteristics of, 122-30

United States--
Acton's knowledge of history of, 387
Freeman's visit to, 268
journalism in, 379
Presbyterianism in, 317
religion and politics dissociated in, 100
Trollope's account of, 122
University influence in, 378

Westbury, Lord, 303

Whiggism, 6, 8, 63, 298, 469

Wilberforce, Bishop Samuel, 111-12, 198, 254, 429

Women, education of, 329-31

Wordsworth, 301

Wright, William, 319 and note, 320

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