Simpson's _Many Memories_, pp. 232-3.

272 Quoted in Sir E.W. Hamilton's _Monograph_, p. 324.

M138 Lord Clarendon--Lowe--Bright
M139 Ministerial Discipline

273 May 6, 10, 1873. _Life of Wilberforce_, iii. p. 413.

_ 274 Gleanings_, i. pp. 232-3.

275 July 25, 1889.

M140 The Queen

276 See the remarkable article in the _Quarterly Review_, April, 1901,
p. 320.

_ 277 Pall Mall Gazette_, Sept. 29, 1871.

278 See Appendix.

_ 279 Quarterly Review_ for April, 1901, p. 305.

280 This circumstance is accurately told, among other places, in Mr.
Sidney Lee's _Queen Victoria_.

M141 Patronage

281 During the twelve years in which he held the office of prime
minister, he was answerable for sixty-seven new peerages (twenty-two
of these now extinct), and on his recommendation fourteen Scotch and
Irish peers were called to the House of Lords. In addition, he was
responsible for seven promotions of peers to higher rank. During the
same period ninety-seven baronetcies were created.--See Sir Edward
Hamilton, _Mr. Gladstone, a Monograph_, p. 97.

_ 282 Life of Grote_, pp. 306-10.

M142 Ecclesiastical Appointments
M143 At Work On The Bill

283 The promotion of Dr. Temple to the bench.

M144 Well Received On Introduction

284 Stephen's _Life of Fawcett_, p. 282.

M145 Hostility Of Irish Bishops

285 The adverse majority was made up of 209 English, 68 Irish, and 10
Scotch members. The minority contained 222 English, 47 Scotch, and
15 Irish members. The absentees numbered 75, of whom 53 were
English, 3 Scotch, and 19 Irish. There voted with the opposition 43
liberals--eight English and Scotch, including Mr. Bouverie, Mr.
Fawcett, Mr. Horsman, Sir Robert Peel, and 35 Irish, of whom 25 were
catholics and 10 protestants.

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_ 286 Life of W. E. Forster_, i. p. 550.

_ 287 March 13._--Cabinet again at twelve. Decided to resign ... Gladstone
made quite a touching little speech. He began playfully. This was
the last of some 150 cabinets or so, and he wished to say to his
colleagues with what "profound gratitude"--and here he completely
broke down, and he could say nothing, except that he could not enter
on the details. ... Tears came to my eyes, and we were all
touched.--_Life of W. E. Forster_, i. pp. 550, 551.

M147 Attitude Of Mr. Dis