Memories of Eight Partiaments, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Memories of Eight Partiaments, Vol. 1There was current at the time a malicious report to the effect that some of his Cabinet colleagues learned of the dissolution Of Parliament when on the 24th of January, 1874, opening their morning papers they found displayed on the front page the Premier's letter to the electorate of Greenwich, informing them that he had advised Her Majesty to sanction the step. Though the story seemed improbable, it was not impos sible. In such a matter decision rests absolutely with the Prime Minister, though he would naturally prize counsel taken with his colleagues on so critical an issue. That the bomb should be exploded in the breakfast-room of Cabinet Ministers seemed a procedure lacking in courtesy, not to speak Of wisdom. But underlying his habit of effusive Speech there was a curious secretiveness about Gladstone. His colleagues in the Cabinet of 1885 had reason to suspect him of Home Rule tendencies long before his momentous decision was made known to them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.