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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. M146 Ministers Defeated _ 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
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