Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XI. Advent of Lord Derby to power in 1852.--His invitation to Blackburae to take the Great Seal.--The latter's acceptance of it--Lord Eglinton appointed Lord-Lieutenant.--His great success and popularity.--Gratification felt at Blackburne's elevation.--His judicial career as Chancellor.--Short duration of the ministry.--Formation of a Coalition Government under Lord Aberdeen.--Anticipation that in some of the offices there would be no change.--Article in the Times on the subject.--Blackburne's resignation of the Great Seal and its acceptance.--Great regret at his retirement.--Correspondence in the Morning Herald and Sun newspapers. Letter of Lord Derby in reply to that of Blackburae tendering his resignation.--The National Board of Education.--Blackburae appointed one of the Commissioners.--His retirement from it.--His reasons for doing so. Shortly after the termination of the Special Commission at Monaghan, Blackburne resigned his seat in the Queen's Bench, and exchanged his place of Chief-Justice for the higher but precarious one of Lord Chancellor. It would be foreign to our present purpose to go into a history of the political situation of the country from 1846, when Sir Robert Peel resigned, down to the period of which we are writing; nor have we any wish to do so, for, as regards the great Conservative party, the retrospect would be but painful. Suffice it to say, that when Lord John Russell, who then succeeded to power, and who retained a weak hold of it for five years, found himself at last unable to carry on the government, Lord Derby (who in the year 1851 had declined to undertake the task), upon the resignation of Lord John Russell in the following year no longer hesitated, but, under the circumstances in which the...
