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Lord John Russell

Reproduced by permission from an unpublished picture by G. F. Watts, R. A. in the possession of the Dowager Countess Russell at Pembroke Lodge, Richmond
Photogravure by Annan & Swan.

The Prime Ministers of Queen Victoria

EDITED BY
STUART J. REID

LORD JOHN RUSSELL

THE QUEENS PRIME MINISTERS

A SERIES OF POLITICAL BIOGRAPHIES.

EDITED BY

STUART J. REID

AUTHOR OF THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SYDNEY SMITH.

The volumes contain Photogravure Portraits,
also copies of Autographs.

I.
THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD, K.G. By J. A. Froude , D.C.L. (Seventh Edition.)

II.
VISCOUNT MELBOURNE. By Henry Dunckley , LL.D. (Verax.)

III.
SIR ROBERT PEEL. By Justin McCarthy , M.P.

IV.
THE RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. By G. W. E. Russell . (Twelfth Thousand.)

V.
THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY. By H. D. Traill , D.C.L. (Second Edition.)

VI.
VISCOUNT PALMERSTON. By the Marquis of Lorne . (Second Edition.)

VII.
THE EARL OF DERBY. By George Saintsbury .

VIII.
THE EARL OF ABERDEEN. By Lord Stanmore .

IX.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL. By Stuart J. Reid .

*** A Limited Library Edition of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY COPIES, each numbered, printed on hand-made paper, parchment binding, gilt top, with facsimile reproductions, in some cases of characteristic notes of Speeches and Letters, which are not included in the ordinary edition, and some additional Portraits. Price for the Complete Set of Nine Volumes, Four Guineas net. No Volumes of this Edition sold separately.

London :
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY, Limited ,
St. Dunstans House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street , E.C.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL

STUART J. REID

I have looked to the happiness of my countrymen as the object to which my efforts ought to be directed

Recollections and Suggestions

LONDON

SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & COMPANY
LIMITED
St. Dunstans House
FETTER LANE, FLEET STREET, E.C.
1895

TO THE
LADY MARY AGATHA RUSSELL
THIS RECORD
OF
HER FATHERS CAREER
IS
WITH TRUE REGARD
DEDICATED

PREFACE

This monograph could not have been writtenin the intimate senseif the Dowager Countess Russell had not extended a confidence which, I trust, has in no direction been abused. Lady Russell has not only granted me access to her journal and papers as well as the early note-books of her husband, but in many conversations has added the advantage of her own reminiscences.

I am also indebted in greater or less degree to Mrs. Warburton, Lady Georgiana Peel, Lady Agatha Russell, the Hon. Rollo Russell, Mr. G. W. E. Russell, and the Hon. George Elliot. Mr. Elliots knowledge, as brother-in-law, and for many years as private secretary, touches both the personal and official aspects of Lord Johns career, and it has been freely placed at my disposal. Outside the circle of Lord Johns relatives I have received hints from the Hon. Charles Gore and Sir Villiers Lister, both of whom, at one period or another in his public life, also served him in the capacity of secretary.

I have received some details of Lord Johns official life from one who served under him in a more public capacitynot, however, I hasten to add, as Chancellor of the Exchequerbut I am scarcely at liberty in this instance to mention my authority.

My thanks are due, in an emphatic sense, to my friend Mr. Spencer Walpole, who, with a generosity rare at all times, has not only allowed me to avail myself of facts contained in his authoritative biography of Lord John Russell, but has also glanced at the proof sheets of these pages, and has given me, in frank comment, the benefit of his own singularly wide and accurate knowledge of the historical and political annals of the reign. It is only right to add that Mr. Walpole is not in any sense responsible for the opinions expressed in a book which is only partially based on his own, is not always in agreement with his conclusions, and which follows independent lines.

The letter which the Queen wrote to the Countess Russell immediately after the death of one of her first and most distinguished Ministers is now printed with her Majestys permission.

The late Earl of Selborne and Mr. Lecky were sufficiently interested in my task to place on record for the volume some personal and political reminiscences which speak for themselves, and do so with authority.

I am also under obligations of various kinds to the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the Earl of Durham, Lord Stanmore, Dr. Anderson of Richmond, and the Rev. James Andrews of Woburn. I desire also to acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Andrew Lang, Mr. James Knowles, Mr. Percy Bunting, Mr. Edwin Hodder, Messrs. Longmans, and the proprietors of Punch, for liberty to quote from published books and journals.

In Montaignes words, The tales I borrow, I charge upon the consciences of those from whom I have them. I have gathered cues from all quarters, but in almost every case my indebtedness stands recorded on the passing page.

The portrait which forms the frontispiece is for the first time reproduced, with the sanction of the Countess Russell and Mr. G. F. Watts, from an original crayon drawing which hangs on the walls at Pembroke Lodge.

It may be as well to anticipate an obvious criticism by stating that the earlier title of the subject of this memoir is retained, not only in deference to the strongly expressed wish of the family at Pembroke Lodge, but also because it suggests nearly half a century spent in the House of Commons in pursuit of liberty. In the closing days of Earl Russells life his eye was accustomed to brighten, and his manner to relax, when some new acquaintance, in the eagerness of conversation, took the liberty of familiar friendship by addressing the old statesman as Lord John.

STUART J. REID.

Chislehurst : June 4, 1895.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

EARLY YEARS, EDUCATION, AND TRAVEL
1792-1813

Rise of the Russells under the TudorsChildhood and early surroundings of Lord JohnSchooldays at WestminsterFirst journey abroad with Lord HollandWellington and the Peninsular campaignStudent days in Edinburgh and speeches at the Speculative SocietyEarly leanings in politics and literatureEnters the House of Commons as member for Tavistock

CHAPTER II

IN PARLIAMENT AND FOR THE PEOPLE
1813-1826

The political outlook when Lord John entered the House of CommonsThe Condition of England questionThe struggle for Parliamentary ReformSide-lights on Napoleon BonaparteThe Liverpool Administration in a panicLord John comes to the aid of Sir Francis BurdettForeign travelFirst motion in favour of ReformMaking headway

CHAPTER III

WINNING HIS SPURS
1826-1830

Defeated and out of harnessJourney to ItalyBack in ParliamentCannings accession to powerBribery and corruptionThe repeal of the Test and Corporation ActsThe struggle between the Court and the Cabinet over Catholic EmancipationDefeat of Wellington at the pollsLord John appointed Paymaster-General

CHAPTER IV

A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
1830-1832

Lord Grey and the cause of ReformLord Durhams share in the Reform BillThe voice of the peopleLord John introduces the bill and explains its provisionsThe surprise of the ToriesReform, Aye or NoLord John in the CabinetThe bill thrown outThe indignation of the countryProposed creation of PeersWellington and Sidmouth in despairThe bill carriedLord Johns tribute to Althorp

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