[24] For a full statement of Mr. Gladstone’s ‘conditions,’ see his speech in the House of Commons, April 8, 1886.
[25] ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France,’ vol. i. p. 384, ed. 1834.
[26] Report of the Special Commission, vol. iv. p. 542.
[27] ‘The Queen’s Enemies in America,’ p. 24.
[28] For a scathing condemnation of Mr. Gladstone’s public conduct in these years, see several great speeches of Lord Hartington and Mr. Goschen. See also ‘The Memoirs of Lord Selborne,’ Part II. vol. ii. pp. 261, et seq., and note in Appendix to this volume. See, too, Dicey’s ‘Leap in the Dark,’ p. 190. Lord Selborne’s sketch of Mr. Gladstone’s character as a statesman, ‘Memoirs,’ Part II. vol. ii. pp. 339-359, deserves careful study. Mr. Lecky’s admirable account, ‘Democracy and Liberty,’ introduction to vol. i., second edition, is well known.
[29] Report of the Judges, vol. iv. pp. 544, 545. See the note at the end of this volume in the Appendix.
[30] For a very able analysis of and commentary on the Bill of 1893, see Professor Dicey’s ‘Leap in the Dark.’ For the text of the Bill, see the Appendix to this volume.
[31] Dicey’s ‘Leap in the Dark,’ p. 57.
[32] ‘England’s Case against Home Rule,’ p. 168.
[33] The German Empire, in which Prussia is the leading State, may seem an example to the contrary; but the German Empire is hardly a Federation properly so called; it is a great military monarchy ruling subject kingdoms.