1874. complete justification of his conduct, and then withdrew. After a few words from Sir G. Bowyer the motion was negatived, without a division.

Upon Mr. Gladstone's resignation, her Majesty sent for Mr. Disraeli, and empowered him to form a ministry. Being able to rely upon a majority of fifty in the new House of Commons, Mr. Disraeli had no difficulty in this task. By February 21 the new cabinet was complete. It consisted of twelve members only, of whom six had seats in the House of Lords.

And here it may be remarked that the opening of this Parliament-wherein the Conservative party had an undoubted majority-gave occasion for the distinct recognition of the admitted expediency of treating the speakership of the House of Commons as no longer the prize of the party in power. Mr. Brand, formerly the whip' of the Liberal party, who had been first chosen as speaker under the Liberal administration, was reinstated in office by the votes of a Conservative majority on the accession of Mr. Disraeli to power in 1874.1

TABULAR VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM 1782 TO 1880.

N.B.--The numbers refer to the preceding Narrative of Administrations,' which describes the political history of each Ministry.

or
Dismissal

Cause of Retirement of the Ministry

July 1

liament first

claims

the king's
illness he
remained
in office
until the

middle of

March

Dismissed by the king on account

of Fox's India Bill

Disagreement with the king on 1784, March 25 Obstructions and defeats of

account of the Roman Catholic

TABULAR VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN-continued.

5 HENRY

ADDINGTON. Tory

1801
March 17

Dismissal

Weakness of the ministry in the 1802, June 29 On account of the near ap-
House of Commons

proach of its natural term
of existence. [The king
offered Mr. Addington a
dissolution of Parliament
before his resignation of
office, but the offer was
declined.]

Tory

1804 May 10

1806
Jan. 23

Death of the premier

Dismissed by the king for refusing 1806, Oct. 24
to give a pledge on the Roman
Catholic question

1807
March 24

1809
Oct. 30

Death of the premier

On account of the failure of
the negotiations for peace
with France, and in order
to strengthen the hands
of the government in the
prosecution of the war.-
(Parl. D. v. 8, p. 27.)

1807, April 27 Though the new ministry
were fully sustained in
the House of Commons,
yet Parliament was dis-
solved, in order to take
the sense of the country
upon the conduct of the
king in changing his ad-
visers. The ministerial
majority was thereby
largely increased.

6 WILLIAM PITT

(His second admin-1 istration)

7 LORD GRENVILLE

1809
Nov.-

13 DUKE OF WELLING-
TON

Coalition 1828
at first, Jan. 8
after-

1830
Nov. 16

Ministerial defeat in House of 1830, July 24 The demise of the crown by

Commons on November 15, 1830, on the Civil List

death of George IV.

(His first administration)

July 14

16 SIR ROBERT PEEL

Tory

1834

(His first administration)

Nov

1835 April 8

Inability to control the House of 1834, Dec. 30 With a view to obtain a

Commons, and consequent minis

TABULAR VIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF GREAT BRITAIN-continued.

Dissolutions of
Parliament

during
this period

Weakness of the ministry in the 1802, June 29
House of Commons

Death of the premier

Dismissed by the king for refusing 1806, Oct. 24
to give a pledge on the Roman
Catholic question

1807
March 24

1809
Oct. 30

Death of the premier

On account of the failure of
the negotiations for peace
with France, and in order
to strengthen the hands
of the government in the
prosecution of the war.-
(Parl. D. v. 8, p. 27.)

1807, April 27 Though the new ministry
were fully sustained in
the House of Commons,
yet Parliament was dis-
solved, in order to take
the sense of the country
upon the conduct of the
king in changing his ad-
visers. The ministerial
majority was thereby
largely increased.