Russell.

G. Grey.

1855. Panmure.

Carlisle.

1859-65. Campbell.

G. C. Lewis.

Duke of Somerset.

Milner Gibson.

Elgin.

C. Villiers.

1859-65. Cardwell.

Westbury.

Ripon.

Stanley of Alderley.

1865-66. Hartington.

Goschen.

1868-74. Hatherley.

Kimberley.

Bruce.

Lowe.

Childers.

Bright.

C. Fortescue.

Stansfeld.

Selborne.

Forster.

1880-85. Spencer.

Harcourt.

Northbrook.

Chamberlain.

Dodson.

Dilke.

Derby.

Trevelyan.

Lefevre.

Rosebery.

1886. Hersch.e.l.l.

C. Bannerman.

Mundella.

John Morley.

1892. Asquith.

Fowler.

Acland.

Bryce.

A. Morley.

CHRONOLOGY

All speeches unless otherwise stated were made in the House of Commons.

1880.

Feb. "Free trade, railways and the growth of commerce," in _Nineteenth Century_.

Feb. 27. At St. Pancras on obstruction, liberal unity and errors of government.

Feb. 27. On rules dealing with obstruction.

March "Russia and England," in _Nineteenth Century_.

March 5. On motion in favour of local option.

March 11. Issues address to electors of Midlothian.

March 15. Criticises budget.

March 17. At Music Hall, Edinburgh, on government's eastern policy.

March 18. At Corstorphine on Anglo-Turkish convention.

March 18. At Ratho on neglect of domestic legislation.

March 19. At Davidson's Mains on indictment of the government. At Dalkeith on the government and cla.s.s interests.

March 20. At Juniper Green, and at Balerno, replies to tory criticism of liberal party. At Midcalder on abridgment of rights of parliament.

March 22. At Gilmerton on church disestablishment. At Loanhead on the eastern policy of liberal and tory parties.

March 23. At Gorebridge and at Pathhead.

March 25. At Penicuik on Cyprus.

March 30. At Stow on finance.

April "Religion, Achaian and Semitic," in _Nineteenth Century_.

April 2. At West Calder on liberal record and shortcomings of the government.

April 5. Elected for Midlothian: Mr. Gladstone, 1579; Lord Dalkeith, 1368.

April 7. Returns to Hawarden.

April 28. Second administration formed.

May. Anonymous article, "The Conservative Collapse," in _Fortnightly Review_.