. Life and public services of Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone . again introduced by Mr. Gladstonethis session, and finally carried. The Peers amended it, but theCommons rejected the amendment; then the Lords rejected thevery amendment which they themselves had proposed, and thebill went through. The substance of this bill was that all laystudents, of whatever creed, should thereafter be admitted to theuniversities on equal terms. A bill to admit women to the franchise was proposed this ses-sion, but rejected. In a speech on the subject, the Premiercaused a commotion in the House by the assertion of his
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. Life and public services of Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone . again introduced by Mr. Gladstonethis session, and finally carried. The Peers amended it, but theCommons rejected the amendment; then the Lords rejected thevery amendment which they themselves had proposed, and thebill went through. The substance of this bill was that all laystudents, of whatever creed, should thereafter be admitted to theuniversities on equal terms. A bill to admit women to the franchise was proposed this ses-sion, but rejected. In a speech on the subject, the Premiercaused a commotion in the House by the assertion of his opinionthat if the ballot were established, he did not see why the fran-chise could not be extended to women. The First Gladstone Ministry. 293 Mr. Miall, the same ISTon-conformist who had threatened toleave the Liberal party, and who had been told by its head that hewas at liberty to do so, brought forward a bill for the disestab-lishment of the Church of England. This was opposed by bothDisraeli and Gladstone. The former announced his belief that. Mr. Edward Miall. the great majority, both in the House and in the country, werein favor of the Church ; and he opposed the motion more for thesake of the State than of the Church. The Premier said thatthe Government was emphatically opposed to the motion, andshowed clearly the distinction between the Irish Church, whichhad been a foreign church, engrafted by conquerors upon thepeople, and the English Church, which was essentially a nation-al institution, and had grown up with the nation. Space does 294 The fiirst Gladstone Ministry. not permit us to quote his eloquent words defending the Churchfrom this assailant; he claimed it was the mere effort of a dis-contented sect to do away with what was firmly established ruthe hearts of the people. There had been considerable trouble with the United Stateswhich at one time appeared to be growing beyond the boundsof peace. The United States Government had always resentedthe part which Engl