Author:
The Right Hon. The Earl of Derby, K.G. [ Edward Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799-1869), British Prime Minister; The National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations ]
Publication details:
London: Printed by Permission of The Right Hon. The Earl of Derby by "The National Union" of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, 9, Victoria Chambers, Westminster, S.W. 1868.
16pp., 12mo. Stitched and unbound. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, with central vertical fold. In small print. Derby regards 'the disestablishment and disendowment of the Church of Ireland' as a 'dangerous measure', and urges the House of Lords to ward off its 'incalculable evils'. According to his entry in the ODNB, 'In February 1868 a rapidly ageing and sick Derby resigned from the premiership, handing the office over to Disraeli. Derby also resigned the formal leadership of his party in the Lords.