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Title: Life and times of William E. Gladstone : an account of his ancestry and boyhood, his career at Eton and Oxford, his entrance into public life, his rise to leadership and fame, his genius as statesman and author, and his influence on the progress of the nineteenth century
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 Statesmen
Publisher: Springfield, O. : J.W. Jones
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ere was great anxiety to save the lives of theunfortunate captives ; but the clause about the liberation of the outlawedprisoners was not conceded, and the brigands, perceiving that they were notto be paid, carried out their threats by shooting their prisoners. This crime produced the greatest indignation. Though the Greekgovernment could hardly be regarded as blameworthy it was clear thatreparation would have to be made speedily by somebody for the bloody out-rage. The matter came up in Parliament, and the situation was acknowl-edged to be grave. Meanwhile the Greek government went ahead topunish as best it might the perpetrators of the shocking crime. Nearly allof the brigands were hunted down, caught, and e.xecuted. Their fellowsalready in prison did not escape. The rigor of the government was notrelaxed until the crime had been as adequately avenged as possible. Forthe rest there was no remedy, even if half the Greeks had been destroyed. 462 LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.
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CAPTURE OF BRITISH TOURISTS BY GREEK BRIGANDS. THE GREAT LIBERAL ASCEXDEXCV. 463 Gradually the excitement abated, and the incident passed into history as abloody incident of the year. Two or three other Acts of some importance completed the legislationof 1870. One of these was an order in council providing that alter the31st of August in that year all appointments made to places under thecivil departments of the State, except in the foreign office, and in suchposts as required professional knowledge, should be made by competitiveexaminations of the candidates therefor. It was the beginning of civilservice reform in England. At the same time the appointment of the generalin chief of the army, which had hitherto been a prerogative of the crown,was transferred to the minister of war—a significant circumstance in the tend-encies of the times. It showed that even the appointment of the highestmilitary officer in the realm should rest henceforth on the consent of thepeople ; for the minis

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