text_original: '^ On May 5th the Prime Minister spoke for forty five minutes against the Paper Duties Bill in 1 NineteeJtth Century, February, 1880. 2 cf. Morley, Gladstone, ii. 30. 330 THE RULE OF LORD PALMERSTON [1860  the Cabinet. Two days later he wrote to the Queen to say that if the House of Lords, encouraged by the narrow majority in the Commons, were to throw out the Bill they would " perform a good public service," and "the Government might well submit to so welcome a defeat "^ However questionable Palmerston's ideas of Cabinet loyalty, it is difficult, on the merits of the case, to disagree with him.
text_transcription: ON MAY FIFTH THE PRIME MINISTER SPOKE FOR FORTY FIVE MINUTES AGAINST THE PAPER DUTIES BILL IN THE CABINET TWO DAYS LATER HE WROTE TO THE QUEEN TO SAY THAT IF THE HOUSE OF LORDS ENCOURAGED BY THE NARROW MAJORITY IN THE COMMONS WERE TO THROW OUT THE BILL THEY WOULD PERFORM A GOOD PUBLIC SERVICE AND THE GOVERNMENT MIGHT WELL SUBMIT TO SO WELCOME A DEFEAT HOWEVER QUESTIONABLE PALMERSTON'S IDEAS OF CABINET LOYALTY IT IS DIFFICULT ON THE MERITS OF THE CASE TO DISAGREE WITH HIM
phonemes: ˌɔn mˈeɪ fˈɪfθ ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ spˈoʊk fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈɪnɪts ɐɡˈɛnst ðə pˈeɪpɚ dˈuːɾiz bˈɪl ɪn wˈʌn nˈaɪntiː dʒˌeɪtˌiːtˌiːˈeɪtʃ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi. tˈuː sˌiːˈɛf. mˈɔːɹli, ɡlˈædstoʊn, ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. θˈɜːɾi. θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ðə ɹˈuːl ʌv lˈɔːɹd pˈɑːmɚstən [wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ðə kˈæbᵻnət. tˈuː dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ hiː ɹˈoʊt tə ðə kwˈiːn tə sˈeɪ ðæt ɪf ðə hˈaʊs ʌv lˈɔːɹdz, ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒd baɪ ðə nˈæɹoʊ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ɪnðə kˈɑːmənz, wɜː tə θɹˈoʊ ˈaʊt ðə bˈɪl ðeɪ wˈʊd " pɚfˈɔːɹm ɐ ɡˈʊd pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs," ænd "ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mˌaɪt wˈɛl səbmˈɪt tə sˌoʊ wˈɛlkʌm ɐ dᵻfˈiːt "haʊˈɛvɚ kwˈɛstʃənəbəl pˈɑːmɚstənz aɪdˈiəz ʌv kˈæbᵻnət lˈɔɪəlɾi, ɪɾ ɪz dˈɪfɪkəlt, ɔnðə mˈɛɹɪts ʌvðə kˈeɪs, tə dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiː wɪð hˌɪm.