663: Chapter 324 Power Expansion 663: Chapter 324 Power Expansion Viscount lbourne, upon hearing this, also thought it was a good opportunity to discuss the prosecution work regarding the Swain revolt with Arthur while Lord Brougham was present.
And to have soone take on a burdenso task, the best thod is to disguise it as an honor.
Viscount lbourne said with a smile, “A pragmatic attitude is always beneficial to work.
Analyzing specific problems specifically is also my political stance.
Although I am a mber of the Whig Party, I can support the Tories on certain issues, just like in this Swain revolt where I chose to stand with Peel.”
First, lbourne ntioned Peel’s na, then he began to talk to Arthur about his rise to prominence.
“Even though it’s been almost two years,” he continued, “I can still recall those headlines that spread everywhere.
All the major dia on Fleet Street, the British public, and the citizens of London were thrilled and inspired by the ergence of a police officer who stood firmly on the side of truth and justice in the courts.
Furthermore, this was not only an honor belonging to you personally.
That case triggered many chain reactions and ultimately led to Parliant’s determined effort to reform the ‘Bloody Code.’ Of the 222 capital offences, now only 56 remain, Arthur, and at least half of that achievent is yours.”
Arthur dare not claim such monuntal credit for himself in light of Viscount lbourne’s praise.
As a graduate of the University of London, he was thoroughly familiar with the entire course of the movent to abolish the ‘Bloody Code.’
If one were to list the pioneers in this area, they would include the movent’s leader, Lord Samuel Romilly, followed by the Duke of Sussex, Sir Robert Peel, and his ntor, Lord Brougham, among others.
The case of young Adam rely served as the catalyst, and it happened at a ti when the Duke of Wellington, Sir Peel, and others urgently needed to establish an image of an upright Catholic during the turbulent period of passing the Catholic Emancipation Act.
Thus, with their tacit approval and encouragent, Arthur was pushed into the spotlight to bask in all the glory.
This has led to a smooth and prosperous career at Scotland Yard.
Knowing his own abilities—when to reach out and when not to—was Arthur’s winning secret for staying securely at Scotland Yard until today.
Moreover, with another leader of the abolition movent, his ntor Lord Brougham, present, whether it was to involve him in the discussion or to say a few gratuitous words in passing, Arthur had to ntion his teacher’s contributions.
“The movents to abolish the ‘Bloody Code,’ to end slavery, and to reform Parliant all essentially share the sa nature.
Calls for change in these areas began at the end of the last century.
Though initially supported by only a few, over thirty years of developnt, everything seed to fall into place.
If one insists that the abolition of slavery is entirely Wilberforce’s achievent, or that the abolition of the ‘Bloody Code’ is all my doing, that would be unfair to other long-term reform supporters.
Without the education I received from the University of London, I, a country bumpkin from York, could never have understood what a movent is, let alone the ‘Bloody Code.'”
With this, Arthur turned his gaze to Lord Brougham and said with a smile, “The first ti I learned about the movent was from a lecture by Lord Brougham at the school.
It is fair to say that it was this educational experience that made a firm opponent of the ‘Bloody Code,’ an abolitionist, and at the sa ti, a supporter of parliantary reform.”
Even Lord Brougham, with his typically cold deanor, couldn’t help but show a shy and proud smile at Arthur’s words.
Carrying two glasses of wine, he walked over to Arthur, handed him one, and said jokingly, “Although Thomas and I have always believed that the University of London would soday produce many of Britain’s finest talents, what we never expected is that there would be such an outstanding individual among the first group of students.”
Arthur accepted the glass and replied with a smile, “Your Lordship, there might not be just one.
Just among those I know of from the University of London, another outstanding individual is currently floating in the waters of South Arica.”
Lord Brougham raised his eyebrows in good spirits and asked, “Oh?
I was not aware of this.
Do we have a student who has joined the Royal Navy?
Do I know him?”
“You should,” Arthur replied.
“Mr.
Eld Carter from the Classics Departnt.
After graduation, he beca a cartographer for the Royal Navy and is currently on a challenging and prestigious global scientific voyage by order of the Navy Departnt.”
“Eld Carter?”
Brougham pondered the na for a mont and then suddenly clapped his hands, “I seem to rember him, after all, it’s rare to see a student receive three school warnings in one term.
If it wasn’t for Bentham’s opposition to rigid Oxonian managent, the board of trustees might have really expelled him.
Seeing him progress so well now, it seems Bentham’s words were not wrong; exceptional people are never those who play it by the book.”
While Brougham praised Eld in such a manner, Arthur didn’t imdiately join in.
He rely continued drinking his wine on his own.
Others may not know how Eld received his school warnings, but he, being Eld’s friend, was well aware.
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