The asterisk (*) indicates an illustration or a footnote to an illustration.
Aberdeen, Lord, *39, 74, *78, 79.
Abyssinia, War with, 133.
Adelaide, *128.
Adelaide, Queen, *30.
Aden, *20.
Adullam, Cave of, 128.
Afghanistan, affairs of, 31, *98, 147, 154–6, 167.
Africa, British, 71, *133, *134, 156.
Agra, Taj Mahal, *105;
mutiny at, *98.
Akbar Khan, 32.
Alabama Claims, 120.
Albany, Duke of. See Leopold, Prince.
Albert, Prince, portraits of, *26, *37, *40, *49, *61, *79, *107, *120;
betrothal, 26;
character, 26, 120;
landing of, *27;
marriage, *28;
grant to, 27;
prejudice against, 27;
opposition to duelling, 27;
his industry, 55;
projects the Great Exhibition, 55, *60;
on Russo-Turkish War, 76;
efforts for national defence, 78;
official title, 95;
at Aldershot, *116;
in the Highlands, *117;
death, 119;
memorial, *121.
Albert Memorial, *121;
Hall, *121;
Chapel, *178.
Alexandria, bombardment of, 159.
Alfred, Prince, *49, *107, *175;
marriage, *142.
Alice, Princess, *49, *107, *124;
marriage, *122.
Aliwal, Battle of, 44.
Allegiance, Act of, 6.
America. See Canada, United States.
Anæsthetics, introduction of, 54.
Anti-Corn Law League, 35.
Architecture, Victorian, 188.
Army, purchase, 136;
uniforms of, *76, *77.
Arnold, Dr., *92.
Arthur, Prince, portraits, *107, *124, *175;
presentation to, by his god-father, *59;
marriage, *151;
at Tel-el-Kebir, *160.
Ashley, Lord. See Shaftesbury, Earl of.
Atrocities, Turkish, in Bulgaria, 144;
in Armenia, 180, *182.
Auckland, Lord, *32.
Australia, 70, *119, *125, *126, *128.
Awkward Situation, an, *39.
Balaklava, Battle of, 83, *84, *85.
Balfour, Rt. Hon. A. J., 157.
Ballot Bill, the, 17, 137;
effect of, 140.
Bank Charter Act, suspension of, 108, 130.
Barings, failure of, 177.
Beaconsfield, Earl of. See Disraeli.
Beales, Mr., 129.
Beatrice, Princess (Princess Henry of Battenberg), *124, *139, *175;
marriage, *168.
Bedchamber Question, 22.
Belle Alliance, La, *10.
Benares, *102.
Bentinck, Lord G., *48.
Berlin Congress and Treaty, 146.
Bessemer, Sir H., *165.
Bicycle, early, *184.
Bogue Forts, bombardment of, 29.
Bombay, views in, *101.
Bottle-holder, the Judicious, *64, 65.
Bowl, silver gilt, used at christening of Prince of Wales, *36.
Bowring, Sir J., 92.
Boxer, H.M.S., *65.
Boycotting, 157.
Bread, scarcity of, 19.
Bright, John, *35, 110, *112;
included in Cabinet, 134.
Brisbane, *126.
Britannia Bridge, *170.
Britannia, H.M.S., *64.
Britannia Yacht, *184.
Brougham, Lord, *17;
attacks Melbourne’s Government, *14;
motion on the Corn Duties, 21.
Browning, Robert, *111.
Buckingham Palace, *63;
State Dining-Room, *182.
Burnes, Capt., at Cabul, 31.
Butt, Mr., 154.
Cabul, *32;
Burnes at, 31;
retreat from, 33;
massacre at, 147;
evacuation of, 154–6.
Calcutta, Government House, *100.
Caledonia Steamship, *21.
Cambridge, Duke of, *36, *107;
Duchess of, *36, *107.
Canada, Constitution of, 14;
rebellion in, 15;
attempted invasions of, 15, 132;
growth of, 72;
views in, and statistics, *114, *115, *116.
Candahar, march to, *155;
victory at, *156.
Canning, Viscount, *99.
Cardwell, Rt. Hon. E., *112, 136.
Carlyle, Thomas, *58.
Cartridges, greased, in the Indian Mutiny, 97.
Cavendish, Lord Frederick, 161, 162, 173.
Cawnpore, mutiny at, 101–103;
views in, *102.
Ceylon, *109.
Chalmers, Dr. Thos., *42.
Channel Tunnel, 185.
Charge of the Heavy Brigade, *84;
of the Light Brigade, *85.
Charter, the people’s, 20.
Chelmsford, Lord, 149.
Chilianwalla, Battle of, *46.
China, Wars with, 28, *29, *92, 113–116.
Chinese Jugglers, *29.
Chloroform, introduction of, 54.
Church of England, religious movements in, 41.
Church of Scotland, secession from, 42.
Churchill, Lord Randolph, 157, 168, 171.
Chusan, capture of, 29.
Civis Romanus Sum, 54.
Clarence, Duke of, *175;
death of, 177, *178.
Clyde, Lord (Sir Colin Campbell), *103, 104, 105.
Coach, State, *14.
Coaches, Mail, 24.
Coalition Government, 87.
Coats’s, J. and P., carding room, *152.
Cobden, Richard, *35, *36, 94, *112.
Coins, *169.
Colonial Troops, *130.
Colonies, the, expansion of, 70;
views in. See Canada, Australia, &c.
Commerce, British, growth of, *38, *52.
Commons, House of, in Committee, *53;
new building, *66;
pictures of, *112, *179.
Connaught, Duke of. See Arthur, Prince.
Conservatives, origin of name, 12.
Conyngham, Marquis of, *18.
Coomassie, *141.
Cordite, manufacture of, *95.
Cormack, Widow, her cabbage garden, 49.
Corrupt Practices Act, 164.
Cotton Imports, *152.
Council, the Queen’s first, *5.
County Councils Bill, 177.
Crete, insurrection in, 182.
Critics, *139.
Cruisers, armed, *62.
Crystal Palace, the, 56.
Cunard fleet, *39.
Cyclist corps, *97.
Cyprus occupied, 146.
Czar of Russia (Nicholas I.), 73–76, 87;
(Nicholas II.), *181, *191;
marriage of, *190.
Dalhousie, Lord, his policy, 96, 98, 99, 101.
Dardanelles, fleet ordered to, 145.
Darwin, Charles, *143.
Delhi, mutiny at, 99;
siege of, 103;
Cashmere gate of, *103.
Denison, Speaker, 19.
Denmark, popular feeling regarding, 122, 125;
War with Prussia and Austria, 124.
Derby, 14th Earl, *68;
forms a Ministry, 67;
second Administration, 109;
Reform Bill, 110, 130;
last Administration, 128;
“leap in the dark,” 130;
retires, 134;
death, 135.
Derby, 15th Earl, secedes from Beaconsfield’s Cabinet, 145;
joins Liberal Party, 146.
Devonshire, Duke of, 180. See also Hartington, Marquis of.
Dickens, Charles, *46.
Disraeli, Benjamin, portraits, *48, *68, *112, *139, *146;
statue, *158;
maiden speech of, 13;
speaks on Corn Laws, 39;
Chancellor of Exchequer, 67, 69;
on the Chinese War, 94;
on Conspiracy to Murder Bill, 109;
on Palmerston’s Domestic Policy, 109;
Reform Bill, 110, 130;
educates his party, 131;
attacks Gladstone’s Government, 139;
declines office, 139;
third Administration, 141;
purchases Suez Canal shares, 143;
refuses to coerce Turkey, 144;
accepts the Earldom of Beaconsfield, 145;
at Berlin Congress, 146;
appeals to the country, 152;
death of, 158.
Diving Helmet, *47.
Dost Mohamed Khan, 31.
Dublin, *148.
Durban, *134.
Durham, Earl of, 16.
Dynamite Conspiracy, 163.
Dynamos, *188.
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, 58.
Edinburgh, *148;
Duke of. See Alfred, Prince.
Education, National, 136, 188;
free, 177.
Egypt, proposed annexation of, 74;
condition of, 150, 160;
Arabi’s revolt, 158;
British occupation, 160;
War medals, *162;
annihilation of Col. Hicks’ army, 164.
Elections, General, 13.
Electric Telegraph, 9.
Elephants of the Viceroy, *100.
Ellenborough, Lord, *17, *33, 34.
Emerald Lake, Canada, *115.
Empire, the British, map of, *71.
Employers’ Liability Bill, 178.
Engines, locomotive, *9;
marine, *164.
Exhibition, the Great, *55, *60, 62.
Exports from United Kingdom, 52.
Faraday, Michael, *188.
Ferozeshah, Battle of, 44.
“Floreat Etona,” 157.
Forster, Rt. Hon. W. E., 136, 158, 163.
Forth Bridge, *170.
Fourth Party, the, 157.
France, revolutions in, 51, 66;
threatened rupture with, 53, 66, 111.
Franchise. See Reform Bill.
Franco-German War, 138.
Franklin, Sir John, *46.
Free Trade, 35.
Geneva Arbitration Award, 121.
Germany, unfriendly action of, 183.
Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., portrait, *139;
speech on Canadian Constitutions Bills, 16;
enters Peel’s Cabinet, 39;
on Maynooth Grants, 40;
attacks Disraeli’s Budget, 69;
War Budget, 79;
sympathy with Italy, 110;
on Paper Duty, 111;
unseated for Oxford, 125;
“unmuzzled,” 126;
Leader of House, 127;
Franchise Bill, 127;
first Administration, 134–139;
defeat, 139;
resumes office, 139;
appeals to country, 140;
retires, 141;
first Midlothian campaign, 152;
second ditto, 153;
second Administration, 153;
defeat, 168;
third Midlothian campaign, 169;
third Administration, 169;
accepts Home Rule, 169, 170;
appoints Parnell Commission, 174;
fourth Midlothian campaign, 177;
second Home Rule Bill, 178, *179, 190;
retirement, 179;
on Armenia, 181, 182.
Goojerat, Battle of, 46.
Gordon, General, 164.
Gough, Sir Hugh (Lord), *45;
in China, 29;
in India, 45.
Goulbourne, Mr., *48.
Grant, Sir Hope, *104, 105, 114.
Great Eastern Steamship, *38, 130.
Greece, difficulty with, 53;
War with Turkey, 182.
Greville, Chas., 5, *7;
quotations from, 4, 8, 17, 21, 25, 54.
Grey, Sir George, *112.
Guns, heavy, *74, *75, *78;
machine, *95.
Hanover, King of, 4, *5, 6;
severance of Crown of from that of Great Britain, 6.
Harcourt, Sir W., Home Secretary, 163;
Leader of House, 179;
defeat at Derby, 180.
Hartington, Marquis of, 110, 153. See also Devonshire, Duke of.
Havelock, Sir Henry, 102, 103, *104, *105.
Haynau, General, mobbed, 68.
Head, Sir F., 16.
Helena, Princess, *49, *107, *124, *127;
marriage, *129.
Henry, Prince, of Battenberg, marriage, *168;
death, *178.
Herschel, Sir John F. W., *91.
Hill, Sir Rowland, *23.
Hobart Town, *131.
Holy Land, Turkish position in, 75.
Home Rule movement, 153, 169, 177, 178.
Hongkong, *113.
Hyde Park, riot in, 129.
Hyderabad, attack on, 44.
Imperial Institute, 173, *174.
Imports of United Kingdom, 52.
India, affairs of, 43;
expansion of British dominion in, 71;
Mutiny, 95–106;
government passes to Crown, 106;
population, *100, 144;
views in, *100-*103;
Queen proclaimed Empress, 144, *145.