Indian Cavalry, Types of, *99.
Influenza, 177.
Inkermann, Battle of, 85, *86.
Ireland, Famine in, 36, 47, 131;
Queen’s visit to, 52;
discontent in, 131;
crime in, 158, 162.
See also under Home Rule.
Irish Church, disestablishment of, 134, 135.
Irish Land League, 157.
Irish Land Legislation, 135, 158.
Irish Members, imprisonment of, 161.
Irish Party, split in, 176.
Irish University Bill, 139.
Ironclads. See Navy.
Irving, Sir Henry, *146.
Isandhlana, 149.
Jellalabad, Brydon’s arrival at, *33.
“Jingo,” origin of the term, 146.
Jowett, Benjamin, *152.
Jubilee procession, *172;
service, *173.
Junks, engagements with, *29, *92.
Jupiter, H.M.S., *64.
Justice, Royal Courts of, *147.
Kandy Lake, Ceylon, *109.
Kassassin, Battle of, *159.
Keble, Rev. J., *42.
Kent, Duchess of, *4, 12, *30, *37, *107, *118;
Duke of, 4, 6, *118.
Khartoum, siege of, 164;
expedition to relieve, *166.
Kimberley diamond mine, *134.
Knollys, General, *116.
Kooshab, Battle of, *98.
Landseer, Sir E., *135.
Lantern, Dioptric, *51.
Launceston, Tasmania, *131.
Launch of a Liner, *165.
Leighton, Lord, *176.
Leopold, Prince, Duke of Albany, *107;
marriage, *163, *175.
Lewis, Sir G. Cornewall, *112.
Liberals, first mention of, 31.
Lightship, the Spurn, *50.
Lincoln, Abraham, 117, 118, 119.
Lincoln, Lord, *48.
Lister, Sir J., *191.
Literature, Victorian, 189.
Livingstone, David, *135.
Locomotion, modern, 8, 184, *185.
Lords, the House of, disagreement with Commons on Paper Duty, 112;
on Home Rule, 178.
Lorne, Marquis of, *138;
Marchioness. See Louise, Princess.
Louis Philippe visits Windsor, *41;
abdication, 51.
Louise, Princess, Marchioness of Lorne, *107, *127, *138, *175.
Lowe, Robert, Viscount Sherbrooke, 128.
Lucknow, relief of, *104;
ruins of Residency, *105.
Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer, *112.
Macaulay, Lord, *109;
on his own writings, 25.
Macnaghten, Sir W., 32.
Magdala, capture of, 134.
Maiwand, action at, *154, 155.
Majuba Hill, 157.
Malabar frigate, wreck of, 114.
Manchester Ship Canal, *171;
Town Hall, *189.
Mansfield, Earl of, 17.
Marines, Royal, uniforms of, *81.
Mary, Princess of Cambridge, *107.
Maud of Wales, Princess, marriage of, *182.
May, First of, *59.
May of Teck, Princess, *175, 177, *181.
Meeanee, Battle of, 44.
Meerut, rising at, 97.
Melbourne, Lord, 4, *5, 12, *18;
character of, 18;
attacked by Brougham, 22;
fall of his Ministry, 31.
Melbourne, views in, *125.
Menschikoff, Prince, 75.
Millais, Sir J. Everett, *176.
Monarch, telegraph ship, *31.
Monroe Doctrine, the, 183.
Montgomery, Mr. Robert, action at Meean Meer, 100.
Montreal, *114.
Moodkee, Battle of, 44.
Mooltan, siege of, 46.
Motor Carriages, 185.
Nana Sahib, 101–103.
Nankin, Treaty of, 29.
Napier, Sir Charles, *43, 77, 82.
Napier, Lord, of Magdala, *133.
Napoleon, Louis, coup d’état, 63;
visit to England, *88;
plot against, 108;
seeks British aid for deliverance of Italy, 110.
Napoleon, Prince, death of, 149.
Natal, *134.
Natural History Museum, *143.
Naval Actions, *29, *92, *113.
Navy Island seized by Americans, 16.
Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, *41.
Newport, riot at, 20.
New South Wales, views in, and statistics of, *119.
New Zealand, 70;
views in, and statistics of, *132.
Nightingale, Miss Florence, 86, *87.
Northcote, Sir Stafford, 157, 168.
“North Star” railway engine, *9.Oath on Accession, 4, 7;
at Coronation, *8.
O’Connell, Daniel, 12, *20, *36.
Operating Room at Central Telegraph Office, *31.
Opium War, 28.
Orsini Plot, 108.
Ottawa, Houses of Parliament, *114.
Overend and Gurney, failure of, 130.
Owen, Sir Richard, *143.
Pacifico, the Jew of Athens, 53.
Palmerston, Lord, *5, *39, *112;
on action of Chinese Government, 28;
rises to fame, 53, 54;
indiscretions, 63, 64, 65;
resignation of, 65, 77;
again Prime Minister, 87;
defeat of, on Chinese War, 94;
returns to office, 95;
defeat, 108;
second Administration, 110;
action respecting Schleswig-Holstein, 125;
why supported, 125;
death, 126;
character of, 126.
Papal Titles, 57.
Paper, the duty on, 111.
Parish Councils Bill, 178.
Parliament, Houses of, *66.
Parnell, Charles S., 153, 155, 157, *158, 169;
imprisoned, 161;
fall of, 176;
death, 176.
Party Government, evils arising from, 17.
Pas-de-deux, Beaconsfield and Salisbury, *146.
Peel, Sir Robert, *5, *12, *48;
resigns on the Bedchamber Question, 22;
on grant to Prince Albert, 27;
forms a Cabinet, 31;
accepts Free Trade, 35, *36;
resumes office, 39;
defeat of, 40;
last speech of, 54;
death, 54.
Peel, Capt. Sir W., *104.
Pei-ho Forts, attack on, *113.
Pekin, capitulation of, 115.
P. and O. Steamers, *21.
Perth, West Australia, *128.
Petition, monster, 51.
Phœnix Park murders, 161, 173.
Phonograph, the, 186.
Plates, Royal, *153.
Police, origin of the nickname “Peelers,” 10.
Poll Tarff, fording the, *117.
Poor Law, detestation of, 19.
Post, the Penny, 23.
Post Office, 9, *23, *24, *25, *26, *31, *190.
Postal Vans, *22.
Potato Famine in Ireland, 36, 47.
Press, the, 190.
Primrose Day, *158.
Prince Consort. See Albert, Prince.
Princess Royal, portraits of, *40, *49, *106, *124, *175;
christening of, *30;
marriage, 106, *107.
Probyn, Capt. Dighton, *98.
Proclamation of Queen as Empress of India, 144, *145.
Prussia, King of, *37;
Queen of, *107;
Crown Prince of, 106, *107.
Pusey, Dr. E. B., *41.
Quebec, *114.
Queen, Her Majesty the. See Victoria, Queen.
Queen’s name, story of the, 7;
speech, 7.
Queensland, views in, and statistics of, *126.
Railway Carriage, the Queen’s, *16.
Railways, early, 8, *9, *15, *16, *22.
Ramnuggur, Battle of, 45.
Reform Bills, 12, 129, 167;
League, 129.
Regalia, the, *106.
Remnant of an army, *33.
Rice, Rt. Hon. Spring, 24.
Rifles, examples of, *96;
manufacture, *94.
Roberts, General Lord, 147, 154, *155, 156.
“Rocket,” the, *9.
Röntgen Rays, *192.
Rorke’s Drift, *149.
Rosebery, Lord, premiership of, 179;
resigns office, 180;
resigns leadership of party, 182.
Round Table Conference, 171.
Royal Family, portraits of, *49, *175.
Royal Sovereign, H.M.S., *69.
Runjeet Singh, 31.
Russell, Lord John, *5, *12, 14, *112;
moves grant to Prince Albert, 27;
proposes fixed Duty on Corn, 36;
attempts to form a Ministry, 39;
action respecting Papal Titles, 58;
defeat of, 59;
resumes office, 60;
defeated on Militia Bill, 67;
on Conspiracy to Murder Bill, 109;
on Disraeli’s Reform Bill, 110;
action respecting Schleswig-Holstein, 125;
raised to peerage, *127;
becomes Premier, 127.
Russell, Sir W. H., *83.
Russia, political action of Czar, 73, 74, *75, 76;
invasion of Turkey, 75;
death of Nicholas I., 87;
repudiates Treaty of Berlin, 138;
invades Turkey, 145;
anticipated War with, 167.
Sacrament, Queen receiving, *10.
Sale, General, 34.
Salisbury, Lord, portrait, *146;
in Disraeli’s third Administration, 141;
at Berlin Congress, 146;
on Redistribution Bill, 167;
first Administration, 168;
second, 177;
third, 180.
Saloon, the Queen’s, *16.
Sanitation, 192.
Schleswig-Holstein, War in, 124.
Science, advances in, 190–192.
Seamen, landing party of, *72.
Sebastopol, siege of, 80, 81, *83, 86, 88, 89.
Self-Denying Policy, *159.
Shaftesbury, Earl of, *40.
Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk, 31, 34.
Shears for cutting steel, *165.
Sick Man of Europe, the, 73.
Signal Cabins, *13.
Sikh Wars, 43, 45;
Sikh loyalty, 98.
Smallpox, decline of, 191.
Smith, Mr. W. H., 134, 171;
death, 176.
South Australia, statistics of, *128.
Southey, Robert, *111.
Spencer, Herbert, *161.
State Coach, the, *14.
Steam-hammer, *70.
Steamships, *21, *31, *38, *39, *62, *165, 185. See also Navy.
Stephens, James, 131.
Stephenson, George, *185.
Stewart, General, 147.
Suez Canal Shares, purchase of, 143.
Summer Palace, destruction of, 116.
Surgery, Antiseptic, 191.
Sussex, Duke of, 4, *5, *30, *37.
Sydney, views in, *119.
Tait, Archbishop, *152.
Tasmania, 70;
views in, and statistics of, *131.
Tchernaya, Battle of, 89.
Telegraph Instruments, early, *15.
Telegraph Office, Central, *31.
Telephone, the, 186.
Telescope, Lord Rosse’s, *91.
Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of, 159, *160, *161.
Temple Bar, *147.
Tennyson, Lord, *111.
Terrible, H.M.S., *65.
Teutonic Steamship, *62.
Thackeray, *109;
May-day Ode, 60, 62.
Thames, the, *147.
Thanksgiving Service for recovery of Prince of Wales, *140;
for Jubilee of Her Majesty, 172, *173.
Three generations afloat, *184.
Throne Room, Windsor, *19.
Tien-tsin, Treaty of, *113, 114;
occupation of, 115.
Too Late! *166.
Toronto, *115.
Torpedo boats, *65;
stores, *72.
Tower Bridge, *171.
Tracts for the Times, 42.
Trade Unions, 20.
Trafalgar Square, meetings in, 129.
Transportation Act repealed, 71.
Transvaal, the, War with, 156;
Dr. Jameson invades, 182, *183.
Treason Felony Act, 49.
Trent Affair, the, 118.
Trooping the Colours, *97.
Truro Cathedral, *189.
Tunnel, Channel, 185;
Southwark, *186;
Blackwall, *186.
Turkey, proposed division of, 71;
custody of Holy Places, 75;
invasion by Russia, 75, 145;
destruction of fleet, 76;
atrocities in Bulgaria, 144;
in Armenia, 180;
War with Greece, 182.
United States, friendly action of, 16, 132;
Civil War in, 117, 118;
threatened rupture with, 120, 121, 183.
Vancouver Harbour, *115.