co-operation with Mr. Bright in the Anti-Corn Law Movement, 88;
enters Parliament, 98;
attack on Sir Robert Peel, 137;
his aims, 207;
receives a testimonial from Free Traders, 241;
rejection of his first scheme for international arbitration, 391;
his resolutions in favour of a general reduction of expenditure, 446;
his motion for general disarmament among European powers, 475;
his ineffectual efforts to preserve peace during the Russo-Turkish difficulty, 578;
challenges the whole policy of the Government in the Russo-Turkish Question, 587, 591;
his motion against the war with China, 706;
his Commercial Treaty, II. 48;
attack on Palmerston’s foreign policy, 207;
his death, 235;
the leading ideas of the Manchester School, ib.

Cochrane, Mr., his proposal regarding the Income Tax, I. 327

Cockburn, Sir Alexander, his eloquent speech on the foreign policy of the Russell Government, I. 435

Codrington, General, his inefficiency at Sebastopol, I. 671

Coercion for Ireland, Mr. Balfour’s permanent, II. 736

Colley, Sir George Pomeroy, Death of, II. 619

Collings, Mr. Jesse, defeats the Tory Government in 1886 on the question of allotments for labourers, II. 727

Colonisation, attention given to the question, I. 130;
a preliminary expedition to New Zealand, ib.

Connaught, Duke of, his marriage to the Princess Louise of Prussia, II. 578

Conolly, Captain Arthur, his mission to Persia, I. 123;
his death, 124

Constantine, the Grand Duke, his visit to England, I. 742

Constantinople, English protection of, II. 533

Conyngham, Marquis of, one of the messengers to the Queen announcing the death of King William IV., I. 1

Cooper, Thomas, his advocacy of Chartist principles, I. 58

Corn Laws, the association for their repeal, I. 87;
Cobden’s advocacy of repeal, ib.;
the Anti-Corn Law League, 88;
systematic spread of opinion against them, ib.;
Lord John Russell’s motion, 90, 91;
reference in the Queen’s Speech, 95;
bitter debate in Parliament, 223

Corporation Act, The repeal of the, I. 23

Corrupt Practices Bill read a second time, II. 658;
its stringent penalties, ib.;
opposed by Tories, Radicals, and Parnellites, ib.;
passed by both Houses, ib.

Corry, Mr., First Lord of the Admiralty, II. 275

Corry, Mr. Montagu, see Rowton, Lord

Cottenham, Lord Chancellor, administers the oath to the Queen, I. 19

Cotton, Sir Willoughby, in command in Afghanistan, I. 116

Cotton famine in Lancashire, The, I. 123

Cowan, Lord Mayor, the Queen’s visit at his inauguration, I. 31

Cowell, Lieutenant, tutor to Prince Alfred, I. 692

Cowper, Lord, Irish Viceroy, II. 632

Cranworth, Lord, Lord Chancellor, I. 519;
his bill for altering the punishment of transportation, 535

Crawford, Mr. Sharman, his motion in regard to Ireland, I. 354

Crimean War, the, Origin of, I. 540;
the declaration of war by England, 583;
review of the fleet at Spithead, 584;
Mr. Cobden’s advocacy of peace, 587;
the attitude of Prussia, 593;
Mr. Gladstone’s War Budget, 597;
operations in the Black Sea, 603;
the battle of the Alma, 607;
blunders of the Allies, 609;
the battle of Balaclava, 611;
the charge of the “Six Hundred,” 614;
the battle of Inkermann, 615;
the Austrian proposals, 623;
the Vienna Conference, 634;
death of Lord Raglan, 641;
the Queen decorates returned soldiers, 647;
the assault on the Redan, 671;
fall of Sebastopol, 673;
peace declared, 683

Crimes Act abandoned in 1885 by the Tory party, II. 710

Criminal Appeal, Court of, Bill for establishing, opposed by the Tories, II. 658;
Bill before the Grand Committee on Law, ib.;
the Bill dropped by the Government, ib.

Criminal Code Bill read a second time, II. 658 ;
opposition of the Irish Party, ib.;
obstructed by Lord Randolph Churchill and the Fourth Party, ib.;
abandoned by Sir Henry James, ib.;
Sir Henry Drummond-Wolff’s question regarding, ib.

Criminal Law Consolidation Acts, The, I. 28

Critic, British, its articles on the Tractarian Movement, I. 99

Croker, Mr. J. W., his attack on the Anti-Corn Law League, I. 211;
his opposition to the Russian War, 618

Cross, Mr. R. A. (afterwards Viscount Cross), Home Secretary, II. 465;
his Licensing Bill, 470;
his Artisans’ Dwellings Bill, 483;
passes the Prisons Bill, 518;
his opposition to the Bill establishing a Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases, 658

Crown Prince of Germany, see Frederick, Crown Prince

Cumberland, Duke of, the Orange plot for his accession to the throne, I. 37;
popular rejoicing at his departure from England, 38

Cupar-Fife, Seizure of packages of dynamite at, II. 661

Cyprus annexed by the British, I. 550


D.

Dalhousie, Lord, denied a place in the Russell Cabinet, I. 244;
the annexation of Burmah, 506;
his viceregal government in India, 720, 722;
his system of education unpopular, 723

Dalkeith Palace, Visit of the Queen to, II. 732

Darmstadt, The Queen at (1885), II. 719

Darwin, Mr. Charles, his death, II. 649;
his skill as a scientific investigator, ib.;
his profound influence on the thought of the Victorian Age, ib.;
the great work of his life, ib.;
the impetus to science from his doctrine of Evolution, 650

Davis, Thomas Osborne, his connection with the Young Ireland Party, I. 339;
editor of the Nation newspaper, ib.;
his attack on English ideas, 340

Davitt, Michael, the organisation of the Land League, I. 602;
his arrest, 612

Davy, Sir Humphry, his discoveries in photography, I. 177

Delhi, outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny, I. 730;
recaptured by the British, 734

Demerara, discontent in, 1849, I. 382

Denison, Mr., elected Speaker of the House of Commons, II. 254

Denman, Lord, his opinion on the Hampden ecclesiastical case, I. 300

Denmark, the dispute in regard to the Duchies of Sleswig-Holstein, II. 79;
war with Germany, 187

Dickens, Mr. Charles, his death, II. 379;
his mission as a novelist, ib.;
his qualities as a writer, ib.;
the Queen’s admiration of his genius, 381;
invited to Buckingham Palace, 382;
refuses a baronetcy, 383

Derby, Lord (fourteenth Earl), his formation of a Protectionist Ministry, I. 499;
excellent practical work of his Government, 503;
resignation of office, 518;
attack on the Palmerston Government, 681;
support of Lord Canning’s policy in India, II. 7;
asked to form a Cabinet, ib.;
resignation of his Government, 36;
letter on the Italian Question, 46;
his Cabinet, 257;
resigns the Premiership, 303;
his death, 350;
his character, 351

Derby, Lord (fifteenth Earl), the Fugitive Slave Circular, II. 489;
proposals to Turkey in regard to Bulgaria, 507;
negotiations regarding Turkey, 508;
his policy during the Russo-Turkish War, 529, 530;
his objection to a Congress on the Turkish Question, 540;
his resignation, 542;
his commendable attitude during the Russo-Turkish crisis, 543;
Secretary to the Colonies, 654;
his vacillating policy regarding British territory in Africa, 683;
his mistaken policy in regard to Queensland and New Guinea, 685;
takes possession of territory at Saint Lucia Bay and Pondoland, 686

Dicey, Mr. Edward, urges the policy of establishing a British Protectorate in Egypt, II. 638, 674

Digna, Osman, defeated by General Graham, II. 718;
in conflict with the Abyssinians, ib.

Dilke, Sir Charles, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, II. 594;
President of the Local Government Board, 655

Dillon, Mr., his passionate appeals against English government in Ireland, II. 615;
proposes the “Plan of Campaign,” 730;
abortive prosecution of, 735

Disraeli, Mr., his birth and parentage, I. 50;
his novels, ib.;
his dislike of the Whigs, ib.;
member for Maidstone, 51;
his personal appearance, ib.;
his maiden speech, ib.;
his attack on O’Connell, ib.;
the nature of his Conservatism, ib.;
the beginning of his influence, 190;
the pungency of his style, 191;
his opposition to Sir Robert Peel, ib.;
the “Young England” Party, ib.;
his speech against Peel on the Corn Laws, 223;
leadership of the Protectionists, 375;
the debate on the state of the nation, 399;
his amendment to the Queen’s Speech in 1850, 424;
his proposal to revise the Poor Law, ib.;
his advocacy of Imperial Federation for Australia, 439;
his tactics in regard to the motion on salaries, 445;
his motion for the relief of agricultural depression, 465;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 499;
complaints against his leadership in the House of Commons, 500;
his Budget speech in 1852, 502;
his political tactics, 516;
his fatal Budget, ib.;
his leadership of the Tories at the Crimean crisis, 635, 679, 680;
his attacks on Lord Palmerston’s Italian policy, 696;
coalition with Mr. Gladstone, 700;
attack on the foreign policy of the Government, ib.;
his support of Lord Canning’s policy in India, II. 7;
his India Bill, 17;
his Reform Bill, 32;
support of Lord Palmerston’s Ministry, 75, 82;
his view in regard to the American Civil War, 119;
attack on Mr. Gladstone’s Budget of 1860, 125;
attack on Palmerston’s diplomacy with Denmark, 204;
moves a vote of censure on Palmerston’s policy with Denmark, 206;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 257;
speech on Reform, 271;
his proposals in regard to Reform, 274;
“educating his party,” 278;
his Budget for 1867, 283;
Premier, 303;
a faulty electoral address, 314;
resigns office, 315;
his speech on the Disestablishment of the Irish Church, 331;
his amendment to Mr. Gladstone’s motion on the Irish Church, 332, 334-5;
his criticism of Mr. Gladstone’s Irish Land Bill, 357;
his opposition to Army Purchase, 392;
his effective opposition to Mr. Gladstone, 426;
his attacks on the Gladstone Government, 463;
his majority in 1874, 465;
First Lord of the Treasury, 465;
his chivalrous attitude towards Mr. Gladstone, 467;
disaffection of the High Church party, 472;
the Scottish Church Patronage Bill, 472;
decline of his reputation, 474;
the annexation of the Fiji Islands, 475;
the Merchant Shipping Bill, 485-7;
purchase of the Suez Canal shares, 492;
the Royal Titles Bill, 499;
created Earl of Beaconsfield, 503;
speech on the Bulgarian atrocities, 506;
national protest against Turkish policy, 511, 523, 526;
his dexterity in dealing with the Turkish Question, 539;
his final agreement with Russia in regard to Turkey, 547;
at the Berlin Congress, 549;
the Anglo-Turkish Convention, 550;
the Indian scientific frontier, 556;
his belief in Asiatic Imperialism, 587;
deserted by the Standard, 588;
his Manifesto to the country, 590;
his fall from power, ib.;
his novel of “Endymion,” 608;
his abandonment of the Coercion Act in Ireland, 611;
the failure of his policy in Afghanistan, ib.;
his error in annexing the Transvaal, ib.;
his death, 619;
his brilliant career, 620;
the secret of his success, ib.;
sincerely esteemed by the Queen, ib.;
his democratic impulses, ib.;
his skilful management of the House of Commons, ib.;
his declining years, ib.;
his mistaken policy on the Eastern Question, 621;
his last words, 622;
his funeral, ib.;
affectionately mourned by the people, ib.;
visit of the Queen to his tomb, ib.;
her Majesty’s monument to his memory in Hughenden Church, 643

Dixie, Lady Florence, the alleged attack on, II. 663;
alarm to the Queen by the story of the attack, ib.;
John Brown reports on the case to her Majesty, 664

Dodson, Mr., President of the Local Government Board, II. 594;
his Employers’ Liability Bill, 601

Dongola, Evacuation of, by Lord Wolseley, II. 718

Dost Mahomed, his territory, I. 112;
his anxiety for an English alliance, ib.;
virtual declaration of war against him by the British, 114;
his flight from Cabul, ib.;
again in arms, 115;
defeat of a British force, ib.;
surrender to the British Government, ib.;
set at liberty, 122

Drummond, Mr., his proposal for the reduction of taxation, I. 446

Dublin, visit of the Queen and the Prince Consort, I. 407;
second visit of the Queen, 571;
riotous proceedings in connection with the celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee, 746

Dufferin, Lord, appointed Viceroy of India, II. 696

Duffy, Sir Charles Gavan, his connection with the “Young Ireland” Party, I. 339;
his statement of his aims, 340;
his arrest, 342;
brought to trial, 343

Dunraven, Lord, his conciliatory motion on Mr. Gladstone’s Reform Bill, II. 677

Durham, Lord, his Liberal policy in Canada, I. 34;
his resignation of the Governorship of Canada, ib.;
recalled in disgrace by the Government, 35;
his system of self-government for Canada, ib.;
success of his policy, ib.;
his death, ib.

Duty, Paper, Mr. Milner Gibson’s motion for repeal of, I. 503;
rejection of his motion, ib.


E.

Earle, General, Death of, II. 717

East India Company, occupation of Aden by its troops, I. 52;
its opposition to Napier’s command in India, 402;
annexation of the Punjaub, ib.

Ecclesiastical Titles Bill introduced by Lord John Russell, I. 464;
Mr. Cobden’s remarks on, 465;
opposition of the Peelites to its terms, 466;
the second attempt to introduce it, 470

Edinburgh visited by the Queen and the Prince Consort, I. 458, 487;
review of the volunteers by the Queen, II. 66;
third visit of the Queen and the Prince Consort, 91;
the unveiling of the Scottish National Albert Memorial, 503;
visited by the Queen, 627;
review of the volunteers by the Queen, ib.;
her Majesty opens the International Exhibition in 1886, 732

Edinburgh, Duke of, see Alfred, Prince

Edison, Mr., the effect of his discovery of the electric light on gas investors, II. 582

Education hardly existing in its popular sense at the Queen’s accession, I. 3;
Lord John Russell’s scheme for national education, 270;
vote on the subject in the House of Commons, 282, 283;
Mr. Lowe’s revised Code, II. 120;
Bill introduced in the House of Commons, 355, 360;
its terms, 360;
criticism of the Bill by Mr. Mill and Mr. Fawcett, 361;
the Bill passed by both Houses, 362;
adverse criticism of the Bill by the Dissenters, 457;
Mr. Forster’s compromise to the Dissenters in regard to the Bill, 458

Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Princess, II. 723

Egypt, vote of credit in Parliament for expedition, II. 635;
the sources of the Egyptian difficulty, 636;
Ismail Pasha’s policy, ib.;
the national borrowed money, ib.;
purchase of the Suez Canal shares by England, ib.;
Mr. Cave’s report on the Khedive’s money difficulties, 638;
Mr. Edward Dicey’s view of a Protectorate, ib.;
Lord Salisbury’s error in policy, ib.;
the Goschen-Joubert scheme for consolidating the Egyptian debt, ib.;
commission by France and England to investigate the resources of the country, ib.;
Nubar Pasha’s Ministry, 639;
beginning of the Dual Control, ib.;
arrangement by the Powers to depose Ismail, ib.;
Tewfik appointed Khedive, ib.;
inefficiency of the Dual Control, ib.;
ignominious position of England, ib.;
the supremacy of the bondholders, ib.;
restlessness of the natives under the Dual Control, 640;
revolt of Arabi Bey, ib.;
disagreement between the partners in the Dual Control as to the treatment of Arabi Pasha, 641;
determination of the Assembly of Notables to assert their right to control the Budget, ib.;
the right of the Assembly disputed by the French and English controllers, ib.;
the Chamber of Notables refuses to withdraw from its position, ib.;
M. de Blignières resigns his post on the Dual Control, 642;
Arabi made Dictator of the country, ib.;
“Egypt for the Egyptians,” ib.;
French and English fleets despatched to Alexandria, ib.;
French and English consuls advise the expulsion of Arabi, ib.;
a riot in Alexandria, ib.;
stampede of the foreign population of Alexandria and of Cairo, ib.;
formation of a Cabinet patronised by Germany and Austria, ib.;
safety of the Suez Canal assured, 643;
the battles of Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir, ib.;
the Khedive
reinstated in Cairo, ib.;
occupied by a British army, ib.;
Mr. Gladstone declares the occupation of the country temporary, ib.;
the cost of the war to England, ib.;
really under the control of the British Consul-General, ib.;
England forbids the restoration of the Dual Control, ib.;
Arabi and the insurgent leaders saved from capital punishment by the English Government, acting on the instigation of Mr. Wilfrid Blunt, ib.;
used as a subject for embarrassing the Ministry, 661;
Lord Hartington’s declaration about the recall of the British troops, ib.;
difficulty arising from the exorbitant tolls levied on ships by the Suez Canal Company, 662;
Mr. Gladstone’s agreement with M. de Lesseps, ib.;
intention of the English Government to withdraw the troops, 670;
the attempt to conquer the Soudan, ib.;
the appearance of the Mahdi, ib.;
the expedition under Colonel Hicks, ib.;
Hicks defeated at El Obeid, ib.;
the Egyptian garrisons in the Soudan, ib.;
the advice of the British Government in regard to the Soudan, 671;
the delay in the evacuation of Cairo, ib.;
steps taken to relieve General Gordon, ib.;
attack by the Conservatives on Mr. Gladstone’s policy, ib.;
the embarrassing position of England in regard to, 672;
the best policy for England, ib.;
the decision of the British Government, ib.;
General Gordon’s mission, ib.;
his arrival at Cairo, ib.;
General Gordon appointed Governor-General of the Soudan, ib.;
Baker Pasha’s death at Tokar, ib.;
Mr. Gladstone admitted to be right in advising the abandonment of the Soudan, 674;
how the situation had been affected by the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, ib.;
Gordon’s preliminary policy during his mission, 675;
the massacre of the garrison at Sinkat, ib.;
the battle of El Teb, ib.;
the battle of Tamanieb, ib.;
General Graham recalled from Suakim, ib.;
failure of Gordon’s negotiations with the Mahdi, 676;
the bad financial position of the country, ib.;
Mr. Gladstone’s policy to relieve the debt, ib.;
the Conference in regard to the country, ib.;
Lord Northbrook’s mission, ib.;
England’s freedom of action, ib.;
vote for military operations by the English Government, ib.;
the actual difficulties of the country, 682;
Lord Northbrook’s recommendations in regard to the debt, ib.;
financial proposal of the British Government, ib.;
prosecution of the Egyptian Government by the Debt Commission, ib.;
Prince Bismarck’s advice to England regarding, 684;
Mr. Gladstone’s policy, 702;
the plan adopted for rescuing the country from a financial crisis, ib.;
the diplomatic hostility of France, Russia, and Germany to England’s policy, 703;
the frontier fixed at Wady Halfa, ib.

Election, General, on the Home Rule Scheme of Mr. Gladstone, II. 729

Electric Telegraph, its progress at the date of the Queen’s accession, I. 3

Elgin, Lord, his policy in Canada, I. 382;
his admirable behaviour during the Canadian crisis in 1849, 383, 384;
his successful diplomacy with Japan, II. 2

Eliot, George, her death, II. 609;
the character of her novels, ib.;
her works especially enjoyed by the Queen, ib.;
the popularity of “Adam Bede,” 610

Ellenborough, Lord, his secret despatch to Lord Canning, II. 18;
resigns office, ib.

Elliot, Captain, his arrest by the Chinese Government, I. 52

El Obeid, Hicks Pasha and his army annihilated at, II. 670

Elphinstone, General, in command in Afghanistan, I. 116

El Teb, Defeat of Osman Digna at, II. 675

“Endymion,” Mr. Disraeli’s novel of, II. 608

England, development of the country since 1837, I. 3;
discontent among the masses, 48, 49;
the state of the country in 1839, 57;
disturbances in 1842, 126;
foreign policy during the difficulties between Russia and Turkey, 550-563;
the war against Russia, 583;
signature of the Protocol, 584;
a day of Fast, 599;
signature of the treaty with Russia, 683;
dispute with the United States, 688;
withdrawal of the legation from Italy, 698;
murmurings against taxation, 699;
war with Persia, 703, 704;
war with China, 705;
difficulties with Egypt, 660;
coolness with Germany, 683;
the rivalry with Germany regarding territory on the Congo, ib.;
surrender to Germany on questions of colonial policy, 684;
unable to reconcile her interests with those of France, ib.;
Prince Bismarck’s opposition, ib.;
Bismarck’s advice regarding Egypt, ib.;
annexation of territory at Saint Lucia Bay and at Pondoland, 686;
the Reserves called out, 702;
the difficulty of holding Egypt, ib.;
offers of support from her colonies and from the peoples of India at the Russian difficulty, 703;
controversy with Russia about the frontier of Afghanistan, 719

Este Guelphs, the name of the Royal Family of Great Britain, I. 5

Exchange, New Coal, founded by the Prince Consort, I. 418

Exhibition, International Industries, Prince Albert’s interest in, I. 449;
banquet of Commissioners at the Mansion House, 450;
attack by the Press on the Commissioners, 454;
completion of the building, 462;
energetic care of Prince Albert, 480,
adverse criticism of the scheme, ib.;
opened by the Queen, 452;
ball at the Guildhall, 486;
opening of the Exhibition of 1862, II. 135

Explosives Act, the one Bill not obstructed in the session of 1883, 660;
the events that led to its production, ib.;
the attempt to blow up the Local Board Government Offices, ib.;
outrage in the Times office, ib.;
the measure brought in by Sir W. Harcourt, ib.


F.

Fair Trade Meetings, The, in Trafalgar Square, II. 731

Falkland, Lord, his Governorship of Nova Scotia, I. 251

Faraday, Mr., his researches in electricity, I. 270, 271;
his paper “On New Magnetic Actions,” 271

Farr, Dr., his investigation of the English Poor Law system, I. 362, 363

Fawcett, Mr., Postmaster-General, II. 594;
his Bill establishing a Parcels Post, 635;
his admission of women to the Post Office service, 653

Fenian Society, The, originated, II. 246;
its first name, ib.;
its founder in Ireland, ib.;
established in the United States, ib.;
the funeral of McManus, ib.

Ferdinand I., his rule in Austria, I. 343;
flight from Vienna, 345

Fielden, Mr. John, his “Ten Hours Bill,” I. 287

Finches, the, Earls of Nottingham, Mansion of, on the site of Kensington Palace, I. 8

Fitzmaurice, Lord Edmond, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, II. 655

Fitzwilliam, Earl, incident in the Queen’s early life at his residence, I. 12

Forster, Mr. W. E., his scheme of national education, I. 270;
his Endowed Schools Bill, 339;
introduces his Education Bill, 359;
his Ballot Bill, 395;
his compromise to the Dissenters on the Education Bill, 458;
his hesitancy regarding the War Vote, 538;
Chief Secretary for Ireland, 594;
his policy in Ireland, 601;
his Bill amending the Irish Act of 1870, 602;
his Coercion Bill, 604;
his Protection of Persons and Property Bill, 611;
violent opposition from Irish Members, ib.;
his Protection Bill, 612;
his suppression of the Land League, 628;
opposition from Radicals and Conservatives to his coercive policy, 631;
failure of his Irish policy, ib.;
his ineffective administration in Ireland, 632;
influences Parliament to give women a fair share of the public endowments for secondary education, 653;
his withdrawal from the Cabinet, 654;
his charges against Mr. Parnell, 656

Fortescue, Mr. Chichester (afterwards Lord Carlingford), Secretary for Ireland, II. 245;
support of Mr. Gladstone’s Irish Land Bill, 358;
appointed to the Board of Trade, 387

Fourth Party, The, founded, II. 594;
its members, ib.;
the reward of its efforts, 708

Fox, Mr. W. J., lecture against Corn Laws, I. 89

France, difficulties with England, I. 166;
dispute with England in regard to Otaheite, 167;
a letter from the Queen, 167;
visit of Louis Philippe to England, 172;
continued unfriendliness with England, 254;
protest of the English Government against the proposed Franco-Spanish marriage alliance, 258;
bad fruits of the dispute with England, 302;
diplomatic quarrel with England, 428;
the Second Empire, 523;
dispute with Turkey as to Roman Catholics in Jerusalem, 542;
a treaty with Turkey, 543;
zeal of the war party against Russia, 581;
declaration of war against Russia, 583;
occupation of Gallipoli by French troops, ib.;
signature of the Protocol, 584;
unpopularity of the war with Russia, 640;
collapse of the alliance with England, 675;
difficulties with Germany, II. 51;
angry feeling against England, 52;
an agreement with Italy, 218;
dispute with Prussia regarding Luxembourg, 282;
organisation of the military system, 344;
outbreak of the war with Prussia, 366;
nominal cause of the quarrel, 367;
proclamation of war against Prussia, 368;
Napoleon’s secret treaty regarding Belgium,  369;
battle of Worth, 370;
battle of Gravelotte, ib.;
capture of Sedan, ib.;
surrender of the French Emperor, ib.;
proclamation of a Republic, 371;
cession of Alsace and Lorraine to Germany, ib.;
unconditional surrender of the French army at Metz, ib.;
the campaign under Gambetta’s leadership, 372;
M. Thiers appointed President, 406;
the Commission by France and England to investigate the resources of Egypt, 638;
the Dual Control in Egypt, 639;
breaks up the Dual Control, 642;
her fleet withdraws during the bombardment of Alexandria by the British, ib.;
controversy with England, 667;
insolent behaviour of Admiral Pierre at Tamatave, ib.;
effect of the criticism of a factious Opposition, ib.;
the honourable reparation to the British Government, 668;
opposition to English diplomacy in Egypt, 676;
an arrangement with England in regard to Egypt, ib.;
formally abandons the Dual Control, ib.

Franchise Bill passed through the House of Commons, 679;
the loyal understanding between Liberals and Conservatives on this matter, ib.;
passed by the House of Lords, ib.

“Franchise First,” the cry of a section of the Liberal Party in 1883, 668

Francis, John, attempt on the Queen’s life, I. 110

Fraudulent Trusts Bill passed in Parliament, I. 715

Frederick, Crown Prince, afterwards the Emperor Frederick III., of Germany, his betrothal to the Princess Victoria, I. 662;
his marriage, 740, 750-752;
his splendid appearance in the Jubilee procession, II. 742

Frederick the Wise, his relationship to the Queen, I. 5;
his Protestantism, ib.;
his kindness to Luther, ib.

Free Trade, concessions by the Melbourne Ministry, I. 94;
its rejection by Sir Robert Peel, 98;
its advances since 1841, 201;
bazaar in Covent Garden, 202;
effect of the potato disease on Ireland, ib.;
enthusiasm of the nation in its favour, 216;
Sir Robert Peel declares himself in its favour, 238;
its operation in Ireland, 273, 274;
disastrous effect in Ireland, 275;
development of Mr. Cobden’s plan, 387;
the strong feeling in its favour, 506

Frere, Sir Bartle, accompanies the Prince of Wales in his tour through India, II. 493;
his project of conquest in South Africa, 563

Freycinet, M. de, his policy of non-intervention in regard to Arabi Pasha, 641

Frost, John, his armed attack on the magistrates of Newport, I. 59;
his transportation, ib.

Fugitive Slave Circular, The, II. 489


G.

Gakdul, Occupation of, II. 713

Gambetta, his vigorous administration of the French Republic, II. 372;
his vain attempts to induce England to join France in coercing Arabi Pasha and the Egyptian National Party, 641;
his death, 650;
endeared to the masses by his patriotism and unselfish devotion, ib.

Gardner, Mr. R., his sketch of industrial England, I. 282

Garfield, President, his assassination, II. 627;
the Queen’s letter of sympathy to Mrs. Garfield, ib.;
his heroic career, ib.

Garibaldi, his conquest of the Sicilies, II. 54, 55;
refuses a reward for his services, 56;
his second campaign of liberation, 128;
ovations in London, 194;
his departure from England, 198;
his death, 650

General Election on the Home Rule scheme of Mr. Gladstone, II. 729

George III., his determination to have an actual voice in the appointment of his Ministers, I. 26

George V., ex-King of Hanover, Death of, II. 558

Germany, the movement in favour of national unity, I. 343;
the Emperor Frederick’s aim, 346;
opposition of the Powers to its proposed unity, 422;
dispute with Denmark as to Sleswig-Holstein, 457;
her astute conduct at the Russo-Turkish difficulty, 582;
Bismarck’s work for the unity of the empire, II. 129;
the popular movement in favour of unity, 279;
an agreement between Russia and Italy, ib.;
rapid progress of its consolidation, 281;
the Congress at Berlin, 549;
irritated by the foreign and colonial policy of England, 683;
the cause of the coolness with England, ib.;
International Conference at Berlin to determine about the control of the Congo, ib.;
appeal of the settlement at Angra Pequena for protection, ib.;
annexation of Angra Pequena, 684;
expedition to seize the Cameroons, ib.;
alarm of Egyptian bondholders in, 685;
occupation of part of New Guinea, 686

Germany, Crown Prince of (afterwards Emperor Frederick III.), see Frederick Crown Prince

Gibraltar, Deportation of Zebehr Pasha to, II. 711

Gibson, Mr., his opposition to the Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases Bill, II. 658

Giffard, Sir Hardinge, his opposition to the Bill establishing a Court of Appeal in Criminal Cases, II. 658

Gill, Captain, R.E., his mission with Professor Palmer to detach the Bedouins from the side of Arabi Pasha, II. 642;
murdered at the Wells of Moses, ib.

Gladstone, Mr., member for Newark, I. 50;
his office under Sir Robert Peel, ib.;
his early Conservatism, ib.;
resigns on the Maynooth Grant, 183;
Secretary for the Colonies under Peel, 211;
his support of the scheme of Home Rule for the Colonies, 386;
support of Mr. Disraeli on the Poor Law, 425;
his proposal regarding the Australian colonies, 440;
letters on the State prosecutions of the Neapolitan Government, 475;
speech on Mr. Disraeli’s Budget, 518;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 519;
his first Budget, 531;
his Budget for 1854, 596-598;
resigns office, 630;
his finance policy during the Crimean War, 643;
coalition with Mr. Disraeli, 700;
proposed reduction of the Income Tax, ib.;
attack on the Budget, 702;
his opposition to Disraeli’s Reform Bill, II. 32;
his anti-Austrian policy, 43;