his death, II. 171;
the Queen’s estimate of his character, 172
Liberal Unionist Party formed, II. 729
Lincoln, Abraham, elected President of the United States, II. 114;
his proclamation regarding the abolition of slavery, 134
Lincoln, Lord, refuses a place in the Russell Cabinet, I. 244;
his address to the Queen on colonisation, 283;
address to the Crown on the Colonial Question, 387
Liston, Mr., and the use of ether as an anæsthetic, I. 271
Liverpool, visit of the Queen and the Prince Consort, I. 487;
condemnation of dynamitards at, 661;
visit of the Queen to the International Exhibition at, in 1886, 732
Livingstone, Dr., found by Stanley, II. 427;
the Queen’s interest in the explorer, ib.
Lloyd, Bishop, his influence on the Tractarians, I. 98
Lloyd, Lieut. W., presents one of the Mahdi’s flags to her Majesty, II. 687
London, a Chartist meeting on Kennington Common, I. 327;
Chartist meetings at Clerkenwell and Stepney Greens, 336;
the riots in 1855, 644;
Bill to improve the government of, II. 671;
riots in the West End of, 731
London, Bishop of, the Ecclesiastical Appeal Bill, I. 446
Lonsdale, Earl of, Lord Privy Seal, I. 499
Lorne, Marquis of, the Queen consents to his marriage with the Princess Louise, II. 378;
appearance at the ceremony, 407;
accident to, in the royal procession on Jubilee Day, 742
Louis Philippe, his visit to England, I. 172;
his cordial reception by the people, ib.;
honours from the Queen, ib.
Louise, Princess, her marriage, II. 407-8
Lowe, Mr. Robert, his Revised Education Code, II. 120;
attacked by Lord R. Cecil in regard to reports of inspectors of schools, 218;
his demand for national unsectarian education, 302;
his first Budget, 338;
his second Budget, 363;
opens the Civil Service to competition, ib.;
his Budget for 1871, 397;
the scandal in regard to the Zanzibar mail contract, 438;
Home Secretary, 439;
his popularity in 1874, 458;
created Lord Sherbrooke, 594
Lucan, Lord, and the Charge of the Light Brigade, I. 614
Lucknow, outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny, I. 730;
relief by Havelock, 735;
second relief, 737
Lyell, Sir Charles, account of a visit to Balmoral, I. 367
Lyndhurst, Lord, Lord High Chancellor, I. 97;
Bill for the removal of the Jews’ disabilities, 183;
his violent speeches against Russia, 600, 602;
attack on Prussia and Austria, 634;
his defects as a debater on foreign, affairs, ib.
Lytton, Lord, Viceroy of India, II. 494;
his warlike policy in Afghanistan, 555;
dispute with Shere Ali, 556;
resigns office, 594;
contemptuous speech against Mr. Gladstone, 598;
his “Prosperity Budget,” ib.;
his rule on the vacancies in the India Civil Service, 662
M.
Maamtrasna murders to be re-considered, II. 710
Macaulay, Lord, his sarcasm on the Maynooth affair, I. 183;
his account of Lord John Russell’s failure to form a Cabinet, 206;
appointed Postmaster-General, 245;
his opposition to the Education Vote, 283;
elected M.P. for Edinburgh, 586
Macdonald, Mr., his administration of supplies in the Crimea, I. 624
Maclean, Roderick, his supposed attempt to assassinate the Queen, II. 644
Macleod, Dr. Norman, his ministrations to the Queen at Balmoral, II. 139, 230;
account of the Queen’s life at Balmoral, 296;
his death, 428;
his character, ib.;
letter from the Queen on his death, 429
Macmahon, Marshal, surrounded at Sedan by the German army, II. 370
Macnaghten, Sir William, appointed Secretary to Shah Soojah, I. 114;
created a baronet for his services in Afghanistan, ib.;
appointed Governor of Bengal, 116
Madagascar, re-action against England, I. 190
Magee, Dr., speech on the Irish Church Question, II. 334
Mahdi, the, How General Gordon would have checked, II. 712;
death of, 718
Mahmoud Samy, nominal Minister of War in Egypt, II. 641
Maidstone, Mr. Disraeli member for, I. 51
Maiwand, The battle of, II. 599
Majuba Hill, Battle of, II. 619
Malakoff, Capture of the, by the French, I. 671
Malmesbury, Earl of, Foreign Secretary, I. 499;
account of the Queen’s life at Balmoral, 522;
remarks on the understanding between the Earl of Aberdeen and the Czar, 546
Malt Tax, Proposed repeal of the, II. 236;
Mr. Gladstone declines to reduce it, 237;
abolished by Mr. Gladstone, 601
Manchester, opening of the Art-Treasures Exhibition by Prince Albert, I. 739;
popularity of the Art-Treasures Exhibition, 746;
visit of the Queen, ib.
Manchester School, The, its attack on Sir James Brooke in regard to Borneo, I. 474
Mancini, Signor, his disclosure to the Italian Senate of the adhesion of Italy to the Austro-German alliance, II. 651
Mandalay, Jubilee celebrations in, II. 739
Manners, Lord John, President of the Board of Works, II. 257;
Postmaster-General, 465;
his amendment to Mr. Gladstone’s Reform Bill of 1884, II. 677
Margarine Bill, The, passed, II. 738
Marlborough, Duchess of, starts a relief fund to avert distress in Ireland, II. 586
Marlborough, Duke of, Colonial Secretary, II. 275;
Lord Beaconsfield’s Manifesto to (1880), 90
Married Women’s Property Act comes into force, II. 652;
the benefit conferred by the Act, 654
Marriott, Mr., his amendment to Mr. Goschen’s Closure scheme, II. 630;
rejection of his Closure amendment, ib.;
counsel for Ismail Pasha in his claims to the Domain lands, 683
Martaban, Capture of by General Goodwin, I. 505
Martin, Sir Theodore, his Life of the Prince Consort, I. 238, 448, 545; II. 75, 480, 481;
his Life of Lord Lyndhurst, I. 239, 242
Match Tax, Proposed levy of, by Mr. Lowe, II. 397
Matthews, Mr. Henry, is appointed Home Secretary, II. 730
Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, created Emperor of Mexico, I. 743;
his death, ib.
Maynooth, the Parliamentary grant, I. 183;
Lord Macaulay’s criticism of the affair, ib.
Mayo, Lord, his government of India, II. 343;
his death, 427;
success of his Afghan policy, ib.
Mazzini, Joseph, his petition in regard to the detention of his letters in England, I. 164
Medical Acts Amendment Bill, II. 678
Meerut, outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny, I. 730
Melbourne, Lord, his character, I. 23, 95, 370;
his moderate principles, 23;
his appointment to the Premiership, ib.;
his instruction of the Queen in the theory and working of the British Constitution, ib.;
the probable ill effects of his teaching, 24;
the personal regard of the Queen, 28;
his view of the revolt in Canada, 34;
Lord Durham’s suggestions carried out in regard to Canada, 35;
popular distrust of his authority, 36;
virtual defeat of his Ministry, 54;
a second Jamaica Bill, 56;
the Penny Postage Act, 80;
Act regarding chimney-sweeps, ib.;
growing unpopularity of his Ministry, 89;
prognostications of his fall, 91;
defeat of his Ministry, ib.;
a statement regarding Protection, 94;
resignation of office, 95;
his last years, 96;
his death, ib.;
his position in English history, 97;
his opinion of Prince Albert, 103;
the Queen’s regret at his death, 370
Menschikoff, Prince, his mission to Constantinople, I. 550;
his proposed Note of Agreement with Turkey, ib.;
his position at the Alma, 607;
his generalship, ib.;
his blunders at the Alma, 608, 609;
his tactics at Balaclava, 611;
his blunders at Inkermann, 615
Metamneh, Gordon’s steamers at, II. 712
Metternich, Prince, remark on the Franco-Spanish marriage alliance, I. 258;
his influence over Frederick I. of Austria, 343;
his resignation, 344
Metz, Surrender of the French army in, II. 371
Mexico, English policy in regard to, I. 127;
the French Emperor’s plan for a monarchy, 127, 163;
the Emperor Maximilian crowned, 218;
the Emperor Maximilian shot by order of the Mexican Republic, 283
Middleton, Sir Frederick, puts down the rebellion of half-breeds in the North-West of Canada, II. 723
Midlothian Programme (1885), The, II. 724
Mill, Mr. John Stuart, elected M.P. for Westminster, II. 243;
speech on the National Debt, 258;
rejected by Westminster, 315;
his Bill for supplying smoking carriages to railway trains, ib.;
his opposition to Mr. Forster’s Education Bill, 360;
remark on the position of women in England, 652
Milner, Mr. Gibson, representative of the Free Trade Party, I. 244
Mitchell, John, his violent teaching in the “Young Ireland” Party, I. 342;
editor of United Ireland, ib.;
arrested and condemned to transportation, ib.
Molesworth, Sir William, his opposition to the Education Vote, I. 283;
his proposal that the Colonies should be made autonomous, 474;
Chief Commissioner of Works, 519
Montpensier, Duc de, his marriage to the Spanish Infanta, I. 255
Morgan, Mr. Osborne, passes the Married Women’s Property Act, II. 653
Morley, Mr. John, his Life of Cobden, I. 216, 223;
is appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, II. 727
Morris, Mr. Lewis, Jubilee Ode by, II. 750
Morse, Professor, his discoveries in electricity, I. 175
Muncaster, Lord, presents the Duke of Wellington’s banner to King William IV. on the anniversary of Waterloo, I. 3
Mundella, Mr., his Bill for consolidating the Factory Acts, II. 474;
Vice-President of the Council, 594
Mutiny, Indian, see India
N.
Naas, Lord, Secretary for Ireland, II. 257;
his Land Bill for Ireland, 286
See also Mayo, Lord
Napier, Sir Charles, in command of the Baltic fleet against Russia, I. 583;
his blockade of the Gulf of Finland, 584;
his success against Russia in the last expedition, 602, 603
Napier, Sir Charles James, his defeat of the insurgents at Hyderabad, I. 150
Napoleon I., Removal of the body of, from St. Helena to Paris, I. 86
Napoleon III. elected President of the French Republic, I. 421;
his restoration of the Empire, 491;
his struggle with Parliament, 491, 492;
the vote in his favour, 494;
his installation as Emperor, 523;
the Czar’s slight, 526;
his marriage, 528;
visit to the Queen, 648-654;
invested with the Order of the Garter, 651;
private visit to the Queen, 717, 718;
his death, II. 444
Napoleon, Prince Louis, his murder by the Zulus, II. 575;
indignation among the French Bonapartists at his death, 578
National League (Ireland), The, proclaimed, II. 737
Navigation Laws, Proposed repeal of the, I. 374
Navy, Introduction of steam into the, I. 389
Nesselrode, Count, his assurances to the English Government of the peaceful policy of Russia before the Crimean War, I. 551;
his attitude during the Russo-Turkish difficulties, 579, 580, 595
Neufchâtel, the dispute with Prussia, I. 696
New Britain and the German annexations in the Pacific, II. 686
Newcastle, Duke of, Colonial Secretary, I. 519;
his alleged incompetence in office, 616;
Secretary of State for War, 626;
his efforts to improve the condition of the army, 631;
remarks on the elections, 1857, 709;
goes with the Prince of Wales on a visit to America, II. 67-69
New Guinea, the Queensland Government and annexation of, II. 685;
southern portion of, annexed by Lord Derby, 686;
German annexation, ib.
New Ireland and the German annexations in the Pacific, II. 686
Newman, Rev. J. H. (afterwards Cardinal), his entry into the Roman Catholic Church, I. 99-101;
“Tract No. 90,” 101;
his resignation as Vicar of St. Mary’s at Oxford, ib.;
his early intentions, ib.;
effect of his withdrawal on the Tractarian Movement, 102
Newport (Mon.), Lord Salisbury’s address at, II. 726
Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, his error in regard to Turkey, I. 579;
his obstinacy, ib.;
his death, 633
Nightingale, Miss, her labours in the Crimea, I. 624;
rewarded by the Queen for her heroic conduct in the Crimea, 692
Nile Expedition to relieve General Gordon, II. 712-4
Nile, Stewart’s night march to the, II. 714
Nolan, Major, his Seed Bill for Ireland, II. 586
Northbrook, Lord, his opposition to the purchase system in the army, II. 393;
resignation as Viceroy of India, 494;
First Lord of the Admiralty, 594;
his Egyptian mission adversely criticised by the Conservatives, 682;
his recommendations in regard to Egypt discredit the Gladstone Government, ib.;
his promise to make important additions to the navy, 702;
and the Admiralty accounts, 710
Northcote, Sir Stafford, President of the Board of Trade, II. 257;
Secretary for India, 275;
speech on the Irish Church Question, 332;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 465;
his tame policy as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 470;
his Budget for 1875, 487;
his Budget for 1876, 502;
his leadership of the House of Commons, 515;
his denunciation of the terms of peace between Turkey and Russia, 536;
his Budget for 1878, 552;
his Budget for 1879, 571;
his Budget for 1880, ib.;
opposition from the Fourth Party, 595;
his motions in regard to Mr. Bradlaugh, 630;
his prudent policy distasteful to his followers, 636;
his resolution prohibiting Mr. Bradlaugh from taking the oath, 658;
Mr. Bradlaugh’s threat to treat this decision as invalid, ib.;
his resolution excluding Mr. Bradlaugh from the House of Commons, ib.;
his unwillingness to countenance obstructive tactics, ib.;
Lord Randolph Churchill’s bitter attacks on his leadership, ib.;
his hand forced to obstructive tactics, ib.;
speeches in North Wales and Ulster, 668;
moves a vote of censure on the Government for their vacillating policy, 673;
blames the Government for not helping Hicks Pasha, 674;
prevents Mr. Bradlaugh from taking his seat, 676;
created Lord Iddesleigh, 708;
sudden death of, 734
O.
Oatley, George, presented with the Albert Medal by the Queen, I. 607
Obeid, El, Defeat of Hicks Pasha and his army at, II. 67
O’Brien, William Smith, the rise of the Nationalist Party in Ireland, I. 327;
his leadership of the “Young Ireland” Party, 341;
collapse of his authority, 343;
transported to Van Diemen’s Land, ib.;
his death, ib.
O’Connell, Daniel, remarks in regard to the Queen’s popularity with the Irish, I. 38;
suggestion of the “People’s Charter,” 49;
early patron of Mr. Disraeli, 51;
his denunciation of Sir Robert Peel, 56;
the agitation in Ireland, 151;
his popularity with the Irish people, ib.;
his aims, ib.;
the secret of his success, 52;
the nature of his invective, ib.;
his puzzling methods, 154;
death of, 158
O’Connor, Feargus, his denunciation of Sir Robert Peel, I. 56;
an agitator by profession, 58;
his parentage, ib.;
his leadership of the Chartists, 327;
at the meeting on Kennington Common, 331;
his petition in favour of six points of the Charter, 354;
arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms, 355
Odoacer, the Queen’s conjectural relationship to, I. 45
Odessa bombarded by the British fleet, I. 603
Orleans, Duke of, his death, I. 126
Osborne, Mr. Bernal, his motion on Portuguese affairs, I. 302;
his proposal in regard to Ireland, 354;
speech on the Austro-Hungarian Question, 399
Osman Digna defeated by General Graham, II. 718;
in conflict with the Abyssinians, ib.
Otho, King, driven from the throne of Greece, II. 128
Oudh, difficulties as to its government, I. 721;
its annexation by the East India Company, 722;
outbreak of the Sepoy Mutiny, 729;
Canning’s successful diplomacy, 734
Outram, Sir J., General, his victories over the Persians, I. 704;
his opinion regarding the government of Oudh, 721;
the annexation of Oudh, 722
Overland Route, its inauguration, I. 190
Oxford University, the Tractarian Movement, I. 98;
censure of Newman’s tract, 101;
Oxford University Bill passed by the Aberdeen Cabinet, 619;
proposed abolition of religious tests, II. 397
P.
Pakington, Sir John, Colonial Secretary, I. 499;
First Lord of the Admiralty, II. 257;
Secretary for War, 275
Palmer, Professor, his mission to detach the Bedouins from the side of Arabi Pasha, II. 642;
murdered at the Wells of Moses, ib.
Palmer, Sir Roundell (afterwards Lord Selborne), his speech on the Irish Church Question, II. 334
Palmerston, Lady, her influence in Whig society, II. 351
Palmerston, Lord, his speech on the sugar duties, I. 94;
his condemnation of the Ashburton Treaty, 169, 170;
Foreign Secretary, 245;
antipathy of Louis Philippe, 258;
difficulties with the Church of Rome, 298;
deficiencies in his foreign policy, 320;
his view regarding an Anglo-German alliance, 322;
complaints against his policy by Louis Philippe, 326;
his rash interference with Spain, 347;
popular indignation against him, 345;
vote of censure in Parliament, 349;
an Ordnance Department scandal, 394;
annoyance to the Queen by his Austrian policy, 395;
the reckless character of his policy, 398;
difficulties with Greece, 427;
the Queen expresses her displeasure with his policy, 478;
discussion in Parliament as to his foreign policy, 430, 431;
a speech on the Greek dispute, 435;
dissatisfaction of the Queen with his administration at the Foreign Office, 437;
the Queen’s memorandum in regard to his foreign policy, 454, 455;
his plea to the Prince Consort, 455;
his cordial reception of Kossuth, 479;
his resignation as Foreign Secretary, 495;
he assails the Militia Bill, 499;
Home Secretary, 519;
resigns office, 565;
his return to the Cabinet, 566;
his zeal for war with Russia, 572;
a foolish speech at the Reform Club, 583;
his public-spirited behaviour at the Crimean crisis, 628;
his policy as Prime Minister, 638;
failure of the French alliance, 675;
his popularity at the Crimean War, 688;
the failure of his home policy, 690;
his victory at the elections, 708;
increase of confidence from the Queen, 715;
his false estimate of the Indian Mutiny, 747;
his waning popularity, II. 7;
his Bill to alter the Law of Conspiracy, 8;
vote of censure passed against him in Parliament, 37;
his anti-Austrian policy, 43;
his plan for the settlement of the Italian Question, 46;
the continued recklessness of his policy, 47;
his Fortification Scheme, 62;
distaste of the Radicals to his policy, 74;
mutilation of the Afghanistan Blue Book, 82;
his attack on Prussia, 83;
his sympathy with Poland, 160;
conflict with the Queen on the Danish Question, 166;
censured by the House of Lords, 167;
his policy at the Danish War, 191;
his diplomacy after the failure of the Sleswig-Holstein Conference, 193;
speech on the Irish Question, 233;
his death, 243;
the character of his statesmanship, 244;
his able management of the Commons, ib.
Panmure, Lord, his ridiculous despatch to General Simpson, I. 669
Papal Aggression Movement, the Pope’s Brief, I. 460;
indiscreet statements of Roman Catholic dignitaries, ib.;
Dr. Ullathorne’s explanation, ib.
Paris, the Conference in regard to the Russian War, I. 698;
the result of the Conference, 716;
the Congress of 1858, 719
Parker, Admiral, his blockade of the Piræus, I. 427
Parnell, Mr. Charles Stewart, enters Parliament, II. 488;
develops a policy of obstruction, 499;
his obstruction of the Prisons Bill, 515;
his skill in debate, 516;
his support of Radical members, 520;
his opposition to flogging in the army, 568;
the Attorney-General’s indictment against him, 603;
his policy in regard to the Land Act, 628;
Mr. Gladstone’s speech against his policy, ib.;
imprisoned in Kilmainham, ib.;
alliance of his Party with the Tories, 697;
additions to his followers, 698;
master of Ireland by the elections of 1885, ib.;
his Relief Bill is rejected, 730
“Parnellism and Crime,” II. 735
Parnellite alliance with the Tories, Success of, II. 706;
manifesto in support of the Tories, 726
Patents Bill, real progress made with it, II. 658
Paxton, Mr., his design for the International Exhibition building, I. 462
Peabody, Mr. George, his gift to the poor of London, II. 135;
his second gift, 323;
his statue unveiled by the Prince of Wales, 347
Pease, Edward, opening of the passenger line between Birmingham and London, I. 47
Peel, General, Secretary for War, II. 257
Peel, Mr. Arthur, chosen Speaker of the House of Commons, II. 676
Peel, Mr. F., his Bill to deal with clergy reserves in Canada, I. 534
Peel, Sir Robert, his financial statement for 1845, I. 182;
the establishment of the Queen’s Colleges in Ireland, ib.;
decline in his popularity, 190;
his support of the Queen, 191;
receives the distinction of the Order of the Garter, 192;
his able management of his party, 193;
his hesitation in regard to Free Trade, 203;
resigns office, 204;
re-accepts Premiership, ib.;
repeals the Corn Laws, 226;
praised by the Queen, 227;
fall of his Ministry in the Commons, 228;
resigns the Premiership, 238;
a letter from the Queen, 239;
his wise resolution, 241;
his independent attitude, 243;
his Bank Restriction Act, 279;
his opposition to the Education vote, 283;
assailed by High Church Tories, ib.;
his Bank Act assailed, 295;
attack on his Free Trade policy, 373;
his support of the Russell Ministry, 375;
his clear perception of the Irish difficulty, 378;
triumph of his fiscal policy, 399;
his last speech in Parliament, 435;
his death, 447;
his character, 447, 448
Pegu, Capture of, by the British, I. 506
Pélssier, Canrobert’s successor in the Crimea, I. 640;
his irresolution as a leader, 673
Pennefather, General, his command at Inkermann, I. 615
People’s Palace, the, in the East End of London, Opening of, II. 740
Perth, inauguration of a statue to the Prince Consort by the Queen, I. 227
Peterborough, Bishop of, his opinion on the Irish Universities Bill, II. 434
Philippe, Louis, his intrigue for the Franco-Spanish marriage alliance, I. 254;
his disreputable motives, 256;
his antipathy to Lord Palmerston, 258;
loss of reputation, 259;
estrangement of the Queen, ib.;
abdicates the throne, 325;
his flight to England, ib.;
generous reception by the Queen, 326;
his death, 458
Phœnix Park Murders, The, II. 632
Phœnix Society, The, II. 246
Pierre, Admiral, at Tamatave, II. 667
“Plan of Campaign,” The, II. 730
Plimsoll, Mr., and the shipknackers, II. 485;
creates a scene in the House, 486;
reprimand and apology, ib.
Playfair, Dr. Lyon, Postmaster-General, II. 439
Poland, rebellion in the country, II. 159;
the policy of Russia, 162;
Russian Imperial Ukase in favour of the peasantry, 218
Police Superannuation Bill, II. 678
Pondoland, British Protectorate established in, II. 686
Poor Law considered unnecessarily harsh, I. 48
Portsmouth, the laying of the submarine telegraph cable, I. 271
Portugal, discussion of its affairs in the British Parliament, I. 302
Postal system, its crudeness in 1837 compared with the present time, I. 3
Pottinger, Eldred, his defence of Herat, I. 113
Prison Ministers Bill, Introduction of the, II. 173
Pritchard, Mr., thrown into prison by the French at Otaheite, I. 167
Prome, Occupation of, by the British, I. 506
Protection, Agitation in regard to, at Manchester, I. 216;
Lord Stanley’s advocacy, 227;
the policy of its advocates in 1850, 423, 424;
a demand for retrenchment, 445;
views represented in the Queen’s Speech, 507;
success of arguments against Free Trade, 536
Prussia, the revolution of 1848, I. 346;
restoration of monarchical authority, 422;
signature of the Protocol, 584;
view regarding war with Russia, 592;
letter from the King to Queen Victoria, 593;
continuance of an adverse policy to England, 622;
dispute with Switzerland, 696;
the war with Austria, II. 280
Prussia, King of, sponsor to the Prince of Wales, I. 106;
at a meeting of Parliament, 107
Punch, a cartoon of Russell and Peel, I. 239
Punjaub, its annexation by the East India Company, I. 402
Q.
Queensland Government and the annexation of New Guinea, II. 685
Queen Victoria, see Victoria, Queen
R.
Ragheb Pasha at the head of the Egyptian Cabinet, II. 642
Raglan, Lord, his doubts about the success of invading the Crimea, I. 606;
his generalship at the Alma, 607;
disagreement with St. Arnaud, 608;
his demands for reinforcements, 623;
the silence of his despatches regarding the sufferings of the army, ib.;
censured in Parliament, 632;
his death, 641;
his character, 642, 643
Raikes, Mr., his opinion of Louis Philippe, I. 143
Raikes, Mr. H. C., reduces the perpetual penalties on voters in corrupt boroughs, II. 699
Railway, Opening of the London and Birmingham, I. 47
Rangoon, Capture of, by General Goodwin, I. 505
“Ransom,” Mr. Chamberlain’s doctrine of, II. 724
Redan, The British assault on the, I. 670, 671
Reform Bill, Good effect of the, on the middle class, I. 23;
Mr. Gladstone’s, II. 671, 699
Ricardo, Mr., his proposal in regard to the difficulties of Free Trade in the Colonies, I. 382
Richmond, Duke of, President of the Board of Trade, II. 275;
leader of the Tory Party, 358;
Lord President of the Council, 465
Riel, Louis, President of the “Republic of the North-West,” II. 384;
hanged for treason, 723
Riots, The, in the West End of London, II. 731
Ripon, Lord, denounced in regard to the Ilbert Bill in India, II. 662
Roberts, General, his brilliant generalship against Ayoub Khan, II. 599;
his support of the Ilbert Bill, 662
Roberts, Mr., his Act for closing public-houses during Sundays in Wales, II. 618
Roberts, Mr., his clever transport of artillery at Varna, I. 607
Roebuck, Mr., his Bill for the better government of the colonies, I. 385;
his support of Mr. Gladstone, ib.;
defeat of his colonial measure, ib.;
proposes a vote of confidence in the Russell Government, 435;
his motion regarding the mismanagement of the Russian War, 617, 626;
his Committee of Investigation, 630;
his motion in favour of recognition of the American Confederates by England, II. 176
Roman Catholic disabilities, Removal of, I. 23
Romilly, Sir Samuel, his proposal regarding the Criminal Code, I. 27
Rorke’s Drift, The defence of, II. 564
Rossa, O’Donovan, his real name, II. 246;
becomes a convert to Fenianism, ib.;
elected Member of Parliament, 353
Rothschild, Baron, his return for the City of London, I. 298;
Jews and the Parliamentary Oath, 299
Round Table Conference, The, II. 735
Rowton, Lord, consulted by the Queen on the political situation, II. 695
Royal Grants, Promise of Committee to “inquire into and consider,” II. 720;
promise repudiated by the Tory Party, ib.
Royal Titles Bill, The, II. 499
Russell, Lord John, his Act in regard to capital punishment, I. 28;
his measure for re-uniting Upper and Lower Canada, 35;
censured as Home Secretary, 39;
his attitude towards the Chartists, 48;
his vexation at the reduced pension to Prince Albert, 67;
his proposed duty on corn, 90;
withdrawal of the motion, 91;
dissolution of Parliament, ib.;
his opinion on Free Trade, 94;
his re-election for the City of London, 95;
his conversion to Free Trade, 203;
asked to form a Cabinet, 204;
the reason of his failure to form a Cabinet, 206;
distrusted by Cobden, 207;
his letter regarding the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England, 450;
the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, 464;
introduces the Militia Bill, 498;
resignation as Prime Minister, 499;
fall from the leadership of the Liberal Party, 501;
his eulogium on the Duke of Wellington, 512;
Foreign Secretary, 519;
his scheme for a national system of public instruction, 530;
the main point of his Education Scheme, 534;
his scheme for reforming Parliament, 564;
his speech on the Prince Consort’s position, 576;
his unscrupulous policy before the Russian War, 591;
his speech against Russia, 602;
resigns office, 617;
his interference with the Aberdeen Cabinet arrangements, 626;
resigns office, ib.;
the Queen’s objection to his policy, 627;
Colonial Secretary, 630;
his humiliating position after the Second Vienna Conference, 634;
resigns office, ib.;
his Bill to remove the Parliamentary disability of the Jews, 711;
his amendment to Disraeli’s Reform Bill, II. 32;
conflict of opinion with the Queen, 41;
his Anti-Austrian policy, 43;
his proposal regarding the reduction of the franchise, 51;
raised to the peerage, 85;
his diplomacy in regard to Sleswig-Holstein, 199, 203;
appointed Premier 245;
an address to the Queen on the Irish Church Question, 287;
his scheme of Home Rule, 724
Russell, Mr. T. W., denounces the Bankruptcy Clauses of the Irish Land Bill, II. 736
Russia, Visit of Nicholas, Emperor of, to England, I. 160;
described by the Queen, ib.;
his opinion of the English Court, ib.;
his life in England, 161;
his jealousy of France, 162;
memorandum regarding Turkey, 162, 163;
his departure from London, 163;
his unpopularity with the English people, ib.;
diplomatic quarrel with England, 427, 428;
aggressive designs, 540;
geographical conditions, 541;
ultimatum to Turkey regarding the Greek Church, 550;
the points of contention with Turkey, 555;
probable offensiveness of Menschikoff’s Note to Turkey, 557;
the criminal blunder at Sinope, 578;
recall of the English ambassador, ib.;
rejection of the proposal of the Powers, 579;
defeat by the Turks at Silistria, 582;
war declared by England, 583;
the battle of the Alma, 607;
the battle of Balaclava, 611;
the battle of Inkermann, 615;
death of the Czar, 633;
proposals at the Second Vienna Conference, 634;
ready assent to terms of peace at the Crimean War, 678;
signing of the treaty with England, 683;
attempts to separate France and England, 696;
diplomacy in regard to Poland, II. 162;
Imperial Ukase in favour of the Polish peasantry, 218;
annexation of Circassia, ib.;
proposal regarding the Black Sea, 375;
outbreak of war with Turkey, 526;
the understanding between the Russian and Turkish Governments during the Russo-Turkish War, 528;
English despatch to prevent the Russian occupation of Constantinople, 541;
menacing India, 542;
secret agreement with England regarding Turkey, 547;
at the Berlin Congress, 549;
the assassination of Alexander II., 623;
dispute with England regarding the Afghan boundary, 703;
advance of troops on the Indian frontier, ib.;
occupation of Pendjeh, ib.;
controversy with England about the Afghan frontier, 719
S.
Saint Lucia Bay, British Protectorate established at, II. 686
Sale, Sir Robert, repulsed by Dost Mahomed, I. 115;
his march to Jelalabad, 118;
his defence of Jelalabad, 121;
his death at Ferozeshah, 234
Salisbury, Marquis of, his remark regarding Russian aggression in European Turkey, I. 555;
his opposition to Mr. Gladstone’s Irish Land Bill, II. 359;
Secretary for India, 465;
his success at the India Office, 474;
his visit to Constantinople, 570;
his interview with Bismarck, ib.;
Foreign Secretary, 546;
his Circular to the Powers, ib.;