Chapter XXX: The Jubilee (2)

Albert, Prince, his birth and parentage, I. 60;
his admirable disposition, _ib._;
his visit to England, _ib._;
his studies at Bonn, 61;
his suit accepted by the Queen, 62;
letters patent regarding his precedence, 66;
rumours as to his religious views, _ib._;
letter to the Queen in regard to his Protestantism, _ib._;
his arrival in England, 68;
his enthusiastic reception, _ib._;
his marriage, _ib._;
his trying position, 71;
his desire to abolish duelling, 72;
collision with Court functionaries, _ib._;
his reforms in household economy, 74;
domestic life, 75;
appointed Regent, 83;
his study of English law, _ib._;
a letter to his father, 91;
a royal tour, 94;
Lord Melbourne’s opinion of him, 103;
a remark of the Queen on his kindness, _ib._;
his generous reception of Sir Robert Peel, _ib._;
appointed Chairman of a Royal Commission on the Fine Arts, 104, 105;
his accurate knowledge of English, 105;
his first public speech, _ib._;
lays the foundation stone of the London Association, _ib._;
present at a ball in Buckingham Palace, 107;
visit to Scotland, 126;
his interest in English politics, 127;
the proposal to appoint him Commander-in-Chief, 128;
his irreproachable life, _ib._;
his opinion of Sir Robert Peel, 140;
acting as representative of the Queen, 141;
his interest in Fine Art, 142;
receives the degree of D.C.L. from Oxford, 146;
visits Birmingham, 147;
distinction in the hunting-field, _ib._;
his interest in agriculture, 148;
the model works in Windsor Park, _ib._;
death of his father, 158;
visit to Germany, 159;
title of Consort proposed, 185;
visit to the Continent, 194;
attacked by Lord George Bentinck in the Corn Law debate, 226;
proposed assessment of Flemish Farm, 260;
visits the Isle of Wight, 261;
opens the Albert Dock at Liverpool, 262;
nominated Chancellor of Cambridge University, 307;
agrees to take office as Chancellor of Cambridge, 310;
his arguments for an Anglo-German alliance, 322;
appointed President of the society for the improvement
of the working classes, 358;
impressive speech to the working classes, 359, 360;
his revised course of studies carried at Cambridge, 369;
speech to the Royal Dublin Society, 409;
his idea of the International Exhibition, 417;
speech on the International Exhibition, 450;
attacked by the press, 454;
his energy at the International Exhibition, 480;
anxieties in regard to the Exhibition, 520;
accusations against him as sympathising with Russia, 617;
visit to France, 621;
his plan for an Army Reserve at Malta, 623;
his opinion of Austrian policy, _ib._;
efforts to improve the condition of the army, 631;
speech on the Russian War, 639;
present at a Council of War at Windsor, 651;
attacked by the _Times_ for military jobbery, 667;
his scheme for a new military organisation, 694;
opens the Art Treasures Exhibition at Manchester, 739;
receives the title of Prince Consort by letters patent, 743;
his advice to the King of Prussia regarding German unity, II. 90;
his last illness, 92-96;
the widespread grief of the British people at his death, 98;
his character, 104-107;
his funeral, 107-110;
the interment at Frogmore, 146;
his memorandum regarding Turkey, 531

Albert Hall, Royal, laying the foundation stone of, II. 291;
opened by the Queen, 409

Albert Memorial, Scottish National, at Edinburgh,
unveiled by the Queen, II. 503

Albert Victor, Prince of Wales, receives the Order of the Garter, II. 667;
the investiture a private function, _ib._;
a proof of the high favour in which he was held by the Queen, _ib._;
coming of age of, 719

Alberto Azzo, his union with the House of Guelph, I. 4

Aldershot, Visit of the Queen to, II. 265

Alexander II. of Russia declared Emperor, I. 633;
his death, II. 623;
his humane character, _ib._;
the liberation of the serfs accomplished by him, _ib._;
his devotion to the highest interests of Russia, _ib._;
his judicious management of the war with Turkey, 623-4

Alexandra, Princess of Denmark, her entry into London, II. 152;
her marriage to the Prince of Wales, 158

Alexandria, English and French fleets despatched to, II. 642;
riot in the city, _ib._;
the British Consul injured, _ib._;
French and English subjects slain, _ib._;
a stampede of the foreign population, _ib._;
Arabi Pasha strengthens the fortifications, _ib._;
the forts bombarded by the British fleet, _ib._;
the city seized by a fanatical mob, _ib._

Alfred, Prince, his birth, I. 167;
his sponsors at christening, 171;
his successful preparation for the navy, II. 23;
his visit to Cape Town, 69;
attempted assassination by O’Farrel, 316;
his betrothal to the Duchess Marie of Russia, 451;
his marriage, 453

Alice, Princess, Marriage of, to Prince Louis of Hesse, II. 141-2;
her sedulous consolation to her mother, 143;
recipient of the Queen’s confidences, 228;
her death, 509;
the esteem in which she was held by the English people, 560;
her life in Germany, 561

Alliance, The new Holy, between Austria, Russia, and Prussia, II. 59

Allotments Bill passed, II. 738

Alma, The battle of the, I. 607

Alula Ras, leader of the Abyssinians, II. 718

America, the discovery of gold in California, I. 535

Amos, Mr., appointed the Queen’s tutor in Constitutional Government, I. 14

Angra Pequena annexed by Germany, II. 684

Arabi Pasha, the disagreement between the
partners in the Dual Control as to
the course that should be adopted towards him, II. 641;
he becomes the real Minister of War, _ib._;
loaded with decorations, 642;
the rank and title of Pasha conferred upon him, _ib._;
virtually Dictator of Egypt, _ib._;
his policy of “Egypt for the Egyptians,” _ib._;
French and English consuls advise his expulsion, _ib._;
he resigns, _ib._;
a second time Minister of War, _ib._;
ostentatiously strengthens the forts of Alexandria, _ib._;
takes up a position at Tel-el-Kebir after the
bombardment of the Alexandrian forts, _ib._;
English expedition sent against him, _ib._;
defeated by General Wolseley at Kassassin, _ib._;
the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, _ib._;
to the British troops at Cairo, _ib._;
saved from capital punishment by the English Government, _ib._;
exiled to Ceylon, _ib._

Argyle, Duke of, appointed Lord Privy Seal, I. 519;
his success at the India Office, II. 343;
appointed Lord Privy Seal, 594;
resignation on Mr. Gladstone’s Irish Land Bill, 616

Ascot Race Week, The Queen and, II. 721

Ashanti, Outbreak of war in, II. 461;
capture of Coomassie by Sir Garnet Wolseley, _ib._

Ashbourne’s, Lord, Land Bill, II. 710

Ashley, Lord, _see_ Shaftesbury

Ashley, Mr. Evelyn, his Life of Lord Palmerston, I. 395

Auckland, Lord, his negotiations with Dost Mahomed in Afghanistan, I. 112;
his unfortunate policy, _ib._;
declares war against Dost Mahomed, 114;
created an Earl, _ib._;
reversal of his policy in Afghanistan, 122

Australia, discussion in Parliament, as to its
legislative constitution, I. 439;
the discovery of gold, 496;
the rush to the gold-fields, 535;
effect of the gold discovery on the colony, 538;
results of the gold discovery in England, _ib._;
excitement on account of German annexation of New Guinea, II. 686

Australian Contingent, The, in the Soudan campaign, II. 717

Austria, Absorption by, of the Republic of Cracow, I. 259;
triumph over Italy, 422;
overthrow of Hungarian independence, 423;
General Haynau’s unpopularity in England, 457;
Lord Palmerston’s note on the Haynau incident, 457;
policy during the dispute between Russia and Turkey, 551, 553, 582, 623;
signature of the Protocol, 584;
makes terms with Prussia, 585;
treaty with Turkey, 586;
refuses to join with England against Russia, 639;
concessions made to Lord Cowley regarding Italy, II. 34;
declaration of war against Sardinia, 35;
defeated in the Italian War, 38;
proposal by the Emperor regarding Venetia, 56;
difficulties with Hungary, 79;
the war with Prussia, 280;
expelled from German unity, 281;
policy during the Russo-Turkish War, 530;
rumour as to its opposition to Mr. Gladstone, 596;
Mr. Gladstone’s reply to Austrian criticism, _ib._;
political capital made out of Mr. Gladstone’s
explanatory letter to Count Karolyi, 597

B.

Baden, the institution of a Free Press, of
a National Guard, and of Trial by Jury, I. 346

Baillie, Mr., his motion regarding Ceylon and Guiana, I. 382

Baines, Mr., his proposal regarding the vote for the boroughs, II. 214

Baker Pasha put in command of the Egyptian native police, II. 643;
defeated by the Mahdi at Tokar, 672

Balaclava, The Battle of, I. 611-613;
Campbell’s “thin red line,” 612;
charge of the Heavy Brigade, 613;
charge of the Light Brigade, 614

Balfour, Mr. A. J., one of the founders of the Fourth Party, II. 594;
his obstructionist tactics, 601;
becomes President of the Local Government Board, 708;
appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, 735;
his Coercion Bill and its chief provisions, 735-6

Ballot Bill, Discussion in Parliament as to the conditions of the, II. 395;
passing of the Ballot Act, 423

Balmoral described by the Queen, I. 366;
visited by the Queen, 412, 458, 459, 487,
622, 660, 696; II. 293, 431, 606, 627, 666, 667;
Greville’s description of the Queen’s life at, 415

Balmoral, Countess of, the Queen’s assumed
title during her visit to Italy, II. 580

Bank Charter Act, its favourable effect, I. 182

Bankruptcy Bill, The, carried in Parliament, II. 86;
real progress made with it, 658;
its main object to provide for an independent
examination into all circumstances of insolvency by officials of the Board
of Trade, _ib._;
read a second time, _ib._;
referred to the Grand Committee on Trade, _ib._;
passed by the House of Lords without cavil, _ib._;
Mr. Chamberlain’s ability and tact in conducting it, _ib._

Bankruptcy Clauses of the Irish Land Bill, II. 736

Bannerman, Mr. Campbell-, attacks the Bankruptcy
Clauses of the Irish Land Bill, II. 736

Baring, Mr., his budget, I. 90;
proposed alterations on the Sugar Duties, _ib._

Battenberg, Prince Henry of, II. 718;
made Knight of the Garter, 722;
assumes title of His Royal Highness, _ib._;
question of the legality of this assumption, ib.

Bavuda Desert, The march across the, II. 713

Beaconsfield, Lord, _see_ Disraeli, Mr.

Beales, Mr., his leadership of the Reform League, II. 270

Bean, his attempt on the Queen’s life, I. 110

Beatrice, Princess, Betrothal of, II. 718;
unpopularity of her marriage, _ib._;
annuity to her on her marriage, 720;
marriage of, 722;
welcome in the Highlands after her marriage, 723

Beer Duty instituted by Mr. Gladstone, II. 601

Belfast visited by the Queen and the Prince Consort, I. 410

Belgium, proposed visit of the Queen, I. 126

Belt, Mr., sculptor of the Queen’s monument to
Lord Beaconsfield in Hughenden Church, II. 643

Beniowski, Major, his leadership of the Chartist rising in Wales, I. 329

Benson, Dr., Archbishop of Canterbury, nominate
d by Archbishop Tait as his successor, II. 650

Bentham, Jeremy, his exposure of the needless
severity of the Criminal Code, I. 27

Bentinck, Lord George, attacks Prince Albert
in a speech during a debate about the Corn Laws, I. 226;
his contention against Free Trade, 275;
his Bill for railways in Ireland, 278;
imprudent speech on the European Powers, 301;
his championship of the West
Indies planters, 350;
his death, 371;
his character, _ib._

Beresford, Lord Charles, rescues Sir Charles Wilson, II. 716

Berlin, the rising against the Government, I. 346

Besant, Mr. Walter, his revelations of East London life, II. 668;
impetus to social reform by his novels, _ib._;
his ideal in “All Sorts and Conditions of Men,” _ib._;
the effect of his writings on London society, _ib._;
practically the originator of the People’s Palace in East London, 740

Bessborough, Lord, his support of Wellington on Free Trade, I. 227;
appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, 245;
his death, 292

Beyrout bombarded by the European allies, I. 86

Biggar, Mr., his co-operation with Mr. Parnell, II. 488;
development of the policy of obstruction, 499

Bill, Education, introduced in the House of Commons, II. 355, 360;
its terms, 360;
criticism by Mr. Mill and Mr. Fawcett, 361;
passed by both Houses, 362;
adverse criticism by the Dissenters, 457;
Mr. Forster’s compromise to the Dissenters, 458

Birch, Mr., appointed tutor to the of Wales, I. 403

Birmingham, The Queen’s visit to, in 1858, II. 20;
Her Majesty opens Aston Hall and Park, _ib._;
the Queen opens the Law Courts in, 739;
enthusiasm of her reception, _ib._

Bismarck, Herr Von, his policy towards Russia, I. 554;
his mission to the German States, II. 495;
his view regarding the German conditions at
the close of the Franco-German War, 403

Blignières, M. de, resigns his position on the Dual Control, II. 642

Bonaparte, Charles Louis, _see_ Napoleon III.

Boniface, Duke of Tuscany, a supposed ancestor of the Queen, I. 4

Borneo, The work of Sir James Brooke in, I. 187, 188;
its defiance of English authority, 254;
proclamation of Sir J. Cochrane to the natives, _ib._

Boscawen, Col., in tactical command of Sir Herbert
Stewart’s column in the Nile Expedition, II. 714

Boycotting, origin of the term, II. 603

Brackenbury, General, in command of the River Column, II. 717

Bradlaugh, Mr., his first attempt to take an
affirmation on entering Parliament, II. 595;
opposition of the Fourth Party, _ib._;
Mr. Labouchere’s motion in his favour, _ib._;
imprisoned in the Clock Tower, _ib._;
Mr. Gladstone’s motion to allow him to affirm at his own risk, _ib._;
his re-election for Northampton, 618;
Tory opposition to his taking the seat, _ib._;
attempt to force his way into the House of Commons, _ib._:
renewed attempt to take the oath, 630;
his second return for Northampton, _ib._;
excluded from the precincts of the House of Parliament, _ib._;
his promise not to press his claim to be sworn
till the Affirmation Bill had been determined, 658;
writes to the Speaker claiming his right to take the oath, _ib._;
Sir Stafford Northcote’s resolution preventing him from taking the oath, _ib._;
his threat to treat the resolution as invalid, _ib._;
Sir S. Northcote’s resolution excluding him from
the precincts of the House of Parliament, _ib._;
his action against the Sergeant-at-Arms, _ib._;
again prevented from taking his seat, 676;
excluded from the House of Commons, _ib._;
takes the oath, 726

Brand, Sir Henry, Speaker of the House of Commons,
elevated to the peerage, II. 676

Bright, Mr., his work with Cobden as leader of
the Anti-Corn Law Movement, I. 88;
his championship of Free Trade, 201;
his powerful eloquence, 202;
his view of the Education Vote, 283;
his opposition to Shaftesbury’s “Ten Hours Bill,” 286;
his opinions on the Irish Question, 378;
his teaching regarding the colonies, 380;
his ineffectual efforts to preserve peace before the Crimean War, 578;
speech against the Russian War, 590;
his attacks on the propertied classes, II. 31;
his view regarding the _Trent_ dispute, 122;
speech at Birmingham on the Irish Question, 302;
speech in the House of Commons on the Irish Question, 334;
his administration at the Board of Trade, 342;
resignation of office at the Board of Trade, 387;
appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 439;
his opposition to Mr. Forster’s Education Bill, 458;
his proposal regarding the Ashanti War, 462;
his speech against the Beaconsfield Government, 583;
speech on the Irish Question, 603;
his withdrawal from the Cabinet because of the bombardment
of the forts at Alexandria, 654;
his denunciation of the Obstructionists, 660;
joins the Liberal Unionists, 729

Broadfoot, Lieut., Murder of, at Cabul, I. 117

Broadhurst, Mr., opposes the vote to Prince Leopold on his marriage, II. 646

Brooke, Sir James, his services in Borneo, I. 187, 188;
his conduct impugned by Cobden, _ib._

Brougham, Lord, his speeches on the revolt in Canada, I. 34;
his quarrel with the Whig leaders, 47;
his remarks on Roman Catholicism and the English Crown, 66;
remark on the Irish famine, 278;
his opposition to the “Ten Hours Bill,” 287;
his attack on the Rebellion Losses Bill, 383;
failure of his attack on Lord Palmerston, 396

Bruce, Mr. Austin (afterwards Lord Aberdare), the
Habitual Criminals Act, II. 339

Buccleuch, the Duke of, the Queen’s Visit to, II. 732

Buckingham, Duke of, appointed President of the Council, II. 257

Buckingham Palace, great ball in 1842, I. 107

Budget Defeat, the Queen’s constitutional point about
a ministerial resignation on a, II. 707

Bulgarian Atrocities, The, II. 506-511

Buller, Charles, his co-operation with Lord Durham in
preparing a system of self-government for Canada, I. 35;
his distinction between colonisation and emigration, 283;
his condemnation of England’s colonial policy, 386

Bunsen, Baroness, description of the meeting of Parliament in 1842, I. 107;
account of a royal party at Buckingham Palace, 304;
description of the Prince Consort’s installation as Chancellor of Cambridge
University, 311

Buol, Count, his suggestion at the Second Vienna Conference, I. 634

Burgoyne, Sir J., his opinion regarding the storming of Sebastopol, I. 609

Burmah, outbreak of war, I. 503;
blockade of Rangoon by the British, 504;
an embassy to the Queen, II. 429;
the conquest by Great Britain, 698

Burmah, Upper, annexed to the Indian Empire, II. 723

Burnaby, Colonel Fred, killed in the battle of Abu Klea, II. 713

Burnes, Sir Alexander, his mission to Cabul, I. 112;
the garbling of his , _ib._;
appointed assistant secretary to Shah Soojah, 113;
massacred at Cabul, 117

Butt, Mr. Isaac, his leadership of the Home Rule Party, II. 426

C.

Cabul, insurrection of the Afghans, I. 117;
entered by the British, 121;
Sir Frederick Roberts master of, II. 574

Caffre War, Outbreak of the, I. 254

Cairns, Lord, appointed Lord Chancellor, II. 304;
his resignation of the leadership of the Tory party, 358;
Lord Chancellor under Disraeli, 465;
his Judicature Bill, 484;
his amendment to Mr. Gladstone’s Reform Bill of 1884, 677

Cairo, stampede of the foreign population after the riot at Alexandria, II. 642;
capture of the city by General Drury Lowe, 643;
surrender of Arabi Pasha, _ib._;
the Khedive reinstated, _ib._

Cambridge, the Prince Consort’s installation as Chancellor of the University, I. 310-314;
its many pleasant associations with the Queen’s married life, 314;
Prince Albert’s revised course of studies, 369

Cambridge, Duke of, conveys the Queen’s congratulations to the volunteers on
the coming of age of the force, II. 607

Campbell, Sir Colin, his plans at Sebastopol, I. 609;
his consummate skill at Balaclava, 611;
the confidence in his leadership, 671;
his lack of “interest,” 674;
his return to England and proposed resignation, 675;
an interview with the Queen, _ib._;
his work in India, 735;
the relief of Lucknow, 737;
defeat of the rebels at Cawnpore, _ib._;
the final capture of Lucknow, II. 2;
his regulations regarding the control of the Indian army, 26

Campbell, Sir John, his opinion in regard to Chartism, I. 58

Campbell, Lord, appointed Chancellor of the Duchy, I. 245;
a letter in regard to the Russell Ministry, 246;
an account of a Cabinet meeting, 277;
a visit to Windsor, 290;
a letter regarding an interview with the Queen, 291;
an amusing account of a banquet, _ib._;
an account of a royal party at Buckingham Palace, 306;
the Crown Security Bill, 355;
his speech on the position of the Prince Consort, 576;
his opinion on Baron Parke’s life-peerage, 682;
the passing of the Divorce Bill, 713

Campbell-Bannerman, Mr., attacks the Bankruptcy Clauses of the Irish Land Bill, II. 736

Canada, its early discontents, I. 31;
resolutions in Parliament regarding reform, 32;
the serious condition of the Lower Provinces, _ib._;
sympathisers in the United States, _ib._;
seizure of Navy Island, _ib._;
jealousy between the Upper and Lower Provinces, 34;
suppression of the revolt, _ib._;
the Ashburton Treaty, 168;
opposition to Free Trade, _ib._;
evil effects of Peel’s policy, 251;
riot in Montreal, 382;
the Rebellion Losses Bill, 383;
cordial welcome to the Prince of Wales, II. 67;
feeling of uneasiness in England in case of war between Canada and the United
States, 234;
scandal regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway, 459;
rebellion of half-breeds in the North-West of, 723;
the rising put down by Sir F. Middleton, _ib._

Cannes, the Duke of Albany dies at, II. 687;
the Queen’s visit to, 740

Canning, Lord, Viceroy of India, I. 724;
his vigorous policy during the Mutiny, 734;
Tory hostility to his policy, II. 7;
his recall petitioned for, 17;
supported by the Queen, _ib._;
censured by Lord Ellenborough, _ib._;
Lord Ellenborough resigns, 18

Canton, capture by the British, II. 4

Cardigan, Lord, and the charge of the Light Brigade, I. 614

Cardwell, Mr., his economic reforms in the army, II. 340;
his inefficiency as head of the War Department, 363;
his Army Bill 391;
the favourable reception of his Army Bill, 424

Carey, Lieutenant, tried by court-martial regarding the death of the Prince Imperial, II. 578;
restored to his rank by the Duke of Cambridge, _ib._

Carlyle, Mr., his attacks on the governing classes of England, I. 358;
his interview with the Queen, II. 346

Carnarvon, Lord, Secretary for the Colonies, II. 257;
resignation of office, 275;
Secretary for the Colonies under Mr. Disraeli, 465;
his second resignation, 535;
his scheme of Home Rule, 724;
resigns the Viceroyalty of Ireland, 726

Cathcart, Lord, his speech to the Canadian Parliament, I. 250;
the amendment to his speech, _ib._

Cavagnari, Sir Louis, Murder of, at Cabul, II. 573

Cavour, Count, his visit to England, I. 664;
his threats to Napoleon III., II. 34;
his protest against the conquest of the Sicilies, I. 54;
his death, 79

Cawnpore, the massacre of English residents by Nana Sahib, II. 731

Cetewayo, King of the Zulus, ally of England. II. 563;
fights at Isandhiwana, 564

Ceylon, Lord Torrington’s fiscal mistakes, I. 382

Chamberlain, Mr., his adverse criticism of Mr. Forster’s Education Bill, II. 458;
his reception as Mayor of Birmingham of the Prince and Princess of Wales, 478;
his opposition to the continuance of flogging in the army, 569;
his skill as a debater, 571;
his supposed Socialism, 593;
his distinction in Parliament, _ib._;
Mr. Gladstone’s objection to his securing a place in the Cabinet, 594;
Whig antagonism to his Cabinet rank, _ib._;
President of the Board of Trade, _ib._;
social campaign against him and the Radical section of the Cabinet, 603;
his Bill enabling Corporations to adopt electric lighting, 635;
introduces a Merchant Shipping Bill, 678;
Lord Randolph Churchill’s accusation against him in regard to the Aston riots, _ib._;
his Socialistic appeals to the electors, 698;
possible
coalition with Lord R. Churchill, _ib._;
the “doctrine of ransom,” _ib._;
abolition of taxation part of his scheme, _ib._;
his “ransom” doctrine and its effect on the country, 724;
his “unauthorised programme,” _ib._;
his scheme of Home Rule, _ib._;
his withdrawal from Mr. Gladstone’s Cabinet, 727;
joins the Liberal Unionists, 729

Chambers, Messrs., their petition against the Paper Duty, I. 391

Charles of Hesse, Death of the Princess, II. 719

Charles of Prussia, Prince, Death of, (the “Red Prince”), II. 721

Charrington, Lieutenant, his mission with Professor Palmer to detach the Bedouins
from the side of Arabi Pasha, II. 642;
murdered at the Wells of Moses, _ib._

Chartists, their hatred of the Queen, I. 38;
their demands, 48;
declaration of the “People’s Charter,” 49;
their meetings proclaimed, 50;
petition to the Government, 58;
riot at Birmingham, _ib._;
the vigour of the movement, _ib._;
their turbulent Socialism, 59;
alarm of the Government, _ib._;
disturbances in 1842, 126;
demonstration on Kennington Common, 327, 331;
a secret society, 328;
in league with foreign revolutionists, 329;
sympathy from the Tories, _ib._;
their political organisation, 330;
the two divisions, _ib._;
their first check, _ib._;
peaceful nature of the movement, 334;
reconstruction of the party by Mr. Ernest Jones, 335;
seizure of conspirators at Bloomsbury, 338;
collapse of the organisation, _ib._;
effect of the rising on Parliament, 354

Chartreuse, the Queen visits the Grande, II. 740

Chelmsford, Lord, Lord Chancellor, II. 257

Childers, Mr., his economic reforms in the navy, II. 340;
his vigorous policy at the Admiralty, 365, 424;
War Secretary, 594;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 654;
his Budget for 1883, 659;
reduces the Income Tax, _ib._;
introduces a Bill to reduce the National Debt, _ib._;
his Budget for 1884, 677;
rejection of his 1885 Budget, 706

Children’s celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee in Hyde Park, II. 747

China, war with England, I. 52;
the opium trade, _ib._;
the peace of Nankin, _ib._;
the treaty in regard to commerce, 53;
disturbances at Canton, 254;
completion of a treaty with England, _ib._;
outbreak of war with England, 705;
hostilities with England, II. 47

Chobham, Experimental military camp at, I. 567

Christian, Mr. Edward, his view in regard to the constitution of the Cabinet
Council, I. 26

Churchill, Lord Randolph, his foundation of the Fourth Party, II. 594;
his obstructionist tactics, 600;
attack on the Government in regard to the Egyptian Question, 636;
co-operation with the Parnellites, 706;
becomes Secretary of State for India, 708;
is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the House of Commons, 730;
resigns the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, 731

Circular, The, in regard to Fugitive Slaves, II. 489

Clanricarde, Marquis of, his Land Bill for Ireland, II. 286

Clarendon, Lord, a remark on Lord John Russell, I. 239;
his satisfaction with the Queen’s visit to Ireland, 410, 411;
Chancellor of the Queen’s University of Ireland, 415;
his impartial administration in Ireland, 443;
his policy during the Russo-Turkish War difficulty, 578;
his impetuous despatch of the ultimatum to Russia, 582;
his statement regarding the war between England and Russia, 591;
remarks on the Queen and Prince Albert, II. 5, 6;
the Queen’s confidence in his advice, 44;
appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 245;
his death, 366

Closure, The, proposed by the Tories, II. 734

Coal Mines Regulation Bill, The, passed, II. 738

Cobden, Mr., his birth and early career, I. 87;
his work in the repeal of the Corn Laws, _ib._;
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._