Kordofan, iii. 146.
Kossuth, i. 402, 415.
Kruger, President, Gladstone's meeting with (1877), ii. 571;
urges reversal of annexation, iii. 25, 29;
correspondence with Colley, iii. 35-36, 38.
Labouchere, H. L., i. 420 _note 1_.
Labour, war-loans as affecting, i. 517.
Lacaita, Sir James, Gladstone's acquaintance with, i. 390-391;
secretary to Gladstone's Ionian commission, i. 597, 607;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 399; ii. 15, 107, 219, 510, 519;
otherwise mentioned, i. 396; ii. 184.
Laing's Nek, iii. 34, 36, 37, 42.
Lake, Dean, i. 335; iii. 95.
Lamartine, cited, i. 395.
Lamb, Charles, i. 215 _and note 1_.
Lambert, Sir John, ii. 226, 467-468.
Lamennais, i. 200, 457.
Lancashire:--
American civil war, effect of, ii. 66;
Gladstone's relief works, ii. 77 _note 1_;
fortitude under distress, ii. 124.
Gladstone's speeches in (1864), ii. 131;
(1865), ii. 178;
invited to stand for (1865), ii. 144;
his candidature, ii. 145-147;
his election, ii. 147.
Lancaster, T. W. L., i. 111.
Landed property:--
Chamberlain's pronouncements on, iii. 174.
Gladstone's views on, i. 345-349, 463;
his budget proposals regarding, i. 463, 471.
Ireland, in, _see under_ Ireland.
Langley, ----, ii. 490.
Lansdowne, 3rd Marquis of, view of, on repeal, i. 289;
on reform, i. 416;
retirement of, i. 445;
on Gladstone's budget, i. 465, 466;
attempts to form a government, i. 528;
fails, i. 529;
conditionally consents to join Palmerston's government, i. 533;
assists Palmerston, i. 539;
recommends Derby for premiership, i. 576;
otherwise mentioned, i. 75, 431, 493, 530, 648.
---- 5th Marquis of, iii. 48, 90.
Lanyon, Sir O., iii. 31-32, 40, 43 _note_.
Laud, Archbishop, iii. 480.
Lavalette, Marquis de, ii. 324-325, 329.
Law of nations, i. 370, 371 _note_.
Layard, Sir A. H. L., iii. 2.
Leboeuf, Marshal, ii. 334.
Lecky, W. E. H., iii. 425.
Leeds, Gladstone elected for (1850), ii. 611 _and note 2_;
his visit to (1881), iii. 59-61;
Herbert Gladstone returned for, ii. 618.
_Leeds Mercury_, iii. 264 _note_.
Lefevre, J. G. Shaw-, i. 252; ii. 654; iii. 291 _note_, 495 _note_.
Legacy duty, _see_ Succession duty.
Legislation work, Gladstone's review of, ii. 51-52.
Legh, ----, ii. 147 _note_.
Leighton, F. K. (warden of All Souls'), i. 627.
---- Archbishop, i. 319.
Leith, Gladstone's election for, iii. 344.
Leo XIII., Pope, iii. 383-385.
Leopardi, essay on, iii. 548.
Leopold I., i. 449.
---- II., King of the Belgians, ii. 195, 458; iii. 162.
---- Prince, ii. 260.
---- ---- (Hohenzollern), ii. 323-328, 330, 332, 333 _note_.
Lesseps, M. de, i. 591, 592; ii. 533.
_Lessons in Massacre_, ii. 560, 562.
Lewis, Sir G. Cornewall, on American civil war, ii. 69, 80, 84
_and note_;
on Irish agrarian outrage, i. 281 _and note_;
on Gladstone's influence in Oxford, i. 499;
criticises Gladstone's budget (1859), ii. 19;
succeeds Gladstone as chancellor of exchequer, i. 539-540;
budget of (1855), i. 517, 559-562;
Gladstone's differences with, on finance, ii. 22, 67, 623, 632;
agreement with, ii. 633;
objects to French treaty project, ii. 21;
on Paper Duties bill, ii. 33, 37;
views of, on nature of government, ii. 63;
cabinet struggle with Gladstone (1862), ii. 95;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 67;
his estimate of Gladstone, i. 547;
death of, ii. 67;
otherwise mentioned, i. 229, 256, 374, 441, 481 _note_, 519, 624;
ii. 31, 50, 194, 635-636; iii. 539.
Lewis, Sir Gilbert, Gladstone's letter to, ii. 67.
---- Lady Theresa, ii. 190.
Liardet, ----, ii. 490.
Liberal party:--
Adullamites, ii. 205, 211, 224, 225.
Apathy and disorganisation of (1879), ii. 586.
Aristocratic element withdrawn from, iii. 293.
Church of England, antagonistic to (1870), ii. 307.
Cleavage in (1867), ii. 228, 232;
(1872) ii. 388;
(1874) ii. 499;
threatened (1885), iii. 170, 185, 188, 197, 200, 265, 267, 282,
294;
Gladstone's efforts to avert, iii. 220, 222, 241, 273, 282, 283;
Gladstone's determination not to take part in, iii. 222;
not to lead a home rule opposition, iii. 282;
to act regardless of followers, iii. 288, 304;
cleavage accomplished, iii. 291 _and note_, 302-303;
first public mark of, iii. 324;
number of seceders on night of home rule division, iii. 341;
reunion desired by Gladstone, iii. 363, 366, 371 (_see also
below_, Disaffection).
Closure countenanced by, iii. 377.
Colonial and Irish policy of, vindicated by Gladstone,
ii. 606-607.
Conservative party supported by, on important measures,
iii. 257-258.
'Construction' shibboleth of, iii. 173.
Disaffection in (1866-67), ii. 202, 205-209, 224, 225, 227-228,
232-235;
(1868) ii. 246;
(1869-74) ii. 495;
(1870-73) ii. 497;
(1872-73) ii. 436, 442, 444 _and note_, 445;
(1873) ii. 457 (_see also above_, Cleavage).
Electoral losses of (1874), ii. 490-491;
triumph (1880), ii. 609, 613-614;
gains (1886-90), iii. 427.
Foreign policy of, attacked by _Pall Mall Gazette_, ii. 579.
Forster's view of (1863), ii. 123.
Gladstone's junction with, i. 626;
his reception by, ii. 204.
Hartington accepts leadership of (1874), ii. 506.
Home rule, _see under_ Ireland.
Irish party, _see under_ Irish party.
Leadership of--
Hartington's acceptance of (1874), ii. 506;
Gladstone's correspondence on (1885), iii. 223, 225-227.
Majority of, in 1868, ii. 251 _and note 2_.
Parnell's denunciations of, iii. 445, 450, 459.
Questions tending to divide, list of, ii. 503.
Round table conference, iii. 364, 366-368 _and note_.
Tea-room schism, ii. 228, 232.
Ultra-toryism in, ii. 37.
Liberal Unionist party:--
Coercion the touchstone for, iii. 368.
Conservatives, union with, iii. 350.
Round table conference, iii. 364, 366-368 _and note_.
Liberalism, Acton on, iii. 361.
Liberty:--
De Maistre on, ii. 518.
Gladstone's feeling for, i. 60, 84, 179, 180, 384-385; ii. 518,
524, 582; iii. 18-19, 88, 144, 178, 260, 475, 535;
his views regarding fitness for, iii. 58.
Licensing bills (1871), ii. 388-390.
Liddell, Dean, i. 59 _note_; ii. 312, 539.
Liddon, Canon, ii. 433; iii. 421.
Lieven, Madame de, i. 270, 397, 401, 469.
Life-insurance duty, i. 462.
Lightfoot, Bp., ii. 433.
Lincoln, Lord, _see_ Newcastle, 5th Duke of.
Lincoln, President, ii. 75; iii. 235.
Liquor interest, influence of, on election of 1874, ii. 495.
Literary controversy, temper for, iii. 351.
Littlemore, i. 235, 310.
Littleton, E. J. L., i. 113.
Liverpool:--
Canning's election for, i. 9-10.
Conservatism of, ii. 605.
Early condition of, i. 21-22.
Electoral scandals at, i. 105.
Gladstone, John, settles in, i. 16.
Gladstone's debt to, i. 192;
speech at (1856), i. 363 _note 2_;
speech at (1864), ii. 132;
election speech at (1865), ii. 145-146;
speech at, on reform (1866), ii. 202;
address at, on Strauss (1872), ii. 524;
reception at (1876), ii. 558;
speech at (1895), iii. 521.
_Liverpool Courier_, Gladstone's letters to, i. 32.
_Liverpool Standard_, Gladstone's contributions to, i. 98.
---- Lord, church patronage under, i. 153;
nature of government of, i. 298;
policy of, i. 121;
otherwise mentioned, i. 242, 419; iii. 465, 543.
Lloyd, Bishop, i. 57.
Loans for war purposes, i. 515-518.
Locke, i. 135; iii. 476-477.
Lockhart, J.G., i. 274, 314-315.
Loch-Lochy, battle at, i. 17 _note_.
Lochnagar, i. 116; ii. 99, 102.
Loftus, Lord A., ii. 321-322.
Lombardy, i. 248; ii. 7.
London, election results in (1880), ii. 613.
---- and N.-Western Railway, iii. 171.
---- convention (1884), iii. 45 _and note_.
---- protocol, ii. 562.
Londonderry, Lord, i. 419; iii. 6.
Longley, Archbishop, iii. 96 _note 1_.
'Lord Dundreary,' ii. 96.
Lords, House of, _see under_ Parliament.
Lorraine, annexation of, ii. 346-348.
Louis, Princess of Hesse (Princess Alice), ii. 90, 97-100, 103,
187, 378.
---- xvi., iii. 480.
---- Napoleon, _see_ Napoleon III.
Louise, Princess, ii. 379, 411, 533; iii. 524.
Lowe, Robert (Lord Sherbrooke), opposes Reform, ii. 201-203, 205,
224, 228, 231, 235; iii. 300 _note 4_;
declines to join Derby government, ii. 211;
pronouncement on franchise, ii. 155-156;
on Gladstone's leadership, ii. 172;
chancellor of exchequer (1868), ii. 254, 644;
views on Irish land question, ii. 283, 292;
urges civil service reform, i. 510; ii. 314-315;
opposes transportation of convicts to Australia, i. 359;
Gladstone's letter to, on treasury administration, ii. 372, 650;
budgets of, ii. 373;
speech at Sheffield on finance, ii. 375-376;
on _Alabama_ case, ii. 410, 411;
attitude towards Gladstone, ii. 416;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 417, 464-465;
on Irish University bill, ii. 441;
post office scandal, ii. 460-461, 463, 464;
home secretary (1873), ii. 463 _note_, 645;
on the Greenwich seat question, ii. 469;
protests against Gladstone's retirement, ii. 498;
viscounty desired for, by Gladstone, ii. 631;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 247, 260, 504, 644, 645.
Lowther, James, ii. 295.
Lubbock, Sir John, ii. 562.
Lucas, ----, i. 258.
Lucretius, iii. 19, 481, 484.
Lushington, ----, i. 59 _note_.
Lyndhurst, Lord, failure to form a ministry (1832), ii. 653;
attitude towards repeal, i. 283;
Brougham's compliment to, i. 575 _and note_;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 96;
otherwise mentioned, i. 75, 122, 293-294; ii. 194.
Lyons, Lord, on _Trent_ affair, ii. 73-75;
on reduction of armaments, ii. 322;
Spanish sovereign affair, ii. 325, 327-330, 336;
on Black Sea affair, ii. 351;
mentioned, iii. 105.
Lyttelton, Lady (Mary Glynne), Gladstone's appreciation of, i. 187;
marriage of, i. 223;
illness and death of, i. 572-573;
mentioned, i. 274, 293; ii. 100.
---- Lord, marriage of, i. 223;
examines at Eton, i. 229;
attitude towards Welsh bishoprics question, i. 288;
connection with Oak Farm, i. 337 _et seq._;
views on Gladstone's new policy (1865), ii. 133;
endowed schools commissioner, ii. 501;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 327, 381, 454; ii. 237, 299, 306, 312,
364, 646;
otherwise mentioned, i. 187, 306; ii. 212, 539.
Lyttelton, Neville, on Herbert Gladstone's candidature, ii. 617.
Lytton, E. L. Bulwer, Lord, casts Gladstone's horoscope, i. 196-197;
suggests to Gladstone mission to Ionian islands, i. 594;
Gladstone's relations
with, i. 609, 617;
funeral of, ii. 437;
otherwise mentioned, i. 149, 561; ii. 28, 181.
---- Sir Edward, i. 609, 612.
Macaulay, Lord, first speech of, i. 22 _note_ 2;
Sadler defeated by, i. 99 _note_;
meets Gladstone in Rome (1838), i. 173-174;
on Gladstone's first book, i. 177-178;
on _Church Principles_, i. 181;
on Gladstone's political position, i. 182;
Gladstone contrasted with, i. 192-193, 195;
debating method of, i. 195;
on the China question, i. 226;
Gladstone's censure of, i. 236;
on Lady Hewley case, i. 322;
on Gladstone's ecclesiastical views in 1838, i. 323;
on Disraeli's budget debate, i. 440;
on Barrow, ii. 536; iii. 467 _note_;
_Warren Hastings_, iii. 290;
Gladstone's estimate of, iii. 98, 425;
linguistic purity of, iii. 476;
on Dryden, iii. 484;
Gladstone's essay on, iii. 546;
otherwise mentioned, i. 220, 245 _note_, 315, 539; ii. 55, 194,
238, 249.
---- Z., i. 236.
McCarthy, J.H., on conservative overtures to Irish party, iii. 190
_and note_ 2;
Gladstone's views on Parnell leadership announced to, iii. 436,
437, 444;
ignorant of Parnell's plans, iii. 439;
leads away the anti-Parnellites, iii. 451-452.
Macdonald, family of, ii. 17 _note_.
---- Sir John, ii. 401.
Macedonia, iii. 532.
Machiavelli, ii. 9 _and note_, 518, 594.
Macgregor, J., Gladstone's estimate of, i. 250, 252.
Macmillan, Mr., i. 455.
McNeile, Rev. Hugh, ii. 545.
Magee, Bishop, ii. 258, 260-261, 265 _note_, 275 _note_.
Magyars, eastern question, attitude towards, ii. 571, 609.
Mahdi, the, iii. 144, 149, 157, 161.
Mahon, Lord, _see_ Stanhope.
Maine, ii. 405.
Maistre, Joseph de, ii. 518-519 _and note_ 2; iii. 476.
Maitland, Sir Thomas, i. 619 _note_ 2.
Majuba Hill, iii. 37.
Malacca Straits, ii. 488.
Malet, Sir E., iii. 146.
Malmesbury, Lord, estimate of, i. 198;
his estimate of Gladstone, i. 431;
on co-operation with Gladstone, i. 562;
distrusted by Gladstone, i. 623, 624;
otherwise mentioned, i. 361 _note_ 4, 417, 561, 595.
Maltby, Bp., i. 56.
Manchester:--
Disraeli's speech at (1872), ii. 390.
Fenian outrage in, ii. 241.
Fraser appointed bishop, ii. 432.
Gladstone nominated for (1837), i. 141;
his speech at (1853), i. 483.
Nonconformist protest at, against Education Act, ii. 308.
Manin, D., i. 402; ii. 533.
Manners, Lord J., _see_ Rutland.
Manning:--
_Chronology_--Strongly anglican attitude, i. 161;
in Rome with Gladstone, i. 173, 174;
approves _Church Principles_, i. 182;
revises ms. of _Church Principles_, i. 224;
godfather to Gladstone's eldest son, i. 227;
with Gladstone before resignation on Maynooth, i. 273, 274;
Gladstone's close relations with, i. 310, 313;
Newman's letters to, i. 311, 312;
Guy Fawkes sermon, i. 313 _note_ 1;
on secession to Rome, i. 317;
on Gladstone's career, i. 323;
on church outlook, i. 325;
Gorham case, i. 378-380 _and note_ 2;
secession to Rome, i. 385-387;
estrangement from Gladstone, i. 387 _and note_ 2;
on Gladstone's Irish church policy, ii. 143, 246, 250, 279;
letter on Oxford defeat, ii. 147, 150 _note_;
letter to Gladstone on premiership, ii. 255;
Irish Land bill (1870), ii. 294, 296;
on Education bill, ii. 308;
on Irish University bill, ii. 439, 440;
pamphlet of, replying to Gladstone's on Vatican decrees,
ii. 504, 519-521;
on eastern question, ii. 571;
intercourse with Gladstone renewed, iii. 281;
on cesser of Irish representation, iii. 325;
on Parnell leadership, iii. 448-449.
Contrasted with Newman, ii. 137, 521.
Gladstone's letters to, i. 171, 230, 276, 323-325, 378; iii. 106.
Ultramontanism of, ii. 509-510;
otherwise mentioned, i. 55, 141, 148, 207 _note_ 2, 260, 321,
364, 393, 403 _note_; ii. 192, 214-215, 474, 499, 504,
509; iii. 191, 197.
Mansfield, Lord, i. 17, 75.
Manzoni, i. 173; ii. 11, 151 _note_ 2, 533;
ode translated, iii. 549.
Marcus Aurelius, i. 207 _and note_ 1.
Maria, Donna, i. 248.
Marie Antoinette, iii. 469.
Marlborough, Duke of, ii. 268, 275, 571.
Marriage--civil, legalisation of, i. 567;
deceased wife's sister question, i. 569;
Gladstone's views on, i. 568-572.
Marriott, C, i. 59 _note_, 334.
Marsham, Dr., i. 336, 426-427.
Martin, Sir J., ii. 383.
---- Sir Theodore, ii. 47 _note_ 1.
Martineau, Miss, ii. 541.
---- James, ii. 136; iii. 525.
Maskell, Rev. W., i. 380 _note_ 2.
Match tax, ii. 373 _and notes_.
Mathew, Father, ii. 192.
Maurice, F. D., influence of, i. 54;
Newman compared with, i. 165;
proceedings against, i. 168, 316, 454-455;
on Gladstone's Oxford candidature, i. 331-332;
King's College attack on, i. 454-455;
appointed to Vere St., i. 456;
otherwise mentioned, i. 54, 59 _note_, 60, 64, 79, 149, 376;
ii. 534.
May, Sir T. E., on the Greenwich seat question, ii. 467, 469;
assists Speaker against obstruction, iii. 53;
memo. by, iii. 285 _note_;
mentioned, iii. 306.
Maynooth:--
Conservative advantage regarding Act, iii. 238.
Gladstone's retirement on question of, i. 632; ii. 238, 240.
Inglis opposes grant to, i. 328.
Irish Church bill (1869) concerned with, ii. 263, 266.
Peel's policy regarding, i. 270;
Gladstone's attitude towards Peel's policy, i. 271-273, 278.
Russell's speech on, i. 411-412.
Mazzini, i. 390, 396, 402; ii. 150, 184; iii. 464, 478.
Melbourne, Lord, dismissal of (1834), i. 118 _and note_ 2;
Hampden appointment, i. 166-167;
on Peel's position (1843), i. 266;
nature of government of, i. 298;
Gladstone's estimate of, iii. 472;
long administration of, iii. 493;
otherwise mentioned, i. 143, 543; iii. 471, 490.
Melvill, H., i. 100.
Menschikoff, i. 486, 494.
Mérimée, Prosper, ii. 533.
Merivale, Charles, ii. 539.
Metaphysical Society, ii. 524.
Metaphysics, Gladstone's attitude towards, i. 209.
Metastasio, i. 108.
Metternich, i. 366; ii. 319.
Mexico, French embarrassments in, ii. 84-85.
Miall, E., ii. 305, 444.
Middlesborough, ii. 78 _and note_.
Midlothian, Gladstone's invitation to stand for, ii. 584;
agrees, ii. 585;
general outlook, ii. 586-587;
the campaign, ii. 587-596; iii. 27;
the Queen's disapproval, ii. 628; iii. 102;
his return for (1880), ii. 611-612;
(1886) iii. 344;
(1892) iii. 492;
his farewell to, iii. 535-536.
Mignet, F.-A.-A., ii. 220.
Miguel, Don, i. 248.
Miles, ----, i. 264.
Mill, James, i. 144, 200; ii. 366-367.
---- J. S., views on the Tractarians, i. 163-164;
on civil service reform, i. 509;
estimate of Gladstone, ii. 123;
on government of India, ii. 284;
on Irish land question, ii. 293;
on education, ii. 302;
against the ballot, ii. 366-367;
memorial to, ii. 543-544;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 544;
otherwise mentioned, i. 187, 189, 229, 314; ii. 220, 282, 430,
534; iii. 491.
---- Dr. W. H., i. 319, 380 _note_ 2.
Millais, Sir J., ii. 581-582.
Milman, Dean, i. 56, 166; ii. 166, 539.
Milnes, R. Monckton, i. 135, 149, 177, 229, 234.
Milton, Gladstone's estimate of, i. 96;
views on the church, i. 155;
on marriage, i. 568, 572;
Gladstone compared with, ii. 555.
Minghetti, ii. 533.
Mold, speech at (1856), i. 363 _note_ 2.
Moldavia, ii. 3.
Molesworth, Sir William, views on toleration, i. 138;
on Canadian revolt, i. 361 _and note_ 5;
in coalition cabinet, i. 447, 450;
Denison's attitude towards, i. 451;
supports Gladstone's budget, i. 466;
attitude towards Crimean war, i. 482 _note_;
on colonial policy, i. 645;
otherwise mentioned, i. 144, 358, 361, 362, 458, 492, 648;
iii. 13.
Moltke, ii. 321, 324, 332-333.
Moncreiff, Rev. Sir H. W., i. 59, 73.
Money dealings, i. 206; iii. 419-420.
Monsell, W., postmaster-general (1870), ii. 460-461, 463 _note_,
479, 644.
Montalembert, De, i. 178; ii. 185, 476, 481;
letter from, ii. 544.
Monte Cassino, ii. 218-219.
Montenegro:--
Berlin Treaty's provisions regarding, iii. 8-10.
Revolt in, ii. 549, 553, 561, 566-567.
Sympathy in Gladstone's illness, iii. 527.
More, Hannah, i. 12.
Moriarty, Bishop, ii. 512.
Morier, Sir Robert, ii. 525.
Morpeth, Lord, i. 222.
Morley, Arnold, iii. 429, 433, 434 _note_.
---- John, appointment of, as Irish secretary, iii. 295, 297 _note_;
previous utterances of, on Irish question, 296 _note_ 1;
presses Irish land bill, iii. 301;
in communication with Parnell, iii. 304-306, 320 _note_ 1;
letter from Parnell against withdrawal of bill after second
reading, iii. 333;
letter on Parnell's view of resignation, iii. 347;
at round table conference, iii. 364 _note_;
Gladstone's letter to, on Churchill's retirement, iii. 364;
interviews with Parnell, iii. 369, 370;
Gladstone's letters to, on plan of campaign, iii. 371-372;
Bingley Hall meeting, iii. 388;
Parnell consults with, on _Times_ letters, iii. 394;
Gladstone's letter to, on Italian policy, iii. 414;
Gladstone's letter to, on Parnell, iii. 429-431;
meeting at Lord Rendel's on Parnell affair, iii. 434 _note_;
Gladstone's letter to, on Parnell's leadership, iii. 436;
interviews with Parnell, iii. 439-441, 444;
visit to Hawarden (1890), iii. 452-454;
Gladstone's letters to, on Kilkenny election, iii. 457;
on his birthday, iii. 458;
on death of eldest son, iii. 461;
at Biarritz, iii. 463 _et seq._;
at Dalmeny, iii. 491-492;
Gladstone's letter to, on election, iii. 494;
Irish secretary (1892), iii. 495 _note_;
at Butterstone with Gladstone, iii. 525;
farewell visit, iii. 528;
otherwise mentioned, iii. 387, 423, 497 _note_ 1, 499 _note_, 500.
Mortgage of land, Gladstone's views regarding, i. 347, 349.
Mozley, J. B., i. 334.
---- T., ii. 260.
Mulgrave, Lord, iii. 211 _note_.
Mundella, A. J., iii. 297 _note_, 495 _note_.
Münster, Count, iii. 247.
Murray, Archbishop, i. 178.
---- Sir G., i. 112; ii. 156 _note_ 1.
---- John, i. 274; ii. 382.
Murchison, Sir R., ii. 380.
Myrianthes, Archimandrite, ii. 532.
Napier, Sir Charles, on Ionian islanders, i. 598-599.
Naples:--
Gladstone's visit to (1850), i. 389-393;
later visit (1888), iii. 413.
Misgovernment of, i. 390-393; ii. 12, 16-17.
Victor Emmanuel's entry into, ii. 17.
Napoleon I., i. 320 _and note_ 1; iii. 482, 485, 549.
---- III., plot to slay, i. 574;
aids Italy, ii. 7-8, 14;
estimate of, by a papal official, ii. 10 _note_;
difficulties of, with French ultramontanes, ii. 15;
Cobden's negotiations with, ii. 20;
estimate of Gladstone's budget speech, ii. 28;
friendliness towards England, ii. 46;
Palmerston's mistrust of, ii. 49;
urges plan of representations to America, ii. 84-85;
on Garibaldi, ii. 111;
on Danish question, ii. 117, 118, 580;
Gladstone dines with (1867), ii. 221;
uneasiness regarding Prussia, ii. 321;
deposition of, ii. 343;
letter from, ii. 546;
otherwise mentioned, i. 485-486, 489, 490; ii. 3-7, 325, 328
_note_ 1, 329, 334.
National Debt:--
Conversion scheme (1853), i. 472, 513, 647.
Proposals regarding (1866), ii. 57, 200.
Reduction of (1868-73), ii. 375.
Terminable annuities for paying off, ii. 651.
---- Press Agency, iii. 264 _note_, 265.
Nationalist party, _see_ Irish party.
Nationality:--
Emergence of principle of, ii. 2-3.
Gladstone's attitude towards (1851), i. 389, 390;
(1854) ii. 12-13;
(1859) i. 618;
(1885) iii. 260;
(1888) iii. 361.
Napoleon III.'s views on, ii. 7.
Negro apprenticeship, Gladstone's speech on, i. 134 _and note_.
Neilson of Springfield, i. 16.
Nelson, Thomas, i. 110.
Neruda, Mme. Norman, ii. 459.
Nettleship, Mr., iii. 519.
Neville, Father, iii. 388.
Newark, Gladstone's candidature and election for (1832), i. 88-94,
96-97, 181;
returned for, without contest (1834), i. 121;
speech at (1835), i. 129;
speech at (1837), i. 138;
returned for (1837), i. 141;
(1841) i. 238;
end of his connection with, i. 287.
Newcastle, Gladstone's visit to (1862), ii. 76-78;
his speeches at (1891), iii. 462.
Newcastle, 4th Duke of, offers Gladstone influence in Newark,
i. 88-89;
views of, i. 91-92;
Gladstone's relations with, i. 94;
Gladstone's visit to, i. 95;
Sadler a nominee of, i. 99;
Gladstone's first book approved by, i. 176;
mentioned, i. 286.
---- 5th Duke of, informs Gladstone of parliamentary opening at
Newark, i. 88;
re-elected (1846), i. 288;
on Gladstone's quarrel with Bentinck, i. 302;
Russell's proposal to, i. 350;
advises Gladstone to decline office, i. 406;
desires leadership of Peelites, i. 408;
attitude towards Derby, i. 418;
ideas of a third party, i. 419, 423;
supports Gladstone's budget, i. 466;
war minister during Crimean war, i. 651-652;
suggests substitution of Palmerston for himself, i. 522;
on Peelites' refusal to join Palmerston, i. 535;
favours Ionian project, i. 595;
attitude towards French treaty scheme, ii. 22;
on Paper Duties bill, ii. 33, 37;
supports Finance bill proposal, ii. 39;
death of, ii. 143;
Gladstone trustee for, ii. 151;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 193, 256;
otherwise mentioned, i. 54, 74, 113, 119, 242, 285, 287, 355, 420,
443, 480 _note_, 490, 491, 493 _and note_, 528, 536, 584,
648; ii. 237, 238, 635-636.
Newdegate, C. N., iii. 15.
Newman, Francis, i. 329;
letter from, ii. 177, 539.
---- Cardinal, J. H., Gladstone's early contact with, i. 57-58
_and note_ 1;
sermons by, i. 58, 79, 86;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 163 _note_ 1;
on _Church Principles_, i. 181;
on J. R. Hope, i. 228 _note_;
Gladstone's correspondence with, i. 272;
Tract Ninety, i. 306-307, 311;
view on Jerusalem bishopric, i. 308, 309, 312;
on system of Roman church, i. 310;
position of (1843), i. 310-313;
Gladstone on treatment of, i. 316;
secession of, i. 317;
letter of, describing Gladstone's position, i. 632;
contrasted with Manning, ii. 137, 521;
on Gladstone's criticism of _Ecce Homo_, ii. 167;
on Gladstone's _Chapter of Autobiography_, ii. 250;
reply to Gladstone's _Vatican Decrees_ pamphlet, ii. 520;
to _Vaticanism_, ii. 521;
last letter from, ii. 547;
Gladstone's call on, with Chamberlain, ii. 570 _and note_;
Gladstone's letter to, on papal responsibility for disloyal
priests in Ireland, iii. 62;
reply, iii. 63;
death of, iii. 421;
otherwise mentioned, i. 159, 165, 168, 235, 319; ii. 192, 504;
iii. 388.
Newnham College, iii. 385.
New Zealand, i. 297-298, 358, 645.
Nice, French acquisition of, ii. 9, 22, 30, 108.
_Nineteenth Century_, iii. 356-360, 519.
Nomination boroughs, i. 621.
Nonconformists, _see_ Dissenters.
Normanby, Lord, i. 407.
Norreys, Lord, i. 72.
North, Lord, i. 133; ii. 467; iii. 181.
North Notts, i. 287.
Northbrook, Earl of, Gladstone's letter to, on Egyptian mission,
iii. 121;
agrees to send Gordon to Soudan, iii. 150;
against home rule, iii. 291 _note_, 294;
otherwise mentioned, i. 450 _note_; ii. 654; iii. 268.
Northcote, Sir S., _see_ Iddesleigh.
Norway, Gladstone's cruises to (1883), iii. 115-117;
(1885) iii. 217-218.
Novalis, cited, iii. 466.
Novikoff, Mme., ii. 557, 574, 582.
Nubar, iii. 149, 153, 157.
Oakeley, F., i. 310.
Oak Farm, financial embarrassments of, i. 337 _et seq._;
Gladstone's preoccupation with, i. 272, 340, 342;
his public finance influenced by experiences with, i. 474.
O'Brien, W. Smith, i. 400.
---- W., iii. 448.
Obstruction, _see under_ Parliament.
O'Connell, Daniel, repeal amendment of (1833), i. 106; iii. 285
_note_;
on Harvey committee, i. 112 _note_, 113;
influence of, on Gladstone, i. 113;
tory attitude towards, i. 129, 138;
visits Newark, i. 130;
on Gladstone's first book, i. 178;
Peel's attitude towards (1844), i. 270;
Gladstone contrasted with, ii. 593;
crime denounced by, iii. 50;
otherwise mentioned, i. 101, 266, 372; ii. 227; iii. 11, 62, 493.
Octagon, the, ii. 526-548.
Office, Gladstone's view of desire for, i. 554.
O'Hagan, Lord, ii. 292.
Okes, Provost, i. 11.
Oliver, Mrs., i. 9 _note_.
Opium question, i. 259-260.
Oratory, political, i. 191-195, 411, 470; ii. 589; iii. 312 (_see
also_ Gladstone, W. E.--characteristics--eloquence).
Orsini affair, ii. 24, 44.
Osman Digna, iii. 178.
Ossory, Archdeacon of, ii. 265.
Oswald, Alex., i. 419.
Otho, King, i. 479, 605.
Ottomans, _see_ Turkey.
Owen, Professor, ii. 537.
Oxenham, ----, i. 59, _note_.
Oxford:--
Bias of, i. 60, 70, 84.
Chandos opposes Gladstone at, i. 628.
Christ Church, enthusiasm at, after Gladstone's election (1847),
i. 336.
Democracy, attitude towards, ii. 35.
Dissenters' disabilities at, ii. 313 _and note_.
Ewelme appointment, ii. 386-387.
Famous sons of, iii. 476.
Gladstone's career at, i. 48-85;
his feeling for, i. 80, 84-85; ii. 148; iii. 486, 528;
his combination of Lancashire and, i. 192; ii. 41;
his visits to (1834), i. 111;
(1847) i. 235, 377;
(1853) i. 457;
(1872) ii. 436-437;
his reception of D. C. L. degree at, i. 377;
his advice to his son at, i. 205;
sympathy from, iii. 527.
Gladstone's candidature for (1847), i. 328-333;
election, i. 333-335;
his return for (1852), i. 426-427;
return for (1853), i. 452;
return for (1857), i. 565;
return for (1859), i. 614 _note_, 630;
defeat at (1865), ii. 145-148.
Gladstone's membership for, effect of, on his career, i. 327, 429,
453;
on the university, i. 499;
as it appeared to himself, i. 630.
Influence of, i. 501.
Method of study at, i. 50-51 _and note_.
Reform--commission proposed by Lord J. Russell (1850), i. 497;
opposed by Gladstone, i. 426, 497;
Oxford resistance to, i. 498;
conduct and report of, i. 499 _and note_ 4;
Gladstone's scheme, i. 500, 501, 506-507;
its reception, i. 502-503;
results of, i. 508-509;
Tractarian movement's effect on, i. 57.
Tests, i. 506-507;
abolition of, ii. 313 _and note_; i. 314.
Tractarian movement, _see_ Oxford movement.
W E G Essay Club at, i. 59-60.
Oxford and Cambridge Club, Gladstone's membership of, i. 98 _and
note_.
Oxford movement:--
Gladstone unaffected by, i. 161;
his election affected by, i. 328.
Ireland affected by, i. 308.
Nature of, i. 163-165.
Oxford, influence on, i. 496.
Second phase of, i. 305.
_Tracts for the Times_, i. 329;
Tracts Eighty and Eighty-seven, i. 307 _note_;
Tract Ninety, i. 235, 306, 310, 311; iii. 422.
Pacific, Gladstone advocates reduction of force in, i. 458.
Paget, Miss, iii. 524.
---- Lord Clarence, ii. 112, 140.
Paine, Thomas, ii. 127.
Pakington, Sir J., i. 561.
Palgrave, F. T., ii. 474.
_Pall Mall Gazette_, ii. 579-580, 618.
Paley, cited, i. 422.
Palmer, Kelly and, i. 518.
---- Roundell, _see_ Selborne.
---- William, Gladstone influenced by, i. 162, 167;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 235;
on Maynooth grant, i. 279.
Palmerston, Lord:--
_Chronology_--On sugar duties, i. 236;
on free trade, i. 265;
on Spanish treaties, i. 280;
on repeal, i. 289;
Don Pacifico debate, i. 368-371;
on Neapolitan tyranny, i. 394, 400; ii. 13;
relations with Kossuth, i. 415;
dismissal by Russell, i. 415;
amendment on Militia bill, i. 416;
in opposition to Peel, i. 420 _and note_ 1;
section represented by, i. 431;
moves amendment against Villiers, i. 433;
joins coalition government, i. 446-447;
on Gladstone's budget (1853), i. 465-467;
different views of, on eastern question, i. 480;
communications with preceding Crimean war, i. 481-482;
approves Lord Stratford, i. 488;
desired as war minister during Crimean war, i. 651;
on Black Sea affair, ii. 349;
Derby's vote of censure on (1857), i. 561-562; ii. 269;
defeat of, on Cobden's motion, i. 564; ii. 265;
urges postponement of Reform bill, i. 490, 648;
Gladstone's letter to, on Crimean operations, i. 494;
Aberdeen in conflict with, i. 495 _and note_ 3;
foreign office reconstructed by, i. 510;
suggested by Newcastle as substitute for himself, i. 522;
invited by Derby to join government, i. 525;
refuses, i. 526;
approves Gladstone's refusal, i. 527;
Peelites' attitude towards, i. 531-535;
satisfies Aberdeen, i. 535;
intention of, to oppose Roebuck's committee, i. 538, 542;
advises acceptance of Roebuck's committee, i. 539;
on Crimean war, i. 548;
triumph of, at election (1857), i. 564;
defeated on Conspiracy bill, i. 574-576;
suggested as leader of Commons by Disraeli, i. 587;
views on Suez Canal scheme, i. 591;
on Corfu, i. 619;
hands over Ionian Islands to Greece, i. 620 _and note_ 2;
communications with Russell, i. 624;
forms a government (1859), i. 626;
views of, identical with Derby's, i. 631;
the Principalities, ii. 4;
French treaty scheme, ii. 20, 22;
Paper Duties bill, ii. 31-33, 37, 39;
Finance bill, ii. 39;
franchise proposals of, ii. 200;
supports Herbert, ii. 44;
fortifications scheme, ii. 47;
makes a peace speech (1859), ii. 48;
correspondence with Gladstone, ii. 49-50;
on _Trent_ affair, ii. 74;
favours suggestion of representations to America, ii. 75-77, 85;
advises Gladstone regarding Newcastle speech, ii. 76;
on American separation, ii. 82;
on reduction in naval estimates, ii. 94;
receives Garibaldi, ii. 110;
views on Garibaldi's departure, ii. 112;
on Danish question, ii. 115-118, 120;
on Gladstone's franchise pronouncement, ii. 127-130;
on cabinet government, ii. 142;
death of, ii. 151;
Gladstone's action regarding funeral of, ii. 153;
Gladstone's speech on, ii. 157.
Career and abilities of, i. 543.
Characteristics of, i. 366-368.
Compared with Lansdowne, i. 530;
with Aberdeen, i. 530;
with Gladstone, ii. 172;
with Disraeli, ii. 551;
with Hartington, iii. 3.
Ecclesiastical appointments of, ii. 122, 430.
Foreign estimates of, i. 366, 367, 392.
Foreign policy, principles of, i. 367;
Granville's view of, ii. 348.
Frankness of, i. 554.
Gladstone's relations with, from 1850, i. 371;
his opposition to, i. 553, 558, 566, 585; ii. 43;
his harmony of sentiment with, i. 628;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 567; ii. 35;
his estimate of Gladstone, ii. 171;
Gladstone's conflicts with, on expenditure, ii. 43, 138-139.
Leadership of, ii. 172.
Life-objects of, ii. 45.
Peers created by, ii. 429.
Popularity of, i. 400, 493, 543, 564; ii. 633;
cooling of, ii. 50, 176.
Queen's attitude towards, ii. 98.
Selection of work by, ii. 465.
Otherwise mentioned, i. 120 _note_, 226, 402, 431, 444, 450, 526,
528, 579, 622; ii. 3, 19, 63, 80, 100, 104, 106, 111, 131,
171, 189, 194, 256, 423, 435, 494, 576, 577, 595, 619,
635-636; iii. 96 _note_ 1, 178, 228, 300, 419, 443, 475.
Panizzi, Sir A., influence of, on Gladstone, i. 389-390;
interview of, with king of Naples, i. 401;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 402; ii. 107, 151;
illness of (1868), ii. 196;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 110, 184, 552.
Papal States, ii. 108, 185.
Paper duty, ii. 24-25, 30-41, 238-239, 636.
Paris, Comte de, ii. 189; iii. 103, 470.
---- Treaty of (1856), i. 550; ii. 349-356, 607; iii. 522.
Parish Councils bill (1893), iii. 504, 505, 511.
Parliament:--
House of Commons:--
Attendance in--Gladstone's diligence regarding, i. 102; ii. 418,
422; iii. 7-8;
Peel's view of, i. 299.
Balance of parties in (1850), i. 373;
(1852) i. 428;
(1853) i. 446, 448-449.
Burning of, in 1834, i. 114.
Closure, introduction of, iii. 377;
Gladstone's distaste for, iii. 124;
drastic form of, on Parnell commission bill, iii. 401.
Colonial affairs, indifference to, i. 362.
Committee Room Fifteen, Irish party proceedings in, iii. 446
_and note_ 2, 454.
Composition of first reformed, i. 101.
Ecclesiastical discussions in, ii. 502.
Excitement in, manifestations of, iii. 441;
on introduction of Home Rule bill (1886), iii. 310-311.
Executive sphere invaded by, iii. 6.
Expenditure controlled by, under Exchequer and Audit Act (1866),
ii. 61.
Gladstone's diligence for duties of, _see above_, Attendance;
his feeling of powerlessness in, i. 221;
his care for rights and traditions of, ii. 492-493; iii. 7,
206, 208, 510, 530;
his mastery of, i. 193, 410-411, 470; iii. 312;
his place in (1847-52), ii. 211 _note_;
his position in (1858), i. 581;
his isolation in (1867), ii. 229.
Grote's estimate of, ii. 370.
Indian discussion, indifference to, i. 113.
Intolerance of, in the Bradlaugh matter, iii. 13-20;
resolution of 1881 struck off records of, iii. 21.
Irish members of, _see_ Irish party.
Irish representation in, cesser of, contemplated, iii. 302, 304,
307, 309, 324, 326-327;
opposed, iii. 324-325, 327, 332;
Gladstone's speech on, at Swansea (1887), iii. 386;
question of (1892), iii. 497-498.
Lords, conflict with, _see below under_ House of Lords.
Majorities, large, dating from Gladstone's premiership,
ii. 264-265.
Obstruction in, Irish, iii. 48, 51-53, 57, 123-124;
unionist, iii. 499.
Party obligations in, i. 292, 295, 299.
Payment of members, Gladstone's views regarding (1861),
i. 611 _note_;
his scheme for (1891), iii. 478-479;
Chamberlain's pronouncement, iii. 174.
Popular influence on, i. 150; iii. 4.
Position of seats in, significance of, i. 422-423, 539;
iii. 363;
Gladstone's place (1853-1866), i. 631 _note_.
Procedure of, violated by Disraeli, ii. 189;
altered by Gladstone, ii. 631;
Gladstone's advocacy of reform in, iii. 123.
Reform, _see that title_.
Reversal of previous vote ruled not out of order, i. 462 _note_.
Shah's interest in, ii. 459.
Supply, rights regarding, ii. 38, 40, 61.
Tactics in, Stephen on, i. 147;
Russell's skill in, i. 467;
Gladstone's, iii. 538-539.
Temper, school of, i. 199.
Temporary retirements from, Gladstone's views of, i. 357-358.
Uncertainties in, i. 650.
Variety of style desirable for stating a case in, i. 192.
House of Lords:--
Ballot bill rejected by, ii. 369.
Chamberlain's attitude towards, iii. 173, 225.
Commons' feeling against premier from (1894), iii. 513.
Compensation for Disturbance bill rejected by, iii. 49,
409, 410.
Conservative influence in, iii. 258;
occasions of defeats, ii. 269.
Employers' Liability bill mutilated by, iii. 504.
Franchise bill struggle (1884), iii. 126-139.
Gladstone's first hearing of debate in, i. 75-76;
his first conflict with, i. 471;
his refusal of position in, iii. 104, 209;
his attitude towards (1884), iii. 127-128, 130;
his later attitude towards (1894), iii. 504-505;
his speech against (Mar. 1), iii. 511-512.
Home Rule bill (1892) thrown out by, iii. 504.
Irish church question, attitude towards, ii. 246, 258, 267-279.
Opposition by, a stimulus to popular causes, ii. 248.
Paper duty struggle with Commons, ii. 25, 31-40, 238-239, 636.
Parish Councils bill maimed by, iii. 504, 505, 511.
Parnell's apprehensions regarding, iii. 240.
Peel's view of, ii. 133.
Permanent opinion represented by, Gladstone's exposure of the
theory, iii. 128.
Preponderance of cabinet in (1865), ii. 153-154.
Reform bill of 1867 amended by, ii. 226.
Jews, admission of, i. 375-377.
Premiership, labours entailed by, i. 297-299.
Parnell, C. S. (_see also_ Irish party), number of followers of
(1880), ii. 613;
party of, iii. 2;
obstructionist tactics, iii. 48, 53, 57, 123-124;
attitude of, towards Compensation for Disturbance bill, iii. 49;
indicted for seditious conspiracy, iii. 50 _note_ 1;
attitude towards Land Act of 1881, iii. 57, 61;
Gladstone's warning to, at Leeds, iii. 61;
imprisonment of, iii. 61-62, 228, 233;
Chamberlain's communications with, iii. 64;
offers to resign his seat, iii. 70;
on franchise extension in Ireland, iii. 143;
supports government (May 1885), iii. 184;
conservative understanding with, iii. 188-190, 200;
not counted on by Gladstone, iii. 191, 197;
favours plan of central board for Ireland, iii. 194, 231, 291;
repudiates it, iii. 215, 230;
on Maamtrasna case, iii. 213;
friction with Hartington, iii. 220, 241;
speech of (Aug. 1885), iii. 220, 228, 233;
public estimate of, iii. 228;
Carnarvon's interview with, iii. 228-231;
home rule demanded by, iii. 232;
victory of adherents of, at the elections, iii. 253, 255;
Salisbury's reference to, at Newport, iii. 243;
gives Irish vote to conservatives at the election, iii. 244-245;
speculations regarding, iii. 267, 268;
attitude towards Gladstone, iii. 274;
tactics after elections (1885), iii. 274-275;
in communication with Morley, iii. 304-306;
characteristics of, iii. 304, 311;
interview with Gladstone, iii. 305-306;
objections to financial provisions of Home Rule bill, iii. 305,
306, 319, 331;
consultations with colleagues, iii. 319-320 _and notes_;
on introduction of Home Rule bill, iii. 311;
on continued Irish representation at Westminster, iii. 324;
opposed to withdrawal of the bill, iii. 333;
second meeting with Gladstone, iii. 334;
speech on night of the division, iii. 337, 340;
deprecates ministerial resignation, iii. 347;
systematic disagreement with, iii. 369;
illness of, iii. 370, 376;
disapproves plan of campaign, iii. 370;
tactics on Crimes bill (1887), iii. 376-377;
produces Tenants Relief bill, iii. 369;
on papal rescript, iii. 38;
forged letter in _Times_, iii. 391 _and note_ 1;
denial in the House, iii. 392;
further letters, iii. 394;
personal statement in the House, iii. 395;
asks for select committee, iii. 395;
special commission, iii. 396-399;
alleged interview of, with spy from America, iii. 404;
Gladstone's sympathy with, iii. 408;
visit to Hawarden, iii. 420, 445-446;
speech at Liverpool, iii. 446 _note_ 1;
divorce suit, iii. 428-430;
public opinion regarding the verdict, iii. 430-434, 448-449;
question of leadership of, iii. 435 _et seq._;
Gladstone's letter to Morley regarding, iii. 436, 444;
attitude of, iii. 438, 442-443;
re-elected by Irish party, iii. 438;
interviews with Morley, iii. 439-441;
manifesto to the Irish people, iii. 445;
committee room fifteen, iii. 446 _and note_ 2-448, 449-452;
denounces liberal party, iii. 450-459;
elections adverse to, iii. 458;
last speech of, in England, iii. 459;
death of, iii. 459;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 492; iii. 56, 225 _and note_ 2, 240, 286,
367, 369, 372, 493.
Parnell, Sir Henry, i. 251.
_Parnellism Unmasked_, iii. 406.
Parnellites, _see under_ Irish party.
Party:--
Elements deciding relations of, i. 422, 435.
Gladstone's views on, i. 304, 405.
Tenacity of system, i. 448 _note_ 1.
Pascal, i. 153.
Patronage, i. 649; ii. 428.
Patten, Wilson, i. 351 _note_ 1, 438.
Patteson, Bishop, ii. 581; iii. 419.
---- Sir T., i. 455.
Pattison, Sister Dora, ii. 604.
---- Mark, iii. 482.
Paxo, i. 601.
Pearson, C. B., i. 77.
Pedro, Don, i. 248.
Peel, General, i. 351 _note_ 1, 355.
---- Arthur, ii. 492; ii. 463 _note_; iii. 455.
---- Mrs., iii. 455.
---- Sir Robert (2nd Bart.):--
_Chronology_--Oxford University representation resigned by, i. 53;
Oxford honours of, i. 79-80;
praises Gladstone's maiden speech, i. 103;
views on emancipation, i. 104;
on Irish Church Reform bill, i. 105;
Cobbett's attack on, i. 114;
Gladstone encouraged by, i. 114;
election promises of, ii. 489;
summoned to form a government (1834), i. 118;
Gladstone offered treasury post by, i. 119;
Gladstone appointed under-secretary of the colonies by, i. 123;
cabinet of (1835), i. 420;
composition of whig opposition to, i. 419-420 _and note_ 1;
resigns, i. 127;
views on Ireland (1836), i. 135;
speaks at Glasgow (1837), i. 138;
Stanley dines with, i. 139;
on Canada question, i. 641;
on Molesworth's vote of censure, i. 145;
on slave-apprenticeship law, i. 146;
on Wilberforce, i. 150;
defeated on Irish church question, i. 154;
views on Gladstone's first book, i. 177;
Jamaica case, i. 221-222;
misunderstanding with the Queen, i. 222;
China question, i. 225, 242;
annoyance with Stanley, i. 234;
views on sugar duties, i. 236, 280, 644;
turns out whigs by majority of 1 (1841), i. 237; ii. 203
_note 2, 264;
party meetings, i. 239;
forms a government (1841), i. 240;
Gladstone's inclusion in cabinet, i. 240, 305;
privy council, i. 243;
position of, regarding protection, i. 250-253, 258, 262-263,
282-287;
lays duty on Irish spirits, i. 646;
miscalculation of, regarding income-tax (1842), i. 474 _and
note_;
letter to Sir John Gladstone, i. 257;
appeal to Pope Gregory, iii. 62;
Lady Hewley case, i. 321, 322;
Irish Land bill introduced by government of (1845), ii. 285;
Maynooth, i. 270-274;
precarious position of, i. 264-266;
resigns, i. 283;
agrees to resume office, i. 283, 285; iii. 207 _note_ 1;
repeal of corn laws, i. 208, 282-287, 290, 459;
hostility towards (1846), iii. 322;
resigns (1846), i. 290-291;
eulogium on Cobden, i. 291-293, 295, 296;
party relations of, i. 289-290, 292, 293, 295;
Gladstone's farewell interview with, i. 297-300;
Russell's overtures to (1846), i. 350;
votes for Gladstone at Oxford, i. 333;
advocates keeping protectionists out of office, i. 352, 373;
Gladstone's divergencies from, i. 353, 354;
letter on Gladstone's mission for his friend, i. 365;
Don Pacifico debate, i. 368-369, 372;
death of, i. 371;
statue of, inaugurated at Manchester, i. 483.
Administration of (1842-44), importance of, i. 247;
character of, i. 298, 642-643;
ministerial discipline of, iii. 114.
Age of, on entering cabinet, i. 261.
Changes of policy of, i. 266, 425.
Compared with Grey, i. 248;
with Gladstone, i. 269;
with Palmerston, i. 367;
with Russell, i. 373;
with Aberdeen, ii. 640-641.
Courage of, i. 188, 289.
Debating method of, i. 195.
Disraeli's attitude towards, i. 432.
Estimate of, i. 372;
estimate of financial statements of, ii. 55.
Gladstone--relations with, i. 112; 280, 286;
confidence in, and appreciation of, i. 139, 221, 241, 243, 246,
252, 257, 259, 261, 277, 354;
estimate by, i. 254; iii. 465;
influence upon, i. 269;
forecast regarding Disraeli and, i. 374.
Graham's estimate of, i. 248, 263.
Guizot's book on, ii. 538.
Influence of, in the House, i. 373.
Justice of, ii. 640.
Liberalism of, i. 418, 419.
Oxford training of, i. 497;
convocation mob at election, i. 629.
Parliamentary tactics of, i. 254.
Peers, views on, ii. 133.
Premiership of, length of, ii. 61.
Otherwise mentioned, i. 49, 98, 126, 128, 149, 192, 212, 227, 236,
238, 245-6, 258, 263-4, 293, 300, 356, 416, 419; ii. 147,
154, 156 _note_ 1 178, 229 _note_, 277 _and note_, 288, 328,
423, 433-435, 463, 498, 619, 623, 627, 628; iii. 238, 277,
486.
---- Sir Robert (3rd Bart.), ii. 444 _note_.
---- Lady, i. 469.
Peelites:--
The tory whip's attitude towards, i. 418.
Derby's first administration supported by, i. 424;
Derby's second administration supported by, i. 428;
Derby's questions regarding (1856), i. 551.
Dissolution of, as a party, i. 591.
Disturbing effect of, i. 551-552, 558, 567.
Divergencies of, i. 351, 353, 417-420.
Gladstone's view on best policy for, i. 417-419.
Leadership of--discussed (1850), i. 373-374;
accepted by Aberdeen, i. 408.
Palmerston, designs of, i. 447;
attitude towards (1855), i. 531-535;
in cabinet of, i. 536;
resignation, i. 539;
public outcry, i. 541.
Papal aggression question, attitude towards, i. 410.
Position of seats of (1852), i. 422-423.
Protectionists, attitude towards, i. 407.
Russell's proposal to include (1852), i. 416.
Third party, position as, i. 417.
Whigs, coalition with (1853), i. 443 _et seq._
Peerage:--
Additions to, during various premierships, ii. 428-429 _and note_.
Offer of, to Gladstone, iii. 104, 209.
Pembroke, Lady, i. 293.
_Pembroke Castle_, Gladstone's cruise in, iii. 115-117.
Penjdeh, iii. 183.
Pensions, political, iii. 107-108 _note_.
Penzance, Lord, ii. 383.
People, the, _see_ Democracy.
Perceval, Spencer, i. 298, 543; ii. 467 _and note_.
---- Mr., i. 452.
Persico, Monsignor, iii. 383.
Persigny, ii. 20.
Petty, Lord Henry, ii. 156 _note_ 1.
Phillimore, Sir Robert, on Hawarden settlement, i. 343-344;
assists in Oxford reform scheme, i. 501, 502;
on Gladstone's China war speech, i. 563;
on Ionian Islands mission, i. 594;
interview with Gladstone, i. 623;
Gladstone assisted by, at Oxford, i. 628-629;
on paper duties debate, ii. 33;
on Gladstone's franchise pronouncement, ii. 130;
on Irish church, ii. 141, 279-280;
on disaffection of liberals, ii. 232, 234-235;
on Gladstone's _Chapter of Autobiography_, ii. 250;
on Gladstone's intention of retiring, ii. 388;
on Gladstone's Irish University bill, ii. 437;
on resignation of ministers (1874), ii. 493;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 325-326, 388, 409, 616; iii. 94;
otherwise mentioned, i. 54, 65, 75, 79, 80, 393, 623 _note_;
ii. 26, 29, 31, 34, 35, 47 _note_ 2, 48, 73, 88, 92,
127, 214, 295-296, 422, 432, 461-462, 475.
Phillpotts, Bishop, ii. 530.
Phipps, Sir C., ii. 98.
Pickering, ----, i. 75.
Piedmont, growth of, ii. 7-9, 17.
Pierrepont, Hon. H. E. (American minister), ii. 552.
Pitt, William (the younger), finance of, ii. 58-59, 637-638;
views of, on emancipation of slaves, i. 104;
Glynnes related to, i. 223 _and note_ 1;
income tax imposed by, i. 255;
free trade theories promulgated by, i. 265;
habits of, i. 298;
Palmerston contrasted with, i. 367;
Scott's lines to memory of, i. 371;
Gladstone compared with, i. 469, 472;
warlike preparations of (1791), i. 478;
censured for French war, iii. 471;
length of premiership of, ii. 61;
resolutions of, preliminary to Act of Union, iii. 299;
on the Union, iii. 313, 314;
otherwise mentioned, i. 372, 419; ii. 230, 264, 343, 428, 435,
589, 619; iii. 256.
Pius IX., Pope, syllabus of 1864, issued by, _see under_
Churches--Roman;
Italian federation under, suggested, ii. 7;
French ambassador's estimate of, ii. 10;
invasion of territories of, ii. 11, 15;
annexation to Piedmont of states of, ii. 17;
misgovernment in states of, ii. 108;
Gladstone's intercourse with, ii. 215-216, 218;
attitude towards eastern question, ii. 571.
Playfair, Lord, ii. 444, 463 _note_, 562; iii. 53.
Plimsoll, S., ii. 620 _and note_.
Plumptre, ----, i. 146.
Plunket, Lord, ii. 589; iii. 139-140.
Poerio, imprisonment of, i. 391, 396, 401;
views of, i. 392-393;
exile of, i. 401;
Gladstone's efforts on behalf of, ii. 11;
Gladstone's letter to, ii. 13;
speech at Gladstone dinner (1867), ii. 218;
compared with Mazzini, iii. 478.
Poland:--
French feeling in regard to, ii. 118.
Gladstone's interest in, i. 248.
Peel's forecast regarding, i. 133.
Russian dismemberment of, i. 477.
Warsaw, meeting of monarchs at, ii. 5, 16, 184.
Pollok, Robert, i. 132.
Ponsonby, Sir Henry, messages during ministerial crisis (1873),
ii. 447-450, 452;
in Lords and Commons controversy, iii. 131;
on North's American policy, iii. 181;
interview with, on ministerial crisis, iii. 205, 207 _and note_ 1;
brings Gladstone the Queen's commission, iii. 290;
states the Queen's message, iii. 291;
on feeling against peer premier, iii. 513;
Gladstone's letters to, iii. 112, 179, 516.
Poor Law Act (1834), i. 115, 121, 140.
Porter, ----, i. 55, 64.
Portland, Duke of, i. 543.
Portugal:--
British preoccupation with affairs of, i. 248.
Tariff negotiations with, i. 267; ii. 641.
Positivists, iii. 358.
Post office:--
Gladstone's admiration for, ii. 182.
Scandal regarding, ii. 460-463.
---- ---- Savings Banks, i. 651; ii. 52, 125.
Postage, cheap, ii. 57, 60.
Preaching, English and Italian, i. 174.
Premiership:--
Age for quitting, Gladstone's view on, ii. 423, 443.
Foreign secretary, Gladstone's view of relations with, ii. 399.
Limitations of, ii. 416, 420.
Parliamentary labours entailed by, i. 297-299.
Responsibilities of, ii. 416.
Prerogative of the crown, Gladstone charged with resorting to,
ii. 364-365.
Press:--
Excitement fomented by, ii. 650.
Gladstone popular with, ii. 41, 184;
his views on, ii. 41, 557.
Pretoria convention, iii. 44-45 _and note_.
Prevost, Sir G., ii. 382.
Prince Imperial, iii. 6.
Princess Royal, i. 275.
Privy council appointment, ii. 382-386.
Protection:--
Colonial, against England, ii. 132.
Gladstone's position regarding, i. 249-254, 260, 262, 264,
283-285.
Peel's position regarding, i. 250-253, 258, 262-263, 282-289;
his apprehensions regarding, i. 352; iii. 465.
Peelites' views regarding, i. 351-352, 373, 407.
Rout of, i. 425, 428, 441-442.
Proudhon, i. 157.
Prussia (_see also_ Germany):--
Army of, ii. 359.
Austria--attitude towards (1853), i. 489;
war with (1866), ii. 210 _note_, 214.
France:--
Treaty with, regarding Belgium, ii. 340.
War with (1870)--British efforts to avert, ii. 320-330, 335-336;
declaration of, ii. 335 _and note_ 2;
French miscalculations, ii. 337;
course of the war, ii. 342-343;
effect of, on British naval expenditure, ii. 374.
Schleswig-Holstein question, ii. 114-118.
Tariff negotiations with, i. 267.
Public Worship Regulation Act, Gladstone's suggested substitute for,
ii. 514 _note_ 3.
Purcell, cited, i. 58 _note_ 1, 379-381 _and note_.
Pusey, Dr. E. B., on Jerusalem bishopric, i. 308;
on Newman's letters, i. 311;
intolerance towards, i. 316, 317;
supports Gladstone's Oxford candidature, i. 335;
on Jewish Disabilities Removal bill, i. 375;
Gorham case, i. 380 _note_ 2;
on Gladstone's reform scheme, i. 504;
Gladstone's relations with, ii. 135;
Manning's letters to, ii. 137;
on _Ecce Homo_, ii. 166-167;
on Temple's appointment, ii. 432;
Gladstone's meeting with (1872), ii. 437;
death of, iii. 94;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 316; ii. 181;
otherwise mentioned, i. 57, 163 _note_ 2, 179, 235, 317;
ii. 144, 236.
---- Philip, on Irish agrarian outrages, i. 281.
Pym, John, i. 413-414.
_Quarterly Review_, i. 315; ii. 520.
Radical Party:--
Beer duty opposed by, iii. 187, 200.
Chamberlain's popularity with, iii. 3.
Characteristics of, Gladstone's views on causes of, iii. 240-241.
Coercion for Ireland opposed by, iii. 190-191.
Eastern question (1877), attitude towards, ii. 564, 568.
Educational views of, ii. 303.
Gladstone not popular with (1867), ii. 229;
Gladstone criticised by, for resorting to crown prerogative,
ii. 364;
his attitude towards (1872), ii. 388-390; (1880), ii. 630;
iii. 5.
Irish land purchase opposed by, iii. 190, 194-195.
Social programme of (1885), iii. 173-174.
Suffrage, attitude towards, ii. 227.
Utilitarian reforms effected by, 156.
Raikes, H. C., iii. 96.
Railways, i. 269, 353.
Rampolla, Cardinal, iii. 521.
Ramsay, Dean, ii. 379-380.
Rangabé, i. 605.
Rawson, ----, i. 333 _note_.
Reading aloud, ii. 558.
Reclamation work, iii. 419.
Redcliffe, Lord Stratford de (Stratford Canning), views on
Neapolitan question, i. 407;
on eastern question, i. 486-488; ii. 555;
otherwise mentioned, i. 406, 417, 420 _note_, 523.
Redistribution of Seats bill, iii. 137-139, 176-177, 203, 205, 246.
Redmond, J., introduces Arrears bill, iii. 66 _note_;
on Parnell leadership, iii. 447;
otherwise mentioned, iii. 66, 494.
Reform, i. 490; ii. 370.
---- bills:--
(1832), i. 69-70, 75-76; ii. 227; iii. 125, 535.
(1851), i. 415.
(1852), ii. 238.
(1854), i. 648.
(1860), ii. 26, 29-30.
(1866), ii. 200 _et seq._
(1867), ii. 223-236; iii. 57, 125, 175, 300 _note_ 4.
(1884), iii. 125 _et seq._
Various, ii. 199.
Reid, J. J., ii. 612.
Religion:--
Gladstone's prepossession by, _see under_ Gladstone,
W. E.--characteristics.
Ecclesiasticism _versus_, ii. 306.
Peerages independent of, ii. 430.
Religious controversy, temper for, iii. 351.
---- Disabilities Removal bill (1891), i. 414 _note_.
Renan, ii. 476.
Rendel, Lord, iii. 386, 413, 434, 523, 526, 533.
Retz, De, iii. 480.
Reynolds, Henry, ii. 134.
Ricasoli, Baron, ii. 8, 218-220, 533; iii. 475.
Richards, Dr., 332 _and note_.
Richmond, Duke of, i. 262; iii. 130, 131.
---- George, i. 233.
Rio, i. 319.
Ripon, Earl of (F. J. Robinson), at board of trade, i. 240, 243,
257;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 250;
at board of control, i. 259;
otherwise mentioned, i. 252, 253, 254, 255, 641-642.
Ripon, Marquis of (Lord de Grey), war secretary (1865), ii. 153
_note_;
education bill (1870), ii. 300-301, 303;
on civil service reform, ii. 315;
president of _Alabama_ commission, ii. 400-401, 404, 408, 411;
created marquis after treaty of Washington, ii. 408 _note_;
president of council (1868), ii. 644;
retires (1873), ii. 463 _note_, 465;
on Transvaal suzerainty question, iii. 45 _note_;
Gladstone's letter to, iii. 69;
for home rule, iii. 291 _note_;
first lord of the admiralty, iii. 296 _note_;
colonial secretary (1892), iii. 495 _note_.
_Robert Elsmere_, iii. 356-360.
Roberts, General, iii. 41.
Robertson, Provost, i. 7-8, 17 _note_.
---- Anne, i. 16.
---- Colin, i. 12.
Robinson, _see_ Ripon, Earl of.
---- Sir Hercules, iii. 32 _note_, 34, 41, 43.
Roebuck, J. A., i. 239, 521, 523, 537-539, 542; ii. 173.
Rogers, Frederick, _see_ Blachford.
Rogers, S., i. 137, 149, 176, 320; ii. 540.
Roman catholic church, _see under_ Churches.
Roman catholics:--
Affirmation bill opposed by, iii. 20.
Cesser of Irish representation opposed by, iii. 325.
Election of 1874, action in, ii. 495.
Emancipation of, i. 52-53, 277 _note_, 328, 506; ii. 227;
iii. 257, 284.
Irish university education, attitude towards, ii. 435-436,
440-441.
Peerages recommended for, by Gladstone, ii. 429-430.
Rome:--
Church of, _see under_ Churches.
Ecumenical council at (1869), ii. 508, 510-512.
French--occupation by, ii. 214, 319, 323, 512;
evacuation by, ii. 217, 512.
Gladstone's visit to (1832), i. 86-87;
his feeling for, i. 174;
his reasons against visiting (1888), iii. 413-415.
Italian occupation of, ii. 343, 512.
Misgovernment in, ii. 12.
Romilly, Lord, ii. 168.
Roon, Albrecht, Count von, ii. 332-333.
Roscoe, W., i. 117.
Rose, Sir John, ii. 400.
Rosebery, Lord, invites Gladstone to stand for Midlothian,
ii. 584;
Gladstone the guest of, ii. 588, 609;
speech after Gladstone's election, ii. 612;
first commissioner of works, ii. 654;
lord privy seal, ii. 654;
at Hawarden, iii. 261;
Gladstone's consultations with, iii. 261, 263, 268;
for home rule, iii. 291 _note_;
foreign secretary (1886), iii. 297 _note_;
foreign secretary (1892), iii. 495 _note_;
Gladstone's letters to, ii. 613; iii. 4, 239;
farewell visit to Gladstone, iii. 528;
tribute in parliament, iii. 531;
otherwise mentioned, iii. 270, 414, 533.
Rothschild, Baron, ii. 325, 328 _note_; iii. 11.
Rouher, M., ii. 221.
Roumania, ii. 4; iii. 532.
Roumelia, iii. 91.
Round, Mr., i. 329, 330, 332, 333.
Round table conference, iii. 364, 366, 368 _and note_.
Rousseau, i. 128, 203.
Routh, Dr., i. 330, 384.
Ruskin, John, i. 329; ii. 559, 582.
Russell, Hastings, ii. 232.
---- Lord John (Earl Russell):--
_Chronology_--on Irish Church funds, i. 127;
on Ireland (1835), i. 130;
proposes 8s. corn duty, i. 254;
Edinburgh letter, i. 282, 289, 444;
Jewish Disabilities Removal bill, i. 376;
defeat of (1851), ii. 653;
Grey's refusal to join (1845), i. 367; ii. 244;
fails to form a government, i. 283;
takes office (1846), 290;
overtures to Peel (1846), i. 350;
on colonial government, i. 363;
Palmerston dismissed by, i. 367, 415;
on Neapolitan tyranny, i. 400;
Ecclesiastical Titles bill, i. 405, 409;
Durham letter, i. 408, 444;
defeated (1852), ii. 264;
resigns, i. 406;
overtures to Gladstone, i. 421;
on Four Seats bill, i. 424;
views on leadership of coalition government, i. 444;
joins Aberdeen's government, i. 445;
budget of, i. 459;
Gladstone's budget, i. 465-467, 469;
negotiations preceding Crimean war, i. 481-482;
approves Lord Stratford, i. 488;
postpones Reform bill, i. 648;
on Crimean war, i. 493;
Aberdeen in conflict with, i. 495, _and note_ 3;
Oxford reform, i. 497, 503;
on exclusion of dissenters from universities, i. 505;
on civil service reform, i. 511;
on woods and forests dismissal case, i. 520;
resigns on Roebuck's notice of motion, i. 521;
his explanation, i. 523;
Gladstone unwilling to join, i. 528;
attempts to form a government, i. 530;
fails, i. 531;
complains of Peelites, i. 536;
colonial secretary, i. 540 _note_;
resigns, i. 548;
opposes Lewis' budget, i. 560;
Graham's relations with, i. 584 _note_;
on Gladstone's Ionian commissionership, i. 613;
on Italian nationality, i. 618-619; ii. 13;
declines Palmerston dinner, i. 624;
states conditions of joining Granville's government, i. 626;
on economy, ii. 48;
on the Principalities, ii. 4;
despatch of, on Italian question (1860), ii. 15-16;
supports French treaty scheme, ii. 22;
on Nice and Savoy, ii. 23;
Reform bill of (1860), ii. 26, 29-30;
on Paper Duties bill, ii. 32-33, 37;
supports Gladstone in finance debate, ii. 40;
Trent affair, ii. 74;
on American war, ii. 76-77, 83, 85;
on Gladstone's Newcastle speech, ii. 80;
interview with Mr. Adams, ii. 83;
statement on Morocco loan, ii. 92-93;
opposes reduction in naval estimates, ii. 94;
on Danish question, ii. 117-118;
Gladstone's letter to, on Palmerston's death, ii. 151;
commissioned to form a government, ii. 152;
offers Gladstone leadership of Commons, ii. 154;
Reform bill of 1866, ii. 199, _et seq._;
the supplemental charter, ii. 435;
resigns, ii. 208;
audience with the Queen, i. 209-210;
disaffection against, ii. 228;
on Irish church question, ii. 239;
retires, ii. 243;
asked by Gladstone to enter his cabinet, ii. 253;
education proposals of, opposed by dissenters, ii. 302;
on _Alabama_ case, ii. 394-397, 409 _and note_;
on Thessaly and Epirus, ii. 576;
Gladstone's visit to (1878), ii. 582.
Compared with Althorp, i. 118;
with Peel, i. 373.
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 237; ii. 244;
his attitude towards, i. 429; ii. 122.
Impatience during recess, i. 235.
Irish attitude towards, i. 430.
Leadership of, i. 300.
Palmerston's views regarding, i. 622.
Parliamentary courage of, i. 188.
Queen's mistrust of, ii. 98.
Otherwise mentioned, i. 143, 146, 208, 266, 277, 280, 289, 420,
422, 430, 446, 450, 500, 526, 527, 543; ii. 12, 14, 20,
106, 116, 120, 144, 196, 229, 251, 295, 476, 577, 595, 623,
635-636; iii. 125, 238, 300, 476.
Russell, Odo, ii. 352-354, 509, 510; iii. 179 _note_.
Russia:--
Accusations against, applicable to, i. 652.
Afghanistan, action in (1885), iii. 178, 183-185, 208 _note_.
American war, mediation in, declined by, ii. 85.
Austria, attitude of, i. 488;
hostility to, ii. 4.
Berlin memorandum, ii. 549.
Bessarabia claimed by, ii. 574 _and note_ 2, 577.
Bismarck's estimate of policy pursued by, ii. 353 _note_.
Black Sea claims of, ii. 349-356, 398, 400.
British secret agreement with, ii. 575, 577.
Confusion in policy of, ii. 120.
Crimean war, _see that title_.
Don Pacifico case, offer of good offices in, i. 368.
Egyptian question, attitude towards, iii. 82, 178.
France, estrangement of, from England the aim of, ii. 4;
neutrality in Franco-Prussian war, ii. 344.
Germany, attitude towards, ii. 343, 348.
Gladstone's attitude towards, i. 545; ii. 3, 499;
tribute at his death, iii. 532.
Ionian Islands despatch, attitude towards, i. 601.
Rise of, i. 477.
San Stefano, treaty of, ii. 572, 575.
Smyrna demonstration favoured by, iii. 9.
Turkey, war with (1771), i. 477;
(1828) i. 480;
(1853) _see_ Crimean war;
(1877) ii. 562, 569, 572.
Rutland, Duke of (Lord John Manners), i. 238, 303-305; iii. 533.
Ryder, _see_ Harrowby.
Sadler, Michael T., i. 99 _and note_.
Sadowa, ii. 115, 214, 302, 319, 359.
St. Asaph, bishopric of, i. 260 _note_ 1.
St. Deiniol's, iii. 420, 521.
St. Germans, Lord, i. 420.
St. Leonards, Lord, i. 416, 448 _and note_ 1.
St. Paul's Cathedral, i. 12, 233-234.
Salisbury, Marquis of:--
_Chronology_--Views on the Principalities, ii. 4;
on Gladstone's American war speech, ii. 86;
on Danish question, ii. 120;
retires from Derby government (1867), ii. 223, 231, 235;
Disraeli's sarcasms against, ii. 247;
on Irish Church bill, ii. 268, 270-271;
on religious tests, ii. 314;
subscribes to Mill memorial, ii. 543;
at Constantinople, ii. 559-560;
at Berlin congress, ii. 575, 577;
Egyptian policy, iii. 74, 180 _and note_, 495;
on Franchise bill (1884), iii. 132, 135-139;
overtures to Irish party, iii. 188-190;
unwilling to take office (1885), iii. 204-207;
takes office, 208;
countenances repudiation of coercion, iii. 212-213;
Carnarvon's interview with Parnell unauthorised by, iii. 229
_note_ 1;
but known to, iii. 230-231;
speeches on Irish policy (Oct. 7), iii. 233, 242-244, 260;
(Nov. 9) 239;
nationalist support of, at the elections, iii. 244-245;
on destruction of government system in Ireland, iii. 256-257
_and note_ 1;
Gladstone's tender of support to, iii. 258-260, 284;
resigns, iii. 289;
Hottentot speech, iii. 317-318;
at Opera House meeting, iii. 324;
offers Hartington premiership, iii. 364;
on rents in Ireland, iii. 374-375;
on _Times_ forgeries, iii. 392;
on report of special commission, iii. 402;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 560;
his estimate of Gladstone, i. 3; iii. 529;
hesitation of, iii. 277;
otherwise mentioned, i. 127; ii. 203, 587; iii. 90, 131, 203,
344, 365, 525.
---- Lady, iii. 526.
Salmon, Dr., iii. 417.
San Juan boundary question, ii. 405.
San Stefano, treaty of, ii. 572, 575.
Sand River convention, iii. 45.
Sandon, Lord, i. 103.
Sandwich, Lord, i. 144.
Sandwith, Humphry, ii. 561.
Sanquhar, i. 11.
Sarpi, Father Paul, i. 598.
Saunders, Dean, i. 52, 80.
Saunderson, E., ii. 410.
Savings banks, i. 519; ii. 34.
Savoy, French acquisition of, ii. 9, 22, 30.
Say, Léon, iii. 486.
Scartazzini, iii. 387.
Science, Gladstone's attitude towards, i. 209; iii. 359.
Schiller, i. 108.
Schleswig-Holstein question, ii. 114-120, 265, 580;
Prince Consort's view of, ii. 93, 102.
Schleiermacher, i. 166.
Schouvaloff memorandum, ii. 575.
Schwarzenberg, Prince, i. 395-396, 398, 399, 600.
Scott, Hon. F., i. 356.
---- Sir Claude, i. 18.
---- James Hope, _see_ Hope-Scott.
---- Dr., Dean of Rochester, i. 61, 329 _and note_; ii. 433, 536.
---- Sir Walter, i. 159, 337, 371, 387 _note_ 1; iii. 424, 491.
Scotland:--
Disestablishment question in, iii. 471.
Election results in (1880), ii. 613-614.
Enthusiasm of, ii. 588, 599, 608-609.
Home Rule (Irish), attitude towards (1886), iii. 323, 324, 346.
Liberalism of, iii. 536;
liberal losses (1874), ii. 490.
Local government suggested for, iii. 198.
Peers, Scotch, called to House of Lords by Beaconsfield, ii. 429
_note_.
Reform Act's effect on, iii. 535.
Religious freedom in, Gladstone's views on, i. 384.
Scotch Patronage bill, ii. 501.
Seaforth, i. 107.
Seaton, Lord, i. 228.
Seats bill, _see_ Redistribution.
Seely, C., ii. 113 _note_ 2.
Selborne, Lord (Sir R. Palmer), ignorant of Irish land tenure,
ii. 281;
on Irish Land bill, ii. 295, 296;
on Education bill, ii. 306;
on abolition of army purchase, ii. 363, 364;
on Collier appointment, ii. 385;
on _Alabama_ case, ii. 403;
on the Greenwich seat question, ii. 469-472;
on leadership discussion, ii. 602 _note_;
lord chancellor (1872), ii. 645;
on Irish Church bill, ii. 646;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 99, 165, 232 _note_, 239, 243, 436,
504, 627, 653; iii. 13, 53.
Selden on contracts, iii. 45-46.
Selwyn, Bishop, i. 38, 39, 43; iii. 419.
Semon, Dr., iii. 216.
Servia, i. 477; ii. 549, 553.
Settembrini, i. 396, 401; ii. 11.
Seward, W. H., ii. 75.
Sexton, Thomas, iii. 69, 447, 451, 452 _note_.
Seymer, H. K., i. 49, 59 _note_.
Seymour, ----, i. 230.
Shaftesbury, Lord, i. 163; ii. 111, 113, 122, 171, 367, 369.
Shah, the, ii. 459.
Shaw, Sir F., iii. 114.
---- W., ii. 613.
---- Lefevre, _see_ Lefevre.
Sheil, R. L., i. 135, 195, 208, 221, 263-264, 322-323.
Shelburne, Lord, i. 265; ii. 401 _note_ 2.
Sheldon, Archbishop, iii. 95.
Shelley, i. 96, 159; iii. 484, 549.
Shepstone, Sir T., iii. 43 _note_, 45.
Sheridan, i. 265; ii. 589.
Shurey, Mrs., i. 27.
Sibthorp, Col., i. 288 _note_.
Sidmouth, Lord, i. 431.
Simeon, Charles, i. 11 _and note_ 2.
Simon, Jules, ii. 221.
Sinclair, Sir G., i. 113, 178.
Sinking Fund, ii. 68.
Sinope, i. 490.
Skingley, ----, i. 113.
Slavery:--
American war, ii. 70 _et seq._
Apprenticeship system, i. 134 _and note_, 145-147, 221.
Demerara estates question, i. 22-24.
Education scheme for slaves, i. 125.
Emancipation question, i. 102-105; iii. 300.
Evangelical party against, i. 200 _note_.
Gladstone's reply to Poulett Thomson on, i. 142 _note_.
Gordon's decree sanctioning, iii. 156;
his observations on, iii. 158-159.
Suakin retained to check slave trade, iii. 180 _note_.
_Slave Power, The,_ cited, ii. 70 _note_.
Smith, Adam, i. 251; ii. 58.
---- Goldwin, i. 499, 508, 630; ii. 312, 561.
---- John, i. 22 _and note_.
---- Sydney, i. 56, 135.
---- W. H., view of, on South African affairs, ii. 601;
against franchise extension in Ireland, iii. 141;
Irish secretary, iii. 279;
rapid visit of, to Dublin, iii. 296;
on introduction of closure, iii. 377;
on _Times_ letters, iii. 395;
on bill for special commission, iii. 397.
Smyrna, iii. 9.
Smyth, Sir J. C., i. 24 _note_ 1.
Soap duty, i. 462, 465, 466.
Social question, Gladstone's attitude towards, ii. 56, 60;
his disapproval of socialism, iii. 221.
Socrates, ii. 538.
Solferino, ii. 7.
'Some of my Errors,' quoted, i. 179.
Somerset, Duke of, ii. 33, 153 _note_, 635, 636; iii. 358.
Soudan:--
Egyptian misrule of, iii. 144-145;
loss of, iii. 146.
Evacuation of, advised, iii. 145-148;
difficulties of, iii. 147, 149;
determined, iii. 180;
agreed to, by Gordon, iii. 150, 153-155;
intention of, divulged by Gordon, iii. 160-161 _and note_ 1.
Foreign attitude towards embarrassments in, iii. 177-178, 183.
Garrisons in, to be extricated, iii. 148, 151;
Mahdi's treatment of, iii. 149 _note_ 1;
Gordon's opinion regarding abandonment of, iii. 156;
Zobeir's appointment urged for extrication of, iii. 159.
Khartoum, garrison of, to be relieved, iii. 150, 151;
Gordon's arrival at, iii. 155;
disaffection of tribes round, iii. 160;
fall of, iii. 166;
expedition to, urged by Goschen, iii. 176;
deprecated by Baring, iii. 180.
Mahdi's rise in, iii. 144.
Nile campaign, iii. 165-166.
South Sea stock, i. 472, 513, 647.
Southey, i. 140; ii. 538.
Spain:--
Hohenzollern candidate for throne of, ii. 323-328, 330, 332, 333
_note_.
Land question in, iii. 477.
Palmerston on treaties with, i. 280.
Tariff negotiations with, i. 267.
Special commission, the, unconstitutional character of, iii. 390,
400, 401;
offer of, by government, iii. 396;
bill for, iii. 397-401;
sittings of, iii. 401-407;
scope of, iii. 402;
report of, iii. 402, 408-411;
effect of, on public opinion, iii. 411-412.
_Spectator_, ii. 175-177.
Spedding, James, i. 509; ii. 534.
Spencer, 3rd Earl, i. 235, 292.
---- 4th Earl, i. 341.
---- 5th Earl, interview of, with Cardinal Cullen, ii. 439-440;
president of the council (1880), ii. 653;
Irish viceroy (1882), iii. 65, 654;
magnitude of task in Ireland, iii. 70-71;
Irish party, attitude towards, iii. 108;
on renewal of Crimes Act, iii. 190, 192;
views on Land Purchase bill, iii. 194-195;
conservative attack on, iii. 213-214, 262;
banquet to, 214, 233;
at Chatsworth and Hawarden, iii. 261;
Irish administration of, 261, 379;
Gladstone's consultations with, iii. 261, 263, 268;
Gladstone's letter to (Dec. 30), i. 272;
for home rule, iii. 291 _note_;
views on Chamberlain's Irish scheme, iii. 291;
president of council (1886), iii. 297 _note_;
first lord of admiralty (1892), iii. 495 _note_;
Gladstone's intention to recommend, as his successor, iii. 512;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 260, 265; iii. 50 _note_, 67, 69, 105,
186, 195, 198, 301, 306, 429, 497 _note_.
Spencer, Lady Sarah, iii. 518.
Sport, Gladstone's view of, i. 116.
Spring-Rice, T., Lord Monteagle, i. 420 _and note_.
Spurgeon, Rev. Charles, ii. 135, 272, 530, 531.
Stafford, Augustus, i. 356.
_Standard_, iii. 264 _note_.
Stanhope, Lord (Lord Mahon), i. 351 _note_, 438, 569; ii. 536.
Stanley, Dean, position of, at Oxford (1847), i. 335;
on Oxford reform, i. 498, 503;
serves on Oxford commission, i. 499;
on religious tests, i. 506;
visits to Monte Cassino, ii. 219;
in Rome, ii. 222;
death of, iii. 98;
otherwise mentioned, i. 15, 46-47; iii. 98.
---- Edward, Bishop of Norwich, i. 46.
---- Lady Augusta, ii. 216 _and note_; ii. 222.
---- of Alderley, Lord, ii. 39-40, 118.
----, Lord, _see_ Derby.
Stanmore, Lord (Arthur Gordon), private secretary to Gladstone,
i. 597, 604-608;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 573; ii. 225, 550, 639; iii. 139;
otherwise mentioned, i. 399 _note_ 2; 490; ii. 88.
Stansfeld, Sir James, ii. 113 _note_ 2, 415, 504, 645; iii. 297
_note_.
_State in its Relation with the Church, The_, Hope's interest in,
i. 162, 172-173;
Gladstone's purpose in, i. 172;
his later estimate of, i. 179-180;
opinions on, i. 175-177;
German translation of, i. 181 _note_.
Stead, W., ii. 550 _note_.
Stephen, Sir James, i. 127, 142 _note_, 146, 147, 359.
Sterling, John, i. 177; ii. 534.
Stewart, Colonel Sir Herbert, iii. 145-147, 155, 160, 165.
Stocker, C. W., i. 78.
Stockmar, Baron, ii. 244.
Stopford, Archdeacon, ii. 258-259.
Storks, Sir Henry, i. 614, 616, 617; ii. 649-650.
Stowe, Mrs. Beecher, ii. 72.
Strahan, Sir George, iii. 32 _note_.
Stratford, Lord, _see_ Redcliffe.
Strauss, ii. 524 _and note_ 2, 525.
Strossmayer, Bishop, iii. 352-353.
Stuart, R., i. 237.
Stubbs, Bishop, ii. 535, 561.
Suakin, iii. 178, 180 _note_.
Succession duty, i. 463, 465, 474, 513.
Success, Gladstone's view of, i. 213-214.
Suffrage, _see_ Franchise.
Sugar duties, i. 236, 643-644; ii. 632-634.
Sullivan, Sir Edward, ii. 264, 279, 283.
Sumner, Bishop, iii. 96 _note_.
---- Charles, i. 441; ii. 70, 75, 398, 401, 402.
_Sunbeam_, Gladstone's cruise in, iii. 217-218.
Sussex, Duke of, i. 178.
Sutherland, Duchess of, Gladstone's letters to, ii. 71, 88, 89,
146, 182-197, 215-217, 218, 246;
friendship for Gladstone, ii. 183, 197;
death of, ii. 197.
Sutherland, Duke of, ii. 111, 112, 185-186.
Sutton, Manners (Speaker), i. 100.
Sydenham, Lord (Poulett Thomson), i. 142 _note_.
Tait, Archbishop, on Oxford commission, i. 499;
Gladstone's letter to, on _Essays and Reviews_ judgment, ii. 164;
consultations with, on Irish Church bill, ii. 261-262, 267-270,
274, 278, 624;
conversation with Disraeli, ii. 265 _and note_;
on Gladstone's concern at outbreak of Franco-Prussian war,
ii. 335;
Gladstone's relations with, iii. 94;
erastianism of, iii. 471.
Talbot, ----, i. 380 _note_ 2.
---- Bp. of Rochester, ii. 436.
Talfourd, Sir T. N., i. 135, 136; iii. 467.
Talleyrand, i. 515 _note_; ii. 343; iii. 485.
Tariff revision (1842), i. 255-257;
(1845) i. 279.
---- treaties, attempts at, i. 267; ii. 21.
Taste, i. 190.
Taunton, Lady, ii. 183.
Taxation:--
Chamberlain's views on (1885), iii. 174, 224.
Collection of taxes, ii. 650.
Conveyance duties, ii. 373, 651.
Customs, articles liable to, in various years, ii. 25 _and note_.
Direct, ii. 62, 63, 634.
Fire insurance duty, ii. 373, 651.
Gladstone's policy regarding (1857), ii. 632-635.
Home Rule bill's provisions regarding, iii. 302, 306-307.
House tax, i. 106, 436-437.
Income tax:--
Assessments for, in 1842 and 1862, ii. 67.
Chamberlain's pronouncement on, iii. 174.
Charities, proposed extension to, ii. 65-66.
Committee on (1851), i. 459.
Crimean war, effect of, i. 474.
Disraeli's proposals regarding (1852), i. 436.
Expenditure, spirit of, fostered by, ii. 62.
Gladstone's policy regarding (1853), i. 460, 462, 465, 466, 468,
471, 472; iii. 537;
(1857) ii. 632-634;
(1869) ii. 651;
(1874) ii. 478, 483.
Ireland, proposals regarding, i. 465, 646.
Peel's policy regarding, i. 251;
his miscalculation, i. 474 _and note_.
Rate of, in 1866, ii. 58.
Repeal of, possible only in 1874, ii. 496.
Rise of, in 1859, ii. 19.
Unpopularity of, i. 254-255.
Indirect, ii. 21, 63, 634.
Local--Goschen's Local Rating bill, ii. 337, 388;
question of (1874), ii. 479, 481, 482.
Malt duty, i. 436; ii. 651; iii. 7.
Match tax, ii. 373 _and notes_.
Powers regarding, ii. 40.
Probate duty, ii. 650.
Soap duty, i. 462, 465.
Sugar duties, i. 236, 643-644; ii. 632-634.
Tea duty, Disraeli's operation on (1852), i. 436;
Gladstone's operation on (1853), i. 462;
Lewis' additions to, ii. 633;
Gladstone's policy regarding, ii. 632-635.
Tea licences, ii. 650.
War, for, i. 515-518.
Arthur Young's view of, i. 559.
Taylor, Colonel, ii. 448.
---- Sir Henry, remark of, on Gladstone, i. 27;
on money-dealings, iii. 420;
otherwise mentioned, i. 135, 205 _and note_; ii. 55, 195 _note_,
358; iii. 488.
Tea duties, _see under_ Taxation.
Tegernsee, iii. 351-352.
Telegraph Act (1844), i. 268.
Tel-el-Kebir, iii. 83, 120 _note_.
Temple, Archbishop, position of, at Oxford (1847), i. 335;
advocates civil service reform, i. 512;
views on Gladstone's Irish Church bill, ii. 264 _note_ 1;
work on educational reform (1869), ii. 312;
appointment to Exeter, ii. 431-432.
---- William, i. 392, 400.
Temporal power, _see_ Churches--Roman.
Tenants Relief (Ireland) bill, iii. 353.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, Essay Club's vote on, i. 59;
lines on Prince Consort, ii. 95;
Gladstone's estimate of _Maud_, ii. 184; iii. 547-548;
later estimate, ii. 581;
given Gladstone's translation of _Iliad_, Bk. I. ii. 190;
Gladstone's visit to (1871), ii. 377;
on Irish self-government, ii. 540;
pension of, ii. 540 _note_;
reads _Harold_, ii. 557;
conversation with, on theology, ii. 558;
with Gladstone on _Pembroke Castle_, iii. 115, 116;
at Kirkwall, iii. 117-118;
views on Franchise bill, iii. 132;
_Locksley Hall_, Gladstone's article on, iii. 353-354;
early work of, iii. 484;
Gladstone's essay on, iii. 546-547;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 183, 187, 192, 193.
Tenterden, Lord, ii. 405, 410, 412.
_Terrible_, Gladstone's voyages in, i. 602, 605-606, 618;
cost of constructing deck cabins on, ii. 64-65.
Tests, religious:--
Abolition of, i. 328; ii. 313 _and note_ 1, 314; iii. 257.
Gladstone's early attitude towards (1833), i. 106;
later (1863), ii. 313.
Tewfik, Khedive, constitutional position of, iii. 73;
embarrassments of, iii. 78, 118;
claims of, on England, iii. 119.
Thackeray, W. M., ii. 189, 538.
Theological studies as mental training, i. 514-515 _and note_.
Thessaly, Palmerston's and Russell's views regarding, ii. 576.
Thiers, M., opposes war with Prussia, ii. 335 _note_ 1, 336;
mission to courts of Europe, ii. 345;
anecdote of, iii. 486;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 5, 221.
Thirlwall, Bishop, Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 248;
on Irish Church bill, ii. 269;
on Gladstone's disestablishment speech (1874), ii. 502;
letters from, ii. 536;
memorial to, i. 209 _note_ 2;
otherwise mentioned, i. 229; ii. 228.
Tholuck, F. A., i. 181 _note_.
Thompson, ----, ii. 147 _note_.
---- Dr. W. H., ii. 228.
Thomson, Dr. Andrew, i. 110.
---- Poulett (Lord Sydenham), i. 142 _note_.
Thornton, ----, i. 59 _note_.
---- Sir Edward, ii. 401.
Thring, Lord, i. 501.
_Times_--
Chamberlain's _Baptist_ article in, iii. 367 _note_ 2.
Forged letters published by, iii. 391 _and note_ 1, 405; libel
action, iii. 393-394.
Franco-Prussian treaty divulged by, ii. 340.
Gladstone's retirement, article on (1875), ii. 504;
on his position (1882), iii. 90.
Hartington's letter to, iii. 269, 270, 273.
Irish land question, letters on (1870), ii. 293.
_Parnellism and Crime_ article, iii. 391, 393.
Tocqueville, de, i. 415 _note_; iii. 470.
Toleration:--
Bradlaugh's question, iii. 12-13, 18.
Gladstone's growth towards, i. 138-139, 316; ii. 137.
Papal aggression question in relation to, i. 410.
Torquay, i. 89.
Tory democracy, iii. 173, 201.
---- party, _see_ Conservative.
Tosti, Padre, ii. 219.
Total abstinence, Gladstone's view on, ii. 192.
Townsend, M., ii. 175-177.
Tractarians, _see_ Oxford Movement.
Traill's _New Lucian_, iii. 91 _and note_.
Treaties:--
Berlin convention (1878), ii. 575-576; iii. 82;
enforcement of, attempted (1880), iii. 8-10.
---- memorandum (1876), ii. 549.
Kainardji, ii. 550.
London convention (1885), iii. 122.
Paris (1856), i. 550; ii. 349-356, 607; iii. 522.
San Stefano, ii. 572, 575.
Transvaal, with, iii. 45 _and note_.
Washington, ii. 390, 405, 410.
Trench, Archbishop, views on Irish church question, ii. 248, 258,
262 _note_;
Gladstone's letter to, offering help in organising Irish
voluntary church, ii. 280.
_Trent_ affair, ii. 73-75, 580.
Trevelyan, Sir Charles, i. 510, 512.
---- Sir G. O., views on abolition of army purchase, ii. 361;
county franchise extension pressed by, ii. 475; iii. 124;
views on Bulgarian question, ii. 559;
question by, on Turkey, ii. 566;
Irish secretary (1882), ii. 654; iii. 71;
chancellor of the duchy (1884), ii. 654;
Scotch secretary, iii. 294, 297 _note_;
at round table conference, iii. 364 _note_;
against home rule, iii. 291 _note_;
resigns, iii. 302-303;
Scotch secretary (1892), iii. 495 _note_;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 463 _note_.
Truro, Lord, i. 92, 93, 121.
Tupper, M. F., i. 53 _and note_, 65.
Turgot, iii. 4, 91.
Turkey:--
Armenian atrocities, iii. 521-522.
Berlin treaty obligations repudiated by, iii. 9;
effect of pressure, i. 10.
Britain--support from (1771), i. 477;
secret convention with, ii. 575, 579, 592;
antipathy of (1881), iii. 74.
Bulgarian atrocities (1876), ii. 548 _et seq._
Crimean war, _see that title_.
Egypt, pretensions in, iii. 73;
irritation at the joint note, i. 76;
declines to join European conference, i. 79;
complications of the conference, i. 81;
unfitness of the Sultan to be protector of the Khedive, i. 118;
interference in, suggested, iii. 147;
frustration of Salisbury policy in, iii. 495.
Foreign consuls murdered in, ii. 548-549.
French, hostility towards (1881), iii. 74.
Gladstone's distinction regarding government of, towards
Christians and orientals, iii. 74 _note_;
his achievements against, iii. 538.
Lebanon government, ii. 580.
Problem of, i. 477, 544.
Roumania and Servia partially released from, ii. 2.
Russia, war with (1828), i. 480;
(1853) _see_ Crimean war;
(1877) ii. 562, 569, 572.
Salisbury policy regarding, iii. 525.
San Stefano, treaty of, ii. 572, 575.
Secret convention with, ii. 607.
Suez canal scheme as affecting, i. 591-592.
Turkey, Asiatic, British protectorate over, ii. 577.
Turner, ----, ii. 146-147 _and note_.
---- Dr., i. 46.
Tyler, J. E., i. 78.
Tyndale memorial, i. 209.
Tyndall, John, ii. 524.
Ultramontanism, i. 404.
Unitarian chapels, i. 321-323.
Unitarianism, i. 160; ii. 136.
United States:--
_Alabama_ claims, _see that title_.
Church in, ii. 169.
Civil war:--
Books on, cited, ii. 70 _note_.
Course of, ii. 75, 81.
Forster's attitude towards, ii. 301.
France and Russia, attitude of, ii. 85.
Gladstone's view of, ii. 70-72, 74-77, 79-82;
later view, ii. 124;
his speeches on, ii. 79-82, 85 _and note_ 2, 86.
Lancashire, effect on, ii. 66, 77 _note_ 1, 124.
Lewis' estimate of, ii. 69.
Principles of, ii. 70.
Rams built at Birkenhead for confederates, ii. 395-396.
Gladstone--popularity of, ii. 82-83;
tribute to, iii. 532.
Irish--on Home Rule bill, iii. 318, 323;
on papal rescript, iii. 384;
spy from among, at Parnell commission, iii. 404;
Parnell repudiated by, iii. 459.
Materialism of, iii. 475.
Palmerston's attitude towards (1845), i. 367.
Roman catholic prelates in, chances of, ii. 511.
Senate of, ii. 407.
War with (1782), iii. 181-182.
Universities, Gladstone's view of (1833), i. 106 (_see also_
Cambridge _and_ Oxford).
Utilitarians, i. 156.
Vatican decrees, Döllinger's attitude towards, iii. 422.
_Vatican Decrees in their Bearing on Civil Allegiance_, ii. 515-517;
reception of, ii. 517-520.
_Vaticanism_, ii. 521; iii. 281.
Vattel, cited, ii. 16.
Vaudois valley, i. 87.
Vaughan, Mr., ii. 79.
---- Rev. ----, i. 59 _note_.
---- Dean, ii. 433.
Vauvenargues cited, iii. 482.
Veitch, Prof. John, i. 9 _note_.
_Vestiges of Creation_, ii. 165, 166 _and note_.
Victor Emmanuel, King, ability of, ii. 8;
Gladstone's appreciation of, ii. 107, 114;
Gladstone's audience of, ii. 218;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 17, 356, 532.
Victoria, Princess, ii. 103.
---- Queen:--
_Chronology_:--Gladstone's first presentation to, i. 140;
misunderstanding with Peel, i. 222;
at swearing in of Privy Council (1841), i. 242-243;
Gladstone's audience of, on Maynooth resignation, i. 276;
on Peel's retirement, i. 293;
premier's correspondence with, i. 297, 299;
on Palmerston's relations with Kossuth, i. 415;
on Gladstone's budget speech, (1853), i. 469;
consults Aberdeen on Crimean question, i. 482;
views on Stratford's policy, i. 487;
Gladstone dines with, i. 490;
Newcastle recommended to, i. 493;
refuses resignation of coalition ministry, i. 522;
sends for Derby, i. 525;
for Lansdowne, i. 528;
for Russell, i. 530;
desires continuance of Palmerston government, i. 537;
on Peelites' resignation, i. 540-541;
commends Gladstone's offer regarding Ionian position, i. 612;
reply of, to Corfiote petition, i. 615;
sends for Lord Granville, i. 625;
for Palmerston, i. 626;
draft of letter to, on Peel's government, i. 642;
grief at Prince Albert's death, ii. 89-90, 99;
references to Prince Albert, ii. 96, 98, 104, 105;
at Balmoral, ii. 97-106;
on Danish question, ii. 102, 104, 117, 192;
on Garibaldi, ii. 113 _note_ 3;
action on Palmerston's death, ii. 152, 155;
commends Gladstone's leadership, ii. 157;
Russell and Gladstone in audience, ii. 209-211;
sends for Lord Derby, ii. 211;
advised by Disraeli to dissolve, ii. 248;
difficulty regarding Lord Clarendon, ii. 254;
Irish church disestablishment, ii. 259-262, 267-271, 273,
278, 427;
urged by Gladstone to open parliament (1870), ii. 293;
suggested action of, to avert Franco-Prussian war, ii. 327;
army reform, ii. 360, 363, 649;
at Balmoral (1871), ii. 378-379;
seclusion of, criticised, ii. 425-427;
Gladstone's report to, on Irish University bill, ii. 439, 441;
ministerial crisis, ii. 446-455, 480;
Gladstone's communications to, on dissolution, ii. 484-487;
offers peerage to Gladstone, ii. 493;
receives ministers' resignations, ii. 493 _note_;
remarks on Gladstone's retirement, ii. 504-505;
averse to meddling with ecumenical council, ii. 510;
on Disraeli's proposed resignation, ii. 550;
Hartington's audiences of, ii. 621-624;
views on Lowe's viscounty, ii. 631;
friendship for Dean Wellesley, iii. 93;
desirous of Harold Browne's appointment to Canterbury,
iii. 95-96;
on cabinet reconstruction (1882), iii. 100;
urges Gladstone's acceptance of a peerage, iii. 104;
Gladstone's memorandum to, on case between Lords and Commons,
iii. 129;
her efforts towards settlement, iii. 130-139;
on Egyptian question, iii. 80, 159, 162, 167, 179;
Gladstone's letters to, on ministerial defeat, i. 199, 202;
suggests continuance, i. 203;
summons Lord Salisbury, i. 204;
Gladstone's audience of, i. 205;
negotiations through Sir H. Ponsonby, i. 205-208;
offers Gladstone an earldom, i. 209;
Gladstone's audience of (Feb. 1, '86), iii. 290, 291;
views on Gladstone's electioneering, iii. 344;
Gladstone's final audience of (1886), iii. 347-348;
Gladstone's last cabinet report to, iii. 511;
Gladstone's last audience of, iii. 513-514;
last meeting with Gladstone, iii. 524.
Enthusiasm, dislike of, ii. 425.
Gladstone, letters to, ii. 89-90, 185, 252, 459, 526, 527, 649;
iii. 15-16, 40, 115-117, 167, 180, 192, 199, 202, 209, 515;
appreciation of, ii. 267, 426;
friction with, ii. 427-428, 599;
his estimate of, ii. 424, 626, 628.
Gladstone, Mrs., letter to, ii. 472-473;
telegram to, iii. 531.
Home Rule, attitude towards, iii. 291.
Otherwise mentioned, i. 199, 274, 276, 448; ii. 31, 67, 74,
104-141, 182, 186, 189, 191, 208-209, 418, 472, 499,
617; iii. 6, 23-24, 385.
Villafranca, ii. 7, 13.
Villiers, de, chief justice, iii. 33, 41.
---- C., i. 249, 433; ii. 33, 37, 45, 635-636.
Virgil, iii. 481.
Vitzthum, i. 576 _note_, 591 _note_.
Vivian, third Lord, iii. 116.
---- Sir Hussey, iii. 386.
_Vivian Grey_, ii. 499.
Votes of confidence, Gladstone's dislike of, ii. 209, 442.
Wakefield, E. G., i. 358, 361 _note 3_.
Wales:--
Bishoprics question, i. 260 and _note_, 288.
Church disestablishment question in, iii. 367 and _note 2_, 471,
495.
Election results in (1874), ii. 490;
(1880) ii. 613, 614.
Gladstone's tour in (1887), iii. 386, 387.
Home rule (Irish), attitude towards (1886), iii. 323, 346.
---- Prince of (King Edward VII.), on Danish question, ii. 120;
on Phoenix Park murders, iii. 68;
friendliness to Gladstone, iii. 103, 105;
Gladstone's letter to, iii. 108;
gift to Gladstone on golden wedding anniversary, iii. 417;
letter from, on Gladstone's impending resignation, iii. 510;
Gladstone's estimate of, ii. 294, 378; iii. 200;
otherwise mentioned, i. 275; ii. 92, 141; iii. 322, 385, 524, 533.
---- Princess of (Queen Alexandra), ii. 99, 189, 499; iii. 117, 417,
510.
Walewski, i. 491; ii. 21.
Wallace, D. Mackenzie, ii. 561.
Wallachia, ii. 3.
_Wallenstein_, ii. 101.
Walpole, Sir R., i. 37; ii. 59, 61, 91, 638.
---- Spencer H., i. 561, 583, 631; ii. 31, 39.
---- Spencer, i. 467 _note_.
Walsh, Dr., iii. 449.
---- Father, ii. 535.
War:--
Gladstone's opinion of, iii. 182-183 _and note_; 547-548.
Manchester school's view of, iii. 182.
Popular fevers for, ii. 221, 574, 575.
Preparations for, effect of, ii. 44.
Taxation and loans for, i. 515-518.
Ward, Mrs. Humphry, iii. 357-359.
---- W. G., i. 274, 313-316, 331; ii. 165.
Waste lands, committee on, i. 358.
Waterford, Lord, iii. 143 _and note_.
Watson, Colonel, iii. 149.
Watts, George, ii. 541-543.
Webster, Daniel, ii. 369.
---- Sir Richard, iii. 394, 398, 409.
Welby, Lord, iii. 306, 526.
Wellesley, Dean, i. 39; ii. 89, 273-275; iii. 92-94.
Wellington, Duchess of, iii. 93.
---- Duke of, retrenchments by, i. 121;
unpopularity of, i. 122;
at Drayton, i. 133;
methodical ways of, i. 134;
Gladstone's first interview with, i. 143;
view of, on church question, i. 155;
on China question, i. 225;
Gurwood on, i. 228;
on boundary question, i. 260;
on 'the Queen's government,' i. 283;
advises dissolution, i. 290;
on Peel's view of party, i. 290;
as premier, i. 300;
on Ionian Islands, i. 598;
leadership of Lords by, ii. 369;
brevity of, ii. 532, 545;
letters from, ii. 545;
cabinet fight over statue of, iii. 5;
Gladstone's estimate of, iii. 481;
position of, iii. 485-486;
otherwise mentioned, i. 68-69, 75, 110, 120, 149, 243, 376, 543,
641-642; ii. 641, 649, 653; iii. 277, 473.
Wells, David Ames, ii. 373.
Wesley, John, i. 319.
West, Sir Algernon, ii. 279.
Westbury, Lord (Sir Richard Bethell), Gladstone assisted by, i. 472
_note 1_, 501;
views on Divorce bill, i. 570-571;
on Ionian Islands, i. 620 _note 2_;
on stamp duties, ii. 64;
on Danish question, ii. 118;
_Essays and Reviews_ judgment, ii. 164;
otherwise mentioned, i. 502, 518.
Westminster, Duke of, iii. 523 _note_.
---- Lord, i. 239.
---- Abbey, ii. 460; iii. 6, 533.
Wharncliffe, Lord, i. 75, 242.
Whately, Archbishop, i. 51, 57, 158.
Whigs:--
Characteristics of (1853), i. 446.
Coalition of Peelites with (1853), i. 443 _et seq._
Defeat of (1841), i. 237; ii. 203 _note 2_, 264.
Finance of, i. 458, 459.
Fusion of seceders with tory party, i. 139.
Influence of, till 1868, iii. 293.
Name of, discussed, 422.
Opposition of, to Peel (1835), composition of, i. 419-420
_and note_.
Protectionist combination with, i. 290.
Whitbread, S., iii. 12, 303 _note_.
White, Blanco, i. 57, 74, 217.
---- Edward, ii. 134.
Whiteside, Chief Justice, ii. 128.
Wigan, i. 287.
Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop (of Winchester), advice to Gladstone,
i. 150-151;
on marriage question, i. 569;
advocates revival of convocation, ii. 162;
on rise of Disraeli, ii. 230;
archbishopric of York desired for, by Gladstone, ii. 430;
death of, ii. 459;
Gladstone's estimate of, 460;
_Life_ of, ii. 597;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 227; ii. 460;
his estimate of Gladstone's position, ii. 134, 171;
Gladstone's letters to, i. 387; ii. 149, 159, 162;
otherwise mentioned, i. 568; ii. 183, 423, 534; iii. 96 _note_.
---- William, Gladstone's meeting with, i. 12;
emancipation views of, i. 104;
Gladstone's estimate of, i. 106-107;
Peel's view of, i. 150;
otherwise mentioned, i. 23, 213, 236.
Wilbraham, Mrs., i. 234.
Willes, Sir James Shaw, ii. 383.
William I., Emperor, on Russell's despatch, ii. 16;
interviews with Benedetti, ii. 330-331, 333 _note_;
San Juan boundary question referred to, ii. 405.
---- III., King, iii. 284 _note_.
---- IV., King, Melbourne government dismissed by, i. 118
_and note_;
death of, i. 140;
perversity of, i. 144;
otherwise mentioned, i. 103; iii. 653.
_William George Ward and the Oxford Movement_, i. 313 _note 2_.
Williams, Isaac, i. 111, 307 _note_.
---- R., i. 309-310.
Wilmslow, ----, i. 46.
Wilson, Sir Charles, iii. 165.
Winchelsea, Lord, i. 279.
Window duty, i. 106, 459.
Wiseman, Cardinal, i. 173, 174, 318, 408.
Wolf, F. A., iii. 543.
Wolowski, Count, ii. 220.
Wolseley, Lord, in South Africa (1879), iii. 25-26, 31 _note 2_;
defeats Arabi at Tel-el-Kebir, iii. 83;
at Gordon's send-off, iii. 150 and _note_;
advises preparations for relief expedition, iii. 163;
appointed to command, iii. 164-165;
asks reinforcement, iii. 178;
position of, 179; cited, ii. 360.
Wolverton, Lord, at Hawarden, ii. 474;
letter on leadership, ii. 601-602;
Gladstone's reply, ii. 602;
discusses leadership with Gladstone, ii. 616-617;
at Hawarden (June 1885), iii. 196;
otherwise mentioned, ii. 462, 463, 485, 493, 563, 564, 584;
iii. 102.
Wood, Sir Charles, _see_ Halifax, Lord.
---- General Sir E., on South Africa, iii. 37-41;
on General Gordon, iii. 149.
Woods and forests dismissal case, i. 520.
Woolner, Thomas, ii. 191, 192.
Wordsworth, Charles, Bishop of St. Andrews, i. 50, 74, 329.
---- Dr. Christopher, i. 80, 213.
---- William, Gladstone's estimate of, i. 96, 135, 220;
intimacy with, i. 136-137;
on Gladstone's first book, i. 176;
on Kendal railway scheme, i. 269 _note_; ii. 540;
pension of, ii. 540 _note_;
Gladstone's reminiscences of, iii. 483-484, 488;
otherwise mentioned, i. 159, 204 _and note_.
Wortleys, the, i. 123, 468.
Wyndham, Sir W., i. 223 _note 1_.
Wynford, first Baron, i. 75.
York, address from, ii. 130-131.
Young, Arthur, cited, i. 559.
---- Sir John, i. 420, 595, 601, 611.
---- Lord, ii. 469.
Young England group with Disraeli, i. 304-305.
Zambelli, Napoleon, i. 616.
Zante, i. 599, 604.
Zetland, Lord, ii. 78.
Zobeir, iii. 155-160.
Zulu war, ii. 583, 592, 595; iii. 6, 22.