Footnote 1: [A Bill for abolishing the d_The Greville Memoirs, Part 3 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 2) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1852 to 1860

the House of Commons on March 12 by a majority of 245 to 192. It was

rejected on May 21 by the House of Lords by a majority of 193 to 104.

The dispute was eventually settled by a resolution for removing so much

of the duty on paper as exceeded the Excise duty at home.]

[Sidenote: REFORM BILL WITHDRAWN.]

_June 15th._--At Ascot last week. Palmerston was there, and went up

to town on Thursday (going reluctantly) to assist at the withdrawal

by John Russell of the Reform Bill. There was a Cabinet the preceding

day, at which Palmerston said, 'We must now settle what is to be done

about the Reform Bill.' John Russell said, 'I know what my opinion

is, and if anybody wishes to hear it I am ready to give it.' They all

said they did wish it, when he announced that he thought it ought

to be withdrawn. Everybody agreed except Gladstone, who made a long

speech in favour of going on with it, which nobody replied to, and

there it ended. A discussion took place as to what should be said, and

strong opinions expressed that nothing but moderate language should be

employed, which John Russell agreed to, and he acted up to it by making

a very becoming speech, which would have been faultless if he had not

announced another Reform Bill on the earliest possible occasion. This,

too, he did entirely off his own bat, and without any consultation or

agreement with his colleagues. Fortunately these announcements are

no longer so important or so binding as heretofore, and I think it

probable, unless there is some great change in public opinion (which is

not likely), that when the time draws near Palmerston and a majority of

the Cabinet will not consent to a fresh attempt.

_July 8th._--I have been so ill till within the last few days that I

have not had energy enough to do anything. I have known but little, and

that little I could not bring myself to write down here. In fact, it is

high time that I should close these records once for all, which I am

morally and physically incapable of continuing with any probability of

making them interesting. It is not very consistent with this opinion to

fill a page or two with the recent transaction in the House of Commons,

with reference to the duty on paper. Everybody allows that Palmerston

got out of his difficulty with consummate tact and discretion, and

that Gladstone's conduct was inexcusable. The Resolutions concocted

by Palmerston had been fully discussed and agreed to in the Cabinet

(reluctantly of course by Gladstone), and Palmerston's speech was

received with general approbation in the House. It was excellent, fair

and moderate, the argument logically consistent with the Resolutions,

but displeasing to Gladstone and the highflyers because it made a sort

of excuse for the Lords, or rather it set forth the grounds on which

the Lords might think themselves justified in acting as they did,

without having any of the motives and designs which the Gladstones and

Brights attributed to them. All this elicited great applause from the

Opposition side of the House, and their cheers were very offensive

to and grated on the ears of the ultra-Liberals. Everything would

have ended quietly, and the Resolutions would have passed without a

debate, but Gladstone could not stand it, and, urged by spite and

mortification, he must needs get up and make a most violent speech,

really, though not avowedly, in opposition to Palmerston, and with the

object of provoking a long and acrimonious debate. In this he only

partially succeeded, and not for long. The debate lasted one night

more, but nothing could be made of the Amendments. Palmerston kept his

temper and displayed great firmness and resolution. The House was with

him. Bright, partly from being very unwell, and probably partly from

some discretion, made a moderate speech; everybody seemed determined to

bring the matter to an end, and the Resolutions were very triumphantly

carried. Granville told me yesterday morning that it was a toss up

whether Gladstone resigned or not, and that if he did, it would break

up the Liberal party, to which I replied that I was confident he would

not resign, and if he did, it would have no effect on the bulk of the

Liberal party.

[Sidenote: RADICAL ELEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.]

_July 17th._--I met Charles Villiers at dinner at the Travellers'

last night and had some talk with him, particularly about Gladstone.

He thinks it far better that he should not resign, as he could, and

probably would, be very mischievous out of office. He says people do

not know the House of Commons, and are little aware that there is an

obscure but important element in it of a Radical complexion, and that

there are sixty or seventy people who would constitute themselves

followers of Gladstone, and urge him on to every sort of mischief.

They are already doing all they can to flatter and cajole him, and

once out of office, his great talents and oratorical powers would make

him courted by all parties, even the Tories, who would each and all be

very glad to enlist him in their service. It is impossible to calculate

on the course of a man so variable and impulsive, but at present it

looks as if he had made up his mind to swallow his mortifications

and disappointments and to go on with his present colleagues, though

Charles Villiers says he is very dejected and uneasy in his mind, and

very gloomy in the Cabinet.

I asked him if he had seen Senior's last Journals, relating his visit

to Paris, which he had not. I told him they were very interesting, and

that all his interlocutors, however varying in opinions upon other

subjects, were agreed as to the certainty of the Emperor's meditating

fresh wars and aggressions, and sooner or later a war with us. He said

he thought it probable that any attempt on Belgium would be deferred

till after King Leopold's death (who is seventy-five years old), at

which time in all probability the annexation would be attempted, and

with very reasonable prospects of being assented to by the Belgians

themselves, an idea which had not struck me, but which I think

exceedingly likely.

_Buxton, August 11th._--I came here for my health and to try and

patch myself up a fortnight ago, since which I have heard and learnt

nothing of what is passing in the world but what I read in the

newspapers. The session of Parliament was drawing to a close, and it

was understood that there was to be one more fight in the House of

Commons (on the removal of the Customs duties on paper), and then the

remaining business was to be hurried through as quickly as possible.

The Opposition made strenuous efforts to obtain a majority, and were

sanguine of success. The Speaker wrote me an account of what passed,

and I shall copy out the greatest part of his letter. 'The division of

thirty-three on the Paper Duties was a surprise to all on the spot. As

late as eleven that evening Sir George Grey told us the division seemed

very doubtful. The Irishmen held off indignant at Palmerston's having

mentioned with approval the landing of Garibaldi on the mainland. This

was held to be an insult to the Pope, so More O'Farrell, Monsell, Sir

John Acton, and eight or ten more would not vote at all. It seemed

doubtful to the last. It is a great thing for the Government in many

ways, not the least in having won the battle without the Pope and his

men. It puts the Government in so much better and stronger a position

with that party. The great result is to give some life to half-dead,

broken-down, tempest-tossed Gladstone. When after the division he rose

to propose the second Resolution, he was cheered by the Free-traders as

he had not been cheered since the Budget Speech. Colonel Taylor tells

me they had been led to success by promises from two quarters. First

the paper-makers and the "Times" engaged to bring fifty men to the

post, and only brought five. The Irishmen promised to be twenty-five,

but were only eleven, the others standing off and not voting. I have a

long letter from Cobden, angry about fortifications and Volunteers.'

This morning I received another letter from the Speaker, enclosing

Cobden's, which he has sent me to read. He says, 'It is written in

rather a spirit of exaggeration, but it is the fault of Cobden's mind

to see one object so strongly, that his view cannot embrace another at

the same time.' Cobden's is well written, and contains much that is

true, but he has evidently been so cajoled and flattered at Paris that

he is now completely bamboozled, and so credulous that he takes for

gospel all the Emperor says, and complains bitterly of 'all that is

going on at home' and especially of the tone of Palmerston's and Sidney

Herbert's speeches. 'Believing,' he says, 'that the new French tariff

will realise a complete revolution in the commercial relations of the

two countries, and having taken pains to impress this opinion on the

Government, I am amazed at the course they are taking. The language of

Palmerston and Sidney Herbert, coupled with the fortification scheme

(he says), cuts the ground, on which I urged the Emperor to enter on

the Free Trade policy, from under my feet. Nine tenths of his motives

for making the plunge into that policy now were political rather than

politico-economical; he aimed at conciliating the English people, and

I did not hesitate to assure him that if he entered without reserve

on the Free Trade path, it would be taken as a proof of his pacific

intentions by the British public.'

[Sidenote: CONCLUSION OF THESE JOURNALS.]

_London, November 13th._--At the end of three months since I last wrote

anything in this book, I take my pen in hand to record my determination

to bring this journal (which is no journal at all) to an end. I have

long seen that it is useless to attempt to carry it on, for I am

entirely out of the way of hearing anything of the slightest interest

beyond what is known to all the world. I therefore close this record

without any intention or expectation of renewing it, with a full

consciousness of the smallness of its value or interest, and with great

regret that I did not make better use of the opportunities I have had

of recording something more worth reading.

INDEX.

Aberdeen, Rt. Hon. Earl of, formation of Government, difficulties

attending it, i. 17, 18;

in part owing to Lord J. Russell, 19, 20;

the new Ministry's first appearance, 24;

discontent of Whigs, 25;

list of Cabinet, 29;

meeting of Parliament, 39;

judicious answers of, in the House, 45;

harmony of Government of, 65;

divided Cabinet of, on Russo-Turkish question, 67;

impending war viewed by, 69;

attacks of Tory press on, 70;

explanations of policy of, demanded in Parliament, 71;

confidence of, in Russian Emperor shaken, 73;

chances, hopes, of peace, 75;

proposed Convention considered, 76, 79;

Cabinet of, summoned on Eastern crisis, 91;

agreement as to policy, 94;

wish of, to resign, on failure of peace policy, 96;

Cabinet discussion as to meeting of Parliament, 102;

Protocol agreed on by four Powers, 109;

charged by Lord Derby with imparting State secrets to the 'Times,'

146;

denial, and defence against Lord Malmesbury, 147;

attacks upon peace policy of, 166;

difference of opinion of, between him and Lord Clarendon, 184;

goes to Windsor to resign, 232

Adair, Sir Robert, death of, i. 291

Albert, H.R.H. Prince, attacks on, by Tory press, i. 126;

charges against him of taking part in State affairs, 127;

vindication of, in Parliament, 133;

letter of, to King of Prussia, 183;

visit of, to France, 183;

conversation with the French Emperor, 186;

made Prince Consort by patent, ii. 112;

visits Brussels, 117

Alliance, the Holy, correspondence concerning, between Emperor of

Russia and Prince Regent, i. 287

Alma, battle of the, i. 187

Anglesey, the Marquis of, death of, i, 155;

character of, 155-56

Anson, General, letters of, hinting discontent in Indian Army, ii. 106;

death of, from cholera, 112

Ashburton, Lady, death of; character of, ii. 107

Austria, policy of Austrians at Milan, i. 47;

Emperor of, stabbed, 46;

mediation attempted by, 72;

hesitates to side against Russia, 135;

fears to declare war against Russia, 170;

new declaration of neutrality, 187;

declares war against Sardinia, 244;

armistice of Villafranca, peace concluded, 258

Bank, the, of England, empowered to exceed limits of Bank Act of 1844,

ii. 130

Baraguay d'Hilliers, mission of, to Constantinople, i. 103;

veto of, against British Fleet entering Black Sea, 119;

recalled by French Government from Constantinople, 160

Beauvale and Melbourne, Lord, death of, i. 34;

character and career of, 35, 36;

-- Lady, grief of, on her husband's death, i. 37

Bedford, seventh Duke of, disheartened about politics, i. 14;

papers and correspondence of, 48;

his part in political crisis of 1852, 84;

conversation of, on Lord J. Russell's position and circumstances,

148;

endeavour of, to persuade him to withdraw Reform Bill, 152;

conversation of, on Lord J. Russell's retirement, 294;

attempts reconciliation between Palmerston and Lord John, 180;

confers with Mr. Greville, 181

Berry, Miss Mary, death of, i. 10;

character of, 10, 11

Bickersteth, Dr., made Bishop of Ripon, ii. 68

Bomba, King of Naples, tyranny and insolence of, ii. 59

Brigade, the Light, charge of, i. 197

Bright, Mr. J., bitter speech of, against Lord J. Russell, i. 162;

letter of, on the war, 194;

speech on the war, 211

Brunnow, Baron, severe comment of, on Lord J. Russell as Foreign

Secretary, i. 32;

conversation of, with Lord Clarendon, on Russia, 54;

dreads having to leave this country, 65;

first to arrive at Paris Congress, ii. 17

Buckle, Mr., dines with Mr. Grote, ii. 175

Cambridge, H.R.H. Princess Mary of, offer of marriage to, from Prince

Napoleon, i. 133

Canada Clergy Reserves Bill, i. 61

Canning, Lord, attacks of press on, ii. 127;

defended by Lord Granville at Mansion House, 128;

by Palmerston, 129;

defended by the 'Times,' 142;

proclamation of, to people of Oude, 191

Canrobert, Field-Marshal, letters of, on British army, i. 221

Cardwell, Mr., motion of, against Lord Ellenborough's Despatch, ii.

194;

motion withdrawn, 198

Cavour, M. de, Italian Minister, policy of, ii. 232;

return of, to office, 284;

share in annexation of Savoy, 296

Clanricarde, Marquis of, announces a defence in House of Lords, ii.

172;

withdraws announcement, 178

Clarendon, Rt. Hon. Earl of, his account of Czar's proposals about

Turkey, i. 53;

France, 54;

conversation of, with Brunnow, 54;

opinion of Russian assurances, 65;

fears of, on Eastern question, 67;

difficulties of, between Aberdeen and Palmerston, 100;

his despatch on Turkish relations, 101;

abortive attempts at negotiation, 108;

disagreement with Aberdeen, 108;

disgust of, at Austrian neutrality, 187;

visit to French Emperor, and freedom of press, 251;

conversation with King of Sardinia, 302;

on better feeling between Walewski and Persigny, 307;

united policy of, with Palmerston, 314;

attends Paris Congress, ii. 17;

favourable views of peace, 36;

on atrocities at Naples, 63;

on the Palmerston Government of 1855, 47;

dictatorial policy towards Brazil, 70;

conversation of, with the Queen, on Palmerston, 111;

pressed to take office by the Queen, 256;

on Mr. Gladstone's Budget, 290;

on French commercial treaty, 291

Cobden, Richard, motion of, on the China question carried, ii. 91;

defeat of, with Manchester men, at general election, 101;

declines office under Palmerston, 257;

commercial treaty with France, 285;

opposition to treaty, 287;

his belief in French Emperor, and in Free Trade policy, 314

Cockburn, Sir Alexander, made Lord Chief Justice Common Pleas, ii. 65;

anecdote of, 66

Codrington, General Sir William, appointed to command British forces in

Crimea, i. 292

Commons, House of: Disraeli's amendment on the Villiers resolutions, i.

Palmerston's motion carried, 12;

debate, Disraeli's Budget, 13-15;

Disraeli's attack on Aberdeen Government, 41;

Jew and Maynooth questions carried, 44;

Government defeats on detached questions, 58;

debate on Gladstone's Budget, 59;

Income Tax majority, 61;

Lord J. Russell on Irish Church, 66;

damage to Government thereby, 68;

debate, India Bill, 68;

discussion of Turkish question, 80;

session closed by Palmerston's speech, 80;

vindication of Prince Albert by Lord J. Russell, 132;

Reform Bill introduced by Lord J. Russell, 139;

debate on Blue Books, 139;

bitterness of the Opposition on the war, 150;

debate on Mr. Gladstone's financial speech, 159;

Mr. J. Baring's motion defeated, 161;

Russell's Oaths Bill defeated, 161;

encounter between Disraeli and Lord J. Russell, 162;

Church Rates Bill and University Bill, admission of Dissenters,

debate on, 166;

an appointment cancelled, 171;

session wound up, 172;

defence of Government war policy by Mr. S. Herbert, 208;

Foreign Enlistment Bill carried, 209;

motion of Mr. Roebuck to enquire into conduct of war, 229;

the motion carried, 231;

Palmerston's first speech as Prime Minister, 242;

war debate, 259;

indiscreet revelations of Lord J. Russell, 269;

debate on the Address (Peace), ii. 13;

debate on opening of British Museum on Sunday, 19;

Disraeli's attack on Government, 22;

Appellate Jurisdiction Bill defeated, 50;

debate on supposed treaty between France and Austria, 85;

dispute between Disraeli and Palmerston, 85, 86;

Cobden's motion on China question carried against the Government,

92;

dissolution of Parliament, 96;

attack of Disraeli, at outbreak in India, 116;

debate on the Divorce Bill, 118;

debate on the Conspiracy Bill, 160;

Bill defeated, 162;

resignation of Lord Palmerston, 162;

Disraeli attacked by B. Osborne, 177;

debate on India Bill, 182;

debate on Disraeli's Budget, 187;

debate on India, 191;

debate on Lord Ellenborough's Despatch, 195;

collapse of debate, 198;

India Bill passed, 205;

debate on Disraeli's Reform Bill, 226;

debate on Lord John's Reform Resolutions, 234;

debate, Resolutions carried, Bill defeated, 237;

debate on want of confidence, 251;

Government defeated, 252;

debate on Gladstone's Budget, 290;

majority for Budget, 292;

debate on Russell's Reform Bill, 298;

debate on Paper Duties Bill, carried, 311, 314

Condé, Prince de, death of, ii. 178

Conservative party, tone of, against Lord Aberdeen, i. 17;

violence of Tories towards Gladstone, 22;

suicidal conduct of, 61

Conspiracy Bill, the, 161;

defeated, ii. 162

Corruption, electoral, during Aberdeen Government, i. 64

Council, Privy, at Windsor, i. 107;

Privy Council, licenses issued by, for export of stores to neutral

ports, 153;

meeting to consider question of trade with Russia, 193;

meeting of, to appoint Day of Humiliation, 122

Cowley, Lord, Ambassador at Paris, conversation of, with French

Emperor, i. 105;

correspondence of Clarendon with, on Louis Napoleon's letter to the

Czar, 137;

anecdote of, with Walewski, 311;

views of Paris Congress, ii. 24, 25;

enlightens French Emperor on Russian intrigue, 62;

coldness of Emperor to, at Paris, 69;

mission to Vienna, 223

Crimea, landing in, of British forces, i. 187

Crimean war, new light on causes of, i. 55;

anecdote connected with, ii. 202

Croker, Rt. Hon. J. W., death of, ii. 120

D'Aumale, Duc, at the Grove, ii. 273

Delane, Mr. John, editor of 'Times,' letter to, from Lord Aberdeen, i.

74;

conversation of, with Lord Aberdeen, 111;

with Mr. Greville, 202;

urges the building of wooden houses for the troops, 202

Delhi, capture of, ii. 130

Denison, Rt. Hon. Sir E., elected Speaker, ii. 106

Derby, Rt. Hon. the Earl of, resignation of, i. 15;

Liberal negotiations thereon, 15, 16;

speech of, on Canada Clergy Reserves Bill, 61;

scene in House, 61;

sent for by the Queen, fails in forming a Government, 234;

attacks the Government on China question, ii. 91;

readiness of, to join with Gladstone, 95;

sent for by the Queen, 165;

forms a Ministry, 172;

Liberal programme of, 175;

helped by Mr. Greville, 179;

resolves to remain in office, 184;

on defeat of Reform Bill, to dissolve, 240;

speech of, 240;

speech of, at Mansion House, 244;

defeat of, and resignation, 251;

opposition of, to the Paper Duties Bill, 308

Devonshire, the Duke of, death of, ii. 154

Disraeli, Rt. Hon. Benjamin, Budget of, public opinion on, i. 14;

on his own Budget, comments of, and on the Irish brigade, 32;

bitter attack of, on the Government, Charles Wood, and Graham, 41;

effect of, on his own party, 42;

agrees to attack and vilify Peel, 44;

tries to force debate on Eastern question, 73;

attacks Lord J. Russell, 162;

his motion on Ward debate defeated, 259;

reviews the session, ii. 51;

triumph over Palmerston on Paris treaty, 85;

waning influence in the country, 94;

speech on outbreak in India, 116;

political chat with Mr. Greville, 143;

suggests a fusion of parties, 155;

becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer, 172;

sanguine views of, 176;

attacked by Bernal Osborne, 177;

proposes his Budget, 187;

violent speech at Slough, 198;

his Reform Bill, 226;

opposition to, 228;

continued opposition to, by Liberals, 229;

Reform Bill thrown out, 237

Drouyn de Lhuys, French Ambassador in London, i. 254;

cause of his visit, 255;

his resignation, 261;

Ellesmere, Lord, death of, and character, ii. 88, 91

England, unpopularity of, abroad, how caused, i. 46;

rancour of Northern Powers against, 49;

friendly tone of French Emperor towards, 49;

home difficulties, India, Eastern question, 51;

English and French fleets sail for Dardanelles, 69;

hopes of peace, 78, 79;

dangers at Constantinople, two ships of each fleet go up

Dardanelles, 85, 90;

British and French fleets enter Black Sea, 111;

proposals of negotiation with Russia and Turkey, 124;

Blue Books on Eastern question well received by public, 135;

popularity of war, 136;

war declared, 149;

union of English and French policy as to Spain, 172;

attack of allied forces on the Redan repulsed, 263;

peace concluded, ii. 39;

England's balance-sheet after war, 72;

accused by France of harbouring assassins, 157

Evans, General, proposes to embark troops after Inkerman, ii. 37

Flahault, Count de, French Ambassador at London, conversation of, with

Palmerston, ii. 303

Fould, M. Achille, invited to Windsor, ii. 110;

letter of French Emperor to, 283

Free trade, letter of French Emperor on, with France, ii. 283

Garibaldi expedition, ii. 309

Gibson, Mr. Milner, motion of, carried against Conspiracy Bill, ii. 162

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., famous Budget of, i. 59;

popularity consequent on, 59, 60;

attempt to extort money from, 62;

failing prestige as a financier, 150;

failure of his Exchequer Bill, 157;

his great speech on Budget, 159;

speech against Lord J. Russell, 232;

joins Lord Palmerston's Government, 238;

reported leader of Opposition, ii. 68;

strong feeling against, on the China debate, 94;

speech of, the question, 95;

his article in 'Quarterly,' 190;

appointed Lord High Commissioner of Ionian Islands, 222;

speech of, on his Budget, 290;

second speech, and majority, 292;

reaction against his Budget, 308

Graham, Rt. Hon. Sir James, on Eastern question, opinion of, i. 88;

indiscreet speech of, at dinner to Admiral C. Napier, 145

Granville, Rt. Hon. Earl of, conversation of, with Lord J. Russell on

Reform Bill, i. 143;

superseded by Lord John as President of Council, 163;

conversation of, with Mr. Greville on Russian answer to Proposals,

ii. 5;

at coronation of Czar at Moscow, 54;

on its cost, 55;

sent for by the Queen, 252;

unable to form a Government, 252

Greville, Charles C., Mr., opinion of, on Wellington's funeral, i. 7;

attends no Council during nine months of Lord Derby's Ministry, 28;

goes to Windsor, 28;

visits Bowood, discusses Reform, 30;

comments of, on Disraeli's oratory, 42;

remarkable prediction of, as to France, 47;

conversation of, with Disraeli, 60;

visits Ascot, 68;

conversations with Clarendon on war, 75;

with Graham on Eastern question, 88;

with Clarendon, 89;

his conviction on party strife, 94;

his view of Palmerston's position, 94;

remarks on the Queen's sagacity, 101;

opinion of, on Lord J. Russell's Reform Bill, 104;

conversation of, with Graham on Palmerston, 106;

conference of, with Duke of Bedford, on Palmerston, 110;

on his resignation, 112;

share of, in conciliatory overtures to Palmerston, 113, 114, 115;

letter of, to the 'Times' on Palmerston, 114;

strong letter of, to Graham, 119;

final judgment of, on Palmerston's resignation, 120;

_id._, 121, 122;

visit to Bowood, 122;

conversation of, on Russian designs, 123;

on alterations in Reform Bill, 124;

comments of, on virulence of Tory press, 128;

letters of, to 'Morning Herald' and 'Times,' vindicating Prince

Albert, 130;

praises Clarendon, as compared with Palmerston, 135;

on Stratford's despatches, 136;

his opinion of Emperor Napoleon's conduct, 138;

on Lord J. Russell's discontent, 148;

and straitened circumstances, 148;

strongly disapproves of war, 149;

on the weakness of the Government, 153;

ridicules notion of Fast Day, 153;

on the weakness of Government, 158;

and break-down of parties, 158;

on rashness of Gladstone, 159;

conversation of, with Lord Cowley, on French Emperor and the Court,

160;

his article in 'Edinburgh Review,' 160;

on change of Government plans, 163;

on Lord J. Russell's want of delicacy and consideration, 164;

on Lord John's deplorable position, 167;

on the character of Aberdeen's Government, 173;

_continued_, 174-75;

effect of quarrel with Russia, 177;

and of Palmerston's resignation, 178;

on difficulties of the campaign, 182;

on military commanders in Crimea, 183;

on Ministerial disagreements, 185;

on Prince Albert's visit to France, 185;

on victory of Alma, 188;

on the Royal invitations, 189;

on the Crimean expedition, 189;

visit of, to Newmarket, and resolve to give up race-horses, 191;

on the defence of Sebastopol, 195;

and issue of war, 196;

nomination of Sheriffs, 198;

on gallantry of English forces, 200;

criticises accounts of Inkerman, 201;

on Lord Raglan as a general, 204;

the sufferings of the army, 204;

opinion of, on Bright's letter, 207;

his review of the year (1854), 211, 212;

conference of, with Lord Cowley and Clarendon on French alliance,

212, 213;

on Austria, 214;

on Lord J. Russell's position, 218;

on Russian diplomacy, 219;

on deplorable state of the army, 224;

on chances of peace, 227;

negotiations, 228;

condemns Lord J. Russell's resignation, 230;

on his real motives, 233;

comments of, on Palmerston's Government, 239;

on Austrian policy, 226;

on Palmerston's reception in House, 245;

on the weakness of Palmerston and his Government, 248;

literary occupations of, 254;

on visit of French Emperor, his reception, 257;

visit of, to Paris, 261;

visits Thiers, and dines at the Tuileries, 265;

conversation with Emperor, 265;

picture of Versailles, 268;

of St. Cloud, 270;

severe comment of, on Lord J. Russell's revelations in the House,

272;

Lord John's conduct explained by, 288;

at Newmarket, adieu to the turf, 291;

on Lord Stanley, 293;

talk with Disraeli, intimate, 294;

on further peace negotiations, converses with Mr. C. Villiers and

Sir G. Lewis, 299, 300;

on Palmerston's arrogance towards Russia, 306;

on the poet Rogers, 307;

converses with Sir. G. C. Lewis on the folly of the war, 309;

discusses peace proposals to Russia, 310;

on the faint hopes of peace, i. 3;

confers with Sir G. C. Lewis, 3, 4;

favourable views of Russian policy, 5;

confers with Lord Granville, 6;

hopes of peace, 7;

Russia's acceptance of terms explained by, 8, 9;

talk of, with Disraeli, on _his_ prospects, 11;

on life peerages, 15;

on Peace Congress at Paris, 17;

on Sabbatarianism, 19;

on Kars and Nicolaieff--with Sir G. Lewis--20;

on blunders of Government, 22;

visits Paris, 23;

his view of the negotiations, 24, 25;

with Madame de Lieven, 26;

at Tuileries, and Emperor's speech, 27;

dines with Walewski, 27;

confers with Lord Cowley on Austrian policy, 28-29;

on bitterness in French society, 29;

confers with M. Thiers on necessity of peace, 31;

on terms of peace with Russia, 33;

confers with Graham--gloomy views--40, 41;

discussion of E. Ellice's plan for new arrangement of Government,

43;

opinion of, on his own Journal, 44;

on Sunday bands, 46;

conversation with Thackeray on American enlistment question, 48;

on Madame Ristori, 49;

on O'Donnell and Espartero in Spain, 53;

on fatal delay after battle of Alma, 53;

on our interference at Naples, 56;

growing intimacy between France and Russia, 57;

on English Democracy, _à la_ Guizot, 57;

on French intrigue with Russia, 58-59;

pressure on King Bomba, 60;

converse with Lord Clarendon on Russian intrigue, 61;

_id._, on the Bolgrad question, 62;

_id._, on Neapolitan atrocities, 63;

on Cockburn's appointment, Lord Chief Justice, 65;

on the proposed Conference at Paris (a farce), 67;

on Low Church Bishops, 68;

on state of England after war, 72;

on the Neufchâtel dispute, 74;

goes to hear Spurgeon preach, 83;

on Palmerston and Disraeli, 85;

on our relations with France, 86;

on Lord J. Russell's and Mr. Gladstone's opposition in the House,

92, 93;

on the pending dissolution, 94;

antagonism of, towards Palmerston, 99;

on the defeat of Bright, Cobden, and Co., 105;

breakfasts with M. Fould at Lord Granville's, 110;

on alarming condition of India, 113;

and perils of mutiny, 115;

on the life peerages, 121;

attends Council at Balmoral, 122;

conversation with Lord Clarendon, on progress of mutiny, 124;

on the Queen's attention to public business, 126;

urges Lord Palmerston and Granville to defend Lord Canning, 128;

on difficulties of the Government, and Lord J. Russell's position,

134;

letter of, to Duke of Bedford urging Lord John to be patient, 135;

on the East India Company and the Government, 136;

on style of Queen's speech, 137;

on health of Lord Palmerston, 140;

fears as to Lucknow, 143;

on Crown jewels of Hanover, 148;

on slave labour in French colonies, 150;

enormous difficulties of Indian policy, 151;

conversation with Clarendon on French feeling against England, 158;

on drowsiness of Ministers, 160;

review of Palmerston crisis, 162;

shows how the catastrophe might have been avoided, 169;

political coincidences, 173;

on the Derby Ministry, 175;

meets the Duke d'Aumale, 178;

on relations with France, 179;

on Marshal Pelissier, 181;

on Whigs and Peelites, 181;

possibility of union, 184;

on the proposed resolutions for India Bill, 185;

with Lord Cowley on relations of France and England, 188;

with Lord Derby on state of parties, 190;

visits Littlecote House, 192;

on the Ellenborough debate, 196-97;

on Palmerston's discomfiture, 199;

at Norman Court, 201;

confers with Brunnow on the Russian War, 206;

on Lord John and Stanley, 209;

on the Queen's letter to the Prince of Wales, 213;

confers with Clarendon on Compiègne visit, 215;

on Napoleon's designs, 216;

on electric telegraph (1859), 220;

on general opposition to Austrian war, 224;

Lord Cowley's mission, 225;

on Cavour's policy, 232-33;

on Marliani, 239;

on fears of war, 242;

on treachery of French Emperor, 244;

resigns clerkship of Council, 245;

doubts as to Lord John's intentions, 249;

on peace after Solferino, 259;

visits Ireland, 264;

on Irish National Education, 265;

return to London, 268;

on quarrel with China, 269;

on Clarendon's interview with the Queen, 270;

on French Emperor and the 'Times,' 274;

on Disraeli's commanding position, 276;

on Italian affairs and French Emperor, 281-82;

negotiation of French Commercial Treaty, 285;

on Tory opposition to Reform, 288;

on French Emperor's mistake after Villafranca, 293;

on Gladstone's democratic opinions, 294;

on French Emperor's designs, 303, 305;

on Senior's Journals, 313;

visits Buxton, 313;

close of his Journal, 315

Grey, Rt. Hon. Sir George, statement of, in the House, on a cancelled

appointment, i. 171

Guards, the, return of, from Crimea, ii. 50

Guise, Duke of, death of, ii. 178

Handel Concerts, the, at Crystal Palace, ii. 109

Hardinge, Rt. Hon. Lord, struck with paralysis, ii. 50

Havelock, General Sir H., heroism, peril of, at Lucknow, ii. 132;

death of, 151

Hayward, Mr., dinner at his house, political, i. 6

'Herald, Morning,' the, virulence of, against Prince Albert, i. 129,

130

Income tax, the, carried, i. 61

India, East, Company, charter of, expiring, Bill for future government

of, passed (1853), i. 51;

opposed by 'Times,' 52;

difficulty of the question, 52;

petition of, to Parliament, ii. 159-60;

failure of Bill on, 182;

the Bill withdrawn, 187;

India Bill passed, in Commons, 205

Inkerman, battle of, i. 199

Jervis, Rt. Hon. Sir J., Chief Justice, Common Pleas, death of (1856),

ii. 65

Jewish question, the, Lord Stanley's Liberal vote thereon, i. 44;

Disraeli's silence on, 44;

Oaths Bill defeated, 161;

acquiesced in by the Lords, ii. 199;

Bill passed, 205

Labouchere, Rt. Hon. H., takes office under Palmerston as Colonial

Secretary, i. 295

Lancashire, distress in, ii. 139

Lansdowne, Rt. Hon. Marquis of, unwillingness to accept Premiership,

i. 2;

letter of, to Mr. C. Greville on Palmerston's resignation, 114;

position of, at crisis, 115;

Dukedom refused by, ii. 120

Leopold, King of Belgians, his _démêlés_ with French Emperor, i. 102

'Leviathan,' afterwards 'Great Eastern,' the, attempted launch of,

ii. 128

Lewis, Sir G. Cornewall, joins the Palmerston Government as Chancellor

of the Exchequer, i. 247;

character of, ii. 84;

conversation of, on Gladstone's finance, 304

Liberal party, divisions among, i. 1;

hostility of Radicals, 3;

negotiations of, on Lord Derby's resignation, 15, 16;

resentment of, against Lord J. Russell, 167;

meeting of, at Willis's Rooms, ii. 249

Liddell _v._ Westerton, case of, ii. 88;

judgment reversed by Privy Council, 99

Lieven, Madame de, on the Russian war, ii. 25;

death of, 76;

character of, 76-83

Littlecote House, ii. 192

Lords, House of, debate on Protection, and Lord Derby's abandonment of

it, i. 7;

Lord Derby's speech on the Duke of Wellington, 9;

speech of Lord Derby on Aberdeen Government, 18;

Aberdeen's statement as Prime Minister, 25, 27;

Lord Derby's repudiation of Disraeli's Budget tactics, 33;

Aberdeen questioned by Lord Derby, ridiculous scene in House, 39;

Duke of Argyll against Lord Ellenborough, 46;

debate on Clergy Reserves, 46;

debate on Canada Clergy Bill, majority for Government, 61;

scene in House described by Mr. Greville, 61;

debate on Legacy Duties, 65;

division on Succession Duties Bill, 77;

Lord Derby's remark on, 77;

Lord Clarendon's speech on Peace or War, 78;

slashing speech of Lord Derby, 132;

Prince Albert vindicated, 133;

Lord Aberdeen's declaration in favour of peace, 137;

Clarendon's speech in defence of Ministers, 140;

debate on alleged secret correspondence with Russia, 146;

debate on the war, Lord Lyndhurst's speech, 166;

Government majority on University Bill, 169;

attack on Government policy by Lord Derby, 208;

debate on Foreign Enlistment Bill, 208;

Duke of Newcastle's defence, 234;

Limited Liability Bill forced through the House, 280;

the Queen's Speech criticised by Lord Derby, ii. 13;

attack on Baron Parke's life peerage, 13;

debate on life peerages, 15;

_id._, 21;

debate on Maritime Law, 47;

debate on China question, 91;

attack of Lord Ellenborough on Government at outbreak in India, 116;

debate on the Divorce Bill, 118;

Lord Derby's speech as Prime Minister, 172;

Lord Lyndhurst's speech on Jews Bill, 190;

debate on Lord Ellenborough, 196;

debate on Jewish question, Bill passed, 205;

Lord Chancellor's appointment of Lunacy Commissioner rescinded, 222;

speech of Lord Derby, 287;

debate on Gladstone's Budget and treaty, 298;

debate on Paper Duties Bill, 311

Lucknow, capture of, and relief, ii. 130;

bad news from, 142

Ludolph, Count, Neapolitan Minister, attack of Palmerston on, ii. 309

Lyndhurst, Rt. Hon. Lord, speech of, on the war, i. 166;

speech of, on the Jews Bill, ii. 190

Macaulay, Rt. Hon. T. B., on Judges' Exclusion Bill, speech of, i. 66;

new volumes of History of England, 305;

broken health, _id._;

retires from Parliament, ii. 11;

made a peer, 120;

death of, 278

McNeill, Sir John, report of, on suffering of troops, ii. 16

Marliani, an emissary from Cavour, ii. 239

Meerut, breaking out of Indian Mutiny at (May, 1857), ii. 112

Molesworth, Rt. Hon. Sir W., death of, i. 292

Monsell, Mr., Roman Catholic, difficulties in swearing him in as a

Privy Councillor, i. 255

Montalembert, M., prosecution of, by Imperial Government, ii. 214

'Morning Post,' the, violent article against Prussia, ii. 1

Moustier, M. de, conversation of, with French Emperor, ii. 305

Mutiny, the Indian, progress of, ii. 121;

day of humiliation for, 122;

reinforcements for India, 124;

exaggerated accounts of cruelties, &c., 136;

defeat of Windham, 150

Napier, Admiral Sir Chas., dinner to, on his appointment to command

Baltic fleet, i. 145;

unpopularity of, on account of inactivity, 187

Napoleon III., Emperor of the French, comment on, by M. de Flahault,

i. 31;

story of his marriage told by Lord Clarendon, 37, 38;

details of, by Lord Cowley, 39;

opinion of H. M. the Queen, 40, 41;

friendly disposition of, towards England, 49;

increasing unpopularity of, in France, 67;

professed desire of, for peaceful solution, 85;

letter of, to Duchess of Hamilton, 86;

supposed intrigue of, with Russia, 86;

assurances of his adherence to English policy, 90;

libellous publications against (Belgium), 102;

sends Baraguay d'Hilliers to Constantinople, 103;

reluctant to go to war, 131;

said to have instigated newspaper attacks on Prince Albert, 134;

autograph letter of, to Emperor Nicolas, 137;

invited by Prince Albert to Windsor, 184;

conversation of, with the Prince, 186;

visit of, to London, 256;

declaration of strong adherence to England, 313;

speech of, to Imperial Guard, against Prussia, ii. 2;

yields to Russian influence at Paris Congress, 23;

birth of Prince Imperial, 34;

visit of, with Empress, to Osborne, 118;

attempted assassination of, 152;

threatened invasion of England, 158;

effect of Orsini attempt on, 161;

speech of, to Baron Hübner, 217;

prevarication, 220;

supposed tenderness of, 262;

letter of, to King of Sardinia, 273;

Congress proposed by, 277;

pamphlet of, on the Pope and the Congress, 283;

secret planning of Commercial Treaty, 288;

annexation of Savoy and Nice by, 296;

distrusted by Palmerston, 303

Nesselrode, letter to, from Lord Clarendon, i. 77;

pacific Note of, to Buol, 100;

anecdote of, 194;

Esterhazy's Note to, on Austrian proposal of peace, ii. 1

Newcastle, the Duke of, his ministerial capacity, i. 218, 219, 228;

defends himself in House against Lord J. Russell, 234

'Newport,' the, case of, before Judicial Committee, ii. 145

Normanby, Rt. Hon. Marquis of, his 'Year of Revolution' taken up by

Lord Brougham, ii. 146;

book refuted, 147

Olmutz, conference at, i. 92

Orloff, Count, mission of, to Vienna, i. 131;

his view of the war, at Paris, ii. 24

Palmer, murderer of Cook, convicted, ii. 46

Palmerston, Rt. Hon. Viscount, popularity of, in the House of Commons,

i. 3;

position in the country, 15;

foreign opinion of, 15;

after Disraeli's Budget declines offer of the Admiralty, 21;

agrees to join the Government, Home Office, 23;

speech at Tiverton, 28;

hatred of Russia, 55;

more vigorous policy urged by, 74;

eager for war, 75;

friendly relations of, with Clarendon, 78;

attack of, on Cobden, 80;

courted by Tories, 82;

goes to Balmoral, 87;

views of, on declaration of war by Turkey, 93;

lauded by Radicals and Tories, 94;

anecdote of, told by the Queen, 106;

letter of, to Russell, denouncing reform, 107;

threatens to secede from Government, 110;

resigns on the Reform scheme, 111;

effects of resignation, 112;

conciliatory overtures to, 114;

withdraws resignation, 118;

urges the marriage of Prince Napoleon to Princess Mary of Cambridge,

133;

opposes Lord J. Russell's Reform Bill, 141;

amidst divisions of Cabinet offers to resign, 152;

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