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Abercromby, Mr., [103] Aberdeen, Lord, Foreign Secretary in Peel’s Cabinet, [125] ;and the repeal of the Corn Laws, [132] ; forms the Coalition Government, [203] , [206] ; early political life and characteristics, [209] ; and the Secret Memorandum, [216] , [225] ; friendly relations with the Emperor Nicholas, [217] , [233] ; belief in the peaceful intentions of Russia, [225] , [231] ; vacillation on the eve of the Crimean War, [229] , [234] ; public prejudice against him, [233] ; home policy, [240] ; fall of his Government, [257] ; relations with Lord John Russell, [346] , [347] Adelaide, Queen, [82] , [83] ‘Adullamites,’ [329] Afghanistan, invasion of, [121] , [170] ‘Alabama’ Case, the, [312] -[319] Albert, Prince, and Lord Palmerston, [177] ;letter on the defeat of the Turks at Sinope, [232] ; and Count Buol’s scheme, [261] ; letter on the position of affairs in the Crimea, [263] ; death, and characteristics, [308] , [309] ; last official act, [310] Alexander II., [259] , [321] Alien Acts, the, [27] All the Talents, Ministry of, [63] , [64] Alma, the battle of, [246] Althorp, Lord, [48] , [56] , [67] , [79] ;and his part in carrying the Reform Bill, [81] , [82] , [87] ; characteristics, [81] , [82] , [88] , [92] ; introduces the Poor Law Amendment Act (Ireland), [93] , [96] ; and the Coercion Act, [96] ; succeeds to the Peerage as Earl Spencer, [100] . See also [Spencer, Lord] Amberley, Viscount, [356] America, war between England and, [21] , [22] ; Anti-Corn-Law League, its founding [121] , [126] , [131] Argyll, Duke of, [295] , [327] Armenia, massacres in, [269] , [353] Arms Bill, [146] , [147] ; Auckland, Lord, [96] Austria, revolt in Vienna of 1848, [171] ;and the retention of Lombardy and Venice, [172] , [300] ; and the Vienna Note, [227] ; and the Crimean War, [243] ; proposed alliance with England and France to defend the integrity of Turkey, [261] ; her power in Italy, [300] ; campaign against France and Italy, and battles of Magenta and Solferino, [302] , [303] ; and the peace of Villafranca, [303] Bagehot, Walter, [86] , [323] Ballot, the: Grote’s attempts to introduce a bill, [90] , [111] Bathurst, Lord, [50] Bedford, fourth Duke of, his ‘Correspondence’ edited by Lord John Russell, [278] — Francis, fifth Duke of, [3] — sixth Duke of, father of Lord John Russell, [3] ;opinion of English Universities, [11] , [16] ; encouragement given to Lord John in political training, [14] , [36] ; characteristics, [16] ; and Lord John’s leadership of the Opposition, [103] ; and Joseph Lancaster, [115] — seventh Duke of, [202] — first Earl of, [2] Belgium: the question of its independence, [172] , [340] , [341] Bentinck, Lord George, [138] , [140] , [141] , [150] , [160] , [201] [Bessborough] , Lord, [146] , [151] Birmingham, unrepresented in the House of Commons, [23] , [38] , [51] , [60] , [71] ;great meeting on the Reform question at, [79] , [296] [321] -[323] Blandford, Lord, [59] Blessington, Lady, [42] Blomfield, Bishop, [115] Bradlaugh, Mr., [332] Bribery and corruption before the era of Reform, [23] , [61] ;Lord John Russell’s resolutions for the discovery and punishment of, [43] Bridgeman, Mr. George (afterwards Earl of Bradford), [16] , [18] , [20] Bright, John, on the influences at work in the repeal of the Corn Laws, [130] , [131] ;on disaffection in Ireland, and the Arms Bill, [155] , [156] , [202] , [206] , [208] , [287] ; relations with Lord John Russell, [294] , [329] ; and the ‘Adullamites,’ [329] Brougham, Lord, [56] , [67] ;and the Reform Bill cry, [74] ; speech on the second Reform Bill, [78] , [83] ; opinion of Lord John Russell, [110] Buccleuch, Duke of, [134] , [136] Bulgaria, massacres in, [269] , [352] Bulwer, Sir H., [174] Buol, Count, [261] , [263] Burdett, Sir Francis, [25] , [26] ;his motion for universal suffrage, [35] ; [70] Buxton, Thomas Fowell, [89] Byng, Hon. Georgiana, [3] Camelford, [40] Campbell, Lord, [157] Canada: the rebellion, [110] ;Earl of Durham appointed Governor-General, [110] Canning, Mr., [43] ; Capital crimes, [107] Cardwell, Mr., [290] Carlisle, Earl of, [96] Carlyle, Thomas, and the Chartists, [166] , [167] , [358] , [362] Caroline, Queen, proceedings against, [41] Cartwright, Dr., [5] Cartwright, Major, [5] , [25] , [26] , [38] , [39] Cassiobury, [36] , [112] Castlereagh, Lord, [21] , [40] , [63] Catholics: political restrictions against them, [48] ; Cato Street Conspiracy, [40] ‘Cave of Adullam,’ [329] Cavour, Count, [300] , [301] , [302] Chadwick, Sir Edwin, [162] Chartist movement, [163] ; Chatham, Lord, on borough representation, [24] , [25] , [26] Chelsea Hospital, [62] Cheshunt College, [365] China, opium war against, [121] Church of England, the, and its adoption of Romish practices, [185] , [186] Clare, Lord, [6] , [7] Clarendon, Lord, [119] , [141] ;his Vice-royalty of Ireland, [153] , [182] , [196] ; at the Foreign Office, [221] , [224] , [231] ; on Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, [260] ; Count Buol’s proposals, [262] , [263] , [327] Clive, Mr. Robert, [16] , [20] Clubs for the advancement of Reform, [26] Cobbett, William, [26] , [64] Cobden, Richard, and the repeal of the Corn Laws, [131] , [132] , [134] ; Coercion Act: Lord Grey proposes its renewal, [96] ; Conspiracy Bill, the, [289] , [290] Conyngham, Marquis of, [96] Corn Laws, [121] ;John Bright on the influences working for their repeal, [130] , [131] ; of 1670 reproduced in 1815, [131 n. ] ; Sir Robert Peel proposes their gradual repeal, [138] ; bill for repeal passes both Houses, [139] ; total repeal carried by Russell, [145] Cranworth, Lord, [327] Crime, excessive penalties for, [24] Crimean War: causes, [213] -[235] ;outbreak, [243] , [246] ; Alma, [246] ; Balaclava and Inkerman, [247] ; siege of Sebastopol, [246] , [247] ; privation and pestilence amongst the Allies, [248] , [252] ; Roebuck’s motion in the House of Commons to inquire into the condition of the army before Sebastopol, and Lord John Russell’s speech on the question, [254] -[257] ; failure of Vienna Conference and renewal of the campaign, [267] ; fall of Sebastopol, [268] ; losses of Russia, and of the Allies, [268] ; treaty of Paris, [268] Croker, J. W., [80] , [139] Dalling, Lord, [180] Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein Question, [322] , [323] Derby, Lord, Administration of, [199] , [200] , [202] , [206] ;fails to form a Ministry on the resignation of Lord Aberdeen, [258] ; succeeds to the Premiership on the resignation of Lord Palmerston, [290] ; resignation, [293] Devonshire, Duke of, [49] [354] Disraeli, Benjamin, and the ‘poisoned chalice,’ [135] ;attacks Peel on the proposal to repeal the Corn Laws, [138] ; and the Coercion Bill, [140] , [141] , [160] ; and ‘Sybil,’ [166] ; and the dismissal of Lord Palmerston, [180] , [181] ; on Lord John Russell’s position after the issue of the Durham Letter, [188] ; his Budget of 1852, [199] , [210] ; leadership of the Conservative party, [201] ; resolution condemning the Palmerston Ministry, [264] ; on the exclusion of Lord John from Lord Grey’s Cabinet, [273] , [290] ; his Reform Bill, [291] , [292] ; on the Prince Consort, [309] ; his ‘diabolical cleverness,’ [333 n. ] Dissenters. See [Nonconformists] ‘Don Carlos,’ by Lord John Russell, [279] ‘Don Pacifico’ affair, the, [175] Dufferin, Lord, [327] , [363] Duffy, Sir Gavan, on Irish landowners, [149] Duhamel, General, his scheme for the acquisition of India by Russia, [218] Duncannon, Lord, [67] , [91] , [92] ; Dunkellin, Lord, [329] , [331] Durazzo, Madame, [37] Durham, Lord, his advanced opinions and popularity with the Radicals, [66] , [164] ;and the preparation of the Reform Bill, [67] , [68] ; and the scene in the House of Commons during the introduction of the bill, [69] , [89] ; resigns office, [92] ; appointed Governor-General of Canada, [110] ; defended by Lord John Russell, [111] ; popularity, [164] Durham Letter, the, [184] -[189] , [191] East India Company, [89] , [288] , [289] East Retford, [51] Ebrington, Lord, [75] ;moves a vote of confidence in Lord Grey’s Government, [79] ; moves a second vote of confidence, [83] , [91] , [92] Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, [191] -[193] ‘Edinburgh Letter,’ the, [133] Edinburgh Speculative Society, [13] — University, Lord John Russell at, [11] -[14] ;and the influence of Professors Dugald Stewart and John Playfair, [12] ; and the Speculative Society, [13] Education at the beginning of the century, [24] ;Roebuck’s scheme, [89] ; Bill of 1839, [114] , [115] ; measure for providing competent teachers for elementary schools, [159] ; Lord John Russell’s scheme of National Education, [284] ; Mr. Forster’s measure, [285] Egypt, war between Turkey and, [119] Elcho, Lord, [329] Eldon, Lord, [40] , [50] ;and the proposed repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, [57] , [58] , [63] Elections, Parliamentary, cost of, [23] Elliot, Hon. George, [195] , [279] , [347] , [362] Encumbered Estates Act, [157] Erskine, Lord, [25] ‘Essay on the History of the English Government and Constitution,’ by Lord John Russell, [274] , [275] Factory Act, [159] Famine, Irish, [130] , [146] , [148] , [149] Farnborough, Lord, [107] Fielden, Mr., [159] Fitzpatrick, General, [20] Flood, Mr., and Reform, [77] , and [note ] Fonblanque, Albany, [47] , [84] , [196] , [197] Forster, W. E., and the Irish famine, [149] ;tribute to Lord John Russell for his work in the cause of education, [285] , [327] Fortescue, Mr. Chichester, Lord John Russell’s ‘Letters on the State of Ireland’ to, [280] , [342] Fox, Charles James, his influence on Lord John Russell, [8] ;on Parliamentary Representation, [25] ; and the Test and Corporation Acts, [54] , [55] ; Russell’s Biography of him, [98] , [272] , [277] France: Napoleon’s intention to create a new aristocracy, [31] ;and England’s alliance, [120] ; overthrow and flight of Louis Philippe, [163] , [171] ; and the Spanish marriages, [171] ; Revolution of 1848, [171] ; and the ‘Don Pacifico’ affair, [175] ; and the Crimean War, [225] , [229] ; the Orsini Conspiracy, [289] , [290] ; Commercial Treaty with England, [295] , [296] ; campaign with Italy, against Austria, [302] , [303] ; annexation of Savoy, [305] Free Trade: the question coming to the front, [121] ;and Tory opposition, [132] ; conversion of Peel, [137] , [138] ; and the Commercial Treaty with France, [296] French Revolution, its influence on the English people, [24] , [36] Friends of the People, Society of the, [25] , [63] Froude, Mr., on the improvements effected by the Reform Bill, [86] , [87] ‘Gagging Acts,’ the, [39] , [40] Garibaldi, General, [300] ;entry into Naples, [306] ; visit to Pembroke Lodge, [307] Gascoigne, General, [73] Gatton, [23] Gavazzi, Father, [186] George III., his madness and blindness, [27] ; and Catholic Emancipation, [59] George IV. and Queen Caroline, [41] ; [141] , [208] , [287] , [295] Gladstone, Mr., on the Colonial policy of the Melbourne Government, [117] ;Colonial Secretary, [136] ; and Sir Robert Peel, [176] ; his attack on Disraeli’s Budget, [199] ; and Disraeli’s claim to lead the Conservative party, [201] and [note ] ; and Lord John Russell’s claim to the Premiership on the fall of the Derby Government, [202] ; takes office under Lord Aberdeen, [207] ; first Budget, [210] ; and the income tax, [240] ; resigns office, [258] , [290] ; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1859), [295] ; tribute to Russell on his accession to the Peerage, [297] , [298] ; unseated at Oxford, [325] ; Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Russell, [327] ; introduces a Reform Bill, [328] ; tribute to Lord Russell, [330] ; ovation at Carlton House Terrace, [332] ; and the Irish Question, [342] , [363] , [366] Glenelg, Lord, [112] Goderich, Lord, [52] , [93] Gordon, Lady Georgiana, [3] Gore, Hon. Charles, [348] Gorham Case, the, [182] Gortschakoff, Prince, [261] , [267] Goschen, Mr., [327] Graham, Sir James, [67] ;withdraws from Lord Grey’s Ministry, [95] ; accuses Lord John Russell of encouraging sedition, [119] ; Home Secretary under Peel, [125] ; declines the Governor-Generalship of India, [141] , [202] , [207] , [232] , [254] , [258] , [290] Grampound, [27] , [40] , [41] ; Granville, Lord, appointed Foreign Secretary, [182] ;on Lord John Russell’s speech in defence of his late colleagues, [266] ; fails to form a Ministry on the defeat of Lord Derby, [293] ; becomes President of the Council, [295] Great Exhibition of 1851, [193] , [200] , [234] , [308] Greece and the ‘Don Pacifico’ affair, [175] Greenock, Lord John Russell’s speech on the prospects of war, at, [227] Greville, Charles, comments of, [61] , [69] , [72] , [73] , [102] , [130] , [180] , [207] , [257] , [286] Grey, (Charles, second) Lord, [15] , [25] ;and Lord John Russell’s efforts on behalf of liberty, [58] , [61] ; forms an Administration, [62] , [65] ; early labours in the cause of Reform, [63] , [64] ; characteristics, [65] ; announcement in the House of Lords with regard to the introduction of the first Reform Bill, [68] ; speech on the second Reform Bill, [76] -[78] ; resigns office, but resumes power on the inability of the Duke of Wellington to form a Ministry, [83] , [92] ; changes in his Cabinet, [96] ; proposes the renewal of the Coercion Act, [96] ; resigns the Premiership, [99] Grey (Henry, third), Lord, [134] ;Secretary to the Colonies under Lord John Russell, [141] Grey, Sir George, Home Secretary under Lord John Russell, [141] ; Grillion’s Club, [27] , [28] Grosvenor, Earl, [329] , [330] Grote, George, [90] , [110] , [111] , [320]