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Labouchere, Mr. Henry, as war correspondent.
Lambert, Sir John, Chairman of Boundary Commission.
Lancashire cotton famine in 1864.
"Land of the Bey," Author's.
Leech, John, Verisimilitude of street scenes of.
Leeds: Characteristics of its inhabitants,
parliamentary election in 1874;
its Caucus meeting;
parliamentary election of 1880;
author's influence in its Liberal Association;
Mr. Gladstone's candidature for;
its Conversation Club;
Mr. Herbert Gladstone elected for;
W.E. Gladstone at (1881);
its Household Suffrage demonstration.
Leeds Liberal Association and W.E. Forster.
Leeds Mercury,
Author joins staff of;
author's duties on;
and Sunday labour;
its file;
its history;
its influence under Baines family;
its exclusion of betting and theatrical news;
author accepts editorship of;
inaugurating a new era;
on loss of Captain;
supports educational policy of Forster;
brought into line with London dailies;
publishes early news of dissolution of Parliament in 1874;
proposes candidature of Mr. Gladstone for Leeds;
defends W.E. Forster;
attempt to crush it;
its office under police protection.
Levy, Mr., owner of Daily Telegraph.
Liberal Imperialist, W.E. Forster the first.
Liberal Party,
Its defeat in 1874;
resignation of leadership by Mr. Gladstone;
suggested leaders of;
Lord Hartington leads;
effect of Caucus upon;
Caucus control of;
between 1874-80;
disruption of old.
Licensing system, Permissive Bill and.
Lincoln, Abraham,
Effect of death of;
author meets his granddaughter.
Lion d'Or, Author on board of.
London, Author's first visit to,
its streets in 1862;
its suburbs in 1867;
its club life in 1868.
Longley, Archbishop,
replies to author's request for books.
Lords, House of: Reporters in,
debates on Disestablishment of Irish Church.
Lowes, Mr., shorthand writer,
appointed editor of Newcastle Journal.
"Lumley Entail," author's novel.
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Macdonell, James, journalist. Macmillan's Magazine, Author's contributions to. Madras College, St. Andrews, Author at. Magee, Bishop, on Irish Church Disestablishment Bill. Manchester, Fenian outrage at. Manchester Examiner, Author's overtures to. Manchester Guardian, Spirited management of. Manson, Mr., editor of Northern Daily Express. Marshall, Mr., proprietor of Northern Daily Express. Marston Moor, Author visits battlefield of. Mathers, Mr., secretary of Leeds Liberal Association. Mazzini, Giuseppe, Visit of, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. McLennan, Mr. J.F. Midlothian, Mr. Gladstone decides to contest; the election (1880). Milan, Author "in pawn" at. Milnes-Gaskell, Mr., at Thorns. Milnes, Monckton (see Houghton, Lord). Mohacs (Hungary) in 1878. Morley, Mr. John, author and; at Leeds Household Suffrage demonstration; and Mr. Stead. Morning Star, Author occasionally reports for, its report of John Bright's reference to Cave of Adullam. Mudford, Mr., of Standard, as Parliamentary reporter; Mr. Gladstone's opinion of.
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Napoleon III., Death of. Napoleon, Prince. National Liberal Federation, Origin of. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 1842, Percy Street Academy; cholera at; its great fire in 1854; author's West End Literary Institute; British Association at (1863). Newcastle Journal, Author on staff of. Nicholls, Mr., husband of Charlotte Brontë. North American Review on author's "Charlotte Brontë,". Northern Daily Express, Author's first contribution; description of. Norway, Author's visit to. Novel-writing, Author on. Novikoff, Madame, and Mr. Stead. Nussey, Miss, Memories of.
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Oaks Pit, Explosions at. Orsini, Felice, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Paris, Recollections of siege of, Communist rising of 1871; in September, 1871; in 1877. Parliamentary Reform Demonstration in 1866. Parliamentary trains in 1862. Parliament, Opening of Household Suffrage, its debates of 1869; possibilities of reporter in; its dissolution in 1874; its dissolution in 1880; stories of its reporters in 1867, (see also Commons, House of, and Lords, House of). Parnell, C.S., and W.E. Forster. Payn, James, Author's first interview with; his laugh; his sense of humour; his aversion to dining out. Payne, Howard, Grave of, at Tunis. Pears, Mr. Edwin, and Bulgarian atrocities of 1876. Percy Street Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Permissive Bill, Licensing system and. Peterloo, "Battle" of. Phoenix Park murders. Piccadilly Circus in 1862. Piccadilly, French Imperialists in. Pollock, Sir Frederick. Postance, Rev. Henry. Potter, Mr. Tom, at Century Club. Press, The (see Journalism and Reporters). "Press-gang" at the Reform Club. Preston, Description of. Preston Guardian, Author joins staff of. Prince Consort, Death of. Prince Imperial, burial of. Prince of Wales (afterwards Edward VII.), in Upper Teesdale; illness of; thanksgiving service at St. Paul's for recovery of. Punch, London street scenery in.
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Reade, Mr., Consul-General at Tunis. Reform Club, Author elected member of, in 1878; "press-gang" at; excitement upon news of Phoenix Park murders; Mr. Chamberlain's brothers blackballed; proposal to abolish blackballing; Mr. Chamberlain resigns membership. Reform demonstrations in 1866. Reid, Alexander, brother of author. Reid, Eleanor, daughter of author. Reid, James, brother of author, Death of. Reid, John Paul, brother of author. Reid, Mrs., author's first wife, her marriage; death. Reid, Mrs. (Lady), author's second wife. Reid, Mrs., mother of author, love of literature; death of. Reid, Rev. Alexander, father of author, his interest in public affairs. Reid, Stuart J., brother of author. Reid, Thomas Wemyss (Sir Wemyss), Parentage and ancestry of; year of birth; earliest recollections; at St. Andrews in 1850; first connection with printing office; at Madras College; has attack of brain fever; returns home; at Tynemouth; at Whitley; in peril of housebreakers; at Dr. Collingwood Bruce's school; youthful literary aspirations; junior clerk at W.B. Lead office; his first contribution to Press; makes acquaintance with newspaper work; learns shorthand; founds "West End Literary Institute,"; appointed chief reporter on Newcastle Journal; experiences as reporter; first attempt at leader-writing; meets with accident at a Dickens reading; first visit to London; resigns reportership on Newcastle Journal; at public executions; joins staff of Preston Guardian; his experience at a commercial dinner; his studious habits; newspaper experiences at Preston; joins staff of Leeds Mercury; his newspaper duties; as a leader-writer; his Imperialism; reporting reminiscences; appointed London correspondent; his first marriage; admitted to Reporters' Gallery; first experience of London club life; contributes to magazines; his first novel, "Lumley Entail,"; has personal encounter with Disraeli; obtains original and authentic parliamentary news; death of his first wife; accepts editorship of Leeds Mercury; forms good resolutions; changes editorial system; settles in Leeds; visits to Fryston; his first Continental tour; is denounced by advanced Radicals; on drink question; his second marriage; brings Leeds Mercury into line with London dailies; protests against Caucus system; his contributions to Brontë literature; elected member of Savile Club; in Paris in 1877; elected member of Reform Club; at London clubs in 1878; nearly poisoned at Century Club; tours through Europe; injures his knee; on board Sidon; travels from Constantinople by overland route; his influence in the Leeds Liberal Caucus; proposes candidature of Mr. Gladstone for Leeds; sends out tickets for Mr. Gladstone's banquet at Leeds; at Tunis; and Mr. Stead; defends W. E. Forster; on novel-writing; overlooks Carlton Club meeting; suggested police protection for; visits Tangier; visits Norway; Reporters, Duties of newspaper; stories of Parliamentary; possibilities of Parliamentary. Reservoir dam, Bursting of Bradfield. Riddell, Mrs., novelist, Reminiscences of. Robinson, Sir John, editor of Daily News. Rosebery, Earl of, Lord Houghton on; and W. E. Forster. Ross, Mr., head of Times Parliamentary corps. Royal Institution, Author's lecture on Charlotte Brontë at. Russell, Lord John, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Russell, Mr. Alexander, of Scotsman. Russell, Mr. Charles, editor of Glasgow Herald.