Lord John Russell by Stuart J. Reid (books that read to you .txt) 📕

335-339 Leech, John, 192, 241 Leeds, unrepresented in the House of Commons, 23, 38, 60, 71, 296 ‘Letters written for the Post, and not for the Press,’ question of authorship of, 279, 280 Lewis, Sir George Cornewall, 210, 226, 238; Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Palmerston’s Ministry, 258; on Lord John Russell’s speech announcing his resignation (1855), 265, 295 Lhuys, M. Drouyn de, 261, 262 Lincoln, President, assassination of, 325 Lister, Sir Villiers, 348 Littleton, Mr. (afterwards Lord Hatherton), and the Irish Title Bill, 93; and the Coercion Act, 97 Liverpool, Lord, 21, 33, 50, 63 Llandaff, Bishop of, and the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 57 London University, 106, 107; proposed enfranchisement of, 296 Londonderry, Marquis of, 79 Louis Philippe, overthrow and flight of, 163, 171; and the Spanish marriages, 171 Lowe, Mr., 327, 329, 332 Luddites, riots of the, 32 Lyndhurst, Lord, and Jewish Lord Chancellors, 291 Lyons, Sir Edmund, 252 Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer, 208, 265 Macaulay, Lord, 141; urges Lord John Russell to take office in the Coalition Ministry, 204 Mackintosh, Sir James, 25, 39, 53 Magenta, battle of, 303 Malmesbury, Lord, 137 Maltby, Dr., Bishop of Durham, and Lord John Russell’s ‘Durham Letter,’ 184 Manchester, unrepresented in the House of Commons, 23, 38, 51, 60, 71, 126, 155; creation of bishopric of, 160, 296 Martineau, Harriet, 129 Maule, Fox, 141 Maynooth College, 127-130 Mazzini, 300 McCarthy, Mr. Justin, on the attitude of the Catholics towards Lord John Russell, 188 Melbourne, Lord, becomes Prime Minister, 99; dismissed by William IV., 100, 101; again Prime Minister, 104; Queen Victoria’s regard for him, 108, 109; characteristics, 108, 170; opinion of the ballot, 109; resigns, but is recalled to power, 114; his recognition of Russell’s influence as leader in the Commons, 120; blunders of his Government, 122; defeat of his Government, 123, 144 Melville, Lord, 8 ‘Memoirs of the Affairs of Europe from the Peace of Utrecht,’ by Lord John Russell, 275 Memorandum, Secret, 216, 225 Menschikoff, Prince, 223, 224 Metternich, 171, 300 Miall, Edward, 242 Militia Bill, the, 194, 195 Milton, Lord, 23 Mitchel, John, 157, 158 Moldavia and Wallachia, occupation by Russia of, 224, 229, 259 Monson, Lord, 23 Moore, Thomas, his ‘Remonstrance,’ 34; accompanies Lord John Russell to the Continent, 36; extracts from his journal, 37, 39, 41; anxiety as to Lord John’s politics, 52; on Lord John’s success with his motion for the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 58; and Lardner’s Encyclopædia, 91; Russell’s ‘Memoirs and Correspondence’ of Moore, 204, 272, 278 Morpeth, Lord, 141 Municipal Reform Act, 90, 104 Napoleon I., Lord Russell’s boyish hatred of, 9; Lord John’s interview with him at Elba, 28-31; his description of Wellington, 30; opinions on European politics, &c., 29-31; and Talma, 37 Napoleon III., 167; and the Coup d’État of 1851, 179; and the fear of his invading England, 194; and the custody of the Holy Places, 218; his alliance with England during the Crimean War, 262; visit to England (1855), 267; interview with Count Cavour, 302; designs with regard to Italy, 303, 304; and the Peace of Villafranca, 303 Navigation Acts, 197 Nesselrode, Count, 214, 215 New Zealand becomes part of the British dominions, 117, 199 Newcastle, Duke of, 207, 232; unpopularity as Secretary for War, 244, 249, 250; incapacity as War Minister, 245 Newman, Dr., 161, 182 Nicholas, Emperor, his ambitious projects, 213, 214; visit to England in 1844 and the Secret Memorandum, 215, 216; friendship with Lord Aberdeen, 217; letter to Queen Victoria, 230; ‘Generals Janvier et Février,’ 259; death, 259 Nightingale, Miss Florence, 250 Nonconformists: the Indemnity Bill, 51; agitation for repeal of Test and Corporation Acts and their repeal moved and carried by Lord John Russell, 53-57; the Marriage Bill and Registration Act, 106; and the struggle for civil and religious liberty, 184; deputation to Lord Russell, 366 Normanby, Lord, 116, 179, 180 Northcote, Sir Stafford, 369 Nottingham Castle, 79 ‘Nun of Arrouca, The,’ 278 O’Brien, Smith, 140, 157, 158 O’Connell, Daniel, 53; his election for Clare, 58, 90, 92; on the revenues of the Irish Church, 97; and the Coercion Bill, 97, 99, 140, 146; and Lord John Russell, 147; and the potato famine, 149, 158 O’Connor, Feargus, 165-168 Old Sarum, 23, 71 Oltenitza, battle of, 230 Omar Pacha, 230 Opium war, the, 121 Orloff, Count, 214 Orsini conspiracy, the, 289, 290 Oxford Movement, the, 161, 182-186, 189 Palmerston, Lord, 21, 56, 119; and the despatch to Metternich, 120; Foreign Secretary under Lord John Russell, 141; compared with Russell, 144; early official life and politics, 169; his independent action, 169, 174, 175, 177; his despatch to France on the Spanish marriages, 171; foreign policy, 173, 174; despatch to Sir H. Bulwer at Madrid, 174; and the ‘Don Pacifico’ affair, 175; popularity, 177; and the Queen’s instructions, 178; and the Kossuth incident, 179; and the Coup d’État in Paris (1851), 179; dismissed from the Foreign Office, 180; declines the Irish Viceroyalty, 181; his amendment on the Militia Bill, 195; offered a seat in Lord Derby’s Cabinet, 201; Home Secretary under Lord Aberdeen, 207; urges the despatch of the fleet to the Bosphorus, 225; resignation, and its withdrawal, 237, 238; succeeds Lord Aberdeen as Prime Minister, 258; and Count Buol’s proposals, 262, 263; defeat on the ‘Arrow’ question and return to power after the General Election, 287; defeat and resignation on the Conspiracy Bill, 290; renewal of friendly relations with Russell, 293; forms a Ministry on the defeat of Lord Derby, 293, 295; indifference to Reform, 296; on Cabinet opinions, 323; death, 325; Lord Lyttelton’s opinion of him, 326 Panmure, Lord, 243, 258 Papal aggression, and the decree of Pius IX., 182-184; and the Durham Letter, 184-188 Paris, Treaty of, 268 Parliamentary representation before the era of Reform, 22, 23 Parnell, Sir H., 62 ‘Partington, Dame,’ and Sydney Smith’s speech on Reform, 80 ‘Peace with honour,’ 227, 349 Peel, Lady Georgiana, 357 Peel, Sir Robert, 21, 50; leader of the House of Commons under the Duke of Wellington, 52; opposes the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, 56; and Catholic Emancipation, 58; and the first Reform Bill, 69, 70, 73, 76, 83; Prime Minister, 102; resignation, 104; and the Whig Ladies-in-Waiting, 114; his motion of want of confidence in the Melbourne Administration, 122; again Prime Minister, 123, 124; characteristics, 126, 127; and the grant to Maynooth College, 127, 128, 130; on the state of Ireland, 128; and the repeal of the Corn Laws, 131; resignation and resumption of office, 134, 136; proposes gradual repeal of Corn Laws, 138, 139; defeat and resignation on the Coercion Bill, 140, 155; and Lord Palmerston, 170; death, 176, 177; and the Emperor Nicholas, 215 Pélissier, General, 263, 267 Pembroke Lodge, 307, 351-353, 356, 357 Penal Code, the, before the era of Reform, 24, 48, 107 Peninsular Campaign, its costliness, 22 Penryn, 40, 51, 52 People’s Charter, the, 165 Peterloo Massacre, the, 38 Petty, Lord Henry (afterwards third Marquis of Lansdowne), 12 Pius IX., and his decree of 1850, 182, 183 Playfair, Professor John, 12 Polignac, Prince de, 60, 61 Polish revolt of 1863, 321 Poor Law Amendment Act (Ireland), 93, 107, 151 Poor Law Board, 160 Poor Laws, 89, 126 Potato famine, 130, 146, 148, 149 Prisons, regulation of, 107 Protestant Operative