on the Irish Question, 430-1; on
Education and Foreign Competi-
tion, 431-3; Receives the Free-
dom of the City of Edinburgh,
433; Adverts to the Corn Law
Repeal Struggle, the Russian
War, and the Questions of the
Day, 434-6; Elected an Hono-
rary Member of the Edinburgh
Chamber of Commerce, 437;
Advocates Repeal of the Taxes
on Tea and Sugar, 437; Receives
Influential Addresses at the Corn
Exchange, 437-8; Speech on the
Land Question, National Ex-
penditure, and Education, 438-41;
Resolution of Confidence in him-
self and his Colleagues Carried
by their Constituents, 441-2,
450; on the Public Worship
Bill, 442-5; Sympathetic Tribute
to Mr. Gladstone on his Tem-
porary Retirement, 447; on the
Superior Organization of the
"Liberal Four Hundred" of Bir-
mingham, 448, and the Causes
of Failure elsewhere, 448-9; on
Lord Derby and the Conservative
Working Men, 451; Disputes
his Statements on the Land Ques-
tion, 451-2; on Extension of the
County Franchise, 452-3, 539;
Condemns Class Representation,
454; on Freedom and Justice as
the Basis of British Laws, 456-7;
on the Change of Policy of
Government on the Eastern
Question, 456-8; on Mr. Glad-
stone's Visit to Birmingham,
499; on the Electoral Rights of
Agricultural Labourers, 462; on
Free Trade as a Preventive of
War, 462-4; at Manchester on
the Prospect of Foreign Com-
petition, 464-5, 490; on Indian
Administration, 465-7; on the
Impartial Beneficence of Science,
467; Congratulates Rochdale on
its Parliamentary Represent-
atives, 470; on the Influence of
Sunday Schools, 471-2; on Mono-
poly in America, 472-3, 492-3;
on Perpetual Pensions, 474; on

Conservative Reduction of Stand-
ing Armies, 475; on the Work of
the Beaconsfield Administration,
475-6, 479, 488-90, 537-8, 546-7 ;
Nugatory Results of British
Intervention, 476-7; on the
Khedive of Egypt's Bondholders,
477-8; on the Afghan War, 478-9,
540; on the Impossibility of a
Return to Protection, 480-2; on
the Commercial Depression of
1879, 481-2; on Canadian Policy,
482-3; Enthusiastic Reception
at Manchester, 485-6; Reply to
Lord Salisbury on Free Trade
Legislation, 486-7, and Recipro-
city, 487-8, 580-2, 583-5; on
Annexation, 489; on School-
teaching, 490-1; on the Home
Policy of the United States,
491-2; on the Adoption of Free
Trade by all English-speaking
Nations, 493-4; Sudden Death
of his Wife, 494; Impressive
Funeral, 495-6; Sympathy Shown
him, 494, 496; Presidential In-
vitation to Visit the United
States, 497-8; his Reply, 498-9;
at the Opening of the Birming-
ham Liberal Club, 535; on Liberal
Reforms and Tory Opposition,
536-8; on the Zulu and Afghan
Wars, 540, 542; on Partial
Paralysis of the House of Com-
mons, 543; his Election Ad-
dresses of 1880, 545, 550-1; on
the Dissolution, 546; Reply to
a Deputation of Licensed
Victuallers, 548-9; Returned,
552; Address on Accepting Office,
554; his Proposals for the Paci-
fication of Ireland, 556-61; on
Nonconformity and its Work
in England, 562-3; on Minority
Representation, 571-2; Elected
Lord Rector of Glasgow Univer-
sity, 571; on the Causes of Dis-
affection in Ireland, 572-3, and
the Remedy, 573-5; Reply to
Lord Carnarvon's Strictures,
576-7; on Arbitration, 577-8;
Reply to French Memorial on
the Transvaal War, 579; on the

Conservative Cry of Reciprocity,
580-5, and the Causes of Com-
mercial Depression, 583-5; on
the Necessity for the Irish Co-
ercion Act, 592-4; at the Man-
sion House on the Irish Land
Bill, 603; his Personal Cha-
acteristics, 606; his Oratory
Compared with Mr. Gladstone's,
606-8; his Literary Knowledge,
608; Instances of his Humour,
609; his Moral Characteristics,
610-11; as an Agitator, 611-12;
as a Political Seer, 612; Objects
of his Career, 613; his Influence
upon his Times, 614-15.
Bright, John, Parliamentary
Speeches of,-On Import Duties,
i. 91-4; on the Chelsea Out-
Pensioners' Bill, 95-7; on Im-
proved Commercial Relations
with the Brazils, 98-9; on Fac-
tory Legislation, 101-6; on In-
quiry into the Condition of
Agricultural Labourers, 109-12;
on the Game Laws, 112-13; on
the Maynooth Grant, 117-20; on
Mr. Cobden's Motion for Inquiry
into Effects of Protection on
Agriculture, 182-4; on Mr. Vil-
liers's Corn Law Resolutions,
184-5; on Mr. Cobden's Second
Motion, 198; again Supports Mr.
Villiers, Condemns Sir J. Gra-
ham's Inconsistency, and Sketches
the History of the Anti-Corn-
Law League, 201-3; Eulogium
upon Sir Robert Peel, 219-20;
Deprecates the Undignified Con-
duct of the Landowners, 220-1;
on the Irish Coercion Bill, 248-
53; Blames Inertness of Irish
Members, 249-50, and Idleness
of the People, 250, and Unsatis-
factory Tenure of Land, 250-2,
257; on Sir G. Grey's Crown
and Government Security Bill,
253; on Employment of the Poor
in Ireland, 254-8; on Extension
of the Franchise in Ireland, 264-5;
Condemns Lord John Russell for
Inconsistency, 265; on the Esta-
blished Church in Ireland, 266;

on the Ten Hours' Bill, 279-80,
281-4; on Lord John Russell's
Education Scheme, 286-9; on
Cultivation of Cotton in India,
289-91; Predicts Abolition of
Slavery, 290; on the Budget of
1848, 293-4; on Reduction of the
Land Forces, 294-5; on Lessen-
ing the Public Expenditure, 295;
on the Derby Government and
Protection, 299-300, 302-4; on
the Free Trade Question, 300-1;
on Sugar Duty, 301; on Abolition
of Capital Punishment, 304-7;
ii. 139-40, 140-45, 330; Moves
for Repeal of the Game Laws, i. 188
308-9; on Mr. Disraeli's Propo-
sition for Relieving Burdens on
Land, 310-12; on Return to
Protection, 312; on Agricultural
Distress, 313-15; on Repeal of
the Navigation Laws, 316; on
Mr. Hume's Reform Scheme,
316-18; on Extension of the
County Franchise, 318-19; on
Lord John Russell's Reform Bill,
319; on the Ballot, 320, 378; on
Church Rates, 320-1, 379, 523;
ii. 60-64, 65-7; on Freedom of
the Press, i. 322; on Mr. Milner
Gibson's Resolutions regarding
Taxes upon Knowledge, 323-4 ;
on Repeal of the Advertisement
Duty, 325-6; on the Parliamen-
tary Oaths Bill of 1849, 326-7;
on the Case of Mr. Salomons,
328-9; on Lord Russell's Jewish
Disabilities Abolition Bill, 329-
32; on the Ecclesiastical Titles
Bill, 333-4, 335-9; on the Supre-
macy of the Crown, 336; on the
Attitude of the Ministry towards
the Crimean War, 362-3; Argues
in Detail against the Necessity of
the War, 365-74; Replies to the
"Balance of Power" Argument,
370-2, ii. 414; Expresses Want of
Confidence in the Government,
375-6; on the Oxford University
Reform Bill, 376-7; on Repeal of
the Stamp Duty, 377-8; on
State Grants to Irish Dissenting
Bodies, 380-1; on the Foreign En-

listment Bill, 388-94; Powerful
Appeals to Lord Palmerston to
Restore Peace, 401-4, 522; on the
Ultimate Objects of the War, its
Cost, and Results, 407-15; At-
tacks the Conduct of the Govern-
ment, 413-15, 416-18; on Sir
Charles Wood's Indian Govern-
ment Scheme, 455-6, 457; on the
India Bill of the Derby Minis-
try, 459-62; on Lord Canning's
Confiscation Proclamation, 463-4,
and the Ministerial Crisis, 464-5;
on the Indian Budget of 1859,
466-71; Vindicates the Memory
of Sir A. Burnes, 472; on Mr.
Disraeli's Reform Bill, 500-504;
on the Dissolution, 505; Sup-
ports Lord Hartington's Amend-
ment to the Address, 516-18;
Reply to Mr. Disraeli on Finance
and Reduction of Armaments,
520-2; on Taxation as the Result
of the Foreign Policy, 524-5;
on the China Question, 525; on
the National Defences, 525, ii.
22-9; on Mr. Gladstone's Budget
and the French Treaty, ii. 5-9;
on Non-Intervention in the Savoy
Annexation, 11-14; Condemns
the Chinese Policy of the Russell
Government, 15-17, 18-19; on Sir
C. Trevelyan's Recall from Ma-
dras, 21-2; on Lord Palmerston's
National Defence Expenditure,
22, 24-9; on British Support of
Turkey, 30-1; Defends Mr.
Stansfeld in the Matter of Maz-
zini, 31, 33-5; on Infringement
of the Privileges of the House of
Commons by the Lords, 38, 40,
41-7, 48-9; on the Repeal of the
Paper Duty, 42-3, 45, 47, 134 ́;
on the Reform Bill of 1860, 50-
52, 53-5; Defends Mr. Glad-
stone's Budget of 1861, 72-4;
Condemns the Navy Estimates,
75-6;
on the Trent Incident,
87-8; on International Maritime
Law, 88-9; Denounces Mr. Roe-
buck's Motion for Recognition
of the Southern Confederacy,
104-9; on British Neutrality,

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110; Opposes the Permissive
Bill, 146-9; on British Relations
with Canada, 153-60; against
Defending Canada by Fortifica-
tions, 160-2; on the North Ame-
rican Provinces Confederation
Bill, 162-4, 367; Defends his
View of the Case of Governor
Eyre, 166-7; on the Death of Mr.
Cobden, 173-4; on Compensation
for Loss by the Cattle Plague,
196; on Mr. Gladstone's Reform
Bill of 1866, 198-9; Returns the
Attack of Messrs. Horsman and
Lowe, 202-3; Scene in the House,
204-5; General Criticism on the
Bill, 209-10; Reply to Sir Bul-
wer Lytton, 210-11; Eloquent
Appeal in Favour of the Mea-
sure, 212-13; on the "Ten
Minutes' Bill" of Mr. Disraeli,
250-1; Warns the Government
against Attempting to Deceive
the Working Classes, 252-3; his
Trenchant Attack on the Govern-
ment Reform Bill, 254-5; on
Voting by Proxy, 259-60; on
Lord Cairns's Amendment for the
Representation of Minorities,
262-4; on the Suspension of
the Habeas Corpus Act in Ire-
land, 268-72; and the Want of
Statesmanship in Dealing with
Irish Questions, 269-70; on Lord
Mayo's Proposals, 289-92; Ad-
vocates Disestablishment, and
Unfolds his Disendowment
Scheme, 293-4; Supports Mr.
Gladstone's Resolutions, 296-302;
on the Unconstitutional Action
of the Government under Defeat,
303-4; on Mr. Disraeli's use of
Her Majesty's Name, 306; on
Mr. Gladstone's Disestablish-
ment Measure, 323-7; Confutes
Mr. Disraeli's Argument, 324-5;
Crushing Reply to Lord Claud
Hamilton's Charges, 329; on
Nova Scotia and the Confedera-
tion Scheme, 367-70; Regards
the Objections to Marriage with
a Deceased Wife's Sister as Mere
Sentiment, and the Law against
40

as Unjust, 370-3; Deprecates the
Animosity with Russia, and Ad-
vocates Non-Intervention, 419-
20; Attacks Dr. Kenealy's Action
as to the Tichborne Trial, 503 ;
on Mr. Osborne Morgan's Burials
Bill, 507-8; 523-4; on the Prince
of Wales's Visit to India, 509-10;
Supports Mr. Meldon's Motion
for Household Suffrage in Ireland,
511, 525, 531-2; on Mr. Dixon's
Elementary Education Measure,
512-13; Opposes Mr. Pell's New
Clause to the Government Bill,
513-14; and the Extension of the
Suffrage to Women, 514-15; on
the Abolition of Sunday Liquor
Traffic in Ireland, 516; on Ex-
tension of the County Franchise,
517-18; on Official Reports of
Parliamentary Debates, 518-19;
on the Necessity for Irrigation in
India, 522-3; on the Government
of King Edward's School, Bir-
mingham, 525-6; on Reform in
India, 527-8; on the Better
Administration of the Irish Land
Act, 529; on the Commission for
Inquiry into Agricultural De-
pression, 530-1; on Sir Wilfrid
Lawson's Local Option Motion,
632-3; on Mr.Bradlaugh's Right to
Take the Oath, 565-6, 567-8, 569 ;
Contrasts the Anti-Corn-Law
and Land League Agitations,
589-90: on the Condition of Irish
Labourers, and the Neglect of
Manufactures, 594-6; on the
Irish Land Bill, 597-601.
Bright, Leonard, the Statesman's
Son, Burial-place of, i. 245.
Brougham, Lord, his Misunder-
standing with the Corn Law
Repealers, i. 164.

Bruce, Mr., Chinese Minister, Con-
demned by Mr. Bright, ii. 16.
Buckingham, Mr. J. S., his Lectures
on the East, i. 11, 14.
Budget, Sir R. Peel's, for 1845,i. 195;

Lord John Russell's and Mr. Mil-
ner Gibson's Amendments on, 196.
Budget, Lord John Russell's, for
1848, Mr. Bright upon, i. 293-4.

Budget, Mr. Gladstone's, of 1860,
ii. 3-9, 36-7; of 1861, 71.
Buisson, M., Describes in the Temps
his Interview with Mr. Bright, ii.
580-1.

Bulgarian Atrocities, The, ii. 402-3.
Burnaby, Major, Contests Bir-

mingham in the Conservative
Interest, ii. 545.

Burnes, Sir A., Mutilation of De-
spatches of, i. 471-2.

Burritt, Elihu, on the Free Trade
Victory, i. 226.

C

Cabinet Councils, Mr. Bright upon,
ii. 137-8.

Caird, Mr., his Scotch County
Franchise Bill, i. 477.

Cairns, Lord, Opposes Mr. Glad-
stone's Reform Bill, ii. 206-7;
Mr. Bright's Reply, 211; Amend-
ment on the 1867 Reform Bill,
262, 264.

Callan, Mr., Talks out the Irish
Sunday Liquor Traffic Stoppage
Measure, ii. 516; Motion of con-
cerning Irish Labourers' Dwel-
lings, 194.

Canada, Question of the Defences
of, ii. 151-64.

Canning, Lord, Confiscation Policy
of, in India, i. 462-3.
Capital Punishment, Mr. Bright
upon, i. 19-24, 304-7; ii. 139-45,
330, 520-2.

Cardwell, Mr., his Irish Reform Bill,
ii. 49.

Carlyle, Mr. Thomas, on the Corn
Laws, i. 166-7; his Defence of
Governor Eyre, ii. 169-70; on
the Eastern Question, 411.
Carnarvon, Lord, Letter of to Mr.
Bright on his Attitude to the
Irish Question and the House of
Lords, ii. 576; Mr. Bright's Re-
ply, 577-8.
Cavendish, Lord F., Moves for a
Select Committee on Mr. Brad-
laugh's Claim to Affirm, ii. 564.
Cavour, Count, Mr. Bright's Inter-
view with, i. 425.