History of Europe

CONTENTS OF VOL. VI.

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71. Marriage of the Duke de Nemours and the Princess of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, ib.
72. Dotation of the Duke de Nemours thrown out by the Chamber,
78. Project for removing the bones of Napoleon to Paris,
79. Inauguration of a pillar to Insurrection on the Place of the Bastile,
85. Attempt of Darmès to assassinate the King,
86. Disinterment of the bones of Napoleon, .
87. Reinterment of Napoleon in the Church of the Invalides,
88. Political manifestations on the occasion,
89. Threatening state of affairs in the East,
90. M. Guizot's account of the British policy in the East,
93. Memorandum of the Allied Powers,

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33. Ministerial crisis, and attempt to form a Liberal Administration,

34. Vain attempts to form a Ministry,

35. La Société des Familles. Its organisation,

36. Which is changed into the Société des Saisons,

37. Insurrection of May 12, which is suppressed,

38. Second Ministry of Marshal Soult,

39. Character of M. Villemain,

40. State of parties after this change,

41. Trial of Barbès and the conspirators,

42. Conviction and sentences of the accused,

43. Views of Barbès and his associates in this conspiracy,

44. Progress of the Napoleon party, .

45. Increased strength of the Government,

46. Debate on the affairs of the East,

47-50. Lamartine's speech on the subject,

51-53. Argument of M. Villemain on the other side,

54. Marshal Soult's measures in the East,

55-56. M. Jouffroy's exposition of the Government system,

57. Affairs of Africa after the storm of Constantine, .

58. Their threatening aspect,

59. Commencement of the insurrection,

60. Vigorous defensive measures, and successes of the French,

61. Death of the Princess Maria of Würtemberg,

62. Creation of twenty peers,

63. Commencement of agitation for a lowering of the suffrage,

64. View of the Liberals as to the government of the executive,

65. Commencement of the session of 1840; the King's speech,

66-69. Speech of M. Thiers on the Eastern question,

70. Reflections on this debate,

73. M. Thiers' second Ministry,

74. First division supports the Ministry,

75. Early measures of the Ministry,

76. State of the public press,

77. Bill regarding infant labour,

80. Expedition of Louis Napoleon to Boulogne,

81-82. Failure of the enterprise,

83. His trial, and sentence of imprisonment,

84. His life in prison, and its beneficial results,

91. M. Thiers' answer,

92. Treaty of July 15, 1840, .

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4. Indignation in France on hearing of this treaty,

95. Vigorous measures of the French Cabinet,

96. Division of opinion on the fortification of Paris,

97. Great preparations of M. Thiers,

98. M. Guizot's memorandum to the English Government,

99. M. Guizot's opinions on the Eastern question, .

100. Withdrawal of the French fleet from the Levant,

101. Immediate cause of M. Thiers' downfall,

102. The new Ministry,

103. King's speech at opening the Chamber,

104-106. Debate on the Address,

107-109. Answer of M. Guizot,

110. Division in favour of Government,

111. Continuance of the fortifications of Paris,

112. Marshal Soult's military view of the question,

113. Alarming state of the finances, .

114. Treaty of Feb. 13, 1841, regarding the East,

115. Great escape which Europe made at this period,

116. Reflections on this treaty,

117. Way in which this was brought about,

118. What occasioned the error,

INTERNAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF SIR R. PEEL IN THE END

OF 1834, TO THE FALL OF HIS MINISTRY IN APRIL 1835.

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1. Vast effect of the changes in the Currency Laws during the peace,

2. Leading evils of the Currency Laws,

3. Grand error from which they spring,

4. Danger of a currency mainly based on the retention of gold and silver,

5. Partial but insufficient recognition of these principles in our monetary

system,

6. Double set of dangers of a currency based on the retention of gold,
7. Remedy for these evils,
8. The rise of interest in a monetary crisis is not owing to want of capital,
9. Argument of the bullionists in favour of their system,

10. Answer to this argument,

11. Such a currency must be based on the national security,

12. Effect of the monetary laws in inducing the prosperity of 1835,

13. Growing prosperity of 1835 and 1836,

14. Joint-stock mania,

15. Burning of the two Houses of Parliament,

16. The new Cabinet,

17. Sir Robert Peel's address to the electors of Tamworth,

18. Peaceable manner in which the change was received in the country,

19. Result the elections in England,

20. Returns in Scotland,

21. Irish elections, and junction of Liberals and Catholics there,

22. Division on the choice of a Speaker,

23 Division on the Address,

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DOMESTIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND, FROM THE RETURN OF THE WEIGS TO POWER IN

12-14. Argument of the Conservatives on the other side,

20. Defeat of motions regarding the currency, agricultural distress, and

21. The budget, and extinction of the surplus,

22. Mr O'Connell's crusade against the House of Lords,

23. Spread of these extreme opinions among the operatives in towns, and

24. Great apprehensions of the Ministerialists,

25. Great, though gradual, creation of Whig peers,

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24. King's reception of the Address as amended,

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25. Exasperation of the Whigs at Sir R. Peel not resigning,

135

26. Motion for repeal of the malt-tax lost,

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27. Great diminution in the consumption of beer,

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28. Debate on Lord Londonderry's appointment as ambassador at St Peters-

burg,

138

29. Lord Londonderry's declinature of the office,

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30. Sir Robert Peel's remedial measures,

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31. The Whigs attack Government on the Irish Church question,

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32. Lord John Russell's motion regarding the Irish Church,

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33-37. Argument in favour of the motion,

142-145

38-42. Answer of the Ministry,

146-149

43. Division on the question, and resignation of Sir R. Peel,

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44. New Ministry, and Melbourne its head,

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45. Importance of this short Administration of Sir R. Peel,

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46. Which averted the danger of revolution in Great Britain,

47. Effect of this in restoring the House of Lords to their functions,

48. Its pernicious effects upon Ireland,

49. Liberal measures forced upon Government by the change,

50. Great rise of Sir R. Peel in general estimation from this short Adminis

tration,

51. Merits of Lord J. Russell's proposal regarding the Irish Church,

CHAPTER XXXVI.

APRIL 1835, TO THE ACCESSION OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN

1. Lord Melbourne's announcement of his principles of government,
2. Character of Lord Melbourne by Sydney Smith,
3. Defeats of Ministers at the new elections,
4. Ministerial measures of reform,
5. Scotch Burgh Reform Bill,
6. Government report on the English corporations,
7. Heads of the ministerial Corporate Reform Bill,
8. General features of the bill in a political point of view,
9.11. Argument in support of the bill,

15. Fate of the bill in the Commons and Peers,

16. Reflections on this change,

17. Its great defect,

18. True principle on the subject,
19. Ministerial bill for Church reform,

ceedings regarding Orange lodges,

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