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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

Book II.

CHAPTER I.

Third Tenure of the Foreign Office-Switzerland-Spanish Mar-

riages Portugal-Annexation of the Punjaub

CHAPTER II.

Lord Minto's Mission to Italy-Ireland-Sicily

CHAPTER III.

Arbitration-Movements in Italy- French Revolution-Chartist

Agitation in London-War between Austria and Italy- Sir

Robert Peel at the Mansion House-French Occupation of

Rome-Debates in Parliament-Cholera -Naples

CHAPTER IV.

War in Hungary-Question of the Hungarian Refugees

. 103

CHAPTER V.

Greek Affairs and Don Pacifico Debate

. 126

CHAPTER VI.

Letters-General Haynau at Barclay's Brewery-Ecclesiastical

Titles Bill-National Defences-Mr. Gladstone's Letters about

Neapolitan Prisons-Ionian Islands-Defence in Parliament —

Question of 'Holy Places'

CHAPTER VII.

Removal from the Government-Explanations in the House of

Commons.

CHAPTER VIII.

Fall of the Russell Administration-Lord Derby's Government

-Dissolution-Speeches at Tiverton and Lewes-Letters--

Defeat of the Derby Cabinet

CHAPTER IX.

Goes to the Home Office in the Aberdeen Administration-Work

at Home Office-Temporary Resignation.

CHAPTER X.

Russian Policy-Occupation of Principalities; movements of

English Fleet-Lord Aberdeen-Active preparations for war-

Reform Club Banquet-Proposes Crimean Expedition--1855

-Motion of Mr. Roebuck-Resignation of Lord John Russell-

Defeat of the Government

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CHAPTER XI.

Becomes Prime Minister-Attends to State of the Army--Negotia-

tions at Vienna-Reforms for Turkey-Conference breaks up. 304

CHAPTER XII.

Renewal of Negotiations-Peace Signed Declaration of Paris-

Disputes about execution of Treaty--Misunderstanding with

the United States -Death of Sir William Temple-Egypt-

Persian Affairs .

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