Lord John Russell

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I EARLY YEARS, EDUCATION, AND TRAVEL 1792-1813
Rise of the Russells under the Tudors — Childhood and early surroundings of Lord John — Schooldays at Westminster — First journey abroad with Lord Holland — Wellington and the Peninsular campaign — Student days in Edinburgh and speeches at the Speculative Society — Early leanings in politics and literature — Enters the House of Commons as member for Tavistock to location
CHAPTER II IN PARLIAMENT AND FOR THE PEOPLE 1813-1826
The political outlook when Lord John entered the House of Commons — The ‘Condition of England’ question — The struggle for Parliamentary Reform — Side-lights on Napoleon Bonaparte — The Liverpool Administration in a panic — Lord John comes to the aid of Sir Francis Burdett — Foreign travel — First motion in favour of Reform — Making headway to location
CHAPTER III WINNING HIS SPURS 1826-1830
Defeated and out of harness — Journey to Italy — Back in Parliament — Canning’s accession to power — Bribery and corruption — The repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts — The struggle between the Court and the Cabinet over Catholic Emancipation — Defeat of Wellington at the polls — Lord John appointed Paymaster-General to location
CHAPTER IV A FIGHT FOR LIBERTY 1830-1832
Lord Grey and the cause of Reform — Lord Durham’s share in the Reform Bill — The voice of the people — Lord John introduces the bill and explains its provisions — The surprise of the Tories — Reform, ‘Aye’ or ‘No’ — Lord John in the Cabinet — The bill thrown out — The indignation of the country — Proposed creation of Peers — Wellington and Sidmouth in despair — The bill carried — Lord John’s tribute to Althorp to location
CHAPTER V THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA 1833-1838
The turn of the tide with the Whigs — The two voices in the Cabinet — Lord John and Ireland — Althorp and the Poor Law — The Melbourne Administration on the rocks — Peel in power — The question of Irish tithes — Marriage of Lord John — Grievances of Nonconformists — Lord Melbourne’s influence over the Queen — Lord Durham’s mission to Canada — Personal sorrow to location
CHAPTER VI THE TWO FRONT BENCHES 1840-1845
Lord John’s position in the Cabinet and in the Commons — His services to Education — Joseph Lancaster — Lord John’s Colonial Policy — Mr. Gladstone’s opinion — Lord Stanmore’s recollections — The mistakes of the Melbourne Cabinet — The Duke of Wellington’s opinion of Lord John — The agitation against the Corn Laws — Lord John’s view of Sir Robert Peel — The Edinburgh letter — Peel’s dilemma — Lord John’s comment on the situation to location
CHAPTER VII FACTION AND FAMINE 1846-1847
Peel and Free Trade — Disraeli and Lord George Bentinck lead the attack — Russell to the rescue — Fall of Peel — Lord John summoned to power — Lord John’s position in the Commons and in the country — The Condition of Ireland question — Famine and its deadly work — The Russell Government and measures of relief — Crime and coercion — The Whigs and Education — Factory Bill — The case of Dr. Hampden to location
CHAPTER VIII IN ROUGH WATERS 1848-1852
The People’s Charter — Feargus O’Connor and the crowd — Lord Palmerston strikes from his own bat — Lord John’s view of the political situation — Death of Peel — Palmerston and the Court — ‘No Popery’ — The Durham Letter — The invasion scare — Lord John’s remark about Palmerston — Fall of the Russell Administration to location
CHAPTER IX COALITION BUT NOT UNION 1852-1853
The Aberdeen Ministry — Warring elements — Mr. Gladstone’s position — Lord John at the Foreign Office and Leader of the House — Lady Russell’s criticisms of Lord Macaulay’s statement — A small cloud in the East — Lord Shaftesbury has his doubts to location
CHAPTER X DOWNING STREET AND CONSTANTINOPLE 1853
Causes of the Crimean War — Nicholas seizes his opportunity — The Secret Memorandum — Napoleon and the susceptibilities of the Vatican — Lord Stratford de Redcliffe and the Porte — Prince Menschikoff ...