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CONTENTS.

PART I

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

Unpopularity of the Government-Rumours of Cabinet Dissensions—Mr. Cham-

berlain on the Rights of Property-Prince Bismarck-Colonial Policy—

Imperial Federation-The Egyptian Imbroglio-The Intention of England-

The Members for Birmingham and their Constituents-Mr. Goschen at

Edinburgh-The Dynamite Explosions-Mr. Parnell and the Tipperary Elec-

tion-The Fall of Khartoum-Public Opinion and Public Speeches-Cabinet

Changes

CHAPTER II.

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Reassembling of Parliament-Egyptian Affairs-The Business of the Session-The

Vote of Censure in the Commons and the Lords-Narrow Escape of the

Government-Its Foreign Relations with Russia, Germany, and France-The

Reserves called out-The Egyptian Indemnity Loan-The Redistribution Bill

in Committee-The Revolt against Sir S. Northcote-The Representatives of

Scotland and of London-Navy Estimates-Army Estimates

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CHAPTER III.

State of Foreign Relations-Mr. Shaw-Lefevre and Mr. John Morley-The Story

of the Negotiations with Russia-Mr. Gladstone's Statement-Military Pre-

parations-General Komaroff's Version-The Vote of Credit-Lord Salisbury

at Wrexham - Popular Opinion-Mr. Gladstone's Warlike Utterance-The

Ray of Peace-The Attitude of the Conservatives--Abandonment of the Soudan

-The House of Lords on the Central Asian Question-The Duke of Argyll on

Indian and Egyptian Affairs-The Redistribution and Registration Bills-Mr.

Childers's Budget-Colonial Legislation-Renewal of the Irish Crimes Act and

the Cabinet Crisis

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CHAPTER IV.

The state of parties-The renewal of the Crimes Act-Speeches of the Recess-

Lord R. Churchill's manifesto-Mr. Chamberlain at Birmingham-The Budget

-Defeat of the Government-The Interregnum-The revolt of the new Con-

servatives-Lord Salisbury's difficulties-The new Administration-The inter-

vention of the Queen-Honours and rewards-The Archbishop of Canterbury

on the State Church-The policy of the new Cabinet-Blunders in Admiralty

Finance Housing of the working classes-The Irish legislation of the Govern-

ment-Foreign Affairs -Position of the Ministry-Close of the Session. [96