History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Volume 4

W. Blackwood and sons, 1855

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Pagina vii
... Cabinet , 122 92. Weakness of the new Cabinet , and its cause , ib . 93. Impolitic reduction of the yeomanry , 123 · 94. Dissolution of the Goderich Cabinet , 124 friends , • 98. Notice of the battle of Navarino in the King's speech ...

Pagina viii
... Cabinet , 151 · 124. Mr Dawson's speech at Londonderry , 152 125. Ambiguous letter of the Duke of Wellington , and explicit one of the Lord - Lieutenant , 153 126. Increased violence of the Catholic leaders , 154 • 127. Difficulties ...

Pagina xii
... Cabinet to create Peers , ib . 102. The King is violently agitated , and reluctantly consents , 367 103. Secret negotiations with the waverers , . 368 104. Revolutionary meetings to coerce the Peers , 369 105. Second reading of the bill ...

Pagina xv
... cabinet of Vienna , 50. And by Prussia , . 51. Character of Louis Philippe : opposite views of it , 52. Explanation of its seeming contradictions , 53. Features , good and bad , of his character , 54. Vicissitudes of his life , and ...

Pagina xvi
... Cabinet divisions , and fall of the Ministry , 506 507 3. Commencement of the trial of the late Ministers , 508 4. Conduct of the accused before the trial , 509 5. Disturbed state of Paris before this , 6. Commencement of the trial , 7 ...

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CHAPTER	1

Statistics of the condition of the Irish poor	2

Ruinous effects of the power of the landlord 2 4 Irish malcontents 4 Immense and redundant population in the country	4

Munificent grants of the English to Ireland	5

Great simultaneous increase of industry and productions in Ireland	6

Causes of the wretched situation of Ireland	7

Effects of the Roman Catholic religion 9 Splitting of farms for political purposes	9

Pernicious effects of the potato	10

Agitation and increased misery in Ireland	296

Agitation for the repeal of the Union and prosecution of Mr OConnell who is allowed to escape	298

The budget which is defeated	300

Description of taxes to be taken off and put on ib 30 Committee on the Reform Bill	302

Feeling and petitions of the country	303

Introduction of the Reform Bill by Lord John Russell	304

3341 Argument of the Ministers in favour of the bill 305310	305

Ministerial plan of reform	311

Want of poorlaws	12

Absentee proprietors 13 Ribbonmen and secret societies 14 Orange lodges	14

Irregularity and uncertainty in the administration of justice	15

Intimidation of juries and witnesses	16

Catholic emancipation the only remedy proposed by English Liberals and 18 Effects of that measure ib 5 6 7	17

Disturbed state of Ireland in 1823 and prosecutions for the riot in the Dublin theatre	19

Disturbed state of the country	20

Renewal of the Insurrection Act and composition for tithes	21

Debates on Irish corruption and Catholic emancipation	22

Improvement of the country in 1824	24

Beneficial working of the TitheComposition Bill	25

Rise of the Catholic Association	26

Real objects of the Association	27

Roman Catholic question in reference to England	28

Parliamentary Reform Alien Bill and reversal of Scottish attainders	29

Reflections on the Alien Act	30

Act for uniformity of weights and measures	31

Reflections on this interview 453	32

Violence of parties and misery in Paris	35

State of corruption into which the system of centralisation had sunk	41

The bill is carried and immediately evaded	42

Fall of Lafitte and appointment of Casimir Périer in his stead	47

20	53

The bill is carried by a large majority in both Houses	56

21	60

Ireland	62

23	63

24	64

25	65

26	66

27	67

Results of the election	68

29	69

31	70

Commencement of the emigration question	71

The Reform Bill is carried by a majority of 136	74

Suspension of hostilities of the two armies and appointment of Paskiewitch	79

VOL IV	81

Kings message regarding Portugal	84

How this had come to pass	85

5053 Mr Cannings speech on the subject in the House of Commons 8688	86

Vast effect of this speech and the expedition sets out for Lisbon	89

Reflections on this point	90

Improved state of the country in the beginning of 1827	91

Death of the Duke of York	92

5859 His character	93

Illness and retirement of Lord Liverpool	95

Difficulty in the choice of his successor and Mr Cannings appointment	97

39	98

Composition of the new Cabinet	99

Importance of these events on Englands future history	100

Manner in which the changes were received in Parliament	101

Character of Lord Eldon who now retired from public life	102

His character as a statesman	103

71	104

7276 Mr Peels speech against Catholic emancipation 105108	105

7778 Ministerial measure on the Corn Laws 108109	108

Result of the debate in the Commons and Lords	110

Important and curious things occurring in the course of the debate	111

Excessive heat and drought of Great Britain in 1826	112

Other proceedings in Parliamentsilkweavers shipowners	114

Penryn and East Retford are convicted of bribery Commencement of the Reform question	115

Proud position of Mr Canning	116

His susceptible disposition and increasing illness ib 86 His last illness and death	117

Reflections on this event	118

Had he lived he would have disappointed their expectations	119

Review of his last acts	120

His character as a statesman and orator	121

Lord Goderich made premier and reconstruction of the Cabinet	122

Weakness of the new Cabinet and its cause ib 93 Impolitic reduction of the yeomanry	123

Dissolution of the Goderich Cabinet	124

The Duke of Wellington appointed premier and his Cabinet	125

Reconstruction of the Cabinet by Wellington	127

Notice of the battle of Navarino in the Kings speech	128

Finance Committee and Catholic question	129

Cornlaw Bill	130

Bill for the suppression of small notes	131

Repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts	133

104106 Argument for the repeal 134135	134

107108 Answer of Ministers 136138	136

The bill is carried in both Houses	138

What they should have done	139

Which led to the practical disfranchisement of the colonies and shipping	145

Division on the question and violent resistance to the bill in the country 173	148

His violent language and ingratitude	154

Summary of the faults on both sides	159

Effects of these changes on the population and Catholics of Ireland	170

Page	172

Explanations of his inconsistencies in the Catholic faith	182

Religious differences unavoidable when religion is thought of at all	188

CHAPTER XXII	194

DOMESTIC HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE PASSING OF THE CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL	200

The budget of 1829	207

The expedition to Terceira	216

Sir James Grahams motion for a reduction of the salaries of public officers	227

Taxes remitted on beer leather and cider	233

Which was occasioned by the contraction of the currency	239

Which also produced the cry for Reform	240

Disinclination of the Whigs generally to parliamentary reform	241

Various motions on parliamentary reform made in Parliament during the session of 1830	243

Rise of the political unions and their great influence	244

Illness and death of George IV	245

Character of George IV variously given by opposite parties	246

Great events of his reign ib 48 His remarkable talents	247

His failings and vices	248

his character	249

And failings	250

His personal character and Queen	251

Precarious condition of Ministers after the accession of William IV ib 54 Debate on the question of a Regency in the event of the Kings death	252

Prosecution of the press and West India Question ib 56 Prorogation and dissolution of Parliament and French Revolution	253

Result of the elections favourable to the Liberals	255

Distracted state of Ireland and entire failure of emancipation to pacify it	256

Successive efforts of the agitators and their influence on the elections	257

Opening of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway ib 61 And death of Mr Huskisson	258

Reflections on the railway system and its rapid growth	259

Its vast and lasting monetary effects	260

And moral and political effects ib 65 Political effects of the railway system	261

Its evils and dangers in the undue sway of the capital	262

Its political effects	263

Military results of the railway system ib 69 On the whole it augments the means of defending nations	264

Disturbances and incendiarism in the southern counties	265

Kings speech	266

Lord Greys declaration on reform	267

Duke of Wellingtons famous speech against any reform	268

Immense effect produced by this declaration	269

Mr Broughams plan of reform	270

Postponement of the Kings visit to the City	271

General consternation on the occasion	272

Speech of Mr Brougham on the occasion	273

Division on the Civil List leaves Ministers in a minority	274

CHAPTER XXIII	275

23 Causes which rendered the change so decisive	276

What had set these causes in motion	277

S Page 5 What made the Dukes declaration against Reform so important	278

The difficulty in forming the new Ministry fixes Mr Broughams claims	279

Character of Earl Grey	280

His character as an orator and in private	281

His defects and errors but noble use of power when acquired	282

He was misled by others as to the effect of the Reform Bill ib 11 Character of Lord Brougham	283

His merits as a Judge	284

His character as a statesman	285

His style of oratory	286

his European reputation	287

His versatile talents and character	288

His character as a diplomatist and orator ib 18 His errors	289

Lord John Russell	290

His intrepidity and selfconfidence 231	292

his administrative powers	293

His inconsistencies ib 24 Earl Greys announcement of his principles of government	294

Distracted state of England during the winter	295

4344 Qualification of voters The 10 clause	313

Plan as to Scotland and Ireland	314

Astonishment in the House at the bill	315

4753 Argument against the bill 316322	316

Clear division of Conservatives and Reformers which ensued in the country	323

Agitation in the country	324

Courageous petition from the merchants and bankers of London against the bill	325

Second reading of the bill carried by a majority of one	326

General Gascoignes motion is carried against Government by eight	328

Dangers on both sides in ulterior measures ib 60 Liberal settlement on the Royal Family	329

Efforts made to won the King by his vanity	330

Means by which the King was induced to dissolve Parliament	331

How the Kings resistance is overcome	332

Violent scene in the House of Commons	333

Scene in the House of Peers when the King dissolved Parliament	334

Dissolution of Parliament and elections	335

Dreadful riots in Scotland	336

General interference of the priests in the Irish elections	347

Vote of confidence in the Commons carried by 131	350

The riots are at once suppressed when the military are ordered to act	356

closing declaration	362

Secret negotiations with the waverers	368

The Duke fails in forming an administration	374

The Scotch and Irish bills passed	380

Way in which the monied classes had got the command of the pro	407

Dangers arising from this circumstance	413

Enormous sums spent by working classes in Great Britain on drink	423

Project of giving the lieutenancygeneral to the Duke of Orléans and	437

Reunion of the Republicans at Lointiers	443

Visit of the Duke of Orléans to the Hôtel de Ville	451

Conversation between the Duke of Orléans and the Republicans	454

3439 Noble speech of Chateaubriand 455459	455

Chateaubriand refuses the portfolio of foreign affairs	460

Acceptance of the crown by Louis Philippe	461

Speeches on the occasion of his accepting the constitution	462

Changes in the constitution of the Revolution	463

Peers who resigned and Ministers who were appointed	464

Grievous distress in Paris	465

Reception of the Revolution at Lyons Bordeaux and in the provinces	466

Recognition of Louis Philippe by the English Government	467

Manner in which he is received by the Continental sovereigns	468

His recognition by the cabinet of Vienna	470

Character of Louis Philippe opposite views of it	471

Explanation of its seeming contradictions	472

Features good and bad of his character ib 54 Vicissitudes of his life and impress they had affixed to his character	473

Extreme difficulties with which he had to contend	474

Dissensions in the Council and violence of the National Guard deputa tion	475

Suspicious death and testament of the Duke de Bourbon	476

Injurious reports spread abroad by the bequest of the Dukes property to the Duke dAumale	477

Attitude of M de Lafayette and its dangers	478

Disturbances in Paris ib 61 First legislative measures of the new Government	479

Discussion on the Electoral Law ib 63 First financial measures of the new Government	480

Proceedings against the popular societies ib 65 Speech of the Minister of the Interior on the subject	481

Attempt to revolutionise Spain from Paris	482

Which is secretly favoured by Louis Philippe and his Ministers ib 68 The enterprise is undertaken and fails	483

State of Belgium and its dispositions	485

Causes of discord among the inhabitants	486

Revolutionary party in Belgium and its great increase by the events in Paris in July	487

Commencement of the revolution ib 73 Progress of the insurrection	488

Negotiations of the insurgents with the King	489

Demands of the leaders of the revolution	490

Speech of the King on opening the Chambers	491

The army is directed by the King and Chambers on Brussels	492

Prince Frederick attacks Brussels	493

The Dutch troops are in the end defeated and retire to Antwerp ib 80 The insurrection extends generally and the separation of Belgium and Holland i...	495

State of political feeling in Germany	496

Disturbances in AixlaChapelle and Cologne	497

In Dresden Leipsic and Brunswick	498

And in Brunswick	499

Political contests in Switzerland ib 87 Convulsions in Italy	501

Change in the order of succession in Spain ib 89 Its motives and political objects	502

Promulgation of the decree	503

Resumé of the influence of the Revolution in France over Europe	504

CHAPTER XXV	506

Cabinet divisions and fall of the Ministry	507

Commencement of the trial of the late Ministers	508

Conduct of the accused before the trial	509

Disturbed state of Paris before this	510

Commencement of the trial	511

Dissolution of the Administration	512

Formation of M Lafittes ministry	514

Lafittes statement of the principles of his ministry	515

Progress of the trial of the exministers	516

Arguments of M Sauzet for the accused ib 12 Condemnation and punishment of the accused	518

Disaffection of the National Guard and the misery of the capital	519

Demands of Lafayette	521

Changes in the Cabinet	522

Favourable accounts from Algiers	523

Great additional expenditure for the army and its forces	524

Competition for the crown of Belgium and its final separation from Hol land	525

Crown of Belgium offered to Duke de Nemours	526

Protocol Jan 20 1831 fixing limits of Holland and Belgium	527

Views in London and Paris on Louis Philippes refusal ib 24 Weak and distracted state of Belgium	528

Perilous state of Italy	529

Insurrections in Bologna Modena Reggio and Parma	530

Intervention of Austria in Italy	532

Entry of the Austrians into Bologna and suppression of the insurrection ib 29 Affairs of Germany and precautionary measures there	533

Defensive measures in Austria	534

State of feeling in Prussia	535

Great fermentation in the lesser states of Germany	536

Troubles in Saxony and HesseCassel	538

Kings speech	561

Commencement of hostilities and position and forces on the two sides	571

The French compel the submission of the Portuguese government	578

Violent scene in the Chamber on the debate on Poland	584

Massacres in Warsaw	585

Reason of the superiority in general of the aristocracy as statesmen	603

This prosperity increased the passion for independence	616

Appointment of a provisional government	622

Chlopickis military preparations	628

Strange conduct of Constantine	629

Unsuccessful negotiations with Nicholas	630

Preparations and conference of Austria Prussia and Russia	631

Secret views of Austria and France at this juncture	632

Great Britain declines to join France in interfering in favour of Poland	633

Chlopicki resigns the dictatorship on the meeting of the Diet 20th December and is reappointed	634

His first acts after his appointment	635

Menacing proclamation and vast preparations of the Czar	636

3438 Manifesto of the Polish Diet 637640	637

Chlopickis vain efforts to bring about an accommodation	641

The Czar is dethroned by the Diet	642

Statistics of the strength of Russia at this period	643

Statistics of the kingdom of Poland	644

Statistics of Austrian and Prussian Poland	645

Statistics of Lithuania and Russian Poland	646

Military forces on the opposite sides	647

Strategetical advantages of the Poles ib 47 Advance of Diebitch towards Warsaw	648

Position and forces on the opposite sides	649

Battle of Grochow	650

Battle of Praga	651

Desperate and bloody nature of the conflict ib 52 Results of these battles	653

Splendid success of Dwernicki on the Polish right ib 54 Parallel of Grochow and Sieroczyn with Inkermann and Balaklava	655

Operations of Dwernicki on the left bank of the Vistula ib 56 Skrzynecki appointed generalissimo by the Diet	657

His biography and character ib 58 Ineffectual attempts at a negotiation and vigorous preparations of Skrzynecki	658

Skrzyneckis plan of operations	659

Forces at his disposal ib 61 Skrzyneckis brilliant success in the centre	661

Total defeat of the Russians ib 63 Great success of the Poles in the pursuit	662

Chances which now awaited Skrzynecki	663

Opinion of Prondzynski and others which is not adopted	664

Victory of the Poles at Iganie	665

Cholera breaks out in the Polish army which is arrested in its advance	666

Bad success of Sierawiki on the right ib 69 Defeat of Dwernicki in Volhynia who is obliged to take refuge in Gallicia	667

Insurrection in Podolia and the Ukraine and its final discomfiture	669

Operations in the centre ib 72 Expedition of Chrzanowski into Volhynia and its defeat	670

March of Skrzynecki against the Russian right	671

Diebitch marches against the Polish rear	672

Battle of Ostrolenka	673

Repulse of the Poles ib 77 Its results	674

Preparations and forces on both sides for the final struggle	684

Unity of the East is its strength divisions of the West its weakness	691

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Titel	History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Volume 4 History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon, in 1815, to the Accession of Louis Napoleon, in 1852, Archibald Alison
Auteur	Archibald Alison
Uitgever	W. Blackwood and sons, 1855
Oorspronkelijk uit	de University of Michigan
Gedigitaliseerd	13 sep 2007

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