The History of Twenty-five Years: 1856-1865

Sir Spencer Walpole

Longmans, Green, and Company, 1904 - Great Britain

Contents

• The Expansion of Great Britain: 8
• The Reasons for this Disapproval: 19
• Their Failure to appreciate the Trend of History: 27
• The Contrast between French and British Development: 33
• The Reaction against the Economists: 39
• The Literature of the Nineteenth Century: 45
• Mr Carlyle Mr Ruskin and Mr Tennyson: 47
• Mr Darwin: 57
• CHAPTER II: 63
• The Budget of 1857: 71
• The Budget adopted: 77
• The Dissolution of 1857: 86
• The Mutiny of the Sepoy Army: 92
• The Strength of Lord Palmerstons Ministry in 1857: 105
• Lord Clanricarde made Privy Seal: 118
• Lord Derbys second Administration: 121
• APPENDIX TO CHAPTER II: 127
• China yields: 133
• Mr Parkes Mr Loch and others taken Prisoners 188: 140
• He concludes a Treaty with the Japanese: 147
• The Question of the Jew: 171
• The Qualification of Members of Parliament: 180
• Lord Derby resigns: 194
• The Reform Bill of 1860: 201
• Italy after 1848: 207
• Orsinis Appeal to the Emperor: 213
• Overtures to Prussia and Russia: 221
• The Emperors pacific Language: 227
• The Attitude of Great Britain: 230
• Russia proposes a Congress: 236
• The Military Blunders of Austria: 243
• The Command of the Austrian Army changed: 249
• His Fear of Prussian Intervention: 255
• The Treaty of Villafranca: 263
• The Publication of Le Pape et le Congrès: 269
• Their Annexation to France: 275
• pensated: 283
• The Attitude of the British Government: 290
• He threatens to advance on Rome: 294
• The Union of Italy: 300
• CHAPTER V: 309
• The Panic of 1859: 315
• The Additions to the Navy: 323
• The Suez Canal: 333
• The Budget of 1860: 345
• The Commercial Treaty confirmed by Parliament: 358
• The Paper Duty: 359
• Mr Gladstones Position: 365
• The Alteration in Mr Gladstones Position: 371
• Finance from 1863 to 1866: 378
• The Institution of Post Office Savings Banks: 384
• CHAPTER VI: 391
• Insurrection in Poland: 397
• The Accession of Frederick VII to the Throne of Denmark: 411
• The Conference of 1850 and the Treaty of 1852: 412
• Lord Palmerstons Declaration in July 1863: 418
• Federal Execution in Holstein: 425
• The Eider crossed: 432
• Lord Clarendons Mission to Paris: 438
• The last Menace of the Government: 445
• Lord Palmerstons Apology: 451
• The Application of Machinery to Tool Making: 457
• The Battle of the Ships and Guns: 458
• The Metropolitan Board of Works: 465
• The Application of Steam to the Mercantile Marine: 472
• A new Enterprise decided on: 483
• The Introduction of Anæsthetics: 489
• Mr Leonard Edmunds: 497
• Mr Lowe and the Revised Code: 503
• The Revised Code: 509
• The Revolt of the Inspectors: 513
• The Political Calm of 1865: 519
• VOL I: 529

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Twenty-five Years: 1856-1865; Volume 1 of The History of Twenty-five Years, Sir Spencer Walpole
• Author: Sir Spencer Walpole
• Editor: Sir Alfred C. Lyall
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1904
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Apr 20, 2007