ABE

ABERDEEN, Lord, his administra-

tion, i. 148; ii. 223
Abstract resolutions, i. 252
Act of Uniformity, i. 318
Addington, Mr., his administration, i. 80
Addresses for advance of public money,
i. 435, 492
Administration, of whom composed, ii.
162, 239; removals from office when
changed, 163.-See also Ministers
Administration in Parliament, i. 7, 24;
ii. 231; how to increase its strength,
i. 23; ii. 238; ought not to have
seats ex officio, i. 26; ii. 269
Administrations, Annals of, i. 72; tabu-
lar view of, 162
Administrative audit, i. 577
Administrative reforms, since 1854, ii.
177, 423
Admiralty, Board of, its acts investiga-
ted by Parliament, i. 330, 336, 414;
its defective condition, ii. 178, 181,
611; its constitution and working
described, 589; supreme authority of
First Lord, 597; duties of Junior
Lords, 605

- practice in regard to surplus supplies

to the, i. 561

Albert (Prince Consort) appointed the
Queen's Private Secretary, i. 194; his
character and public conduct, 196;
his eminent services to the Queen,
ii. 206; refuses to be made a Com-
mander-in-chief, 564

vote in aid of National Me-
*morial to, i. 553 n.; ii. 200
Ambassadors, appointment of, i. 606
Anglo-Saxon institutions, ii. 1-9
Anne, Queen, her character and con-
duct, i. 176; her several ministers,
ii. 100

Anstey, Mr. C., case of, i. 417 n.
Appointments to office, by out-going
Ministry, ii. 415.-See also Office

· (public) introduced by Ministers,
ii. 298; fate of important bills
when introduced by private
members, 305; introduced by
Opposition, 310. See also
Ministers

(private), position of Ministers
towards, ii. 315

Birth of eminent statesmen, coinci-
dences in dates of, i. 236 n.
Bishops.-See Church of England
Boards, objections to, for administrative
purposes, ii. 179; gradual abolition or
supersession of, ib.

Board of Trade, its constitution and
functions, ii. 662

Bode, Baron de, case of, i. 440
Boroughs. See Nomination Boroughs
Bribery and corruption at elections in-
vestigated, i. 356; deepseated evil of,
ii. 123

British Museum estimates, i. 482 n.;
parliamentary representative of, ii.
242 n., 250

Brougham, Lord, on the kingly office,
i. 205

Budget, introduction of the, i. 466;
proposed by a Secretary to the Trea-
sury, ii. 368

questions concerning the, i. 451,
467

resolutions on the, embodied in one
Bill, i. 464

amended or rejected by the House of
Lords, i. 458; by the House of
Commons, 517

rectified statement of estimated re-

venue and expenditure, i. 530

- preparation of, at the Treasury, ii.
435

Bute administration, ii. 129

CABINET Council, formation of, i.
46, 217; its origin and early his-
tory, ii. 60; unknown to the
law, 101, 141 n.; its condition
under the Georges, 114, 116;
constructed on a basis of agree-
ment, 109; simultaneous changes

CHI

of its members, 110; its present
position and powers, 141; its
members formerly unknown, 144;
its usual number, 151, 251; of
whom composed, 152; members
without office, 154; officials for-
merly but no longer members,
viz.-Lord Chief Justice, 157;
Archbishop of Canterbury, 160;
Master of the Mint, 161; Com-
mander-in-chief, 162, 565; meet-
ings of, 188; all its members
not present, 190; questions dis-
posed of at, 191, 193, 535;
Committees of, 192; its deliber-
ations secret, 195; its decisions
how enforced, 196; circulation
of memorandums, 197; subordi-
nate Ministers invited to attend,
197; dissolution of the, 199;
its communications with the So-
vereign, 201, 210; attendance
at, to cease on retirement from
office, 228; unless invited to
continue, 229

the Sovereign was formerly pre-
sent at, ii. 115; not now at-
tended by the Sovereign, i.
229; ii. 208. See also Privy
Council

Cabinet dinners, ii. 115, 189 n.; Lord
Thurlow's behaviour at, 328
Canning, Mr., his administration, i.
109, 221; his appointment as ambas-
sador to Lisbon, 606; his quarrel
with Lord Castlereagh, ii. 221; his
conduct in Queen Caroline's case,
329

Caroline, Queen, case of, i. 62; ii. 329
Cattle plague, legislation on the, i. 251
department of the Privy Council,
ii. 630

Chancellor of Duchy of Lancaster, his
office described, ii. 705

Chancellor of the Exchequer, his official
duties, ii. 434.-See also Budget
Chancellor, Lord High, his office de-
scribed, ii. 686; his position as a
Cabinet Minister, ib. 159; his resig-
nation of office, 228

Chaplains to House of Commons, i. 403
Charity commission described, ii. 659
Charles, I., events of his reign, ii. 43;
his execution, 45

Charters, how granted, i. 372

Chartist prisoners, case of the, i. 350
Chiltern Hundreds, ii. 284

China, employment of Indian troops in,
i. 322 n.

CHI

China, mortality of troops in, i. 340
Chinese question in 1857, i. 151
Church of England, its legal position
in England, i. 305; in the colonies,
308; in Canada, 312; in New Zea-
land, 314; in foreign countries, 317

controlled by Act of Uniformity,
i. 318

Church patronage, distribution of, i.
382; ii. 433, 691

Church Estates' Commission, ii. 248,
263

Churchyard, Mr., case of, i. 483, 498
Civil Contingencies Fund, i. 551
Civil List, charges on the, i. 398
Civil Service.-See Public Officers
Clerks in public offices, their attend-
ance, ii. 454; extra clerks, ib.-See
also Public Officers
Coalitions, objections to, ii. 126
Colenso, Bishop, case of, i. 310
Colonial Church, position of the, i. 308;
ii. 523

Colonial defences, i. 275

Colonial Secretary, his office described,
ii. 519

Colonial Governors, ii. 524
Colonial Judges, ii. 746-761
Colonial self-government, ii. 522
Commander-in-chief, his office described,
ii. 559.-See also Cabinet War
Secretary

Commissariat Department described, ii.
557

Commissions of enquiry, royal and
statutory, practice regulating their
appointment, control, &c., ii. 345-
357; departmental, 358

representation of, in Parliament, ii.
246, 263

Committee of Supply, appointment of,
i. 465; proceedings in, 482; effect
of debates in, 489; resolutions re-
ported from, 509; who may propose
votes in, ii. 366

Commons.-See House of Commons
Confidential matters.-See Secrets of
State

Conscience clause, in trust deeds of
schools, ii. 646, 648
Consolidated Fund, i. 468

Contracts, subject to parliamentary
control, i. 296, 493

Convocation of Bishops and Clergy, i.

306

Corn laws, repeal of the, i. 140; ii.
199, 334

Corporations, how created, i. 372
Council of State (1648-53), ii. 45

VOL. II.

DIO

County Families.-See Governing Fa-
milies

Courts of law, origin of, ii. 14.-See
also Justice

Courts martial, i. 327

'Cries' at the hustings, ii. 413
Crimean expedition, i. 334

Cromwell, his government, ii. 47, 64, 75
Crown, its dormant powers, i. 6; its
waning authority, i. 70

- need for strengthening its influence
in Parliament, i. 15, 19

its acts to be authenticated by Min-
isters, ii. 31

may not dispense with existing laws,
i. 287

- remission of debts due to the, i.
455, 456

- relinquishment of any part of its
dominions, i. 614

introduction of bills affecting rights
of the, ii. 298.-See also Minis-
ters; Sovereign; Parliament;
Prerogative

Curia Regis, ii. 11, 14

Customs' officers, their exercise of the
franchise, i. 391 n.; their remunera-
tion, 420, 423

DANISH Claims, case of the, i. 441
Debts due to the Crown, how re-
mitted, i. 455, 456
Decimal system, in United Kingdom, ii.
673

Defence Committee (War Office), ii. 567
Departments, government by, ii. 118,
134

Departments of state, their constitution
and functions, ii. 422; complaints in
Parliament over abuses in, ib. 174 n.;
cases of differences between various,
195

Departmental audit, i. 576

Departmental committees, i. 271; ii. 358
Departmental regulations, i. 291
Derby, Lord, his first administration, i.
146; second administration, 153;
third administration, 160

on the influence of the Sovereign,
i. 208

Despatches, when communicated to, or
withheld from, Parliament, i. 279, 602
confidential, i. 604

Differences between Ministers, or public
departments, how settled, ii. 193, 220;
injurious effect of, 195

Diocesan Synods in England, i. 307; in
the Colonies, 313

DIP

Diplomatic correspondence, language
used in, ii. 510

Diplomatic expenditure.-See Foreign
Office

Dispensing power of the Crown, i. 287
Disraeli, Mr., his administration, ii. 408
Dissolutions of Parliament, cases of
(1780-1865), i. 162. In 1868, ii. 409;
threats of, unconstitutional, 404; when
and for what cause a dissolution may
take place, i. 134, 154, 209; ii. 404-
408; duty of the Sovereign in relation
to, 408; interference of Parliament
with a, 412

Duels with, or between, Cabinet Mi-
nisters, ii. 222 n.

EDMUNDS, Mr., case of, i. 424 n; 595
Education Office, mutilation of In-
spector's Reports, i. 264; depart-
mental duties described, ii. 632;
proposed Minister for Education,
645

minutes to be laid before Parlia

ment, i. 292; how submitted to
House of Commons, 295

Edward the Confessor, laws of, ii. 8 n.
Elections, interference of peers at, i. 9;
prosecutions for misconduct at, 356.-
See also Bribery

Elizabeth, Queen, her government, ii. 41
Ellenborough, Lord Chief Justice, case
of, ii. 157

Emigration Board described, ii. 527
Engledue, Lieut., case of, i. 415
Estimates.-See Supply

Exchequer, functions of the, i. 536
united with the Audit Office, i. 537,
575; functions of the new depart-
ment, 539; ii. 459.-See also Trea-
sury

Exchequer Bills, i. 510 n. ; ii. 471
Executive authority.-See Ministers
Extra receipts, i. 553, 595

HAR

Foreign Office Agencies, ii. 515
Foreign policy, controlled by Parliament,
i. 602; leading features of, ii. 506
Foreign Powers, prerogative in relation
to, i. 597; official intercourse with,
601. See also Foreign Office; in-
terference in domestic concerns of, i.
614; discussions in Parliament there-
on, 619

etiquette observed towards foreign
princes, i. 605; ii. 293.-See
also Negotiations; Parliament,
Houses of; Treaties
Forestal inclosures, i. 276
Fortifications on the coast, proceedings
in Parliament concerning, i. 263, 299,
496; ii. 358

Fortification Committee (War Office),
ii. 567

France, democratic institutions of, i. 17
Franchise. See Public Officers; Reform

GALWAY postal contract, i. 503

George I. and II. as sovereigns, i. 177
George III., his character and conduct,
i. 48, 180, 207; ii. 202 n.; his per-
sonal influence, 58; proceedings upon
his insanity, 235, 541 n.; his first
speech to Parliament, ii. 292
George IV. as a sovereign, i. 61
Gladstone, Mr., his budgets, i. 523
Goderich, Lord, his administration, i.
111; his removal from the Colonial
Office, ii. 223

Governing families, their influence, i. 10,
26, 59, 66.-See also Whig Families
Government. See Departments; Par-
liament; Prerogative; Sovereign
Government days, order of business on,
ii. 322

Great Council, under the Norman kings,
ii. 11; revival of, by Charles I., 23 n.
Great Seal.-See Seals
Grenville administration, i. 56, 88; ii.
130

Grey, second Earl, his administration,
i. 118

Grey, third Earl, his suggestions on
parliamentary reform, i. 20; his plan
to strengthen the ministry in Parlia-
ment, 23; ii. 273; on the office of
sovereign, i. 208; his suggestions
concerning the Privy Council, ii. 628

HARBOURS of refuge, i. 274

Holyhead harbour, committee on,
i. 277

increasing difficulty of controlling
it, i. 66
sanctions transfers of surplus
grants for military and naval
expenditure, i. 568
should adjust accounts of all pub-
lic expenditure, i. 572, 587
cannot alter the law by a mere
resolution, i. 250; ii. 283
-See also Judges; Leader; Mi-

nisters; Parliament; Reform
Household (royal), appointments there-
in, how made, i. 188; offices therein
described, ii. 722

Hume, Mr. Joseph, as an economical
reformer, i. 489 n.

IMPEACHMENT for political offences,

last case of, ii. 125; of Ministers, i.
43; ii. 385; of Judges, 730
India, Secretary of State for, his office
described, ii. 570

internal government of, described, ii.
580; employment of natives there-
in, 582

Indian Budget, presentation of, to House
of Commons, ii. 578

Indian army, employment of, out of
India, i. 321 n.; grievances of Indian
officers, 339

Information to Parliament, when to be
given or withheld, i. 278.-See also
Papers; Questions
Intervention and non-intervention of the
British Government in Foreign affairs,
i. 615. See also Foreign Policy
Ireland, Government of, ii. 714; Lord
Lieutenant of, 715; Chief Secretary
for, 719

JAMAICA, Martial law in, i. 312

LIB

Judge-Advocate-General, his duties de-
scribed, ii. 569

Judges (of superior courts), excluded
from House of Commons, ii. 79, 261;
ought not to be in the Cabinet, 157
their tenure of office, ii. 724, 745;
revocation of their patents for mis-
behaviour, 727; may be removed
on a parliamentary address, 729
supervision over, in Parliament, i.
353, 358

-

(of inferior courts), how removable, ii.
744

(of colonial courts), how appointed
and removed, ii. 746; jurisdiction
of Privy Council over, 748; re-
movable on an address of colonial
Parliament, 752; their suspension
from office, when allowable, 754,
759; procedure upon address for
removal of, 761; communications
with government, how conducted,
755

in the Ionian Islands, case of, i. 417
n.; ii. 750

- in United States of America, their

tenure of office, ii. 765

Judicial appointments, how made, i. 383,
418; ii. 693

Justice, administration of, subject to
parliamentary control, i. 352

-

-department of public, proposed esta-
blishment of, ii. 703

erroneous convictions, i. 364

KEMPENFELDT expedition, enquiry
into, i. 330

Kennedy, Mr. T. F., case of, i. 416
'King can do no wrong,' meaning of, i.

40

'King's Friends,' temp. George III., i.
49; ii. 108

Kingly Office.-See Crown; Sovereign

LANDS.-See Public Lands

Law Officers of the Crown, their
parliamentary duties, ii. 370;
questions addressed to, 372;
their official duties, 697.-See
also Attorney-General, &c.
Law Officers of the Crown for Ireland,
ii. 721; for Scotland, 711.-See also
Lord Advocate

Leader of the House of Commons, his
position and duties, ii. 323, 362-366
Leader of the House of Lords, ii. 361
Libel, law of, as concerns parliamentary

Jews, admission of, to Parliament,
i. 250