RIVINGTONS, WATERLOO PLACE;

LONGMAN AND CO.; HAMILTON AND CO.; SIMPKIN AND CO.;
HOULSTON AND WRIGHT; Smith, elder, AND CO.; E. BUMPUS; J. WALLER;
L. BOOTH; BELL AND DALDY; WILLIS AND SOTHERAN;
BICKERS AND SON; W. HEATH; J. TOOVEY; J. WHELDON;
AND RIVINGTONS, OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.

1865.

CONTENTS.

PART I

ENGLISH HISTORY.

CHAPTER I.

Political condition of the Country-Opening of Parliament-Debates on the Ad-

dress-Foreign Policy-The condition of Ireland

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CHAPTER II.

Financial Statement-The Malt Duty-The Sugar Duties -Government

Annuities Bill-Taxation in Ireland

CHAPTER III.

Military and Naval Affairs-The Army Estimates-The Navy Estimates-Charge

against Mr. Stansfeld, and his Resignation-Civil Service Estimates-Govern-

ment Manufacturing Establishments

CHAPTER IV.

Debates on Foreign Affairs-The Dano-German Question-Ministerial State-

ments-Conference in London-Proposed Vote of Censure-Government

Majority

CHAPTER V.

Debates on Events in China, Japan, and Poland-Operations in Ashantee-New

Zealand War-The American Civil War-Seizure of Steam Rams-Federal

Enlistment in Ireland-The Indian Budget .

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CHAPTER VI.

Measures proposed for Parliamentary Reform-Under-Secretaries in the House

of Commons-National Education-Bill for Abolition of Tests-Convocation

and "Essays and Reviews"-Penal Servitude Act-The Permissive Bill"

-Prorogation of Parliament-Review of the Events of the Year

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OBITUARY OF EMINENT PERSONS.

Miss Lucy Aikin-The King of Bavaria-Sir William Brown-The Earl of

Carlisle-John Clare-Dr. Cureton-William Dyce-The Bishop of Ely-

Thomas Erskine-Professor Ferrier-Sir John Watson Gordon-Nathaniel

Hawthorne-Thomas Colley Grattan-William Hunt-Walter Savage Landor

-John Leech-John Ramsay M'Culloch-The Duke of Newcastle-William

Smith O'Brien-Mr. Justice Perrin-The Bishop of Peterborough--Miss

Adelaide Ann Procter-David Roberts-Nassau William Senior-Miss Cathe-

rine Sinclair-Captain Speke-Colonel Torrens-Alaric Alexander Watts-The

King of Würtemberg

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