years, treasured up by one of his surviving friends, who once asked him about the state of his health. He shook his white head sadly, and replied, "There is just this difference between me and -" (naming a former colleague who has since died); "I am going mad-and I know it: he is going mad-and he doesn't know it."
William Henry Smith died at the age of sixty-six. He approached his end in full consciousness: the mind up to the last hour never lost its calm, resolute purpose to persevere; though its companion, the body, drooped wearily and moaned for rest, the higher and immortal part remained as steadfast as in the summertide of life. Of physical suffering he had endured large measure- -the vengeance of a constitution sorely overtaxed. The silver cord was deeply frayed ere it parted, but the lamp of love and intelligence beamed clearly to the end, and of him it may more surely be written than of many who have held high place :
NON VITÆ TANTUM CLARITATE,
1 Yet wert thou happy, not only by the radiance of thy life, but also
by the circumstance of thy death.
Abbots Langley, residence of W. H. Smith at Cecil Lodge, near, 88 note.
Acland, Dr, afterwards Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, letter to W. H. Smith by, on life at Greenlands, 256 note letters to W. H. Smith from, 319, 347 - letters of W. H. Smith to, 322 note, 331, 345. Acland, Hon. Mrs A., née Beatrice Smith, letter of W. H. Smith to, 312.
Acland, Hon. Mrs W., née Emily Smith, letters of W. H. Smith to, 23, 196, 319.
Address, presentation of, to W. H. Smith, from unofficial members of Parliament, 320.
Admiralty, appointment of W. H. Smith as First Lord of the, 161. Afghanistan, outbreak of war with, 193, 197-Russian operations in, 268-recall of British Commis- sioner from, ib. Alabama award, the, 128. America, political visit of Mr Par- nell to, 198.
American journal of W. H. Smith, the, 119-125.
Arrears of Rent Bill, the, 225- debate upon, on second reading, ib.-action of House of Lords re- garding, 226-Lord Salisbury on, ib.
Attorney-General, the, as counsel for the Times' in trial before the Parnell Commission, 311, 318-attack by Mr Redmond up- on, 318.
Balfour, Arthur, appointment of, as Irish Secretary, 293-success of Government of, 300-sobriquet of "Bloody Balfour" applied to, 307-disclosures of Parnell re- garding opposition of Irish party to the Land Bill of, 337. Ballot, proposed provision for voting by, in Education Act, 105
bill for parliamentary voting by, 111, 114-first parliamentary election under, 133. Barings' Bank, the affairs of, 333-- W. H. Smith's efforts regarding, ib.
Beach, Sir Michael Hicks, appoint- ment of, as Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, 270-resignation of Irish Secretaryship by, 293. Beaconsfield, Earl of. See Disraeli, Mr.
Beal, Mrs, letters of, to W. H. Smith, 16, 18-letters to, by W. H. Smith, 16, 19, 26.
Beal, Rev. William, tutor to W. H. Smith, 6 marriage of, to Miss Smith, 7-appointed head- master of Tavistock grammar- school, ib.-W. H. Smith pupil
with, ib. 8-letter from, to W. H. Smith, on attending Church of England services, 10. Beresford, Lord Charles, letter of, on appointment of W. H. Smith to Admiralty, 163. Berlin Conference, the, result of, 180-anecdote of Lord Beacons- field at, ib. note.
Bishop of London's Fund, institu- tion of, 65-W. H. Smith on committee of, 66. Bismarck, Prince, strictures of, on Lord Granville's mode of con- ducting business, 266 note. Blow, Captain, recollections of the Pandora by, 245. Blythswood, visit of W. H. Smith to Sir Archibald and Lady Camp- bell at, 324.
Boulogne Conference, the, as to leadership of Irish party, 339. "Boycotting," origin of the term, 214.
Bradlaugh, Charles, refusal to take the oath by, on his return for Northampton, 210-altered feel- ings towards, in the House of Commons, 343-anecdote of W. H. Smith and, 363. Bridgewater House, memorable meeting of Conservative party with Lord Beaconsfield at, 209. British fleet, movements of the, in war between Turkey and Russia, 169, 174-179, passim. Bryce, Professor, afterwards Right Hon. James Bryce, introduction of W. H. Smith by, at Oxford University, to receive degree of D.C.L., 195.
"Buckshot Forster," origin of the name, 222.
Burke, Mr, assassination of, in Phoe- nix Park, 223.
Butt, Mr, organisation of Home Rule party under, 147-protest against Nationalist methods in Parliament by, 156-leadership of Nationalist party resigned by, 194. Buxton, Sir T. Fowell, defeat of, for Westminster, 133-letter from, to W. H. Smith, 134.
Cadenabbia, visit of W. H. Smith to, 284, 349.
Cambridge, Duke of, letter to W. H. Smith from, 182-letter of W. H. Smith to, 277.
Canada, visit of W. H. Smith to, 118 et seq.
Carnarvon, Lord, secession of, from Cabinet, 169-resignation
Viceroyalty of Ireland by, 278. Catholic Union of Great Britain, attitude of the, towards the Re- ligious Disabilities Removal Bill, 341.
"Cave of Adullam," the, formation of, 83-attack on Disraeli's Re- form Bill by members of, 85. Cavendish, Lord Frederick, assassi- nation of, in Phoenix Park, 223. Chamberlain, Mr, proposals of, for а "round-table Conference, 288.
Chapman & Hall, Messrs, railway
novels of Messrs W. H. Smith & Son published by, 52. Charges and Allegations Bill, the, offer of, to Parnellite party, 310 -change in attitude of Govern- ment towards, ib.-passing of, 311-report of Commission ap- pointed by, 325.
Chinese quarter, the, in San Fran- cisco, description of, 122. Church Patronage, administration of, by W. H. Smith, as First Lord of the Treasury, 301. Churchill, Lord Randolph, leader- ship of Fourth Party assumed by, 213 becomes Secretary of State for India, 270-appointment of, as Chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons, 286-resignation of, 287, 292- speech by, in House of Commons, on report of Parnell Commission, 328.
Cinque Ports, W. H. Smith ap-
pointed Lord Warden of the, 346. Circulating library, Messrs W. H.
Smith & Son's foundation of the, 50 et seq.
Civil List Pensions, awarding of, by W. H. Smith, as First Lord of the Treasury, 302.
Codrington, Captain, afterwards Rear Admiral Codrington, no- tices of, 173 and note, 183 et seq. passim.
Cooper, Mary Anne, marriage of W. H. Smith, sen., to, 6-chil- dren of, ib.
Coutts, Baroness Burdett, on anti- Turkish agitation, 151. Cowen, Joseph, letter of, on ap- pointment of W. H. Smith to Admiralty, 162.
Cowper, Lord, resignation of, as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 222. Crimes Bill for Ireland, introduc- tion of a new, 293 charges against administration of, 307. Cumulative voting, introduction of, in school-board elections, 105. Cyprus, W. H. Smith's journal of
a tour in, 181-192.
Danvers family, notices of the, 62. Derby, Lord, Administration of,
84 secession of, from Conserv- ative party, 202. Disestablishment of Irish Church, debates in Parliament on, 97 et seq. Disraeli, Mr, Reform Bill of, 85- Cabinet of, 134 et seq.-elevation of, to peerage, as Earl of Beacons- field, 149 and note-letters of W. H. Smith to, 150-152-pub- lication of last novel by, 206 note-last meeting of Conserv- ative party with, 217-death of, 218.
proposed provision for voting by ballot in, 105.
Falls of Niagara, W. H. Smith's description of the, 118.
Financial Secretary of Treasury, W. H. Smith's appointment as, 138.
First Lord of the Admiralty, ap- pointment of W. H. Smith as, 161-banquet in his honour on appointment as, 165.
First Lord of the Treasury, ap- pointment of W. H. Smith as, 165.
Fitzgerald, Penrose, letters of W. H. Smith to, 224, 284, 312.
Ford, William, letters from W. H. Smith to, 108, 130-letter from, to W. H. Smith, on Lord Beacons- field as a novel-writer, 206 note -letter of W. H. Smith to, on outlook of English politics,
Forster, W. E., Elementary Edu- cation Bill introduced by, 104 -Ballot Bill introduced by, 111, 114-appointment of, as Irish Chief Secretary, 209-new Coer- cion Bill for Ireland introduced by, 216-officials of Land League sent to Kilmainham prison by, 219-resignation of, on release of "suspects," 222.
Fourth Party, the, rise of, 213- growing importance of, 228. Franchise Bill, Mr Gladstone's, introduction of, 233-passing of, through both Houses, 235.
German Emperor, reception of the, at Hatfield House, 349. Giberne, Miss, letters of W. H. Smith to, 82, 96, 163, 274 et seq. passim.
Gladstone, Mr, speech by, on in- troduction of Earl Russell's Re- form Bill, 82-Disestablishment of Irish Church moved by, 97- early sentiments of, regarding Home Rule for Ireland, 112-re- tirement of, from leadership of Liberal party, 140, 143- Mid- Lothian campaigns of, 198, 204, 275-purchase of Irish vote by,
277-formation of Cabinet by, 282-downfall of Administration of, 285--letter to Mr Morley by, on Mr Parnell's continued leader- ship of the Irish party, 335-re- taliation of Mr Parnell on, 336 et seq.-personal regard between W. H. Smith and, 345-anecdote re- garding, 347.
Gordon, General, despatch of, to Khartoum, 232-Mr Gladstone's announcement to Parliament of the fate of, 266.
Goschen, Mr, reception of, by the Sultan of Turkey, 238-accept- ance of office of Chancellor of the Exchequer by, 288-provision in Budget of, for free education in Ireland, England, and Wales, 344. Granville, Lord, appointment of, to Foreign Office, 209-adminis- tration of foreign affairs by, 265 -strictures on, by Prince Bis- marck, 266 note.
Greenlands, situation of, 246-pur- chase of estate of, by W. ̃ H. Smith, 248-life at, 256-the gar- dens at, 257-the books and pictures at, 263.
Grey de Wilton, Lord, letter from Mr Disraeli to, 130. Grosvenor, Captain, Liberal can- didate for Westminster, 74-seat won by, 79-again contests Westminster, 88-defeat of, ib. Ground Game Bill, passing of the,
Hambleden, part taken by W. H. Smith in effecting improvements on the village of, 254 et seq.- building of hospital at, 255- W. H. Smith buried in new cemetery at, 357- Mrs Smith takes her title from, ib. Hambleden, Viscountess. Smith, Mrs W. H. Hamilton, Lord George, appoint- ment of, to Admiralty, 273- letter to W. H. Smith from, 279. Harcourt, Sir William, letter of, to W. H. Smith, on appointment to Admiralty, 162-question of breach of privilege raised by, against Times,' 326. Hartington, Marquis of, attitude
Iddesleigh, Lord. See Northcote, Sir Stafford.
Ince, William, afterwards Canon Ince, letters of, to W. H. Smith, 23-letters of W. H. Smith to, 23, 139. Ireland, beginning of agitation re- garding Home Rule for, 112- debate in House of Commons on distress in, 200-boycotting and moonlighting in, 214-new Coer- cion Bill for, 216-semi-official visit of W. H. Smith to, 219 et seq.
Irish Church, opposition of W. H. Smith to Disestablishment of, 87 -debates on Disestablishment of, 97 et seq.-division on bill to dis- establish, in House of Lords, 100. Irish Land Act, Lord Ashbourne's, success of, 313.
Irish Land Purchase Bill, the, 103,
284-vote of Irish party on, 338. Irish members, ejection of, from House of Commons, 218. Irish Nationalist party, the, grow-
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