INDEX.

Address, the; 17-30

Agriculture; 24-28

Alarm, a false; 185-6

Anarchy, the unloosing of; 166-7

Allan, Mr.; 258

Apology, Mr. H. Fisher's; 250-1 —— a lame; 251-2

Argyll, the Duke of; 275-6

Asquith, H.H.; 15, 42, 46, 52, 128-30, 185 —— A splendid speech; 28-9 —— Advocate rather than Minister; 28 —— as Leader; 148 —— and the miners; 162

Austin in the fight, Mr.; 249

Baiting the lion; 78

Bannerman, Campbell- (see Campbell-Bannerman).

Balfour, A.J.; 29, 77, 86, 126, 141, 178, 183-6, 195, 204, 211, 224-5, 231, 234, 239, 266-7 —— Independent of tradition; 17 —— and Sir John Gorst; 26 —— and Home Rule; 37 —— attacks the chairman; 65 —— and Churchill deadly foes; 72-3 —— and Chamberlain unfriendly; 73 —— and resident magistrates; 94 —— and the Vote of Censure; 104-5 ——'s sensitiveness; 106 —— limp; 128-9 —— and Gladstone; 195, 196 —— the unready; 215-6

Bartlett, Ashmead; 123-4

Bartley, G.T.C.; 55, 57, 200-1, 258 ——'s character; 54

Barton and Dunbar; 117, 148-9

Beach, Sir Michael Hicks (see Hicks-Beach).

Beaufoy, M.H.; 17

Belfast Catholics, The attack on; 147-9

Biggar, Mr., a reminiscence; 98-9

Bills, bringing in; 13-4

Bimetallism; 55, 57, 200-1

Birrell, Augustin; 116-7

Bolton, T.; 268

Bowles, Gibson; 64, 258 —— and the fight; 249

Brodrick, Mr. St. John; 237-9

Bryce Mr. J., and Home Rule; 38 —— and Mr. Gladstone; 181-2

Bryne, Mr.; 189

Budget, The; 146-7, 151-2

Bullet in Downing Street, the; 153-5

Burnie, Mr.; 258

Burns, John; 163 ——'s appearance; 16, 62 —— and Lowther; 65 —— and Chamberlain; 196 —— and the fight; 249 —— A triumph for Mr.; 259-60 —— in fighting form; 266-7

Bursting of the cyclone, the; 248-9

Burt, "Tommy"; 150-1

Byles, W.P.; 69

Calm before the storm, the; 111

Campbell-Bannerman, Mr.; 258-9 ——'s wit; 26

Carlton Club echoes; 77

Carson, E.; 92-3, 138-40 —— in the Green Street Court-House; 93-5 —— the lawyer and the hangman; 94 —— and Fred Archer; 139

Cavendish, Victor; 177

Chamberlain, Austen; 135 ——'s resemblance to his father; 12

Chamberlain, Joseph; 13, 43, 66, 77, 81, 97, 101-2, 136-7, 178, 185-7, 189, 204, 228, 231, 234, 237, 264-5 ——'s party; 12 —— and "Tom Potter"—an incident; 21-2 —— A tumble for; 27 —— attacks the chairman; 65 —— and Balfour unfriendly; 73 ——'s inaccuracy; 73-4 —— as a Jingo; 100-1 —— and Gladstone; 118-9, 143-4 —— and Parnell; 119-20 —— abashed; 121 ——'s dustheap; 128 —— pleased; 132-3, 143-4 —— angry; 134-5 —— disorderly; 167 —— obstructive; 170 —— inferior to Balfour; 183 —— and the Daily News, 189-95 —— and Burns; 196 —— and Gladstone—a contrast; 206 —— and Mr. Dillon's forgetfulness; 219-26 —— and Harrington; 223-226 —— and the fight in the House; 242-6 ——'s beautiful elocution; 243-4

Chambers, a contrast between the two; 271

Chaplin, Henry; 261

Charwomen and ratcatchers; 212-3

Churchill, Lord Randolph,; 58, 110, 132, 161, 167, 247 —— his genius and fall; 20 —— improving; 46 —— and Balfour deadly foes; 72-3 —— and Gladstone; 169-70

Clanricarde, Lord; 155-7 —— entry of a ghost; 157-8

Claque in Parliament, The; 54

Clothes; 201-4

Cobbe, Mr.; 210

Cochrane left limp; 78

Collings, a "rodent," Jesse; 27

Comic relief; 18

Condon and the fight, Tom; 249

Consolations of old age, the; 192-3

Conservative opportunity, A; 188-9

Conybeare and the Speaker, Mr.; 226-7

Courtney, L.H.; 13, 185, 263 ——'s H's; 22

Cranborne's impudence, Lord; 68, 176 —— interruption; 129-30

Crean in the Fight, Mr.; 249

Criminal combination, a; 65-6

Cunningham Graham (see Graham, Cunningham).

Cyclone, the bursting of the; 249

Daily News and Chamberlain, the; 189-95

Dalziel, Mr.; 236, 258

Davenport, Mr. Bromley; 67

Davitt, Michael—a portrait; 124

Deeper and deeper; 176-7

Defeat, a Government; 252-3

Demos and dinner; 209-10

Devonshire, funereal; 273-4

De Worms, Baron; 90

Dilke, Sir Charles; 16, 99-100, 252-56 —— and Egypt; 158-9

Dillon and Chamberlain, Mr.; 218-26, 264

Disappointed office seekers; 52

Disestablishment; 200-1

Disraeli—an oriental juggler; 56 —— A recollection of; 69 —— Coningsby; 263

Division, a tight; 179-80

Divisions; 48, 110, 144-5, 150, 162, 169, 177, 179-80, 187-8, 236-7, 240-1, 253, 268, 282

Divorce, Irish objections to; 199-200

Duty of Liberals, the plain; 257-8

Dynamitards, release of; 29

Egypt; 158-61

Eirenicon, a great; 160-1

Ellis, Tom; 144

Employers' liability; 42-3, 150-1

Epoch of brutality, the; 78

Fall of the flag, the; 234

False alarm, a; 185-6

Farmer, pity the poor (see Agriculture)

Fateful moment, the; 218

Fergusson, Sir James; 252

Field unsteady, the; 236

Fight in the House, the; 242-53

First fence, the; 164-5, 169

Fisher & the fight, Hayes; 251-2

Forster, Arnold; 149 —— and Sexton; 227-8

Foster, Sir Walter; 177

Fowler, H.H.; 41-2

Freemasonry and Mr. Gladstone; 210-12

Gibbs, A.G.H.; 176 —— and the fight, Vicary; 246-7, 250

Gladstone, Mrs.; 35 —— and her husband; 176

Gladstone, William Ewart; 51, 60, 78-86, 102-4, 110-6, 144, 178, 180-6, 188-9, 191-5, 200-1, 205, 214-5, 228, 231-3, 237 —— in 1880; 13 ——'s entrance and appearance; 18-9, 32-4 —— on the Address; 18-20 —— and Mr. Collings; 27 —— and his secretaries; 28 ——'s speech on Home Rule; 32-6 ——'s great peroration; 35-6 ——'s Olympian wrath; 47 —— indefatigable; 80-1 —— the survival; 82-3 —— dreams; 84-5 —— and the Vote of Censure; 106-8 —— An episode; 108-9 —— and Chamberlain; 118-9, 143-4, 172-3 —— and Parnell; 120-1 —— a great speech; 141-4 —— and the bullet; 154-5 —— and Egypt; 159-61 —— and the miners; 163 —— and Churchill; 169-70 —— his greatest speech; 169-70 —— and Lord Wolmer; 180-1 —— and Bryce; 181-2 ——'s hearing; 182-3 —— and Balfour; 195-6 ——'s rejuvenescence; 202-3 ——'s dress; 202-3 —— the Grand Old Philosopher; 205-6 —— and Chamberlain, a contrast; 206 —— and Freemasonry; 210-2 —— a splendid gambler; 233-4 —— to the rescue; 238-40 —— and the fight; 252 —— and his tactics; 256-7 —— and the guillotine; 257 —— a mighty speech; 260-3

Gorst, Sir John; 25-6, 90-1 —— and Mr. Balfour's face; 26 —— Tory distrust of; 46

Goschen, J.H.; 55, 241, 267 —— to the rescue; 61 —— attacks the Chairman; 65 —— a good speech; 131-2 —— playful; 151-2

Government and private Members, the; 153

Graham, Cunningham; 25

Great night, A; 35

Grey, Sir Edward; 23-4 —— a coming man; 255-6

Griffiths, Ellis; 45

Guillotine, but not yet, the; 197

Haldane, Q.C., R.B.; 23

Halifax and Walsall, Liberal enthusiasm; 29

Harcourt, Sir William; 15, 74, 192, 233, 237 —— beams pleasantly; 29 —— and the Budget; 146-7 —— as an Early Christian; 152-3

Hardie, Keir- (see Keir-Hardie)

Harland, Sir E.; 254

Harrington and Chamberlain, Mr.; 223-6

Hayes-Fisher and the fight; 251-2

Healy and the fight, Mr.; 249

Herod—Judas!; 242-6

Hibbert, Sir John; 252

Hicks-Beach, Sir Michael; 43

Hissing in the gallery; 244

Home Rule; 31-41, 58-64, 111-44, 178-206, 227-52, 260-8 —— and Gladstone (see Gladstone and Home Rule) —— in Committee; 164-76 —— in the Lords; 269-82

Hull; 162-3

Hunter, Dr.; 51, 57

Incidents; 21-2, 193-4

Incident, the Sexton; 198

Interruption, a vulgar and caddish; 126 —— another unmannerly; 129-30 —— My remarks on; 193-4

Ireland in danger; 59 ——'s Charter through; 260-8

Irony of seats, the; 9

Irish objections to Divorce; 199-200

Jackson and Gladstone; 108-9

James, Sir Henry; 13, 48, 141, 155

Jealousies and great questions, small; 47-50

Jesse Collings (see Collings, Jesse)

Johnston of Ballykilbeg; 10-1, 25, 137-8

Jones, Atherley; 241

Judas!; 242-7

Keeping the seats; 247

Keir-Hardie; 24-5

Kenyon convulses the House; 47-8

Labouchere, Henry; 15, 97, 99, 236, 252 ——'s pronunciation; 22-3 —— and Biggar; 98-9

Lambert, G.; 17

Liberals, the plain duty of; 257-8

Lion lashes out, the; 79

Lockwood, Frank; 163

Logan and the fight; 247-9, 251-2

Lords, Home Rule in the; 269-82

Lowther, James; 55-7, 68-71, 77, 81, 85-6, 89-90 —— What a cruel face; 55 —— and Burns; 65 —— flouts Balfour; 80

Lubbock, Sir John; 199

Macartney, W.G.E.; 170, 199-200

Marjoribanks, E.P.C.; 58, 62

McCarthy, Justin; 29, 122, 264

McCorquodale & Co.; 252-3

McGregor, Dr.; 197

McNeill, Swift; 176-240

Mellor, J.W.; 65-6, 166, 197, 236-8, 246 —— and Mr. Sexton; 238-40

Memories; 9

Milman, the interfering; 240

Miners, triumph of the; 161-2

Ministry, the new; 15

Mitchelstown, and Mr. Dillon; 219-23

Morley, Arnold; 254

Morley, John; 15, 64, 75, 185, 211, 218, 253, 267-8 —— and Chamberlain; 134-5 ——'s tweed suit; 203-4

Morton, A.C.; 59, 259

Malcontents, powerful; 52

Morton, E.J.C.; 24

Mundella, A.J.; 43, 90-1, 163

My apology; 250-1

My remarks on interruption; 193-4

Narrow shave, a; 187-8

Nepotism in the army; 258-9

New ministry, the; 15

Ninth Clause, the; 230-7

Nolan, Colonel; 268

O'Brien, William; 12, 126 —— and the fight; 249

Obstruction, naked and unashamed; 29 —— sober and subdued; 40-1 —— organized for; 53 —— artists in; 55 —— rampant; 64 —— flagrant; 76 —— Tory; 144-50

Old age, the consolations of; 192-3

Opening of Parliament; 9 —— of the row; 246-7

Opposition in excellent form, the; 17

Outburst, the; 175-6

Parliamentary Wednesdays; 44-5

Parnell twelve years ago; 31-2 —— a memory of; 105-6 —— and Chamberlain; 119-20 —— and Gladstone; 120-1

Pas de Deux, a brilliant; 204-5

Peers impressed, even the; 279-80

Philipps, J.W.; 16

Plain duty of the Liberals, the; 257-8

Potter and Mr. Chamberlain, T.B.; 21-2

Powerful malcontents; 52

Private Members and the Government; 153

Railway rates; 51 —— Servants' Bill; 153

Redmond. J.E.; 29, 230-1, 263 —— and Home Rule; 38-9

Reduced majorities; 229-30

Reed us an alarmist, Sir E.J.; 255-6

Registration Bill, the; 41

Release of the dynamitards; 29

Reminiscence of 1885, a; 267-8

Rendel, Stuart; 41

Renewal of the fight; 178

Rentoul, Dr.; 11

Ribblesdale, Lord; 274

Rigby, Sir John; 127

Ripon, the Bishop of; 282

Robertson, E.; 260

Rollit, the modern Tory, Sir Albert; 41

Roscoe, Sir Henry; 193

Rosebery's great triumph, Lord; 276-80

Russell, Sir Charles; 203

Russell, T.W.; 25, 45, 64, 89, 91-2, 176 —— and the Second Chamber; 169

Salaried Members; 51

Salisbury's signal failure, Lord; 280-2

Saunderson, Colonel; 12 —— & the fight; 248-9

Saunders, Mr.; 268

Scene, a strange; 174-6 —— A wild; 210-12 —— A brilliant; 269

"Scenes,"; 47-8, 65-6, 129-30, 166-9, 176, 227-8, 237-40, 242-53 —— Pathetic; 182-3

Selborne, Lord; 276

Seton-Karr; 53 —— demands admission; 10

Sexton, Thomas; 65, 136, 147-8, 237 —— and Home Rule; 37 —— and the bullet in Downing Street; 153-4 —— Intervenes; 189 —— incident, the; 198 —— and Arnold Forster; 227-8 —— makes the running; 234-5 —— takes the lead; 235-6 —— defies the Chair; 238-40

Shave, a narrow; 187-8

Shaw, Mr.; 236

Shout of battle, the; 214-5

Shuttleworth, Sir O.K.; 254

Silence of the Tories, cowed; 262 —— of the Irishry, Stony; 165-6

Situation, an awkward; 159

Slow progress; 195-6

Small jealousies and great questions; 49-50

Speaker snubs Brookfield, the; 126 —— and Lord Cranborne, the; 130 —— and Mr. Conybeare, the; 226-7 —— and the fight, the; 249-50

Speech from the throne, the; 16-7

Spencer's serene courage, Earl; 271-3

Squabble, a; 237-40

Stansfeld, Mr.; 117-8

Storey, S.; 61 ——'s fateful speech; 68-9

Storm, a coming; 58

Strange bedfellows; 10

Stuart Rendel; 46

Suspensory Bill for Wales, the; 45-8

Tanner, Dr.; 11 ——'s waistcoat, Dr.; 11

Tea on the Terrace; 207-9

Temple, Sir Richard; 179

Times out-manoeuvred, the; 53 —— organized for obstruction, the; 53 —— Cowed silence of the; 262

To thy orisons; 213-4

Tory Leader, no; 58

Tragedy of politics, the; 101

Tramp, tramp, tramp; 241

Treasury Bench looks awkward, the; 184-5

Trevelyan, Sir George; 122-3

Triumph, a historic; 160 —— for Mr. Burns, a; 259-60 —— of the tweed coat, the; 201-40

Uganda; 21-4, 96-101

Ugander; 22-3

Ugly moment, an; 184-5

Vaccinationists, the Anti-; 177

Vincent and fair trade, Sir H.; 25, 258

Visit to the Lords, a; 155

Vote of Censure, the; 104-10

Vulgar and caddish interruption, a; 126

Wales in a rage; 45-8

Wallace, Mr.; 268 —— Wit, wearisome; 266

Walsall and Halifax; 29

Watchers for the dawn; 10

Welsh Suspensory Bill, the; 45-8

"Who said 'Rats'?"; 27

Wilson, J.H.; 162

Wistful Whip, the; 213

Wolmer, Lord; 180-1

Woods, Sam; 16

Wyndham, George; 26

Young Man and the Old, the; 167-8