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The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.

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Aberdare, Lord, 340 Aberdeen in 1775-77, 11 Achill, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 409 Adams, Professor, 93 Adams, Mr. Henry, 24n Addison, Joseph, 430 Afghanistan, Lord Lytton's policy in, and the subjugation of its tribes, 391-401 Agency Committee, organised by George Stephen, 28 Albert, Prince Consort, 95 Allen, William, 309 America, the Civil War in, 319 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Sir J. F. Stephen an honorary member of, 478 Anaverna House, 386, 406-409, 477-479 Annet, Peter, last Deist imprisoned for blasphemous libel, 8 'Anti-Slavery Reporter,' the, 47 'Apostles,' the, at Cambridge, 100-106, 300, 472 Aquinas, Thomas, 60, 364 Argyll, Duke of, 354 Arnold, Matthew, 165 Arnold, Rev. Dr., 76, 221 Ashton, John, Jacobite conspirator, 34 Ashton, Miss. See Venn, Rev. Richard Ashwell, R. v., 443 Athenæum Club, the, 302 Auerbach's 'Auf der Höhe,' 298 Austen, Jane, 103 Austerlitz, 60 Austin, Charles, 123 Austin, John, as a writer compared with Sir J. Stephen, 54; John and Mrs. Austin's associations with Sir J. Stephen, 60, 76; influence of Austin's works on Sir J. F. Stephen, 116, 204-206, 220, 317, 396, 413; death, 172 Austin, Miss Lucy. See Gordon, Lady Duff Bacon murder trial, 146-148, 173 Bain, Professor, 339 Balmat, Auguste, 143 Balston, Mr., 80, 81, 86 Balzac, Honoré, 156 Barkley, Mr. D. G., 256 Barry, Mr. Justice, 380 Bate, Parson. See Dudley, Sir Henry Bate Bathurst, Earl, and Sir J. Stephen, 32 Batten, Rev. Ellis, Master at Harrow, his wife (Miss Caroline Venn) and daughter, 36n., 39, 129 Baxter and his writings, Sir J. Stephen on, 56, 57, 116 Beaconsfield, Lord, 344, 349, 352 Beattie, Dr., 11 Beaumont, W. J., 85 Bellingham, Henry, murderer of Mr. Perceval, 20 Bentham, Jeremy, Sir J. F. Stephen and his writings, 71, 101, 116, 123-125, 159, 189, 204, 206-208, 210, 211, 308, 309, 311, 312, 317, 321, 322, 325, 333, 413, 423, 424, 464; his efforts on behalf of codification, 246, 247 Bethell Sir Richard. See Westbury, Lord Blackburn, Lord, 353, 380 Blackstone, Mr. Justice, 26, 412, 418 Blakesley, Canon, 100 Blomfield, Bishop, 37 Blücher, Field-Marshal, 21 Board of Trade, Sir J. Stephen's connection with the, 42, 49 Bolingbroke, James Kenneth Stephen's essay on, 472 Bonney, Professor, 4n Bowen, Lord Justice, 150, 232, 413

Brahmos sect (India), 260-266 Bramwell, Lord, 140, 353 Brand, Lieut., his share in the execution of Gordon, 229 Bright, John, 107, 160, 224, 304, 394 Brontë, Charlotte, 103 Brougham, Lord, 19, 20, 22, 24n Brown, Mary. See Stephen, Mr. James Browning, Mr. Oscar, 469, 472, 476 Browning, Robert, 5, 476 Browning, Mr. William, 469 Bryce, Mr. James, 32n Buckle, T. H., 312, 320 Buller, Mr. Charles, 46, 100 Bunyan, John, 69 Burke, Edmund, 433, 434 Butler, Bishop, Sir James Stephen and his 'Analogy,' 18; Sir J. F. Stephen and Butler's works, 161, 196, 423 Butler, Mr. Montague, 99n Buxton, Mr. Charles, his connection with the Jamaica Committee, 228n Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, his efforts to suppress the slave trade, 28 Byron, Lord, 103, 400 Cairns, Lord, 380 Calcutta, work and life at, 241, 244, 304 Calder, Mrs., daughter of Mr. James Stephen, 2 Calverley, C. S., 476 'Cambridge Essays,' 149, 155, 203, 206, 484 'Cambridge Review,' the, 469n Cambridge University, John Venn at, 35; connection of Sir J. Stephen with, 56; Sir J. F Stephen at, 93-106; the 'Apostles,' 100; J. K. Stephen at, 472-3, 476-7 Cameron, C. H., his share in codifying Indian Penal Laws, 247 Campbell's Poems, 40, 68 Campbell, Mr. J. Dykes, 33n Campbell, Lord, Chief Justice, 140, 441, 442 Campbell, Sir George, 269 Canning, Lord, 399 Capital punishment, 426, 445 Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 201 Carlyle, Thomas, 50, 53, 54; his political and philosophic writings, 77, 104, 159, 180, 182, 225, 230, 315, 453, 458; friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 201-203, 238, 245, 302, 305, 309, 360, 385, 419 Caroline, Queen, 27 Cashmire Gate, the, 398 Castlereagh, Lord, 22 Cavagnari, Major, 397, 399 Cavaignac and the French revolution of 1848, 108 Cavallier, 162, 163 Cayley, Professor, 93 Cervantes, 464 Chamberlain, Mr. Joseph, 231, 232 Charlemagne, 319 Charles II., criminal law in his day 241 Charlotte, Princess, 21 Chenery, Thomas, Editor of the 'Times,' 85 Chillingworth, William, 186 Chitty, Mr. Justice, 85 'Christian Observer,' 127-130, 149 Christie, W. D., 100n Church Missionary Society, 33, 35 'Clapham Sect,' the, 24n, 32-35, 55-57, 83, 84, 127 Clark, Sir Andrew, 435, 436, 477, 478 Clarke, Mrs. See Stephen, Mr. James Cleasby, Baron, 402, 403 Clifford, Professor W. K., 361 Clifton v. Ridsdale, 384 Club 'The,' 385 Cobden, Richard, 107, 160 Cockburn, Sir Alexander, Lord Chief Justice, his charge regarding the alleged murder of Gordon, 229; and the Homicide Bill, 353; on the Criminal Code Bill, 381 Cockerell, Mr., 246n, 254 Codification, in India, 233, 249, 303, 392, 393, 418; in England, 302, 305, 340, 341, 347, 351-358, 379-381, 388, 389, 392, 393 Colenso, Bishop, 219 Coleridge, Mr. Arthur, 77, 78, 80, 85, 139-141 Coleridge, Herbert, 82, 85 Coleridge, Lord, Chief Justice, 165, 303, 305, 306, 340, 341, 343, 351, 352, 377, 389, 477, 478 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 58, 84, 105, 168, 221, 368 Colonial Department and Office, 32, 42-45 Colquhoun's 'Wilberforce' cited, 24n Comte, Auguste, 375 Congreve, Mr., 161 'Contemporary Review,' the, 350n, 365, 422n, 485 Contracts, Sir J. F. Stephen and the law of, 276-278, 355, 376 Conybeare and Philips, their work on Geology, cited, 4n Cook, John Douglas, 148, 149, 150, 153

Copyright Commission, the, 402 'Cornhill Magazine,' the, 139n, 175, 177, 178, 182-184, 208n, 212, 214, 223, 484, 485 Cornish, Mr., Vice-Provost of Eton, 469n, 471 Cosmopolitan Club, the, 385, 386 Courts-Martial, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 208 Cowie, Mr., Advocate-General, 261 Cowper, the poet, 34, 40 Cremation, 450 Criminal Law, 149; 'General View' of, 203-212, 412, 413, 463, 483, 484; 'Digest' of, 375-377, 412, 463, 483; the Criminal Code, 380, 381, 402, 418; 'History' of, 410-428, 463, 483; Court of Criminal Appeal, 463 Croker, John Wilson, 21 Cumming, Dr., and the 'Saturday Review,' 154 Cunningham, Sir Henry Stewart, 130, 234, 235, 237, 245, 246n, 249, 275n, 295, 298, 304, 305 Cunningham, Rev. J. W., 128-130 Curzon, Hon. George, 470 Cust, Mr. Robert, 257 Dalgairns, Father, 361 Dalhousie, Lord, 399 Dante, 464, 465 Darwinism, 374, 375, 456 Davies, Rev. J. Llewelyn, 99, 106, 125, 126, 132 Delhi, 237, 245; the great Durbar at (1877), 398 De Maistre, 226, 330 Denison, Archdeacon, 351 Derby, Earl of (Edward Geoffrey), 47, 48, 53 Derby, Earl of (Edward Henry), 102 Descartes, 363 De Vere, Aubrey, 59 Dicey, Professor Albert Venn, Mr. Edward, Mr. Frank, and Mr. Henry, 31 Dicey, Mr. Thomas Edward, 29-31, 76, 85, 120 Dickens, Charles, 155, 156, 158, 160, 180, 345 Dickens, Mr., Q.C., 439 Dove, trial of, 146 Dowden, Professor, 55n Dromquina, Ireland, 235, 236, 405, 406 Dudley, Sir Henry Bate ('Parson' Bate), 14 Duff, James Grant, 171 Duff, Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant, and Lady, 119, 120, 139, 140, 171, 190, 235, 303, 451, 466n Dundee, candidature for, 343-348, 352 'Ecce Homo,' review of, 200, 221 Ecclesiastical cases, 381-386 Edinburgh, Duke of (Prince Alfred), 245 'Edinburgh Review,' the, 55, 150, 153, 160, 162, 163, 172n, 175, 204, 205, 484 Education Commission (1859), 165-167, 172, 203 Egerton, Lady, 130, 234, 245, 403, 404, 435 Egerton, Sir Robert, 400 Eldon, Earl of, 247 Elliot, Gilbert (Earl Minto), 433 Elliott, Miss Charlotte, 72, 73 Elliott, E. B., 154 Elliott, Rev. Henry Venn, 72, 73 Ellis, Mr. Leslie, 93, 97 Erie, Lord Chief Justice, 442 'Essays and Reviews,' 184, 219, 369 'Essays by a Barrister,' 170n, 172n, 177; character of its contents, 178-182, 412 Estlin, John Prior, 31 Eton, 76-86, 469-472 'Etonian,' the, 470 Evidence, Digest of the Law of, 483 Evidence Act (India) and Bill (England), 277, 278, 291, 305, 306, 341 Extradition Commission, the, 402 Eyre, Governor, 227-230, 296 Fane, Julian, 102, 104 Farish, Professor William, 8n, 31, 36 Fawcett, Professor Henry, 222 Field, Lord, 118, 120, 212, 357 Fielding, Sir John, 7 Flowers, Mr. F., 138 Forbes, Miss Mary. See Stephen, Mr. William Forster, the Rt. Hon. W. E., 167 'Fortnightly Review,' the, 246n, 340, 485 Francis, Sir Philip, 433 Francis, Miss Elizabeth, 40 Franqueville, M. de, 478 'Fraser's Magazine,' 163, 184, 188, 190, 194, 200, 202, 225, 226, 365, 485 Freeman, Professor E. A., 150, 351 Freshfield, Messrs., 27 Froude, James Anthony, 151n, 200, 201, 236, 238, 300, 302, 304, 385, 405, 446, 478 Fuller, Mr., 435

Galway, Ireland, 409 Garratt, Rev. Samuel, 30n Garratt, Mr. W. A., 29, 30, 180 George III., criminal law in his day, 421 Gibbet Law of Halifax, 420 Gibbon, Edward, 226, 358, 359, 416 Gibbs, Mr. Frederick Waymouth, 42, 72, 82, 101, 346, 407 Giffard, Mr. Hardinge (afterwards Lord Halsbury), 229 Gisborne, Thomas, 18, 55 Gladstone, Mr., his work on Church and State, 219; Irish Church Act and Irish University Bill, 225, 341; connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361, 365, 366; recent Irish and Indian policies, 460, 461 Glenelg, Lord, 44 Goodhart, Professor, 470 Gordon, Adam Lindsay, 459 Gordon, Lady Duff (née Austin), 60 Gordon, Lord George, 14 Gordon, hanged for his share in the Jamaica insurrection, 227-230 Gorham case, the, 109 Gower, Lord F. L., 68 Grace, Miss. See Stephen, Rev. William Graham, Sir James, and the slave trade, 48n Gray, the poet, 39; his 'Elegy,' 170 Great Grimsby Riots, 173 Green, T. H., 362 Greenwood, Mr. Frederick, editor of the 'Pall Mall Gazette 'and the 'St. James's Gazette,' 214-217, 300, 307, 460, 474 Greg, William Rathbone, 124, 212, 213 Greville, Charles, the diarist, 60 Grey, Earl. See Howick, Lord Guest, Rev. B., 73-76 Gurney, Mr. Russell, recorder of London, 39, 73, 129, 228, 300, 304, 305, 341, 353, 389, 402 Haileybury, Sir J. Stephen at, 91 Hallam, the historian, 182, 414 Hallam, Henry Fitzmaurice, 100, 102 Hamilton, the logician, anecdote concerning, 103 Hamilton, Sir William, introduces German philosophy into England, 105; Mill's examination of his philosophy, 182, 183 Hampden, Bishop, 186 Hannen, Mr. (afterwards Lord), counsel for General Nelson and Lieut. Brand, 229 Harcourt, Sir William (4 Historicus'), contemporary of Sir J. F. Stephen at Cambridge, 99, 102, 106; connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150, 213, 302, 395, 445 Harrison, Mr. Frederic, his controversies with Sir J. F. Stephen and connection with the Metaphysical Society, 213, 339, 340, 361, 371, 454 Harwich, candidature for, 222, 344 Hastings, Warren, Sir J. F. Stephen's interest in the study of his works and impeachment, 233, 395, 398, 399, 429; character of Lord Macaulay's article on, 430-434 Hazlitt, as an essayist, 178 Helps, Sir Arthur, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100; as an essayist, 178 Henry, Sir Thomas, 229 Hey, Rev. John, 35 Hick, Mr., M.P., 232 Higgins, Matthew James ('Jacob Omnium'), his connection with the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' 212 Hildebrand, Sir J. Stephen on, 56 Hill, Rowland, and the Post Office, 159 Himalayas, the, Sir J. F. Stephen's description of, 245 Hindoo laws, remarriage of widows legalised, 260; alterations in the oaths and wills enactments, 277. See also India 'Historicus.' See Harcourt, Sir William 'History 'of the criminal law. See Criminal law Hobbes, Thomas, the study of his philosophy by Sir J. F. Stephen and its influence on his character, 116, 141, 220, 308, 317, 320, 330, 442, 455 Hobhouse, Lord, 304, 392 Hodson, Archdeacon, 24; Indian reminiscences of Hodson of Hodson's Horse, 245 Holker, Sir John, 380 Holland, Canon, 102 Holland House, society gatherings at, 60 Home Rule, Sir J. F. Stephen's objections to, 460-462 Homer, study of, 358 Homicide Bill, 304, 340, 353, 379 Hooghly, its aspect during State ceremonial after Lord Mayo's murder, 293, 294

Hooker, 186, 226 'Horæ Sabbaticæ,' 225, 226, 479, 484 Hort, Professor, 102, 149 Howick, Lord (afterwards Earl Grey), and the slave trade, 47 Hughes, Tom (Judge), his 'Tom Brown's School Days,' 95; mission work in the East End, 126 Hughes v. Edwards, 384 Hume, David, 58 Hunter, Sir W. W., his 'Life of the Earl of Mayo,' 246n, 48, 282-290, 342 Hutton, Mr. R. H., 360, 361 Huxley, Professor, 361, 371 Hyde Park Riots, the, 224 Ilbert, Sir C. P., on Sir J. F. Stephen's legislative work in India, 246n, 279, 280, 378; advocates the collection of antiquarian laws, 379; his 'Indian' Bill proposals criticised by Sir J. F. Stephen, 461 Impey, Sir Elijah, Sir J. F. Stephen's work on his 'Trial of Nuncomar,' 353, 429, 484; injustice of Lord Macaulay's treatment of Impey, 432 India, Sir J. F. Stephen on James Grant Duff's administration of, 171; on British rule in, 223, 459; legal codes in, 225; Sir J. F. Stephen's interest in, 233; his appointment as Member of Council, 235; account of his duties and of the Indian Civil Servants, 242, 243; personal experiences there, 244-246; the India Company and the passage of the Penal Code, 247-249; constitution of the Legislative Council, 249; the executive, 249; the legislative department and its functions, 249; the committee, 250, 269, 270; process of preparing legislative measures, 250, 251; the Indian and English systems compared, 251, 252; varied character of its regulations, laws, and executive orders, and consequent irregularities, 252-254; British administration of the Punjab and the introduction of Codes, 255-259; the difficulties of our position in India, 259; enumeration of legislative reforms in India, 259-278; criticisms and appreciations of Sir J. F. Stephen's work in India, 278-282; summary of Sir J. F. Stephen's views on the principles of Indian legislation, 282-289; his Minute on the administration of justice in India, 289-291; the murder of Lord Mayo in, 291-296; riot and excesses of Kookas sect, 296, 297; Roman analogy of British rule, 297; Sir J. F. Stephen's last days in, 297; educational value of India to him, 299; his codification of the law in, 303; Evidence Act, 305; legislation in, compared with England, 304; contemplated work on, 353; his Acts relating to consolidation, 354, 355, 376, 377; correspondence with Lord Lytton concerning Indian affairs, 389-393, 398; controversy with John Bright, Lord Lawrence, and other statesmen on Indian policy, 394-397; proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of, 398; proposed moral text-book for India, 399; Sir J. F. Stephen's study of Parliamentary Papers concerning, 429; his views on the 'Ilbert Bill,' 460, 461; work in,480. See also Punjab Indian Law Commission, its share in Indian law reform, 248, 249, 260, 266, 268, 271, 276 Indian Mutiny, the, Sir J. F. Stephen's article on, 161; and legislation in India, 248 Inns of Court, Sir J. F. Stephen Professor of Common Law at, 377 Insanity and crime, 425, 426 Institut de France, Sir J. F. Stephen elected a corresponding member of, 478 International law, Austinian theory regarding, 396 Ipswich, Sir J. F. Stephen's residence and death at, 479 Ireland, Sir J. F. Stephen in, 235, 236, 405-409, 412, 477-479. See also Home Rule Irish Church, the, 224, 225 Irish University Bill, the, defeat of, 341 Italian, study of, 298, 299, 435, 464 Jackson, Rev. William, 5; letter on James Stephen, 7 Jacob, General, his 'Progress of Being,' Sir J. F. Stephen's review of, 375 Jacob Omnium. See Higgins, Matthew James Jamaica, slave insurrection in (1831), 47; revolt in (1865), and its suppression, 227-231 James, Mr. Edward, Q.C., 228

James, Sir Henry, appointed Solicitor-General, 351 Jeffrey, Lord, his conduct of the 'Edinburgh Review,' 162 Jeffreys, Judge, 419, 420 Jelf, Dr., the theologian, 88 Jenkins, Mr. Edward, author of 'Ginx's Baby,' and the Dundee election, 345-349, 352 Jenkins v. Cook, 383 Jerrold, Douglas, 155 Jessel, Sir George, Solicitor-General, 343 Jeune, Sir Francis, 382, 384 Johnson, Dr., and Sir J. F. Stephen: a comparison, 131, 133; character of his essays, 178 Jowett, Rev. H., tutor of Sir J. Stephen, 31; and of the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, 129 Jowett, Professor Joseph, an Evangelical, 31 Jowett, Professor William, his writings on theology, 184, 185 Judicature Act (1873), the, 343 Jungfrau, ascent of the, 96 Junius' letters, 5, 6 Jurisprudence, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 204, 206 Jury, the history of trial by, 419 Justinian's 'Institutes,' 152 Kane, E. K., 167 Kant, 311, 333 Kelly, Chief Baron, 342, 351 Kelvin, Lord, 93 Kenilworth Castle, 303 Kenmare river, the, Ireland, 236, 405 Kensington, the Stephens at, 22, 66, 235 Kent, Chancellor, on Serjeant Stephen's first book, 26 Killmakalogue Harbour, 405 King, Miss Catherine. See Venn, Rev. John King's College, London, 86, 87 Kingsley, Charles, 180 Kitchin, Dean, 87, 109 Knight, Rev. William, his work on the Rev. Henry Venn, D.D., 37 Knowles, Mr. James, 360, 365 Kooka sect, their religious fanaticisms and barbarities, 296 Lahore, 237 Lake, Dean, Education Commissioner (1858), 165 Lamb, Charles, as an essayist, 178 Lansdowne, Lord, his house in Ireland, 405 'Lapsus Calami,' James Kenneth Stephen's, 476 Lardner, his work on 'Gospel History' 124 Las Casas, and his account of Napoleon at St. Helena, 359, 360 Law, William, effect of his 'Serious Call' on Rev. Richard Venn, 34 Law, definition of, 317, 320; considered in relation to Mill's theory, 322-324; its connection with morality, 423-428 'Law Magazine,' the, 149 'Law Quarterly Review,' Sir C. P. Ilbert's article in, on Sir J. F. Stephen, 246n Lawrence, Henry, assists in the administration of the Punjab, 255 Lawrence, John (Lord), his legislative reforms in India and administration of the Punjab, 253, 255, 285; journalistic encounters and friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 395, 396; text of Dean Stanley's sermon on, 468 Lecky, W. E. H., his 'Rationalism,' 200 Lewis, Sir George Cornewall, 244; his 'Authority 'discussed, 366 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,' 170, 483; account of its inception, character of the work, 306-340, 428, 459; effect on the Dundee election, 345 'Liberty of the Savoy,' 420 Lightfoot, Dr., 97, 98 Lilburne, John, 420 Lincoln, General, 319 Lipski, the murderer, 446, 447 Literary Society, the, 385 Liveing, Dr. Robert, 23 Liverpool, invitation to contest, 340 Locke, 104, 105, 363 'London Review,' the, 177 Louis Philippe, 108 Lowe, Mr. Robert (Lord Sherbrooke), on public-school life at Winchester, 80; and the Revised Educational Code, 167; and the Evidence Bill, 306 Lowry, Mr., of Eton, 469n, 470n Loyola, Ignatius, Sir J. Stephen on, 56, 57 Lush, Mr. Justice, his trial of the Tichborne case, 342; Criminal Law Commissioner, 378 Lushington, Mr. Franklin, 137-139, 143, 144, 229 Luther, Sir J. Stephen on, 56

Luttrell, 471 Lyall, Sir Alfred, his works and character, 353, 400, 458 Lyndhurst, Lord, and Serjeant Stephen, 27 Lytton, Earl of, Governor-General of India, his correspondence and friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 333, 349, 384, 386, 390, 391, 404, 411, 451, 456; characteristics of, 387-390; confidential nature of their correspondence, 391; Sir J. F. Stephen on Lord Lytton's Indian policy, 391-401, 403; Ambassador at Paris, 451; his death, 477 Macaulay, Kenneth, leader of the Midland Circuit, 136, 140, 173, 176; godfather of James Kenneth Stephen, 469 Macaulay, Thomas Babington (Lord), as a writer compared with Sir J. Stephen, 54, 55; on the meetings at Holland House, 60; his patriotism, 161; his literary style, 162, 163, 417; Sir J. F. Stephen's obituary notice of, 182; on Church and State, 219; impression of his Indian essays on Sir J. F. Stephen, 233; advised Sir J. Stephen to accept Indian appointment, 235; his share in preparing the Indian Code, 247, 248; personal claims of Impey on Macaulay, 429; character of his essay on Hastings, 430; Macaulay's imaginative process contrasted with Sir J. F. Stephen's judicial method, 430-432; examples of the former's audacious rhetoric, 432, 433; effect of Sir J. F. Stephen's regard for Macaulay on his criticisms, 433, 434 Macaulay, Zachary, his share in the suppression of slavery, 17, 28, 47; as a philanthropist, 309 Mackintosh, 60 'Macmillan's Magazine,' 177 Madras, its administrative regulations anterior to 1834, 252; the famine in, 392 Maine, Sir Henry Sumner, his career at Cambridge and his friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 93, 101, 102, 104, 110, 111, 153, 300,385; his journalistic work on the 'Morning Chronicle,' 'Cambridge Essays,' 'Saturday Review,' and 'St. James's Gazette,' 148-150, 460; Stephen's review and criticisms of his 'Ancient Law,' 205, 413, 417; his work as legal member of the Council of India, 233, 234, 249, 250, 253, 261-263, 267; revises Stephen's draft scheme for consolidating the Acts relating to India, 355; Stephen's and Maine's interest in Indian matters, 376, 392, 400; his death, and biographical notice by Stephen, 466, 467; the latter appoints Maine's son clerk of assize, 467, 475 Maitland, Professor, on Sir J. F. Stephen's writings, 415, 416, 431 Manchester School, the, 225, 310, 394 Manning, Cardinal, 200, 365, 366, 369, 371, 373 Mansel, Dean, introduces German philosophy into England, 105; Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Metaphysics,' 182 Mansel, Mr., assists Lord Lawrence in the administration of the Punjab, 255 Mansfield, Lord, his relations with James Stephen, 5-7 'Maria,' 12, 13, 15 Marriage, Mill's theories concerning, 329, 330 Martial Law, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 229 Martineau, Dr., his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361 Martyn, Henry, 57 Matthews, Mr. Henry, Home Secretary, and the Lipski trial, 446, 447 Maule, Mr., member of the Jamaica Commission, 228 Maurice, Professor F. D., of King's College, London, his influence on Sir J. F. Stephen, 88, 116, 124, 127; formerly an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100; his influence at Cambridge, 105; his style of preaching, 124, 125 Mauritius, the, Sir George Stephen and the slave trade in, 28 Max Müller, Professor, his 'Science of Thought' reviewed by Sir J. F. Stephen, 455 Maxwell, Clerk, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102; anecdote concerning, 103 Maybrick, Mrs., her trial, 447 Mayo, Earl of, Sir J. F. Stephen's contribution to his life, 246n, 248, 282-290, 342; his hunting parties in India, 245; Sir J. F. Stephen on his character and work in India 291; account of his murder, 291; and the State ceremonial in Calcutta, 291-295; incident connected with the trial of his murderer, 292, 293; legislative work in India, 305 Melbourne, Lord, on Sir J. Stephen at the Colonial Office, 49 Merivale, Charles, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100 Merivale, Mr. Herman, and the consolidation of Acts relating to India, 354 Metaphysical Society, the, its inception, 360; its first members, 361; Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with and contributions to, 361-375 Metaphysics, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104, 114 Miall, Edward, Education Commissioner (1858), 165 Middleton, Conyers, his quarrel with the Rev. Richard Venn, 33, 34 Mill, James, his influence at Cambridge, 123; his advocacy of Codification, 246, 247; his share in the suppression of slavery, 309; as a political economist, 311; allusion to, 233; the effect of his writings on Macaulay, 433; Mill on Criminal Law, 424 Mill, John Stuart, Sir James Stephen's acquaintance with, 60, 76; on hell and God, 74; Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Political Economy,' 104; influence at Cambridge, 105, 123; and on Sir J. F. Stephen, 124, 182, 183, 193, 202, 205, 206, 275; Chairman of the Jamaica Committee, 228-230; estrangement from Sir J. F. Stephen, 230, 231; his theories concerning liberty, 299, 308-340; his controversy with W. G. Ward, 367; his indifference to evolution theories, 375 Millar, Mr. A. H., his account of the Dundee election, 344n Milner, Miss Sibella. See Stephen, Mr. James Milner, Mr., of Poole, his kindness to James Stephen, 3 Milner, Mr. George, 11, 13 Milner, Mr. Isaac, Evangelical leader at Cambridge, 31, 35, 36 Milner, Mr. Joseph, educates Rev. John Venn, 35 Milner, Mr. William, merchant, his bankruptcy, 3; marries Miss Elizabeth Stephen, 8n Milnes, Monckton, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100, 102 Milton, John, 103, 359, 465 Missionaries in India, 299 Mister, hanged for attempted murder 77 Mivart, Mr. St. George, 455 Mohammedanism, 459 Moltke, Field-Marshal von, 319 Monteagle, Lord, on Sir J. Stephen as a talker, 53 Moody and Sankey, James Kenneth Stephen's 'constitutional' opposition to, 471 More, Sir Thomas, 420 Morison, Miss Mary. See Stephen, Serjeant Morison, Mr. William Maxwell, 8n Morley, Mr. John, connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150; invites Sir F. J. Stephen to write 'Carlyle' for his series, 203; replies to Stephen's criticisms of Mill, 339, 340 'Morning Chronicle,' the, 148-150 'Morning Herald,' the, 14 'Morning Post,' the, Master James Stephen's connection with, 14 Morton, Mr., village postmaster at Ravensdale, 407 Mourne Mountains, 406 Mozley, Rev. T., 49n Munro, Professor, 93 Murder, curious punishment for, anterior to 1487, 421 Napier, Macvey, his 'Correspondence' cited, 55n, 88 Napoleon, Sir F. J. Stephen on his captivity, 359, 360 'National Review,' the, 163, 484 Navigation Act, its provisions enforced by Nelson, 16 Nazim, Nawab, 254 Nelson, General, his share in the execution of Gordon, 227-230 Nelson, Horatio, captain of the 'Boreas,' enforces Navigation Act, 16 Nettlefold and Chamberlain arbitration case, 231, 232 Newark, Sir J. F. Stephen, Recorder of, 169, 236 Newcastle, Duke of, his interest in J. D. Cook, 150, 165; chairman of Royal Commission on Education (1858), 165 Newman, Cardinal, review of his 'Apologia' by Sir J. F. Stephen, 175, 190, 192; their acquaintance and discussions on theology, 190-200, 366; Newman's ascetic and monastic views, 219, 338; his 'Grammar of Assent,' 365 Newman's Rooms, Oxford, 105 Newton, John, 34 'Nineteenth Century,' the, its account of the Metaphysical Society, 360; contributions to, 365, 366, 379, 381, 427n, 454, 455, 478, 486 North, Christopher, wrestling bout with Ritson, 95 'Northampton Mercury,' the, 30 Northbrook, Lord, 395 North-Western Provinces (India), executive orders for, 252, 254 Novels, 109, 114, 123, 345, 484 Nuccoll, Mrs., daughter of Mr. James Stephen, 2 'Nuncomar and Impey,' Sir J. F. Stephen's book on, 428-434, 484 O'Connell, Daniel, the Agitator, 28, 82 Old Bailey, professional experiences at the, 302, 303 Orange, Prince of, 21 Ordnance Department Commission, Sir J. F. Stephen chairman of, 462, 463 Oudh, executive orders applicable to, 253 Oxford, Newman's meetings at, 105 'Oxford Essays,' 149 Oxford movement, Sir J. Stephen and the, 57, 58 Oxford University confers the D.C.L. degree on Sir J. F. Stephen, 402 Paine, Thos., his 'Age of Reason,' Sir J. F. Stephen's impressions concerning, 84; allusion to, 125; and the 'Rights of Man,' 311 Paley, William, his Utilitarian tendencies, 35; Sir J. F. Stephen on his writings and teachings, 105, 124, 126, 193, 226, 368 'Pall Mall Gazette,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, and other particulars concerning, 169, 198n, 212-227, 232, 241, 299, 306, 307, 340, 351, 381 Palmer, trial of, 146, 156 Palmerston, Lord, article on his death, 216-219; effect of his death on parties, 222 Pantheism, Newman and, 192 Parke, Baron, 442 Parker, Theodore, 194, 195 Parknasilla, residence at, 405 Parliamentary Government, Sir J. F. Stephen on, 320, 350, 351 Pascal, 226 Pattison, Mark, on the meetings in Newman's Rooms at Oxford, 105; his connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150; his share in the Education Commission (1858), 165; his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361 Peacock, Sir Barnes, Chief Justice of Calcutta, 235; his share in Indian law reforms, 248, 267 Pearson, Charles Henry, 120 Peel, Sir Robert, connection of his followers with the 'Morning Chronicle,' 148; his reform of the criminal law, 247 Pember, Mr., 467, 468 Perceval, Mr. Spencer, his Orders in Council, 19; murdered, 20 Perry, Sir Erskine, and consolidation of Acts relating to India, 355 'Peter Simple,' 168 'Pilgrim's Progress,' the, 69 Pitt, Wilberforce's antagonism toward, 18 Place, Francis, and Zachary Macaulay, 309 Plato, 97, 358, 363 Politics, Sir J. F. Stephen's views on and interest in, 104, 106-109, 113, 160, 161, 222-225, 453, 456, 460-462 Pollock, Chief Baron, description of, 140; appoints Stephen revising barrister, 173; arbitrator in the Nettlefold and Chamberlain case, 232 Pollock, Sir Frederick, on Sir J. F. Stephen's 'History of the Criminal Law,' 418 Pontius Pilate, 326 Poole, James Stephen's enterprise at, 4 Pope, 34, 400 Popish plots, Sir J. F. Stephen's account of, 420 Positivism, Sir. J. F. Stephen's views on, 161, 335-339, 374, 454 Price and the 'Rights of Man,' 311 Price, William, the 'Druid,' 450 Prize Appeal Court of the Privy Council, the, James Stephen's connection with, 17 Protestantism, Newman on, 193; and Rationalism, 309, 310 'Public Advertiser,' the, James Stephen's contributions to, 5 Public Schools Commission, the, 81 Punishment considered in its relation to revenge, 161, 162; and to Mill's theory, 322, 323 Punjab, executive orders applicable to the, 253; administration of the province by Lord Lawrence, 255, 285; its 'Civil Code,' 255; regulations relating to the Punjab consolidated, 256; Land Revenue Act, 256-258, 277; Criminal Tribes Act and measure repressing kidnapping of children, 258, 259, 283 Purbeck Island, James Stephen shipwrecked on, 2 Purgatory, the doctrine of, 372 Puritanism, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 309, 336, 368 'Quo Musa Tendis,' James Kenneth Stephen's, 476 Raleigh, allusion to, 420 Rapin's History, Master James Stephen's early acquaintance with, 9 Rationalism, Sir J. Stephen and, 56; its exponents combine with Protestants against Sacerdotalism, 309; Sir J. F. Stephen and, 371 Ravenscroft, Miss. See Stephen, Sir George Reade, Charles, Sir J. F. Stephen on his 'Never Too Late to Mend,' 158 'Reasoner,' the, attacked by the 'Saturday Review,' 155 'Record,' the, criticised by the 'Saturday Review,' 155 'Reflector,' the, James Kenneth Stephen's paper, 474, 475 Reform Bill of 1832, Sir J. F. Stephen on the, 224, 247 Renan, his writings, 369, 422 Ricardo as a political economist, 205, 311, 312 Richardson, Mr. Joseph, of the 'Morning Post,' 14 Ritson, the wrestler, 95 Roberts's 'Hannah More,' 24n Robespierre, Sir J. F. Stephen's reflections on, 180 Robinson, Crabb, on James Stephen, 33 'Robinson Crusoe,' 69, 155, 156 Rogers, Rev. William, on the Education Commission (1858), 165-167 Roman Catholicism, Sir George Stephen and, 29; Sir J. Stephen and, 56-58; Sir J. F. Stephen and, 191, 194, 219-222, 366-368, 372, 373, 455 Roman rule in Syria, an analogy, 297; in Palestine, 326 Romilly, Lord, and Sir J. Stephen, 22; his efforts to reform the criminal law, 247; retires from Mastership of the Rolls, 343 'Rotuli Parliamentorum,' 414 Roy, Ram Mohun, founder of the Brahmos sect, 260 Rugby School, visit to, 76; contrasted with Eton, 81 Rundle, Rev. Thomas, and the Rev. Richard Venn, 34 Ruskin, Mr. John, an expositor of Carlyle's socialistic theories, 202; his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361 Russell, Lord Arthur, 386 'Russell on Crimes,' 376 Russia, Bentham and codification in, 246; and the Eastern Question, 394, 395 Ryan, Sir Edward, his position in the Privy Council, 89n St. Christopher's, West Indies, members of the Stephen family at, 2, 11, 14, 16, 17 'St. James's Gazette,' the, particulars concerning, 457n, 460, 474 Sainte-Beuve, the writings of, 226, 298 Salisbury, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 343 Salisbury, Marquis of, 354, 355, 392, 401 Sandars, Thomas Collett, 152, 178, 197 'Sandford and Merton,' 72 'Saturday Review,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, 96, 147, 148, 152-165, 167, 375, 466, 468; its first editor, 149, 150, 165; some of its noted contributors, 150-152; characteristics of the journal, 150, 153, 154; its arraignment of popular idols and contemporary journals, 154-157, 160-162; secession from, 177; character of its 'Middles,' 178 Savigny, John Austin and, 356 Schiller, 68 Scott, Dr., at Cambridge, 94 Scott, Sir Walter, 40; his works quoted, 142, 319, 326; literary character of his 'History,' 417 Scroggs, Sir William, 419, 420 Seditious libels, 84, 423 Seeley, Professor, and his 'Ecce Homo,' 200, 221 Selborne, Lord, 343; his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361 Selden Society, the, its objects, 379 Senior, Nassau, friendship with Sir J. Stephen, 60; Education Commissioner (1858), 165-167 Sermon on the Mount, the, 126, 132, 213n Shakespeare's 'Henry the Fifth,' 68 Sharpe, Granville, Sir J. Stephen's acquaintance with, 55 Shelley, views on his essays, 103 Sherbrooke, Lord. See Lowe, Mr. Robert Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 21, 433 Sheridan, Mr., innkeeper at Achill, 409 Sidgwick, Professor, on Sir J. F. Stephen and the 'Apostles,' 103; his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361, 362 Simeon, Rev. Charles, founder of the 'Sims,' 35, 128 Simla, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 237, 240, 243, 245, 304 Singh, Ram, of the Kookas sect, 296, 297, 326 Slave trade, the Stephen family and the 2, 15-17, 28, 46, 47, 402 Smart, Christopher, the crazy poet, 4, 5, 9 Smith, Adam, his political economy, 205 Smith, Mr. Bullen, his share in the Indian Contract Act, 276 Smith, Mr. George, Sir J. F. Stephen's connection with, 178, 183, 212, 213 Smith, Mr. Goldwin, connection with the 'Saturday Review,' 150; Education Commissioner (1858), 165 Smith, Henry John Stephen (mathematician), 120, 185; memoir, 120n; estimate of his character and powers, 121; Stephen's account of their relations, 122 Smith, Mr. Reginald J., 469n, 474 Smith, Sydney, and the 'Clapham Sect,' 55n; as a clergyman, 118; and the Church of England, 471 Smith, Mr. W. H., appoints Sir. J. F. Stephen chairman of Ordnance Commission, 462, 463 Smith, Elder & Co., Messrs., publishers of the 'Cornhill Magazine,' 177 Smyth, Professor William, death of, 89 Sneem Harbour, 405 Snow, Captain Parker, arctic explorer, 167, 168, 173 'Social Science Association,' the, Sir J. F. Stephen's address to, 246n Socialism, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104, 312, 462 Socinianism, Newman and, 192 Sortaine, Mr., anti-papist, 75 Southey, Robert, his literary labours, 163 Spain, Bentham and codification in, 246 Spanish, Sir J. F. Stephen's study of the language, 435, 464 Spanish Inquisition, 325, 326, 422 Spedding, James, friendship with Sir J. Stephen, 59; and J. F. Stephen, 97; an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100, 102 Spencer, Mr. Herbert, 311, 453, 454 Spiritual Courts, history of the, 422 Spring Rice, Mr. Cecil, and the 'Etonian,' 470 Stafford election petition, 235 Stanley, Dean, 185; his sermon on Lord Lawrence, 468 Star Chamber, the, 420 State trials, 146, 156, 379, 417 Staubbach, the, 42 Steele, Sir Richard, his quarrel with Addison, 430 Stent, Mr., Mrs., Miss Anne and Thomas, 9, 12, 13. See also Stephen, Mr. James Stephen, Mr. Alexander, 2 Stephen, Sir Alexander Condie, K.C.M.G., 1n Stephen, Sir Alfred, 24, 25; his pamphlets, 24n; descendants, 25 Stephen, Miss Anne Mary. See Dicey, Mr. Thomas Stephen, Miss Caroline Emelia, 65n, 66 Stephen, Miss Elizabeth. See Milner, Mr. William Stephen, Miss Frances Wilberforce, 42, 65 Stephen, Sir George, 'Life' of his father James Stephen, 24n; characteristics of, 27; his career and writings, 28, 29, 113; marries Miss Ravenscroft, 29n; his children, 29n; his death, 29 Stephen, Miss Hannah. See Farish, Professor William Stephen, Henry John, S. L., his life, writings, and family, 26, 27, 120, 122 Stephen Sir Herbert, 'Note' on Sir J. F. Stephen's life in Ireland, 405-409 Stephen, Mr. Herbert Venn, his birth, 42, 65; his army experiences, 38; discussions and relations with J. F. Stephen, 83; tour to Constantinople and death at Dresden, 88 Stephen, Mr. James, of Ardenbraught, 1n Stephen, Mr. James, tenant farmer, and family, 1 Stephen, Mr. James, writer on imprisonment for debt, 2; early history, 2; adventures on Purbeck Island, 2, 3; marriage to Miss Sibella Milner, 3, 5, 6; commercial failure, 3; manager of Sir John Webbe's estate, 4; imprisoned in King's Bench prison for debt, 4; efforts to prove illegality of imprisonment, 4; consequent popularity among fellow-prisoners, 4, 5; arguments and writings on the subject, 5, 6; removed to the 'New Jail,' 5, 6; 'Blarney' Thompson's portrait of, 6; release of Stephen from prison, 6; connection with the legal profession, 6-8; his family, death of his wife, 8; his death, 8 Stephen, Mr. James, Master in Chancery, at King's Bench Prison, 5, 9; education and early training, 8, 9; his relations with the Stents, 9-12; chequered career, 10; studies law at Aberdeen, 11; legal business in London, 11; his love affairs, 12-15; life as a journalist, 14; called to the Bar, 14; practice at St. Christopher's, 14; marriage to Miss Stent, 15; character, 15; speech against slavery, 15; attends trial of slaves for murder at Barbadoes, 16; prosecutes planter for ill-treating negro children, 16; flourishing law practice at St. Christopher's, 16, 17; returns to England, 17; employment in the Cockpit, 17; joins Wilberforce in his anti-slavery crusade, 17; death of his first wife, 17; second marriage, to Mrs. Clarke, 17; her eccentricities, 18; relations with Wilberforce, 18; his pamphlet on the slave trade, 18; his 'War in Disguise,' 19; the policy suggested therein adopted by the Government, 19; enters Parliament, 19, 20; Brougham's criticism of Stephen, 20; speech of Stephen in opposition to Benchers' petition, 20, 21; Parliamentary encounter with Whitbread, 21; resigns his seat as a protest against slackness of Government in suppressing the slave trade, 21, 22; Master in Chancery, 22, 32; death of his second wife, 22; town and country residences, 22, 23; his works on the slave trade, 22, 23, 32; example of his prowess, 23; his faith in the virtue of port wine, 23; death and burial, 23, 24; relatives, 24; authorities for his life, 24; his children, 25-33 Stephen, His Honour Judge, son of Serjeant Stephen, 27n Stephen, Sir James, father of Sir James Fitzjames, 25; birth and early training, 31; the 'Clapham Sect,' 24n; college life, 31; official appointments, 32; character, 33; marriage to Miss Venn, 33, 130; influence of the Venns over, 36, 59; visit to the Continent, 41; birth of his eldest son, 42; illness, 42; Counsel to the Colonial Office and Board of Trade, 42; adopts F. W. Gibbs, 42; Sir F. J. Stephen's life of his father, 43; Sir James's 'Essays in Ecclesiastical Biography,' 43, 54; relations with Sir Henry Taylor, 43; duties and influence at the Colonial Office, 44-46; gluttony for work, 45, 50; nicknames, 46; interest in the suppression of slavery, 46, 48; appointed Assistant Under-Secretary, 48; resigns Board of Trade, 49; share in the establishment of responsible government in Canada, 49; sensitive and shy in disposition, 51, 52; tenacity of opinion, 52; perfection and richness of his conversational diction, 52-54; character of his essays and letters, 54, 55; religious creed and sympathies, 55-59; distinguished acquaintances and friends, 59, 60; distaste for general society and feasts, 60, 61; his ascetic temperament and systematic abstemiousness, 61; delight in family meetings, 61; evangelical character of his household, 61-63; as a father, 63, 64; physical and personal characteristics, 64; family, 65; talks with Fitzjames, 69, 75, 76, 82, 84, 89; concern for Fitzjames's health, 74-76; places his sons at Eton, 77, 78; anxiety concerning his son Herbert, 84; letter to Fitzjames, 85; effect of Herbert's death on, 88; illness and resignation of his post, 89; made a Privy Councillor and created K.C.B., 89; Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 89; delivery, reception and publication of his lectures, 89, 90; accepts professorship at Haileybury, 91; desires a clerical career for Fitzjames, 113, 118; and Fitzjames's views on theology, 124, 127, 128; Sir James satirised in 'Little Dorrit,' 159; his criticisms of Fitzjames's literary work, 162, 163; on the slavery of a journalistic career, 163, 164; suggestions to Fitzjames for a legal history, 164, 414; last days and death, 169, 170; inscription on his tombstone, 170 Stephen, Lady, birth, 36n; marriage, 33; personal characteristics, 39, 40; love of the poets, 40; devotion to her husband and children, 40; serenity of disposition, 40, 41; religious convictions, 41; her reminiscences of Switzerland, 42; her diary, 66, 67; Sir F. J. Stephen's letters to, from India, 238, 291-296; last years and death, 300, 301 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—Family History: James Stephen (great-grandfather), 1-8; Master James Stephen (grandfather) and his children, 9-33; the Venns, 33-41; Sir James Stephen (father), 41-65 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—Early Life: Birth, 65n, 66; material for his biography, 66, 67; examples of a retentive memory, 67, 68; infantile greeting to Wilberforce, 67; acquaintance with the poets and other standard works, 68, 69; precocious views on religion and moral conduct, 69-72; love for his father, their talks on theology and other subjects, 69, 71, 75, 76, 82, 84; home life and behaviour, 71, 72; school life at Brighton and the effect of an excess of Evangelical theology received there, 72-74, 76; visits Rugby, impression of Dr. Arnold, 76; at Eton, account of his public school life, 77-82; argument with Herbert Coleridge on the subject of Confirmation, 82; contempt for sentimental writers, 83; discussions with his brother Herbert on ethics, 83, 84; progress at Eton, his contemporaries and amusements, 84, 85; visit to the Beamonts, 85; leaves Eton, 86; enters King's College, London, 86; enters its debating society, 87; progress of his studies, 87; his opinion of Henry Venn, 87; and Dr. Jelf, 88; relations with F. D. Maurice, 88; death of his brother Herbert, 88; analysis of his character in his Cambridge days, 91, 92; dislike for mathematics and classics, 93, 94; Mr. Watson on his Cambridge career, 94, 95; distaste for athletics generally, 95; but fondness for walking as an exercise, 96; his Alpine ascents, 96; tutors and contemporaries at Cambridge, 97; his share in a scene during one of the debates, at the Union, 98, 99; encounters with Sir William Harcourt, 99, 106; connection with the Cambridge Conversazione Society, 100-108; themes supported by him whilst an 'Apostle,' 103-106; theological opinions at this period, 106; interest in contemporary politics, the French Revolution, 107-109; and the Gorham case, 109; visits Paris, 109; his affection for Cambridge and reasons for his failure there, 110-114; reading for the Bar, 114; autobiographical memoranda and criticisms dealing with the choice of a profession, 114-116; a clerical career suggested, 117; enters the Inner Temple, 118; early legal education and practice, 118, 119; introduction to journalism, 119; takes LL.B. degree, Lond., 119; relations with Grant Duff and Smith, 119-122; his readings of Stephen's Commentaries, Bentham, Greg, Lardner, and Paley, 123, 124; impressions of Maurice, 124, 125; recollections of his theology by Mr. Llewelyn Davies, 125, 126; the 'Christian Observer,' 127-129; autobiographical account of his courtship and marriage, 129, 130 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—The Bar and Journalism: Manifestation of moral and mental qualities described, 131, 132; his powerful affections and lasting attachments, 133; the positions of journalism and the law as affecting his career, 134-136; called to the Bar, 136; first brief, 136; joins the Midland Circuit, 136-138; his views on the English Bar, 139; contemporaries on Circuit, 139; on monastic life, 139, 140; at the Crown Court, 140; characteristics of judges with whom he had intercourse, 140; Mr. Justice Wills's recollections of Fitzjames, 141-144; method and manner as an advocate, 144, 145; distaste for professional technicalities, 145, 146; interest in criminal trials, 146; the Bacon case, 146-148, 173; work as a journalist, 148; contributes to the 'Morning Chronicle,' 'Christian Observer,' 'Law Magazine,' 149; 'Saturday Review,' 152-155; criticisms on novels and novelists, 155-161; opposition to the policy of the Manchester School, 160, 161; his views on theology and denunciation of Positivism, 161; doctrine of revenge and punishment, 161; Sir James Stephen on Fitzjames's literary work, 162-164; a legal history attempted and abandoned, 164, 165; work on the Education Commission (1858), 165-167; literary work and interest in Arctic adventure, 167; the case of Captain Parker Snow, 167, 168, 173; Recorder of Newark (1859), 169; last days and death of his father, 169-171; his essay on the Wealth of Nature, 170; appreciation of James Grant Duff, 171; death of John Austin and Lord Macaulay (1859), 172; enumerating his labours during this period, 172; progress at the bar, 173; complimented by Mr. Justice Willes, 173; revising barrister for North Derby, 173; presented with a red bag, 173; Circuit successes in 1862-3, 173; reflections and performances during this period, 174, 175; the two principal cases, 175; his defence of a murderer, 176; character of his literary work: 'Essays by a Barrister,' contributions to the 'London Review,' 'Cornhill Magazine,' and 'Fraser's,' 177-184; his conduct of Dr. Williams's trial, 184-187; his theological views at this time, 188-200; his acquaintance and discussion with Newman, 190-200; his articles in 'Fraser's Magazine' and intimacy with Froude, 200, 201; friendship with the Carlyles, 201-203; his General 'View of the Criminal Law,' 203; aim and scope of the work, 203, 204; fundamental agreement with Bentham and Austin, 204; his article on Jurisprudence and criticism of Maine, 204-206; comparison of the English and French criminal systems, 206-210; divergence from Bentham, 207, 208, 210, 211; appreciation of the English system, 211; favourable reception of the work, 211; Mr. Justice Willes and the Press on his works and his ability and eloquence as an advocate, 211, 212; connection with the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' 212; his contemporaries and antagonists on the journal, 212, 213; number of articles appearing in its columns, 213, 214; character of his productions and method of procedure, 214-216; his article on Palmerston as an example of his style, 217, 218; reflections on his characteristics as a journalist, 218, 219; breadth of theological views, 218-222; political convictions, his liberalism defined, 222-225; summary of his literary activity at this time (1865-1878), 225, 226; his literary tastes and aspirations, 226, 227; his share in the agitation against Governor Eyre, 227-230; estrangement from J. S. Mill, 230, 231; professional work: arbitration cases, Nettlefold & Chamberlain, 231, 232; takes silk in 1868, and acts as judge, 232; Counsel in election petition cases, 232, 233, 235; early and continued interest in India, 233; stimulated by presence of friends leads him to accept appointment, 234-236; short residence in Ireland previous to departure for India, 235, 236 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—Indian Appointment: length of his stay and details of his domestic experiences in India, 237, 238; as a letter-writer, 238; style of his correspondence, frankness, 239, 240; paternal affection, 240, 241; insatiable appetite for journalistic work, 241; personal account of his official duties, 242; his estimate of Indian Civil servants, 243; his description of life in Calcutta, 244; friendships formed, 245; personal nature of his Indian story, 241, 242; sources from which it has been culled, 246n; his official work in India, 246; his views on the Penal Code, 247; Fitzjames and the initiation and development of legislation in India, 249, 250; on the framing of a code, 250; nature of his task, 252; his Act consolidating the Bengal Criminal Law (1871), 254; the Punjab Civil Code, 255, 256; the Punjab Land Revenue Act (1871), 256-258, 277; the Criminal Tribes Act, 258, 259, 283; the Native Marriages Act (1872), 260-266, 277; his share in amending the Penal Code, 266, 267; interest in the law relating to Seditious Libels, 267; his share in amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, 268-270, 277; his views on the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 270, 278; his treatment of the Evidence Act, 271-275; his appreciation of the Limitation of Suits Act, 275, 276, 278; revision of the Contract Act, 276, 277; his Bills on Hindoo wills and oaths, 277; summary of the results of his official labours, 277, 278; Sir C. P. Ilbert and other critics on his legislation, 279; his intellectual fitness for the work, 279-282; the special principles of Indian legislation, 282; as expounded in Lord Mayo's 'Life,' 282-289; as given in his 'Minute on the Administration of British India,' 289-291; his account of Lord Mayo's work, his murder, State ceremonial, and trial of the murderer, 291-296; views on the prosecution and sentences of the Kookas sect, 296, 297; last attendance at Legislative Council, 297 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—Last Years at the Bar: Occupation during voyage to England, 298; article on 'May Meetings,' 299; educational value of Indian experience, 299; arrival in England and meetings with old friends, 300; death of his uncle Henry and close of his mother's life, 300, 301; return to professional career, 301; his hopes concerning codification, 302, 305, 306; position in intellectual society, 302; appearance at the Old Bailey, 302; goes on Circuit, 303; prepares Homicide and other Bills, and disgust at English legislative methods, 304-306; his 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,' an Apologia, 306-308; his differences with Mill's latter theories, 308-317; views on law and the necessity of coercion in all matters appertaining to morality, 317-337; views on God and a future life, 337-339; criticisms of the book, 339, 340; invited to stand for Liverpool, 340; expectations regarding codification and law-office appointments, 340, 341, 351; acts as Judge, vice Mr. Justice Lush, 341, 342, 350, 351; contests and is defeated at Dundee, 343-349; Lord Beaconsfield on Stephen as a politician, 349; his lectures on Parliamentary Government, 350; prospects of a judgeship disappear, 352; resolves to codify and devote himself to literary work, 353; the Homicide Bill, 353, 379; work on Consolidating Indian Acts, 354, 355; and English law of contracts, 355n, 356; leading counsel for London, Chatham and Dover Railway Co., 356; practice before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 357; connection with the Metaphysical Society, 358-375; work on the Criminal Code, 375, 376; the 'Digest,' 377; appointed Professor of Common Law at the Inns of Court, 377, 378; his 'Digest' of the English Law of Evidence, 377; his advanced reputation and schemes of various legal reforms, 379; Penal Code scheme, 379-381; volume of his past work as a journalist, 381; professional engagements on Ecclesiastical cases, 382-386; his correspondence and friendship with Lord Lytton, 386-390; nature of the correspondence, 390, 391; Stephen's defence of Lytton's Indian policy, 391-400; his political views at this time, 400, 401; made K.C.S.I, 401; D.C.L. Oxford, and member of several commissions, 402; appointed judge, 402-404; note on his life in Ireland, 405-409 Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames—Judicial Career: First appearance, 410; his 'History 'of the criminal law, 411, 412; account of its inception, 412, 413; the 'historical method,' 413, 414; Professor Maitland's view of the work, 415, 416; character of his literary style, 416, 417; contents of the work, 418; method of dealing with his subjects, 419; history of trial by jury, 419-421; history of the 'benefit of the clergy,' and Spiritual Courts, 421, 422; history of impeachments, 423; ethical problems raised by the inquiry, 423-428; his work on Nuncomar and Impey: differences with Macaulay, 428-434; illness, 435, 436; judicial characteristics, 437-445; the convict Lipski, 446; and Mrs. Maybrick, 447; his authority with juries in criminal cases, 448, 449; examples of his judgments, 449, 450; miscellaneous occupations: correspondence with Lord Lytton and Lady Grant Duff, 451; private, personal and other particulars regarding these letters, 451, 452; his views on religious matters, 454-456; his poem on Tennyson's 'Despair,' 456-458; his dislike for Buddhism and ascetic Christianity, 458, 459; respect for Mohammedanism and Calvinism, 459, 460; his contributions to the 'St. James's Gazette,' 460; his criticisms and opposition to the 'Ilbert Bill' and Home Rule, 460-462; chairman of Ordnance Commission and judicial labour, 462, 463; prepares the second edition of the 'View,' 463; variety of his reading and study of languages at this time, 463, 464; Spanish and Italian languages, Cervantes and Dante, 464, 465; Milton, 465; death of his friends Maine and Venables, 466-468; appoints his son Clerk of Assize, 475; death of his son and Lord Lytton, 477; illness and resignation, 477, 478; created a baronet, 478; his French, Scottish and American honours, 478; residence at Ipswich, 478, 479; death and burial, 479, 480; reflections on his career, 480, 481; bibliography of his works and essays, 483-486 Stephen, James Kenneth, birth and education, 469; Eton contemporaries, 470; prowess as an athlete, 470; literary achievements and connection with the 'Etonian,' 470; his 'constitutional' opposition to Moody and Sankey, 471; prizeman at Eton, 471, 472; life at Cambridge University, 110, 472; takes the character of 'Ajax,' 473; personal characteristics and political predilections, 473; elected Fellow of King's College, 473; called to the Bar, 474; oratorical powers, 474; his literary venture, the 'Reflector,' and its fate, 474, 475; appointed Clerk of Assize on South Wales Circuit, 475; resignation of his assize clerkship and settlement at Cambridge, 476; illness and death, 477 Stephen, Mr. James Wilberforce, 29n Stephen, Mr. James Young, 1n Stephen, Mr. John, 1n Stephen, Mr. John, 8n Stephen, Mr. John, Judge in N. S. W., 24 Stephen, Mr. Leslie, 65n, 66; on Public School life at Eton, 78, 79; ascent of the Jungfrauwith Sir J. F. Stephen, 96; on the Metaphysical Society, 361, 362 Stephen, Miss Mary. See Hodson, Archdeacon Stephen, Mr. Oscar Leslie, 1n Stephen, Mr. Oscar Leslie, junior, 1n Stephen, Miss Sarah, character and works, 27n Stephen, Miss Sibella. See Morison, Mr. William Maxwell Stephen, Miss Sibella. See Garratt, Mrs. W. A. Stephen, Mr. Thomas, Provost of Dundee, 1n Stephen, Dr. William, physician and planter at St. Christopher's, 2; quarrel with his brother James, 3; interest in his nephew William, 11; his death, 14 Stephen, Mr. William, 8n; visits his uncle at St. Christopher's, 10; returns home and studies medicine, 10; settles at St. Christopher's, 11; assists his brother James, 14 Stephen, Mr. William, 8n; his career, 10, 11, 14, 23; death, 24; his wife (Mary Forbes) and family, 24 Stephen, Rev. William, characteristics of, 25, 26; marries Miss Grace, 25 Sterling an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100 Sterne, as a novelist, 155 Stewart, Mr., his share in the Indian Contract Act, 276 Stokes, Sir George, 93 Stokes, Mr. Whitley, 246n, 249, 271, 275, 393 Storks, Sir Henry, member of the Jamaica Commission, 228 Strachey, Sir J. F. Stephen's friendship with, 245; official duties in India, 269, 393, 400; residence in Ireland, 386, 406 Stuarts, the Criminal Law in the time of, 420-422 Stubbs, Dr., 414 Swift as a clergyman, 118; his pessimistic views on politics and religion, 453 Swinburne, Algernon Charles, his merits as a poet, 152 Switzerland, visit of Sir J. and Lady Stephen to, 41, 42 Sykes, Miss Martha. See Venn, Rev. Henry Syria, the Romans in, an analogy, 297 'Tablet,' the, on the Ward-Stephen controversy, 307 Talleyrand, 60 Taylor, Sir Henry, his intimacy with Sir J. Stephen, and story of the latter's official career, 43-55, 59 Taylor, Mr. P. A., vice-chairman of the Jamaica Committee, 228 Taylor, Tom, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100 Taylor on Evidence discussed, 274, 275 Temple, Sir Richard, prepares the Punjab Civil Code, 255; on the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 257; his share in the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure, 269 Tennyson, Alfred, an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 100; criticism of the 'Princess,' 103; quoted, 130; intimacy with G. S. Venables, 151, 152; connection with the Metaphysical Society, 360, 361; his 'Maud' quoted, 398; his poem 'Despair,' 456, 457 Thackeray, Miss (Mrs. Richmond Ritchie), Sir J. F. Stephen's letters to, 238, 242, 243 Thackeray, W. M., reference to his works and characters, 108, 144, 150; intimacy with G. S. Venables, 151; edits the 'Cornhill Magazine,' 177; intimacy with J. F. Stephen, 177 Theology, Sir J. F. Stephen and, 104-106, 109, 113, 428, 453-456 Thirlwall, Bishop, the historian, his defence of the Cambridge 'Apostles,' 100 Thomason, Mr., his works relating to the administration of the Punjab, 257 Thompson, William ('Blarney'), the painter, 5; his portrait of Mr. James Stephen, 6 Thompson, W. H., 97; an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102; Master of Trinity, Cambridge, 251 Thomson, Dr. William (Archbishop of York), Sir J. F. Stephen's review of his pamphlet, 198 Thornton, Mr. Henry, of the Clapham Sect, 34 Thornton, Mr. John, of the Clapham Sect, 34 Throckmorton, 420 Tichborne Claimant, the, 342 Tierra del Fuego, Captain Parker Snow's explorations in, 168 'Times,' the, J. D. Cook's and J. S. Venables' connection with, 150, 151n; criticised by the 'Saturday Review,' 155; Sir J. F. Stephen's letters to 394, 395, 461 Tocqueville, on Sir J. Stephen's Lectures on France, 90; influence of his writings on J. S. Mill, 313 Tooke, Horne, 368, 455 'Torch,' the, its account of the Dundee election, 346, 347, 350 Trappist Monastery, Charnwood Forest, Sir J. F. Stephen's visit to, 139, 140 Trevelyan, Sir George, 408 Tudors, the Criminal Law in the time of the, 420 Turkey, war with Russia, 394 Tyndall, Professor, his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361 Ultramontane controversy, 219-221 Unitarianism, 35; its counterpart in India, 261 United States, the, effect of James Stephen's writings on England's relations with, 19; legislation in, compared with England, 304. See America and American Utilitarianism and Utilitarians, 104, 116, 123, 230, 246, 299, 310-312, 317, 321, 328, 332-337, 368, 424 Venables, George Stovin, friendship with Sir J. F. Stephen, 151, 238, 241, 385; his public school, university, and professional career, 151; his contributions to the 'Saturday Review' and 'Times,' 151, 152; Sir J. F. Stephen's biographical notice of, 467, 468 Venables, Mrs. Lyster, 468 Venn, Miss Caroline. See Batten, Rev. Ellis Venn, Miss Catherine Eling, 35n Venn, Miss Emelia, particulars concerning, 36n, 38-40, 300 Venn, Rev. Henry, Vicar of Huddersfield, his character, life, and works 34, 35 Venn, Rev. Henry, birth and education, 36; influence over James Stephen, 36, 59, 61; marriage to Miss Sykes, 36; livings, 36; connection with Church Missionary Society, 37; character, 37-40; his vindication of Sir J. Stephen, 56; J. F. Stephen's residence with and opinion of, 86, 87; on the choice of a profession for Fitzjames, 115, 118; suggests that he should edit the 'Christian Observer,' 127, 128; his death, 300 Venn, Rev. John, of Clapham, 33 Venn, Rev. John, Rector of Clapham, 35; founder and projector of the Church Missionary Society, 35; his wife (Miss Catherine King) and child, 35n, 36 Venn, Rev. John, birth, 36n; influence over James Stephen, 36, 59, 61; life in Hereford, 38; character, 39; connection with Rev. J. W. Cunningham, 129; Sir J. F. Stephen visits, 300 Venn, Dr. John, on the Venn family, 33n Venn, Rev. Richard, 33; marries Miss Ashton, 34 Venn, Rev. William, Vicar of Atterton, 33n Victoria, Queen, proclaimed Empress of India, 398 Walpole, his 'Life of Perceval,' 24 Walter, Mr. John, his interest in J. D. Cook, 150 War Office, disorganised state of, 305 Warburton, Bishop, and the Rev. Richard Venn, 33; as a clergyman, 118 Ward, Mr. W. G., his connection with the Metaphysical Society, 361, 362; his encounters with Sir J. F. Stephen, 365, 367, 368, 371 Warwick, Sir J. F. Stephen at, 303 Watson, David, his Unitarian tendencies, 35 Watson, Rev. W. H., on Sir J. F. Stephen at Cambridge, 94; an 'Apostle' at Cambridge, 102 Watts's Hymns, 68 Webbe, Sir John, his business relations with James Stephen, 4, 6 Webster, Sir Richard, Attorney-General, 478 Wellesley, his work in India, 395, 399 Wengern Alp, the, 42 Wensleydale, Lord, 275 Wesley, Rev. John, 34; Sir J. Stephen on, 56; and the Church of England, 126 Westbury, Lord, 169, 225; his judgment in Dr. Williams's case, 186, 187 Whewell, William, at Cambridge University, 95; relations with Sir James and J. F. Stephen, 97 Whewell Scholarship at Cambridge, 472 Whitbread, Samuel, Parliamentary encounters with James Stephen, 21 Whitefield, George, 34 Whitworth, Mr. G. C., his criticisms of Sir J. F. Stephen's Views on the Law of Evidence, 275 Wilberforce, William, his crusade against the slave trade and relations with James Stephen, 17, 18, 22, 24; presents Rev. Henry Venn to living, 36; Sir James Stephen and, 55, 56; J. F. Stephen's first greeting to, 67 'Wilberforce's Walk,' 23 Willes, Mr. Justice, 140, 173, 211, 212 Williams, Mr., publisher of Paine's 'Age of Reason,' his trial, 84 Williams, Sir Monier, and native testimony regarding our rule in India, 270 Williams, Mr. Montagu, 439 Williams, Dr. Rowland, his trial, 175, 184; fitness of J. F. Stephen to defend, 184, 185; his speech and line of defence, 185, 186; result of the trial, 186, 187; conduct of the case, 383; Work on, 483 Wills, Mr. Justice, his reminiscences of Sir J. F. Stephen, 140-144 Wilson, Mr. H. F., 469n Winchester College, Mr. R. Lowe on, 80 Wolfe, 'Burial of Sir John Moore,' the, 68 Wordsworth, his Poems, 40, 68 Xavier, St. Francis, Sir J. Stephen on, 56, 57 Yeaman, Mr., opposes Sir J. F. Stephen at Dundee, 344, 349 Young, Sir Charles, late Secretary English Church Union, 382 Young's 'Night Thoughts,' Master Stephen's early acquaintance with, 9

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