The asterisk (*) indicates an illustration or a footnote to an illustration. Aberdeen, Lord, *39, 74, *78, 79. Abyssinia, War with, 133. Adelaide, *128. Adelaide, Queen, *30. Aden, *20. Adullam, Cave of, 128. Afghanistan, affairs of, 31, *98, 147, 154–6, 167. Africa, British, 71, *133, *134, 156. Agra, Taj Mahal, *105; Akbar Khan, 32. Alabama Claims, 120. Albany, Duke of. See Leopold, Prince. Albert, Prince, portraits of, *26, *37, *40, *49, *61, *79, *107, *120; Albert Memorial, *121; Alexandria, bombardment of, 159. Alfred, Prince, *49, *107, *175; Alice, Princess, *49, *107, *124; Aliwal, Battle of, 44. Allegiance, Act of, 6. America. See Canada, United States. AnÆsthetics, introduction of, 54. Anti-Corn Law League, 35. Architecture, Victorian, 188. Army, purchase, 136; Arnold, Dr., *92. Arthur, Prince, portraits, *107, *124, *175; Ashley, Lord. See Shaftesbury, Earl of. Atrocities, Turkish, in Bulgaria, 144; Auckland, Lord, *32. Australia, 70, *119, *125, *126, *128. Awkward Situation, an, *39. Balaklava, Battle of, 83, *84, *85. Balfour, Rt. Hon. A. J., 157. Ballot Bill, the, 17, 137; Bank Charter Act, suspension of, 108, 130. Barings, failure of, 177. Beaconsfield, Earl of. See Disraeli. Beales, Mr., 129. Beatrice, Princess (Princess Henry of Battenberg), *124, *139, *175; Bedchamber Question, 22. Belle Alliance, La, *10. Benares, *102. Bentinck, Lord G., *48. Berlin Congress and Treaty, 146. Bessemer, Sir H., *165. Bicycle, early, *184. Bogue Forts, bombardment of, 29. Bombay, views in, *101. Bottle-holder, the Judicious, *64, 65. Bowl, silver gilt, used at christening of Prince of Wales, *36. Bowring, Sir J., 92. Boxer, H.M.S., *65. Boycotting, 157. Bread, scarcity of, 19. Bright, John, *35, 110, *112; Brisbane, *126. Britannia Bridge, *170. Britannia, H.M.S., *64. Britannia Yacht, *184. Brougham, Lord, *17; Browning, Robert, *111. Buckingham Palace, *63; Burnes, Capt., at Cabul, 31. Butt, Mr., 154. Cabul, *32; Calcutta, Government House, *100. Caledonia Steamship, *21. Cambridge, Duke of, *36, *107; Canada, Constitution of, 14; Candahar, march to, *155; Canning, Viscount, *99. Cardwell, Rt. Hon. E., *112, 136. Carlyle, Thomas, *58. Cartridges, greased, in the Indian Mutiny, 97. Cavendish, Lord Frederick, 161, 162, 173. Cawnpore, mutiny at, 101–103; Ceylon, *109. Chalmers, Dr. Thos., *42. Channel Tunnel, 185. Charge of the Heavy Brigade, *84; Charter, the people’s, 20. Chelmsford, Lord, 149. Chilianwalla, Battle of, *46. China, Wars with, 28, *29, *92, 113–116. Chinese Jugglers, *29. Chloroform, introduction of, 54. Church of England, religious movements in, 41. Church of Scotland, secession from, 42. Churchill, Lord Randolph, 157, 168, 171. Chusan, capture of, 29. Civis Romanus Sum, 54. Clarence, Duke of, *175; Clyde, Lord (Sir Colin Campbell), *103, 104, 105. Coach, State, *14. Coaches, Mail, 24. Coalition Government, 87. Coats’s, J. and P., carding room, *152. Cobden, Richard, *35, *36, 94, *112. Coins, *169. Colonial Troops, *130. Colonies, the, expansion of, 70; Commerce, British, growth of, *38, *52. Commons, House of, in Committee, *53; Connaught, Duke of. See Arthur, Prince. Conservatives, origin of name, 12. Conyngham, Marquis of, *18. Coomassie, *141. Cordite, manufacture of, *95. Cormack, Widow, her cabbage garden, 49. Corrupt Practices Act, 164. Cotton Imports, *152. Council, the Queen’s first, *5. County Councils Bill, 177. Crete, insurrection in, 182. Critics, *139. Cruisers, armed, *62. Crystal Palace, the, 56. Cunard fleet, *39. Cyclist corps, *97. Cyprus occupied, 146. Czar of Russia (Nicholas I.), 73–76, 87; Dalhousie, Lord, his policy, 96, 98, 99, 101. Dardanelles, fleet ordered to, 145. Darwin, Charles, *143. Delhi, mutiny at, 99; Denison, Speaker, 19. Denmark, popular feeling regarding, 122, 125; Derby, 14th Earl, *68; Derby, 15th Earl, secedes from Beaconsfield’s Cabinet, 145; Devonshire, Duke of, 180. See also Hartington, Marquis of. Dickens, Charles, *46. Disraeli, Benjamin, portraits, *48, *68, *112, *139, *146; Diving Helmet, *47. Dost Mohamed Khan, 31. Dublin, *148. Durban, *134. Durham, Earl of, 16. Dynamite Conspiracy, 163. Dynamos, *188. Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, 58. Edinburgh, *148; Education, National, 136, 188; Egypt, proposed annexation of, 74; Elections, General, 13. Electric Telegraph, 9. Elephants of the Viceroy, *100. Ellenborough, Lord, *17, *33, 34. Emerald Lake, Canada, *115. Empire, the British, map of, *71. Employers’ Liability Bill, 178. Engines, locomotive, *9; Exhibition, the Great, *55, *60, 62. Exports from United Kingdom, 52. Faraday, Michael, *188. Ferozeshah, Battle of, 44. “Floreat Etona,” 157. Forster, Rt. Hon. W. E., 136, 158, 163. Forth Bridge, *170. Fourth Party, the, 157. France, revolutions in, 51, 66; Franchise. See Reform Bill. Franco-German War, 138. Franklin, Sir John, *46. Free Trade, 35. Geneva Arbitration Award, 121. Germany, unfriendly action of, 183. Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., portrait, *139; Goojerat, Battle of, 46. Gordon, General, 164. Gough, Sir Hugh (Lord), *45; Goulbourne, Mr., *48. Grant, Sir Hope, *104, 105, 114. Great Eastern Steamship, *38, 130. Greece, difficulty with, 53; Greville, Chas., 5, *7; Grey, Sir George, *112. Guns, heavy, *74, *75, *78; Hanover, King of, 4, *5, 6; Harcourt, Sir W., Home Secretary, 163; Hartington, Marquis of, 110, 153. See also Devonshire, Duke of. Havelock, Sir Henry, 102, 103, *104, *105. Haynau, General, mobbed, 68. Head, Sir F., 16. Helena, Princess, *49, *107, *124, *127; Henry, Prince, of Battenberg, marriage, *168; Herschel, Sir John F. W., *91. Hill, Sir Rowland, *23. Hobart Town, *131. Holy Land, Turkish position in, 75. Home Rule movement, 153, 169, 177, 178. Hongkong, *113. Hyde Park, riot in, 129. Hyderabad, attack on, 44. Imperial Institute, 173, *174. Imports of United Kingdom, 52. India, affairs of, 43; Indian Cavalry, Types of, *99. Influenza, 177. Inkermann, Battle of, 85, *86. Ireland, Famine in, 36, 47, 131; Irish Church, disestablishment of, 134, 135. Irish Land League, 157. Irish Land Legislation, 135, 158. Irish Members, imprisonment of, 161. Irish Party, split in, 176. Irish University Bill, 139. Ironclads. See Navy. Irving, Sir Henry, *146. Isandhlana, 149. Jellalabad, Brydon’s arrival at, *33. “Jingo,” origin of the term, 146. Jowett, Benjamin, *152. Jubilee procession, *172; Junks, engagements with, *29, *92. Jupiter, H.M.S., *64. Justice, Royal Courts of, *147. Kandy Lake, Ceylon, *109. Kassassin, Battle of, *159. Keble, Rev. J., *42. Kent, Duchess of, *4, 12, *30, *37, *107, *118; Khartoum, siege of, 164; Kimberley diamond mine, *134. Knollys, General, *116. Kooshab, Battle of, *98. Landseer, Sir E., *135. Lantern, Dioptric, *51. Launceston, Tasmania, *131. Launch of a Liner, *165. Leighton, Lord, *176. Leopold, Prince, Duke of Albany, *107; Lewis, Sir G. Cornewall, *112. Liberals, first mention of, 31. Lightship, the Spurn, *50. Lincoln, Abraham, 117, 118, 119. Lincoln, Lord, *48. Lister, Sir J., *191. Literature, Victorian, 189. Livingstone, David, *135. Locomotion, modern, 8, 184, *185. Lords, the House of, disagreement with Commons on Paper Duty, 112; Lorne, Marquis of, *138; Louis Philippe visits Windsor, *41; Louise, Princess, Marchioness of Lorne, *107, *127, *138, *175. Lowe, Robert, Viscount Sherbrooke, 128. Lucknow, relief of, *104; Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer, *112. Macaulay, Lord, *109; Macnaghten, Sir W., 32. Magdala, capture of, 134. Maiwand, action at, *154, 155. Majuba Hill, 157. Malabar frigate, wreck of, 114. Manchester Ship Canal, *171; Mansfield, Earl of, 17. Marines, Royal, uniforms of, *81. Mary, Princess of Cambridge, *107. Maud of Wales, Princess, marriage of, *182. May, First of, *59. May of Teck, Princess, *175, 177, *181. Meeanee, Battle of, 44. Meerut, rising at, 97. Melbourne, Lord, 4, *5, 12, *18; Melbourne, views in, *125. Menschikoff, Prince, 75. Millais, Sir J. Everett, *176. Monarch, telegraph ship, *31. Monroe Doctrine, the, 183. Montgomery, Mr. Robert, action at Meean Meer, 100. Montreal, *114. Moodkee, Battle of, 44. Mooltan, siege of, 46. Motor Carriages, 185. Nana Sahib, 101–103. Nankin, Treaty of, 29. Napier, Sir Charles, *43, 77, 82. Napier, Lord, of Magdala, *133. Napoleon, Louis, coup d’État, 63; Napoleon, Prince, death of, 149. Natal, *134. Natural History Museum, *143. Naval Actions, *29, *92, *113. Navy Island seized by Americans, 16. Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, *41. Newport, riot at, 20. New South Wales, views in, and statistics of, *119. New Zealand, 70; Nightingale, Miss Florence, 86, *87. Northcote, Sir Stafford, 157, 168. “North Star” railway engine, *9.Oath on Accession, 4, 7; O’Connell, Daniel, 12, *20, *36. Operating Room at Central Telegraph Office, *31. Opium War, 28. Orsini Plot, 108. Ottawa, Houses of Parliament, *114. Overend and Gurney, failure of, 130. Owen, Sir Richard, *143. Pacifico, the Jew of Athens, 53. Palmerston, Lord, *5, *39, *112; Papal Titles, 57. Paper, the duty on, 111. Parish Councils Bill, 178. Parliament, Houses of, *66. Parnell, Charles S., 153, 155, 157, *158, 169; Party Government, evils arising from, 17. Pas-de-deux, Beaconsfield and Salisbury, *146. Peel, Sir Robert, *5, *12, *48; Peel, Capt. Sir W., *104. Pei-ho Forts, attack on, *113. Pekin, capitulation of, 115. P. and O. Steamers, *21. Perth, West Australia, *128. Petition, monster, 51. Phoenix Park murders, 161, 173. Phonograph, the, 186. Plates, Royal, *153. Police, origin of the nickname “Peelers,” 10. Poll Tarff, fording the, *117. Poor Law, detestation of, 19. Post, the Penny, 23. Post Office, 9, *23, *24, *25, *26, *31, *190. Postal Vans, *22. Potato Famine in Ireland, 36, 47. Press, the, 190. Primrose Day, *158. Prince Consort. See Albert, Prince. Princess Royal, portraits of, *40, *49, *106, *124, *175; Probyn, Capt. Dighton, *98. Proclamation of Queen as Empress of India, 144, *145. Prussia, King of, *37; Pusey, Dr. E. B., *41. Quebec, *114. Queen, Her Majesty the. See Victoria, Queen. Queen’s name, story of the, 7; Queensland, views in, and statistics of, *126. Railway Carriage, the Queen’s, *16. Railways, early, 8, *9, *15, *16, *22. Ramnuggur, Battle of, 45. Reform Bills, 12, 129, 167; Regalia, the, *106. Remnant of an army, *33. Rice, Rt. Hon. Spring, 24. Rifles, examples of, *96; Roberts, General Lord, 147, 154, *155, 156. “Rocket,” the, *9. RÖntgen Rays, *192. Rorke’s Drift, *149. Rosebery, Lord, premiership of, 179; Round Table Conference, 171. Royal Family, portraits of, *49, *175. Royal Sovereign, H.M.S., *69. Runjeet Singh, 31. Russell, Lord John, *5, *12, 14, *112; Russell, Sir W. H., *83. Russia, political action of Czar, 73, 74, *75, 76; Sacrament, Queen receiving, *10. Sale, General, 34. Salisbury, Lord, portrait, *146; Saloon, the Queen’s, *16. Sanitation, 192. Schleswig-Holstein, War in, 124. Science, advances in, 190–192. Seamen, landing party of, *72. Sebastopol, siege of, 80, 81, *83, 86, 88, 89. Self-Denying Policy, *159. Shaftesbury, Earl of, *40. Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk, 31, 34. Shears for cutting steel, *165. Sick Man of Europe, the, 73. Signal Cabins, *13. Sikh Wars, 43, 45; Smallpox, decline of, 191. Smith, Mr. W. H., 134, 171; South Australia, statistics of, *128. Southey, Robert, *111. Spencer, Herbert, *161. State Coach, the, *14. Steam-hammer, *70. Steamships, *21, *31, *38, *39, *62, *165, 185. See also Navy. Stephens, James, 131. Stephenson, George, *185. Stewart, General, 147. Suez Canal Shares, purchase of, 143. Summer Palace, destruction of, 116. Surgery, Antiseptic, 191. Sussex, Duke of, 4, *5, *30, *37. Sydney, views in, *119. Tait, Archbishop, *152. Tasmania, 70; Tchernaya, Battle of, 89. Telegraph Instruments, early, *15. Telegraph Office, Central, *31. Telephone, the, 186. Telescope, Lord Rosse’s, *91. Tel-el-Kebir, Battle of, 159, *160, *161. Temple Bar, *147. Tennyson, Lord, *111. Terrible, H.M.S., *65. Teutonic Steamship, *62. Thackeray, *109; Thames, the, *147. Thanksgiving Service for recovery of Prince of Wales, *140; Three generations afloat, *184. Throne Room, Windsor, *19. Tien-tsin, Treaty of, *113, 114; Too Late! *166. Toronto, *115. Torpedo boats, *65; Tower Bridge, *171. Tracts for the Times, 42. Trade Unions, 20. Trafalgar Square, meetings in, 129. Transportation Act repealed, 71. Transvaal, the, War with, 156; Treason Felony Act, 49. Trent Affair, the, 118. Trooping the Colours, *97. Truro Cathedral, *189. Tunnel, Channel, 185; Turkey, proposed division of, 71; United States, friendly action of, 16, 132; Vancouver Harbour, *115. Venezuela, dispute as to Boundary of, 183. Victoria, Princess, 3, *4, *6, *7. Victoria, Queen, portraits of, *2, *4, *6, *7, *8, *19, *27, *34, *49, *52, *59, *80, *93, *107, *120, *124, *127, *139, *175, *177, *180, *191, *192; Victoria, H.M.S., *65. Victoria Cross pictures, *82, *87, *89, *98. Victoria, Australia, views in, and statistics of, *125. Vienna, Conferences of Ambassadors at, 75. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. P., *17, 21, 35, *112. Volunteer movement, 111; Wales, Prince of, portraits, *48, *79, *107, *124, *144, *175, *191; Wales, Princess of, *124, *175; War correspondents, 82. Warrior, H.M.S., *69. War-ships. See Navy. Waterloo Bridge, *147. Wellington, Duke of, *5, *25; West Australia, statistics of, *128. Who? Who? Ministry, 67. William IV., death of, 3. William Fawcett Steamship, *21. Windsor Castle, *3; Winnipeg City Hall, *116. Wolseley, Sir Garnet, afterwards Viscount, portrait, *160; Wood, Sir Charles, *112. Woolwich Arsenal, *70. Wordsworth, William, *110. York, Duke of, *175; York, Prince Edward of, *180. Zulu War, 148. ***All the illustrations in this Work are copyright. |