Chapter 30

Disraeli, Right Hon. Benjamin, maiden speech of, i. 26, 30; quarrel with General Peel, ii. 388; Protectionist speech of, 392; and Mr. Moxon, iii. 75; defends Lord G. Bentinck, 197, 198; leader of the Protectionists, 264; 'Life of Lord G. Bentinck,' 417, 423; Chancellor of the Exchequer in Lord Derby's Administration, 451; speech on the Budget, 451

Dolly's Brae affair, iii. 310, 313

D'Orsay, Count, at Gore House, i. 167; death of, iii. 465; character of, 466

Dost Mahomed, surrender of, i. 360

Downton Castle, visit to, i. 218

Drouyn de Lhuys, M., French Ambassador in London, iii. 326; on the Greek affair, 326; recall of, 330

Drumlanrig, visit to, iii. 299

Drummond, Mr. Edward, assassination of, ii. 141

Drummond Castle, visit to, iii. 299

Dudley, Lord, letters of, published, i. 273; diary of, destroyed, 275; diary of, iii. 74

Duncannon, Lord, and the apartments in St. James's Palace, i. 280

Duncombe, Mr. Thomas, attack of, on the Post Office, ii. 272

Dundas, Right Hon. Sir David, at Ampthill, i. 250; conversation of, ii. 133; as Solicitor-General, iii. 122

Durham, Right Hon. Earl of, Governor-General of Canada, i. 49, 54; motion on expenses of, 86; behaviour of, 88; appointments of, attacked, 109; entry of, into Quebec, 110; ordinance of, attacked, 123; disallowed, 125; resignation of, 133; proclamation of, 134; return of, from Canada, 137, 141; conduct of, in Canada, 143; excuses of, 158; report of, on the administration of Canada, 162; distributes copies of report, 163; position of, 165; anecdote of, iii. 75

Eastern Question, the, beginning of, i. 242; in 1840, 297; anti- Palmerstonian policy of France, 302; communication of M. de Pontois to the Porte, 304, 306; conduct of ministers at the beginning, 308; protocol signed, 309; conversations with M. Guizot on, 310, 315, 319; indecision of ministers, 312 intentions of Lord John Russell, 313; discussions on, 315, 317, 325; cabinet on, 320; Prince Metternich's suggestion, 325; Lord Holland's remarks, 325; bombardment of Beyrout, and deposition of Mehemet Ali, 328; Lord Palmerston gains his point, 330; Lord Ponsonby's despatch, 334; note from the French Government, 335; surrender of the Emir Beschir, 344; terms of conciliation with France, 351; mission of Baron Monnier, 356; unsettled affairs in Egypt, 361; settlement of (1841), 377-383; protocols signed, 383; the Hatti-sherif, 385; fresh obstacles, 387

Easthope, Sir John, proprietor of the 'Morning Chronicle,' i. 179

Eastnor Castle, i. 219

Eaton, visit to, ii. 15; lines cut on an hotel window, 16

Eden, Hon. and Rev. Robert (afterwards Bishop of Bath and Wells), Rector of Battersea, i. 131; lecture in Battersea, 151; Battersea Schools, ii. 86

Eden, Hon. Emily, letter of, i. 383; bitterness of, against Lord Ellenborough, ii. 128, 150

Edinburgh, visit to, iii. 291

'Edinburgh Review,' originators of the, ii. 153

Education question, the, ii. 212

Egerton, Lord Francis, at Ems, ii. 287; house of, at Worsley, 303

Egremont, Right Hon. Earl of, death of the, i. 23; character of the, 24; at Petworth, 25

Egypt, _see_ Eastern Question

Election, general, result of, in 1837, i. 13, 16, 18; in 1841, ii. 15; result of, 20-22; in 1852, iii. 454; result of, 459

Eldon, Right Hon. Earl of, death of the, i. 49

Ellenborough, Right Hon. Earl of, Board of Control in Sir R. Peel's Administration, ii. 37; anecdotes of, 78; proclamation of, 123, 125; attacks on, 128, 136, 138; Duke of Wellington's opinion of, 139; extraordinary behaviour of, 141; position of, 145; vindication of, 148; despatch on the secret committee of the directors, 219; recall of, 238

Ellice, Right Hon. Edward, at Brocket, iii. 375

Elliot, Captain (afterwards Sir Charles), return of, from China,