i. 231;

report of Sebastopol Committee, 259

Rogers, Mr. Samuel, the poet, death of, i. 307

Russell, Rt. Hon. Lord John, willing to serve under Lord Lansdowne, i. 4; answer of, to letter from Cobden, 4; resolution to oppose Ballot, 5; literary pursuits of, Moore and Fox's papers, 6; leaves Foreign Office, 43; Anti-Catholic speech of, 68; resignation of Irish members thereon, 68; position of, at Eastern crisis, 83; desires to be Prime Minister, 96, 97; obstacles in the way of, 98; conference on question of resigning, 98; scheme for Reform Bill, 104; speech in defence of the Prince, 133; introduces his Reform Bill, 138; insists on his Reform Bill, 141; difficulties in the way of, 142; postpones the Bill, 143; attacked by Disraeli on Reform question, 143-44; withdraws his Reform Bill, 152; attack on, by Disraeli, 162; opposes abolition of Church Rates, 166; convenes a meeting of his supporters, 170; his views on the Ministry, 217; his visit to Paris, 222; resignation of, 229; speech thereupon, 231; speech against, by Mr. Gladstone, 232; sent for by the Queen, fails to form a Government, 237; goes to Vienna as Plenipotentiary, 241; joins Palmerston's Government as Colonial Secretary, 246; indiscreet revelations of Vienna Conference, 269; resignation, 271; estranged from his friends, 283, 285; elected for London, ii. 101; friendly tone towards Government, 140; opposes Conspiracy Bill, 162; makes overtures to Lord Granville, 182; attacked by the 'Times' on India Bill, 186; insists on taking Foreign Office under Palmerston, 256; French opinion of, 272; introduces his Reform Bill, 294; speech of, against French alliance, 298; effect of his speech on the French, 301; correspondence with Lord Grey, 307; withdrawal of his Reform Bill, 311

Russia, Emperor Nicolas of, impending war with, i. 64; indignation against, 64; difficulties of, in Eastern crisis, 70; English and French fleets sail for Dardanelles, i. 69, 70; hopes of peace with, 75; war declared against, by Turkey, i. 93; aims at forming Holy Alliance between himself, Austria, and Prussia, 99; defeated by Manteuffel, 100; autograph letter of, to the Queen, 105; Turkish fleet destroyed by, 111; enormous preparations of, for war, 125; asks for explanations from England, 130; secret correspondence with, published, 149; increased indignation of public against, 149; war declared against, 149; pretended acceptance of the 'Four Points,' 222; death of, 248; Emperor Alexander II. refuses terms of Vienna, 258; fall of Sebastopol, 285; ultimatum to, sent by Palmerston, 306; accepts proposals of peace, ii. 7; coronation of Czar at Moscow, 54

Rutland, Duke of, death of, ii. 76

St. Arnaud, Marshal, reluctance of, to engage in battle of Alma, i. 188

Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel, King of, visit to Windsor with M. de Cavour,