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" 17. Denounces war with China.
" 21. On Lord J. Russell's Oaths Validity Act Amendment bill.
" 22, Aug. 4. Criticises and moves amendments to Burials Act Amendment bill.
" 24. Explains strong objections to Divorce and Matrimonial Causes bill.
" 29. Opposes Superannuation Act Amendment bill.
" 31. Opposes second reading of the Divorce bill.
Aug. 7. Protests against unequal treatment of men and women in Divorce bill.
" 12. Supports continuance of tea and sugar duties.
" 14. On Balkan Princ.i.p.alities.
" 14. Personal explanation regarding his connection with Lord Lincoln's divorce.
Oct. 12. At Chester, on duty of England to India.
" 22. At Liverpool, urging closer connection between the great manufacturing towns and the universities.
Dec. 4 and 7. Criticises the Bank Issues Indemnity bill.
" 9. Protests against proposal to increase pension of Sir Henry Havelock.
" 11. On appointment of select committee on Bank Act.
1858.
Feb. 19. Opposes Conspiracy to Murder bill.
March. _Studies in Homer and the Homeric Age_ published.
April. 'The Fall of the Late Ministry' in _Quarterly_.
" 19. On Mr. Disraeli's budget statement.
" 21, June 8. Criticises Church Rates Abolition bill.
" 26 and 30. On proposals for government of India.
May 3. On financial condition of the country.
" 3, June 7, 14, 17, and July 1. On government of India.
" 4. Moves address on Danubian Princ.i.p.alities.
" 21. Defends Lord Canning in debate on the Oude Proclamation.
June 1. On the Suez Ca.n.a.l, condemning English interference with the project.
" 28. Supports Funded Debt bill.
July 1 and 5. Proposes additional clause to Universities (Scotland) bill facilitating the creation of a national university.
" 6. Moves that the army of India be not employed beyond the frontiers of India without permission of parliament.
" 19. On Government of British Columbia bill.
" 20. On Hudson Bay Company.
Oct. 'The Past and Present Administrations' in _Quarterly_.
" 17. Address at Liverpool on university extension.
Nov. 8. Leaves England for Corfu, on appointment as lord high commissioner extraordinary of the Ionian Islands.
Dec. 3. Addresses Ionian a.s.sembly.
1859.
Feb. 5. Presents new const.i.tution to Ionian Chamber of Deputies.
" 12. Returned unopposed for Oxford University.
March 8. Returns to London.
" 29. On Representation of the People bill.
April. 'The War in Italy' in the _Quarterly_.
" 18. On the state of Italy.
" 29. Returned unopposed for Oxford University.
June 17. Letter to the provost of Oriel.
" 20. Appointed chancellor of the exchequer.
" 22. Presides at annual dinner of Royal Literary Fund.
July 1. Re-elected for Oxford University,--Mr. Gladstone, 1050; Marquis of Chandos, 859.
" 12. Supports bill enabling Roman catholics to hold office of chancellor of Ireland.
" 18. Introduces budget.
" 21. Replies to Mr. Disraeli's criticisms.
Aug. 8. In defence of government's Italian policy.
Oct. On 'Tennyson's Poems' in _Quarterly_.
Nov. 1. At Cambridge, in support of Oxford and Cambridge mission to Central Africa.
" 12. Elected Lord Rector of University of Edinburgh,--Mr.
Gladstone, 643; Lord Neaves, 527.
Dec. 'Nelda, a Romance,' translated from Grossi, in _Fraser's Magazine_.
FOOTNOTES:
[394] All speeches unless otherwise stated were made in the House of Commons.
