History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII.

W. Blackwood & Sons, 1857

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CHAPTER XXXIV	1

Fresh creation of peers ib 3 M Arago as a political leader	2

His failings	3

Blanc Dupont de lEure and Lafitte	5

Opening of the Chambers	6

Rapid growth of railway companies 8 M Aragos Report on the railway lines	7

General prosperity of the country	8

Fever of speculation in France	9

Great payments drawn from India and spent in England	457

Exclusion of the natives from situations of trust or emolument ib 9 Injury to Indian industry from the connection with Great Britain	459

Causes of the extreme poverty of the inhabitants of India	461

Vast means of irrigation furnished by nature	462

Great extent of the seacoast of India	463

Great public works which formerly existed in India	464

Difficulties of the British Government as regards public works	465

Results of the Zemindar system	467

General frauds committed on the public	10

Influence of the passion for gain on literature and the press	11

Change it induced in the system of government	12

Scandalous increase of corruption in France	13

Position of Count Molé and his attention to the Court	14

Statistics of the army and social concerns ib 17 Last illness and death of Talleyrand	16

His character	17

Conspiracy of Hubert	18

Results of the measure	19

Louis Napoleon is obliged to leave Switzerland and come to England	20

Evacuation of Ancona	22

Military preparations and wild views of the Belgian republicans	23

Views of the English Cabinet on the subject	24

Obstinacy of the Belgians and military preparations of France and Prussia	25

Failure of the Bank of Brussels and settlement of the question	26

Differences of France and Mexico	28

Reflections on the attack of land defences by sea forces	29

Instances on each side	30

Probable conclusion on the subject	31

Coalition against and dissolution of the Chambers	32

Ministerial crisis and attempt to form a Liberal Administration	33

Death of Lord Cornwallis and accession of Sir George Barlow	36

The bill is carried in the Commons	38

Character of M Villemain	39

Increased strength of the Government	45

Marshal Soults measures in the East	54

Vigorous defensive measures and successes of the French	60

Marriage of the Duke de Nemours and the Princess of SaxeCoburg Gotha	71

Accession of Queen Victoria	74

Bill regarding infant labour	77

His trial and sentence of imprisonment	83

Indignation in France on hearing of this treaty	86

Vigorous measures of the French Cabinet	87

Division of opinion on the fortification of Paris	88

Threatening state of affairs in the East	89

Guizots memorandum to the English Government	90

Guizots opinions on the Eastern question	91

Withdrawal of the French fleet from the Levant	92

Immediate cause of M Thiers downfall	94

The new Ministry	96

Kings speech at opening the Chamber	97

107109 Answer of M Guizot 100101	100

Division in favour of Government	102

Continuance of the fortifications of Paris ib 112 Marshal Soults military view of the question	103

Alarming state of the finances	104

Treaty of Feb 13 1841 regarding the East	105

Great escape which Europe made at this period	106

Reflections on this treaty	107

Way in which this was brought about	108

What occasioned the error	109

Storming of the Rickabashee Fort	110

CHAPTER XXXV	111

Leading evils of the Currency Laws ib 3 Grand error from which they spring	112

Danger of a currency mainly based on the retention of gold and silver	113

Partial but insufficient recognition of these principles in our monetary system	114

Double set of dangers of a currency based on the retention of gold ib 7 Remedy for these evils	116

The rise of interest in a monetary crisis is not owing to want of capital ib 9 Argument of the bullionists in favour of their system	117

Answer to this argument	118

Such a currency must be based on the national security	119

Effect of the monetary laws in inducing the prosperity of 1835	120

Jointstock mania	122

Burning of the two Houses of Parliament	123

The new Cabinet	124

Sir Robert Peels address to the electors of Tamworth	126

Peaceable manner in which the change was received in the country	127

Result of the elections in England	128

Returns in Scotland	129

Irish elections and junction of Liberals and Catholics there	130

Division on the choice of a Speaker	131

Division on the Address	133

Kings reception of the Address as amended	134

Exasperation of the Whigs at Sir R Peel not resigning	135

Motion for repeal of the malttax lost ib 27 Great diminution in the consumption of beer	137

Debate on Lord Londonderrys appointment as ambassador at St Peters burg	138

Lord Londonderrys declinature of the office	139

Sir Robert Peels remedial measures	140

The Whigs attack Government on the Irish Church question	141

Lord John Russells motion regarding the Irish Church	142

3842 Answer of the Ministry 146149	146

Division on the question and resignation of Sir R Peel	150

New Ministry and Melbourne its head	151

Importance of this short Administration of Sir R Peel	153

Which averted the danger of revolution in Great Britain ib 47 Effect of this in restoring the House of Lords to their functions	154

Its pernicious effects upon Ireland	155

Liberal measures forced upon Government by the change	156

Great rise of Sir R Peel in general estimation from this short Adminis tration	157

Merits of Lord J Russells proposal regarding the Irish Church	158

CHAPTER XXXVI	160

Character of Lord Melbourne by Sydney Smith	161

Defeats of Ministers at the new elections	162

Ministerial measures of reform	163

Scotch Burgh Reform Bill ib 6 Government report on the English corporations	165

Heads of the ministerial Corporate Reform Bill	166

General features of the bill in a political point of view	167

911 Argument in support of the bill 168170	168

1214 Argument of the Conservatives on the other side 170172	170

Fate of the bill in the Commons and Peers	173

Reflections on this change	174

Its great defect	175

True principle on the subject	176

Ministerial bill for Church reform	178

Defeat of motions regarding the currency agricultural distress and pro ceedings regarding Orange lodges	180

The budget and extinction of the surplus	181

Mr OConnells crusade against the House of Lords	182

Spread of these extreme opinions among the operatives in towns and the Radicals in the Commons	183

Great apprehensions of the Ministerialists	184

Great though gradual creation of Whig peers	186

Report recommending a Poor Law in Ireland	207

Lord Dudley Stuarts remarkable speech on the Russian power in	215

Opening of Parliament	221

Beneficial effect of the change of Ministry and dissolution	224

Reflections on this subject	227

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CHAPTER XXXVII	246

Prudence upon the whole of the United States banks	253

General jealousy of the banks on the part of the Democratic party	259

General crash in the Union	265

Universal ruin which ensued in America	272

Immense effects of this drain of gold on both sides of the Atlantic	291

Death of the King	297

Six points of the Charter and causes of their popularity	313

Attack on Newport and its failure	319

Effects of the schism	325

Approach of the contest in Lower Canada	332

Measures of Government in this emergency	343

His valuable report on Canada	350

Fresh rout of the Americans at Sandwich	356

Vast growth of Canada since 1841	362

Violent clamour in England and total abolition of slavery	372

Government measures suspending the constitution of Jamaica	378

Lord Normanbys wholesale liberation of offenders	415

Injustice of the general opinion on the subject	421

Attack on the Queen	427

Reflections on this debate	440

Subsequent measures Vote of want of confidence	441

Dissolution of Parliament	442

Result of the elections decidedly in favour of the Tories	443

Defeat of Ministers in both Houses and their resignation	445

Reflections on the fall of the Whigs	447

The fall of the Whigs was owing to the Reform Bill	448

The supremacy of England was destroyed by the Reform Bill	449

Which is owing to Catholic ascendancy in Ireland and passion for self government in Scotland	450

CHAPTER XXXIX	452

Reasons of this universal feeling	453

Apparent exception to this rule in British India	454

Advantages of the English government ib 5 Evils of the English government which have subsequently appeared	455

Extent of the British empire in India	456

The Villagesystem	468

General increase of produce over India	469

Effects of a real reciprocity if established with India	470

Neglect of India as a cottonproducing country	471

Impossibility of augmenting indirect taxes in India	472

Revenues of the Company	473

Decline of Indian industry under the former British administration	475

Items of the Indian revenue	476

Monopolies of opium and salt and lesser sources of revenue ib 25 Military establishment in British India	478

Military establishment of India not excessive	480

Sepoy troops ib 28 True policy to be pursued in regard to India by the British Government	482

Judicial establishment of India	483

The protected States and their rapid decline	484

Great want of a paper circulation in India	486

Great drain on the precious metals of England from India	487

Splendour of the recent history of India	488

Lord Cornwalliss second administration	489

concludes the Mahratta peace	491

Lord Mintos Administration	492

Lord Moiras Administration	493

Ghoorka war	494

Early disasters of the campaign ib 42 General Ochterlonys successes	497

Negotiations for a final treaty broken off by the Ghoorkas	498

Causes of the Pindarree war and their outrages	499

Lord Hastings great preparations and commencement of the war	500

Farther successes of Lord Hastings Battle of Kirkee	501

Second check of the Peishwa	502

Farther successes of the British	503

Ravages of the cholera in Lord Hastings army	504

Victory of Lord Hastings and termination of the war	505

End of the war and of Lord Hastings administration	506

Reflections on Lord Hastings government of India	507

Amherst Administration and war with Burmah	508

Irruption of the Mughs and causes of discord with the Burmese	509

Resources of the Burmese and difficulties of the war	510

First operations of the war Taking of Rangoon	511

Slow progress of the war and sickness of the British	512

Successes of the British	513

Reverses sustained by them ib 61 Sufferings of the British in Rangoon	514

Reverses on the Arracan frontier	516

Victories of the British before Rangoon	517

Actions during the advance on Prome	518

Capture of Prome	519

Renewed difficulties of the British from sickness	521

Decisive victories of the British	522

Advance of the British towards the capital and submission of the Burmese	523

Renewal of hostilities and final defeat of the Burmese	524

Conclusion of peace	525

Reflections on the Burmese and Pindarree wars	526

The Burmese war was necessary and unavoidable	527

Treaty with the King of Siam	528

Mutiny at Barrackpore	529

Reflections on this event	531

Commencement of the difference with the Rajah of Bhurtpore	532

Increased disturbances at Bhurtpore and interference of the British	533

Commencement of the war and forces of the British	534

Commencement and difficulties of the siege	535

Progress of the siege	536

Assault of the place	537

Decisive results of this victory	538

Acquisition of Singapore in the Straits of Malacca	539

CHAPTER XL	540

Embarrassed state of the Indian finances	541

No one thought of relaxing the commercial code of India	542

Character of Lord W Bentinck the new Governorgeneral	543

His first measures of economy	544

Farther economical reforms	545

Immense reduction of the army	546

Abstraction of officers of the army to fill diplomatic situations	547

Abolition of the Suttee	548

Destruction of the Thugs	549

Removal of the civil forfeitures consequent on conversion to Christianity	550

Political transactions of Lord W Bentincks administration	551

Restoration of the passage to India by the Red Sea	552

Sir Charles Metcalfes interim government and liberation of the press in India	553

Reflections on this change	554

Character of Lord Auckland	556

The North is the quarter from which India is threatened	557

Persia is the chief barrier against the north	558

description of it ib 21 Character of the Affghans	559

General character of Affghan history	560

Extent of the Douranee empire in 1810	561

Threatened invasion of Zemaun Shah and coalition with the French	562

Treaty with Persia in February 1801	563

Rupture with Persia and alliance with Affghanistan	564

Jealousy of Russia comes in place of that of France in the East	566

2930 Progression and rapid advance of Russia in the East 567568	567

Great effect of the Turkish war and revolutions in France and England in augmenting the danger from Russia	569

Reflections on the chances of a Russian invasion of India	570

Affghanistan remained as the only barrier against Russia	571

Means by which it might have been retained in the interest of England ib 35 State of Affghanistan at this time	572

Subsequent adventures of Shah Soojah and his vain efforts to regain his throne	573

Policy which should have been pursued was to support Dost Mahommed	574

Russian designs on Herat	575

Kingdom of the Sikhs	576

Jealousy and wars between the Sikhs and the Affghans	577

Russian intrigues at Cabul	578

Miserable policy pursued towards Dost Mahommed by Lord Auckland	579

Liberal promises of the Russian agent	581

description of it	582

Commencement of the siege	583

The siege	584

Final assault	585

Extreme distress of the besieged	587

Interference of the English and raising of the siege	588

Great effects of the raising of the siege in Asia	589

Great effects of this defeat of Russia	590

Great mistake committed on this occasion by the English Government	591

Treaty for the restoration of Shah Soojah	592

Reflections on this treaty	593

Preparations for the Affghanistan expedition	595

Magnificent displays in the Punjaub	597

Commencement of the march	598

Early difficulties of the march through Scinde	599

Passage of the Indus and march through the Bolan Pass ib 62 Passage of the Bolan Pass	600

Increased sufferings of the troops ib 64 Reception of Shah Soojah in Candahar	603

Passage of the Kyber by Colonel Wades force	604

Great sensation in India from these events	605

Movement of the army towards Cabul	606

Description of Ghuznee and plans of Dost Mahommed	607

Melancholy tragedy before Ghuznee and plan of the attack	608

Capture of the fortress	610

Results of the victory	611

Vain efforts of Dost Mahommed to make a stand and his flight ib 74 Entry of the British into Cabul	612

Honours bestowed on those engaged in the expedition	613

Flattering appearance of the country	614

Real causes of embarrassment to the Indian Government ib 78 Plans of Lord Auckland for the future in Affghanistan	615

Attack on Khelat	616

Pleasant quarters of the troops in Cabul in autumn and winter	617

Growing difficulties of the British position	618

Russian expedition against Khiva	619

Fresh difficulties in Affghanistan	620

Disquieting intelligence from Herat and the Punjaub ib 85 Threatening aspect of things in the Punjaub	621

Progress and varied success of the insurgents	622

Checks in the Bamian Pass	623

Further disasters in the Bamian ib 89 Dost Mahommeds defeat at the Bamian Pass	624

Fresh efforts of Dost Mahommed	625

Threatening advance of Dost Mahommed	626

His surrender	627

Increased tranquillity of the country	628

Renewed insurrection and victory of Nott	629

Victory of Colonel Wymer near KhelatiGhilzye	630

Actions on the heights	645

Commencement of the insurrection	650

Total defeat of the British	652

His murder by Akbar Khan	658

Increasing horrors of the march	664

Causes to which the disaster was owing	676

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Título	History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII. Volumen6 de History of Europe from the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII, Archibald Alison
Autor	Archibald Alison
Editor	W. Blackwood & Sons, 1857
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Wisconsin - Madison
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