LONGMAN AND CO.; HAMILTON AND CO.; SIMPKIN AND CO.; RICHARDSONS;
HOULSTON AND WRIGHT; COWIE AND CO.; J. CAPES; SMITH, ELDER
AND CO.; WASHBOURNE AND CO.; H. G. BOHN; T. BUMPUS; WALLER AND
SON; J. THOMAS; L. BOOTH; A. CLEAVER; UPHAM AND BEET; BELL AND
DALDY; WILLIS AND SOTHERAN; W. HEATH; AND J. TOOVEY.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

STATE OF PUBLIC FEELING AT THE OPENING OF THE YEAR-Improved Condi-

tion of our Military Affairs-State of Trade and Commerce-Opening of

Parliament-Queen's Speech-Debate on the Address in both Houses-

Speeches of the Earls of Gosford and Abingdon, the Mover and Seconder

-The severe Criticisms of the Earl of Derby-Reply of the Earl of Claren-

don-Remarks of the Earl Granville and Lord Campbell-In the Commons,

Mr. Byng moves and Mr. Baxter seconds the Address-After observations

by Mr. Disraeli, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Roebuck, Sir de Lacy Evans and

others, the Address is agreed to-Surrender of Kars-Debate on the

Motion of Mr. Whiteside-His Speech-Reply of the Attorney-General—

Speeches of Lord John Manners and the Lord Advocate-The Debate is

adjourned, and continued by Mr. J. G. Phillimore, Mr. Ker Seymour, who

proposes an Amendment, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir J. Paking-

ton, Mr. Layard, Sir W. Heathcote, Serjeant Shee, and others-The Debate

is again adjourned, when the principal speakers are Sir E. B. Lytton, Mr.

Vernon Smith, Sir James Graham, Mr. Disraeli, Lord John Russell, and

Lord Palmerston-After a Reply from Mr. Whiteside the Motion is

rejected-A Pension is conferred upon General Williams by Parliament-

Sir Charles Napier's defence of his conduct whilst in command of the

Fleet-Reply of Sir James Graham-Remarks of Sir M. F. Berkeley, Sir

C. Wood, Mr. Malins, and others

CHAPTER II.

THE PEACE is announced by Lord Palmerston-Debates upon it in both

Houses In the Lords the Address is moved by the Earl of Ellesmere and

seconded by Lord Glenelg-Speeches of the Earls of Malmesbury,

Clarendon, Derby, Aberdeen, and Grey-Remarks of Earl Granville, the

Duke of Argyll, and Lord Campbell-In the Commons Mr. E. Denison

moves and Mr. H. Herbert seconds the Address-A Debate ensues, in

which Lord J. Manners, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. Layard, Lord John Russell,

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