opposition of, to the proposed
grant to the Duke of Sussex,
227
demand of, for changes in the
Bedchamber, 233; 235-238
motion for reducing the Prince
Consort's proposed annuity
supported by, 239
- opinion of, on the Prince
Consort's title, 241, 242
-opinion of, on the offer of the
Commandership in Chief to the
Prince Consort, 246
presence of the Prince Consort
at a speech of, on Corn Law
repeal, 250
- position of, as Prime Minister,
in his own Cabinet, 280
accession of, to office in 1839,
300, 301
Stockmar on the constitutional
views of, 320
conduct of, as to Corn Law
repeal, 347-350
Peerage Bill of Sunderland, for
limiting the number of Peers,
Mr. Hallam on, 29, note
Pension list, the, 216, 217; 223, 225
PEPYS, first mention of a 'Cabinet
Council' by, 269
PETERBOROUGH, LORD, on the
distinction between the Privy
Council and the Cabinet Council,
273
Petitions, rules of the Houses with
PIM, CAPT. BEDFORD, libel on,
brought before a Parliamentary
Committee, 80
PITT, WILLIAM, Constitution Act
of, 152
recommendation of a Commis-
sion to inquire into the manage-
ment of the Crown Lands, 224
Pledges, Lord Macaulay on can-
vassing and, 52–55
Police, creation of the Metro-
politan, 142-145; 445
powers of the, in foreign
countries, 445, 446
dangers to public liberty from
the, 445-449
Political Associations, 64, 65
Poor-Law of 1834, 1847, and 1871,
140, 141
Poor-Laws Administration Act,
1847, 141
Poor-Law Board, creation of the,
141
Prerogative of the Crown (see
also Crown)
progressive limitations of, by
popular will, 9
for the creation of Peers and
Life Peers, 20; 29 and note;
358; 360
to initiate proposals for money
grants, 22-26
- employed for the abolition of
army purchase, 28-31
small dependencies held for
military purposes governed by
the, 151
organisation of the government
of Cyprus by, 188-191
precedence of the Prince Con-
sort settled by, 240; 242, 243
uses of the term, 266, 267
modern conceptions of govern-
ment by, 319
Bagehot and May on the, 360,
361
recent conduct of foreign policy
by, 373-387
to make treaties and declare
war, 387-389
exercise of the, in financial
affairs, 389-391
exercise of the, in Army and
Navy administration, 391, 392
organisation of government in
British Columbia, Fiji, and the
Transvaal by, 403-408
right of cession of territory by
the, 413-415
step taken towards confedera-
tion of the South African Colo-
nies by the, 420, 421
Prerogative of the Crown for the
pardon of criminals, 435, 436
Prime Minister, Mr. Gladstone on
the status and duties of the,
278-281
- Earl Grey on the relation be-
tween members of the Cabinet
and the, 281-283
- possible direction of policy by
the single will of a, 372, 373
PRINCE CONSORT, the, regency of,
in case of the Queen's death
during the minority of the heir
to the throne, 213
reform of the management of
the Duchies of Lancaster and
Cornwall by, 224
household of, 238
annuity of, 239
naturalisation of, 239
precedence and title of, 239-244
offer of the Commandership-in-
Chief to, 244–248
letter of, to the Duke of
Wellington, on the duties of a
Prince Consort, 247, 248
- equivocal action of, as Colonel
of Grenadier Guards, 248, 249
- presence of, at a Corn Law
debate, 250-252
- political influence exerted by,
during the Crimean war, 249,
250; 252-259; 308, 309; 317
- suggestions of, to Lord Aber-
deen for carrying on the war,
253-255
- letter of, to Lord Aberdeen as
leader of the opposition, 256-
259
- foreign correspondence of, 260-
- letter of, to Napoleon III., on
the Grand Duke Constantine's
visit to Paris, 262-265; 329
questionable attitude of, as
representing or not representing
the Sovereign, 245; 249, 250;
252, 253; 308, 309
PRINCE CONSORT, the, letter of, to
Lord John Russell, complaining
of Lord Palmerston's conduct
towards the Queen, 310, 311
-apparent acceptance of Baron
Stockmar's theories by, 319
Prison Act, 1877, 148
Private Bills, scope and impor-
tance of, 88-93
- procedure with regard to, 90;
93, 94
- suggested creation of new
functionaries for the manage-
ment of, 95, 96
Privileges and proceedings of the
Houses of Parliament, 74-102
Privilege, right of the House to
punish for breach of, 83, 84
Privy Council, appeals to the
Judicial Committee of the, in
ecclesiastical cases, 111
- the Cabinet an outgrowth of
the, 267-274
secresy of members of the,
295-298
Probates Act, 1857, 105, 106
Proceedings, order of Parlia-
mentary, 74-102
dissatisfaction of, with Lord
Palmerston's conduct as Foreign
Secretary, 288; 310–315
- practice of, in regard to a
change of ministry, 300, 301
notes by, on Lord Palmerston's
conduct in 1850 and 1851, 311-
313
- letter of, to Lord Aberdeen,
dictating his conduct in the
House of Lords, on a Russian
debate, 317, 318
views of Baron Stockmar not
disallowed by, 319
- rumoured correspondence of,
during the Crimean war, 329
- letter of, to Lady Frere, during
the war in Zululand, 330, 331;
335
- correspondence of, with the
Viceroy of India, during the
Afghan war, 330; 331-335
Queen's Bench, Court of, as con-
cerned with criminal justice, 427
decision of the, in Go-
vernor Eyre's case, 444
LORD, arrangements
made to support, in the Crimea,
253, 254
Railways, Government interfer-
ence with, on behalf of the
dependent classes, 129-131
- supervision of, by the Board of
Trade and Railway Commission,
Railway Act of 1844, 129
Railway Commission, 130
Reform Act of 1832, 18; 33; 38;
107; 464
of 1867, 33; 35; 58
Regency Acts, haphazard character
of, of Geo. III., 211
recent, 212, 213
Registration Act Amendment Act,
1852, 105
Regulating Act (East India Com-
pany), 1773, 168, 169
Religious disqualifications,
moval of, 104-106
equality not yet a principle of
the Constitution, 105
Representation (see also Delegacy,
Pledges, and Minorities)
- of individuals or of classes, 33-
41; 56
modern notions of, 45; 47-64
history of, 46-48
of minorities, 57-64
schemes for personal, 60-64
- personal, its necessary effect on
the character of the House, 60, 61
Reserve forces, calling out of the,
376; 382; 391
RICHARD, MR., M.P., motion of,
on International Arbitration,
180, 181
ROBINSON, SIR HERCULES, mis-
sion of, to Fiji, on the annexa-
tion question, 405
SALISBURY, LORD, comment of,
on the conduct of Lord Derby,
in 1876, 294
and the Berlin Congress, 377
San Stefano, treaty of, 376
discussion and modification of
the, 377, 378
Schools Inquiry Commission, 116
Septennial Bill of 1717, petitions
against, 75, note
Septennial Parliaments, 55
Settlement, Act of, the Sovereign
required to be a member of the
Church of England by the, 104
signature of all assenting
Privy Councillors to resolu
tions of the Council required
by the, 268; 272
relation of the Sovereign to the
country as determined by the,
- popular reference to the, as a
bulwark of liberty, 422
SHEPSTONE, SIR T., grounds
alleged by, for the annexation
of the Transvaal, 406, 407
Ship-building for belligerents,
207, 208
SIBTHORPE, COL., motion of, as to
the proposed annuity for the
Prince Consort, 239
Slave-trade, abolition of, in 1807,
75
Slave Trade Act, 1873, 199
Slave Trade (East African Courts)
Act, 1873, 198, 199
Slave Trade Jurisdiction (Zanzibar)
Act, 1869, 198, 199
South Africa, confederation of
colonies in, 154-156
Sovereign, private estates of the,
218-221
liberty of action of the, apart
from the Ministry, 266; 328-
330; 334
- withdrawal of the, from the
presidency of the Cabinet, 274
attitude of the, towards the
Cabinet, 299-335
- selection and dismissal of
Ministers by the, 299-309
- relations of the, with particular
Ministers, 288; 309-315
theory of a special attitude of
the, towards foreign affairs,
315-317
Stockmar's theory of the posi-
tion of the, in relation to the
Cabinet, 318-324
consequences of a confusion of
responsibility between the, and
Ministers, 326
personal functions of the, 327,
328
- political correspondence of the,
328-335
- initiation of foreign policy by
the, 317, 318; 371, 372
Speakership, the, no longer a
political office, 358
SPENCER, LORD. (See LORD AL-
THORPE)
recommendations of, with re-
gard to the Civil List for Queen
Victoria, 222
SPRING RICE, MR. (LORD MON-
TEAGLE)
proposals of, for the Civil List
of Queen Victoria, 222
candidature of, for the Speaker-
ship, 358
ST. ALBANS, DUKE OF, letter of
the, to the Times, on the posi-
tion of the Lord Chancellor, 101,
note
ST. JUST, M. LETELLIER DE,
alleged unconstitutional action
of, as Lieut.-Governor of Quebec,
419
State, relation of the Established
STOCKMAR, BARON, consultation
of the Queen with, on the
Prince's title, 241
- opinion of, on the offer to the
Prince Consort of the Com-
mandership-in-Chief, 246
- letter of the Prince to, on
Lord Aberdeen's attitude, 258
theory of, on the position and
functions of the English
Monarch, 318-324
STOKES, MR. WHITLEY, remon-
strance of, against the exemp-
tion of cotton goods from duty,
399
Strangers, exclusion of, new rule
for, 81, 82
Stroud Election Case, 44
STUBBS, PROF., period covered by
the Constitutional History of, 1
character of the work of, 34,
note
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