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Railway legislation
Factory legislation
Criticisms of Miss Martineau on the Factory Laws
Action of Parliament with regard to the National Debt
Methods of raising money for special emergencies.
New principles of taxation.
Other subjects of economic legislation
Local Government
Mr. John Austin on Centralisation (note)
Two sorts of centralisation.
Reconstitution of the Parish
Reorganisation of the Police
Public Health Acts
Reform of County Administration
The Elementary Education Act
SECTION IV.-Government of Dependencies.
General transfer of the government of Dependencies from
the Crown to Parliament
150
Forms of Parliamentary action with regard to Dependencies 151
The Canadian Constitution.
152
The Canadian Confederation Act
The South African Confederation Act
154
Prerogative of the Crown in regard to conquered or ceded
territories
156
Prerogative of the Crown in regard to Colonies acquired by
Claim of Parliament to withdraw or amend Colonial Con-
stitutions
157
ciation into a political authority
History of the government of India
Conversion of the East India Company from a trading asso-
Transfer of the government of India to the Crown
Admission of Hudson's Bay into the Dominion of Canada
Authority of Parliament over Colonies having no Constitution
Supremacy of Parliament over Colonial Legislatures
Inclusion of the Colonies in recent Acts of Parliament
Relation of Parliament to the Representatives of the Crown
Contents.
SECTION V.-Foreign Affairs.
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Mr. Disraeli on the paramount importance of Foreign Affairs 179
Instance of Parliamentary initiation of foreign policy-with
respect to arbitration
General attitude of Parliament towards foreign affairs to be
treated in connection with the exercise of the Preroga-
tive
. 180
Correspondence of Sir Garnet Wolseley and Lord Salisbury
181
184
185
187
188
189
190
SECTION I-Personal Relations and Attributes.
Legislative and executive functions of the Crown.
Present position of the Monarch determined by historical
antecedents
Topics of recent legislation bearing on Crown interests
Regency Acts
The Royal Titles Bill
The Crown Lands and the Civil List.
216
Mr. Gladstone on the disparagement of the title to the Crown
Grant to the Duchess of Kent on the Queen's accession
225
Proposed grant to the Duke of Sussex.
226
Debate on the grant to the Duke of Connaught on his mar-
Mr. Gladstone on the provision for Members of the Royal
Settlement of the Royal Household .
Demand of Sir Robert Peel for changes in the Household
Household of the Prince Consort
233
235
238
Doubts as to the precedence of the Prince in foreign Courts
243
Offer to the Prince of the Commandership-in-Chief
244
The Prince's view of his position as Consort
247
Guards.
Inconveniences of his position as Colonel of the Grenadier
Intervention of the Prince in political affairs
His presence at the debate on Corn Law repeal.
Action of the Prince at the time of the Crimean War
248
249
250
252
Suggestions of the Prince to Lord Aberdeen
253
Policy of raising a foreign legion
255
Efforts of the Prince to secure the influence of Lord Aberdeen,
as leader of the Opposition, on the side of war
256
Mr. Gladstone's account of the action of the Peelites (note). 259
Foreign correspondence of the Prince .
260
His letter to the Emperor Napoleon on Russian designs.
263
SECTION II.-The Crown and its Ministers.
Uses of the term 'Prerogative' .
266
Relation of the Sovereign to the Ministers of the Crown
The Cabinet as an outgrowth of the Privy Council
Origin of the term 'Cabinet Council'
267
269
Withdrawal of the Sovereign from the Cabinet Council
Sir G. C. Lewis on the legal position of the Cabinet
Sir G. C. Lewis on the unity of the Cabinet
274
275
276
Mr. Gladstone on the position and obligations of the Prime
Minister
278
Earl Grey on the duties of heads of departments as members
of the Cabinet
281
Speech of Lord Derby
Lord Palmerston's theory of the position of Foreign Minister
Action of Lord Palmerston with reference to the coup d'état
of 1851 .
True grounds of Lord Palmerston's dismissal
Lord Palmerston's comment on the restrictions imposed on a Foreign Secretary.
Resignation of Lord Carnarvon and Lord Derby in 1876 Speech of Lord Carnarvon
Further explanations of Lord Derby
283
284
288
289
.
Alleged breach of the secresy of the Privy Council by the
Letter of the Lord Chief Baron to the Lord Chancellor
Origin of the obligation of secresy in the Privy Council
Obligation of secresy on Cabinet Ministers as Privy Coun-
cillors
Conduct of King William IV. in the selection of Ministers
Letter of the Queen to Lord Aberdeen during the Crimean
Recent doctrines as to the Sovereign's position
Baron Stockmar's theory of the English Monarchy.
His dread of the doctrine of the Sovereign's irresponsibility. 322
His opinion as to Royal initiation and control of policy.
The true theory of the English Constitution
327
Real duties and opportunities of the English Sovereign.
Correspondence of the Sovereign .
Rumours as to Royal correspondence during the Crimean War
Letter of the Queen to Lady Frere during the Zulu War
Correspondence of the Queen with the Viceroy of India during
the Afghan War.
328
329
330
331
SECTION III.-The Ministers of the Crown and Parliament.
Ministers of the Crown as Members of Parliament
Intimacy of the relation of English Ministers with Parliament 337
Parliamentary checks on Ministers
336
339
Advantages of modern methods over the old weapons of Im-
Considerations competing with those of party allegiance
Earl Grey on the party allegiance of Ministers
Parliamentary control of policy by refusal of supplies
Reciprocal dependence of Parliament on the Government
Mr. Disraeli on the dependence of Parliament on the Crown
Consultation of Mr. Disraeli with the Queen in reference to
the dissolution of 1868 (note).
Comment of Mr. Bouverie
Other modes of bringing Governmental pressure to bear on
Parliament.
350
351
353
354
Surrender of the rights of Parliament by subservient or negli-
gent majorities
359
Mr. Bagehot on the extent of the Royal Prerogative, as legally
determined
360
Mr. Erskine May on the increasing power and patronage of
the Crown
Remedies to be sought for the injuries produced by a lapse of
Parliamentary control
Duties of Government to Parliament in respect of foreign respect