arrival of, in London, i. 103; at Queen
Victoria's coronation, 106; reception of, 113

Southern, Mr., on Irish affairs, iii. 171

Southwell, Church at, ii. 309

Spain, termination of the Carlist war, i. 241, 242; quarrels in,
ii. 73; insurrection in, 201; intrigues in, 421; proposed
revival of the Salic Law, iii. 13; political crisis in, 45;
affairs in, 78; relations with, 183; debate in the House of
Commons, 190; intrigues in, 194; expulsion of Sir H. Bulwer,
169

Spanish Marriages, the, first proposals for the Queen's marriage
(1838), i. 251; papers relating to the, iii. 6; detailed
account of the affair, 7-11; further details, 15, 17; Princesse
Lieven on the quarrels, 18; discussion with M. Guizot, 20-26,
30-33; letters relating to the, 168; beginning of the disputes,
412; account of intrigues, 418-423; indignation at, 425;
conversation on, with M. de Jarnac, 431

Speakership, discussion on the, ii. 23

Spencer, Right Hon. Earl, anecdote of, when leader of the House
of Commons, ii. 152; death of, 295; character of, 295-298

Spencer, Hon. John, anecdotes of, ii. 67

Spottiswoode Gang, the, i. 31

Stade Dues, the, ii. 107

Staleybridge, riots at, ii. 98

'Standard,' the, contradicts the 'Times' on the repeal of the
Corn Laws, ii. 313

Stanley, Right Hon. Lord (afterwards fourteenth Earl of Derby) at
Knowsley, i. 11; Colonial Secretary in Sir R. Peel's
Administration, ii. 37; called up to the House of Lords, 256;
good speech of, 395; replies to Lord Grey, iii. 200; Steward of
the Jockey Club, 205; on the Dolly's Brae affair, 310, 312;
negotiations for the formation of a Government, 381, 384, 385;
attempt to form a Government, 385; failure of the attempt, 386;
at Newmarket, 402 (_see_ Derby, Earl of)

Stanley, Edward Henry, Hon. (afterwards fifteenth Earl of Derby),
maiden speech of, iii. 337

Stephen, Right Hon. Sir James, position of, at the Colonial
Office, i. 174

Stephens, arrest of, i. 155

Sterling, John, Mr., and Coleridge, i. 109

Stowe, sale at, iii. 216

Strachan, Lady, ii. 91

Strutt, Right Hon. Edward (afterwards Lord Belper), Railroad Bill
of, iii. 93, 95

Sudeley, Lord, loses three forged Exchequer Bills, ii. 57

Sumner, Dr., appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, iii. 125

Sussex, H.R.H. Duke of, the, claim of, i. 113, 115; at dinner at
Devonshire House, 278; dissatisfaction of, 279; death of, ii.
155; funeral of, 156

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